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  • You may recall that Google was found to be gathering data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks while out taking pictures for Google Street View. They say…

  • Oct 27, 2010

    Sheep on fire

    Sounds like the worst Kings of Leon song ever, right? But Firesheep is a big threat to your privacy, not your musical taste. We talked about it on…

  • Because the world needs more phones? No, that's probably not it. But maybe the world needs a more sophisticated game playing device that can also…

  • The file sharing site has been battling lawsuits from the recording industry for years now but was finally disabled after a court injunction from…

  • Oct 27, 2010

    Nook Color

    As expected, Barnes & Noble unveiled a Nook with color today. Android enabled, as before….

  • Let's give it up one time for mix tapes. Take it away, fellas.

  • Boing Boing flagged this rather alarmist approach on the part of an upstate New York newspaper to monetizing their online edition: threats! The…

  • Amazon.com is hoping to take a little of the shine off today's expected announcement of Barnes & Noble's Nook Color. Amazon says that they sold…

  • It's funny. Kind of. The Walkman was a revolutionary piece of technology. I remember my late father, who was born in 1931, putting on headphones…

  • Not Tickle Me Elmo, not Cabbage Patch Kids, not a hula hoop….