First Look: Google Chrome September 15, 2008
Posted by Eli Blumenthal in : Computers, First Look/Reviews, Google , 1 comment so far
Released a couple of weeks ago, Google Chrome, Google’s new web browser has received a lot of attention. We promised you a review of the browser– and if it is better than your current Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera or Firefox — and after playing with it for a bit, we have our opinion. Hit the more link for all the details.
The New Facebook September 7, 2008
Posted by Chaim Gartenberg in : Computers , add a comment
A few weeks ago I logged onto my Facebook to see a little message on top advising me to try the “new” Facebook. So I did. About 15 seconds later, my little experiment was done. I really hated it. Nothing was where it should be, there was too much empty space everywhere, they had completely changed the main profile pages– allowing only about 5 profile boxes for your front page, and hiding all the other profile stuff- like info and pictures, on tabs. It was awful, but thankfully I could just click on the “switch back to old Facebook” button and it was fine.
So much to my annoyance, a couple of days ago, plastered across my home page, a message from Facebook read: “New Facebook will soon be the only Facebook”. And dont think I’m the only one filled with fury while already bemoaning its loss. Hundreds of thousands have joined various ad hoc Facebook groups which protest this forced switch vehemently, the most popular single group found here (I highly encourage joining). All I’m saying is keep the status quo: the progressives among us can enjoy they’re new, glossier version, while I and my fellow “old-fashioners” can opt to cling to the Old Layout.
Like/Dislike the new Facebook? Sound off in the comments (and join a few Facebook groups while your at it 
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Google Launching their own Web Browser September 2, 2008
Posted by Eli Blumenthal in : Computers , 1 comment so far
Firefox, Opera, Safari or Internet Explorer not gonna be able to cut it for school? Well, then your in luck because Google today has launched their own web browser called Google Chrome. Google Chrome takes some of the best of all features of those popular web browsers and puts it into an open source format, allowing users to copy the browser’s source code (the computer language that creates and runs the browser) and use it for other programs not designed by Google. The browser is available today in Beta (test, early version) for Windows XP/Vista users, and will soon be available for Mac OS X and Linux users. I’m trying it out now, and will post a First Look review once I get to use it for a little.
In the meantime, get your Google Chrome on over here (again Windows XP/Vista users only), and feel free to let us know what you think of the new browser– and if it is better than the other, bigger browsers out there– in the comments.
Game of the Month: Hedgehog Launch July 2, 2008
Posted by Chaim Gartenberg in : Video Games , add a comment
Ok, heres a fun little flash game from one of my favorite little flash game developers, jmtb02, who has made another great little game, Hedgehog Launch. The goal is to launch a hedgehog into space, by means of a catapult and small maneuvering jets, and fly into money. That money gives you the ability to upgrade your rockets and catapault, and platforms, keeping you up a little longer. Your total money is then calculated based on how much money you collected, how high you went, and how long you stayed up. It’s a simple game, easy to beat, but its really fun, the hedgehog is awesome, and the music is incredible. Play it here. (if you dont like it you can check our games category for other suggestions– including making your own game!)
Find your inner Zen: a Classic iPod competitor July 1, 2008
Posted by Aidan Galea in : Mp3 players and iPods , 1 comment so far
We here at TeenTechBlog may often come off as Mac aficionados, but I speak for myself when I say iPods suck. That is, compared to the rest of the market. For a better price, you can buy a player with a greater range of features, and most often, with a greater audio quality! So, I am happy to finally hear word from Creative about an upcoming player. Word from epiZENter.net has it that Creative has unofficially announced the Creative Zen X-Fi. The company has taken an interesting twist in this player in adding some unique features which may pan out to be positive. The X-Fi is a player that assumably will be advertised based on the premise of Creative’s reknowned X-Fi audiocards, appealing to the audiophiles who want to carry their music on the go. Read on! (more…)
Watch Movies and Videos on your PS3!!! June 30, 2008
Posted by Eli Blumenthal in : Video Games , 1 comment so far
It has been a long time since Microsoft gave their Xbox 360 the ability to download and watch HD Movies and TV shows, but starting this summer, Sony will install the same feature in their PS3 system. For the details on this new add on to the PS3 hit the more link.
Make Your Own Games, Web Sites and More (without being a "Geek") June 27, 2008
Posted by Eli Blumenthal in : Computers, How-To, Video Games , 1 comment so far
Ever wanted design your own internet game or website even though you cant write code if your life depended on it? Try Microsoft Popfly. In a clear step-by-step guide for each of its three individual, but excellent programs– Game Creator, Website Maker, and Mashup–Popfly allows the digital adventurer to customize and shape to an extent, their own personal creation. Read on!
Teen Ink: Make Yourself Heard June 27, 2008
Posted by Eli Blumenthal in : Teen Info , 2comments
Want to be the next TeenTechBlog? Dont count on it lol, but for those among us who share our desire to express ourselves to the broader world despite not yet even at drinking age, we would like to inform you about about an incredible institution, TeenInk.
Founded in 1989, TeenInk publishes submitted work written by teenagers (at no charge for submission) in their national monthly magazine, their website, and if you’re good enough, their books of collected works. Sorry– they dont pay you for your work.
But if it offers any consolation, we don’t make a penny off this blog either. Check it out! And if you do write something, or have written for them in the past, let us know in the comments.
Picture of Books published by Teen Ink