Telecompaper reports that Blackberry plans a “bacteria-free” smartphone for hospitals. They’ll be no need to wipe down the germs (or dust) on these items. How will it work? The article doesn’t give too many details, so we’ll just have to… Read More ›
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Nobody Wanted To See Your Selfie From Space Mountain Anyway
Yahoo News Digest reports that Disney has banned selfie sticks from its theme parks. It had previously banned them from rides, but that didn’t stop some people from using them on rides, forcing rides to stop. Hopefully nobody had to… Read More ›
Google Has Funny Definition of “Unsend”
ArsTechnica reports that Google has introduced an optional “unsend” button for its Gmail users. How does it work? When you hit “send” it doesn’t really send the message, and waits five to thirty seconds, during which time you can click… Read More ›
Time To Write A Book In A Really Large Font
Yahoo Finance reports that Amazon is planning to pay self-published authors by the number of pages of their books that Amazon customers read. 3 Observations About This Story 1. We suspect you’ll earn more writing 250 one-page books than one… Read More ›
3 Sarcastic Excuses As To Why Your “Unlimited” Phone Data Plan May Be Limited
USA Today reports that the FCC plans to fine AT&T over $100 million dollars for allegedly slowing down the speeds of data on “unlimited” phone plans, resulting in the plans technically being “limited.” Here are our 3 sarcastic explanations of… Read More ›
Um… About That Really Embarrasing Thing You Ordered On Amazon…
Yahoo Finance reports that Amazon is contemplating creating an app that pays regular people to deliver packages while en route to their own destinations. Think of it as Uber for packages. If such a service every comes to fruition, here… Read More ›
Time To Board The Hyperloop Air Hockey Express!
Yahoo Finance reports that SpaceX is building a mile long test track for Hyperloop transport. “What is hyperloop?” you ask. According to Yahoo, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk “previously described Hyperloop as a cross between a Concorde jet, a rail gun and an… Read More ›
You Should Have Got Kittens To Destroy That Gold Apple Watch in Your YouTube Video
Fortune reports that a famous YouTube user has destroyed a $10,000 Apple Gold Watch with magnets… because people often like to view that kind of thing, which translates to money for popular YouTube “content” producers. Specifically, Fortune estimates that the… Read More ›
Blackberry Ponders Changing To Android. Here’s 3 More Things We Wonder If They Are Pondering…
The Register reports that Blackberry is “pondering” installing an Android operating system called “Chocolate Factory” on its phones. What else could they be pondering? We have some guesses… 1. Boosting revenues by having kids sell chocolate baked goods on their… Read More ›
3 Ways To Help Radio Stations Survive When Apple Beats Radio One Goes Live
On June 30, Apple is launching Beats Radio One in over 100 countries. Have no fear, local radio DJs. We’ve consulted your radio predecessors who prevailed over television, 8-Track players, and Microsoft’s Zune and have some tips to ensure you… Read More ›
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