Torrent-loving sci-fi drama Pioneer One landing soon with new episodes

The folks behind Pioneer One have been busy since the show’s pilot release back in June, and it seems as though their hard work is beginning to pay off. The pilot was a campy success, having won Best Drama Pilot … Continue reading

It’s Quit Facebook Day, are you in or out?

It’s May 31st, which makes it not only Memorial Day here in the States, but also the first officially unofficial Quit Facebook Day. You may have noticed that Facebook has been getting a lot of attention from us recently, and … Continue reading

Snapfinger lets you order food using your iPhone, may spell the end of waiters

It’s sure taken long enough, but it seems like computer-assisted ordering of food is FINALLY upon us! Not only can you order take-out food with your iPhone, but one restaurant chain is looking to fire its waitresses and replace them … Continue reading

Think your YouTube video is worthy of the Guggenheim? Now’s your chance

YouTube announced today that it’s teaming up with the Guggenheim Museum and HP to put on the first “Biennial of Creative Video” — and they’re calling it YouTube Play. The project’s goal is to gather the very best videos on … Continue reading

Tynt Blocker Chrome extension stops Tynt from adding junk to your clipboard

If you’ve ever copied text from a website only to see an annoying “read more” message attached when you paste it, you’ve probably run across Tynt. Sites like The New Yorker, The San Francisco Chronicle and even TechCrunch use Tynt … Continue reading

Irish ISP begins three-strikes program to cut file-sharers’ broadband connections

Starting this week, Irish ISP Eircom will begin the three-month pilot-phase of a new program in which they’ll enact a “three strikes” rule against subscribers found to be file-sharing. In the program, any subscribers who use up their three warnings … Continue reading

Steve Jobs speaks candidly about Adobe, Google, the iPhone, iPad and more!

At the All Things Digital D8 conference last night, Steve Jobs did something odd: he took part in an event that he had no control over. Rather than being the charismatic cornerstone of a pulpit-delivered keynote, he played the role … Continue reading

Open Facebook alternative Appleseed is on IndieGoGo — and looking for funding

The Appleseed Project’s been going through a bit of a resurgence lately, and along with a redone source page and a growing amount of mentions in the media, the project is now getting serious about funding. Project-founder Michael Chisari has … Continue reading

Google lets us wallpaper the Search page – I set mine to a Bing screenshot

Last month, we had some fun with Google’s explanation of their recent redesign of search results, but it looks like Google isn’t quite done yet with not copying Bing. In their quest to make their search engine sexier and more … Continue reading

Tabjacking: a new and ingenious phishing attack

By now, all but the most geriatric Web users know about phishing. Usually it takes the form of a seemingly-official email from a bank or other money-related Web service. Most of the time these attacks are painfully obvious — but … Continue reading

Categories

Blogroll