The Washington Post’s story of sophisticated FBI spying through malware serves as a reminder of the complexity of the technology and internet access around which we now build our lives. What’s curious is that it really isn’t surprising, yet as it filtered out, blogged and reposted, there was a palpable tone of anger in its…
Spotify – it’s not just for desktop anymore Spotify to Offer Free Access to Streaming Music Catalog on iOS and Android Smartphones and Tablets Spotify announced today that they will now be offering limited access to it’s streaming music library via smartphone and tablet. This announcement is the culmination of several predictions over the last…
Oh, Twitter. -Sigh- Twitter to Allow Photo Attachments in Direct Messages Twitter announced yesterday that the micro-blog giant will start allowing users to send photos to others using their Direct Message feature. While this sounds like a reasonable idea, with the amount of unsolicited messages from strangers that tend to float around the Twitter-sphere, we…
Brace yourselves, Sony. Microsoft Announces Massive Sales Good old Microsoft announced earlier this morning that they have successfully sold two million Xbox One’s to clamoring fans. Amidst console wars and a split fandom, Microsoft seems to be doing extraordinarily well. Sony has yet to mention their good fortune, but we are fairly certain it…
If you’re having trouble finding a prospective geeky partner in real life, stop right now and turn on the TV. Fictional geeks of TV and film can help fill the void of your lonely existence, plus they’ll never hurt you—that is, until the movie ends/you run out of episodes/your parents stop subscribing to Netflix (WHY…
The moment we have all been waiting for – Bethesda Reveals Elder Scrolls Online Launch Dates As revealed just this morning by Bethesda in the absolutely KICK ASS trailer above, it looks like we will be seeing the long awaited Elder Scrolls Online on April 4 for the PC and Mac, and later in June…
An ancient salt mine in Transylvania, Romania has been transformed into a full-fledged amusement park. This 120-meter deep salt mine is home to a Ferris wheel, mini-golf, an amphitheater, a pool table, a bowling alley, table tennis, and a football field. It even has an underground lake for boat tours. It is about 50 degrees Fahrenheit at the…
The suspense of waiting to open up gifts until Christmas morning may as well be classified as cruel and unusual punishment. Every day you wake up to that unwrapped gift and have this uncontrollable urge to tear it apart. This Christmas, creative agency Honest&Smile is giving the opportunity to give the gift of suspense and…
In the world of film, it’s widely accepted that the movie is never as good as the book. And that is probably true. You’d be hard pressed to find a book where the movie competes. There are the odd few: Die Hard, Fight Club, Jaws and The Graduate all stand up pretty well. But think…
Frozen is Disney’s 53rd animated feature-length film and, despite a warm response from the critics, social media and animation fans alike have been giving it the cold shoulder for months, even before its release at the end of last month. When the designs for its two main characters, Princesses Anna and Elsa, were released last…
It’s only been just over four years since HTC shipped the HD2, their new Windows Mobile flagship. It was received as a behemoth at the time, a great big tank of a phone ready to conquer the world and revive the fortunes of the struggling Windows Mobile platform. As such, it was desperately unfortunate for…
Warning, contains spoilers for previous episodes in seasons one and two. Elementary Recap: ‘Tremors’ We open at the precinct as a young man calling himself The Knight walks in to confess a murder to “Lord” Gregson. Apparently he murdered his Queen with a shotgun that he willingly brought to the department. All of the…
Across the northern hemisphere the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder, and families are making cross-country treks by car and plane to visit relatives. The dark and the cold are held at bay by lights and warm food and gifts as we all wait for the solstice to pass, the new year…
I’ve spoken at length on here before of the traditional forms of multiplayer online gaming, but what if you’re more armchair general than infantry leader? Because there’s one area of online gaming I have been tangentially involved with for a few years now, and that’s sports management. Blackout Rugby is a freemium rugby management game,…
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