Samsung and Apple have had some long-running disputes back and forth. The subject at hand? Well, ostensibly, it’s patents, but really, it’s money. It’s all about money. After Apple got Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned in Australia, Samsung is firing back. Samsung is trying to get Apple’s iPad 2 and iPhone 4S pulled from shelves around the […]
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BlackBerry Offers Free Apps To Outage Victims
Posted 10/17/2011 7:30 am by Ron HoganWere you affected by the BlackBerry worldwide outages that happened last week? Well, if you were, or if you’re just a BlackBerry subscriber, Research In Motion has a deal for you. RIM is giving away $100 worth of free apps from BlackBerry App World to subscribers affected by recent service issues. Call it good customer […]
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Coach Fight! Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz Get Physical
Posted 10/17/2011 6:30 am by Ron HoganAs a former professional football player, former quarterback and current coach Jim Harbaugh is a very physical, very excitable guy. That hasn’t changed, even years after he left the league and took over as the coach for the surging San Francisco 49ers. After the 49ers stormed back in the 4th quarter to defeat the previously […]
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IndyCar Driver Dan Wheldon Killed In 15-Car Wreck
Posted 10/17/2011 6:00 am by Ron HoganIt’s the kind of wreck fans live for, but it had the results that no fan would ever want. At Las Vegas at an IndyCar race, there was a huge, fiery multi-car wreck that took out nearly half the field, but rather than simply wrecking a few expensive cars and shaking up a few drivers, […]
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Meet The Geep, A Goat/Sheep Hybrid
Posted 10/15/2011 8:30 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to animals, there’s nothing more interesting than a cross-bred hybrid animal. Whether they are created, like the giant savannah cat, or accidents, like the zedonk, the liger, and the chupacabra, the end result is always interesting. When Graeme Wallace bought a sheep farm in Taieri, New Zealand, he got a little more […]
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The One-Eyed Monster Shark
Posted 10/14/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganA fisherman named Enrique Lucero León caught a pregnant dusky shark near Cerralvo Island in Mexico. When he dragged the fish on board, he noticed something strange after cutting it open. There were nine normal shark fetuses inside, and one… oddity. Inside its womb was one of the rarest finds in all of the sea: Enrique […]
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Steve Wozniak First In Line For An iPhone 4S
Posted 10/14/2011 7:30 am by Ron HoganBeing one of the founders of Apple should have its privileges, shouldn’t it? Well, I’m sure it does, but Steve Wozniak is still the same geek he was back in 1975 when he designed, built, and programmed the very first Apple computer. How do I know this? Well, there’s nothing geekier than standing in line to […]
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Man Goes Shark Surfing
Posted 10/14/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganWhen a great white shark is hungry, there’s nothing off limits. Great whites leap into research boats and attack fishing boats when they want food. Great whites even attack other sharks when it’s feeding time, so a surfer is nothing more than a light snack to the average shark. Doug Niblack knows this first hand. […]
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Betty White Busts A Move, Raps “I’m Still Hot”
Posted 10/14/2011 6:30 am by Ron HoganJust when I thought Betty White had done it all, she goes and does something so crazy and unexpected that… I don’t even know. Somehow, the 89-year-old actress and television legend has managed to top herself despite going to the Marine Corps ball and hosting SNL this year alone. Now, she’s making music. Specifically, Betty […]
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Family Lost In Corn Maze Calls 911
Posted 10/13/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganOne of the traditions of this time of year is the corn maze. Usually, it’s a field of corn (duh) with a neat pattern on it. For example, this year’s corn maze at the Connors Farm is an impressive Headless Horseman/Salem, Massachusetts-themed affair, and as corn mazes go, it’s pretty tough. Some unlucky folks found this […]
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BlackBerry Hit By Worldwide Outages
Posted 10/13/2011 7:30 am by Ron HoganIt’s strange to think this way, but did you know that Android is the most popular smartphone system on the market? Seriously, the numbers agree! RIM is number one, and Android is in second place after passing the iPhone in market share. BlackBerry is serious business, and Research In Motion knows this and depends on […]
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Google Engineer Calls Google+ A “Complete Failure”
Posted 10/13/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganGoogle+, Google’s Facebook alternative and one of the largest launches in the company’s history, as an instant success when it rolled out in Beta. Everyone wanted an invitation, and its exclusivity made it desirable (and made us more forgiving of its flaws). Then, it went public, people rushed to sign up, and then… nothing. Traffic […]
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Apple iOS Upgrades Tend To Be Problematic
Posted 10/13/2011 6:30 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to upgrading something as important as an operating system, allow me to give you some friendly, unprofessional advice: don’t upgrade on launch day. Yesterday, Apple launched iOS 5 to the public, and thus, the entire day was spent taxing Apple’s servers while various iDevices, like the iPad and iPhone, tried in vain […]
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Zynga Debuts New Titles, New Web Services
Posted 10/12/2011 8:30 am by Ron HoganThe business of fun is changing for Zynga. No longer content with being the leading game provider for Facebook and cranking out hit mobile games like FarmVille and Words With Friends, Zynga is looking towards the future and trying to change the game before the game changes them. The company is announcing new games, of […]
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Starting QB Dismissed from South Carolina Football Team
Posted 10/12/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganThe Ol’ Ball Coach has a new man under center in South Carolina. Troubled former starting quarterback Stephen Garcia has been dismissed from the University of South Carolina after getting caught drinking. Garcia, who is immensely talented but also immensely troubled, has been suspended from the Gamecocks squad five times, including twice this spring alone. […]
