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Michaelsoft Binbows [Humor]
by Mike
Posted March 4th, 2010 at 6:53 am

As much as I've ragged on Windows in the past, if you cut through a lot of the crap, false accusations, and "problems" that ended up being more user error, you have to admit Windows 7 is actually a pretty decent OS. In lands other than ours where gadgets are much more prevalent (Japan), sometimes smaller "mom and pop" or novelty shops spring up. One such shop can be seen above. The characters "?? (binbo)" are literally translated into meaning "poor". Making sense of all the symbols above c...

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Verizon stumbles upon a little thing called common sense. Removes dumb phones from “advanced devices/$350 ETF” list.
by Mike
Posted January 19th, 2010 at 11:07 pm

In the age of the smartphone, doing business with us consumers should be getting cheaper. That's the way the capitalist economy generally works -- as supply for increased demand increases, prices drop. So why Verizon felt it was necessary to jack up the ETF for "advanced devices" to a ridiculous $350 is still news to me. Even bigger news however was the inclusion of several dumb/feature phones on the "advanced devices" list -- namely from the likes of LG and Motorola. Whatever Verizon Wire...

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Pirate Bay logo gets patented — by clothing/tech company
by Mike
Posted November 17th, 2009 at 10:07 am

The Pirate Bay trackers may be down for the count, but that infamous sailing ship will live on, plastered against countless clothing items from t-shirts and hoodies to sweatbands and underwear. In an odd turn of events, that iconic logo used by The Pirate Bay is in the process of becoming patented. Yes, patented. But it isn't by founding members or anyone related to the company. Instead, a Swedish clothing and technology retailer called Sandryds Handel is taking it upon themselves to claim o...

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From the department of “that was fast”: PSPgo already gets a price drop…
by Mike
Posted October 6th, 2009 at 7:19 am

If you thought Sony's pricing on the PSP Go was say...a bit overpriced, you wouldn't be alone. Not by a long shot. The biggest culprit that is causing people to feel like the PSP Go is a lack of value is the botched trade-in program that was to let old PSP/3000 users trade in physical media for certificates or cards for digital copies. Of course, a smaller screen, identical internal specs, and the inclusion of sub standard specs (WiFi b we're looking at you) rounds out a wholly bland release ...

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Sprint NOT doing one for the little guy. Touch Pro2 discount denied (for non business users).
by Mike
Posted October 1st, 2009 at 5:58 am

Sad sad day indeed for WinMo lovers looking to upgrade on the cheap to the Touch Pro2 on Sprint. Yesterday we posted an article praising Sprint (which is a rarity) for their apparent generosity to the little folks and for finally having a bit of common sense trickle into Sprint HQ with the news of a price drop for the Touch Pro2: $349 down to $199. Bad news ahead folks. While the $199 discount price is in fact real, it's only available to businesses with 100 or more lines of service. Ouch....

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US Broadband Providers argue their case for laughable “broadband speeds”
by Mike
Posted September 2nd, 2009 at 10:11 am

Image above is slightly outdated as South Korea, Japan, and France in particular now average 10-35Mpbs more Sadly, the US sinks further and further out of relevance when the topic of global broadband speeds are brought up. Are average speeds pail in comparison to many other countries. Just a few numbers to get you all in a bunch: US Average Broadband Speeds: 4.8Mbps Japan widely offers speeds of 80+Mbps South Korea also is around the 70-80Mbps mark Even France slaughters us with speeds...

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