Software

Jotly For iPhone: Rate EVERYTHING

10:00AM December 13, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

What do you think about that restaurant? More importantly, what you do think about that spoon over there? Or, maybe that plant next to the door. Seriously, that plant is starting to piss me off. Thankfully I can tell the world what a huge arse that plant is with the Jotly app. Use the app to rate anything. Anything! I’m rating this keyboard right now. My God it’s filthy. More »


Online

Pirate Party Launches ‘Facebook For Movies’

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9:00AM September 12, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Something tells me Hollywood isn’t going to ‘like’ this one bit. TorrentFreak reports that the Czech Pirate Party is launching a movie download portal that it describes as a ‘Facebook for Movies’. More »


Online

Opinion: Twitter, Trams And Tech Stupidity

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2:00PM September 1, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The Melbourne Tram driver sacked for his tweets — which reportedly included taking pics of sleeping passengers and taunting others — brings the issues of social networking in the workplace to the fore. More »


Mobile

Patent Suggests Apple Wants To Play Matchmaker For You And Nearby Strangers

1:20PM June 17, 2011 | Max Behrman

Imagine: You walk into a bar and instantly your iPhone tells you there are five people there who also like classic death metal and produce photography. Well Mac Rumors found an Apple patent that may do just that. More »


Geek Out

Computer Glitch Leads To Beer Stampede At Tesco

2:41PM June 3, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Shopping at Tesco stores in Scotland became a nightmare when a stampede of people flooded stores looking for cheap beer. More »


Online

Intel’s Museum Of Me Reminds Us Why We Shouldn’t Use Facebook

2:40PM June 1, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Ever wonder what a museum in your honour would look like if it used your Facebook profile as the basis for all the exhibits? More »


Online

Perhaps African Leaders Should Avoid Facebook

10:40AM March 26, 2011 | Neal Ungerleider - Fast Company

A new statistical analysis indicates that the more Facebook fans an African politician has, the more likely they are to be forced from power. More »


Online

Planely, The Social Network For Strangers Flying Together. What?

10:40AM January 4, 2011 | Sam Biddle

I’m flying to Vegas tomorrow for CES. I need to pack. I’m missing socks. And according to Planely, I’m also missing the opportunity to meet strangers on my flight online. Then sit together. And talk. This is really weird. More »


Software

InCrowd iPhone App Turns Facebook Places Into An Animated Popularity Contest

2:20PM September 1, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

What good is the slightly annoying and creepy Facebook Places feature if you can’t turn it into some sort of competition? Well, with the InCrowd iPhone app, you can do just that. More »


Pingo The Robot Penguin Is A Facebook Friend Who Doesn’t Mind Being Poked

12:00AM December 9, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

I want an army of MyDeskFriend Pingo robot penguins on my desk. They’ll dance around alerting of Facebook updates, read news, sing songs, and give weather forecasts. We’ll be bestest friends and play together until they decide to kill me. More »