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Tech Talk

February 22nd, 2012
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New iPhone Case Has Built-In Pepper Spray

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If you’ve got an iPhone, then chances are you also have an iPhone case protecting your beloved gadget. You’ve got to, really, given how much those things cost and how delicate they are. But while that case is protecting your phone, who or what is protecting you? After all, you are also delicate and expensive [...]

Tech Talk

February 20th, 2012
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‘Nomophobia’—Fear Of Being Without Cell Phone—On The Rise

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There’s this new affliction out there in the world called “nomophobia.” Maybe you have it. The named is derived from the phrase “no-mobile-phobia” and, obviously, it is what people are starting to call the fear of being without one’s mobile phone. It sounds pretty stupid, I know, but this is actually turning into a real [...]

Tech Talk

February 13th, 2012
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New iPhone App (Supposedly) Controls Your Dreams

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Dreaming can be a mixed bag. Sometimes dreams are terrifying—like when you show up to your first day of school without any pants, or you find yourself in one of those Saw movies. But other times dreams are amazing—like when you’re wildly successful at whatever it is you do, or you get to have sex [...]

Tech Talk

February 13th, 2012
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Comparing iPads to Textbooks *Infographic*

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A new high school textbook averages about $75. A new iPad costs about $500. With Apple’s release of iBooks 2 last month, they’ve included high school textbooks for about $15 apiece. Is it more cost effective for schools to start making the switch to iPad textbooks for their students in place of the standard old [...]

Tech Talk

February 9th, 2012
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HypeHumor Funny Pic iPhone App Is Here!

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Quick, responsive, easy to use! The popular and fast-growing website HypeHumor.com has released a great new app featuring hilarious pictures, animated gifs, and videos. “HypeHumor Funny Pictures” throws 1000s of funny pictures across your iPhone or iPod touch screen as fast as you can scroll. What a great way to pass a bit (or a [...]

News

February 9th, 2012
Marvin Potter (left) and Jamie Curd (right) are accused of murdering Billy Payne Jr. and Billy Jean Hayworth on January 31, 2012

Man Murders Couple For Unfriending His Daughter On Facebook

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A couple of months ago, I went through my friends list on Facebook and purged about 30 “friends” who I never really see or talk to, either online or in person. Apparently I’m lucky to still be alive. Last week in Mountain City, Tennessee, a father became so upset a couple had deleted his daughter [...]

Tech Talk

February 9th, 2012
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15 Hilarious Facebook Photo Comments

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Facebook has become an intricate part of our lives. We use it every day to keep in touch with each other. On facebook you can find some extremely funny things, or some embarrassing things. In this case we found some very funny trolling facebook photo comments that made us laugh. Here are 15 Hilarious Facebook [...]

Tech Talk

February 8th, 2012
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iPhone Used As Hockey Puck, Still Works (Video)

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The geniuses over at G-Form who designed an iPad case that enables the pricey high-tech gadget to survive a free fall from outer space have now turned their attention to the iPhone. About time, right? But instead of dropping an a phone from space to demonstrate the protective powers of their new G-Form RPT impact [...]

Tech Talk

February 6th, 2012
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Facebook's IPO Status Update *VIDEO*

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With recent news of Facebook filing for IPO, the news has spread like wildfire (much like the widespread creation of new millionaires in the Silicon Valley.) Take a look at this beautiful video and consider how Facebook is making cash in large amounts from you – you are Facebook’s product that holds all the value. [...]

Lifestyle

February 6th, 2012
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Cheating Wife? Send Her Undies To The Crime Lab For DNA Testing

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In the olden days, if you thought your significant other was cheating on you, the only way you could find out for sure was to secretly follow them around and catch him or her in the act. Today, however, there are a variety of modern tools at the disposal of the suspicious spouse. But if [...]

News

February 3rd, 2012
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Suspected Rapist Argues With Cops...On Facebook

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I honestly don’t know what’s weirder: the fact that the police in Jefferson County, Alabama, have a Facebook page called “Creep of the Week” where they post pictures of wanted suspects; the fact that one of these so-called “creeps” stopped by this Facebook page to taunt the cops; or the fact that the cops actually [...]

Tech Talk

February 1st, 2012
Wouldn't you love it if the whole world got to see photos of you taking off your clothes in a parking lot?

iPhone Glitch Let’s You Spy On Complete Strangers

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Attention iPhone users. Take a break from playing with your favorite new app from HypeHumor and pay attention to this: Today Gizmodo is reporting that they have discovered a very disturbing glitch in the iMessage service. Apparently it’s possible for your messages to somehow start appearing on someone else’s iPhone or iPad without you or [...]

Tech Talk

February 1st, 2012

Are Jerks The Future of The Internet? *INFOGRAPHIC*

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Do you consider yourself a bully? Have you ever accused someone of over-reacting or being “dramatic” after leaving a Facebook comment, purely as a joke? You may be considered a cyberbully. Developmentally at the age of two, a child can develop bullying traits if they lack basic language skills. Now with social media as an [...]

Tech Talk

February 1st, 2012
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75% Of Americans Admit To Texting On The Toilet

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Here’s a fun game: go through all the texts currently in your phone and try to guess which ones were sent while your friend or loved one was taking a dump. Because a new survey has found that 75% of Americans admit to toilet texting. The percentage is even higher among people between the ages [...]

Entertainment

January 30th, 2012
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New Star Wars Role Playing Video Game To Allow Same-Sex Virtual Relationships

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According to a report from PC Magazine, the new Star Wars role playing video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, just released this past December, will apparently allow users to engage in same-sex virtual relationships. So, great news for gay nerds everywhere! SWTOR is an online role-playing video game based on the Star Wars universe. [...]

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