How To: Back Up Any Smartphone [How To]
You back up your computers, or at least know that you should. But what about your smartphones? They carry massive amounts of personal data, and are subjected to life-or-death situations on a daily basis. Here's how to back them up: You don't have to...

Five Best Screencasting Tools [Hive Five]
Thanks to broadband and some excellent screencasting applications, you don't need to limit yourself to mere static images when you're trying to show someone how to do something on your computer. Record video, audio, and do even more with these...

Feature: Modern Warfare 2 Color Differences
The site has been abuzz with many comments and links in reference to the color differences in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. We thought we would take some time to clear up the confusion.

How to Use Windows 7 Themes on XP and Vista Computers
Microsoft paid close attention to personalization in Windows 7, and shipped it with a gorgeous collection of desktop backgrounds and themes. Windows 7 also makes it easy for users to create their own personalized themes and then share it with other...

HOW TO: Use Twitter's New Retweet Feature
Perfect amount of granularity, well done pointers for using new RT feature

Why James Rhodes Is Comics' Ideal Black Hero [Black Superheroes]
When it comes to superhero fiction, there are certain iconic archetypes; Superman is the iconic whitebread hero, Batman the iconic OCD loner. But did you realize that Iron Man's James Rhodes is the accidental iconic black superhero? We'll explain. By...

Web 2.0: Zynga’s Mark Pincus predicts an economy built around social apps
Social gaming company Zynga has been one of the primary beneficiaries of Facebook’s rapid growth to a social network of more than 300 million people.The San Francisco-based company has been able to surpass 50 million daily active users for its...

Why James Rhodes Is Comics' Ideal Black Hero [Black Superheroes]
When it comes to superhero fiction, there are certain iconic archetypes; Superman is the iconic whitebread hero, Batman the iconic OCD loner. But did you realize that Iron Man's James Rhodes is the accidental iconic black superhero? We'll explain. By...

Google Navigation is a Total GPS Replacement—As Long As You're Connected
My wife bought me a Garmin GPS for Christmas last year. After showing her Google Navigation on my G1, she asked if her gift is obsolete. Sorry to say but, for anything but long-distance treks, Google's Navigation is good enough.I've been using...

Gary Spatz - auditions - callbacks - feature films - The Playground
Gary Spatz - auditions - callbacks - feature films - The Playground

The 5 Best TVs You Can Buy [TVs]
We've teamed up with the HD Guru himself, Gary Merson, to publish the absolute best five TVs you can buy right now. As you'll see (and might already notice above), there are some surprises on the list. Panasonic Z1 Panasonic's flagship HDTV is its...

How to Use Windows 7 Themes on XP and Vista Computers
Microsoft paid close attention to personalization in Windows 7, and shipped it with a gorgeous collection of desktop backgrounds and themes. Windows 7 also makes it easy for users to create their own personalized themes and then share it with other...

Adtweets are Launching…and Featured Tweets are Back!!
TweetMeme is launching Adtweets! Nick Halstead is at the Real-Time Crunchup in San Francisco today to reveal and demo our new, and exciting product! The idea behind this product was based around wanting to reward advertisers for using great, interactive...