Saturday, December 31, 2011
TMZ's Funny Baby Face Contest -- Hysterical!
The silly pictures poured into the TMZ news room for our Funny Baby Face Photo Contest -- and the results are gonna keep you laughing until 2012!Be sure to check back on Monday to vote for which funny baby face should score the $250 prize and some…
Nokia's Dying Symbian OS Still Rules the Mobile World
More people use Symbian phones than you'd think. Way more.
Friday, December 30, 2011
New Republic: The Most Overlooked Stories of 2011
For those digger deeper past the front page, 2011 was full of important events that somehow flew under the radar. The staff of The New Republic share the stories that were undeservedly ignored.
Does Tetris for iPhone Move Your Inner Tetriminos?
The beloved game of Tetris has undergone an iOS retina display revolution. The screen may make the game look gorgeous, but I’m not sure how many will jump on the platform and take up the challenge of configuring the familiar tetriminos falling down the matrix on the iPhone platform. The new EA game uses a [...]
First Siri, Now Threat Detection: Inside SRI?s Amazing R&D
SRI is most famous for inventing Siri, Apple's virtual digital assistant technology. But step inside SRI's sprawling 65-acre campus, and you'll quickly discover this R&D powerhouse is working on countless other technologies destined to change the world. For example: threat detection of botnets and cancer cells.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
LG to Demo 3D Ultra-Def Behemoth at CES
LG Electronics will show off an 84-inch 3D Ultra Definition TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. The world's largest 3D TV will offer 8 million pixels at 3840 x 2160 screen resolution -- four times that of existing full HDTV screens, LG asserted. Features include 3D Depth Control, 3D Sound Zooming, and Magic Gesture capability.
Can Apple Convince Me I Want a Smaller TV?
Even before Steve Jobs admitted to his biographer that he had cracked the modern television nut, Apple fans have long suspected -- and hoped -- that Apple's little hobby Apple TV set-top box was just a stepping stone to a bigger and better HDTV living room experience. The latest rumors throw fuel on the fire: Apple's suppliers reportedly are gearing up to produce components for delivery of an iTV sometime in 2012.
Happy Birthday to Stan Lee, Nichelle Nichols, and Maggie Smith!
Three GeekDad icons share a birthday today! Stan Lee, born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922, is the creator of Spider-Man and former head of Marvel Comics. Lee is almost as well-known as his famous comic book heroes, making cameo appearances in movies of The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, The Fantastic Four and Iron Man, [...]
Searching the Sea for Scum-Busting Cholera Killers
Bacteria-scanning robots have helped researchers discover scum-busting chemicals that could potentially cut rates of cholera infection. The robots are part of an award-winning system developed at the University of California, Santa Cruz that fuses fast-paced automatic screening techniques and neon bacteria with undersea hunts for new disease-fighting bugs.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Lumi Inkodye: Light-Sensitive Paint
Lumi’s Inkodyes aren’t a new idea, and the introduction video might be one of the most pretentious things ever, but the product looks like a lot of fun. Inkodyes are light sensitive dyes which are “developed” by the sun. Paint the dyes onto any surface (fabrics, paper, wood, whatever) and put it out in sunlight. [...]
Spire Hack Brings Siri to Jailbroken iOS 5 Devices
These Siri hacks are getting serious. The latest one, called Spire, is the work of two veteran hackers, and, unlike previous Siri ports, it's technically legal -- though legal certainly doesn't mean the same thing as "endorsed by Apple."
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Report: Sounders land Swedish right back
When the Seattle Sounders lost James Riley in the expansion draft there was some real concern about how Seattle would fill the void let by the dependable veteran's departure. The Sounders have reached an agreement with Swedish right back Adam Johansson, according to the club website of Johannson's current club, IFK Goteborg. Seattle has yet to confirm the acquisition. Johannson, 27, has earned nine caps for Sweden, with his debut coming against the United States in 2009.
