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Princess Leia meets Tank Girl, and the galaxy is made way cooler as a result

Our new favorite fan-art mashup combines Star Wars and Tank Girl, to give Princess Leia a bit more attitude to cope with that nerf herder guy. Mashup artist James Hance posted this a couple days ago, and prints and T-shirts are already available. Check out the whole thing, plus his new doodle in progress, “Anakin…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 25 '12

Are the Next Great Windows Phones Landing March 18th?

Two of the phones we’re looking forward to more than anything else in this wide world are the Nokia 900 and the Mechagodzilla Titan II. BGR says it’s got the word on the phones’ due dates (and prices). Gulp. According to a “trusted source,” the two solid handsets will both arrive on March 18th—the Titan…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 25 '12

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Tech News Roberto Baldwin Jan 25 '12

Martian Manhunter gets a psychic headache in this sneak peek of DC Comics’ Stormwatch

Courtesy of DC Comics, here’s an exclusive first look at next week’s issue of Stormwatch. In this four-page preview by Doctor Who scribe Paul Cornell and illustrator Miguel Sepulveda, the clandestine superteam gets hammered by an extraterrestrial threat who should look familiar to WildC.A.T.s readers. Watch as your favorite characters like Apollo, The Midnighter, and…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jan 25 '12

Google-Approved Motorola Lawsuit Trying to Block iPhone 4S and iCloud

The days of Apple and Google sitting down for a nice cup of tea are long gone. Now they’re staring across the battlements, just waiting to lawyer bomb each other into the Stone Age. Motorola’s new lawsuit against Apple—which Google had to approve—is the latest stop on the road to the inevitable clash of titans.…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jan 25 '12

Whirlpool’s MAX Microwave Looks More Futuristic than the Space Shuttle

Or at least it sure pretends to be! The rounded (in the rear) unit doesn’t look like any microwave we’ve ever seen, owing mostly to its wonderful sci-fi form, but also that dubious under-lighting. Sort of Kubrick meets Vin Diesel. Aside from its singular design, the MAX—which is so “limited edition” that there’s no word…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 25 '12

Add an Electric Chainsaw To Your AK-47 To Battle Non-Existant Zombies

The zombie fad will soon be as old and tired as steampunk, but ridiculous creations like this electric chainsaw accessory designed to hang off the front of an AK-47 can still coax a smile out of me. The Zombie-X rifle was created by DoubleStar as a more effective tool for dealing with the imaginary apocalypse…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 25 '12

A Machine That Turns a Tree’s Rings into a Musical Score

Check out a modified record player that reads growth rings from a tree like musical notes. Created by German artist Bartholomäus Traubeck, Years takes the annual rings that you find in cross-sections of trees and converts them into piano music. He describes the process on his website: A tree’s year rings are analysed for their…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jan 25 '12

I Just Banned Jesus Diaz

Last night, during a heated discussion in a post about Google, Jesus called someone a “corporate cocksucker”. Then he did it again. Then he said something I don’t really understand about tits. It’s a clear violation of our commenting policy. In Jesus’ own words: If you cross a line, you are done. I hate to…

Tech News Joe Brown Jan 25 '12

Most powerful laser ever created can heat matter to over 3.6 million degrees

This newly created X-ray laser is just unimaginably powerful. It’s a billion times brighter than any previous X-ray source, and it can probe hot dense matter at nearly four million degrees. This laser could unlock the secrets of the Sun. Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory created the laser, which…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jan 25 '12

How Will Google’s New Privacy Policy Affect You?

If you were hanging around the internet yesterday afternoon, you probably noticed some hubbub around Google’s new, unified Terms of Service Agreement. But what’s it actually going to mean for you? Well, this: How Will Sharing My Data Google-Wide Affect Me? One of the chief gripes about the change is that Google will “track” you…

Tech News Brent Rose Jan 25 '12

Get your stinking paws on these glorious Planet of the Apes posters!

