Investigative journalism: First casualty of the Net?
The debate over the impact of technology on media and the potential impact on political governance takes center stage at a weekend colloquium on IT and society. More: continued here
Bluetooth Headsets Will Never Be Attractive or Cool [Bluetooth]
This water droplet-shaped concept from Ilshat Garipov makes a good run at it, but no matter how small or slick or arty they are, Bluetooth headsets are just never going to look good. Is it the association they have with [...]
Cooler Master’s 5-CPU monstrosity has your craptop cowering in a corner
Yeah, your PC sucks. That video card you “borrowed” from your brother two years ago makes an exasperated sigh every time you fire up The Sims 2, and you’re pretty sure your power supply is one Cheeto crumb away from [...]
Why it’s good that Facebook makes us infantile
Lady Greenfield, a professor of synaptic pharmacology, this week declared that Facebook and other social-networking sites are infantilizing the human brain. Why is that so bad? More: continued here
Our Nokia 5800 magically starts working on 3G
We powered up ye olde NAM 5800 XpressMusic today, and the weirdest thing happened: it worked on 3G. This comes after a day of frustration trying to get it hooked up to UMTS yesterday — a sentiment echoed by several [...]
Nokia 1600 survives week in fish’s belly, still makes smelly calls
First off, it’s rather amazing that someone in a developed nation is still using the Nokia 1600 as their primary handset. Secondly, it’s even more astounding that said handset lasted a week in the belly of a cod and could [...]
Amazon’s Gold Box sale features Nokia E71 for $289, shipped
Well if your dreams of a new set have been dashed by the Nokia XpressMusic 5800′s issues but you still want to shop Nokia, here’s a deal for you. Amazon’s Gold Box sale today features the lovely — and arguably [...]
Sony: PS3 is hard to develop for–on purpose
The Japanese electronics powerhouse is making it hard on developers to create games for the PlayStation 3, and believe it or not, the company is fine with that. More: continued here
Guilty pleasures: 5 celebrity gossip sites revealed
We might not want to admit it, but celebrity gossip is one of our favorite guilty pleasures. Find out which sites are the best, from Defamer to TMZ. (And no, we don’t forget Perez Hilton.) More: continued here
Image of the Day: Sony’s Innovative New Business Strategy [Image Of The Day]
I don’t know about this one, Howard. Will your vegetables network properly with your fish? [thanks, Edan!] More: continued here