February 14, 2012 – First Netflix debuted its so-so Norwegian comedy-drama Lilyhammer. Today brings us Hulu's original series response: Battleground, a well-timed political 'dramedy' (ugh) that takes us behind the scenes of a fictional Wisconsin Senate campaign. More »
Tim Cook: Apple Does More than Any Company To Improve Labor Conditions
February 14, 2012 – Tim Cook led off his appearance at a Goldman Sachs conference today with a stirring defense of his company's efforts to curb unsafe and unfair labor conditions in its supply chain. More »
A Tale of Two iPads
February 14, 2012 – There's a Wall Street Journal article you should know about, if you don't already. It's about Apple doubling one of its most popular product lines, introducing a smaller, more affordable version to keep up with tough Android competition. More »
Windows 8 on ARM: Everything You Need To Know
February 13, 2012 – Up until late last week Windows 8 on ARM was a complete mystery. We know the product existed, that it would launch at some point in the future, and it would sport the Metro interface Microsoft has been showing off for almost a year now. More »
This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video
February 10, 2012 – You know how it is: you walk into the bar with all of your bros, and all of a sudden girls are buying you shots, touching you in appropriately, and flirting to the point of suffocation. More »
Photoshop Tutorial, North Korea Edition
February 10, 2012 – There's nothing better than a good Photoshop tutorial. Unless maybe it's a Photoshop tutorial done under the extreme duress of the North Korean regime. More »
Why Google’s Foray Into Hardware Could Be a Total Disaster
February 10, 2012 – It's finally clear: Google is getting into the hardware business. Last week, word came out that it was testing some sort of mysterious entertainment device in employees' homes. Today the Wall Street Journal reported that Google will build and market a Google-branded music gadget that will stream... More »
Amazon Attacks iPad on Price, Doofusism
February 9, 2012 – Amazon's Kindle ads have long gone after tablets over readability in sunlight. Which, fair! But now that its Kindle Fire is a glare-prone LCD turbo-tab itself, the company has chosen a new battlefield: More »
Gizmodo Is Hiring
February 8, 2012 – The person we're looking for knows and gets technology, gadgets, design and the internet crazy amazingly well. They're smart, and snappy, like cybernetic whips. More »
Why Camera Nerds Can Be the Worst Nerds
February 8, 2012 – There's so much one can learn about cameras, from ISO to white balance to aperture settings. And there is, for some reason, an irresistible urge to share that knowledge once you've learned it, even if no one's asking, and even if it's totally irrelevant to the conversation at hand. I love you,... More »
Lilyhammer Lightning Review: Netflix Series on Thin Ice
February 6, 2012 – Netflix made its first foray into original content today with the streaming of Lilyhammer, an eight-episode series that follows a mobster's undercover adventures in Norway. More »
42-Inch "Apple HDTV" Detailed in Best Buy Customer Survey
February 6, 2012 – According to a slide uncovered by the Verge, Best Buy is asking its customers for thoughts on a 42-inch, $1,500 Apple HDTV. And it sounds dreamy: runs iOS, full App Store and iCloud support, an iSight camera. More »
This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video
February 3, 2012 – Ah, the pixie dream girl of romantic comedies past. She's perfect, isn't she? So light-hearted, so whimsical, so in touch with the simple joys of glitter. More »
Facebook Valued at Just Under $100 Billion
February 3, 2012 – In a private market auction yesterday, Facebook was valued at $94 billion, which is squarely in the ballpark of the $100 billion valuation that financial pundits have been tossing around.
Seven Ways to Stop Piracy Without DRM
February 2, 2012 – Piracy's a fact of life. As a defence against having their intellectual properties swiped, cracked and traded online like so many baseball cards, a lot of companies have turned to Digital Right Management; More »
Reminder: The $5 Billion Facebook IPO Won’t Make You Rich
February 1, 2012 – It's widely reported that Facebook is going to file for an IPO today, and likely that the offering will be in the $5 billion range. Time to start digging up your backyard bullion stash, right? More »
Amazon’s Earnings Report Translated Into English
January 31, 2012 – Amazon, purveyor of fine mini-tablets and concrete mix and other sundries, announced today how much money it made last year and where and why. The only problem? More »
Why That Fancy Password Isn’t Nearly as Safe as You Thought
January 30, 2012 – Nice password you got there! Super complicated, I love it. You know who else loves it? Computers! Because by carefully crafted a string of alphanumerical gibberish that you need tattooed on your palm to remember, you've made a password much easier to crack than, say, four simple unrelated words. More »
This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Mitt Romney, Pickup Artist
January 27, 2012 – It's been a trying campaign for those still left duking it out on the GOP nomination trail. Endless debates, vicious negative adds flying left and right. More »