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Given To LA Museum
Posted 10/12/2011 7:30 am by Ron HoganWhen the Space Shuttle Endeavour was retired in May, nobody knew where it would end up. Would NASA sell it to SpaceX to help with commercial space flight? Would they keep it around but in mothballs in case they needed it for something? As it turns out, NASA must need a multi-billion-dollar tax write-off, because […]
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Zombies Injured On “Resident Evil” Set
Posted 10/12/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganRight now, in Toronto, Paul W.S. Anderson is working on yet another movie in his series of Resident Evil films starring Milla Jovovich. Dubbed Resident Evil: Retribution, it’s the second of the RE movies to be shot in 3D (after Afterlife); it’s also the first Resident Evil move to nearly cause some real-life deaths. After […]
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The Avengers Trailer Goes Live
Posted 10/12/2011 6:00 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to super hero teams, nobody does it quite as well or as often as Marvel. Disney’s newest subsidiary has also become one of Hollywood’s most powerful movie studios, turning its army of properties, mutants, and costumed heroes into big-budget blockbuster after big-budget blockbuster, with a surprising amount of success. Joss Whedon might […]
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Citizen Superhero Phoenix Jones Arrested
Posted 10/11/2011 7:30 am by Ron HoganPhonenix Jones found himself on the wrong side of the law. The Seattle, Washington man, one of the United States’ most famous citizen superheroes and the founder of the Rain City Superhero Movement, was on the streets fighting crime when he saw a group attacking a man. Phoenix Jones rushed into battle, breaking up the […]
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Joe The Plumber Files For Congress
Posted 10/11/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganWay back in 2008, a man named Samuel Wurzelbacher became briefly famous, though most people didn’t know his name. Samuel Wurzelbacher goes by Joe, and when Joe the Plumber talked to Barack Obama on the campaign trail, he went from an unknown Toledo small business employee to a conservative icon and a talking point for […]
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NBA Cancels First Two Weeks Of Regular Season
Posted 10/11/2011 5:00 am by Ron HoganThe preseason? That’s been long gone. Now, the NBA is calling off regular season games as its protracted labor strife extends into what should’ve been the first few days of the 2012 hoops season. The announcement was made today: the first two weeks of the NBA season are gone, and don’t hold your breath for […]
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Golfing With Sharks
Posted 10/10/2011 9:00 am by Ron HoganThere have been a lot of odd hazards in the history of golf. From bombs on the fairway to lions, bears, and even pirates, golfing is a real challenge for some folks. However, those unusual problems are nothing compared to the water hazard on the 14th tee of the Carbrook Golf Course in Brisbane, Australia. […]
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Former Weezer Bass Player Mikey Welch Dead At 40
Posted 10/10/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganIt’s not often that someone leaves a wildly successful band to embark on a second career, but Mikey Welch did. Ten years ago, Mikey Welch left the band Weezer to retire to his home in South Burlington, Vermont, to become an artist. Welch promptly went from being a successful musician to a successful artist, and […]
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California Bans Tanning Beds For Teens
Posted 10/10/2011 7:00 am by Ron HoganCalifornia is a state that loves the sun. After all, it’s surfing, beaches, bikinis, and frolicking in the bright, sunny warmth all the time there, or so pop culture would have us believe. However, when it comes to tanning, a new state law is going to make it harder for teenagers to get their bronze […]
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Is It Tebow Time For The Denver Broncos?
Posted 10/10/2011 6:00 am by Ron HoganThe Denver Broncos were down 16 points to the San Diego Chargers in the third quarter when John Fox inserted Tim Tebow into the game. Tebow ran for one touchdown and threw for another, dragging Denver back from the dead and bringing the team to within a last-second end-zone pass of victory, only to fall […]
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Oakland Raiders Boss Al Davis Dead At 82
Posted 10/09/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganAl Davis is one of the NFL’s most legendary figures. Even before he started scaring children as a very old man, he was one of the most important men in football. He hired the first black coach in NFL history. He hired the first Latino coach in NFL history. He hired the first woman general […]
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US Military Drones Infected With Computer Virus
Posted 10/08/2011 9:30 am by Ron HoganIf you thought computer viruses were only something to worry about on your standard desktop computer, think again. Everyone has trouble with computer viruses these days. From the equipment at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran to subcutaneous microchips inserted into human beings, anything can be befouled by a computer virus. Just ask the […]
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The Simpsons Get Renewed
Posted 10/08/2011 8:30 am by Ron HoganSo all that talk about how Fox was ready to walk away from The Simpsons and start raking in billions of dollars in distribution and syndication money while the actors were willing to walk away unless they got a percentage of the back end of the show, like the producers and everyone else gets? All […]
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“Land Down Under” Stole Its Flute Riff
Posted 10/07/2011 9:00 am by Ron HoganWhile the Men may still be at Work, they’re going to owe someone some money. Men at Work, the Australian band whose massive hit “Land Down Under” became an iconic song for their native Australia throughout the world, has repeatedly been dogged by rumors that the song’s famous flute riff was stolen from the song […]
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Gorillas And Ducklings Are Friends
Posted 10/07/2011 8:00 am by Ron HoganSometimes, it seems like gorillas are from another planet. They’re huge and fearsome and potentially dangerous, but they’re also capable of incredible sweetness and gentle behavior. For example, when a lost baby duckling ended up in the gorilla enclosure in the Bronx Zoo in New York, visitors waited with bated breath to see what might […]
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