You may remember a piece I did a couple weeks ago about Silk Road, well it turns out the story surrounding the narcotics Ebay-esque site is developing even further. The FBI seized 144,000 bitcoins, which equates to $28.5 million in U.S. dollars, from Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. It’s currently … [Read more...] about FBI Seized $28.5 million from Silk Road Founder
Video Leak of the Lumia 929
It wasn’t announced during Nokia’s event last week, but someone decided to bring the Lumia 929 to the masses anyway by leaking a video preview of the phone via YouTube. The biggest newsworthy points of the video is that there isn’t a microSD slot and the phone will make use of a nano-SIM card, … [Read more...] about Video Leak of the Lumia 929
iPad Air Coming November 8th To US Cellular
For those who weren’t already aware, the iPad 5 was announced recently. The name was changed to the iPad Air because of its lighter design, which is the biggest hardware update the device is receiving. The device will be available via US Cellular by November 8th for those who want it to have … [Read more...] about iPad Air Coming November 8th To US Cellular
Red Mac Pro Being Auctioned for Charity
It’s Apple’s 20th anniversary, and Jony Ive is teaming up with Marc Newson to auction a one-of-a-kind red Mac Pro in order to raise money for charity. There’s no news on whether or not the color is the only difference being made, but, regardless of other changes, the machine is expected to sell … [Read more...] about Red Mac Pro Being Auctioned for Charity
Never-Before-Seen Star Wars Scenes?!
A LaserDisc copy of Return of the Jedi purchased off Ebay for $699 is said to contain 50 behind-the-scenes takes from the classic Star Wars movie that have never been seen or released to the public before or since. Although more newsworthy than the purchase is the fact that the fan(s) who bought the … [Read more...] about Never-Before-Seen Star Wars Scenes?!
Eight States Trying to Push Electric Vehicles
The need for emission free energy is becoming more and more apparent with each passing year as more people realize we can’t keep going the way we are and expect the planet to last forever. Eight states in the U.S. are trying to combat the issue by encouraging people to buy more electric vehicles. … [Read more...] about Eight States Trying to Push Electric Vehicles
First iPhone 5S TV Ad Debuts
We all knew this was coming. The first iPhone 5S television ad aired today on FOX during an NFL game. The ad shows an iPhone 5S being made out of gold while “Ooh La La” by Goldfrapp (get it?) plays. A finger comes in to turn on the iPhone once it’s built, and then the Verizon and Apple logos are … [Read more...] about First iPhone 5S TV Ad Debuts
Downloading versus Streaming
A new website, piracydata.org, is seeking to shift the blame of piracy from pirates to content rights holders. The site uses data from TorrentFreak to track the top 10 torrented movies each week, and so far it has found that over half of them aren’t available to stream, making the argument that the … [Read more...] about Downloading versus Streaming
Wolfram Alpha, Siri and Pokemon?
Wolfram Alpha recently updated its vast wealth of knowledge with anything and everything Pokemon related anyone could think of. This update comes just in time for Pokemon X and Y players to use their iPhones to answer any question they could have by simply asking Siri. Which Pokemon has the … [Read more...] about Wolfram Alpha, Siri and Pokemon?
Google Stock Breaks $1000
Google may not be the richest tech company in the world, that award goes to Apple at the moment, but it does have the highest stock price. Earlier this week Google’s stock price jumped 13% and reached over $1000. To put it into perspective, the next highest stock price for a tech company is Apple at … [Read more...] about Google Stock Breaks $1000
Twitter Plays the Tax Game
Did you have any idea Twitter was doing as well as Google and Apple? Maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but the company has decided to follow in the two giants’ footsteps by playing the same tax game they do. After filing the paper work for a billion dollar IPO, the company is now looking to … [Read more...] about Twitter Plays the Tax Game
Google Play Newsstand to Bring Digital Newspapers?
Google Play already offers almost everything, but it may be adding even more to its repertoire. Android Police recently combed through the upcoming Google Play 4.4 update and found a portal called Newsstand, which hints at the possibility of digital newspapers coming to your Android phone soon. … [Read more...] about Google Play Newsstand to Bring Digital Newspapers?
