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Meet a “real-life Barbie”

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:32:39 +0000

A 21-year-old girl, who has become an internet sensation in her home country of Russia, claims on her blog to be the most famed woman on the Russian-language internet. Valeria Lukyanova’s doll-like features, long blonde hair and ‘perfect’ body make her look like a real life Barbie. In fact, with her tiny waist and large [...]

BlackBerry 10 Camera Features

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:26:56 +0000

Apple will release 2 years after BlackBerry does, and all the Apple fanboys will think it’s the most genius thing they have ever seen.

Pittsburgh’s Twin City: Kaunas, Lithuania

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:53:04 +0000

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The Decline and Fall of “Draw Something”

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:31:32 +0000

Just six weeks ago, Draw Something was the hottest mobile game in the world, but today its popularity has collapsed and Zynga may be left holding the bag. Online game company OMGPOP launched Draw Something on February 6 of this year and watched it soar to 35 million downloads in just seven weeks. Not since the [...]

“Tron: Uprising” new trailer

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:10:12 +0000

Can Tron do for Disney XD what Star Wars did for Cartoon Network? Here’s the new trailer for Tron: Uprising, the new animated series debuting on Disney XD in June. Like Cartoon Net’s acclaimed The Clone Wars, this is a sophisticated-looking animated series that’s set at a moment in time that takes place between two [...]

Gary Wilson – The Great Porn Experiment

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:05:01 +0000

Have our brains evolved to handle the hyperstimulation of today’s Internet enticements? In a response to Philip Zimbardo’s “The demise of guys?” TEDTalk, Gary Wilson discusses the disturbing symptoms showing up in some heavy Internet users, the surprising reversal of those symptoms, and the science behind these 21st century phenomena.

The University of Pittsburgh Bomb Threats

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:26:48 +0000

The University of Pittsburgh has received nearly 60 bomb threats. Copycat threats have been made elsewhere in Pittsburgh. What should be done about this?

Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:34:44 +0000

Facebook just bought Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock. Instagram is a mobile-only photo-sharing app. It grew from 1 million users in January 2011 to 15 million in December 2011. It has 30 million users now. What’s great about it is that it is very fast… especially compared to Facebook. With the Facebook iPhone [...]

“Dumb And Dumber 2″ confirmed by Peter Farrelly

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:17:13 +0000

Dumb And Dumber 2 has been confirmed to shoot in September. Co-director Peter Farrelly has revealed plans for a follow-up to the hit 1994 comedy about the cross-country adventures of two intellectually-challenged friends. But he insisted that the new film will be the first true sequel. He told ComingSoon.net: “We’re getting set to shoot Dumb [...]

Why Groupon is poised for collapse

admin — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:31:45 +0000

The author has great points. Why the company is not transparent is obvious – the refunds they issue hurt the growth. I personally have about $500 in “Groupon Dollars” in my account. Deals I couldn’t or didn’t use, that because I’m in the State of California they cannot expire. So they don’t refund my credit [...]