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Facebook Under Investigation in Canada

Canada’s privacy commissioner has launched an investigation after complaints surfaced over changes made to Facebook’s privacy settings. Thanks to Bill M. for the link.

The privacy commissioner says the complaint focuses on a tool introduced by Face…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |

Desk-Napping Device

Either this thing is a “napping device” for your desk or a trap that catches people sleeping at work. Either way, it is a bit on the creepy side. Thanks to Darren E. for the link.

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[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |
 

AMD’s New Year Refresh: Athlon II X4 635, Phenom II X2 555, Athlon II X2 255 & Athlon II X3 440

It’s time for AMD’s response to Intel’s Clarkdale launch. Cheaper prices and higher clock speeds thanks to yield improvements at Global Foundries….

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware |

Another Funny Captcha

Not only is this captcha funny, it also provides a little truth in advertising that most online dating sites (where this came from) seem to lack these days. Thanks to Harold F. for the image.

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[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |
 

iPhone Helps Buried Man Survive Quake

Some guy that was buried under the rubble of a collapsed building in Haiti stayed alive 65 hours with the help of his camera and an iPhone. Laugh at all those stupid iPhone apps now! Thanks to Mike Mallahan for the heads up.

U.S. filmmaker Dan Wool…

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |

Monday Deals: Specials for January 11, 2010

It’s back to our regularly scheduled grind after the CES m…

[ More ] January 12th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware, Peripherals |
 

Wednesday Deals on Sherlock Holmes’ Birthday

It’s Sherlock Holmes’ birthday today! Have you seen the …

[ More ] January 7th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware, Peripherals |

Humpday Deals: Last Batch of Specials in 2009

It’s the last day of deals for 2009! Time to party lik…

[ More ] December 31st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware, How To |

XBMC & Broadcom Bring 1080p Decode Upgrade to ill-equipped netbooks, nettops, Apple TVs

Have $30? Thanks to the XBMC team and Broadcom you now have a way of upgrading your anemic netbook, nettop, AppleTV or Mac Mini to a HTPC capable of playing back 1080p video. Open source rocks….

[ More ] December 29th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware |

Tuesday Deals: Just Three Days Until Christmas!

Is everyone in a festive panic yet? This time of y…

[ More ] December 23rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware, Peripherals |