Firefox for Windows 8 delayed again, arrives March 18

A touch-friendly version of Firefox for Windows 8 has been on Mozilla’s project list for a while, and though not due to a lack of effort, the anticipated launch date … Continue reading

Your Next Soda Could Come With Internet Access

Your Next Soda Could Come With Internet Access

Looks like the way we drink soda is about to get a whole lot smarter—or, at the very least, more connected. OpenStack Engineering Manager Alavaro Lopez Ortega stumbled across the fact that The Coca Cola Company recently registered no less than 16 million MAC (media access control) addresses. The question is: What exactly is Coke planning on doing with that much networked hardware?

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Google patents process for turning chats into comic strips

If you’re a Bitstrips aficionado or a fan of flicking open an old-school newspaper funnies section, a patent Google has been awarded might be right up your alley: turning conversations … Continue reading

How to Order Fresh Food Online

How to Order Fresh Food Online

Services like Seamless, Grub Hub, and Eat 24 are lifesavers when you’re hungry and don’t feel like cooking, but they only serve prepared fare. So what do you do when you want to make your own meal but can’t bother going to the supermarket yourself? Place your order with one of these helpful online grocers and get your goods delivered right to your door.

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Fraudulent Web traffic makes up 51% of all US web traffic in Q3

A company called Solve Media has issued its quarterly update on the traffic generated on the web from fraudulent sources. The report is called the Quarterly Bot Traffic Market Advisory. … Continue reading

More Than Half of Internet Traffic Is Just Bots

More Than Half of Internet Traffic Is Just Bots

People attribute a lot of annoying internet stuff to bots. Twitterbot followers, bots that sneak past spam filters, bots that send weird gibberish on messaging services. It sounds kind of tired, but maybe the situation is exactly as bad as everyone thinks.

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Google took no action against links in 9% of takedown requests

Google, the world’s biggest search engine, receives vast quantities of takedown requests, where individuals and entities can request that Google take down a link containing allegedly infringing content in 2013. … Continue reading

Facebook popularity has tanked among teens, latest study shows

Social networking options continue to grow, and as more become established as popular and frequently-used options, teenagers find more incentive to gravitate away from the once-staple, Facebook. It is no … Continue reading

Netflix hit with streaming problems in US, Canada, and Latin America

Netflix had fired off a tweet this evening on its customer support Twitter account announcing that some users in the United States, Canada, and Latin America were experiencing streaming problems. … Continue reading

Knobs, Gum, and Japanese Condoms: 11 Insanely Specific Review Blogs

Knobs, Gum, and Japanese Condoms: 11 Insanely Specific Review Blogs

Human beings can cultivate some incredibly bizarre obsessions. The weirdest ones, though, often involve the most mundane things—just fixated on to an astounding degree. Fortunately, the internet is here to give these beautiful weirdos a home to call their very own.

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