People. Especially people of Florida. Listen up. If you get approached to buy a MacBook or iPad in a parking lot, don't buy it. Even if it's dirt cheap and a freaking steal and you need a new computer or whatever. Why? Because it might end up as a pile of wood and duct tape. Seriously. Read More >>
LOCOG's just turned hundreds of people away from the opening stages of the Olympic archery because it's an "unticketed" event. Loads of bow-fans turned up to Lords to watch world records fall, but it was a non-public event, and wasn't even shown on TV, despite what scam sites claiming to sell tickets proclaimed. Read More >>
Featured comment by Phenomenological:
"No, somebody knows there are humans stupid enough to pay for it. Don't blame LOCOG for the idiocy of some members of the public." More »
The Onion, as only The Onion can, exposed the cesspool of faux-inventions of Kickstarter by calling the folks who start Kickstarter projects, Internet criminals who "bilk friends and families out of terrible, ill-conceived and unnecessary personal projects". Yep, pretty much. Read More >>
Featured comment by tsjmcgrath:
"I don't understand the hate towards Kickstarter - sure, there are many projects which aren't innovative or original at all, and are basically terrible..." More »
Ah, power. You give a person too much and they will abuse it. Such is the case with Thomas Langenbach, a 47-year-old VP at Palo Alto-based software company SAP Labs, who has been arrested for the nerdiest crime in recent memory. His abuse of power: computer-based. Read More >>
Members of a gang consisting of members in Kent, Derby, Birmingham and Wolverhampton have been banged up, after netting around £500k from buying their own "music" through iTunes using stolen credit card details. Read More >>
Seems like someone’s preying on the eager beavers hankering for a bit of early Halo 4 action. Early access beta invites have been floating around, but it seems that they’re not exactly kosher. Read More >>
Featured comment by Magic Robot:
"Hey man, you are a tech writer - you owe to yourself to own a 360. I also have a PS3 and use it for streaming and Blue-Ray, but rarely for gaming." More »
Some people have no scrupules. Scammers are already capitalising on the passing of Steve Jobs with a fake Facebook iPad giveaway that's conned some 15,000 gullible people. Read More >>