With Ashton Kutcher all set to play Apple co-founder and icon Steve Jobs in an indie biopic, the clever folks over at Funny or Die thought it’d be funny to come up with some other casting ideas. Hugh Jackman as Woz? Sure, we’ll buy that. But then the listing takes an absurd turn into the […]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 1, 2012
Comments Off on Google unleashes 8-bit version Google Maps for the NES and introduces Gmail Tap
It’s April Fools ya’ll, and once again, it’s a holiday that the good folks at Google seemingly take very seriously. Not that we’re complaining, of course. Google has brought us some of the funnier tech-related April Fools Day pranks that we can remember. This year, Google came up with Google Maps 8-Bit for the NES. […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Comments Off on About those sexy Android names [Photo]
Seems like some Android manufacturers have been spending some extra time in certain aisles in CVS. So which is it, does your Android smartphone have something in common with a Condom? via The Intercom Blog
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Comments Off on The Galaxy Note is big.. But how big is it?!
Checking in with a 5.3 inch screen, the Samsung Galaxy Note is HUGE. And jump for joy, it also has a stylus. But the Note is more than just a mashup of a smartphone and a tablet. No, it’s so much more. Abdel Ibrahim and Jon Dick highlight many of the cool uses people have […]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 10, 2012
Comments Off on Conan talks iPad Retina Display in typically unfunny video spoof
Man, what the hell happened to Conan? Does he even try anymore? Is this the best him and his team can come up with? What a joke.
Continue reading...Friday, February 24, 2012
Comments Off on Ingenious way to encourage tipping
Some light Apple news today so we thought we’d send along what’s clearly the most ingenious way to encourage tips we’ve ever seen. Leaving a buck or two at a coffee shop? Yeah, that’s okay. But if you really want the tip money to roll in, you gotta give your customers a voice! To that […]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 23, 2012
Comments Off on Microsoft mocks Google in “Googlighting” spoof [Video]
It’s funny how quickly Google morphed from a pure search company into the sworn enemy of two tech behemoths – Apple and Microsoft. Google revenue is primarily generated via search advertising, and everything they do is effectively an effort to make more money with ads. The end result is that Google tends to give a […]
Continue reading...Friday, January 13, 2012
Comments Off on Best letter ever written to a Lawyer
Now this may very well be one of the best responses to a legal threat we’ve ever seen. The backdrop: The San Antonio, Texas based Freetail Brewing Co. received a cease and desist letter from the Steelhead Brewing Co. (based out of Eugene, Oregon) demanding that they stop using “Hopasaurus Rex” as a name for […]
Continue reading...Monday, December 19, 2011
Comments Off on Notorious B.I.G and Siri sing “Hypnotize”
“My hack for the Music Hack Day 2011 in London, a 24h Hackathon for all things music. SiriProxy is used to intercept the communication with Apple’s servers. Notorious Siri then sends Notorious B.I.G.’s Hypnotize to the device. Siri’s speech synthesis is synced to the beat using the timestamps obtained from the Echonest API which were […]
Continue reading...Friday, December 16, 2011
Comments Off on Jerry Seinfeld explains Facebook back in 1992 [Video]
Who knew that Seinfeld had the ability to so precisely describe the dynamic that makes Facebook so popular and addicting back in 1992. The following is the show opening from the famous Bubble Boy episode. Moops!
Continue reading...Thursday, December 15, 2011
Comments Off on Samsung Galaxy S II ad makes fun of Apple users… again
In an effort to drum up sales for the Galaxy S II, Samsung a few weeks ago released a commercial poking fun at Apple fanboys, mocking the somewhat unique-to-Apple dynamic of waiting in line for hours on end in anticipation of a new Apple product. Taking things further, the ad comically painted Apple fans as […]
Continue reading...Friday, December 2, 2011
Comments Off on Stephen Colbert takes on Siri
Stalwart Apple fan Stephen Colbert talks about Siri and her oh so conservative ways. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Comments Off on Hilarious casting suggestions for upcoming Steve Jobs biopic [Photos]