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So, you’re a ball. A Tarzan Ball, to be precise. You’ve earned the nickname thanks to your astonishing ability to shoot out a lengthy ‘vine’ (I hope it’s a vine) at objects, and then pull yourself towards those objects. That’s … Continue reading →

Apple’s earnings call began with new CEO Tim Cook offering homage to Steve Jobs. He went on to note it set new records, sold a fuckton of phones, tablets, and computers, and made a huge pile of money. More » Source: … Continue reading →

Nintendo Announces The Wii U, A Unique Controller/Console Combo The Nintendo Wii U Won E3 2011 Actually, Sony Won E3 With The Vita The Gresso iPhone Case Has Six Stupid Little Watches Embedded Into It E3: Super Mario 3DS Trailer … Continue reading →

You’re going to read this, and you’re going to say, how is this about tech? I’m gonna head you off at that pass: This is a message from Internet, the generation that became the voice that set the tone for … Continue reading →

As far as secrets go, this one was not well kept. After a series of leaks that treated us to early images of the device, Motorola finally spilled the LTE beans with a teaser page reveal just yesterday. Now, we … Continue reading →

Dubai shrouded in fog. The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal puts it perfectly: “I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a city look more like ‘the future’ than this one at this moment.” All that’s missing is Lando Calrissian. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/oVazeWlS8KM/dubai-is-star-wars … Continue reading →

Microsoft, citing Google’s tyrannical 95% share of the European search market, has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission. It’s not like Microsoft is breaking any ground here — the European Commission has been investigating Google’s alleged violation of … Continue reading →

Got a relative who keeps cheating his way out of your yew maze? This holiday season, perhaps you should consider a different kind of challenge: Oskar van Deventer’s Four Bit Maze. The apparently simple goal is to move the quartet … Continue reading →

With the webOS 3.0 SDK available for almost two months, HP has now given developers access to a beta download of webOS 3.0 — which powers the upcoming TouchPad and will likely ride along on HP desktops and laptops in … Continue reading →

Evernote, the popular multi-platform ‘digital memory’ app, has done some serious re-tooling of its Web interface. In addition to a more polished UI that more closely mirrors the look of Evernote on the desktop, the update brings features like notebook … Continue reading →

Google+ has had its detractors lately—one or two (or three or four) might even be found right here. They have some good points, but they’re wrong. Google+ is awesome. Here are just a few reasons why. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/7oIk5qpljdI/in-dissent-5-reasons-google%252B-doesnt-suck Itron … Continue reading →

Kids these days just don’t get thrilled by tiny projectors the way they used to. Disney Research is hoping to address the problem with its new SideBySide prototype, a pico projector that interacts with images projected nearby. The device outputs … Continue reading →

Spectrum. It sounds like a rainbow. I mean, it is kind of magical, right? It’s what carries animated GIFs, YouTube videos and tweets to your phone. But like, what is it? More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/DcWvb-a3sJU/giz-explains-whats-wireless-spectrum-and-why-you-care-about-it-more-than-you-think Alliance Data Systems Alltel Amazon.Com America … Continue reading →

Instapaper, the cure for having a hundred tabs open in your browser, just got a huge 4.0 update featuring better social integration, a new search service and a sleek new look. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/JGc_E8lh6AM/massive-instapaper-overhaul-ramps-up-search-and-social Factset Research Systems F5 Networks Epicor … Continue reading →

Mozy is one of the most popular cloud backup services around, with more than one million users storing around 70 petabytes of data. Its popularity apparently put it on the acquisition radar of VMware — which has now made Mozy … Continue reading →

Where does one go after Rdio? Why, Vdio, of course. GigaOm today got some answers about Skype / Rdio / KaZaA co-founder Janus Friis’s upcoming service. First and most foremost, it’s pronounced “Vee-dee-o.” The service is in closed beta at … Continue reading →

A decade after the anthrax attacks killed five people and sent 17 to the hospital, and a year after the FBI officially closed the case, it’s once again rearing its ugly head. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/GQrFjSOM93k/why-the-anthrax-murders-are-re+surfacing-10-years-later Commscope Communications Holdings Compal Electronics … Continue reading →

Watches that sync themselves to atomic time broadcasts only remain accurate as long as you’re within range of one of those radio signals. So Citizen is upgrading their Eco-Drive line to instead rely on the omnipresent time broadcasts of GPS … Continue reading →

While the Amazon Kindle family is still growing with new models, it looks like Amazon hasn’t forgotten or stopped developing for those who have or prefer the Kindle 3 ( Keyboard ). Firmware 3.3 updates the K3 to match some … Continue reading →

Business Insider heard from an indie record label-owner that Google’s download store will be available this quarter, with the big name labels launching their wares first, followed by the indies thereafter. [BI via Gizmodo UK; Image Credit: Shutterstock] More » Source: … Continue reading →

What once was there now is gone. Earlier today, Google Voice was just two clicks away in the iOS App Store. Now, all that remains is a page cache (at the source link below) and versions of the app that … Continue reading →

