Halloween

Off With Their Heads! More Beheaded Siri Ads for Apple iPhone 4S (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on October 30, 2011 at 3:03 pm PT

Apple seems to like to cut off the heads of all adults — kids appear to be spared the semi-beheadings — in these latest ads for its new iPhone 4S featuring the Siri voice control feature.

Google Apps Users Get Google+, And Everybody Gets Spooky Halloween Profile Pics

Liz Gannes in Social on October 27, 2011 at 10:42 am PT

Google+ today launched worldwide support for schools, companies and organizations using Google Apps, along with a few content analysis features and one that’s just fun.

IPhone Trick or Treat

Nitrozac and Snaggy in News on October 29, 2010 at 12:23 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)

Build Your Own Zuck-O'-Lantern

Nitrozac and Snaggy in News on October 28, 2010 at 2:25 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)

Twitter List: It Was a Monster Mash

Nitrozac and Snaggy in News on October 30, 2009 at 11:37 am PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)

Trick or Tweet!

Nitrozac and Snaggy in News on October 28, 2009 at 1:20 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)

Beware Google: Bing Is Going to Suck Your Blood, Um, Market Share: The New Commercial

Kara Swisher in News on October 28, 2009 at 11:28 am PT

Here is a funny but decidedly creepy new commercial from Microsoft, in its ongoing marketing campaign to push its Bing search service. Titled “Vampire Decision Engine,” it is an effort by the software giant to tap into vampire mania, playing into Halloween and the next chapter in the “Twilight” movie series, “New Moon,” set to debut in November. Load up on garlic, Google!

Crowdsourcing Your Candy This Halloween

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 27, 2009 at 9:29 am PT

Geeks and ghouls rejoice: the Internet has come up with a way to boost your Halloween haul. The folks at Zillow.com have created their first Trick or Treat Housing Index, which draws on the site’s real estate data to determine the top-five neighborhoods in Seattle and Los Angeles to maximize candy intake this Saturday.

Comparing Crashes: This One's Worse Than ’87

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 10, 2008 at 2:21 pm PT

With today’s further decline–as I write this, the Nasdaq Composite is down another 86 points, or 5.2 percent, to 1,559–the index has tumbled 45 percent since peaking at 2,859 last Halloween. I think we can all agree that a 45 percent decline qualifies as a market crash, can’t we?