Tag Archives: technology

Twitter Buys Tweetdeck

Twitter has acquired my obsession, Tweetdeck. Via Washington Post: Word has been circulating for weeks now that Twitter was soon to be swooping up the popular third-party app. In early May, Mike Arrington reported that the deal was as good as done, but the two companies were not yet willing to publicly release the numbers. That changed today, as CNN …

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Press Release Of The Day

Titan Media says they’re the first gay porn company to offer streaming video via Apple TV. TitanMen is pleased to announce the implementation of Apple Airplay to stream video-on-demand directly to consumer’s televisions via Apple TV*. Simply log into Vod.TitanMen.com with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and stream video-on-demand to your television equipped with the latest Apple TV. As …

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For Naughty Nerds

(Via- Boing Boing)

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Microsoft To Purchase Skype

Microsoft has agreed to purchase Skype for $8.5B. The acquisition will “increase the accessibility of real-time video and voice communications, bringing benefits to both consumers and enterprise users and generating significant new business and revenue opportunities,” Microsoft said. Skype will support Microsoft devices like Xbox and Kinect, Windows Phone and an array of Windows devices. Microsoft will also connect Skype …

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Virtual Kissing Machine

I don’t see this one catching on.

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Showercaps And Soap Only

In order to reduce pilfering, some hotels have begun attaching RFID chips to their towels and linens. The radio-frequency identification chips designed by Linen Technology Tracking can be put in towels, sheets and bathrobes to keep track of stock and, more importantly, to ensure their return when light-fingered guests forget their manners. The market for such items sounds well developed. …

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Today In Creepy Robots

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Amazon Launches Cloud Storage

Amazon has launched a cloud-based digital storage service, beating Apple and Google to what industry observers believe will be the next big thing for folks wishing to access their files from any computer or phone. Amazon has announced its own cloud-based media streaming service. It’s called the Amazon Cloud Player and you can start using it right now. It looks …

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Today In Useless Trivia

This here website thingy is presently running at about 1.7M – 2M pageviews per month. As you can see above, Mac owners are highly overrepresented among JMG readers, which I’m sure has something to do with y’all being all artsy and shit. Pageviews via iPad have gone up tenfold in the last couple of months, a trend I expect to …

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Microsoft To Kill The Zune

I’m just surprised that it lasted five years.

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Today In Creepy Robots

More creepy clips at Buzzfeed.

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Microsoft Issues IE6 Deathwatch

Microsoft wants everybody to stop using IE6 and has created a deathwatch countdown map.

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It’s A Tablet World

“Just another ‘solution’ in search of a need.” (Via – Andrew Sullivan)

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Steve Jobs Unveils iPad 2

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A Day Made Of Glass

Yeah I want pretty much everything in this ad. And a flying car. We were all promised flying cars, you know.

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Digital Is Not Saving The Music Industry

Digital music sales have plummeted since their 2005 peak.

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Twitter Suspends App Clients

Twitter has suspended their affiliation with UberMedia, a company that owns a broad variety of Twitter applications used to amplify the traditional user experience. UberMedia owns TweetDeck, UberTwitter, EchoFon, and Twidroyd, among other Twitter-based applications. Twitter says: We ask all developers in Twitter ecosystem to abide by a simple set of rules that are in the interests of our users, …

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Jeopardy: Humans Lose To Computer

It should be obvious by the absence of Ken Jennings, but this is a news story about the technology, not a recap of the ongoing challenge.

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DNA Spray

A business district in Amsterdam has begun using “DNA spray,” an adhesive mist triggered by store clerks, motion detectors, or by remote camera surveillance operators during a robbery or holdup. Chemical markers injected into the mist identify the precise time and location of the incident. “The procedure is simple: during a holdup a nebula of invisible liquid with a synthetic …

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Catholic Church Launches Confession App

The Catholic Church has launched an official confession app for the iPhone. And unsurprisingly, absolution isn’t free. The program – called Confession – went on sale last week through iTunes for $1.99. Described as “the perfect aid for every penitent”, it offers users tips and guidelines to help them with the sacrament. Now senior church officials in America have given …

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