Too Much Time + Lego = Long Awesome Post

Too Much Time + Lego = Long Awesome Post

Most of us enjoyed turning our imaginations into semi-reality through Lego (and who hasn’t drooled over those large city reenactments when they were younger?). Looks like Nathan Sawaya continues doing so, at a entirely new level. Some details courtesy of Abduzeedo:
Nathan Sawaya is a New York-based artist who creates very ...

An App Desperately Needed for S60

An App Desperately Needed for S60

Dear Nokia,
I like your phones, and I’m happy with the S60 platform. Really, I am. It’s just that when I see iPhone users enjoy a pretty functional Wordpress client, I feel a bit sad. I know Symbian and S60 can do much better than that.

Courtesy Nokia
I love Wordpress. I use ...

China cracks down on virtual cash

China cracks down on virtual cash

Chinese gamers who amass virtual currencies can no longer sell them for real money, say the Chinese authorities.

US ‘concerned’ over cyber threat

US ‘concerned’ over cyber threat

The US is moving quickly to protect against the threat of online attacks, says homeland security chief Janet Napolitano.

Mobile pollution sensors deployed

Mobile pollution sensors deployed

Cyclists, buses, cars and even pedestrians become mobile pollution detectors in a UK initiative.

Pirate Bay site sold to game firm

Pirate Bay site sold to game firm

Popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay has been sold to a Swedish gaming company GGF.

China delays internet filter plan

China delays internet filter plan

China delays a plan requiring new computers to be equipped with internet filtering software.

Cisco may take on Microsoft’s Office

Cisco may take on Microsoft’s Office

BOSTON – Cisco Systems Inc is considering offering Web-based alternatives to Microsoft Corp’s popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the Internet.

Roaming phone charges to fall in EU from Wednesday

Roaming phone charges to fall in EU from Wednesday

BRUSSELS – Making a telephone call, sending a text message or reading emails on a mobile phone from across the European Union will cost less from Wednesday.

China backs away from Internet filter

China backs away from Internet filter

BEIJING – China has delayed indefinitely a much-criticized plan to force manufacturers to bundle Internet filtering software with personal computers sold in the country, in an abrupt retreat hours before the policy was due to start.

Pirate Bay founders get rich in jail

Pirate Bay founders get rich in jail

STOCKHOLM – A little-known Swedish software firm has snapped up file-sharing website The Pirate Bay with the hope of turning the source of legal controversy into a money-spinner that appeals to both users and content providers.

Amazon, Blue Nile sever Web affiliate programs

Amazon, Blue Nile sever Web affiliate programs

SAN FRANCISCO – Amazon.com has closed its third Internet associates program in a week, in Hawaii, as the online retailer steps up an effort to skirt new sales taxes in several U.S. states.

Jobs back at Apple after 5 1/2-month leave

Jobs back at Apple after 5 1/2-month leave

After a 5 1/2-month medical leave, Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Monday resumed control of a company that hasn’t skipped a beat in his absence, but faces more challenges than when he left. Jobs, 54, is still in recovery after a liver transplant in Memphis. Apple… ...

Facebook brings in new CFO from outside Internet industry

Facebook brings in new CFO from outside Internet industry

Facebook said Monday that it has hired a former Genentech executive as its new chief financial officer, increasing speculation that the social networking giant will file for an initial public offering. David Ebersman, Genentech’s former CFO, will give…

China postpones controversial Web filter

China postpones controversial Web filter

China postponed a plan to require personal computer makers to supply Internet-filtering software Tuesday, retreating in the face of protests by Washington and Web surfers hours before it was due to take effect. Manufacturers would have been required to…