Twitter as Mood Ring: We're in a Funk
A group of mathematicians turned to Twitter to gauge global happiness for 2011, and it seems the last 12 months have not been humanity's cheeriest. The team from the University of Vermont gathered 4.6 billion Twitter messages from Twitter's 33 million users from around the world.
virgin birth biggest loser season... blagojevich indictme...
Nikon D5100 Gets Hacked, Star Wars-Themed Firmware
Some Nikon owners can give themselves an unexpected, free and somewhat nerdy Christmas gift: A Star Wars-themed firmware update.
Last month, Nikon’s D5100 firmware was decrypted, opening the way for custom tweaks and hacks. Now, just in time for the New Year, an unofficial firmware update has been created which tweaks the menus of the DSLR, [...]
Last month, Nikon’s D5100 firmware was decrypted, opening the way for custom tweaks and hacks. Now, just in time for the New Year, an unofficial firmware update has been created which tweaks the menus of the DSLR, [...]
Texas Rangers Star Mike Napoli Sued by Childhood Friend -- You RUINED Christmas!!!
Strike One -- Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli allegedly bails on a Dec. 3 autograph session at a Florida sports memorabilia shop just TWO WEEKS before the event ... according to a new lawsuit. Strike Two -- The shop is owned by Willie McCoy -- a…
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Texas Rangers Star Mike Napoli Sued by Childhood Friend -- You RUINED Christmas!!!
Onset of Electrical Resistance Measured for First Time
Using a fast-pulsing laser, physicists have recorded the first moments of electrical resistance, the friction that generates heat as electricity travels through circuits.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Apple Had More Web Traffic Than Wal-Mart in November
Really? More traffic than the world's largest retailer?
A Passion For The Past: 2011's Best Historical Fiction
These five outstanding novels take us to unfamiliar eras and exotic locales ? ancient Israel, Elizabethan England, 1920s Paris ? while confirming our common humanity.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Seventh allegation takes Conlin abuse cases back to 1960s
Yet another woman has come forward to say that Hall of Fame baseball writer and former Philadelphia Daily News columnist Bill Conlin sexually abused her when she was a child.
More Picture-Takers Are Phoning It In
About 27 percent of photographs and videos taken in 2011 in the U.S. were captured by smartphones.
Ashley Tisdale went to the gym
Ashley Tisdale went to a gym in West Hollywood yesterday, and may have become the new Brooke Hogan in the process because the pictures get a lot better when you can only see her body (just like with Brooke). If for no other reason than you won’t be distracted by her weird little [...]
gDesklets: Semi-Sweet Eye Candy
My interest in desktop eye candy vacillates with the seasons. The added productivity it brings to a particular desktop design is also a factor. Now that GNOME 3 forces a desktop without icons, I took a look at how useful the gDesklets Project might be.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
David Sedaris Reads From His 'Santaland Diaries'
It's tradition! Writer and humorist David Sedaris reflects on his short tenure as Crumpet the Elf at Macy's. Sedaris first read the "Santaland Diaries" on Morning Edition in 1992 ? and instantly, a classic was born.
Two Standout Christmas Hacks (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
There have been a whole range of geekified holiday season images and ideas running through my Twitter stream and other various feeds, but I wanted to highlight these two as my standouts for 2011. First, over at Archie McPhee’s Endless Geyser of Awesome�the geek tradition of adding a bit of H.P. Lovecraft to the Christmas [...]
Friday, December 23, 2011
the Kardashians use slave labor and sweatshops
A human rights organization called China Labor Watch says the Kardashinas use what is essentially slave labor in rural Chinese factories to produce their clothing line. But what choice did they have? Private jets aren’t free, you know.
The sweatshop workers live in squalid factory-run dormitories filled with the stench of sewage while toiling [...]
The sweatshop workers live in squalid factory-run dormitories filled with the stench of sewage while toiling [...]
