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News around the web: The world's only immortal animal

  • Posted June 18, 2010, 2:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • The World's Only Immortal Animal @ Yewknee New laser shoots beams of night @ MSNBC Glasses: the ultimate image changer @ FlowingData iPhone 4 Confirmed to Have 512MB of RAM @ MacRumors See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Microsoft to launch their…

News around the web: Your browser in five years

  • Posted June 17, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Your Browser in Five Years @ PCWorld How to Silence Vuvuzela Horns in World Cup Broadcasts @ lifeHacker 100+ Awe Inspiring Black & White Photographs @ PhotoTuts+ North Korean Soccer Fans Are Actually Chinese "Volunteers" @ DeadSpin See more articles and reviews. Five years ago…

News around the web: Inside a wave

  • Posted June 15, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Inside a Wave: Epic Photography by Clark Little @ Dark Roast Blend Oil-Coated Gulf Birds Better Off Dead? @ NatGeo ISP Attempt To Block File-Sharing Ends in Epic Failure @ TorrentFreak The Top 15 Android Phones Available Now @ Complex See more articles and…

News around the web: Facebook facts

  • Posted June 14, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, The Web
  • Facebook Facts (some of which) You Probably Didn’t Know @ Social Blade Show Every country is the best at something @ InformationisBeautiful The 'MythBusters' discuss their top 25 moments @ CNet Japanese Asteroid Probe Makes Historic Return to Earth @ FoxNews See more articles…

Weekend tech reading: E3 trailer for Fallout: New Vegas

  • Posted June 13, 2010, 11:40 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Watch the E3 trailer for Fallout: New Vegas In case you missed GameTrailers TV tonight, head to their website to check out our E3 trailer for Fallout: New Vegas. With E3 starting Tuesday, you can expect more coverage on New…

News around the web: Star Wars kid is back

  • Posted June 9, 2010, 12:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • After Lawsuits and Therapy, Star Wars Kid is Back @ Mobo.tv Poland castration law takes effect @ BBC News Costa Rica Stops Treatments at Top Stem Cell Clinic @ Discover Re-Launch of Iconic Vessel 'Calypso' @ FoxNews See more articles and reviews. Five years…

News around the web: Steve Jobs' demo fails

  • Posted June 8, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Industry News
  • Steve Jobs: 'We're Having a Little Problem Here' @ YouTube New Mortal Kombat video (must see) @ ArsTechnica Shanghai: 1990 vs. 2010 @ Skyscrapercity Wikileaks site unfazed by arrest of US army 'source' @ BBC News See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in…

News around the web: Why I Sold Zappos

  • Posted June 7, 2010, 11:08 AM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Industry News
  • Why I Sold Zappos @ Inc.com A new ThunderCats series is coming in 2011 @ io9.com Web Browser Comparisons Explained @ OSXDaily Was Barack Obama In the 1993 Music Video For 'Whoomp (There It Is)'? @ Gawker See more articles and reviews. Five years ago…

Weekend tech reading: Fanboyism and brand loyalty

  • Posted June 6, 2010, 1:21 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Fanboyism and brand loyalty The Misconception: We prefer the things we own over the things we don't because we made rational choices when we bought them. The Truth? The truth is that you prefer the things you own because you…

News around the web: 9 Informative Pie Charts

  • Posted June 4, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Gaming
  • 9 Informative Pie Charts @ TakeYourVitaminZ Gentlemen: What Your Drink Says About You @ Cool Material The pictures BP doesn’t want you to see @ Washington Post Lord of the Rings Online to go free-to-play @ GameSpot See more articles and reviews. Five…

News around the web: Augmented reality closer to mainstream

  • Posted June 3, 2010, 12:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Augmented reality edges closer to mainstream @ CNet 10 things Android does better iPhone OS @ MaximumPC 10 Bizarre-but-True Ways Your Home Is Susceptible to Hackers @ FoxNews The 101 Best Sandwiches in New York @ GrubStreet See more articles and reviews. Five years ago…

News around the web: Capitalism makes Steve Jobs happy

  • Posted June 2, 2010, 2:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Capitalism Has Made Steve Jobs Happy @ Forbes Soon, That Nearby Worker Might Be a Robot @ BusinessWeek Ford Kills Mercury Brand @ DailyTech Marijuana Doesn't Affect Driving Performance @ TokeOfTheTown See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Gigabyte demos 4 GByte RAM…

News around the web: 30 Best Free Android Apps

  • Posted June 1, 2010, 12:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • 30 Best Free Android Apps @ TechRadar 10 free and useful apps based on Firefox technology @ NetworkWorld 32 Incredible Bookmarklets to Help You Surf Smarter @ MaximumPC A file-sharing suit with my name on it? @ CNet See more articles and reviews. Five years…

News around the web: Happiness Is Earning $60K A Year?

