64% of Men Don’t RTFM Before Calling Tech Support [Tech Support]

4 hours ago

Gizmodo: Gadget Helpline, a UK tech support service, found that well over half of their male customers didn't even bother to read the manual before calling tech support. C'mon guys, is that the best we can do? Apparently, 24% of all f (Read More)

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Topics: Tech, Gadget, Phone ...

Zune HD Update 4.3: Speedier Browser, Predictive Text and More [Zune Hd]

9 hours ago

Gizmodo: Zune HD users should be able to download the latest firmware update now, and it's substantial enough to warrant grabbing ASAP. There's a speedier browser, predictive text entry (a la iPhone), and that's just the beginning. Up (Read More)

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Topics: Zune, Hd, Text ...

Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance... [Facebook]

14 hours ago

Gizmodo: Facebook ad scamming is on the rise, unsurprising for a site gaining a huge user base—what is surprising, if the allegation proves true, is Facebook's complicity in allowing the dodgy ads. Tech Crunch's Michael Arrington beli (Read More)

News Networks: Social Media Watch, Web 2.0, Tech News ...

Topics: Facebook, Scams, User Experience ...

Vegetarian's Rebuttal to 'The Carnivore's Dilemma'

15 hours ago

TreeHugger: Eat Me. You might possibly, perhaps be doing something good for the environment. Credit: EthicureanLast week's NY Times featured an op-ed entitled "The Carnivore's Dilemma"--an ostensibly enlightened response to the chorus (Read More)

News Networks: Environment, Environment Issues, Climate Change ...

Topics: Vegetarian, Food, Environment ...

Intel Swears That It's Gonna Stop Its Firmware From Bricking Any More SSDs [Intel]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: A few weeks ago, Intel pulled a firmware update the day after it came out because many users running 64-bit Windows 7 found that it bricked their SSDs. Whoops. The good news though is that Intel has acknowledged and replicate (Read More)

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Topics: Intel, Windows 7, Hardware ...

This Week's Best iPhone Apps [IPhone Apps]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: In this week's never-gonna-switch-so-stop-asking app roundup: Free games, reinvented! Airplane anxiety, averted! Photos, wirelessly printed! Cool apps, discovered by other cool apps! Navigation, cheapened! Black Friday rush, (Read More)

News Networks: Android, Social Media Watch, Apple ...

Topics: Phone, Iphone, Iphone Apps ...

CitiGroup Says good-bye to life insurer Primerica

1 day ago

WalletPop Blog: Filed under: InsuranceThe best technique for selling life insurance is known in the trade as "driving the hearse up to the door." When the salesperson drives the hearse up to the door, he describes at length all the horrible (Read More)

News Network: Personal Finance

Topic: Best

The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know [Android]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: You've had it. Maybe with AT&T. Maybe with Apple's crushing, dictatorial grip strangling the App Store. Whatever the reason, you're going to Android: Land of freedom, carriers not named AT&T, and the great Google. Here's what (Read More)

News Networks: Android, Social Media Watch, Apple ...

Topics: Android, Phone, Google ...

The iPhone-to-Android Switch: What You Need to Know [Android]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: You've had it. Maybe with AT&T. Maybe with Apple's crushing, dictatorial grip strangling the App Store. Whatever the reason, you're going to Android: Land of freedom, carriers not named AT&T, and the great Google. Here's what (Read More)

News Networks: Android, Social Media Watch, Apple ...

Topics: Phone, Android, Web 2.0 ...

Good News! Water Use in the U.S. Less in 2005 Than 1975

1 day ago

TreeHugger: Despite 30% Population GrowthWe always hear about how we're using more of this and more of that, so it is welcome new to learn that apparently the people of the U.S. were using less water in 2005 than in 1975 despite a signif (Read More)

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Topics: Power, News, People ...

