Rahul Sood, Voodoo PC founder and current CTO of gaming at HP, spins an interesting yarn about an aborted Microsoft project that would've let PC and Xbox gamers face-off. The only problem? During testing, the PC gamers cleaned Xboxers' clocks. More »
Piratpartiet, Sweden's copyright-fighting political party, apparently plans to launch and fund an anonymized pirate-friendly ISP. And their sneaky ploy is actually quite clever: More »
Microsoft is at least excited enough about Windows Phone 7 to promise a free phone to every Microsoft employee. Apple and Google did the same with their major phones—which, interestingly, leaves Palm as the only major who didn't give every employee free phones. If nothing else, life at Microsoft with iPhone probably just got a little harder. More »
While discussing their Q2 results, Netflix revealed that they'll be releasing a software-only version of their Playstation 3 streaming service. Netflix's CEO called the update "major," saying it will sport a new UI and debut by October.[All Things D] More »
The Joule stand was my favorite iPad stand until I saw Twelvesouth's Compass. Now my heart is divided. I really like the angular design and its portability. But what I really like is its price: Just $40. More »
Yesterday Verizon acknowledged that a small number of Droid X devices are affected by screen issues, but today we're reading a lot of user reports about units suffering from Wi-Fi connectivity issues. More »
Netflix's revenue missed expectations last quarter, possibly because many of us haven't laid hands upon a DVD or Blu-ray in quite some time. The number of customers streaming movies has jumped drastically from a year ago. More »
AJ uses Twitter and hates stop and go traffic as much as you do. AJ is a 2011 Ford Fiesta being tested by Ford engineers. More »
If you want to put your touch typing skills to the test, BlindType is your keyboard. It learns your typing patterns and then gives you the option to make the keyboard disappear—as in, there are no keys while you type. More »
Earlier today I reported on the unlikelihood that the next Batman movie will be in 3D. But is that a fluke or part of a trend? If box office numbers are any indication, it's definitely the latter. More »
Following a similar law passed by the Senate, the House has voted to close a legal loophole that allows cell phones to reach federal prisoners. Legislators hope the move will block inmates from conducting criminal activity while locked up. More »
Cult of Mac is reporting that according to a "highly placed source" within the company, T-Mobile is in the "advanced stage" of talks with Apple regarding a certain gadget. Yes, that means a T-Mobile iPhone could be in our future. More »
Astronomers have identified the most massive stars known. These objects are millions of times brighter than our Sun and the largest of them all is a whoppin' 300 times the mass of our favorite star. More »
Here's a rumor that gets me excited: according to Christopher Nolan's long-time cinematographer Wally Pfister, he really wants to shoot the entirety of the next Batman movie in IMAX. And he hates 3D. More »
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I asked you to design some upgrades to the human body to make life better or easier. Some of your entries are sort of good ideas! OK, who am I kidding? They're ridiculous. More »
This week it came to light that BP had photoshopped—poorly—an official image of their crisis command center. Apparently, that wasn't an isolated incident. Let's take a closer look at this view from a helicopter, shall we? More »
We've all seen reflection used in photography—like when a lake doubles as a mirror to the sky. For this week's Shooting Challenge, we're going a step more complicated and using the principles of refraction. More »
We've previously covered how, despite camera ubiquity, amateur and journalistic reports of police, security guards, and other authority figures of varying legitimacy intimidating harmless photographers continue to pop up. Popular Mechanics explains why this harassment isn't just wrong, but illegal. More »
Scientists, using three NASA satellites, have created a first-of-its-kind map that details the height of the world's forests. More »
