All it takes is one person with some time on their hands to start a rumor. Put in a dash each of two hot companies, mention a purchase price, and voilà, a rumor is born. To that end, no, Apple is not buying Twitter for $10 billion dollars. Eric Jackson's Forbes article yesterday asserts that Apple needs to buy Twitter. His theory revolves around Facebook buying Instagram for $1...
RIM on Wednesday announced several new applications that will automatically integrate with its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service. The Twitter and Facebook BlackBerry apps, for example, will soon allow BBM users to automatically share their latest tweet or Facebook status update with their BlackBerry friend list. BlackBerry Travel will automatically update your BBM status with your...
It’s barely been half a day (at least on the West Coast) since the new iPad was released, but already the device has been jailbroken – we’re still waiting for our devices to arrive at the TechnoBuffalo offices. Famous Dev Team member MuscleNerd has taken to Twitter to announce the good news, though he admits the hack is not ready for primetime. In fact, there is no ETA as of now. Still...
Could you imagine a world without the Internet? Even for people like me, who had no Google or Facebook — or even Gopher — when we were children, the offline world we once knew almost feels like a hazy dream to some of us now. I only vaguely remember what life was like when “research” meant biking to the library to do term papers and social activities were strictly limited to hanging out...
The Academy Awards weekend is coming, and you know what that means: Joan Rivers’ scathing red-carpet commentary, lame musical numbers and a scene so thick with plastic artificiality that Mattel should seriously consider becoming a sponsor. And in between, a few awards get doled out, as each announcement compels all the other snubbed actors to turn in their real Oscar-worthy performances...
Overview You’ve probably already read the State of the Union Addresses from my fellow Buffalos — and if you haven’t, you certainly should — but mine’s a little different. As TechnoBuffalo’s resident Brit, I’m going to be taking a look at the state of mobile devices and television here in Britain and how it compares to that of the United States. Of course, in many ways, they are both...
O2 has come under fire this morning after it was discovered that the carrier is sending mobile phone numbers to every website that is visited using a data connection on one of its devices. While most carriers send basic information — such as your IP address, referrer, and user-agent — just as a computer would, O2 also sends a full mobile number. The issue was highlighted by Lewis...
Social Media is quickly changing how we communicate with the world around us. Relationships (and consequently breakups) are now announced on Facebook, Twitter allows us to read and report breaking news events, and sites like LinkedIn can let you know how you’re connected to the hiring manager at a job before you even apply. There’s no denying that social media websites have changed how...
Following overwhelming pressure from blackout protests and frustrated Internet users, Rep. Lamar Smith, author of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) announced on Friday consideration of the bill is being postponed. In a statement, Smith said he’s “heard from the critics” and that he takes “seriously their concern regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy. It is...
Many hard hitting government officials withdrew their support this week for two controversial anti-piracy bills, better known as SOPA and PIPA. A unified Internet demonstrated its staunch opposition for the bills by protesting and going dark, the largest and most talked about participants being Wikipedia and Reddit. TechnoBuffalo took a stance, too. Other sites, including Google,...