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ill LYTeracy – At Long Last, The Camel Clutch

I’ve collected wrestling toys since they became available to me. I was too young for the first wave, the Remco AWA figures and the large rubber LJN WWF ones (though I scored a couple of those on clearance years later: Mr Fuji and Jesse Ventura). But when the Hasbro figures...

Apple's "Try Before You Buy" Program Lets You Test Paid Apps

The Apple App Store has opened up a new "Try Before You Buy" section, which offers users the opportunity to test paid apps at no cost. As Mashable reports, there is a slight catch to the trial period: the free versions of the apps are pared down to "lite" versions...

First iPhone 4 Jailbreak Posted Online

A well-known hacker has posted the first web-based jailbreaking utility for the iPhone 4. Comex's JailbreakMe promises to jailbreak your iPhone with a single click, allowing you to access tweaks and apps that Apple does not support. A recent court ruling upheld the legality of jailbreaking, so it is perfectly...

Facebook Now Features An Instant Account Deletion Option

Facebook haters and Internet privacy advocates, rejoice: Facebook is now providing its users with the option of completely deleting their account and data from the site. Previously, Facebook users could only "deactivate" their profile. That option preserves the user's personal information and data in the Facebook system, while leaving no...

Apple To Provide Free Cases To iPhone 4 Customers

At today's press conference, which Apple called to clarify the iPhone 4 antenna issue, Steve Jobs announced that Apple will send iPhone 4 users with reception problems a free bumper case. Additionally, those customers still unsatisfied with the phone can return it for a full refund within 30 days of...

Google Debuts Easy-To-Use Android App Inventor

Want to build your own Android app but lack the programming skills to do it? Fortunately for you, Google is now making app-building accessible to all with its simple new innovation, App Inventor. The App Inventor is currently in beta, so you must request access to use it. But if...

Class Action Suit Against Apple, AT&T To Move Forward

A federal judge has allowed a monopoly abuse lawsuit filed against Apple and AT&T to move forward as a class action suit, according to the Associated Press. The class action suit consolidates several anti-trust complaints filed by purchasers of the iPhone in late 2007, a few months after Apple's first...

Cleanliness Is Next To (Time) Lordliness

It's not very often that I get excited about bathroom products ... in fact, I daresay it has never happened ... UNTIL NOW!!!! And how can you not get excited about TARDIS shaped soap? I am absolutely distraught that my birthday and Fathers' Day have now passed and I will...

FAA Approves Two-Seat Flying Car (No, Seriously)

This is no Chitty Chitty Bang Bang deal - this is the real thing. The FAA has given its approval to the Terrafugia Transition, a two-seated flying car developed over the past four years by a team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Transition is a vehicle...

Apple Responds To iPhone 4 Antenna Issues

Apple has responded to complaints about the diminution of the iPhone 4's cellular reception when held in a certain way. Reports of the issue began surfacing late Wednesday and early Thursday, as new iPhone 4 owners noticed that gripping the phone by the antenna band seemed to cause problems with...

Jimmy Kimmel Films His Show Through A Macbook Webcam

Apple got some nice free advertising last night when a power outage forced JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE to be filmed through Kimmel's Macbook webcam. According to MacWorld, a power outage that occurred an hour before taping rendered the studio cameras inoperable. Kimmel decided to record the entire show with his Macbook's...

Did Microsoft Only Sell 500 Kin Phones?

If this is true, ouch. There's a rumor circulating in the Silicon Valley - and now on the Internet - that Microsoft sold only 500 Kin phones since the two models became available a month ago. There isn't much to back up this rumor, as it originated from an unsourced...

Old Lady Complains To Tech Support About Google's Pac-Man Game

Straight out of a Betty White skit, a concerned senior citizen calls tech support because the Google Pac-Man game was interfering with her studies. What ensues is a funny but sweet exchange where the Techie tries to explain all she needs to do is close the tab.

Delgado Hearts iPhone 4

Let's be honest here, who cares about video chat? Not I, said the pig. Well, that's not entirely true. I wouldn't have cared until about 1 month ago, when I found out my boys can swim. If you catch my meaning(babies). Now I care somewhat about video chat. If I'm...

AT&T Announces New iPhone Data Plans, Tethering

According to MacRumors, AT&T has announced new data plans for the iPhone as well as details about iPhone tethering: The new plans kick in on June 7th and each plan includes unlimited access to AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspots. The newly announced data plans seem to replace the current $30/month unlimited and...