Sunday, December 12, 2010 - Page 2
Gaming

This Scumbag Stole Video Game Consoles From A Children’s Cancer Hospital

You’d think there would be some honour amongst thieves but nope, it’s just scumbag after scumbag. Like this heartless jerk, he stole video game consoles that were used by young cancer patients at Carolinas Medical centre and hasn’t been caught yet.

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Sudan’s First SMS-Powered Voting Monitor Tracks "Violence," "Intimidation"

While Sudanese vote about the fate of South Sudan’s independence, one Sudan-born Texan supports the voting process from afar with a historic mobile-powered monitoring tool.

November 12, 2010
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Tweeters Risk The Law By Retweeting Threat Message

Following Paul Chambers’ guilty verdict yesterday over a joke tweet where he “threatened” to blow up a British airport, tweeters have rallied together, tweeting the offending message with the hashtag #IAmSpartacus. Will the police arrest them all? [Twitter via TechRadar]

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How Phones Get Tested And Abused By Manufacturers

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We might have a few issues with Nokia and their phones, but there’s no disputing they’re made from hardy stuff. It’s why we recall our first handsets so fondly – those drops barely scuffed the fascia, unlike today’s fancy blowers.

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Here Are Some Limited Edition BlackBerry Bolds

Limited to 10 of each colour, these Bold 9780s have been created by fashion designer Bill Amberg for UK department store Selfridges. They may cost £1000 each ($1600) but my goodness that yellow-on-black is tickling my fancy. [Selfridges]

Online

So, Is Google Building A Facebook Rival Or Not?

Facebook’s former-CTO confirmed Google was building a Facebook “killer”, perpetual rumourmonger Kevin Rose tweeted it’d be called “Google Me”- but Google has said (again) that “we’re not working on a social network platform”.

Geek Out

The TSA’s Sense Of Humour Makes Me Nervous

This is a photo of the US Transportation Security Administration’s booth by the security check-in point at Indianapolis International Airport. Take a close look at the wallpaper on the computer in that booth. Nervous yet?

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How Google Docs Will Break Up With You

We started out so hot and heavy. The possibilities were endless. We were such a pair, the two of us! Passionate. In love. At least that’s what you led me to believe, you fucking arsehole.

The Fibreoptic War Between Stock Traders Who Cash In Data Lag For Dollars

A lot of the biggest stock moves of the global economy are made by a bunch of dudes yelling at each other in a huge room, right? Wrong. Computers are in charge, battling for the speediest connections. Fastest gets richest.

What Happened With The NBN This Week?

Gizmodo AU

It was a big week for fibre, cables, and acronyms using the letters “N” and “B”. Let’s have a look at what happened with the NBN this week:

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