Back in May, The Alamo Drafthouse hosted an 8-hour marathon of all five Planet of the Apes films on 35mm. To compliment this epic screening, MONDO and Alamo Drafthouse paired up yet again to create a gorgeous collection of Planet of the Apes prints, one for each movie and one special “re-issue”. Now they’re finally…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 25 '12

This Is Real Team Work

And the cutest photo of the day award goes to If You Can’t Reach That Nintendo 3DS, Team Up With Your Twin Sister. I wonder how often do they change places. [Google+ — Thanks Gustavo!]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 25 '12

How the Government Used a Con Artist to Catch Google’s Criminal Activities

Last summer, Google had to pay $500 million to avoid criminal prosecution by the US government. Using a convicted con artist, the feds caught Google aiding illegal online pharmaceutical drug sales. The operation—as described by the Wall Street Journal—is movie material. The con artist is the man in the photo: David Whitaker. He presented himself…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jan 25 '12

Shooting Challenge: The Oscars

The Oscar nominations came out this week. And whatever you think of the awards themselves, the design, editing and directing talent of the nominees (and the snubbed films!) are staggering. This week, pick your favorite film, and create an homage. The Challenge Take a photo inspired by or paying tribute to a film from 2011.…

Movies Mark Wilson Jan 25 '12

The Bizarre History of Pregnancy Tests

Nowadays, finding out if you’re pregnant is relatively easy — but it wasn’t always that way. Over the centuries, people have come up with downright strange and sometimes revolting tests to figure out whether or not a person is knocked up. Some of them were useless, some required being a chemist in the bathroom, and…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jan 25 '12

The Cosmic War Between Ancient Starburst Galaxies And Supermassive Black Holes

These red dots represent some of the earliest galaxies known to astronomy. Located ten billion light-years away, they’re only a few billion years older than the Big Bang. Their presence explains why we’re now surrounded by massive elliptical galaxies. The European Southern Observatory’s APEX telescope has completed this survey of the universe’s most distant galaxies,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jan 25 '12

How the Glock Became America’s Favorite Weapon

I know next to nothing about guns but I know about the Glock. Chances are you do too. It’s become a part of the American fabric, as closely associated to the US of A as AK-47s are to terrorists, muskets were to colonials and light sabers to Jedis. But how did that happen? How did…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 25 '12

Gorgeous Star Trek: TNG gifs show off the series sexy new Blu-Ray upgrades

You’ve seen the glorious, crystal clear footage from the first Star Trek: The Next Generations Blu-Ray collection. And now a handful of Star Trek: TNG gifs have been uploaded, beautifully demonstrating the amazing transformation Captain Picard and his crew have made from blurry to Blu-Ray. Remember, the folks behind these DVDs had to go back…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 25 '12

Jailbreaking (or Rooting) Your Phone Could Become Illegal Again. Fight It.

Jailbreaking or rooting your phone is pretty much a nerd birthright at this point. But soon it could once again be deemed illegal, if the acts’ exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act runs out. That’s where you come in. If that exemption runs out, it would be illegal to install a clean version of…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jan 25 '12

Princess Leia meets Tank Girl, and the galaxy is made way cooler as a result

Are the Next Great Windows Phones Landing March 18th?

Shazam Player Gallery

Martian Manhunter gets a psychic headache in this sneak peek of DC Comics’ Stormwatch

Google-Approved Motorola Lawsuit Trying to Block iPhone 4S and iCloud

Whirlpool’s MAX Microwave Looks More Futuristic than the Space Shuttle

Add an Electric Chainsaw To Your AK-47 To Battle Non-Existant Zombies

A Machine That Turns a Tree’s Rings into a Musical Score

I Just Banned Jesus Diaz

Most powerful laser ever created can heat matter to over 3.6 million degrees

How Will Google’s New Privacy Policy Affect You?

Get your stinking paws on these glorious Planet of the Apes posters!

This Is Real Team Work

How the Government Used a Con Artist to Catch Google’s Criminal Activities

Shooting Challenge: The Oscars

The Bizarre History of Pregnancy Tests

The Cosmic War Between Ancient Starburst Galaxies And Supermassive Black Holes

How the Glock Became America’s Favorite Weapon

Gorgeous Star Trek: TNG gifs show off the series sexy new Blu-Ray upgrades

Jailbreaking (or Rooting) Your Phone Could Become Illegal Again. Fight It.

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