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Cleveland Hero Charles Ramsey Gets Autotune Treatment
The Cleveland man who helped rescue three women missing for nearly a decade became a hero to the Internet overnight Charles Ramsey’s animated interview with a local news station about the discovery of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight … Continue reading
‘Wolfenstein’ Returns Later This Year
The dark world of Wolfenstein returns later this yearBethesda announced Wolfenstein: The New Order will be released for current and next-generation consoles and PCs by the end of 2013. Bethesda made the announcement on GameSpot Tuesday morningThe New Order takes … Continue reading
Budget iPhone Is Reportedly Launching This Year
A new budget version of the iPhone is set to launch this year, according to an ETrade Supply source. The cell-phone parts supplier has been correct about a number of Apple rumors before, and most recently obtained parts of the … Continue reading
Google’s Mother’s Day Ad Also Plugs Google Plus
If you need another reminder that Mother’s Day is just four days away, then check out this Mother’s Day tribute by Google The ad, themed “Here’s to the Mothers,” shows how Google Plus and YouTube can help you keep in … Continue reading
How About a Tall Glass of Ideation?
One time I was in a job interview, describing my talents at length, and said, “I really enjoy the ideation phase.” The company’s CEO, sitting across the table from me at Starbucks, cringed and said, “I hate that word.” We … Continue reading
Adobe Moves to the Cloud and Other News You Need to Know
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting storiesAdobe’s making a huge push in an … Continue reading
Atlas Mobile Calendar Brings Real-Time Scheduling
If you could have a mobile Facebook timeline for your appointments, would you use it? If you’re bored with your old online calendar, and are looking for a more efficient way to schedule meetings and tasks, it may be time … Continue reading
Watch the NBA’s Best Dance Moves This Season
The NBA is the top sports league on YouTube, largely thanks a constant procession of dunk and highlight montages. But NBA players don’t just have moves on the court — it seems many of them also love to dance. With … Continue reading
YouTube Maps Out Videos Trending Across U.S.
It just got a little easier to see which videos people are watching elsewhere in the country. Google, which owns YouTube, unveiled a new feature on Tuesday that maps out videos trending right now in cities across the U.S. You … Continue reading
Watch Out, Google: Here Comes OpenStreetMap
Back in the Age of Exploration in the 1400s, the world lived and died on the maps cartographers and adventurers crafted. Relying on nothing but their own ingenuity, grit and know how, this was one of the world’s first crowdsourced … Continue reading