Life + Leisure
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Apple awarded $1 billion in damages in Samsung patent suit (Updated)
Details are still trickling out of the court in California, but after an unusually short deliberation period — less than a day — the jury...
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Amazon announces press conference, adds fuel to Fire rumors, regrets pun-inducing name
Amazon has announced a press conference, taking place September 6 in an airport hangar in Santa Monica, Ca. Offering no other information, the announcement is...
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Microsoft’s new logo debuts after 25 years, hopes it was worth the wait
25 years. That’s how old the Microsoft logo is — the bold, italicized logo that we’ve all come to love, loathe and show indifference to...
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Vermont: Fall foliage, maple syrup and LGBT pride
Vermont’s annual Pride celebration has been moved to September for the first time in order to better include Vermont’s large student population and foliage tourists. The festivities...
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EV Round-Up: Fisker halts Surf production, BMW car share brings ParkNow to San Fran
Poor Fisker. The California-based EV maker has been having a rough time of late. Just days after announcing a recall of its gorgeous Karma hybrid...
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We have a date! Techcrunch asserts the iPhone 5 will launch Sept. 21
Confirming end-of-September vacation blackout dates for Verizon has prompted Techcrunch to deduce that the iPhone 5 will make its debut on Friday, September 21. The...
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Size Matters: Samsung has 26 screen sizes compared to Apple’s 4
PC Magazine reports that Samsung has 26 — count ’em! — 26 different screen sizes, while Apple, a mere four. Writes Sascha Segan: As the...
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Planning for Gay Games in 2014 is ahead of schedule
Many people around the world were shocked when Cleveland beat Boston and Washington, D.C., in the battle to host the Gay Games in 2014. Previous...
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Roundup: Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, Nintendo 3DS XL and the importance of backing up your data offsite
On this morning’s roundup, you’ll want to first check out Ars Technica for Kyle Orland’s excellent review of the Nintendo 3DS XL. Writes Orland: ...
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The Liaison Capitol Hill: Red rooms, blue rooms
The country is buzzing as the presidential election draws near, and The Liaison Capitol Hill, located in Washington, D.C. just steps from the U.S. Capitol...
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Pinterest releases apps for iPad and Android
Pinterest, the visual bookmarking tool, just released apps for the the iPad and Android devices and a refresh for the iPhone. Reports CNN, Since it...
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Is Apple ditching the optical drive in its new iMacs and Mac Pros?
It looks as though future iMacs and Mac Pros may come without optical drives. AppleInsider has found hints pointing to internal configuration files in Mountain...
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CNET’s Eric Mack loves Google’s Nexus 7
CNET’s Eric Mack has a great essay about his unbridled adoration for Google’s Nexus 7 tablet…. Could this really be it? Could the Nexus 7...
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Swimming in money: Apple and Samsung release mobile sales figures
And the sales numbers are out of the closet! The patent trial between Apple and Samsung produced a treasure trove of sales figures for the...
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Gay Gamers holding a “Gaymer” convention
“It’s really important to show the gaming community how much of a large segment there is. People don’t realize how many non-traditional gamers there are,...
