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Were the primary results in Illinois being reported before the polls opened?
20. Mar 2012, 06:10
On the Internet, information moves at the speed of light. With that said, has an ABC affiliate in Chicago gotten their digital information so fast that it comes from the future? We’re not sure, but it looks as if ABC 7 (WLS-TV) jumped the gun on Tuesday, as they were reporting the results of the Republican Primary several hours before the polls opened. ... more
Pew: 46 percent of American adults are smartphone users
2. Mar 2012, 07:00
While we’re all aware that smartphone devices are becoming increasingly popular, a new study has in the United States has isolated the numbers where usage and demographic are concerned. ... more
Ferrari unveils stunningly beastly F12belinetta
1. Mar 2012, 11:58
That’s not to say Ferrari’s latest only looks the part. Under the hood lies a 6.3-liter V12 beast capable of pumping out a tire-shredding 740 brake horsepower—making it a full 20 brake horsepower heftier than the Ferrarri 599XX. ... more
Best Buy in-store TVs show porn to customers
24. Feb 2012, 11:21
Bad news for Best Buy this week after one of its retail outlets in Greenville hit the headlines for broadcasting pornographic imagery on several of its display model televisions. Doh. ... more
Interactive billboard only displays ad to women
22. Feb 2012, 12:15
Gender-specific interactive advertising has taken a significant leap forward this week after the unveiling of a digital billboard that’s only viewable to women. ... more
Study: No money is no issue for smartphone buyers
21. Feb 2012, 11:10
Whether down to peer pressure, the desire to fit in, or teenage stupidity, it would appear that younger consumer electronics buyers simply cannot resist the draw of cutting-edge smartphones—even when waylaid by a lack of finance. ... more
Sorry, but we quite like Microsoft's 'bland' Windows 8 logo
20. Feb 2012, 11:34
In an effort to explain the thrust behind its creative process, Windows 8 logo designer Pentagram has outlined that its direction was focused after challenging Microsoft on why prior iterations of its OS have often been depicted as flags as opposed to windows. ... more
Mobile phone addicts are open to nomophobia
17. Feb 2012, 10:23
It’s official, kids, that chill feeling of abject panic and desperation that sweeps over you while bleating about your misplaced mobile device now has a snazzy explanatory term: nomophobia. ... more
Laptop-shooting father faces police and Child Protective Services
16. Feb 2012, 10:26
Tommy Jordan, the frustrated father that shot his daughter’s laptop after she branded he a slave driver on Facebook, has received visits from the police, Child Protective Services (CPS), and Good Morning America. ... more
Video: Teen's Facebook rant leads to bullet-riddled laptop
13. Feb 2012, 16:32
How far is too far when it comes to tough love and no-nonsense parenting? Well, for one dad in North Carolina, his limit evidently lies somewhere beyond unloading a high-powered handgun in the direction of his disrespectful and ungrateful child’s computer. ... more
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