YouTube — Saving Ladies From Portapotties At Lollapalooza And Austin City Limits
YouTube is going to stream ACL and Lollapalooza live. You can now experience ACL and Lollapalooza in the comfort of your overstuffed chair and a half.
Segues: Sometimes, The Tech News Gets Weird — That’s Techweird
We invent the word techweird and I discuss nudist web coders, Latin American dictators ruling with a digital hand, and anti-pervert vigilantes at San Diego Comic-Con.
Facebook Needs To Get Its Android Act Together
We’ve been patient. Really, we have. But seriously, can Android users have a decent Facebook app already?
Apple Rumored To Bid On Hulu, Film At 11 (But Only On Hulu Plus)
According to Bloomberg, two contacts with knowledge of the upcoming auction claim Apple is preparing to make a bid for Hulu’s online video service. Other interested parties are reported to include AT&T, Yahoo, and Google, with Microsoft having already dropped out of the bidding. Considering Apple’s struggle to turn the AppleTV into a mainstream product, […]
Google Music Beta Adds Linux Support — Gets to Type “First!”
Penguins may not be able to fly, but Tux has access to a cloud now. Google has added support for the Open Source crowd by adding support for Linux. This may seem like a minor deal, but it’s pretty huge. There are a ton of different players competing for the cloud music segment, but this […]
Press E4 For Twix, C2 For Mounds, D1 For The Hunger Games
File this one under “Only in Japan”: ebook vending machines.
Tablet Thursday News Digest: A New Challenger!
Lots of drips and drabs in the world of tablets this week. RIM’s updates, Toshiba bugs, iPads sales, big news from Lenovo, and an amazing tablet deal at Staples.
SnApp Judgments: Swiftkey X
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? Jeremy Goldstone is off geeking out at San Diego Comic-Con, […]
Google Brings Its Magic To Pottermore
When the official online home of Harry Potter, Pottermore, goes live this October, it will bring a little Google magic to make it happen.
Apple’s New OS Resists Being Pur-Lioned
That Lion OS 10.7 you’re uploading disk images for? It has your Apple ID attached to it.