Archive for July, 2011

- Facebook will soon be releasing a new feature called Facebook Edition, which will produce app version of your favorite news outlet!

- Apple immediately takes the victory against HTC! More »


From Htcyou: The second Motorola Xoom is rumored to get a 10-inch screen with a 2048×1536 resolution, quite an increase from the previous 1280×800 resolution. The aspect ratio will also be changed from 16:9 to 4:3. More »


Google recently introduced traffic info for its Google Maps where users were able to see different traffic info on their routes and determine which route was the best to take. However, it seems that feature is now gone, leastwise until Google can devise a plan to make it better. More »


In a report from USA Today, Apple has snatched the top spot for having the fastest growth amongst US retailers for just Q1 of this year, well improving its sales by 80% from the same period last year. More »


Private rocket maker, Space Exploration Technologies, is spending between $20 million to $30 million to renovate the site which will soon be home to it’s “Falcon Heavy,” which is the largest rocket since the retired Saturn V which sent astronauts to the moon. More »


Seems like Windows Phone 7.5, otherwise known as Mango, will be bringing along its fruity smell in August. More »


Before search engines, we had to rely on other people in real life, TV, newspapers, magazines, and books for our information. If you wanted to learn about something you picked up a book, read, and remembered that information. According to Betsy Sparrow, a psychologist at Columbia University, we don’t “know” and retain as much information as we used to; we are only remembering how to find the information by using the Internet. More »


Today’s Unique USB features Nintendo USB Drive Buddies! There’s Mario, Yellow Yoshi, Goomba Mushroom and Super Mushroom. More »


A Berlin-based street artist named Dtagno has created a way to paint trains as they pass by. Dtagno built a large pole for 22 spray-cans that simultaneously paint the passing tains with graffiti. More »


Applifier, a network of social game publishers, has reportedly delivered over 100 million game installs for free on Facebook. The platform was launched last year, with the mission to help game publishers find new users and get their games discovered. More »


Google+ has some rules that should be followed. But before we get into that, think for a moment: there are rules for everything in life, some that you can bend accordingly, others that you follow. However, that’s something you can’t apply towards Google+. After all, follow their rules and you’ll be fine. Don’t follow, and the consequences could be severe. More »


In a study released by the Governors Highway Safety Association and funded by State Farm, researchers have found that there is no conclusive evidence that hands-free cell phone usage is safer. States that don’t have a cell phone ban in place are recommended to wait on passing a new law until any evidence is found on hands-free usage lowering accident rates. But really any usage increases the risk of traffic accidents, and texting further increases that risk. More »


For those that like to use “stupid” passwords that are so ridiculous easy, you’re asking to be hacked…Hotmail will soon be trying to help you out a bit by blocking those easy passwords. So things like “password,” and “123456″ will soon be unable to be used, forcing users to come up with something a little more secure. More »


- It looks like the Microsoft Store will be expanding their retail presence by 2014.

- Google+ has now over 10 million users! More »


Setup to puff out smoke ring letters from The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, this smoke ring machine is pretty impressive…until you realize that it can really only do a letter at a time. Probably not really practical to read the book this way, but it does look pretty cool. More »


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