Leslie Horn, Author at Gizmodo

SwiftKey 3: Predictive Keyboard Saves You Time

It’s amazing how many ways you can screw up a short message on a smartphone, thanks to autocorrect. But SwiftKey, an Android keyboard replacement app, seeks to fix some of those mistakes before they even happen. SwiftKey 3 beta began its rollout today, but if you want to get in on that sweet keyboard action,…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 4

Does HTC’s Face Unlock Patent Mean Android In-Fighting?

HTC has been awarded a patent for a technology that would let you unlock your smartphone or tablet with your face. However, Face Unlock is already a feature on Android that first appeared on Ice Cream Sandwich. Does this mean a war is brewing among the Android crowd? The patent covers the use of “biometric…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 4

Sprint’s 4G LTE Phone Plans Will Be an Unlimited Data Buffet

Those worried that Sprint’s retreat from unlimited 4G mobile hotspots was a harbinger for tiered 4G phone pricing can rest easy. When the company releases the 4G LTE LG Viper later this month, it’ll roll out an unlimited 4G LTE data plan to go with it. Let the feast commence! https://gizmodo.com/this-sucks-sprint-just-killed-unlimited-4g-data-for-ho-5852068 Though our tests have…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 4

Building Titanic: Learn How the (Not) Unsinkable Ship Was Born

Jack and Rose aren’t the only ones taking a ride on the Titanic again. National Geographic has hopped aboard the unsinkable ship with the release of its iPad app, Building Titanic. https://jezebel.com/i-re-watched-titanic-so-you-dont-have-to-youre-welcome-5898432 What does it do? The app takes you through the full history of the once-unsinkable ship, starting in 1908, when the design for…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 3

An Ice Cream Maker for Grandma-Quality Scoops of Deliciousness

As the weather turns springlike, the tinkling sounds of Mr. Softee ice cream trucks sing through the streets leaving many New Yorkers fixated on thoughts of scarfing colorful cones of the cold confection. But why not make some yourself? 63 Bucks. Amazon. This stainless-clad ice cream maker from Cuisinart won’t put too much of dent…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 3

Enso Pearl: The Only Timer Actually Worth Buying

A smartphone makes a lot of little gadgets obsolete. However, even if you’re attached at the thumbs to your iPhone, you might still find yourself coveting the Enso Pearl, the mother of all timers. Capable of timing 30 different activities concurrently, it’ll cost you a hundred bucks on Amazon. But that’s worth it, especially if…

Commerce Leslie Horn Apr 3

Your Expired Groupons Are Valid Again Thanks to $8.5 Million Court Ruling (Updated)

Remember that deal you purchased on Groupon—$30 for a $50 laser hair removal? It expired, and your unibrow has grown out of control. But you’re in luck. Groupon has agreed to pay an $8.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit claiming that expiration dates are illegal. Better yet, the court also ruled that you…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 3

How the iPhone Saved a Child From the Bottom of a Well

Here’s a new spin on one of Apple’s old marketing campaigns: if you don’t have an iPhone, you can’t rescue a baby from the bottom of a well. A savvy team of emergency workers in Mengzi City, China retrieved a child from the depths of a 40-foot well by lowering an iPhone rigged to the…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 3

Mad Magazine: Alfred E. Newman Lands on the iPad

Mad Magazine is to print what Weird Al Yanokovich is to music. Exactly 60 years after pumping out its first parody, Mad Magazine is taking its spoofs to the iPad, with an app that offers the latest satire-laden editions, as well as back issues. What does it do? After you download it, Mad will immediately…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 2

Leslie Horn

SwiftKey 3: Predictive Keyboard Saves You Time

Does HTC’s Face Unlock Patent Mean Android In-Fighting?

Sprint’s 4G LTE Phone Plans Will Be an Unlimited Data Buffet

Building Titanic: Learn How the (Not) Unsinkable Ship Was Born

An Ice Cream Maker for Grandma-Quality Scoops of Deliciousness

Enso Pearl: The Only Timer Actually Worth Buying

Your Expired Groupons Are Valid Again Thanks to $8.5 Million Court Ruling (Updated)

How the iPhone Saved a Child From the Bottom of a Well

Mad Magazine: Alfred E. Newman Lands on the iPad

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

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The New Movie From Takashi Yamazaki Could Be the New ‘Pacific Rim’

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