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A while ago, Google introduced a way to search blogs.  The search excludes lots of other sites so you can easily find information published on blogs (whether they are on Google’s Blogger or not).  The Goolge Blog Search just got a couple of new features to make it more useful. … Continue Reading »

When you buy Fraps, you are probably purchasing the software as a way to capture screenshots.  With Fraps, you don’t have to copy and paste into another application as a way to capture a screenshot.  You will instead set up one touch copying, which will automatically name and save the… Continue Reading »

Twitter is updating its interface to make certain features more user friendly.  Most of the updates are to affect the Follower and Following list pages found on the mini blog website.  You can now perform more actions while at the pages, which will likely make these lists better utilized.  New… Continue Reading »

Three years ago when Joost launched it was only a desktop client that could be used to watch TV shows, mostly older ones.  Later, with the huge success of Hulu, Joost decided to switch its model to a flash player similar to that of Hulu.  Now it’s being forced to… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell’s own JG Mason visited with Doug Aamoth from CrunchGear on Randall Bennett’s tech show, TechVi to talk about the latest Pirate Bay news.  The company has been sold to a gaming company.  Does this sale make any sense?  What’s next from the Pirate Bay guys?  Find out what JG… Continue Reading »

The latest entry in the book of frivolous lawsuits is one filed against Apple by an Illinois couple.  They are accusing the company of gift card fraud and they are seeking monetary damages for what they call Apple’s “wrongful, illegal and fraudulent acts.”  The charges in the suit include one… Continue Reading »

It was hidden for seven months—almost unheard of in the news world.  A kidnapping by the Taliban of a reporter to the NY Times was hidden and covered up by both the print and online press.  The thing is, in this case, it was done for his safety. David Rohde,… Continue Reading »

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!  Ye makers of The Pirate Bay are apparently not planning to go sailing into waters unknown even amidst all the current legal fiascos they are facing.  They are launching a new site called The Video Bay to be in competition with YouTube.  No one… Continue Reading »

A new malware attack exploiting the upcoming and highly anticipated new Harry Potter movie “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is hitting the net.  Using black hat SEO and malicious posts in blog comments, the scammers try to trick fans into clicking on the link, which claims they can watch… Continue Reading »

If you like to shop, you probably enjoy having company on the trip.  Someone to chat with and get second opinions about how that shirt looks on you or how great that new HDTV would look in your living room.  Unfortunately, with so much shopping done online these days -… Continue Reading »