  • Posted May 31, 2010, 2:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Happiness Is Earning $60,000 A Year? @ MyMoneyBlog Make and receive calls over 3G with our new iPhone app @ Skype Twelve Awesome Afternoon Projects for Memorial Day @ Lifehacker Sony to open 3D Experience during World Cup @ Akihabara See more articles and…

Weekend tech reading: MS man tasked with destroying IE6

  • Posted May 30, 2010, 12:33 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Microsoft man: "My job is to destroy IE6" Internet Explorer 6 continues to be the second most used browser version in the world at the ripe old age of nine, according to Net Applications. IE6's position as the default browser…

News around the web: Maradona pledges naked victory lap

  • Posted May 27, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Maradona pledges naked victory lap @ ESPN 10 reasons I dumped iPhone 3GS for Nexus One @ BetaNews Sony's Futuristic Concept of Computers @ Geekers World Cup hangover warning @ BBC News See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Intel releases dual-core Pentium…

News around the web: Google vs Apple

  • Posted May 25, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Software
  • Google vs Apple: Google Doesn't Need To Win @ O'Reilly Radar Facebook investor DST eyeing more digital stakes @ Reuters US Grand Prix returns to F1 in 2012 @ AutoSport Mistakes in silicon chips to help boost computer power @ BBC News See…

Weekend tech reading: Winners of TechSpot's TF2 meet-up

  • Posted May 23, 2010, 1:25 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • PayPal wants to be in your TV, your DVD player and your car PayPal doesn't just want to be in your mobile phone, or behind the transfer of virtual goods in social networks such as Facebook, where it's one of…

News around the web: Scientists create synthetic life

  • Posted May 20, 2010, 12:35 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Scientists Create Synthetic Life in Lab @ FoxNews Google Is Leapfrogging Apple @ Gizmodo Facebook caught sharing secret data with advertisers @ ArsTechnica Brits vote iPhone 8th greatest invention @ Fortune See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Gigabyte to launch third dual-GPU…

News around the web: Remote auction house for WoW

  • Posted May 19, 2010, 2:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Gaming
  • WoW Armory Remote Auction House beta is live @ WoW Marijuana Fuels a New Kitchen Culture @ NY Times Google's move to open up VP8 benefits everyone @ Skype Bigger, Better, Cheesier: The Hundred-Layer Lasagne @ TheKitchn See more articles and reviews. Five years ago…

News around the web: Real iron man suit

  • Posted May 18, 2010, 10:58 AM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Security
  • You Built What?! A Real Iron Man Suit @ PopSci LifeLock CEO’s Identity Stolen 13 Times @ Wired Chinese scientists demonstrate 2Mbps internet connection over LED @ Engadget Microsoft sues Salesforce.com over patents @ CNet See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Nintendo…

News around the web: R.I.P. world's greatest blogsearch

  • Posted May 17, 2010, 1:00 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Software
  • R.I.P. World's Greatest Blogsearch @ ReadWriteWeb Japan Testing Interplanetary Solar Sail Concept @ DailyTech Toddlers who lie 'will do better' @ BBC News Mathematicians Solve 140-Year-Old Boltzmann Equation @ ScienceDaily See more articles and reviews. Five years ago in TechSpot: Sony unveils Playstation 3 details…

Weekend tech reading: TWC says 'no' to massive piracy case

  • Posted May 16, 2010, 2:58 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Time Warner Cable tries to put brakes on massive piracy case Yesterday, Time Warner Cable told a federal court overseeing a massive 2,094-person lawsuit targeting the poor folks who downloaded (and, what's worse, apparently watched) Uwe Boll's Far Cry that…

News around the web: When did Apple become uncool?

  • Posted May 13, 2010, 1:30 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web, Apple
  • When did Apple become uncool? @ Yahoo News Air Force disappointed by PS3's Other OS removal @ Joystiq Why does the Moon look so huge on the horizon? @ Discover YouTube to allow 'private' videos @ Telegraph.co.uk See more articles and reviews. Five years ago…

News around the web: Ultrasound as a male contraceptive

  • Posted May 12, 2010, 12:30 PM by Erik Orejuela | Filed in News Around the Web
  • Scientists to test ultrasound as a male contraceptive @ BBC News Hurt Locker Makers To Sue Thousands of BitTorrent Users @ TorrentFreak Facebook’s Darth Vader Grip On Game Publishers @ TechCrunch Should you be trying to pick stocks? @ Reuters See more articles and…

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