Archive for ‘June, 2011’

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Jun01

Netflix CEO: Hey, You Get What You Pay For [Video]

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Brian Barrett —We can’t afford all the new stuff and offer the service for $8. So at $8, we’re a complement to the new-release business. And with that, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings explained why your Watch Instantly queue feels so tired.

Jun01

Twitter Might Be the Most Important Photo Sharing Service in the World Now [Video]

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Matt Buchanan — Twitter’s photo sharing service is here. Which doesn’t sound like a big deal, on the surface of it, unless you’re running one of the Twitter services they’re going to squash. But watch this video.

Jun01

Can You Solve the Hardest Puzzle Ever? [Apps]

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Adrian Covert —Esquire makes a pretty serious claim about their new iPad app: they say it’s the hardest puzzle ever. In fact, they believe it so much, they just called it The Hardest Puzzle Ever.

Jun01

All Danger Sidekick Phones Just Became Feature Phones [Blip]

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

What use is a Sidekick without the services? Last night, the Danger servers closed down for good, meaning no more push email, AIM or apps. If you’ve bought T-Mobile’s Sidekick 4G though, don’t worry, you’re safe. [T-Mobile via BGR]

Jun01

Steve Jobs to officially announce iCloud and iOS 5 at WWDC 2011

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Coolest Gadgets
Jun01

Team Hot Wheels Life-sized track breaks world record

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Coolest Gadgets
Jun01

Intel’s Museum of Me Reminds Us Why We Shouldn’t Use Facebook [Intel]

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Kelly Hodgkins — Ever wonder what a museum in your honor would look like if it used your Facebook profile as the basis for all the exhibits?

Jun01

The Yellow Brick Road is a Parking Lot in Peekskill, NY [Factoid]

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Kelly Hodgkins — Historian John Curren believes he has found the inspiration for the yellow brick road in L. Frank Baum’s popular children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Mostly gone, the road leads to a parking lot in the small town of Peekskill, NY

Jun01

Will You Follow Me if Twitter Makes it Easy? [Blip]

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Kelly Hodgkins —Twitter announced an official “Follow” button that will replace all those generic Twitter “follow me” links. Just like the Facebook Like button which lets you “like” anything quickly and easily, the Follow button will let you follow a Twitter user in one simple click. Now that we have gotten over our dislike of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Jun01

Lodsys Raises Middle Finger to Apple and Continues Anti-Dev Lawsuits [Apple]

by on June 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Sam Biddle —Patent troll Lodsys tried to shake down small devs, claiming they hadn’t licensed in-app purchases. Mama bear Apple came to their defense, saying they’d licensed in-app buys for everyone, so eff off. Now, Lodsys sayeth: Nope! Still suing!