Amazon is suing five more sites in its ongoing legal campaign against fake product reviews — this time targeting the alleged operators of “Amazon Verified Reviews,” “Buy...
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More than $200,000 in vintage comics stolen from Macon, GA comic book shop
On Wednesday night there was a break in at Comics Plus, a comic book shop in Macon, GA. According to WMAZ, a local news outlet, the bandit or bandits used a crowbar to pry open the door and then disabled the alarm system by cutting out the wires and ripping it off the wall.
While the robbers made off with a safe containing $ ...
What changed when The Expanse went from book series to television
There will be spoilers ahead—you have been warned!
GeekWire Deals: Build something fun on your computer, literally, with Brik Book
Sometimes, you just need to close your computer and take a break. It could be to clear your head or just rest your eyes from the harsh light. While some might take that time to grab a coffee or clean up their desk, you could...
Reddit publishes real-life dead-tree book of its “best” AMAs
In a rather odd move, community hub Reddit has published a book of what it believes to be its best Ask Me Anything subreddit snippets. For the princely sum of $ 34.99 in the US only (or $ 4.99, £3.28 for an e-book version in the UK) you too can be the proud owner of...
In The Big Book of Madness, you will learn to love losing
Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think.
"Oh, bugger, we're out of madness."
This is the sanitized version of an oft-heard new phrase in our...
Embed a book? Amazon starts offering Kindle book previews for third-party sites and apps
Web publishers embed video and audio all the time. So why not books? Amazon is answering that question with the rollout this week of a new feature, Kindle instant book previews — letting third-party blogs, sites and apps give their users the ability to browse excerpts from books without...
Book Excerpt: Patents Demystified: An Insider’s Guide to Protecting Ideas and Inventions
Author Dylan Adams is a patent attorney at the Seattle law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. He holds a master’s in electrical engineering and a bachelor’s in biochemistry. An excerpt from his recent book, Patents Demystified, is reprinted here with his permission. After coming up with a...
Microsoft devices chief Panos Panay on Surface Book, NFL alliance, Apple rivalry and more
Microsoft’s Panos Panay is known as the executive responsible for the company’s Surface lineup, which has expanded this year with the introduction of the Surface Book laptop. But since earlier this year, he...