Frog takes nap after a satisfying lunch [Amazing Photo of the Day]
Or maybe this is a toad. Regardless, it is one happy creature. I wonder what s/he ate.
Lady pours water on overheating computer “to cool it down” [Humor]
"Well, you said it was overheating, so I poured water on it to cool it down!"
I r Google Chrome [Image]
Just our Google overlords reminding us what is what, nothing to see here.
Remembering our brave digital soldiers [Image]
Warning: this geeky joke may offend people who have lost someone in war.
Germans build life-size replica of Darth Vader’s Tie Fighter [Image]
This 5.30m wide, 4.80m long, and 4.30m high (17.3ft x 15.7ft x 14.1ft) is a replica of Darth Vader's Tie Fighter from Star Wars. It weighs 1.4 tons and despite being what most people would consider life-size, it is actually only h...
Epic model of Battlestar Galactica Cylon baseship made from LEGO [Image]
Fan of Battlestar Galactica? Then you will enjoy this LEGO model.
Chinese game developer leaves job to sell street food, now earns double his salary
A video game programmer in Shenzen, China has left his day job programming video games to sell street food. The result? He doubled his salary. According to Kotaku, the man left his job due to health issues: “The work hours o...
97-year old creates beautiful paintings using Microsoft Paint
Microsoft Paint might look like a simple tool designed for doing trivial things, but in the right hands, Paint is a powerful graphic designing software. Don’t believe us? Well, ask 97-year old Hal Lasko, the man who creates amazin...
Canon has an insane 75-megapixel DSLR in the works [Rumor]
Canon’s current high-end DSLRs top out at around the 20-megapixel range. While megapixel count certainly isn’t everything, and Canon’s pro cameras certainly make the case for it by churning out great photos, you ...
‘Janicab’ malware targets both Windows and Macs
A troubling malware family has recently been brought to light by researchers from both F-Secure and Webroot. What is particularly unique about this malware is that it targets both Windows and OSX. This malware appears to be an ear...
These are air-powered pants that are designed to help with leg joints
Air powered pants designed to boost a user’s joint power have been developed by design students of the Royal College of Art in London. The device is still in an early prototype stage and consists of a series of air bags conn...
Google Reader was killed because Google CEO and other higher-ups didn’t care about it
When Google announced that it would be shutting down Reader, they made sure to give its loyal fan base a reason. It wasn’t something that people agreed with, but how could you really argue with them when they play the “...
Pair of leaks reveal official images, specs, and release date of new Google Nexus 7 [Rumor]
If there was any doubt that we’re about to see a brand new Nexus 7, these leaks should put them to rest. First off are the official press images of the device you see above, leaked by the prolific @evleaks. It’s the cl...
This might just be what Apple’s long-rumored budget iPhone will look like [Rumor]
Rumors and even “leaks” of a cheaper, plastic iPhone have been going around for as long as I can remember now, but this might be the most believable one yet. Japanese magazine Weekly ASCII has posted images of the rear...
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 specs leaked [Rumor]
Specifications’ regarding the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has leaked again, and from what we can tell, this device could become one of the top Android handset to own later in the year. The leaked information claims the device will have ...
Nokia announces Lumia 625, budget Windows Phone 8 device with a large display
The most effective Lumia line of Windows Phone 8 devices on the market are the affordable ones, so it comes as no surprise to see Nokia putting more focus on this section of the market. The Finnish giant recently announced the Lum...
[Windows] Batch add image and text watermarks to videos with SoftOrbits Video Watermark Maker
If you work with videos more often then not and tend to share your videos on the internet, it is a good idea to protect your videos with a watermark… or multiple watermarks. While adding a watermark to a video is a relativel...
How to create animated GIFs on Windows, Linux, and Mac — lesson 2 [Guide]
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a simple animated GIF flame flickering across the bottom of the image by using GIMP, a free image editor. This is part 2 in an ongoing series on dotTech intended to teach you how to ...
[Windows] Find and delete duplicate photos and images with Similar Image Finder
One of the biggest problems with keeping a backlog of photos saved on a smartphone, is that eventually you end up with a lot of duplicates after transferring them over to a PC. At least in my case, this happens because I always ba...
[Android] Create and manage notes and to-do lists with MobisleNotes
One of the main reasons why task managers and to-do lists apps exist is because they’re meant to help you manage your time in a more efficient and productive manner. You are not supposed to spend most of your time editing your not...
[Mac OS X] Identical lets you determine whether two files with the same name are identical
Over the weekend, I got my hard drive replaced by a shiny new solid state drive. It’s the best thing I ever did for my MacBook: it’s running quieter, cooler, and happier. I backed up most of my important files in my em...
[iOS] Here On Biz uses your LinkedIn contacts to inform you of people you can meet while traveling
When it comes to networking for business, LinkedIn is generally considered to be the go-to service. But LinkedIn doesn’t always help you stay in touch as well as it might. A clever app called Here On Biz uses your LinkedIn c...
How to disable new ‘Primary’, ‘Social’, and ‘Promotions’ tabs in Gmail [Guide]
Google has recently pushed out a new tabbed interface to Gmail users, with the intent of wanting to make it easier to organize inboxes (although some might allege Google’s secret intention was to show spam-like ads). If you ...
Beautiful day in Taiwan [Wallpaper]
Gorgeous Taiwanese morning makes for an awesome wallpaper.
These are four extremely small turtles [Amazing Photo of the Day]
Technically these are Egyptian tortoises, not turtles. But who's counting? Turtle, tortoise; tomato, tomato.
This, my friends, is a perfect example of “PRISM anxiety disorder” [Comic]
Who else is paranoid that the NSA is watching our every digital move?
Idiot tech support employee is “not allowed” to press a button on a keyboard [Humor]
Computer is typing numbers instead of letters, dumb tech support wants to blame a virus.
Geeky nerd humor [Image]
If you smile and/or laugh at this error message, you know are a geeky nerd. Because real nerds don't smile and/or laugh.
Kaspersky is very good at removing rootkits [Image]
Kaspersky TDSSKiller finds one rootkit but somehow neutralizes three.
This “honest logo” of Microsoft describes the company very accurately [Image]
"Will work for a while"
Google is “spamming” Gmail users with new ads that look like e-mails
Any Gmail user who is not blocking ads knows Google has, for the longest time, shown ads in Gmail (as do other email provides, such as Outlook.com and Yahoo). However, those ads have typically been non-intrusive, traditional ads &...
This crab-like robot can swim 6,000 meters (19,600 ft) underwater
Underwater exploring robots have been around for decades, but not many are capable of withstanding the strong currents of the sea floor. This means the use of these robotic swimmers are quite limited, but everything could change f...
New REM energy managment system is an innovative approach to storing power generated by renewable energy
One of the problems with energy generated from renewable energy sources is that the energy provided by them can be at times intermittent due to factors such as weather. For this reason it is important to have a means of energy sto...
Apple testing 13-inch iPad and larger iPhone, according to WSJ
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is testing out a number of new screen sizes for the iPad and iPhone. The company has reportedly been asking its suppliers in Asia for a range of different screen sizes for ...