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This Is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google’s New Official Android Phone

The Galaxy Nexus, the new Android flagship phone from Google and Samsung is finally out of the bag. I am like, omega-level excited about that screen, and Ice Cream Sandwich looks tasty, too. Let’s take a bite. Update: Hands on below. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-ice-cream-sandwich-5851169 First off, it runs Android 4.0, a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich. ICS has a…

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Galaxy Nexus Specs Leak Just Ahead of Tonight’s Launch

Well, we knew it was coming, and we’d heard several conflicting rumors, but Japan’s NTT docomo just dropped a big ol’ leak in the form of a marketing poster. It confirms essentially all of BGR‘s initial leaked specs. https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-nexus-the-first-ice-cream-sandwich-android-phon-5847288 The juicy details include a 1.2GHz dual-core OMAP4460 processor (which is still very surprising, considering Samsung…

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Samsung Galaxy Player 4 and 5 Now Grabbable Stateside

So, you really like those Samsung Galaxy S phones, except oh man you hate phones! You’re allergic to wireless networks! Well, lucky you, as of today you can get the Samsung Galaxy Player 4 and 5 here in the USA. Basically what you’ve got here is a pretty snazzy portable music player (PMP) that runs…

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Vdio Will Be Like Rdio For Video, and It Might Be Awesome

We’re big fans of Rdio here, so when we heard that the guys behind it would be launching Vdio soon, we started licking our chops. Little is known about this service, but you can bet it’s going for Netflix’s jugular. https://gizmodo.com/rdios-freemium-service-is-here-5847269 Janko Roettgers at GigaOM did some very nice sleuthing and confirmed that the recently…

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In Dissent: 5 Reasons Google+ Doesn’t Suck

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. https://gizmodo.com/why-google-will-never-beat-facebook-5848577 Growth and Appetite As of this writing, I have a modest 569 followers on Twitter and a slightly…

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Oh God the Motorola RAZR Is Back (with Android on Board)

This morning Motorola threw up a teaser page for a new phone being revealed tomorrow. Droid-Life did a little sleuth work and pieced together none other than the very svelte RAZR reboot with Droid branding. Looks sharp, indeed. We saw the first leaks of this sucker last month, and it sounds like a thinner, faster,…

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Judge Denies HTC’s Claim of Patent Infringement Against Apple

Your daily update on the patent wars: HTC just lost a point against Apple, with judge finding that Apple didn’t violate four HTC patents for power management and phone dialing. Dear lord, when will this end? [Reuters]

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LG DoublePlay: Bizarre Freak of an Android Phone Gets Specs

We’ve seen this bizarre dual-screen, split-keyboard Android phone once or twice before, but we just got some more specs. It’s a whole lot of crazy and weird packed into a single phone. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-this-crazy-dual-screen-split-keyboard-android-5828651 We thought this guy might be called the LG Flip II, but it’s looking like DoublePlay may be the name that sticks.…

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A Terrifying Look at the Scariest Haunted House Ever

Modern haunted houses don’t feature rubber bats and bowls full of peeled grapes masquerading as eyeballs, they screw with your phobias and recreate nightmares. I thought that going through with a thermal cam would be less unnerving. Wrongo. The good people at Blackout Haunted House NYC were willing to let me test this little theory.…

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This Incredibly Innovative Wheelchair Is Controlled By Your Face

Wheelchairs have been built for people who cannot move their hands, but many of these required the ability to turn the head, which not everyone can do. This design only requires control of the facial muscles, and it makes me flex my smile. A research team from Miyazaki University has developed a prototype for a…

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Rumor: Galaxy Nexus Coming to Verizon November 10th for an Ouchie $300

You ready with your grains of salt? Good, because a supposedly leaked document from Verizon has pegged the much-anticipated Galaxy Nexus to launch on November 10th. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it’ll run you 300 bones. The Galaxy Nexus has been the most eagerly await phone next to the iPhone 4S.…

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The Story of the Greatest Cheeseburger of All Time: How the Nuclear Bomb Led to a Chile-Cheese Explosion

My mouth is jealous of Jason Sheehan‘s mouth. It got to taste the tastiest burger ever, and tell the best burger story of all time. I won’t ruin it for you, but it involves a-bombs, Oppenheimer, and green chiles. Yum. [Gilt Taste] You can keep up with Brent Rose, the author of this post, on…

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iPhone 4S Test Notes: Data Speed (It’s Slow)

The iPhone 4S is here. One of new, not-so-visible features? A re-spiffed antenna, and stuffed inside the AT&T 4S, new guts that (should) mean faster data speeds. But theoretical max speeds are not real world experiences. So which iPhone is the fastest: AT&T, Sprint or Verizon? And how does the 4S stack up against the…

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All the iPhone 4S Carriers and Plans Compared

Been hankering for that new iPhone 4S? Yeah, there’s a bit of that going around. But which carrier has the best deal? Which plan is right for you? Well PC Magazine whipped up this super handy chart. As PC Mag notes in the original article, from a price point perspective Sprint is the hands-down winner.…

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Samsung Stratosphere Hands On: For Keyboard-Loving Internet-Hounds

There are really just two things that make the Samsung Stratosphere worth looking at: the 5-row physical QWERTY keyboard, and Verizon’s 4G LTE. Aside from those two elements it’s decidedly mid-range, but if you covet those things here’s the nitty-gritty. https://gizmodo.com/the-samsung-stratosphere-you-can-finally-mash-qwerty-b-5848311 They keyboard isn’t bad at all. They keys are pretty small, and the layout…

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T-Mobile Springboard Hands On: The Highest Res 7-Inch Tablet Yet

Huawei is known for making okay things at an okay pricepoint, but their new Springboard for T-Mobile actually looks more than okay. Way more, actually. This little seven-inch tablet runs Android 3.2 and has a very speedy 1.2GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor, which should give it some pep, but I definitely saw that same lag we…

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There Are More Wireless Accounts in the US Than Humans

Wanna hear something crazy? There are 327.5 million wireless connections in the U.S., which is more than our population. Data traffic up 110 percent year-to-year, and there is a 50x increase in smartphone data usage year-to-year—that’s across all carriers in the US. Those facts are coming to you from the President of the CTIA Wireless…

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AT&T’s New Android Phones: From Awesome (Motorola Atrix 2) to Weird (Samsung DoubleTime)

Sweet Jesus. AT&T is adding five new Android phones to their portfolio this week. That will bring them up to 19 Android devices in for 2011. The ‘droid is strong with this one. Here they are in order that you probably care about them: The Motorola Atrix 2 When the original Morola Atrix was announced…

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It’s Crazy Just How Much Free Calling T-Mobile Is Giving Away With Its Bobsled VoIP App

Remember when T-Mobile launched Bobsled back in April, which enabled free VoIP calls between Facebook users? I didn’t either, but now that it’s added mobile apps, browser apps, and the capability to call regular phone numbers, it’s way more memorable. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobiles-bobsled-slides-onto-facebook-for-free-voip-ca-5793847 This is a pretty major upgrade to a pretty slick service. Users have already…

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Review: The New Best Android Tablet, Again

I had major deja vu writing this. That’s because as cool as the Galaxy Tab 8.9 is, it’s basically just the Galaxy Tab 10.1, but slightly smaller. Which actually makes it noticeably better. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-human-outside-android-inside-5806426 Why It Matters Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the best Android tablet I’ve used. It’s light, slim, quick. The Galaxy 8.9…

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This Is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google’s New Official Android Phone

Galaxy Nexus Specs Leak Just Ahead of Tonight’s Launch

Samsung Galaxy Player 4 and 5 Now Grabbable Stateside

Vdio Will Be Like Rdio For Video, and It Might Be Awesome

In Dissent: 5 Reasons Google+ Doesn’t Suck

Oh God the Motorola RAZR Is Back (with Android on Board)

Judge Denies HTC’s Claim of Patent Infringement Against Apple

LG DoublePlay: Bizarre Freak of an Android Phone Gets Specs

A Terrifying Look at the Scariest Haunted House Ever

This Incredibly Innovative Wheelchair Is Controlled By Your Face

Rumor: Galaxy Nexus Coming to Verizon November 10th for an Ouchie $300

The Story of the Greatest Cheeseburger of All Time: How the Nuclear Bomb Led to a Chile-Cheese Explosion

iPhone 4S Test Notes: Data Speed (It’s Slow)

All the iPhone 4S Carriers and Plans Compared

Samsung Stratosphere Hands On: For Keyboard-Loving Internet-Hounds

T-Mobile Springboard Hands On: The Highest Res 7-Inch Tablet Yet

There Are More Wireless Accounts in the US Than Humans

AT&T’s New Android Phones: From Awesome (Motorola Atrix 2) to Weird (Samsung DoubleTime)

It’s Crazy Just How Much Free Calling T-Mobile Is Giving Away With Its Bobsled VoIP App

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Review: The New Best Android Tablet, Again

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets