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12 Gaming-Inspired Wallpapers to Spruce Up Your Desktop

Take a look at your desktop. Is it looking a little bland? A little sad? Is it -- say it isn't so -- covered in unused icons? Don't you think it's about time you cleaned that mess up? You spend a lot...

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GrubHub Orders Up An IPO

CHICAGO (AP) — Online delivery company GrubHub plans to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offering. The startup was founded in 2004, making its name catering to college students and...

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'Minecraft' Could Come To Big Screen As Feature-Length Movie

"Minecraft" may soon be hitting the big screen. Markus "Notch" Persson, co-founder of "Minecraft" development studio Mojang, announced on Twitter Thursday evening (and confirmed with gaming news site...

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Why Did Facebook Acquire WhatsApp?

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Kartik Ayyar, founder and CTO of a startup that will be launching in 2014, previously the CTO of Cityville at Zynga I don't use Whatsapp, though I...

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My First Month With Google Glass

While I was working on my first post about the potential of Google Glass, I imagined that if there were a time to apply for Glass Explorer Invite, there would be no better time than right then. I...

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Comcast Admits It Doesn't 'Give A Fuck' In Perfect Parody Video

Concerned about how Comcast's potential purchase of Time Warner Cable may lead to even worse customer service, higher prices and general hellish frustration for disgruntled cable and Internet...

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Bitcoin Is Apparently A Rich, White, Male Disaster

Here's more proof that women make better investors than men: It's quite likely that almost no women lost any Bitcoins in the great Mt. Gox meltdown of 2014. That's because almost no women own Bitcoins...

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Al Franken Points Out Comcast's History Of Breaking Merger Promises

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) told regulators this week that Comcast’s history of violating merger commitments “raises serious questions” about whether the company’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner...

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7 Cool Words That Were Stolen By The Tech Industry

Recently, I was editing an article and ran across the word kindle. My cursor almost instinctively flew up to fix the obvious error; the word wasn’t misspelled, but everyone knows Kindle should be...

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The End of Business as Usual

We can probably all agree that things are changing fast but there are certain signs that signal, as author Brian Solis has written, that 2014 is The End of Business as Usual. What are these signs? They...

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This Winter Paralympic Ad Will Make You Want To Win (VIDEO)

Athletes in the Paralympic Winter Games struggle, hurt and persevere -- to win. That's the message of a powerful commercial from Samsung Mobile that highlights the feel-bad moments required to...

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The Funniest Someecards Of The Week

Damn, doesn't it seem like February just began? But no, we've had 28 days of non-stop freezing cold weather, outrageous, morally repugnant anti-gay legislation, and unending speculation about Sunday's...

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'Free' Games Aren't Totally Free, And Europe Is Ticked About It

The European Commission has invited Apple and Google to participate in a discussion of so-called "free-to-play" apps and the hidden costs they push on consumers. You might know some of the offending...

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These Interns Probably Make More Than You

It's not news that employees at tech companies like Google and Facebook do pretty well for themselves, financially speaking. But what of the ambitious young men and women who slog away at internships...

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It Turns Out Google Doodles Are Kinda Sexist

There are too many dudes in Google Doodles. Of the 445 people honored by special Google logos between 2010 and 2013, a stunning 82.7 percent were men, according to a new report from SPARK, an activist...

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This Is Your State's Least Favorite Artists

Earlier this week, Paul Lamere of The Echo Nest released a map showing the most distinctive artist in each state, meaning the unique artist that each state listened to more than any other state. After...

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Should Transhumanists Have Children?

Transhumanists are people who desire to use science and technology to improve the human being. While the international movement of transhumanism is rapidly growing and diversifying, its most important...

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Mystery Pain Explained: Your Screen Obsession Could Be Giving You 'Text Next'

Texting is a literal pain in the neck. HuffPost's Executive Lifestyle Editor Lori Leibovich has used computers and smartphones often over many years, and after visiting the doctor she found out her...

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Reddit To Donate 10 Percent Of Ad Revenue To Charity

Reddit has decided to donate 10 percent of its ad revenue to charity in the only way the citizen website knows how: by letting the community decide exactly where the money will go. Reddit made the...

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DIY Home Security Automation is easy

Take home security seriously—before the break-in. If you’re up for a great DIY project, get going with home security. Reinforce doors. What you see in cops and robbers TV shows is true: Doors really...

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