Tech Talk News: Apple’s iPod Turns 10

Apple’s iPod, which transformed the way music is sold and distributed and revolutionized the consumer electronics industry, turned 10 on today. @TatWZA @YungJohnnybravo


Ex-NFL QB Art Schlichter Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail

Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl Troubled former NFL quarterback Art Schlichter was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for his involvement in a million-dollar ticket scam. Schlichter, a former Ohio State star, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to 12 counts of theft and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors, The Columbus Dispatch reported.


Lives Lost Remembered At Pentagon Ceremony

There were 184 wreaths — one for every life lost when a plane hit the Pentagon 10 years ago — and stoically and solemnly military members laid them on benches inside the Pentagon Memorial. The benches mark each life lost, and they served as the touching, silent focal point for the 1,600 people who watched nearby on a big-screen TV as the wreaths of white flowers were gently laid, one by one, in a patriotic ceremony at the Pentagon marking 10 years since the terrorist attacks. Continue reading and view a gallery of photos after the jump. @capriSUNshine


Tech Talk News: New York Times Taps Google Maps for Beautiful 9/11 Remembrance

“Where were you on 9/11?” It’s the fundamental question posed in this beautiful application of Google Maps’ API used by the New York Times.Ostensibly, it’s a map of the world where users can drop a pin to indicate where they were when they heard about the attacks. Color-coded signifiers dotting the map are used to add weight and reflect what users were feeling: red for angry, orange for fearful, grey for unmoved, green for secure and blue for hopeful. @Yungjohnnybravo @TatWZA


10 Years, 21,000 Bone Fragments, No 9/11 Closure

Numbers tell the story in the decade of search and recovery of the remains of Sept. 11 victims – a massive forensic investigation marked by a Supreme Court appeal of families who wanted a more thorough search, and discoveries years after the attacks of even more remains in manholes and on rooftops around ground zero. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+


(Photo) Check Out How Drake Keeps Aaliyah With Him at Every Show He Does

Drizzy has always expressed his love for Aaliyah and the impact she had on his career, and today he showed us how he pays tribute to the late, great songstress. Check out the photo after the jump. RIP Babygirl. Marisa Mendez


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