What’s the most common phrase heard around the Gadgetell newsroom? Is it “I love Apple?”, “that’s cool!” or “sweet!”? Answer: none of them, it’s “they are on crack.” This week we take a look back at the things that made us chuckle in the tech world. This week, it seems there were more folks on more »

A new Twitter worm is taking aim at celebrity accounts. It hacks into profiles and sends fake status updates to the account’s followers. Researchers say Ashton Kutcher and Oprah may be among those infected. The worm is a new variant of the Mikeyy worm that hit over Easter weekend, compromising nearly 200 accounts and sending more »

“Tomorrow just became a very big day. (Sorry for the teaser–more later.)” When Twitter CEO and co-founder Evan Williams posted to his Twitter account on Thursday morning, the Twitter universe buzzed with excitement. When co-founder Biz Stone posted this to his account, the buzz increased: “It’s almost midnight in Boston–did I really agree to get more »

I’d rather not tell you how I found this exclusive deal that will save you $29.99, but I can tell you to thank Oprah. It seems odd to talk about her again after doing so a couple of weeks ago when she was pimping out the Kindle reader from Amazon. This time, Snapfish.com was on more »

I get confused when I can’t tell an endorsement from a paid endorsement. One minute there is a report that talk show host Oprah Winfrey has declared Amazon’s Kindle her “favorite new thing” and the next is a big advertisement with Ms. Winfrey on Amazon. A quick search on the tubes proves I am unsuccessful at finding out if she was paid to make this claim or not.

The Oprah show painted the Kindle as a wonder: not frivolous as it will save you money in the long run and a super green way to read books. I can hear the trees applauding from here. More after the break.