Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Technology
Chatroulette tries to ditch the flashers
The website Chatroulette -- which unites people all over the world for live, random video chats -- has been plagued by awkward, and possibly illegal, nudity since it became wildly popular in February of this year.
Apple offers free cases for iPhone 4 reception problem
After a presentation saying the iPhone 4's reception problems have been "blown way out of proportion," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Friday that all owners will receive free cases to fix the issue.
iPhone 4 breaks 1.7 million in sales, Apple says
Apple announced Monday the iPhone 4 sold more than 1.7 million units in the three days after its Thursday launch, far outstripping opening sales for previous generations of the phone.
The gig's not over yet for music video games
Following a 46 percent year-over-year drop in 2009 sales of music games like "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero," some would argue that it's time for the entire genre to take a final bow.
TechCrunch: In wake of fabulis debacle, Citibank makes changes to Internet business policy
"Last week, Citibank found itself in the eye of an Internet storm after it was revealed that the bank had blocked the business account of Web startup fabulis over (non-existing) ‘objectionable content’ on the company’s blog."
SC MAGAZINE News: Twitter users reveal personal information in latest 'trend' for 'porn names'
Many users of micro-blogging website Twitter have inadvertently shared personal information via a new trending topic. The topic, named ‘Twitterpornnames', based on a popular drinking game, encourages users to reveal the name of their first pet and the street they grew up to create their ‘porn name', that they are then sharing on Twitter.
