| More Than 500,000 Google Reader Users Migrate to Feedly | | Feedly, a news aggregator which promised to make the migration from Google Reader — which is being shut down on July 1 — seamless, has already seen an influx of over 500,000 million Reader users. "More than 500,000 Google Reader users have joined the feedly community over the last 48 hours. We love passionate readers. Welcome on board," said Feedly on its official blog.
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| CNN Reporter Labeled 'Rape Apologist' After Steubenville Comments | | A CNN segment on the Steubenville rape trial verdict sparked online backlash Sunday, including accusations that one of its reporters is a "rape apologist." The outrage centered on an exchange between anchor Candy Crowley and reporter Poppy Harlow on CNN's State of the Union.
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| Image Toaster Prints Pictures on Your Breakfast | | 1:07:50 AM | Camille Bautista |
| Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You want to start off your morning well-fed and inspired, and what better way to do that than with a daily surprise in your food? The Image Toaster brings some fun to your everyday routine by toasting a random Google image onto your bread.
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| Newsroom Cutbacks Are Hurting Journalism, Study Shows | | The tone of the Pew Research Center's latest annual State of the Media report, released Monday, is grim. The study found that U.S. newsrooms have cut their staff by about 30% since highs reached in 2000, and journalism is suffering as a result. At the same time, companies and other organizations are seizing opportunities to deliver their messages straight to the public — rather than through the media — with mixed results.
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| 'Monsters University' Plot Inconsistency Leaves Fans Puzzled | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:31 PM | Anita Li |
| Days after Pixar released a new trailer for its hotly anticipated flick Monsters University, fans are accusing the animation studio of overlooking a glaring plot inconsistency. The computer-animated film is a prequel to 2001's Monsters, Inc.
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| 3D-Printed Gun Maker Gets Federal License to Sell Firearms | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:04 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Defense Distributed, a project for open-sourced 3D-printable guns, obtained a federal license to manufacture and sell firearms. The organization made the announcement on its Facebook page Saturday with a picture of the license and a caption saying, "The work begins!" With the approval from the U.S.
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| Flickr Adds Hashtags to iOS App | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 9:59 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Flickr released an update to its iOS app on Saturday, adding hashtag support to the photo-sharing service's mobile platform. While Flickr has long used a tagging system to categorize pictures on the web, the term "tags" has been renamed to follow the ever-popular trend of hashtags. The app also introduced #FlickrFriday, where adding the hashtag let the user instantly participate in Flickr's weekly photo challenge.
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| Watch 15 GoPro Cameras Add Bullet Time to Everyday Life | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 9:28 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| An array of 15 GoPro cameras helped one amateur filmmaker slow life down with cool bullet-time effects. Marc Donahue of Permagrin Films showed off his half-circle grouping of GoPro cameras that can simultaneously capture a shot, turning everyday images of people cooking or riding bikes into something out of The Matrix. Donahue demonstrated the device through several videos on his YouTube channel.
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| 10 Online Courses to Beef Up Your STEM Knowledge | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:29 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Looking to boost your STEM knowledge? If you're not interested, can't afford, or don't have the budget to go back to school, you're in luck. There's a flourishing education landscape at your fingertips on the Internet. From courses for experts to beginners, free programs to paid sessions, there are options for all types of learners looking for a variety of skills.
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| Who Wins? Iron Man or Shaq's Steel? | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:57 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| AUSTIN — In the 1997 superhero action movie Steel, Shaquille O'Neal played the armor-clad title character who along with his arsenal of weapons tries to obliterate criminals. But what if instead of fighting bad guys, Steel had to battle the modern-day Iron Man? Mashable asked Shaq to theoretically pit the heroes against each other in a fictitious epic showdown.
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| Top 5 Apps for Kids This Week | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:31 PM | Chris Crowell |
| Check out this week's top apps for kids, including a mix of zombies and farm animals.
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| This Soccer Ball Doubles As a Portable Generator | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:05 PM | Camille Bautista |
| In poverty-stricken areas, residents with limited resources often have to wait years for electricity to reach their area. One organization aims to address the real-world issue with Soccket, a soccer ball that harnesses energy. Soccket stores the kinetic energy built up while you play using a pendulum-like mechanism. Thirty minutes of kicking around can power an LED lamp for three hours.
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| Grumpy Cat Wears Costumes to Hide From Fans | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:35 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Al Gore and Elon Musk couldn't compete with the SXSWi buzz generated by Grumpy Cat. Not that the grouchy feline cares. Grumpy Cat didn't raise a whisker when you waited two hours in the rain to see her sleep. And don't even try to impress her by calling her your spirit meme. She's over it.
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| Zelda Saves Link in This Fan Hack of 'Legend of Zelda' | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:20 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| What would happen if Princess Zelda was the one to save Hyrule, and adventurer Link was trapped in one room waiting to be rescued? That's the question a fan hack of a Legend of Zelda ROM asks. Professional animator Kenna W. changed the sprites for the ROM of the decades-old, 8-bit NES game so that Princess Zelda was the hero of the story, playable through the campaign, instead of just being the titular character of the series.