Gadget Deals of the Day: Futuristic Friday Edition [Dealzmodo]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: Embrace the technology of tomorrow by capturing a Motorola Droid for $150 or an HTC Droid Eris for $70. But don't let the Halo 3 Mongoose distract you from the incredible offer for free downloads of six top Mac apps. Top De (Read More)

News Networks: Android, Social Media Watch, Apple ...

Topics: Gadget, Mobile, Device ...

Design simply! It costs less and lasts longer, says Michael Moloney

1 day ago

WalletPop Blog: Michael Moloney, the prolific Extreme Makeover: Home Edition designer, recently contacted WalletPop by Skype to divulge a few choice tips for renovating your home on a budget. One of his essential suggestions: When you've got (Read More)

News Network: Personal Finance

Topic: Budget

Samsung's New Ultra Slim 30-Nanometer Flash Memory Chips Will Cause Gadget Shrinkage [Flash Memory]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: With stacks of eight being only 0.6mm thick, Samsung's new 30-nanometer NAND chips are practically anorexic, but for once that's a good thing. Thinner chips like these could bring smaller gadgets and hopefully also lead to lo (Read More)

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Topics: Memory, Samsung, Flash ...

20 Terrifyingly Toxic Fast Food Photos [Shooting Challenge]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: You may be excellent photographers, but some of you have atrocious (OK, delicious) taste in food. Here are winners of this week's Shooting Challenge: Fast Food. First Place 8 Bigmacs. Two SB-800 speedlights and on-camera flas (Read More)

News Networks: Restaurant Reviews, Mobile Advertising, Urban Interests ...

Topics: Food, Nikon, Photography ...

Free meals for veterans at McCormick & Schmick's, Uno Chicago Grill and Golden Corral

1 day ago

WalletPop Blog: Filed under: Bargains, Food, Fantastic FreebiesIn honor of Veteran's Day, three restaurant chains are offering free meals to members of the military and veterans.McCormick & Schmick's is having its 11th Annual Veterans Apprec (Read More)

News Network: Personal Finance

Topic: Restaurant

Samsung's New Ultra Slim Flash Memory Chips Will Cause Gadget Shrinkage [Flash Memory]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: With a thickness of only 0.6mm, Samsung's newest NAND chips are practically anorexic, but for once that's a good thing. Thinner chips like these could bring smaller gadgets and hopefully also lead to lower SSD prices. Accordi (Read More)

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Topics: Samsung, Memory, Flash ...

Your high-rate CD in a failing bank won't stay high-rate

1 day ago

WalletPop Blog: Filed under: Banks, InvestingMore than 100 banks have failed this year, and even the government acknowledges that many more will probably fold before 2009 draws to a close. In most cases, ordinary citizens who have accounts a (Read More)

News Networks: Personal Finance, Current Business News

Topics: Bank, Investing

Palm Gives Pre Developers a Stupid-Simple Tool to Make Stupid-Simple Apps [Palm]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: It's no secret that Palm's been taking it niiiice 'n slow with their app strategy, whatever it is. Here's their next baby step: Ares, a browser-based, drag-and-drop development toolkit for making simple apps. It's a marginall (Read More)

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Topics: Palm Pre, Palm, Pre ...

Inventor of Cellphones Says They've Become Too Complicated [Blockquote]

1 day ago

Gizmodo: I love that smartphones let me avoid cramming my pockets with extra gadgets like an MP3 player or camera. But Dr. Martin Cooper—the former lead engineer of the Motorola team that developed the first cellphone—reckons that's j (Read More)

News Networks: Apple, Web 2.0, Tech News ...

Topics: Music, Cameras, Cell Phones ...

Cracking open the real estate market in Krakow; Is Poland the new Park Slope?

2 days ago

WalletPop Blog: Filed under: Real Estate, Travel, InvestingTime was when the sage advice was to "go west young man" in search of fame, fortune and nifty real estate deals. But in 2009, heading east may be a better idea. At least if you are s (Read More)

News Networks: Personal Finance, Current Business News

Topic: Investing