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The Pirate Bay isn't phased by UK claim that it's illegal, shares plans to move forward

Yesterday we reported that the popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay could be blocked in the UK starting any day now, since the courts have deemed the site “illegal”. The…

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Saul Bass' Rare Children's Book is Back In Print

Saul Bass was one of the greatest designers of the 20th century. His legendary poster and film title design helped propel giants like Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese into the stratosphere, all…

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Comcast Launching Subscription VOD Service

The US cable provider Comcast is launching a new subscription service called Xfinity Streampix, Variety reports. Based on its characteristics, it seems likely that it will compete with Netflix. According to Andrew…

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RightInbox Will Schedule Your Email Delivery in Gmail

Email management can be the bane of your existence for a multitude of reasons. There’s the sheer volume of messages hitting our inbox that causes anxiety and then there’s the…

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Microsoft Publishes Extremely Nerdy Attack Ad Against Google Apps

I was a really big fan of the Mac vs. PC ads and not just because I’m an avid Apple product user. The actors were fantastic, the production value was…

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Why SkyDrive in Windows 8 Matters

Yesterday Microsoft released a slew of confirmations that laid out its vision for SkyDrive, the company’s consumer cloud product, as a component of its other products. In short, in Windows,…

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Huddle Sync: Intelligent File Sync for Businesses

Huddle, the online collaboration service aimed at businesses, has today announced Huddle Sync, a service that solves the same problem as Dropbox at its ilk – syncing files across multiple devices…

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Upcoming Tech and Media Events - with Discounts

Okay – we’re ready to feed you our latest update on tech and media events that you should be attending this year. We also have some cool new announcements to…

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Tumblr Tuesday: Meet the Mind Behind Technically Crunchy

Welcome to our twenty-sixth Tumblr Tuesday, where every Tuesday we celebrate our love of Tumblr by interviewing the mastermind behind a new blog. Tumblr, a New York City based startup, is…

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Analysts Blow Office for iPad Story

Well, Office for iPad is real, at least according to the Daily, which claims to have had hands-on time with the product. According to their sources, it should be submitted…

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TypoFlat: Wild Vector Typefaces for Free

Nearly every designer shares a strong love for typography. Many will never become type designers, or even dedicated typographers, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a designer that didn’t lust…

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Skype for iOS Updated; Improves Design, iOS 5 Stability

Skype has updated its iOS application, delivering user interface improvements for the dialpad and instant messaging and making it more stable on Apple’s iOS 5 firmware. Skype’s visual refreshes in…

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The Middle East Gets its own Reality TV show for Entrepreneurs

In the Middle East, the entrepreneurial scene is making its way onto television screens in a reality show that is the first of its kind in the region. United Arab…

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ThingLink Brings Interactive Image-Tagging to Facebook

Finnish startup ThingLink has announced the latest feature for its image-tagging platform, with ThingLink Tabs for Facebook letting users create an interactive Page from any photo. We first reported on…

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Barnes & Noble Launches 8GB Nook Tablet for $199

It was rumoured to be on its way but today popular US bookstore chain Barnes & Noble announced that it has released an 8GB version of its Nook Tablet, aligning…