Anonymous Takes Out Yemeni Government Websites

Feb 4, 2011 - 10:00 AM |Switched

The hacktivists over at Anonymous are at it again. After bringing down opponents of WikiLeaks, and recently taking on Tunisia and Egypt, the loosely organized group of politically motivated hackers that ...

Man Charges Cell Phone During Burglary, Gets Arrested

Feb 4, 2011 - 9:15 AM |Switched

A Maryland man accused of pulling off ten burglaries is sitting in jail right now, thanks to a single cell phone and a well-timed power outage. On Friday evening, 25-year-old Cody Wilkins broke into a ...

Inmate Uses Fake Credit Cards to Buy $1 Million in Apple Goods

Feb 4, 2011 - 8:30 AM |Switched

A 28-year-old Riker's Island inmate, who directed a credit card counterfeiting operation from behind bars, now faces grand larceny and conspiracy charges after his gang used the cards to purchase Apple ...

Creepy Android Surgery Ads, Colbert Takes on the Google/Bing Tussle

Feb 3, 2011 - 7:02 PM |Switched

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Read: The Power of Cute Runs the World In 2003, This American Life aired a story about ...

Check Where You're Logged Into Gmail

Feb 3, 2011 - 6:30 PM |Switched

Gmail has a neat little feature that lets you check where your account is logged in and see all of its recent activity. All the way at the bottom of the screen (in very tiny text) you'll find a ...

'The Daily' Already Plagued by Rogue Tumblr Accounts

Feb 3, 2011 - 5:43 PM |Switched

'The Daily' is just over 24 hours old, yet it has already inspired at least two unsanctioned Tumblr accounts. While 'The Daily' has an official Tumblr that will offer analysis of stories and interviews ...

'Flight' Elevates Paper Airplanes to a Whole New Level

Feb 3, 2011 - 5:10 PM |Switched

This week, we're taking to the skies with some breezy flying games. We'll thumb our noses at Newton, and defy gravity with rocket ships, helicopters and paper airplanes. Make sure your seat backs are ...

Swedish Street Artist Constructs Rainbow-Painting Robot

Feb 3, 2011 - 4:20 PM |Switched

Geeks, tinkerers and amateur engineers obviously love Rube Goldberg devices, those overly complicated, ridiculous contraptions that accomplish mundane, everyday tasks. Akay, a Swedish street artist, has ...

Statistics Prove Lottery Isn't a Game of Chance at All

Feb 3, 2011 - 3:35 PM |Switched

The lottery's appeal stems from the fact that anyone could be a winner; it is a game of chance. But Canadian statistician Mohan Srivastava, who has degrees from MIT and Stanford, has realized one ...

'Face to Facebook' Is Part Art, Part Hack

Feb 3, 2011 - 2:50 PM |Switched

Share Part art project, part dating site, and part ingenious hacking exercise, 'Face to Facebook' is the brain child of Paolo Cirio and Alessandro Ludovico. The digital artists stole (in their own words) ...

Kenneth Cole Redefines Classy With Cairo Tweet

Feb 3, 2011 - 2:10 PM |Switched

Share This week, the Social Media Outreach Award goes to Kenneth Cole, the brand that offers sensible shoes and faux-leather bags to the upscale T.J. Maxx shopper. Earlier today, the company managed to ...

Congressmen Press Zuckerberg on Facebook's Data Sharing Practices

Feb 3, 2011 - 1:25 PM |Switched

Last month, Facebook temporarily suspended a controversial new feature that would have allowed third-party app developers to access sensitive user information, including home addresses and telephone ...

 

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