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How Dave Gorman fought Flickr over a deleted photo

...it cannot undelete Gorman's very popular image -- it was featured on BoingBoing and Wikipedia -- and put things back the way they were. However, there... Read more

16 March, 2012

Berners-Lee: Wipo web-patent remark 'unimaginative'

...June by director general Francis Gurry, and was publicised by technology publication Boingboing on Saturday. "Had the world wide web been able to be patented... Read more

13 October, 2011

Book review: Barefoot Into Cyberspace

...through this landscape are: Stewart Brand; Cory Doctorow, the science fiction writer, BoingBoing blogger and copyfighter; Phil Booth, the former executive director of No2ID; and... Read more

28 July, 2011
Feed the Head 1.9

Feed the Head 1.9

...for you to discover on your own terms." - JayIsGames.com*** Featured on BoingBoing's "Apps for Kids" ***The iPad adaptation of our classic surrealist toy... Read more

8 April, 2012
Feed the Head (iPhone version) 1.9

Feed the Head (iPhone version) 1.9

...is for the iPod/iPhone 4 and newer devices only.*** Featured on BoingBoing's "Apps for Kids" ***"A piece of interactive art for you to... Read more

4 April, 2012
Comic Viewer 3.0.1

Comic Viewer 3.0.1

...Really nice, and it's fast. - BoingBoing co-founder Mark Frauenfelder --Comic Viewer is a great way to browse... Read more

27 February, 2012
Kids Counting Box Pro 1.1

Kids Counting Box Pro 1.1

Read about the inspiration for this app at BoingBoing.net!http://boingboing.net/2012/02/07/the-making-of-a-kids... Read more

25 February, 2012
Santa's Big Helper: 9 Christmas Apps in 1 1.1.1

Santa's Big Helper: 9 Christmas Apps in 1 1.1.1

...So clever and such great graphics! The elf updates crack me up... BoingBoing.net An app for the whole family genuinely entertaining for parents and... Read more

10 February, 2012
Pet a Kitty! 1.0

Pet a Kitty! 1.0

...app. As seen on: Gizmodo.com Icanhascheezburger.com TUAW.com Laughingsquid.com Boingboing.com Stylapps.com and many more. App video demo: www.petakitty.com... Read more

22 October, 2011
Due super fast reminders, reusable egg timers 1.7.2

Due super fast reminders, reusable egg timers 1.7.2

...why Apple didn't bake something like it right in." Bill Barol, boingboing.net" one of those missing pieces that should have come in the... Read more

19 October, 2011
Asia Grace - Patterns from Asian Life by Kevin Kelly 1.1

Asia Grace - Patterns from Asian Life by Kevin Kelly 1.1

...Travel Happy Asia Grace is one of my favorite books. -- Xeni Jardin, BoingBoing Read more

8 October, 2011
Desktop Connect 4.3

Desktop Connect 4.3

...with MAC OSX 10.7 Lion"Behold! OSX on iPad! With Flash!" - boingboing.net "good freedom to use a remote system at an excellent price... Read more

27 August, 2011
Super Goblin War Machine 1.0.1

Super Goblin War Machine 1.0.1

...things.***********************PRAISE FOR GOBLIN WAR MACHINE:"It's pretty awesome." Cory Doctorow, Boingboing.netSurprisingly engrossing. The Observer"Your spear is no match for my ENORMOUS... Read more

23 July, 2011
DodgeDot 1.4.9

DodgeDot 1.4.9

...from 3 to 83 loves it""DodgeDot - Fun iPhone game." (Mark Frauenfelder - BoingBoing.net founder)"Soooooooo Addicting. Seems easy till it blows your mind and... Read more

20 March, 2011
Zombie Survival Guide Scanner 1.2

Zombie Survival Guide Scanner 1.2

...of Max Brooks' terrific zombie books...will enjoy this free iPhone app." -- BoingBoing"The zombie apocalypse is coming, but there's no need to worry... Read more

5 March, 2011

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apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

44 minutes ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

2 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

3 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

3 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

5 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

5 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

5 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

11 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

14 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

20 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

21 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

22 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

1 day ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

1 day ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

1 day ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

1 day ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

1 day ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors