Brian Barrett

Nook fans! This fall you can buy videos directly from your Nook, and a CLOUD to put ’em in, just in time for last year.

The Weirdest Thing People Hate About the iPhone 5

There are many issues one can reasonably have with the iPhone 5. That overpriced dock connector. An inexcusably bad Maps app. Even the fact that it’s a little, well, boring. But there’s no way Apple could’ve anticipated this particular backlash: https://gizmodo.com/f-ck-that-goddamn-iphone-adapter-costs-30-bucks-5942710 That’s right. Just two days in, and iPhone 5 buyers have already decided that…

Walmart just broke up with Amazon; the megachain is going to stop selling all Kindle products, according to Reuters.

17 People Apple Maps Has Already Horribly Misled

Like so many things in life, Apple’s horrific new Maps app would be funny if it weren’t so sad. But after Apple decided to ditch Google Maps for its own troubled offering in iOS 6, users have been left with bad directions, incorrect business listings, and a missing Statue of Liberty. https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-3d-maps-are-an-apocalyptic-horror-show-5944672 How bad is…

And now Office for Mac 2011 has gotten a much needed retina update. Enjoy your VERY SHARP FONTS. [9to5Mac]

Thank God Dinosaurs Died Out Before Smartphones Happened

Taking a self-portrait might be the least of a T-Rex’s smartphone-wrangling problems, but it would definitely be the funniest. Although I’m sad we’ll never know what dinosaur duck-face looks like. [TwentyTwoWords via TDW]

The Netflix iPhone app now includes way more tiles, which is fine but not as exciting as more actual movies. [TNW]

31 People Who Will Sell You Pets, Blood, and Sex for an iPhone 5

Many, many people would like to purchase an iPhone 5. But only a special few are willing to sell these highly inappropriate things in order to afford it. Also, uh, guys? The iPhone 4 is free. Plasma [View the story "Plasma" on Storify] Sperm [View the story "Sperm" on Storify] Both [View the story "Both"…

Pakistan’s PM has ordered YouTube access blocked for the country because of a certain very no-good movie. [Reuters]

How All Refrigerators Should Be Designed

Let’s face it, the things you put in your mouth are disgusting enough even without the constant fear of expired eggs or questionable meat. So let’s all refrigerate thusly: with conveyor belts that give the stale stuff the boot. Seriously, take my money and make this real. I’ve lost control of my fridge, and I…

Sitting in Line for an iPhone Has Somehow Gotten Even Sadder

iPhone line-sitting has never been a proud endeavor, but at least there was something pure about the diehards and wackos that set up shop outside Apple Stores for days, even weeks ahead of launch. This year? It’s just a bunch of sellouts and self-promoters. The first two people, Fortune reports, in line outside of Apple’s…

Twitter just hired legendary Apple hacker Charlie Miller to beef up security, and to go through Tim Cook’s emails. [Ars]

The Worst Thing About the iPhone 5 Is Also the Most Brilliant

The iPhone 5 is many things. It’s a pinnacle of product design. It’s a mild annoyance for iOS app developers. It’s very probably the next phone you buy. And it’s also, by broad consensus of the people who follow these things, totally boring. https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-5-everything-you-need-to-know-5942588 Of course it is. Anything else, at this point, would be…

If You Want a Prepaid iPhone 5 You’ll Have to Wait an Extra Week

If you want to get an iPhone 5 on a conventional data plan, you can preorder tomorrow and have it in your greedy little mittens on September 21st. If prepaid is more your style? That can be arranged—but you’ll have to wait for it. Prepaid carrier Cricket will offer up the iPhone 5 on September…

Our iPhone 5 Mega-Meta Liveblog Bonanza Kicks Off Right Now

This afternoon, Apple will finally lift the veil on its latest iPhone, lock in the goodies iOS 6 has in store, and maybe intro a new iPod or two. And we’ll be covering it all right here. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5-the-complete-rumor-roundup-5930100 While you may think you know what the iPhone 5 looks like by now, nothing’s official until…

The Apple Store Is Down WHAT COULD IT MEAN EVERYBODY FREAK OUT

Either Apple has been forcibly taken over by a multilingual cartel, or it’s updating its online store like it always does when it’s about to announce a major new product. Come on guys, we’ve been doing this for how many years now? https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5-the-complete-rumor-roundup-5930100 In fact, we weren’t even going to post this at all when…

Google’s Picking Up the Wi-Fi Tab at 4,000 HotSpots—If You’re on Android

The good news: Google will be sponsoring 4,000 Boingo hotspots through the end of the month. That’s a lot of Wi-Fi! The bad news: It looks like only devices that have direct Google Play access—Android phones, Macs, and PCs—will benefit. Which, hey is Google’s prerogative. But it’s also a very different Google from the one…

17 People Who Think They’ve Bought an iPhone 5 Already

As much as we talk about the iPhone 5 around here, it’s important to remember that it doesn’t actually exist yet. At least, Apple hasn’t announced its existence, much less made it available for preorder. All that doesn’t happen until Wednesday. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5-the-complete-rumor-roundup-5930100 But, uh… some people didn’t get the message. Like these kind folks who…

That Pretty New Facebook Friend? Probably Taliban

In the good ol’ days of spy vs. spy, the honeypot was a tried and true method espionage technique, laced with danger, intrigue, and sex. These days—as Australian soldiers have found out the hard way—all it takes to seduce your way to state secrets is a Facebook friend request and a Google image search for…

According to Reuters, you’re going to have to wait until November to get your hands on a shiny new Lumia 920. [Reuters]