Sam Biddle, Author at Gizmodo

Religious Charity Pushes UK into Opt-In Porn Access

If there is a God somewhere around us, he’s permitted pornography as a way of celebrating his creations! Right? Not according to the UK’s Christian “Mothers’ Union,” which is exactly as fun as it sounds: they’ve negotiated a porn blockade. Under the new system, the Guardian reports, porn-seekers will have to manually opt-in to receive…

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Photoshop Will End Blurry Pics Forever

A blurred image is the worst. And no matter how steady you think your hand is, it can be easy to ruin a shot. Luckily, Adobe’s cooking up a Photoshop feature that’ll automatically eliminate blur. You won’t believe your eyes. The motion blur-killer, demoed at the recent Adobe MAX 2011 conference, is experimental at this…

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Dr. Dre Is Gunning Directly for Apple

What’s occasional rapper Dr. Dre up to, besides rapping, sometimes? Planning to beat every single electronics company except Apple, GlobalGrind reports. In a recent interview, Dre said he’s got ambition far beyond hawking somewhat-overpriced headphones. When asked about his gadget dreams, he revealed their loftiness: Oh nah, I am not nervous about anything! I am…

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Is a Samsung Galaxy S III Already on the Way?

The Galaxy S II came out pretty recently, but Samsung no care—at least if this blurry, “leaked” slide’s correct. Phandroid says what we’ve got here is a bona fide internal image of the next best Android for 2012. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-a-first-draft-of-your-next-android-5818202 Is it true? Maybe. Is it fake? Maybe. But the rumorific image claims a swell 2…

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The New Nokia Tune Dubstep Edition Review

Nokia Tune Dubstep Edition – Nokia Self-released; 2011 Worst New Ringtones I September 2001. My world shifted, and I’m not sure why. My thoughts—sure, call them that—were thrown asunder by nightmares of planes and jihad. But as a 13 year old, transferring Jay-Z songs onto an MP3 player built from rare earth minerals I didn’t…

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Hands On iPhone 4S Video Shows 3x Speed Boost (And Siri!)

Somehow, someone in China’s gotten their mitts on an iPhone 4S already. Or so this video claims. The brief vid, dug up by MacRumors, shows off some impressive benchmarking and Siri settings. It seems faster! Safari launches near-instantly, which is kind of impressive. It is, after all, Safari, and might have just been recently closed.…

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BlackBerry Service Dies for Millions Around the World (Updated)

If you’re RIM, the best way to endear yourself with customers of your lousy phones is to screw up their service around the world. So it’s done just that, nuking BBM, email, and web access throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. Carriers are all blaming a glitch on RIM’s side, The Telegraph reports, possibly a data…

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Biker Gang Raids Apple Store

Moped life on the open road. Unbridled asphalt rebellion. The thrill of the throttle, wind in your hair, roar of the engine beneath you. Breaking into an Apple Store to steal a bunch of iPads. Rebels. Seven English idiot moped-riders smashed through a London Apple store early this morning, snatching Macs, iPads, and “other similar…

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PowerBook, Pentium, and BlackBerry All Got Their Names from the Same Place

We use things every single day, and call them by their names. I pick up my iPhone. I drink my Fresca (shut up). But the names don’t just appear. It’s actually someone’s job—and they’re great at it. The New Yorker’s John Colaptino provides a fascinating look at something that sounds horribly boring: a company that…

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F-18 Pulls Up at the Last Minute to Avoid Smashing Sailors

Aside from a bad can of beans, an F/A-18E jet about to land on top of you is the easiest way to shit your pants in the Navy. Last month these clueless sailors were almost vaporized. Luckily, DefenseTech explains, the pilot was informed that there were dudes in his path and was able to abort…

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The F-35 Makes Its First Vertical Landing Ever at Sea

The only sight more impressive than the F-35B in the air (when it’s working) is the F-35 hovering in the sky and plopping down onto the ground. Watch it for the first time, ever. Sure, the Harrier jet’s been making vertical maneuvers for decades, but not with this kind of grace—and not with this kind…

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Sprint Will Have Unlimited Data for iPhone 4S

If you were thinking of switching to (or staying on) Sprint for the iPhone 4S, this might sufficiently twist your arm: Sprint’s confirmed unlimited data, PhoneScoop reports. This gives them a nice feather in their cap over rivals. [PhoneScoop]

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Can Anyone Explain How the Hell This Giant Popsicle Stick Wave Exploded?

How is this possible? Thousands upon thousands of rainbow popsicle sticks, layered together into an enormous exploding chain reaction. But… but how? Is there a spring somewhere? Is the thing held together by sheer tension? Childhood magic! Holy shit. Physics is incredible. This was also probably the happiest child on the face of the planet…

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Holy Hell, the Pictures the iPhone 4S Can Take Are Insane

We already know the iPhone 4S, despite not being an iPhone 5, has a pretty stellar-sounding camera in it. But it’s more than just words—the phone’s sample photos are absolutely incredible, without any touchups. Our pro photographer agrees. The sample shots Apple’s provided seem too good to be true. Nighttime photos are conspicuously absent. And…

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Siri Is Also the Georgian Word for Penis

Ass was pretty bad, but the global 8th grade iPhone 4S giggle-fest continues. Georgian Gizmodo reader Shota (from the country, no the state, homie) says “siri” is the Georgian word for “cock.” Not the bird. This should be good. Shota goes on to say that the Georgian phallic term is actually spelled letter for letter…

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Use Your Smartphone to Avoid Gross Raw Meat

In general, QR codes are pretty lame. But here’s a wonderful little exception: codes applied to grocery store meat, allowing you to quickly dig up your next dinner’s history. Where was it raised? Who raised it? Eat better. The WhereFoodComesFrom program was launched by Heinen’s, purveyors of tasty beef and pork things I’d like to…

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Siri Sounds like Ass in Japan. Literally.

You’d think the smart people at Apple might check for this kind of thing in advance, but alas. Japan’s giggling in the wake of iPhone 4S’ birth, as voice control wizard Siri sounds a lot like shiri—ass. Oops! The WSJ’s Yoree Koh reports the confusion is so bad that Google Japan actually asks users if…

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The Entire iPhone 4S Keynote in 80 Seconds

So you want to watch Tim Cook’s big fancy iPhone 4S reveal, but don’t have an hour and a half for ponderous corporate keynotes? No problem—we did it for you, and cut out everything but the good stuff. This keynote in particular was filled with… well, filler. Slide after slide of eye-numbing data on customer…

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Samsung Trying to Ban iPhone 4S in France and Italy

Tim Cook’s probably still riding high off last night’s coke-and-hooker iPhone 4S after party, and Samsung’s already trying to ruin the fun. Reuters reports the bitter patent ex-girlfriend is seeking a total iPhone 4S sales ban in Italy and France. It’s becoming hard to keep all these patent attacks and counterattacks straight—but at least we…

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Are You Going to Buy an iPhone 4S?

The day’s here. You can replace your old iPhone (or some other phone!) with an iPhone 4S. But will you? Are you excited by the internal upgrades, or too bummed that it’s not the iPhone 5? Will you buy it? The iPhone 4S has a lot going for it: the camera sounds phenomenal, Siri looks…

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Religious Charity Pushes UK into Opt-In Porn Access

Photoshop Will End Blurry Pics Forever

Dr. Dre Is Gunning Directly for Apple

Is a Samsung Galaxy S III Already on the Way?

The New Nokia Tune Dubstep Edition Review

Hands On iPhone 4S Video Shows 3x Speed Boost (And Siri!)

BlackBerry Service Dies for Millions Around the World (Updated)

Biker Gang Raids Apple Store

PowerBook, Pentium, and BlackBerry All Got Their Names from the Same Place

F-18 Pulls Up at the Last Minute to Avoid Smashing Sailors

The F-35 Makes Its First Vertical Landing Ever at Sea

Sprint Will Have Unlimited Data for iPhone 4S

Can Anyone Explain How the Hell This Giant Popsicle Stick Wave Exploded?

Holy Hell, the Pictures the iPhone 4S Can Take Are Insane

Siri Is Also the Georgian Word for Penis

Use Your Smartphone to Avoid Gross Raw Meat

Siri Sounds like Ass in Japan. Literally.

The Entire iPhone 4S Keynote in 80 Seconds

Samsung Trying to Ban iPhone 4S in France and Italy

Are You Going to Buy an iPhone 4S?

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