April 21, 2011 Security experts Peter Warden and Alasdair Allen have made a startling discovery about Apple’s iPhone and 3G iPad: The devices secretly track and record your location.
Apparently, this has been going on for 10 months, despite the fact that Apple has never previously disclosed that they keep a record of all their iPhone users whereabouts.
April 16, 2011 An Australian man has brought the whole "attack of the robots" horror forecast one step closer to reality by building the world's first robot that'll punch you. Fortunately, Kris Tressider's robot isn't meant to actually hurt its opponents.
Instead, the 12-volt, life-sized robotized puncher helps you get a better workout by making it feel like you're in the ring with a real fighter.
April 13, 2011 These days, you can get plastic surgery on just about anything.
Want a million-dollar caboose a la Kim Kardashian? Done. Don't like the shape of your chin? Not a problem. Want to channel Dr. Spock via elf-shaped ears? Err -- yeah, at least one surgeon in Tempe, AZ, has got the 'Star Trek' department covered now.
April 8, 2011 You know how full of rage you get when your favorite website is down or when your Internet connection is acting finicky?
Well, imagine a country-wide outage that lasted for half a day — all because a 75-year-old woman accidentally clipped the wrong cable.
April 5, 2011 Everyone I know with an iPad really likes using it in bed, and really likes using it on the couch . . . but truly LOVES using it on the toilet. Which is why I find this survey so SHOCKING. And also why I wash my hands after touching anyone else’s iPad.
In a new survey, only 20% of iPad owners, or one out of five, admit that they regularly take their iPads with them into the bathroom.
But other than that complete lie, the survey backs up the idea that people really do fall in love with their iPads.
April 4, 2011 I like this story – it is a feel good one about people helping people to do the fun things that other people get to do. The part I find entertaining is that the beeping easter egg was invented by bomb technicians
March 30, 2011 We’ve made contact with Mercury, the planet closest to the sun. This photograph—which was taken yesterday, March 29, 2011 at 5:20am EDT—shows the surface of the innermost planet of the Solar System with unprecedented detail
March 30, 2011 A start-up company called Cloud Girlfriend claims it will create the virtual, social network-friendly girlfriend you don't have in real life.
According to Cloud Girlfriend's Web site, this is how the process works:
Step 1: Define your perfect girlfriend. Step 2: We bring her into existence. Step 3: Connect and interact with her publicly on your favorite social network. Step 4: Enjoy a public long distance relationship with your perfect girl.
There are, however, questions about whether this service will be allowed on social networking sites such as Facebook, which have rules prohibiting computer controlled accounts.
March 24, 2011 There have been a number of strange tactics employed when it comes to teaching babies and toddlers all there is to know about numbers, shapes and letters. So when Utah dad Mike Wilson decided to purchase an iPad for his two-year-old son Bridger to assist with that very job, it was only a little strange
March 24, 2011 Get happy, Angry Birds fans: Rovio on Tuesday released the latest edition of the wildly addictive game, titled Angry Birds Rio. The new version is in connection with the upcoming animated movie ‘Rio,’ which hits theaters on April 15
March 22, 2011 This sounds like an internet rumor, but it’s making the rounds online and it SOUNDS like it could be true.
Apple has been carefully monitoring the returns on their new iPad 2s since they came out last week. When people return one to an Apple Store, they ask for the reason, so they can figure out if the product has any major defects.
Well, apparently one guy returned his brand new iPad 2 . . . unopened . . . and gave the reason, quote, “Wife says no.”
March 22, 2011 Mozilla Firefox has released version 4 today. The new version of the browser offers a completely re-designed graphical interface, blazing fast load times, and a new tab system that allows users to "pin" tabs in place
