Today, Tony Hendra, the English satirist and writer behind The National Lampoon, SPY Magazine, and the cult film “This Is Spinal Tap” launches a new humor siteThe Final Editionas a satirical, multimedia take on the NYTimes.com, calling it the “first-ever full-on parody of a news website”. Hendra has enlisted a number of comic geniuses into his cadre including Welsh comedian Terry Jones andNPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me” Peter Sagal and the infamous social media maven behind “A Bajillion Hits” Alex Blagg [see our SXSW story with Blagghere] as well as writers from Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, The Onion, andReal Time with Bill Maher....

Ever feel like you’ve been clicking through Twitter links forever? Has your Google reader become overwhelming? You are likely suffering from information overload. Don’t you just want to curl up with your iPad and have reading the news be a pleasurable experience? Enter:Zite, a brand new, free personalized iPad magazine that gets “smarter” as you use it. Reading news on Zite is a pleasure as you no longer have to go back and forth between information silos....

Downloadable content has somehow managed to become a polarizing issue in the gaming community. Debates rage about when it’s appropriate for a developer to create DLC, how much gamers should be charged, and exactly how many add-ons a company can put out before it becomestoo much. Here’s the thing: there’s no such thing as too much DLC. Stop being ridiculous. Here’s what’swrongwith DLC: Those are all huge problems for gamers. It might not seem like a big deal to outsiders, but, speaking only for myself, I care a lot about the games I play....

Did you know that Australia and America are considered the best destinations for business travel? Or that more people smoke in Greece than any other country in the world? Today,The Economistreleased its new “World in Figures” app for the iPhone, based on The Economist’s popular book,Pocket World in Figures. The application provides a really smart, handy way to discover, display and inhale global data while you’re on the go. The beautifully designed app displays facts and figures for more than 190 countries around the world in an understandable and easy to use format....

Spotify is officially marking its entry into the live audio arena with an app called Greenroom. However, it’s not entirely a new app. The streaming service has redesigned the Locker Room app — which itacquired back in March— with new bells and whistles. Apart from Locker Room’s live sports conversations feature, Spotify is also planning to add categories such as music, culture, and entertainment. Still feels like another Clubhouse-like app, doesn’t it?...