Evernote Launches Skitch for iPad
Back in August, multi-platform note-taking company Evernote bought out Skitch, a Mac app which lets you snap screenshots, annotate them and share them. Skitch offered little that couldn’t be gotten elswhere, but the level of polish made it a favorite. It then became an Android app and now, today, Skitch is out on the iPad.
Skitch [...]
Skitch [...]
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Kardashian Fam -- Prepping to SUE Over Bogus Slave Labor Report
The Kardashian family is preparing for war -- gearing up to unleash a legal attack on everyone who claimed their clothing line is manufactured in child slave labor sweat shops in China ... TMZ has learned. Sources close to the family tell us ...…
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Kardashian Fam -- Prepping to SUE Over Bogus Slave Labor Report
As troops come home, VA reaches out to those suffering stress of war
He's "learning to live with it," but former Army Sgt. Carl Oliver says troubling memories of the day he lost two comrades and was seriously wounded in Baghdad "stick with you."
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Intel Takes Medfield-Powered Phone and Tablet Out for a Spin
Intel is stepping up the drumbeat around its efforts to penetrate the mobile handheld device market leading up to the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, which will be held in Las Vegas in January. The semiconductor giant recently sent prototype devices, known as "reference designs," to the MIT Technology Review to try out.
The 5 Pillars of Master Data Management
In the last three years, corporate views of master data management have rapidly evolved from data-centric confusion to a point where companies now focus on the consumers of master data and the business processes that consume it. In the next two to five years, the companies that use this MDM momentum will gain a strategic advantage.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Wenger, Mattocks sign Generation adidas deals with MLS
The 2012 MLS Draft is less than a month away and Major League Soccer has secured the services of the two highest-rated prospects coming out of college this year. Sources have told Fox Soccer that Duke standout Andrew Wenger and Akron star Darren Mattocks have signed Generation adidas contracts, with MLS expected to announce the first of its Generation adidas signings on Tuesday. The news comes after weeks of speculation that Mattocks would accept one of a trio of offers he was considering from Europe. The signings leave the Montreal Impact with the option of selecting either player with the...
Carrier IQ: We Volunteered to Be Grilled by the Feds
The mobile analytics company says if there's an official FTC investigation, it doesn't know about it.
Carrier IQ: We Volunteered to Be Grilled by the Feds
The mobile analytics company says if there's an official FTC investigation, it doesn't know about it.
WebOS: Destined to Fail, or Fuel for FLOSS' Fire?
After such a tempestuous year as 2011 has been, it's hard to imagine a more dramatic way for it to go out with a "bang" than with HP's recent announcement about webOS. Yes, for those who missed it, HP finally ended months of indecision by announcing that it plans to open-source the Linux-based mobile operating system, thereby giving it a chance at a new life in the hands of the community.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Kim Jong Il Is Dead
SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Jong Il, 69, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died.
His death was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
His death was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
8 Steps to a Geekier Chanukah (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
While all of the gentiles (or goyim) are celebrating a holiday where all the gifts are opened at once�? after being delivered through the chimney by an overweight icon in a red suit ? I’ll be lighting a candle and opening one gift a night, starting Tuesday night at sundown. That’s right folks, I celebrate [...]
Kobe Byrant Divorce -- Busted by Basketball Wives
Filed under: Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant, Celebrity Justice, Celebrity Divorce, TMZ Sports
A secret underground society of trained spies is responsible for feeding intel to Vanessa Bryant that eventually led to her filing for divorce from hubby Kobe Bryant -- not the CIA or FBI ... but the basketball wives of the NBA. Our sources says…Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Samsung to Apple: Victory Is Mine
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet will go on sale in Australia in time for Christmas.
Tracking Friends and Family on the Legit
Facebook's recent acquisition of location-tracker heavyweight Gowalla is an indicator of the potential strategic importance of location-tracking technology in the social network arena. Players in this marketplace include Gowalla, which lets users share favorite places with fellow Facebook and Twitter friends and then be rewarded with deals from local businesses, and Foursquare, which offers similar functions.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Hubble Captures Violent Birth Pangs of Enormous Star
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a young star undergoing violent birth.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
SlingPlayer Introduces Slingbox for Logitech Revue
Sling Media quietly announced its SlingPlayer web app for Logitech Revue. Starting Wednesday night, Logitech Revue owners who also own a Slingbox will be able to take their HD Google TV experience just about anywhere.
