Summer is upon us, and authorities in Britain report that Google Earth and social networking sites are to blame for a new surge in pool-crashing. "The craze involves using the Google Earth programme, which provides high-quality aerial photos of Britain and other countries. Once a target is chosen, t...

You may have heard of a little game called Grand Theft Auto IV. Its sales topped $500 million in its first week in stores. What you may not know about GTA IV is that it has a gay theme (see video clip, right, via via GuyTVBlog). Jockohomo writes: "No, big bruiser Niko Bellic is not gay but rather di...

In this week's tech news (our 100th TowleTech!), Jon Barrett looks at Zaha Hadid's futuristic designs, strange German tech-wear, carbon dioxide maps, air-taxi service (for the rich), and how Tivo execs might know the outcome of American Idol before you do. The Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid won a c...

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at how you might see Paris from higher up than ever before, the possibility of a clamshell iPhone, Facebook's new privacy settings, the power of Robots, and John McCain's new campaign co-chair. Spring is here—and to celebrate, here’s proof: a photograp...

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at architecture that's not lazy, net acquisitions based on the Spitzer scandal, a new tool for back shavers, checking out the universe online, and the most anticipated video game of the year running on an iPhone. Architect Bruce Fowle tells Metropolis that...

In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at Dubai's latest architectural extravaganza, Isabella Rossellini's weird foray into fly fornication, Spore, tattoo inoculation, and how to successfully leave Facebook forever. Dubai has the world’s tallest building, artificial islands arranged like a ma...

Sweden’s IceHotel opened its first 10 rooms of the season on December 7 and expects to open another 80—as they’re built—in the coming weeks. So why is this tech news? Because of the sheer ingenuity that goes into the creation of this ice palace. As the hotel’s website describes: “The bui...

Please welcome Jon Barrett, with this week's tech news about landing in Antarctica, Jackass' online adventure, inflight Wi-Fi, the things you'll find inside popsicles in Brazil, and finding the right mood music. It used to be that conducting research on Antarctica required a three-week ocean voyage....