Of late, I have been reviewing iPad stands and accessories.  This past week I was asked to take a look at a promising stand for the iPad, the iHolder from Pyramid Distribution.  The marketing for the iHolder 2 states that … Continue reading →

Mozilla’s Engineering Project Manager, Christian Legnitto, has detailed the release schedule for Firefox 5, 6 and 7. If all goes to plan, Firefox 6.0a1 will be released next week, April 12, and Firefox 7.0a1 in the middle of May. The … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered what the Web was like before the Mosaic Web browser? If you were born in the last 20-odd years, or you only discovered your inner geek recently, did you miss out on monochrome monitors and the … Continue reading →

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Damian, who just ain’t satisfied with only one … Continue reading →

You don’t have to be hanging from the side of a mountain, or battling evildoers on the rooftops of Manhattan, to appreciate a little extra grip. The future of your NBA career, or just avoiding the blooper reels, could hinge … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered what the Web was like before the Mosaic Web browser? If you were born in the last 20-odd years, or you only discovered your inner geek recently, did you miss out on monochrome monitors and the … Continue reading →

The Situation, from the MTV hit freak show Jersey Shore, was apparently trying to get an iPhone 4S from the Apple Store but got kicked out instead. Was the fake tan and hair gel combo smell unbearable? Nope! Sitch foolishly … Continue reading →

I love Timbuk2 messenger bags for their good looks and versatility. I continue to use their custom laptop messenger bag that I reviewed as my every day gear bag. It’s over 1 year old and still looks brand new. When you … Continue reading →

A leaked early version of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry Messenger 6 has been making the rounds since late February, but images of the new app are just now beginning to appear. Over at CrackBerry, the crew has shared a handful of … Continue reading →

Until now, Windows fans have had precious few alternatives to the MacBook Air. Sure, there’s Samsung’s Series 9, but just like the original Air, it’s far from cheap. Since then, of course, Apple has cut the Air’s starting price to … Continue reading →

Yep, they’re still shit. [iPhone 4S on Giz] More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/bEyJr-N9o3g/iphone-4s-test-notes-apple-earbuds Grupo Iusacell Harris Hcl Technologies Hewlett-Packard

I think it’s a fair assumption to say that, for app developers, the enjoyable part of their job is building the actual app, not finding the right web services and hosting provider, setting up databases, and slogging through configuration. I … Continue reading →

For many people this might sound very scary and really intimidating task to do, though in retrospect this is true, it?s very intimidating to do. Imagine damaging your ipad instantly because you just did not know how to jail break … Continue reading →

And that’s all she wrote, folks — warm and sunny San Diego was a wonderful host for this year’s CTIA Enterprise & Applications, but now it’s time to head on home. The show was tremendously affected by the news of … Continue reading →

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Damian, who just ain’t satisfied with only one … Continue reading →

Now that RIM’s global network is out of the woods, carriers are having to deal with the public relations nightmare that the outage has caused. Given the sheer number of vocal BlackBerry users gumming up Twitter with calls for compensation, … Continue reading →

Developer Steve Troughton-Smith has hacked Siri, the artificially intelligent voice control system on iPhone 4S to run on last year’s iPhone 4. An initial hiccup, GPU support, has already been overcome. Another hiccup, Apple’s servers not responding to queries from … Continue reading →

Today the Boxee Box becomes the next media streamer in the US (after the WDTV Live and Live Hub) to add support for Spotify’s streaming music library. Assuming you have a premium subscription at the ready (free and unlimited passes … Continue reading →

Motorola just unleashed a countdown clock for its Daft Punk-esque tease: Faster. Thinner. Smarter. Stronger. We already knew the Spyder was on its way, but we noticed that the clock stops dangerously close to the Google / Samsung Ice Cream … Continue reading →

If you’ve unboxed a shiny new iPhone 4S from AT&T today, you’ve most likely had an experience similar to many others who made the same purchase: frustration. It seems that the surge in activity from the release of Apple’s new … Continue reading →

This is one of those posts that could probably be condensed into a tweet: Apple has released the second Preview of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. If you’re running Preview 1, it looks like you’ll first receive a small update … Continue reading →

Shot Shot Pirate is very satisfying, because each level is short and to the point. You know what you have to do and you just do it. As you may have gathered from the name, you’re cast in the role … Continue reading →

Bing’s new HTML5-and-CSS3-enhanced search interface, which was first demonstrated back in September 2010 to showcase the power of IE9, has started to roll out. The most notable addition to the new interface is is smooth page transitions — the fade … Continue reading →

It’s been a rough couple of quarters for Sony Ericsson, but things are looking slightly rosier, according to its Q3 earnings report. Today, the company announced break even year-on-year results for the third quarter of 2011, blaming the outcome on … Continue reading →

As if it weren’t already futuristic enough, Siri, the new and arguably most revolutionary feature packed inside the iPhone 4S, can be used to update your Twitter status! It’s simple: Navigate to Twitter from Mobile Safari, jump into the mobile … Continue reading →

Call quality has never been a strong suit of the iPhone. But ever since iPhone 4 came out on Verizon, things have gotten just a smidge better. And the iPhone 4S reaffirms that Apple’s improvements have been no fluke. More » … Continue reading →