Fetish Talk with Former G4 Sex Expert Anna David
Filed under: TMZ TV, Anna David
G4 sex expert Anna David got cold feet when we asked about a popular fetish -- but fear not ... everyone in the newsroom was happy to pick up the ball. And, no ... that's not a fetish.
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Lilo vs. Naomi vs. Michelle -- Which Marilyn Monroe Would You Rather?
Filed under: Lindsay Lohan, Naomi Watts, Michelle Williams, Beauty, Who'd You Rather?
Here's Lindsay Lohan in Playboy, Naomi Watts in some magazine called West East and Michelle Williams in the film "My Week with Marilyn" ... all in their best Marilyn Monroe drag.Question is ...
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Lilo vs. Naomi vs. Michelle -- Which Marilyn Monroe Would You Rather?
UEFA Europa League: Your Running Commentary
It's do or die for a number of teams across Europe as the UEFA Europa League winds down. Half of the teams in the field play their final group games of the tournament today, including Clint Dempsey's Fulham, which can cement a place in the knockout round and set the tone for perhaps another deep tournament run with a win or by getting some help. Two other teams featuring Americans are still slated to play as well, as Jermaine Jones' Schalke and Sacha Kljestan's Anderlecht take to the field. Jones isn't a part of the lineup today for Schalke, which...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Camden's Moran backs off on emergency declaration
The day after state troopers began to reinforce Camden's beleaguered police force, City Council President Frank Moran backed off on his call for Mayor Dana L. Redd to declare a state of emergency and instead called on her to develop new plans for public safety.
Commentary: Driver Distraction, the NTSB and a Siri-ous Problem
Arguing against anything intended to make drivers drive to the exclusion of all else is like being against apple pie. You may have your reasons, but nobody wants to hear them. That said, the National Transportation Safety Board’s non-binding recommendation that (nearly) all use of mobile communications devices behind the wheel smacks both of a [...]
Cheerios: Sorry for Explicit Bee Sex Picture
Filed under: You Might Want to Rethink, Exclusive, Famous Food
The Cheerios honeybee got the XXX treatment on the front page of an official Cheerios website this morning -- thanks to some mischievous vandal -- and now, General Mills is scrambling to clean up the mess.
It's supposed to be a website for kids to make their own Cheerios-themed comics -- but clearly, someone got carried away ... and the explicit cartoon made it to the top of the popular "Honey Defender" website.
A rep for the cereal company tells TMZ, “We have some safeguards that are supposed to keep this from happening, but I guess it wasn’t set up with this game."
The rep adds, "Normally, our games where we allow viewers to spell out things themselves have safeguards that tell children they can’t type stuff like that in. Let’s just say this is no longer going to be the 'Hot Comic of the Week' much longer!”
Depends on what you mean by "hot comic" ...
Samsung Loses Bid to Ban iPhone 4S in France
Another battle lost in Samsung's legal campaign against Apple.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Jennifer Love Hewitt -- Why Do Men Love Bitches?!
Filed under: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paparazzi Photo
It was a cold rainy day in L.A. yesterday and single lady Jennifer Love Hewitt tried to find some companionship with the self-help book "Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl -- A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship."In the past, the 32-year-old has been linked to Carson Daly, John Mayer, Ross McCall, Jamie Kennedy and most recently an actor named Jarod Einsohn.
J.Love's ready for the next chapter of her life.
The Big 'Maybe': What The 'God Particle' Hunt Tells Us About Science
The Higgs might be found. The Higgs might not be found. After all that time and all that effort, the Higgs might not exist in the energies we can probe or, might not exist at all. More data, more observation will eventually give us the answer.
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