Cynicism Archive

  • One Microsoft Project Pink phone caught in the wild, screenshots leaked

    One Microsoft Project Pink phone caught in the wild, screenshots leaked

    Posted on March 4, 2010 | No Comments
    I’ve been trying to avoid writing much about Microsoft’s secret Project Pink as of late, primarily because we just don’t want to get folks hopes up too high; according to our sources, not a whole lot has changed since we passed on word that the handsets were pretty terrible. With that said, it’s our job to [...]

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  • Why are people falling victim to Facebook scams?

    Why are people falling victim to Facebook scams?

    Posted on December 14, 2009 | No Comments
    The beauty of essentially quitting social networking, as I have, is that I don't have to worry about all of the associated nonsense. “Facebook's new privacy settings cause uproar.” Really? Not if you quit the site it doesn't. “Malicious programs causing social network malaise.” Again, not an issue if you're not all-consumed with tweeting every 10 seconds about what you're eating for breakfast.

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  • Volkswagen ‘launches’ the 2010 GTI on the iPhone with Real Racing GTI game

    Volkswagen ‘launches’ the 2010 GTI on the iPhone with Real Racing GTI game

    Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
    To call us a “car blog” would sorta be stretching the truth. Occasionally one of the guys—aka Matt Burns—will do a car story, yeah, but that's primarily because he thinks he's James May. I have no such illusions of grandeur; I'm just sitting at a desk typing things, and writing student loan checks… Before this gets any further off track, the news: Volkswagen has teamed up with the guys behind Real Racing, Firemint, <to “launch” the new 2010 VW GTI. By downloading the app to your iPhone or iPod touch, you can drive around—for free, mind you—the car you wish you owned.

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