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Google Pulls the Plug on Picnik, Sky Map and MoreGoogle just rained all over Picnik’s picnic. The photo editing site got the ax on Friday and will shut down in April. Picnik — which said via its site that its last day will be April 19 — will be moving to Google+ in the future. Google also announced that it is shutting down ot... Twitter Reacts to SOPA’s Burial1. @PatrickRuffini This tweet by technologist Patrick Ruffini became a Politico headline.Click here to view this gallery. The Internet rejoiced Friday after Rep. Lamar Smith (R.-Texas) said that he would indefinitely pull the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) from c... It Only Takes a Click to Be Part of an Anonymous Attack [VIDEO]Anonymous‘s distributed denial of service attacks on the U.S. Department of Justice website and others Thursday were a new type of blitz, according to security firm Sophos. Previously, DDoS attacks happened when someone installed a low orbit ion cannon program that lets computers ... Can Screens With Solar Cells Solve the Smartphone Battery Problem?Most modern smartphones have a problem – their battery simply doesn’t last long enough, especially with heavy usage. As the smartphone screens get bigger and bigger, the battery drain increases, but now Arman Ahnood, a researcher at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, has an elegant... Why 2012 Is the Year of Mobile AdvertisingErnie Cormier is the CEO and president of Nexage, the leading mobile advertising exchange. You can follow Nexage on Twitter @Nexage and read Nexage’s blog here. Mobile advertising is coming of age. In many ways, it has been driven by the sheer force of the consumer’s insatiable appetite ... Google Algorithm Changes Downgrade Sites With Too Many Ads [VIDEO]Got a lot of ads on your website? Google‘s new search algorithm, which looks for sites that maintain a good balance of content and ads, could automatically filter it out of search results pages. The change comes after complaints of searches regularly turning up sites that favor bul... Twitter Releases 2012 Sundance Film Festival Must-Follow ListTwitter is getting into the Sundance Film Festival buzz with a list of must-follow accounts from top filmmakers, critics and interesting voices that will be at this year’s movie extravaganza. The Twitter list is a way to promote the festival’s growing social media presence as well a... The Pixel Renaissance: Pixel Art’s Place in 21st Century ExpressionMy first experience with pixels occurred in second grade. During the rainy months, our teacher allowed us to stay inside, where we replaced recess with video game tournaments. Huddled over old Apple II monitors, we maneuvered game hero Panama Joe through endless levels of Montezuma’s Revenge. P... How Kodak Squandered Every Single Digital Opportunity It HadKodak has finally formalized what had been expected for years — it’s gone bankrupt. In the past 15 years, digital technology changed photography dramatically, and Kodak, a former heavyweight in the analog film business, got left behind. That’s the story of Kodak in the broadest ... The Facebook Bed: Slumbering for Social Networking FanaticsFor those so obsessed with social networking, behold the Facebook bed. This concept by Croatian designer Tomislav Zvonarić is only in model form right now, but his creative vision mixes comfort with functionality. The “F”-shaped bed touts a Facebook-logoed pillow and a comforter wit... |