Yes, it’s true, we haven’t been around for a while, and for that we apologize. If you miss your Tek Lado friends, here’s where to find some of them: Follow Nick Lohr on Twitter here. Follow Liz Spikol at the new site she’s editing, Curbed Philly. Contact Mel Gomez via email. Follow Samer Kalef on Twitter here. As for this [...]
Lots of people have tried to find a way to profit off of Steve Jobs’ death, Apple probably being the biggest example. (I’m surprised there hasn’t been a commemorative Steve Jobs iPod released.) But one of the more creative ways thus far to pay homage to the late Apple genius has to be the Steve Jobs action figure. In Icons, [...]
What does an Android user look like? Does he wear Chucks? Do they wear glasses? How big is their head? I use an Android smartphone and I look nothing like this description. Source: Mashable
An Israeli law center, Shurat HaDin, is threatening to sue Twitter unless it shuts down an account that the center says belongs to Hezbollah. The center describes itself this way: Shurat HaDin—Israel Law Center is an Israeli based civil right organization and world leader in combating the terrorist organizations and the regimes that support them through lawsuits litigated in courtrooms [...]
Kim Jong-il was the “supreme leader” of North Korea, but where did all of his powers come from? The Dark Side. I put my trust in Obi-Wan and Yoda. And never trust a Sith Lord, or someone who declares themselves “supreme leader.” Source: Dorkly
GoDaddy has long been king of kings of domain registrars, and even when CEO Bob Parsons shot an elephant and crowed about it on video, most non-PETA-affiliated users didn’t flee. But when GoDaddy trumpeted its support of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), users took notice. SOPA was proposed by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who probably has a lot in [...]
Wile Mashable is showing infographics about holiday travel (fucking boring), and other websites are reporting about the most popular holiday gift tweets, or why people are unfriending on Facebook (who gives a fuck). Instead, we’re going to show you an infographic about 48 years of Doctor Who awesomeness. This colorful and comprehensive infographic gives us a complete timeline of the [...]
Apple’s Siri is going to have competition. Google engineers are hard at work on a voice-activated assistant. Google is apparently calling the system “Majel,” after Majel Barrett, the voice for Star Trek’s interactive computer. Users would be able to make use of Majel’s natural language algorithms in order to bring about a far more interactive and, hopefully, accurate system. It [...]