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The Simpsons Tapped Out is FINALLY on Android Devices

JP — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:17:05 +0000

Yes! It’s finally here! If you’re wondering why the hell I’m jumping around the studio in totally uncalled for excitement well, it’s because I finally got my hands on something I’ve been pining for for a very long time. The Simpsons Tapped Out is a mobile game that’s been exclusively on the iOS platform (that [...]

Happy 20th Birthday, Text Messaging!

Donald Deane — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:30:07 +0000

Although it became a widely used form of communication only recently, texting is actually a decades-old technology. In fact, it celebrated its 20th birthday on Monday, which makes it older than most of the kids who use it. OMG!

Hallelujah! Pope Benedict Joins Twitter

Donald Deane — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:30:28 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI may be the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church with a tradition dating back more than 2,000 years, but that doesn't mean he's not up on the latest technology. In fact, the Vatican recently revealed the pope's Twitter handle and said that he'll start tweeting to followers on Dec. 12.

Crazy Conspiracy Corner: I'm Not Saying It Was Aliens…But It Was Aliens

Jeremiah Anderson — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:21:18 +0000

In this weekly series I’ll be exploring the very best and the very worst of the weirdness all around us. This week: Ancient Aliens.
Where to start on this one? According to “Ancient Alien Theorists”

10 Best Selling Atari Games Ever — The Atari 2600 Turns 35

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:30:13 +0000

The Atari 2600 is celebrating its 35th birthday this week. Has it really been that long since Pong?!? The Atari 2600 is arguably one of the most popular gaming systems ever. As of 2004, there were an estimated 30 million units sold and it owns a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame. Obvious [...]

10 Goriest Video Games Ever

Chris Urie — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:00:43 +0000

Here’s our list of the top 10 goriest games ever to make your stomach turn and to make your parent’s ire rise. Games are no newcomer to gore. Since their inception, a bit of competition has always been a part of the mix. Pong, for instance, was all about beating your opponent and getting that [...]

Is Modern Technology Making Us Fat?

Don Deane — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:30:39 +0000

It’s no secret that a sedentary lifestyle promotes obesity, but a new study by the Milken Institute in California confirms the negative impact of TVs and computers while adding a frightening statistic — for every 10 percent increase a country spends on technology, that country’s obesity rate climbs.

AC/DC-Inspired Cyber Attack Denied by Iranian Official

Mary Ouellette — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:30:40 +0000

Remember when it was reported that an Iranian nuclear facility had been infected with computer malware that blasted AC/DC‘s ‘Thunderstruck’ at full volume through all of their computers in the middle of the night – otherwise known as the best computer virus ever? Well, now Iranian officials are saying not so fast!

Hackers Swiftly Identify Disgruntled Lettuce-Stomping Burger King Employee

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:00:19 +0000

A disgruntled Burger King employee was quickly shown the door after posting a knees-down photo of himself standing in lettuce meant for sandwiches — and then having his identity outed by a group of crack internet sleuths. The picture, which showed the worker standing in tubs of lettuce with his shoes on, was posted to [...]

National Geographic Plans to Transmit Tweets into Space

Don Deane — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:30:43 +0000

As a way to promote its show ‘Chasing UFOs’ and potentially impress aliens with our highly-advanced Twitter technology, the National Geographic Channel will broadcast tweets into the deepest recesses of space this coming August. The event will also celebrate the 35th anniversary of the “Wow!” signal, an unexplained narrowband radio signal detected by SETI in [...]

10 Inevitable Downsides to Commercial Space Travel

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:31:24 +0000

After years of dreaming, waiting, hoping and praying, commercial space travel is finally starting to become a reality — just when you thought an airline couldn’t put more of a distance between you and your luggage. SpaceX’s Dragon capsule may be on its way to the International Space Station, but in a way, it’s also [...]

What The Current Generation of Kids are Missing

Jami Bond — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:55:53 +0000

Technology has come along way in the last 30 years! Today’s kids don’t wear watches, write in cursive and will never know the joy of rewinding a cassette tape with a pencil!

TIME took a look at other bygone experiences that today’s kids will miss.

Researchers Hack a Potential US "E-Voting" System in Less Than 48 Hours

Sam Schleicher — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:11:24 +0000

As technology continues to become more prevalent in our lives, the idea of an “e-voting” system for a national election would not seem out of the realm of possibility. Many have voiced concerns about the security and potential corruption that would come with electronic methods of voting. Those fears were recently confirmed when researchers from the University of Michigan successfully hacked through security functions of an online voting project in Washington D.C. within 48 hours.

'Homeless Hotspots' Ignite Heated Debate

Shauna Wright — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:00:38 +0000

The annual SXSW interactive conference in Austin is sometimes plagued with snail-slow internet speeds (when you can connect at all). But this year it’s been a little easier to find a wifi hotspot: just look for a homeless person. Yes, homeless people are now being used as wifi spots. The marketing firm BBH has partnered [...]

Website Helps Find The Cheapest Beer Prices Near You

Joe Student — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:00:54 +0000

When a website uses a giant winking keg as its spokesmodel, you know it is as good for you as it is bad for your liver. SaveOnBrew.com helps you find the cheapest beer near you, so you can concentrate on drinking beer instead of shopping for it. SaveOnBrew.com is a new, free website that pulls [...]

George Harrison Guitar iPad App on the Way

Chris M. Junior — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:24 +0000

Throughout his career, George Harrison played a variety of guitars, among them a psychedelic-looking Fender Stratocaster, a “fireglo” Rickenbacker 360 12-string and a black Gretsch Duo Jet (which he considered to be his first real decent guitar).

Those particular instruments — and many more — are part of a new Harrison guitar app for the iPad that will be available via the Apple iTunes store starting Feb. 23.

Your Music, News, and Weather – Now on radioPup 2.0!

Townsquare Media — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:21 +0000

Have you checked out the new radioPup 2.0? The same mobile app that lets you listen to this station anywhere you go now includes the latest posts, videos, and pictures from our website; up-to-date weather forecasts; and commenting with Facebook. The brand-new updates to radioPup 2.0 include: Integrated news, video, photo galleries and audio [...]

Verizon Wireless Abandons Plan for $2 Monthly Fee After Customer Uproar

Shauna Wright — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:00:05 +0000

In a head-snapping about-face, Verizon Wireless has dropped the $2 monthly fee it planned to impose on some of its customers. Mere hours after the company announced it would begin charging the fee to customers making one-time bill payments using credit cards, the backlash began. But Verizon stood firm, saying there were plenty of other [...]

Paleontologist Who Worked on 'Jurassic Park' Wants to Hatch a Real Dinosaur

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:00:12 +0000

Extracting DNA from fossilized amber to create a living breathing dinosaur might sound like the work of science fiction, but one paleontologist wants to do it. Jack Horner, the curator of paleontology for the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Mont. who worked as a technical advisor on Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park,’ said he has [...]

The Muppets Sing Queen + David Bowie's 'Under Pressure' in Google Commercial

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:00:11 +0000

The Muppets are the latest celebrities — they are A-listers in the plush world, mind you – to appear in a Google TV ad. In their spot, Kermit & Co. hawk Google+ to the strains of ‘Under Pressure’ by Queen and David Bowie.