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| New 'Game of Thrones' Trailer Promises More Violent Third Season | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 5:00 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| With exactly two weeks to go until the third season of HBO's fantasy drama Game of Thrones premieres, fans are being tantalized with another minute-long trailer. The newest Game of Thrones trailer, entitled "The Beast," starts with a quote from exiled knight Jorah Mormont's saying "There's a beast in every man. It stirs when you put a sword in his hand," alluding to the violence to come in the third season.
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| Why Leprechauns Shouldn't Use Social Media | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:40 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Social media can be a risky thing for magical creatures. Look out for "End of the Rainbow" check-ins in your Foursquare feed this St. Patrick's Day. SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics Comic written and illustrated by Jerry King.
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| 10 Disappointing Dogs That Sound Like Cats | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:19 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Dogs are dogs. They pee up things, sniff butts, chase squirrels, bury bones and bark, right? That's how things should be, but we have uncovered some disturbing footage on YouTube — of dogs that sound like cats. Whether it's dogs purring, meowing or otherwise making kitty conversation, we think these clips will shock you to your very core.
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| Keep Your Laptop Running Smoothly With These Simple Tricks | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 3:33 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| Your laptop has a life expectancy. Like it or not, sooner or later that stylish piece of machinery will age into a wheezing, old fossil. SEE ALSO: 5 Ways to be More Productive With Your Smartphone If you find yourself experiencing separation anxiety, however, there are a few easy steps you can take to prolong your laptop's life.
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| Viral Video Recap: Must-Watch Memes of the Week | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 3:19 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Who else would win the Internet this week aside from cats? Our favorite felines will have you glued to the screen in a compilation of "Best Cats of 2013," but they're not to be outdone by the web's latest rising star: seals. Watch some cute seal pups slip and slide on a surfboard as they try their hardest to catch some waves.
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| Google Glass vs. Apple's iWatch | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 2:56 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Tech rivals Google and Apple both have exciting projects making headlines. Project Glass, Google's effort to create augmented reality glasses, should be available by the end of this year, while the iWatch, still considered an "alleged" Apple experiment, is expected to be profitable. SEE ALSO: More Sunday Comics In this Sunday Comic, our friends Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech illustrate the race to win over consumers' wallets.
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| Dump Google Reader for Feedly, All the Cool Kids Are Doing It | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 2:22 PM | Geekosystem |
| The news that Google is shutting down Google Reader on July 1 of this year shook the Internet to its core this week. For many, it is the go-to feed aggregator that made looking deep into the heart of the online world possible from one window, and the news of its demise has us wondering what we'll do next. What next? How about dumping Google Reader and switching to Feedly? In fact, a half-million people already switched in only two days.
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| Klipsch Bluetooth Headphones Offer Super Sound From 40 Ft. Away | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 1:59 PM | Charlie White |
| High-end Klipsch took its time getting into the crowded wireless headphone market. It's there now with its on-ear set of Image One Bluetooth Headphones ($250). But was it worth the wait? Let's find out. As I removed the Klipsch headphones from their packaging, I was impressed by their unusually small size. The earcups are slightly larger than most ears, but not so small that they'll let lots of extraneous sound through.
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| RIP Google Reader and Other Top Comments | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 1:38 PM | Jessica Fee |
| When Google announced it would discontinue its Google Reader at the beginning of July, the web feed's loyal fan base was stunned.
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| Watch Justin Timberlake's Hilarious Moments From "Timberweek" | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 12:45 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Justin Timberlake reunited with his late-night BFF, Jimmy Fallon, for five nights of music and comic mayhem in "Timberweek." Following his fifth return to Saturday Night Live, Timberlake appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for a week-long stint. Whether he's donning geeky braces in a summer camp skit or crooning the latest single from his highly-anticipated album, Timberlake is definitely a crowd-pleaser.
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| ‘Angry Birds Toons’ Now Showing on an iDevice Near You | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 12:29 PM | AppAdvice |
| Late last month, Rovio announced it would be launching Angry Birds Toons, a new animated series based on the company's hugely popular Angry Birds franchise. Then just last week, it announced the series would be landing in a familiar place, namely, on iOS through the existing Angry Birds apps. Rovio also said the series would premiere today, March 17.
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| The 17 Worst Things About St. Patrick's Day | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:58 AM | Christine Erickson |
| It's St. Patrick's Day, which means thousands of people will celebrate the patron saint of Ireland. How does one celebrate the man who brought Catholicism to the Emerald Isle? A 24-hour drinking fest, wearing plastic beads, clover-shaped sunglasses, and donning scantily clad green attire or graphic t-shirts that falsely advertise your faux Irish roots. SEE ALSO: 20 Most-Shared Guinness Ads on YouTube For some, St.
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| Google Doodle for St. Patrick's Day Will Put a Spring in Your Step | | Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:12 AM | Chelsea Stark |
| Top o' the morning to everyone, and for those doing any Googling this St. Patrick's Day, there's an adorable Google Doodle waiting for you. This year, an animated Google Doodle features six cute children — each wearing a letter of Google's name — doing a traditional Irish stepdance. Although Google has had St. Patrick's Day Doodles since 2000, this is the first one to get the animation treatment.
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