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30 Years of MTV And How it Changed Our Lives

Jeffrey Powers on Aug 1, 2011 (Updated: Jul 15, 2020)

MTV goes on the air August 1st, 1981. 30 years later, we look back on the historic moment.

Apple Lawyers Kill iPhone Case of Steve Jobs in Carbonite

Jeffrey Powers on Jul 27, 2011 (Updated: Oct 3, 2017)

An iPhone case of Steve Jobs encased in carbonite, like Han Solo from Star Wars, was an incredible idea. Sadly, it was taken off the shelves by Apple.

Haters Use Social Media To Bash Amy Winehouse

Wayne Karrfall on Jul 25, 2011 (Updated: Feb 18, 2021)

Days after Amy Winehouse's death, social media continues to be a place to vent about drug and alcohol abuse, addiction and to defend Amy's legacy.

First Look – Mac OS X Lion [review]

Jeffrey Powers on Jul 22, 2011 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

Jeffrey Powers looks at how to get OSX, what is new and upgraded, finally if it's worth the upgrade price.

Spotify: A First Look At The New Music-Streaming Service

Jeffrey Powers on Jul 18, 2011 (Updated: Feb 23, 2018)

Good news music fans! Online music-streaming service Spotify is finally now available in the U.S. Jeffrey Powers reviews Spotify - a music player now available in the United States. The free service offers ad-supported access to over 15 million songs or you can pay $5 per month to listen without ads. For $10 per month, you can also listen to music offline and on an iPhone, Droid, Windows Mobile, Palm and a few other smartphones. However, the real question is... should you pay as you go, or buy music outright? Let's find out!

This Week In Photos: 2011-07-10

J. Frank Wilson on Jul 10, 2011 (Updated: Nov 21, 2011)

UFOs & Outer Space

How To REALLY Leave Facebook

Jeffrey Powers on Jun 14, 2011 (Updated: May 13, 2023)

Do you want to leave Facebook? Here's how.

HP TouchPad, Pre 3, Bluetooth Keyboard Demo

Jeffrey Powers on Jun 13, 2011 (Updated: Mar 30, 2019)

Well, HP announced the TouchPad at HP Discover, which I attended this week. I put together a lot of video, but one demonstration in particular was the TouchPad. HP's tablet answer using the WebOS software.

Beer Diplomacy LIVE with Jim Louderback, David Berkowitz, Josh Harris and Peter Shankman

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 10, 2011 (Updated: Dec 12, 2016)

To help celebrate Internet Week this year, MethodShop.com sponsored the first live episode of Beer Diplomacy , a weekly roundtable discussion about politics featuring tech favorites and social media personalities hosted by Stuart Tracte. The guests for this special live episode of Beer Diplomacy included Jim Louderback of Revision 3, David Berkowitz of 360i, Josh Harris, and Peter Shankman from HARO.

Immortalize Yourself With HBO True Blood’s Video Facebook App

Lauren Banks on Jun 8, 2011 (Updated: Sep 8, 2019)

Are you a True Blood fan (aka Trubie)? Today HBO launched an exclusive True Blood Season 4 interactive video app on Facebook. The app pulls data from your Facebook profile in mere seconds and generates a custom video starring you, your friends and True Blood characters.

Apple Announces iCloud, OS X Lion and iOS 5 at WWDC 2011

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 7, 2011 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

At WWDC 2011 Steve Jobs announced several new Apple software products including a new service called iCloud, which allows consumers to store their files on "cloud" based servers on the Internet instead of on their own computer hard drives or mobile phones. Jobs showcased the service, as well as the company's new mobile operating system iOS 5 and Macintosh desktop operating system, Mac OS X Lion, in his 2011 World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote in San Francisco.

Chinese Teen Sells His Kidney To Buy An iPad, MacBook, And iPhone

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 2, 2011 (Updated: Aug 17, 2023)

A 17-year-old Chinese boy sold his kidney for an iPad 2 after seeing an online ad. An organ broker offered 20,000 yuan, which was enough for him to buy an iPhone and MacBook too. "I wanted to buy but couldn't afford," Zheng said.

MacBook Bottom Case Replacement Program

Jeffrey Powers on May 31, 2011 (Updated: Nov 22, 2011)

Attention MacBook owners: If you have a White Unibody MacBook with a peeling bottom, then you are able to get a replacement. Apple announced an interesting recall that allows those users who bought a MacBook from Oct. 2009 to April 2011 to get a new case bottom. Basically, even if your case bottom is …

Hologram or Projection – Virtual Booth Girl at Interop

Jeffrey Powers on May 12, 2011 (Updated: Mar 30, 2019)

While I was at Interop in Las Vegas this week, I stopped at the Transition Networks booth. The company had a virtual host – someone who didn’t have to take a break or have to sneeze. She just pushed out her spiel and when done, started all over again. If you thought this was a Hologram, then …

Nintendo Drops Price on Wii Console to $150 and $20 on Nintendo Select Games

J. Frank Wilson on May 10, 2011 (Updated: Nov 22, 2011)

As expected, Nintendo announced another $50 price cut of its Nintendo Wii game console this week. The newly priced Wii system will cost only $150 and come in either black or white with a “Mario Kart Wii” game and a Wii Wheel accessory. This replaces the previously bundled “Wii Sports” and “Wii Sports Resort” games. …

Chatroulette Is Cleaning Up Its Act. But Is That What Users Want?

J. Frank Wilson on May 8, 2011 (Updated: Apr 6, 2017)

Hold onto your pants (or blindfold), it looks like Chatroulette, the random video chat site created by Russian high school student Andrey Ternovskiy, is cleaning up its act. After seeing a drop is usage, Chatroulette thinks that a "cleaner" platform will help lure users back to the service. But is a cleaner Chatroulette what want users want?