December 2009
November 2009
Call of Duty series sales top $3 billion,... →
Blockbuster sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have helped push the Call of Duty franchise past the $3 billion mark.
Black Friday Anti-Deals: What Not To Buy →
Black Friday may when prices are low, but if you’ve carefully read the list of deals, you can tell it’s also a BS marketing gimmick. Here’s how not to get fooled (plus, what gadgets to avoid at any…
What Are These Guys Looking At? - Air Force One →
This isn’t some men crowded around a laptop in a dorm room. These are the President of the United States and some of his staffers crowded around a laptop on board the Air Force One. But what’s on the…
Firefox outfoxes recession, Mozilla sees increased... →
Mozilla has published its audited financial statements from 2008. The organization has reported $78.6 million in revenue, a five-percent increase from the previous year.
British officials heard 'drum beats' of war before... →
British officials heard the “drum beats” of war with Iraq emanating from the US government more than two years before the 2003 invasion and several months before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Sir John…
SARAH PALIN BOOK SIGNING - Interviews with... →
power digger FTW
All 193% of Republicans Support Palin, Romney and... →
Oh FOX News, don’t feel bad. Math is tough.
Colbert's Best Crackups →
One of the things that makes Stephen Colbert so beloved is his ability to stay in character under the most difficult circumstances. Which is probably why it’s so funny when he does break.
Jon Stewart: Nancy Grace Causes Boner Cancer →
The Daily Show covered the media brouhaha surrounding the upcoming trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, pitting Giuliani versus Giuliani and pointing out exactly what kind of scientific…
TED: SixthSense Technology Will Be Open-Sourced!!! →
At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper…
Digg CEO Adelson:I Don’t Think People Expect To... →
This afternoon Digg CEO Jay Adelson was interviewed on Fox Business News, where he spoke about the future of Digg and the ways it could potentially cooperate with strugging news organizations.
Palin Book Signing: OMG, Look at all the White... →
Norah O’Donnell comments on all the “white people” in the crowd, Matthews calls the gathering “monochromatic,” and — *gasp* — “There’s a stage… almost like a mini-campaign rally!”
OBAMA DROPS BELOW 50% IN GALLUP →
Ben Smith’s POLITICO.com blog on politics. Includes new political coverage of the White House and elections around the country.
India PM heads to U.S. in test of ties with Obama →
By Krittivas Mukherjee NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian power increasingly playing a bigger role…
AP: Oprah Winfrey to end show in 2011 →
AP reports that Oprah Winfrey will end her talk show in 2011.
Google Phone? In Arrington's Dreams! →
Apparently, TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington can write anything he wants and get away with it.
Review by PC Magazine.
Chromium OS Source released →
I noticed that the source released happened during the webcast, so go get it now! Getting and building:
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/building-chromium-os
D'oh: Palin Confuses Iraq and Iran in Hannity... →
During her interview with Sean Hannity that aired last night, Sarah Palin made an interesting declaration: That we need to prevent a Iranian Prez Ahmadinejad’s Nuclear Ambitions by cracking down on…
Good karma: an in-depth review of Ubuntu 9.10 -... →
Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, was officially released last month. In this comprehensive review, Ars takes you under the surface for an in-depth look at the new features and major architectural…
Woman Tracked Down Her Attacker on Facebook →
A woman nearly blinded in a nightclub attack tracked down her assailant on Facebook after police said they had no leads. Police investigating the attack told her CCTV from the club was not clear and…
Palin Floats Glenn Beck as a Possible 2012 Running... →
In an interview with Newsmax, Sarah Palin floated Fox News host Glenn Beck’s name as her running mate for 2012. Palin said, “But Glenn Beck I have great respect for. He’s a hoot. He gets his message…
California tuition hike protests - Did your school... →
Angry students statewide are protesting a 32-percent undergraduate tuition hike instituted by the California Board of Regents. Can I just skip the last 1/3 of college?
How to Run Chrome OS as a Virtual Machine →
Itching for some Chrome OS? Well, we all are, but you might be a bit disappointed at the fact that while Google has open-sourced its progress on the OS so far, the version that is currently available…
BREAKING: U.S. Deports Lou Dobbs →
WANTAGE, NJ—Acting on anonymous tips from within the Hispanic-American community, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Wednesday deported Luis Miguel Salvador Aguila Dominguez, who has…
Army suicides on track to hit new record →
Suicides in the US Army are headed to a new record this year but it remains unclear if repeated combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq are causing more soldiers to take their lives, a top general has…
Senate won't rush health bill →
“This will be on the floor for quite a long time,” Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell told “Fox News Sunday” ahead of possible action this week on a procedural vote to bring the legislation up…
Das Keyboard Model S Professional Review →
A great review of the Das Keyboard Model S Professional by Scattered Technology News, even with the recall!
'Unfriend' Chosen as Oxford Dictionary's 2009 Word... →