https://gizmodo.com/why-the-cable-guy-cant-keep-an-appointment-like-the-res-5831536
Why the Cable Guy Can’t Keep an Appointment Like the Rest of the World
Your new pad is ace. All it needs now is cable. Easy! You’ll be all set in no time; just take a vacation day and wait for some dude to show up and run a line to a box. What? More »
https://gizmodo.com/hp-killing-webos-devices-5832291
HP Killing webOS Devices
HP just announced that it’s killing off its line of webOS devices. A terse line in a press release from the company today reads “HP reported that it plans to announce that it will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones.” More »
https://gizmodo.com/why-the-government-wont-protect-you-from-getting-screwe-5830956
Why the Government Won’t Protect You from Getting Screwed by Your Cable Company
You hate your cable company, right? Seems like everyone does. Cable television routinely scores lower in customer satisfaction than just about anything else-including congress. More »
https://gizmodo.com/goodbye-webos-the-greatest-phone-youll-never-use-5832332
Goodbye webOS: The Greatest Phone You’ll Never Use
The awesome little phone that could, webOS, is dead. Discontinuing all phones and tablets, HP intends to “explore options to optimize the value of webOS software.” If that’s not murder, then it’s certainly lobotimizing, de-limbing and leaving webOS in the middle of an ocean. More »
https://gizmodo.com/the-indie-phone-makers-last-stand-5480452
https://gizmodo.com/at-ts-new-text-plan-overcharges-you-by-10-000-000-perce-5832245
AT&T’s New Text Plan Overcharges You by 10,000,000 Percent. Literally.
AT&T’s killing their $10/1,000 text plan. Now, you’ll have to choose between $20 for unlimited, or forgo a plan and pay $0.20 per message. AT&T calls this “streamlining.” We call it what it is: an outrageous, gigantic scam. More »
https://gizmodo.com/unedited-thoughts-about-technology-better-left-unposted-5832687
Unedited Thoughts About Technology Better Left Unposted
We just tried to send everybody home for the day. It’s just Joe, Barry, Jesus and me. And it’s Friday. So fuck it.
https://gizmodo.com/how-to-couchsurf-and-not-get-killed-5830251
How To Couchsurf and Not Get Killed
You’ve saved just enough for that ticket to Thailand but barely have enough cash left to pay for a mango smoothie, let alone a hostel. Fortunately you can now crash on a person’s sofa using an online travel network. More »
https://gizmodo.com/huge-truck-rams-out-of-buildings-top-floor-in-new-york-5831774
Huge Truck Rams Out of Building’s Top Floor in New York
Today at 9am, a NYC salt-spreading truck crashed through the wall of a Queens Sanitation Department repair shop. It might’ve been kinda neat if the truck weren’t on a top floor—with a driver inside, screaming his lungs out. More »
https://gizmodo.com/why-in-the-hell-is-everyone-stealing-copper-5831515
Why in the Hell Is Everyone Stealing Copper?
Search the news for “copper theft” and look through the headlines. LOOK. Why are there so many stories? Stealing wire to sell the copper? From a cell tower? More »
https://gizmodo.com/the-us-patent-system-is-killing-innovation-5831354
The US Patent System Is Killing Innovation
HTC sued Apple over mobile patents today. Again. Pretty soon Apple will likely sue them back. Again. Shrug. Throw it on the pile. And while the patent Cold War continues to heat up, weep for the real casualty: innovation. More »
