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10 Terrible Tips For Longer Battery Life

6:00PM Wilson Rothman | Nowadays, everything comes with a rechargeable battery, but who knew that getting long battery life could get soooo confusing? Here are 10 expert-backed tips to keep you from running low on the juice: More »
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Computers Are Scary, But Steve Allen Is Here To Help

1:00PM Adam Frucci
Back in the early ’80s, computers were new and terrifying. Luckily, Steve Allen was available to chuckle you through all of that crazy jargon. [Everything Is Terrible]
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The Queen Of Google: “I Do Code All Night!”

10:19AM Matt Buchanan | This is Marissa Mayer, the queen of Google. Every Google thing that you use goes through her. And she’s a nerd. So she says, sitting on her red ball in that red dress… More »
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A Gigantic Circular Skateboard Violates Riding Laws 9X Over

6:40AM Sean Fallon | Skateboarding legend and artist Mark Gonzales has created a preposterous “Circle Board” for his exhibit, Round n’ Round, at the Franklin Parrasch Gallery in NYC. More »
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Terrifyingly Toxic Fast Food Photos

6:00AM Mark Wilson | You may be excellent photographers, but some of you have atrocious (OK, delicious) taste in food. Here are winners of this week’s Shooting Challenge: Fast Food. More »
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On The Auction Block: 5000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics

5:29AM Rosa Golijan | Hot date this weekend? Impress with your sports memorabilia collection by snatching up these 5000 condoms left over from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. With inscriptions of faster, higher and stronger, they’re a bargain with a starting bid of $US730. More »
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The Things Malcolm Ate

12:08PM Brian Lam | My perspective is that nature always beats technology. Waves eat ships, roaches beat Mortein and earthquakes topple buildings. Every day, this conflict plays itself out in front of my eyes as Malcolm the puppy gnaws on gadgets. More »
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Twentysomething Steve Jobs Was A Total Twunt

9:42AM Jesus Diaz | I thought I knew all the anecdotes about Steve Jobs back when he was the hottest rock star in the Valley. I was wrong. How did I miss this great scolding by former Intel chairman and CEO Andy Grove? More »
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54 Years Ago, Time Travel Was Invented By Doc Brown

8:55AM Rosa Golijan | On November 5, 1955, Dr Emmett Lathrop Brown hit his head on the side of a bathroom sink. As his headache faded, an image appeared — an idea that would finally make time travel possible: the flux capacitor. More »
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Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones

10:13PM Danny Allen | Seriously, how messed up is this. Al Shabaab insurgents in Somalia (Al Qaeda’s proxy in the region) are going around flogging teenagers for listening to music and watching videos on their phones. Not to mention the senseless killings and amputations. More »