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Internet Explorer 6 Funeral, Today

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Link: http://ie6funeral.com/ Here's what Google Chrome had to say about this infamous browser: “I remember one day after work, I saw IE6 walking home. I pulled over and said 'Hey IE6, do you want a ride?' He responded 'Page Cannot Be Displayed' and fell over. Man, that guy was a hoot.” Please pay your respects (or spit on the grave) of this stalwart of internet browsing. Those unable to attend the funeral are asked to send flowers. The Best Links: ‘Funeral’ being held today for aging Web browser – CNN.com Decrease in Internet Explorer 6 use marked with funeral Read

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Laptop Spycams

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

TECH BUZZ : A Philadelphia high school is being accused of giving out laptops equipped with cameras that could be remotely accessed. One student claims he was disciplined for improper behavior based on a photograph taken in his home by his school-issued laptop. This wins today's “Least Credible Story Reported by Credible Sources” Prize. I kind of hope it's true, just because, holy fuck. The Best Links: School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home Parents: school used webcam to spy on our kid at home School ‘spied on pupils at home through webcams’ School district accused of issuing webcam laptops to spy on students Robbins v. Lower Merion School District (PDF) Read

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Oblong

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

TECH BUZZ : The future will be here in about five years, apparently. Oblong Industries unveiled their new “g-speak spatial operating environment” this weekend at TED . The technology is a gesture-based computer interface, which means you can control objects on the screen just by moving your hands and acting like you're all from the future and stuff. The Best Links: The iPad Is Step 1 In The Future Of Computing. This Is Step 2 (Or 3). Interactive UI In Minority Report Technology Review: Blogs: Feld Thoughts: Oblong Dazzles More Than Just Me The Future Will Be Exactly Like Minority Report You, Too, Can Soon Be Like Tom Cruise in Minority Report oblong industries, inc. // commercial overview: platform and products Read

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Andrey Ternovskiy of Chatroulette

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

TECH BUZZ : Meet the 17-year-old creator of everybody's favorite new random-video chat generator, Chatroulette . Between watching all of the young athletes in Vancouver this week and now this, I'm starting to feel extremely unaccomplished. The Best Links: Chatroulette’s Creator, 17, Introduces Himself Mysterious Creator of ChatRoulette Revealed: A 17 Year-Old Kid, Naturally Andrey Ternovskiy – Chatroulette Creator 17-Year Old Wiz Behind ChatRoulette Reveals Identity The 24 Best Chat Roulette Screenshots [NSFW] Catroulette [VIDEO] Read

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But will Google Buzz, the "Twitter-Killer", broadcast death?

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

News of Google's plan to announce the release of a new set of tools that will make Gmail more social permeated the blogosphere yesterday. The company held a press conference this morning to go over the new release of Google Buzz, and well before the name of the product was even announced

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Will.I.Am Wants Remix Of Who’s ‘My Generation’ To ‘Honor Rock And Roll’

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘Pete Townshend was like, ‘Cool!’ ‘ Black Eyed Peas frontman says. By Larry Carroll Black Eyed Peas’ Will.I.Am Photo: MTV News Recently news broke that Will.i.am will be part of the Super Bowl halftime show starring The Who, but in a very unusual way. The Black Eyed Peas superstar would be remixing the iconic rock band’s 1965 classic “My Generation,” with proceeds going to help Haiti relief efforts

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Will Period Jokes Hurt The iPad?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

One day of period jokes later, the snickering over Apple’s new iPad is hard to avoid.

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The $11 Million Love Nest Yavaughnie Wilkins Gave Up after Her Break Up with Charles Phillips

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Vengenance-by-billboard artist YaVaughnie Wilkins hasn’t said anything about her best-jilted-lover-revenge-plot-ever, but we’ve discovered one good reason she might be pissed at Charles Phillips : She had to give up this $11 million estate along with her tech titan boyfriend.

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A Day in the Life of a Gawker Intern: Jill Zarin Edition

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Like most interns, Jill Zarin arrived with a smile and a good attitude.

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New in Videogames: Highlights for January 2010

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood

While these last few months have been massive in terms of blockbuster releases, this month still has a solid selection of action-packed games to plow through. Continue reading →

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