Back in November, Techcitement talked about how much technology has changed and how much the 10 and under set have acclimated to this new tech as the baseline norm. Pop culture has plenty of references to tech that existed for kids in the 80s and 90s, leading parents to have to explain things to confused […]
Samsung’s ATIV S device has yet to grace the shores of the U.S. For those who had their hearts set on the first Windows Phone 8 device to be announced, hope exists in the form of the ATIV Odyssey. A Verizon phone, the Odyssey is up against heavy competition from Nokia and HTC. Is there a reason […]
Some point in the late 1990s during one late Sunday night in Brixton, South London, I was waiting on a bus to go home. A guy came up to me, mumbling. I became nervous. Was he a nutter about to stab me? He had a hood on and it was drizzling lightly, if I recall […]
Without any fanfare, Tumblr managed to tick up to and past the 100 million blog mark this week. The burgeoning internet giant, founded in 2007 by David Karp, has gone on to have more than 44.6 billion posts by its many users. Blogs range from the celebrity-run kind to social movements to fandom-obsessed (Hello, Whovians, […]
It’s undeniable that Joseph Gordon-Levitt has become an entertainment powerhouse in the last few years. Most known for his appearance in movies such as Looper, The Dark Knight Rises, 50/50, Inception, JGL recently made his full-length feature directorial and screenwriting debut with Don Jon. The quickly rising star (who’s been rising since before he had […]
If you’ve noticed a perceptible slowdown in internet speeds lately, that may not just be your local internet provider trying to cap your download speeds. A massive attack on anti-spam guardian, Spamhaus, has had major repercussions on the rest of the internet. Spamhaus, based out of London and Geneva, tracks spam back to its sources […]
Many of you will have noticed your Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook feeds turn red over the last 36 hours. Your politicians, favorite celebrities, and numerous internet meme-creators have all switched their IDs red with two complimentary stripes, a variation on the Human Rights Campaign’s Equality symbol. In case you have been on a serious NyQuil […]
We here at Techcitement Towers love Minecraft. If we ever want to destroy a weekend, we set out to build a geodesic dome out of multicolored wool. We dig trenches that spell out our sweetheart’s name or dynamite holes to the center of the planet. What is this Minecraft of which you speak? It sounds […]
Steam is having a massive indie game spring blowout until March 29. Don’t worry about having missed out on any special deals though, because it’s a digital delivery service. There’s no shortage of inventory. Some of the gems we’ve picked up for under $10 include the funnily sarcastic DLC Quest, the visually delightful Incredipede, and […]
The show may have lasted only four seasons, but DuckTales firmly entrenched itself into the American subconscious during its short run from 1987 to 1990. Disney’s after school show featured the globe-trotting adventures of Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Scrooge’s pilot Launchpad McQuack (who later starred in the other Disney favorite Darkwing Duck), the […]
