Joss Whedon’s viral endorsement makes some interesting points, especially the one where my brains are eaten because I voted incorrectly. The short video exemplifies the utility and ease of spreading information, especially political news, but also encapsulates the charm and personality of the internet. [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TiXUF9xbTo’] The internet, in its essence, is creative freedom in […]
Time for Olde Tyme Techcitement, where we take a look back at technology relics. It’s basically your grampa talking about the good old days, but sooner and totally more reasonable than dumb boring stories about how all this used to be farmland. Everybody’s excited about the Microsoft Windows 8 launch, so I thought this would […]
While it’s true that Open webOS has successfully been ported to several devices in Alpha form, that’s a long way from being useful. Yes, HP’s spun off gram division announced Open webOS Professional, a version of its open source OS that will incorporate HP’s cloud services such as Synergy (not included in the non-Professional flavor). […]
Get ready for the first of episode of the Techcitement podcast. In it, we’ll talk about all of the week’s big announcements, from the iPad Mini to the Microsoft Surface to whatever Google is announcing on Monday. Tune in live, Tuesday October 30 at 10 PM EST, right here at Techcitement!
A developing story out of Austin – Zynga is rumored to have laid off over 100 employees, essentially shuttering the office. News first spread around Twitter: So far, I’m hearing closures of Zynga in Boston, Chicago, and Austin. INTERESTING TIMING, EH? — Alex Navarro (@alex_navarro) October 23, 2012 Zynga just fired over a hundred people, […]
There’s really nothing better than a splicer piloting a huge mech and repeatedly blowing up a zombie in another mech. Such was my experience at New York Comic Con this year, and yes, I was the one dressed up as a Bioshock splicer, thank you for asking. I almost felt bad for that zombie guy. […]
Recent offers have circulated the internet for a free six-month or twelve-month trial of SiriusXM satellite radio’s streaming service. Normally, this service costs $14.49 per month or a $3.50 per month additional charge for subscribers of the company’s regular satellite radio programming. If one of your online buddies passes along one of these promotional codes, […]
Newsweek and Daily Beast Editor in Chief Tina Brown announced today that the venerable magazine will cease print publication at the end of 2012, moving to an all-digital, partially-subscription model. Brown made the official announcement (I’m not sure if this is ironic or just telling) on the Daily Beast blog. Newsweek Global, as the all-digital […]
Canon’s iconic EOS 7D offers a lot that other DSLRs from Canon don’t, such as a weatherproof body, some of the fastest autofocus in the industry, and full HD monitoring while recording video to name a few. One thing other cameras from Canon have that the 7D doesn’t is support for Magic Lantern. But all that […]
Introducing a tablet into my workflow has been great. My Nexus 7 is conveniently portable, it shifts a lot of battery-draining activities off of my phone, and the bigger screen is so much better for media consumption and gaming than a phone could ever be. Having two mobile consumption devices did add a few minor […]
