
Flappy Bird Coming Back
TechCrunch:
It’s Episode XVII of the Flappy Bird Saga, and this time the formerly recalcitrant (he’s on a media tour at the moment) creator of the addictive game is promising the game’s return, eventually, complete with multiplayer.
Nguyen…

China's Xiaomi Mi Pad is an iPad mini Ripoff
CNET:
The Mi Pad liberally borrows from Apple's design. The tablet is clad in shiny plastic that's very similar to the iPhone 5C, and comes in five vibrant hues. The appearance and shape, however, is similar to the iPad Mini -- in fact, the…

Elon Musk Will Donate More Money to Build the Oatmeal's Tesla Museum
Mashable:
The Oatmeal's effort to save Nikola Tesla's old laboratory and turn it into a museum took a major turn on Wednesday, when Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk committed to donating more money.
Led by Matthew Inman, creator of The…

Parrot Intros Bebop Drone and Skycontroller
Parrot:
Today, after 5 years of development, we are excited to introduce you Parrot Bebop Drone, a ultra-light drone with a full HD camera digitally stabilized on its 3-axis.
Here's their promotional video:
Parrot also announced…

Beats Separate But Equal?
John Gruber:
Jon Maples on the Apple/Beats Acquisition
Jon Maples:
While music purchases may be falling, it’s still a big business for Apple. So instead of creating another option in iTunes that would potentially cannibalize download…

Apple Buying Beats?!
Lots of outlets have been reporting for the last 12 hours that talks are in the final stages between Apple and Beats, with the former set to purchase the latter for a reported $3.2 Billion.
Citing sources close to the deal, The Financial Times on…

Samsung: Lying, Cheating, Stealing Sacks of Shit
Vanity Fair does a fantastic job of describing the Smartphone Wars between Apple and Samsung.
One day in March 2011, cars carrying investigators from Korea’s anti-trust regulator pulled up outside a Samsung facility in Suwon, about 25 miles…

Darth Vader Runs for Mayor in Ukraine
NBCNews:
Voters in Odessa and Ukraine's capital Kiev will be given the chance to vote for "Darth Nikolayevich Vader" in mayoral elections scheduled for May 25, according to a representative of the Sith Lord's party.
Damn, I forgot to register.
Besides,…

Videogame Company Claims Rights to Oculus Virtual Reality Tech
ReCode
ZeniMax, a Maryland-based videogame company, claimed on Thursday that Oculus, a virtual reality hardware company that sold itself to Facebook last month for $2 billion, had broken an agreement that CEO Palmer Luckey would not show the…

Slingshot iOS Device Screen Sharer App
Airsquirrels has released an app that allows anyone with an internet connection to participate in a screenshare of an iOS device.
Finally!
How many of use have been frustrated when we become tech support for less tech-savvy friends and…