Whoever said tech support guys are shy of women hasn’t met Paul [Humor]
"If you've done both of those things, you don't enter a ticket into the queue. I will work on it right now. By the way, I think I like you."
Spectacular footage of Niagara Falls, captured with a quadcopter [Video]
Nature (combined with technology) never ceases to amaze me.
50+ awesome video game console modifications [Image]
Ever wanted an Xbox 360 fit inside your car? Or a PS3 that can cook you dinner? Yeah, people have done it.
Movies that made a lot (!) of money [Infographic]
This infographic shows you which movie franchises have made the most money in modern history.
PayPal goof momentarily gave a man $92,233,720,368,547,800 in his account
Chris Reynolds was just a a father of three, and an all-around normal guy living in Delaware. He’d use PayPal to buy and sell items from eBay and would spend around $100 each month with it. But when he checked his monthly st...
Engineering students develop the ability to charge your smartphone while walking
A recently started Kickstarter campaign has been started which aims to generate electricity using shoe insoles in order to charge mobile devices like cell phones, smartphones, tablets, etc. The project goes by the name of SolePowe...
Engineers develop steerable paper planes and maple seeds… as in having the ability to control where they land
Dr. Paul Pounds of Australia’s University of Queensland and his robotics team have created a pair of inexpensive, disposable UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Yes, you have read that right; the drones, if I am permitted to us...
Here’s 10 amazing minutes of 272,297 dominoes toppling over [Video]
Over at Büdingen, Germany, a few dominoes were toppled. No biggie. Just 272,297. The ‘Enjoy Your Life – The Domino Record 2013’ event placed exactly 277,275 dominoes, 272,297 of which were toppled in a mesmerizin...
This is the reason why Google Glass responds to “Ok Glass” instead of “pew pew pew”
Ask anyone you know that follows tech how to activate Google Glass and they’d most likely tell you, correctly, it’s “Ok Glass.” It’s easy, it’s simple and it actually sounds kind of cool and fut...
Google Street View now let’s you see what it’s like from the top of the Eiffel Tower
Last month, Google users gained the ability to virtually explore the Burj Khalifa. This month, the company has announced that you can now explore Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower. Once again, the team at Google used a specia...
Student hackers figure out how Reddit works, how a link becomes popular on the website
A group of five students in the San Francisco-based hacker boot camp Hack Reactor wanted to figure out exactly how a link gets popular on Reddit, “The Front Page of the Internet,” which can drive tons of traffic to the...
Russian wireless carriers stop selling the iPhone
According to Hi-Tech Mail, Russia’s three biggest wireless carriers, VimpelCom Beeline, MegaFon and MTS, have recently decided to stop selling the Apple iPhone to their customers, likely due to the intense and rigid conditio...
New acquisition looks to improve Yahoo’s mobile ad offerings
Recovering technology company Yahoo has made yet another notable acquisition under the watchful eye of CEO Marissa Mayer. The company just purchased AdMotivate, which has developed a solution that allows advertisers to add behavio...
[Windows] Recover deleted and lost files with Tenorshare Data Recovery
Data/file recovery is one of those capabilities everyone wants to keep in their toolbox incase the worst happens. To help with that worst case scenario, here on dotTech we have a review of the best free file and data recovery soft...
[Windows] Task Blocker monitors and automatically kills running processes and programs you specify
The Windows Task Manager is an excellent tool. It allows you to see all running processes and services in one convenient app window. Sometimes, it isn’t quite what you need though. For example, you can kill running tasks through t...
[Android] Quickly compare the hardware specifications of two devices with SpecCheck
Ever had those situations where you needed to compare devices side-by-side to see which one had the better specs? As a tech blogger, I have those moments all the time. Even so, I have them when I’m talking with friends and family ...
[Android] Download images and photos from Facebook with Facebook Photo Downloader
A lot of folks primarily browse Facebook on their mobile devices. It’s a great way to pass time while you’re waiting around for something to happen or when you’re on the go. Unfortunately, the mobile Facebook app doesn’t allow you...
[iOS] Create lovely photo colalges with Picture Collage Maker
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. It’s also worth a thousand thoughts, emotions, and memories. Photography is a stellar way to capture precious moments, and it also makes a stellar gift to family and friends...
HBO asked Google to take down VLC media player because of “copyright infringement”
Copyright holders might want to take a good luck at the technology that automatically flags infringing content. HBO has reportedly sent a takedown request to Google asking to remove a link that leads to… VLC, the open-source...
Desert landscape mesa [Wallpaper]
Here is a wallpaper for people who are fans of desert landscapes.
Wavey sunset [Amazing Photo of the Day]
I wonder how someone captured this photo.
What else are friends for? [Comic]
This is why I'm not personally on social networks.
Awesome robot does an awesome quadruple backflip. Yep. [Video]
The title says it all.
How many people have done this? [Comic]
Who has ever accidentally plugged a USB wire into the wrong, non-USB port?
So a mouse pad is used for killing actual mice, right? [Humor]
No, I'm sorry a mouse pad cannot be used for pest control... at least not the biological kind.
If “sexy alayna” sent you a message, would you accept it? [Image]
So. Would you hit 'Yes' or 'No'?
Prototype controllers for PS4 could detect if your hands were sweating
Before Sony came to the final design that we see today, the PlayStation 4 had some other interesting features that didn’t quite make the cut. One of them was the ability to measure the galvanic response of your skin as you h...
Apple patent suggests Liquidmetal-based iPhone is in the works
Liquidmetal has always been a thing of mystery as no one really knows in what way it could benefit consumers. Well, as it stands now, it appears Apple has found a way to use Liquidmetal to make iPhones, iPads, and other iOS device...
Student sentenced to one year in prison for rigging election votes
22-year-old Matthew Weaver is no longer a student at California State University San Marcos; he’s now doing a one year course at California State Prison for hacking his school election. Apparently, Weaver was hell bent on becoming...
Xbox One lets you play games before you have finished downloading them
Microsoft representatives have confirmed that the Xbox One will allow users to play games while they’re still downloading to the system. This means that the time it takes for users to actually play their digital games will b...
New Google Maps available now for everyone
The new Google Maps was first shown off back in May at the Google I/O conference, though only the chosen had the chance to give it a spin before Google deemed it ready for public consumption. Beginning today, the new Google Maps i...
NASA abandons spacewalk after spacesuit malfunctions
NASA scheduled a spacewalk Tuesday, but had to put it on hold after crewmembers found water leaking into the helmet of Italian astronaut, Luca Parmitano. As expected, Parmitano wasn’t too happy about sitting it out since he became...
Leak details full specs of Sony’s Xperia ‘Honami’ Android handset
Sony hasn’t been able to come up with a breakaway hit Android smartphone, but the company has no plans to let up if rumored specs of the Sony Xperia Honami turns out to be legitimate. Unlike Nokia, the next Sony smartphone won’t b...
Free iSkysoft PDF Converter for Windows! [72-hours only]
SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION The following is a description of iSkysoft PDF Converter for Windows, as per the developers: PDF Converter for Windows Giveaway Convert PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, EPUB, images and plain text. Conver...
[Android] Password protect your journal or diary entries with Private Diary Free
Keeping a diary or a journal can be very meaningful especially if you want to cherish those precious memories of your life. This is why apps like Private Diary Free are very helpful because instead of writing on a traditional note...