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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)