Bookstores are hurting, and trying to find ways to break into the digital market in order to stay afloat. That’s where Barnes and Nobles’ Nook comes in, but it’s been struggling to compete with Amazon’s Kindle since it was released. The bookstore is dropping the price of the Nook Simple Touch with … [Read more...] about Nook Simple Touch Drops $20
Microsoft Explains Outlook.com Outage
Those who use Outlook.com may have run into a few problems earlier this week when the system went down. Microsoft explained today that it all started when the Exchange ActiveSync’s caching service began to fail. This created a chain reaction; causing the company servers to become overwhelmed after a … [Read more...] about Microsoft Explains Outlook.com Outage
12GB Flash-Based Playstation 3 Now Available
Sony has been hesitant to release a low-storage Playstation 3 console for a while now due to the rising popularity of digital gaming and downloads, but it’s finally broken down and released a flash-based version that offers 12GB of storage for $199. If you do happen to buy the low-storage option, … [Read more...] about 12GB Flash-Based Playstation 3 Now Available
Microsoft Replaces Zune Marketplace
In case you haven’t heard, everything Zune is on its way out. Microsoft has decided to go all-in with the Xbox and is taking down the Zune Marketplace on August 22nd. The company is directing Xbox owners to the Xbox Music and Video marketplace instead, which it says it will be implementing on Xbox … [Read more...] about Microsoft Replaces Zune Marketplace
Researcher Posts on Zuckerburg’s Wall to Prove Point
Khalil Shreateh, a Palestine native, recently discovered a Facebook bug that allowed anyone to post on anyone else’s wall regardless of their privacy settings. When he reported the bug to Facebook, who rewards bug reports with at least $500, he was told that the bug he found wasn’t bug and was … [Read more...] about Researcher Posts on Zuckerburg’s Wall to Prove Point
Apple to Offer Refunds with GPU Replacement Program
I’ve never owned a Mac, which was apparently a good idea for anyone to follow back in 2011. Apple's 2011 iMacs that underwent the HDD replacement program are seeing another replacement program to fix faulty equipment, this time with the GPU. 27-inch iMacs purchased from May 2011 to October 2012 … [Read more...] about Apple to Offer Refunds with GPU Replacement Program
Instagram Virus Used in Marketing Scam
Instagram is extremely popular and a great, free marketing resource for those who can build a worthwhile following. Those with large following can turn a profit by posting ads for businesses that mainly pay for access to the account’s community. A recent virus has made it possible for people to … [Read more...] about Instagram Virus Used in Marketing Scam
ICANN Kills Google’s Dotless Domain Dreams
Back in April, Google sent a letter to ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, proposing a dotless domain system that would make use of the gTLDs, generic top-level domains, that Google had applied to manage. The proposal, if accepted, would allow computer users to type in … [Read more...] about ICANN Kills Google’s Dotless Domain Dreams
Steve Wosniak Speaks Out About ‘Jobs’ Movie
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the Jobs movie that was recently released in theaters. It’s a biographical film chronicling Steve Jobs’ life as he helped created Apple and revolutionize the mobile device industry. Steve Wosniak, a co-founder of Apple who worked … [Read more...] about Steve Wosniak Speaks Out About ‘Jobs’ Movie
Research Scammers Take Out Twitter Spammers
Spam is part of the internet. Whenever you choose to surf, play an online game, or simply check your social media profiles, you’re bound to be bombarded by spam of some kind. Most of us accept this as fact and just live with, closing pop-ups and deleting random messages as they appear, but sometimes … [Read more...] about Research Scammers Take Out Twitter Spammers
Avoid Your Neighbors with iDoorCam
When I first saw the source article for iDoorCam, I wanted nothing more than to ridicule it for the lazy name and cheesy premise. After watching the video below, I can’t deny I’m intrigued. iDoorCam is a simple device with a camera and a button that pretty much takes the place of your doorbell. … [Read more...] about Avoid Your Neighbors with iDoorCam
Samsung Drops Curved OLED TV Price
We’ve been reporting on Samsung’s curved 55” OLED TV since before it was released this year, and one of the biggest news topics was that the television cost $13,500. Apparently, after not even being on the market six months, Samsung has found a new way of manufacturing the product that drastically … [Read more...] about Samsung Drops Curved OLED TV Price
