The Megaupload versus Universal Music Group saga continues, with Universal demanding Monday’s episode of Tech News Today be yanked from YouTube, simply for reporting on the situation. The show’s producer, Tom Merritt, says he wasn’t even aware of the takedown of his show until fans alerted him via Twitter. He filed a complaint via YouTube’s […]
Looking for the perfect gift for the health conscious fitness freak in your life? Look no further. Here’s a handy list that’s sure to solve at least one of your gift-giving problems and make sure that eggnog doesn’t win this year. In no particular order: Tocky: Wanna go to the gym but can’t stop hitting the […]
Google Shoot View was the brainchild of Dutch advertising agency Pool Worldwide, and it allowed you to virtually fire an M4 machine gun superimposed over any of Google Street View’s maps. The past two sentences have been written in the past tense, because Google has shut down Google Shoot View. According to a post on […]
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Helium Boy by Bertil Horberg which usually […]
There is a long and ugly history of society dictating to women what our bodies should look like. In ancient Greece, women were supposed to be lithe and muscular with small breasts. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, fuller bodies were considered ideal, as captured by Rubens. Ads from the past century in America showed an aversion to […]
In a bizarre twist, file sharing service Megaupload files suit against record label Universal, claiming censorship. Megaupload recently put together a music video promoting their service, featuring a number of prominent music artists including Kayne West, P Diddy, Snoop Dog, Chris Brown, Macy Gray, The Game, and Mary J Blige. As word spread and the […]
With the release of the latest eBay for iPad app, the company introduced the new “Watch with eBay” feature, which allows users to browse and buy eBay items related to the shows they’re currently watching on their TV. Does this sound ridiculous? It is. So far, Watch with eBay has failed to turn up any […]
As part of Microsoft’s latest update to Xbox 360, you must first sign off on a new terms of use agreement, which contains a mandatory arbitration clause for U.S. users. That means if you sign off on the clause, you can’t sue Microsoft for any damages. Of course, if you don’t sign off on the […]
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Ice Cube Caveman by Twisted Games which usually runs […]
Last night, in ridiculous news that isn’t really news, reports came in that Alec Baldwin was kicked off of an American Airlines plane for refusing to power down his airplane mode set device. The FAA requires that most electronic devices get powered down for take-off and landing while the FCC bans the use of wireless devices […]
