LG Optimus 4X HD, Vu and 3D Max Get The Hands-On Treatment [Video]
2 months ago
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LG Optimus 4X HD, Vu and 3D Max Get The Hands-On Treatment [Video] We’re only a few days away from Mobile World Congress 2012 but some manufacturer’s are already showing their wares before the big event. LG is first out the gate giving some hands-on time to Telefonino.net, who has uploaded a few [...]
The Paris Hilton ‘Drunk Text’ Ringtone Collection [Ringtones]
2 months ago
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The Paris Hilton ‘Drunk Text’ Ringtone Collection [Ringtones] Need a custom ringtone for that ex-boyfriend who only calls late at night, when he’s drunk and horny’ Now presenting the Paris Hilton “Drunk Text” ring tone collection, culled from Paris Hilton’s new spoken word techno song “Drunk [...]
Oscar Week: Why The Descendants Should Win Best Picture [Grierson & Leitch]
2 months ago
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Oscar Week: Why The Descendants Should Win Best Picture [Grierson & Leitch] Tim Grierson and Will Leitch will be writing regularly on Gawker and Deadspin about movies, starting this week. Today and tomorrow, we’re going to shower love on our favorite films that are up for Best Picture. First up, [...]
Occupy Wall Street Videographer Films His Own Baby’s Birth In Back of NYC Taxi [Video]
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Occupy Wall Street Videographer Films His Own Baby’s Birth In Back of NYC Taxi [Video] Occupy Wall Street welcomed its newest supporter yesterday (‘) when this Occupy Wall Street videographer’s wife had their baby in the back of a livery cab in New York. He filmed it, of course. More » Read [...]
Obama Administration Sides With Consumers In Online Privacy Debate
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Obama Administration Sides With Consumers In Online Privacy Debate The White House launched its “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights In A Networked World” Thursday, outlining key rights and safeguards Americans should expect when they do business online.The proposal is notable in that it marks the [...]
How DMCA Takedown Notices Work [Infographic]
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How DMCA Takedown Notices Work [Infographic] The Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Its “safe harbor” provision is what draws the line between pirates and legally legitimate Web companies. That line isn’t always crystal clear, as the ongoing saga of Grooveshark demonstrates.Few would call the DMCA [...]
T-Mobile Announces LTE, Blames iPhone for Subscriber Losses
2 months ago
T-Mobile Announces LTE, Blames iPhone for Subscriber Losses With neither an iPhone nor an LTE data network in its arsenal, T-Mobile’s Q4 performance trailed behind that of competitors AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. However, using funds left over from its failed merger with AT&T, T-Mobile plans to [...]
Hands-On: Nike+ FuelBand Exercise Monitor
2 months ago
Hands-On: Nike+ FuelBand Exercise Monitor What’s a “Fuel” point’ It’s an arbitrary metric of how much one runs, walks, skips or jumps while wearing Nike+’s FuelBand exercise monitor, which went on sale Wednesday. We submit our first impressions. Read complete Hands-On: Nike+ FuelBand Exercise [...]
Do Not Track: The CAN-SPAM of 2012
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Do Not Track: The CAN-SPAM of 2012 Remember in 2003, when the CAN SPAM Act was signed into law, how spam just stopped overnight’ Yeah, me neither. Just as CAN SPAM did little to curb spam, having Google and Microsoft sign on to Do Not Track (DNT) still leaves a lot to be desired.Google and others [...]
T-Mobile looking to upgrade its network to fully support the iPhone
2 months ago
T-Mobile looking to upgrade its network to fully support the iPhone For the last several months, T-Mobile has been talking about how it wants the iPhone. Now, after watching nearly a million customers jump ship last quarter, it’s looking like T-Mobile needs the iPhone.During its earnings call, [...]