Get an Instapaper Text View of Any Web Article [Bookmarklets]
Fan of article-saving, reader-friendly webapp Instapaper? You can now convert any article you come across on the web to Instapaper's very clean and clear standards with the Instapaper Text bookmarklet. Instapaper's creator goes out of his way to cite...

How a $530 Nexus One Might Actually Save Money [Smartphones]
You've probably heard about Google's launch of the Nexus One today, with a cost of $180 with a two-year T-Mobile contract and—wait, $530 without? Actually, that math might make sense, as blogger Ben Ferguson shows in his cost breakdown. He's...

How a $530 Nexus One Might Actually Save Money [Smartphones]
You've probably heard about Google's launch of the Nexus One today, with a cost of $180 with a two-year T-Mobile contract and—wait, $530 without? Actually, that math might make sense, as blogger Ben Ferguson shows in his cost breakdown. He's...

Get an Instapaper Text View of Any Web Article [Bookmarklets]
Fan of article-saving, reader-friendly webapp Instapaper? You can now convert any article you come across on the web to Instapaper's very clean and clear standards with the Instapaper Text bookmarklet. Instapaper's creator goes out of his way to cite...

Get an Instapaper Text View of Any Web Article [Bookmarklets]
Fan of article-saving, reader-friendly webapp Instapaper? You can now convert any article you come across on the web to Instapaper's very clean and clear standards with the Instapaper Text bookmarklet. Instapaper's creator goes out of his way to cite...

Firefox 3.6 Set for First Quarter 2010, 4.0 Beta for Summer [Firefox 3.6]
Mozilla has slightly pushed back its self-imposed deadlines for releasing a final version of Firefox 3.6 and the first beta of Firefox 4.0. Firefox 3.6, currently available as a fifth beta, is set as a first quarter goal for 2010, while Firefox 4, once...

Comcast Settles Class Action Lawsuit, Will Compensate Throttled BitTorrent Users [BitTorrent]
A couple of years back Comcast gained some bad press for throttling BitTorrent traffic on their network while pretending they were doing no such thing. After several reports confirming the throttling and a leaked memo, the FCC ordered them to stop. A few...

Help Mozilla Design Firefox 4's Home Tab [Design]
When you close your eyes, do you see great new browser design concepts? Mozilla would like to borrow your talent for a few moments and ask for your help in designing the look, and purpose, of Firefox 4's "Home" tab. Mozilla is looking to pull the home...

Help Mozilla Design Firefox 4's Home Tab [Design]
When you close your eyes, do you see great new browser design concepts? Mozilla would like to borrow your talent for a few moments and ask for your help in designing the look, and purpose, of Firefox 4's "Home" tab. Mozilla is looking to pull the home...

Help Mozilla Design Firefox 4's Home Tab [Design]
When you close your eyes, do you see great new browser design concepts? Mozilla would like to borrow your talent for a few moments and ask for your help in designing the look, and purpose, of Firefox 4's "Home" tab. Mozilla is looking to pull the home...

Comcast Settles Class Action Lawsuit, Will Compensate Throttled BitTorrent Users [BitTorrent]
A couple of years back Comcast gained some bad press for throttling BitTorrent traffic on their network while pretending they were doing no such thing. After several reports confirming the throttling and a leaked memo, the FCC ordered them to stop. A few...

VLC Gets Dressed Up for Christmas [Easter Eggs]
If you're a fan of VLC—the open-source and awesome media player that had made appearances in our Hive Fives for best video players, best portable applications, and best desktop media players—you may have noticed a little change in your VLC icon this...

Microsoft Has Until Jan. 11 to Fix or Stop Selling Office 2007 [News]
A U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a patent infringement suit brought by a Canadian software company against Microsoft, and Microsoft now has until Jan. 11 to either issue new versions or stop settling Office 2007, and Word 2007 specifically. The case,...

Firefox 3.5 Inches Past IE7 As World's Most Popular Browser [Web Browsers]
According to global analytics web site StatCounter, Firefox 3.5 has edged past Internet Explorer 7 as the most popular browser on the market today. Keep in mind that the stats in question are differentiating by version, so it's actually kind of a lucky...

Remains of the Day: (Google) Waving Goodbye to 2009 [For What It's Worth]
Google's real-time search chops are put to the test against celebrity death, Microsoft's forced browser choices in the EU offer popular and lesser known browsers, and we (Google) wave goodbye to 2009. Brittany Murphy's Death & Google's Real...

AT&T Has the Fastest 3G Network in a 12-City Test [Cellphones]
Say what you will about AT&T's customer service and dropped call epidemic—according to tests performed by Gizmodo, it's still got the fastest 3G network in the nation—at least in a 12-city sampling. Testing average download and upload...

Firefox 3.5 Inches Past IE7 As World's Most Popular Browser [Web Browsers]
According to global analytics web site StatCounter, Firefox 3.5 has edged past Internet Explorer 7 as the most popular browser on the market today. Keep in mind that the stats in question are differentiating by version, so it's actually kind of a lucky...

Mark Shuttleworth Steps Down as Ubuntu CEO
Computerworld reports that Mark Shuttleworth (who was generous enough with his time to show us how he gets things done back in 2007) has stepped down as CEO of Ubuntu earlier this morning. Ubuntu users who like having Shuttleworth around need not worry...

Mark Shuttleworth Steps Down as Ubuntu CEO [Operating Systems]
Computerworld reports that Mark Shuttleworth (who was generous enough with his time to show us how he gets things done back in 2007) has stepped down as CEO of Ubuntu earlier this morning. Ubuntu users who like having Shuttleworth around need not worry...

McDonald's Offering Free Wi-Fi Starting in January [Free Wi-Fi]
McDonald's doesn't want you to just grab your grease bombs and go—they want you to stick around, have a coffee drink, and surf the web from your laptop or smartphone. That's why they're offering up free Wi-Fi, which previously cost...

McDonald's To Offer Free Wi-Fi Starting in January [Free Wi-Fi]
McDonald's doesn't want you to just grab your grease bombs and go—they want you to stick around, have a coffee drink, and surf the web from your laptop or smartphone. That's why they're offering up free Wi-Fi, which previously cost...

Google Year-End Countdown Easter Egg [Easter Eggs]
Just found out about a neat little Google search box Easter Egg for the New Year: Click on the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button with nothing in the search box to see a live count down of seconds left in...