The Shorty Awards recognise the shining best in "social media content creators." Those last four words, when strung together, are perhaps the most boring in western civilisation. So why does chaotic Anonymous want a stupid corporate-buzz award? We're wondering too.
We hope you aren't too averse to the Mac App Store, because it's going to be the only way to upgrade your computer from now on.
"We're doing things a little bit differently," Heather Champ told me.
It's kind of striking just how much this room looks like every other workshop I've ever set foot into. Plain, unassuming. Exposed concrete and wood. Power tools. Work tables. Dust. But this is where Microsoft builds, prototypes and quality controls Xboxes, along with basically every Microsoft-made accessory that connects to them.
John Cleese is one of the funniest humans ever to grace Earth. From Flying Circus to Fawlty Towers—perhaps the funniest show ever made—to Wanda, this man is the epitome of comedy. Logically, he doesn't disappoint in his replies to YouTube commenters.
In advance of the release of Windows 8, Microsoft has been showing us bits and pieces of its newly redesigned UI. Now, we're getting our first look at the newly redesigned logo, the latest in a lineage of iconic symbols for the operating system.
No one wears ties anymore. Even fewer people wear bow ties. They're really freaking hard to tie, for one. And the resulting aesthetic is, shall we say, unusual.
Food is confusing. It's on a plate, and somehow, I've got to get it into my stomach. These plates remind you that you need to transport it to your body somehow—preferably, with some man-made delivery technology.
Why should iPad 3 rumours be the sole provenance of established blogs and news outlets? It's time we turned to the masses. And who better to shed light on Apple's next device than YouTube's best and brightest?
Just a week after hacking the CIA, Anonymous continued its onslaught of attacks on US government websites early this morning by hacking several websites belonging to the American Federal Trade Comission.
Yes. Marc Levine, the chief of gastrointestinal radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, has found that a competitive eater's stomach works more like an expanding balloon than a squeezing sac.
Rhythm action games have a particular form and shape; tap buttons in time to the music, rack up scores depending on your accuracy. Those fundamentals are in place with Beat Sneak Bandit, and yet they're deployed in an unusual way. A stealth concept overlaid with sixties papier-mache visuals and a jazzy soundtrack, it's a minor masterpiece.
If you are a juror and you try to use Facebook to contact a defendant, you will get be dismissed. And if you're an imbecile like the guy in this photo, then you will get in jail.
Crisp lovers, rejoice! Scientists from the University of Nottingham have found that the salt in crisps is only released into the mouth around 20 seconds after chewing, and by that time, the crisps are probably on their way down your neck. The researchers say that this "salt burst" is underused and could pave the way for a reduction in salt but not taste within your snack foods.
We’ve all been there. You just have to have that piece of tech right now, or you desperately need a new cable to hook up your monster sound system pre-party. But where do you get it if you just can’t be arsed to leave the house? Amazon’s no good, that takes a day, how about Maplin? It’s touting a fast new 90-minute delivery to the home service from the moment you click your mouse.
When our oil supplies run out, it won't just be fuel for our cars that dries up. Everything you own that's made of plastic has been made using the black gold and, until now, there's been no other way to create it. Fortunately, scientists can now produce plastic from plant matter, which could massively cut our dependency on oil.
