Greetings, kids. The Grandpa of TechnoBuffalo is back with yet another caustic episode of tech-related castigation. Today I'll be delving into the squalid mind of the Internet Troll, or as I like to call them, "Keyboard Commandos." Equipped with an arsenal of cyber-bullying tactics, Trolls use the Internet as their master trebuchet, catapulting ostentatious, sardonic and often vile...
I loved my iPhone. The EDGE device was the first smartphone I bought into. Before that, I was rocking flip phones and pumped about how KRZY thin they were getting. Apple dropped the bomb with their newest innovation and I took the plunge. Then I snagged a 3G. Again, in love with the iPhone and iOS. This was around the same time that I started noticing Google’s Android. Now, look, if...
I’m not a lawyer, and I do not profess to be. My understanding of the law is not profound, but what I lack in legal knowledge, I like to think I make up for in common sense. What I am about to say will elate some, infuriate others, and hopefully leave a few readers thinking, “Well, of course.” Simply put, Apple has gone too far. That’s not an original thought. Many people have said it...
Rumors are circulating that Apple may have lost an iPhone 5 prototype when it was stolen from an employee at a San Francisco bar last month. Somehow I imagine this is how the conversation at Apple may have gone: Apple iPhone Security Manager: There is another matter… one I’m reluctant to… Steve Jobs: Please. Apple iPhone Security Manager: One of our prototypes, an iPhone 5, was...
Several years ago I had a choice to make: BlackBerry or iPhone? I’d been using an unlocked iPhone 1 on T-Mobile, living on EDGE-only data speeds for $5.99/month thanks to the T-Zones plan I was grandfathered into at the time. 2007 turned into 2008, Apple released iPhone 3G, my wife became interested in the idea of having a smartphone of her own, and things started to change. Eventually...
As promised, Minecraft designer Markus "Notch" Persson showed off the eagerly anticipated Minecraft 1.8 Adventure Update at PAX Prime this weekend. At long last we can kill off some of the rumors of what will and won't be included in this update. Volcanoes will not be in 1.8, but Notch confirmed they are possible and could be coming in the future. Biomes will be much more distinct,...
Today we’re going to take a look at the top 5 phones on Vodafone — our roundup of the devices which we believe are currently the best available for this carrier. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read and comment on my ‘Top 5 Phones on O2‘ feature published last week. I got a little bit of stick from some of you for not listing the devices in the order in which I rate them, so...
I’m sure sociolinguists and syntacticians never predicted the desecrating effect modern technology would have on basic sentence structure. For at the moment, we are in the throes of a nationwide pandemic rife with blithering idiocy. While technology certainly bolsters our ability to socially interact with one another, I feel as though it has pilfered the romance, spontaneity and...
Minecraft‘s Markus “Notch” Persson got hitched. That hasn’t stopped him from getting back to work quickly on projects for Minecraft‘s 1.8 update. The Adventure Update is getting obnoxiously huge, and the tweaks and additions will likely be the most the game has seen in a long, long time. In passing, both Notch and Jeb, another Mojang developer, have mentioned the existence of deep...
As mobile devices continue to gain popularity, manufacturers are churning out new phones quicker than we can buy them. Keeping up with the latest and greatest can be a daunting task, so to make things a little easier for you, we’ve compiled a list of the top 5 phones for each of the U.K.’s biggest carriers, including O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and Three. This week we’ll start with...