Apple is very outspoken about how it feels “stealing is wrong”, especially when it comes to “iconic” designs. So what happens when Apple itself does the stealing? (I propose a lightning bolt striking Cupert...
As the noose tightens around file sharing in many countries, do you know there are some countries in which you can legally download movies, TV shows, music, programs, video games, etc. as long as it is for personal use? No, no not...
If I were to ask you how emoticons came to be, what would you say? Would you be able to tell me that emoticons came into being on September 19, 1982 when Professor Scott Fahlman of Carnegie Mellon University sent an e-mail suggest...
I never really understood why but some people are really particular about their photos. In fact, some go so far as to cover their faces in photos because they never seem to have a pose they like. If you are one of these types of p...
Doesn’t it boggle your mind when you see how tall some buildings are; how we, as humans, have managed to build structures so tall we have started to call them “skyscrapers”? While I am not found of heights, it am...
iOS 6 sees Google Maps replaced with iOS Maps. Not happy with iOS Maps? Want Google Maps back? Unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be a standalone Google Maps app on Apple App Store… but there is still a way to get G...
At the EUSecWest 2012 conference in Amsterdam, there is a Mobile Pwn2Own contest in which security researchers — or hackers, if you want — try to demonstrate their prowess at hacking mobile devices. The two best hacks ...
What do you do when your biggest competitor just announced, and is about to release, “the next big thing”? You create an ad that mocks that big thing to show consumers that “the next big thing is already hereR...
You know that Internet Explorer vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer 7/8/9 on Windows XP/Vista/Win7 dotTech recently posted about? Yeah, well, it looks like Microsoft is on the ball with this one; they have just issued an eas...
In August a rumor generated buzz about the possibility of seeing Windows RT tablets — specifically the Windows RT Surface — for as low as $199. A few days later Lenovo stoked the rumor by publicly saying Windows 8 Pro ...
Ever see a space movie or TV show? You probably have. (My personal favorite is Battlestar Galactica, the remake.) In these movies or shows, I’m pretty sure at one time or another you viewed a magnificent, fiery explosion or ...
Android may be dominating iOS when it comes to smartphones, but the iPad is kicking everyone’s ass in the tablet arena — Android, webOS (now defunct), and BlackBerry alike. Sure the Nexus 7 may be an iPad-quality Andro...
I’ll be the first to admit that, despite knowing better, I hate changing my password. In fact, even when I am forced to change my password, such as when some systems and websites force users to change their password after a ...
Have you ever dropped your phone? I have, although only once or twice. Have you ever damaged your phone, whether that be cracked screen, scuff mark, or water damage? I, thankfully, haven’t. My fellow Americans, on the other ...
The scenario I present to you is simple. You are sitting at home or work and you receive an e-mail in your inbox claiming to contain nude videos or pictures of your favorite celebrity. Would you open it? Apparently 996 Taiwanese g...
