Monthly archive October, 2009

Those bloodthirsty pundits, eager for Google to kill something, have fixed upon Google Maps Navigation as the assassin. Nobody has yet declared Droid the slam-dunk iPhone killer, but quite a few are ready to say that the Nav will put Read More →

"I literally cried a little bit when I saw this video. ... It’s kinda creepy. But ... the kids do look damn happy." -- Jonathan Mann, about a video showing a school full of kids singing and dancing to the Microsoft Bing Read More →

Facebook is getting its virtual house in order on two fronts this week, announcing new policies on privacy,  specifically what happens to content from deleted accounts, and on spam from applications. The privacy revisions -- open to public comment until Nov. 5 -- Read More →

Three favorite podcast series (30 minutes or less):

• Planet Money. Real-world economics,  and the source of the immortal line (Episode 107, at 11 mins.) "I was getting too old. I had seen too many monkeys."
• The Film Programme. The BBC's Read More →

The reviews of Droid are starting to come in, and, at least on look and feel, the new smartphone seems to justify the buzz. First-day test drivers of the phone -- made by Motorola, to go on sale Nov. 6 by Read More →

"we have a car battery between our legs lol sucks but worth it" -- John Savio of Tampa, Fla., explaining the power source for the 85-pound working iPhone costumes he and a buddy will be wearing Saturday. Read More →