Archive : Off Topic

  You know what, I’m mad at Google right about now. Here’s why. Note, this is a true story: I was talking to a couple of friends about a week ago. One of them an iOS user, one of them an Android user (I don’t believe in that “You use Apple so I don’t talk to you”...

If you used Google Maps from a browser today, you’d notice something new. A new feature pops up asking if you want to Start Treasure Hunting: When you click Try it now, the treasure hunt begins and you’ll notice that the map you’re used to seeing now looks like an old 18th century...

The landmark trial between Samsung and Apple over patent infringements is back in the spotlight today after Judge Koh’s latest action. The last time Samsung and Apple were in the news together, it was over a trial that resulted in Samsung having to pay Apple a mind-numbing $1 billion in damages....

I have a bit of a different story for everyone today and I hope that you understand why I felt compelled to do this. A great man and CyanogenMOD developer by the name of Ryan Scott (aka @Chiefzreloaded) on Twitter has had a long-standing battle with Necrotizing Fasciitis more commonly known as the...

(Actually if I could I would, that’d be awesome.) So it has begun It has been leaked to the Daily Dot that starting Monday, February 25 the anti-piracy Six Strikes plan formally known as the Copyright Alert System will be turned on. Five major ISPs including Comcast, Time Warner, Cablevision, AT&T,...

Sony is coming very close to announcing the next generation PlayStation, and the buzz has already spread like crazy. Today the supposed controller was spotted on Destructoid, or at least a prototype of what it could look like. The controller is also connected to what seems to be an early development...

Former Google CEO and current Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt plans on selling 40% of his stake in the company for undisclosed reasons. In December, he had 7.6 million shares equating to a 2.3% ownership. Doing the math, 40% of these shares is 3.2 million shares, which at Google’s current stock...

You ever pull out the good old extension cord and find your self just a little shy?  Wish there was a way to make  sure you have just what you need in terms of length…with your extension cords?  I know I do.  Here is your chance, get yourself or someone you love, hate, or just want to screw...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have an action figure sized version of yourself, OK, so a few of us have.  Well now you can.  The Omote 3D photo booth in Japan have taken the 3D printing phenomenon to the next level.  I’ve watched several vids over the last many months relating...

  This post comes from my own and several other users’ frustrations who are plagued with Google services failing on a daily basis. Google seems more concerned with pushing out new OS versions than they are fixing existing problems for users. There’s still many problems with its services...

So as my wife and I are sitting on the couch enjoying our family night, a commercial came out that made me laugh so hard. We all know how ridiculous all the patent lawsuits are, in fact, most people I know wish some companies would just play nice and drop everything. The plus side of this is all the...

[box_dark]im·pu·dence n. 1. The quality of being offensively bold. 2. Offensively bold behavior.[/box_dark] Impudence is a word that I’d normally save for the likes of Apple, but today it applies to someone who’s just as audacious as the beloved Cupertino Zombie Factory. Paul Ceglia,...

Man oh man doe this story hit a nerve with me. Granted this is a little off base from Android, but probably something that will be coming to Android at some point in time. Hence the importance. We have a feeling though that this patent won’t ever see the light of court for an infringement case...

Didn’t we just say that thermonuclear war with Apple and all industries has begun? Pretty sure we said that in the last Apple related post featuring David Lawee. If you need further proof that apple is after anything and everything it can, we present to you another dispute recently filed by Apple....

The web is a dangerous place. A simple search on Google can offer up thousands of pages where you can get your hands on TV shows, Movies, PC games, Android apps and more. It doesn’t take a genius to search them out, nor does it take a genius to snag something and use it. From my basic understand...