Archive for 'Computing'
U.S ranks 28th in Internet Speed
Our former vice president may have invented the Internet, but like so many other things we’ve invented, somewhere along the way we lost our edge. The United States is currently ranked 28th in the world for Internet speed. At the top of the list are heavily wired countries like Japan and South Korea; both countries [...]
Full StoryEd Hardy USB keys for the tech douchebags
If there is anything I hate more than terrorism, socialized health care and taxes…it’s anything Ed Hardy. The real Ed Hardy is an amazing artist. The clothing line that has milked his name for all it’s worth is the devil. If you want to show the world you’re a douchebag who likes to copy every [...]
Full StoryJessica Biel is most dangerous celebrity in cyberspace
Actress Jessica Biel may have started off on the wholesome family show “7th Heaven”, but it hasn’t stopped her from becoming the most dangerous celebrity on the web. I should probably clarify… No you are not in danger of getting mugged by Jessica Biel or anything. But running her name through a search engine might [...]
Full StoryLast Day is Today to Download your Windows 7 Candidate Free
Have you been meaning to try out Windows 7 for free before having to pay for the final retail copy? Then you might want to get your your download now, because today is the last day that you’ll be able to download the Windows 7 Release Candidate direct from Microsoft itself. Windows 7 is actually [...]
Full StoryTouchable Holograms
We’re still a long way from the holograms of sci-fi movies and shows such as Star Wars and Star Trek. Then again, if a holo-deck like the ones featured in Star Trek was ever invented, it would likely mean the end of mankind as we know it. Why waste all your time in the real [...]
Full StoryGoogle launching theme gallery for Chrome
It was recently reported that the latest developer builds of Chrome included support for themes. While the themes page is not currently ready for launch, it should be coming soon from Google. In other news, Chrome for the Mac seems to be working well from various reports. Limited Flash support was recently added as well. [...]
Full StoryFirefox to hit 1 billion downloads today!
On today, Friday the 31st of July 2009, Firefox is expected to hit its 1 billionth download. Mozilla had originally expected the 1 billionth mark some time during the weekend but ever since news of this milestone hit the internet, downloads began increasing. As of yesterday afternoon, the total number of downloads sat at roughly [...]
Full StoryMarvel Superheroes Sackboys coming to LittleBigPlanet
Here are a couple glimpses from the House of Ideas on the new Marvel superhero sackboys that are going to be coming to LittleBigPlanet soon. Don’t be too happy yet though as Marvel has yet to reveal which heroes they are going to put on the game. We would imagine Wolverine would definitely have to [...]
Full StoryEducation department web filter blocks educational sites not porn
A web filter installed by the New South Wales Department of Education has done the exact opposite of what it was supposed to do. The filter has blocked many educational sites and failed to block sites which contain explicit content and other pr0n sites. This presented a problem to many parents of distance learning students [...]
Full StorySony VAIO touchscreens with PSN coming soon
Apple has touchscreen, HP touchscreen, now Sony’s VAIO line of laptops will have touchscreens. Sony plans to release a touchscreen VAIO laptop this fall to go along with the release of Windows 7. As you may or may not already know, Windows 7 has some pretty good touchscreen support, a lot more than Vista as [...]
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