Tag: APRILFOOLS

Have you ever wondered what the Web was like before the Mosaic Web browser? If you were born in the last 20-odd years, or you only discovered your inner geek recently, did you miss out on monochrome monitors and the dial-up BBS era? Well, here's your chance to get a sneak peek at history: grab the ChromeLite extension and marvel as the entire Web is transformed into ASCII characters. Now, ...

There are plenty of apps for my iPod Touch that I'd like to be able to run on my desktop. You know what's tops on the list? A fart app! No, not really. In fact, I can't imagine anyone bothering to create something like that -- but as we've seen with just about every other app store or extension repository, if an app is extensible, someone's going to code a fart add-on for it. Google Chrome ...

The V in Dell's Axim X50v and X51v PDAs has always stood for VGA. But the Dell Axim X101v will be the first machine to completely blur the lines between a PDA and a full fledged computer. Sure, the OQO and Sony's UX series cram a full computer into a small form factor. But Dell has managed to fit a fully operational Vista system into the same form factor as its successful line of Windows Mobile ...

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at a press conference, "This is adding true and immediate value for our shareholders." "Windows Vista is the #1 source of indigestion for IT professionals world wide, the addition of the #1 producer of over the counter antacids seemed a natural fit to ...

Lawrence Lessig, best known for his work promoting his Creative Commons foundation, announced today that he will join the Board of Directors of the Recording Industry Association of America. "We're pleased to welcome Professor Lessig into our cabal, er, uh, association" said RIAA head Cary Sherman. Lessig also announced that the Creative Commons 4.0 family of licenses will include a new license ...