Google I/O and Microsoft-Skype deal dominate tech news! Google enters the entertainment arena with Google Music, Movies, and @Home. Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion. Ice Cream Sandwich will bring tablet features to phones. Ballmer excited about Skype acquisition. Chrome Frame admin-free installs for IE. YouTube boosts movie rentals with 3,000 titles.
Noisecast Roundup 5-10-2011: Google/Microsoft Day Read More »
Microsoft to buy Skype for $8.5 billion! Deep integration with Microsoft services, Windows Phone 7, and Facebook? Analyst skeptical: “overpaid”.
Microsoft reportedly buying Skype [Update] Read More »
Episode 29: WTF news outnumbers tech news for the first time! Cloud computing, Mac on ARM, iPad competitor, and more! Don’t miss the WTF segment with bizarre stories like a mummified actress and a man high on bath salts.
Podcast show notes for Episode 29: “A Slow Mother’s Day” Read More »
LastPass hacked! Cloud-based password management is risky. Check out non-cloud alternatives like KeePass. Also, Samsung Infuse 4G is huge, Foxconn workers forced to sign anti-suicide contracts, Apple WWDC announcement rumored, Jeff Bezos supports nuclear power, and Barnes & Noble hints at new Nook-like device.
Noisecast Roundup 5-5-2011: Not So LastPass Read More »
Intel’s innovative 3D chip promises smaller and faster processors, but critics question its energy efficiency and mobile market potential. Plus, RIM’s 10-inch Playbook, Microsoft’s attempt to lure iOS devs, Apple fixing the location tracking bug, Facebook’s ad dominance, and a lawsuit against CNET for LimeWire downloads.
Noisecast Roundup 5-4-2011: 3Dees nuts. Read More »
Today’s Noisecast dives into Microsoft & RIM’s search deal, Bill Gates’ pro-nuclear stance, Apple’s sleek new iMacs, Nintendo’s controversial console details, Sprint’s uphill battle against AT&T & T-Mobile, and the US’s alleged funding of NZ’s anti-piracy crackdown. Plus, a thought-provoking song for the day.
Noisecast Roundup 5-3-2011: Bingberry Read More »
Quanta, OEM partner for RIM and Sony, reportedly starts production on Amazon’s rumored tablet. 700,000-800,000 units expected in peak season, contributing $3.5 billion to Quanta’s annual revenue. Digitimes reports Amazon aims to reduce Kindle prices and push tablet globally. Amazon remains silent, but history suggests announcement is imminent.
Is this confirmation of an Amazon Tablet? [Breaking] Read More »
Bin Laden is dead, but Twitter celebrates with memes, not news coverage. E-Ink technology stagnates while 100 terabit connections are created. Sony suffers another hack, and Twitter buys TweetDeck. Plus, conspiracy theories abound and Noisecast ponders Tupac’s immortality.
Noisecast Roundup 5-2-2011: memeification of the wicked witch Read More »
This week, Noisecast tackles Sony’s new tablet, Apple’s location tracking lawsuit, and the mysterious ninja epidemic in Pittsburgh. Plus, GoogleTV’s sales woes, the demise of the Blue Screen of Death, and a nude teacher on the loose!
Episode 28 of the Noisecast – “Ninja Epidemic” Read More »
Weekend Roundup: Apple dethrones Microsoft, Google in lawsuit, and Chrome OS notebook details leaked. Plus, a revisit of Lord of the Rings!
Noisecast Roundup 4-29-2011: TGIF Read More »
Today’s roundup features news about Microsoft’s antitrust oversight ending, a review of the Galaxy S II, Facebook’s takedown of Ars Technica, Hulu Plus’s arrival on Xbox 360, and Ubuntu Linux 11.04 release. Plus, Windows 8 will allow you to roam with your settings!
Noisecast Roundup 4-28-2011: yadda yadda… Read More »
This luxurious mansion may be zombie-proof, but it’s also a dream home for vampires. During the night, it becomes a wide-open playground, perfect for…well, you know. But during the day, it transforms into a luxurious coffin, offering the ultimate in vampire comfort. Forget stakes and garlic, this place is all about Cher’s music and Bear Grylls’s urine (seriously!). See the full gallery and decide for yourself – zombie-proof or vampire haven?
Is Your House Zombie-Proof? What About the Daywalker? Read More »
This week’s roundup features a hilarious H.P. Lovecraft sex-ed spoof video, rumors about the iPhone 6 already circulating, SETI shutting down, and more!
Noisecast Roundup 4-27-2011: School’s in session, sex-ed edition Read More »
Friendster to delete user data, Sony announces new tablets, Moore’s Law nearing its end, DogWars app ignites controversy, and Sony finally admits PSN hack. Plus, a look at the Blue Screen of Death fix and why you’re “boned” if you’re not on Xbox Live.
Noisecast Roundup 4-26-2011: Why can’t we be friends? Read More »
Tired of textbooks dragging you down? Learn the “Grip n’ Dip” method: a streamlined approach to reading and absorbing information that will help you learn more, faster. This guide provides a step-by-step process, from scheduling and expectations to note-taking and problem-solving strategies.
Use that textbook like a boss. Read More »
