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Spoiled kids don’t get iPhone for Christmas, disown parents on Twitter

An interesting thing happened on Christmas Day this year: thousand upon thousands of hopeful children didn’t get an iPhone under the tree. While some were still happy to get anything at all, others gathered the shattered remains of their dreams, and cast the biting shards out to Twitter, saying things like “No Iphone. I hate my dad.“, “My parents are the worst mother Fucking parents in the world fuck you mom and dad for not getting me a Iphone. FUCK YOU. FML. #Iphone“, and “Didn’t get the iPhone for Christmas Read more

Siri: The iPhone Movie pits man against machine

Although Siri isn’t technically that much better than what had been previously available, it certainly has made a better case for everyday voice recognition on smartphones. Of course, the “talking to your computer” scenario has a distinctly Space Odyssey feel to it, which is helped in no small part by some of the more… quirky responses Siri has been known to give. Based on that tone, the fine folks at Rooster Teeth have cooked up this movie trailer. A bunch of friends get an iPhone 4S for Christmas, but things Read more

Ninjas return to battle over Nexus unboxing

When the Nexus name first appeared, it called together the disparate ninja clans to perform The Great Unboxing, unified as an unstoppable kung fu force. It didn’t take long for the tentative alliance to devolve into bickering, and finally brazen treachery for the launch of the Samsung Nexus S. Today, the furious Red Ninja takes the battle to the desktop, bending the very fabric of time in the process. For the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, you take control of the Red Ninja to unleash flying kicks upon the Read more

BlackBerry: the phone even muggers won’t steal

A mugger preying on students near Columbia University has apparently been on the hunt for iPhones, but don’t worry BlackBerry owners – he’ll just toss your phone back at you in disgust. An unnamed suspsect apparently bumped into two students, both of whom had BlackBerry smartphones, and left empty-handed. A smattering of similar reports illustrate similar situations. A recent NYPD report says small handheld gadgets like smartphones account for over half of local robberies in October. iPhones aren’t the only Apple product popular among robbers; elsewhere, thieves recently jacked 125 Read more

Drunk RIM employees ground flight to Beijing, fined $71,000

In a flight from Toronto to Beijing, China, RIM’s George Campbell and Paul Alexander Wilson got so drunk and unruly, that they had to be physically restrained and the flight had to land in Vancouver. Each one was fined over $35,000, and won’t be able to fly Air Canada for a year while they’re on probation. How’s RIM handling the situation? Well, the drinking buddies have been suspended for the time being, but RIM hasn’t elaborated on what exactly these guys did with BlackBerry products. It’s a big fine, encompassing costs Read more