Technology

What will they think of next? This could be pretty cool!  Tweet-A-Beer will let you buy a friend a beer, no matter where they are. The app links up your Twitter and PayPal accounts to a service called Chirpify, allowing you to send a cool $5 to anyone on Twitter, based on their @ handle.

I heard something about this the other day. If you are an AT&T Wireless customer with the old unlimited data plan you might be noticing slower download speeds. And some people aren't happy!

I'm happy to report that I just joined the 21st Century! Yes, I just got my very first smart phone! Then this morning at work I see this survey. It asked people if they use their smartphone in the bathroom, overwhelmingly the answer was "yes". What? I don't think that was in the contract I signed!

Predictions about technology are notoriously tough to make. Still, the experts and visionaries often get it right — but when they don’t, they get it colossally wrong. Here are some of history’s most famously bungled insights made by tech giants and industry bigwigs, as rounded-up by Scientific American.

You may be surfing the web today, and find that some of your regular sites aren’t working, are different, or some sort of splash page explaining why a lot of sites are different pops up. Today is the day that many web pages and companies are protesting S.O.P.A., and you need to know about it.  Sites like twitpic, google, wikipedia, flickr, mozilla, reddit, and wordpress are participating along wit

This is cool! Want to see some of the famous locations used on some classic album covers? I had to travel to London to walk on the Abbey Road crosswalk.  I wouldn't trade that experience for a million dollars...Well...no, no I wouldn't.  But now, we just have to travel as far as our computers to see the famous sites with  Google StreetView. Just type in the famous address and click “zoom.” The guy

You gotta love Ozzy Osbourne, but understanding him is a different story... until now.  Yes he mumbles but Ozzy is from Birmingham, where the thick “Brummie accent” was recently voted the “least cool” in all of England. But help is coming soon thanks to a new iPhone app called the iBrummie app.

Password management app maker SplashData has released its list of the “worst computer passwords of 2011″ based around the most commonly stolen password data. It should come as no surprise that the password “password” topped the list of no-nos.

Are you pumped for the earlier Black Friday hours? Well, even if you're not, many people are, and that means crowds of clawing and elbowing customers will be looking for the best deals. Whether you're a seasoned Black Friday shopper or someone venturing out into the retail wilderness for the first time, you can save some hair pulling by letting your smart phone do most of the work. Here are ... R

Steve Jobs lost his battle with cancer yesterday, and passed away at his home.  He was 56. That's young... but in case you didn't know, Steve really accomplished a lot in his short time here.

How cool is this? Ever wanted to watch a show that has the music you like and pictures of family and friends integrated some of the scenes? Get ready cause "Aim High" is coming to Facebook October 18th!

Do you ever find yourself getting a little bored at work?  Wait… WHEN you find yourself getting a little bored at work, check this out.  The New York Times put together an online version of Rock, Paper, Scissors to play on the Computer.