Last month I wrote about a problem with Chrome 10 failing to display Flash content for some users. While I followed up with a workaround, there’s now something that may be a solution — for some at least! To recap, the original problem was that since the upgrade to the 10th edition, many users were […]
Universal Pictures has just released a new extended trailer for Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens, and after watching it, I’m not so sure about how good the movie will be anymore. Check it out: [Via]
Who has the most Facebook comments in a 24-hour period, ever? That’d be global watchdog, Greenpeace. Their recent campaign to garner comments on the Greenpeace fan page to raise awareness of Facebook’s uncleanliness logged over 50,000 comments in just over 11 hours–a number which is, according to the folks at Guinness Book of World Records, a […]
Have you been down the cereal aisle at the grocery store lately? It’s nothing but whole grain oats, added fiber, protein clusters, and boring old flakes. Gone are the days of cereal with a cartoon or movie tie-in that contain far too much sugar, chocolate, or marshmallows than any human should ever ingest, even spread […]
Tweeted by Twitter user @mattmight: *Not* what you want to see on the fetal monitor when your wife begins to push. Thanks, Microsoft. [Source]
New guidelines set forth by the State Administration of Radio Film and Television in China take aim at science fiction, supernatural and mythological plot-lines in television and radio programs. Specifically, the government claims to be concerned about upholding the mores of Chinese heritage, which they say discourage “fantasy, time-travel, random compilations of mythical stories, bizarre plots, […]
In yet another thought-controlled technology breakthrough, researchers from the University of California in San Diego have developed a Bluetooth device that allows the wearer to dial a phone by concentrating on the numbers they would normally just input manually. The days of the old-fashioned “actually touch the phone” method of dialing are not gone, however. It’s […]
While I was browsing geekleetist today (one of my favorite tumblr blog, be sure to check this one out!), I stumbled on a post pointing to Christopher Bennett’s Etsy shop, and boy was I pleased by what I saw in there. Christopher Bennett, aka Mechamonkey on Etsy, is a Glendale, CA-based artist who works full […]
Set in present day San Francisco, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes tells the story that leads to the end of humanity as we know it, as depicted by the previously released Planet of the Apes series. Rise of the Planet of the Apes will hit the big screens on August 5th, 2011 [Via]
Worldwide PC sales figures have taken a tumble — and everyone has an explanation why. Two separate estimates show the same pattern in sales figures for January through March this year, compared with the same period in 2010. IDC estimates there were 80.6 million shipments worldwide, down 3.2%, while Gartner puts the total at 84.3 […]