Archive for February, 2011

Deep Fried PSP Probably Does Not Taste Very Good [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry | February 21, 2011 | 682 views | 1 Comment
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This group of friends got bored of playing with their PSP so they decided it would be more effective as a snack. So the friends deep-fried their PSP console and attempted to eat it. Coughing and gagging ensues. Check out the video above. [Kotaku]

Chinese Facebook Clone Renren.com Filing To Go Public In U.S.

Amit Chowdhry | February 21, 2011 | 1,041 views | 1 Comment
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Renren.com is a social networking website based in China that looks almost exactly like Facebook. Renren has hired Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse Group, and Deutsche Bank AG to advise them on a $500 million expansion plan through an IPO in the U.S.

Dad Makes Playable Angry Birds Birthday Cake For 6 Year Old Son [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry | February 21, 2011 | 658 views | 1 Comment
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Mike Cooper created this playable Angry Birds cake for his 6 year old son. Angry Birds is a popular mobile and desktop game where you slingshot birds at buildings to take out the pigs inside of them. “It took 10 hours to make and 2 minutes to destroy,” said Cooper. In the video above you can see Cooper making the cake and his son destroying it. [Mashable]

Israel Cabinet Ministers Believe Google Street View Could Be Used For Plotting Terrorist Attacks

Amit Chowdhry | February 21, 2011 | 885 views | Add a Comment
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The Cabinet ministers in Israel believe that Google Street View could be used for plotting terrorist attacks. Because of this, the Israeli government is now working with Google to find a safe way to implement the feature. Street View is a way to see a first-hand view of what locations around the globe look like. Google Street View is available in 27 countries. The company uses vehicles with built-in cameras to take the 3-D photos. [Huffington Post]

Two Engadget Editors Ross Miller and Paul Miller Quit Within A Week

Amit Chowdhry | February 21, 2011 | 1,768 views | 1 Comment
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Recently BusinessInsider.com leaked an AOL document that stated the company wants pageviews per story to go from 1,500 to 7,000. They also want to see stories optimized from search engines to reach 95%. Engadget editors Ross Miller and Paul Miller both did not like the rules AOL was enforcing so they stepped down. However Engadget editor-in-chief Joshua Topolsky insists that the gadget blog “is not subject to the AOL Way at all. I can’t be any more direct — it’s not happening here.” [The Next Web]

UberMedia and Twitter Resolve Their Differences

Amit Chowdhry | February 21, 2011 | 1,390 views | 1 Comment
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On February 18, Twitter said that they were blocking products owned by UberMedia because of TOS violations. UberMedia and Twitter have resolved their differences. UberMedia is changing the name of their BlackBerry client from UberTwitter to UberSocial. UberMedia will not be changing the name of their Android client Twidroyd. Below is a statement from Twitter:

Steve Jobs’ iPhone Present To Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Still Locked On AT&T

Amit Chowdhry | February 21, 2011 | 1,366 views | 1 Comment
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We’re putting Steve Jobs in the Hall of Shame for this one. In June 2010, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave Russian president Dmitry Medvedev an Apple iPhone as a gift. Turns out that the phone is still locked on AT&T, making it unusable in Russia. That’s just awful. Perhaps he might have to jailbreak it. [9to5Mac]

Motorola Xoom Available For Pre-Order On Feb. 24 At Best Buy

Amit Chowdhry | February 21, 2011 | 1,048 views | 1 Comment
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The Motorola Xoom 3G will be available for pre-order this Thursday February 24, 2011 for $800 at Best Buy. Some of the accessories you can buy that complement the device include a portfolio case ($40), a charging dock ($50), a stereo speaker dock ($130), and a Bluetooth keyboard ($70). [Best Buy via Engadget]

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