eHarmony launches site for same-sex love seekers
In a move which both thrills and irritates this writer, eHarmony has agreed to open a new matching service for those who are homosexual by March 31, 2009. By starting CompatiblePartners.net, a new site for those who would like to pursue a same-sex relationship, eHarmony has avoided being found in... Read on »
Shoppers expected to take to the web this holiday season
Crowded shopping malls, long lines, and screaming children may quickly be becoming a thing of the past due to the poor economy. This holiday shopping season, consumers are expected to take to the web in masses in hopes of receiving better deals, free shipping and other freebies they normally wouldn't... Read on »
MSN and MoneyTrack team to protect our military from fraud
On this Veteran's day we look back and know there are hundreds of thousands military members that are retired and active duty who have placed their lives on the line for our country as well as others. We know of the battles they have fought overseas, but many don't realize... Read on »
Economic hardship gives rise to more sophisticated scammers
The money crisis has not only rippled through the offline lives of millions, but those who felt they were safe from losing... Read on »
SpaceX Has Finally Made History and Reached Orbit!
SpaceX, a private company established by Elon Musk the founder of Paypal, has once again attempted to successfully launch a shuttle into... Read on »
Open Source Advocates Hail Appeals Court Ruling
Free software advocates are praising a federal appeals ruling that allows greater protection for open-source software against copyright infringement. The case concerns a company, Kam Industries, that downloaded open-source code for use in a product that programs the chips that control model trains. The code used was written by Robert... Read on »
Smartphone Is Expected via Google
T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google’s Android software, according to people briefed on the company’s plans. The phone will be made by HTC, one of the largest makers of mobile phones in the world, and is expected to go on sale in... Read on »
Updated: Please Give Me the Interwebnet Monies
In a move reminiscent of South Park’s “Canada On Strike” episode in which the boys decide to upload a video onto Youtube in hopes of earning money, a popular YouTube user has decided to sue YouTube and Google for what he considers should be his profits. The user BennyBaby, real... Read on »
US Fails to Protect Against the Living Dead & Other Dangers
The week of August 7th, 2008 the amount of malicious spam a single computer user received finally overtook health and product spam. Meant to exploit holes in your operating system, get credit card information from you, or simply just to copy your contact list, spam emails have become more than... Read on »
Kingston Adds To Elite Pro Memory Card Family
Kingston Technology Company is adding a 32GB SDHC Flash card to the Elite Pro line of products. “With the growing popularity of digital video and the HD format, consumers continue to look for ways to extend recording times and maintain fast data transfer rates (DTR) to maximize the performance of... Read on »
Dell Creates Laptop and Community For "Digital Nomads"
Dell has announced a new line of Latitude and Dell Precision laptops built for the consumer on the go. The new laptops have an increased battery life, can be customized in a wide range of colors and options and are equipped to meet the demands of the digital nomad. Ultra-Portable... Read on »
Driving Under the Influence of Technology
Driving home from school one evening your cell phone starts buzzing at you with the latest text from your girlfriend. You know she had a meeting with her professor after class and truly want to know what happened…but should you check your messages? Should you attempt to text her back... Read on »
When Advertising Goes Too Far
While product placement can be traced back to early movies and radio, the digital world we live in today gives companies ample opportunity to send us images of trucks we should buy, what computers we should use and even what movies to watch. While previous advertisements within movies and television... Read on »
Meteor Games Announces New MMOG
Meteor Games, the creator of Neopets, has announced their new multiplayer game called Twin Skies. Targeted towards players of all ages, users will have multiple access points for the game allowing them to play when, where and for however long they would like to. Players will be able to interact... Read on »
Microsoft Unveils New Tools to Fight Security Threats
Speaking yesterday at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft has now introduced a new group of security related programs that share advanced information with partners about upcoming security threats. As many in the tech industry know, within hours, and sometimes minutes of monthly security patches being released,... Read on »
Updated: SpaceX Falcon 1 Suffers Anomaly During Launch
At 11:36 pm EDT August 2, 2008 the Falcon 1 lost contact with the base in Hawthorn, California. After aborting the first launch at .5 seconds, the counter was reset to 11 minutes and launch countdown was reinitiated. At T-minus one minute, cheers could be heard from the staff as... Read on »
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