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An exclusive sneak peek of the new 30 Days of Night comic, featuring art by Sam Kieth!

With New York Comic Con in full swing, we’re psyched to bring you a seven-page preview of some brand new vampire insanity! Next week, Steve Niles’ Alaskan nosferatu epic continues with the 30 Days of Night ongoing series, which boasts artwork by none other than Sam Kieth, creator of The Maxx and Zero Girl. This…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Oct 14 '11

The Great iPhone 4S National Network Speed Test

You did it. You’ve got your brand new iPhone. Siri! The better camera! But how fast is it on your carrier’s network? Push that download to the max. Using our Official Gizmodo Download Speed Ultra Test 6500™, you can check how your mobile downloads stack up. Are you getting what’s advertised? Was it worth the…

Tech News Chris Beidelman and Sam Biddle Oct 14 '11

Marvel’s Comic-Reading App Finally Assembles on Android

Marvel’s uncanny app is finally out on Android. The app lets you buy and read Marvel comics, from new stuff like the very awesome Spider Island to classics like the Dark Phoenix Saga. Go ahead and nerd out, because this is amazing news. Marvel’s app has a pretty fantastic selection, and it’s been one of…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Oct 14 '11

How Tide Predicting Machines Saved D-Day

How do you land 140,000 allied troops on an 5-mile long stretch of beach under heavy German bombardment? Very carefully. And to ensure the deployment of forces without stranding landing craft—while juking Field Marshal Rommel out of his sneakers—the Allies employed these machines to predict the height of the tides on D-Day. These purpose-built analog…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 14 '11

In The Skin I Live In, Antonio Banderas is the world’s worst mad scientist

In The Skin I Live In, Antonio Banderas keeps a woman prisoner in his house and experiments on her. He uses her as a human guinea pig for an super-strong artificial skin that will resist burns and bug bites. But it’s what happens afterwards that makes Antonio Banderas’ character the worst mad scientist in movie…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 14 '11

Watch an Artist Magically Recreate Famous Paintings Without Ever Lifting His Pen

This blows my mind. There is brain juice flowing out of my ears. Chan Hwee Chong, an artist, only needs one pen to create beautiful pieces of art. On top of that, Chong never even lifts the pen from the paper. It’s all done in one stroke. His method is creative, he starts from the…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 14 '11

The Walking Dead has Returned from the Grave, Or, Uh, Summer Break

Like the unholy, reanimated body of a lost loved one, the season two premiere of The Walking Dead is lurking just around the corner, ready to strike panic in your heart—and possibly rip your throat out. Last season on AMC’s award-winning show, fans followed former cop Rick Grimes as he attempted to find his wife…

io9 Sponsored post Oct 14 '11

An incredible short story told from the perspective of the alien in John Carpenter’s The Thing

If you love the John Carpenter version of The Thing and are dreading the remake coming to a theater near you, or if you just love stories that successfully represent a truly alien point of view, then you need to read Peter Watts’ Hugo-nominated story “The Things.” It’s the John Carpenter flick, but from the…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 14 '11

What if humans had sex like giraffes?

Roxy Palmer is an artist who asks the big questions, like “why is human sex so boring?” We all wonder about that sometimes, especially after contemplating the sex lives of giraffes (who sample the urine of their mates before getting busy), or slugs (who dangle from the ceiling while having their slimy fun). If you…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Oct 14 '11

Xbox Live Users Are Being Hacked for Virtual FIFA Gear (Updated)

Xbox Live users are under attack on two levels: hackers are targeting them at an alarming rate and using their MS points on FIFA ’11 and ’12 in-game gear; and Microsoft is then shutting down their accounts to investigate for up to 25 days. A strange, and seeming profitless pattern has cropped up among Xbox…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Oct 14 '11

The chemicals that cause leaves to change color in fall

Every year, the arrival of fall heralds one of nature’s most magnificent transformations. And while many will witness the green leaves of summer foliage transition into a vibrant spectrum of colors before falling from their trees, few will stop to ask why these color changes occur in the first place. The answer to this question…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 14 '11

Are You Buying An iPhone 4S Today?

It’s iPhone 4S day! Are you a fanboy who weathered a night in the rain for your iPhone? Or did you stay home cuddling with your Android plushie? We’ve been getting pretty darn excited around here thinking about where we’re going to buy the phone, what carrier we’re going to use, whether or not how…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 14 '11

Why You’re Gonna Get Stalked by Your iPhone Like Never Before with iOS 5

Apple’s latest iOS brings enhanced location services to your iPhone. So enhanced that some apps make it seem a little bit scary at just how well they’re tracking you, even when the app isn’t running—but it’s a good thing! Right? Updated location features in iOS mean that apps like Foursquare and Apple’s own Reminders can…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Oct 14 '11

The T-Rex Was Even Bigger and Scarier Than We Thought

As if the Tyrannosaurus Rex wasn’t big and scary and sharp toothy enough, scientists are now saying that they’re EVEN BIGGER. Using 3D laser scans, scientists virtually weighed T-Rexes and found that those badass beasts weighed in 30 percent heavier than expected. Thirty percent! That’s a ton! Actually, it’s more than a ton because the…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 14 '11

African Mole-rats have teeth like an escalator

Most mammals — notably us — only get a couple of rounds of teeth in our life: the ones we’re born with, our adult teeth, and then sometimes our wisdom teeth, all of which are replaced from beneath like an elevator when new ones come in. But mammals that spend their days burrowing and chewing…

io9 Tim Barribeau Oct 14 '11

SEC Pokes Public Companies to Disclose Cyber Attacks

Hacking companies for fun and profit! It’s been en vogue lately, and possibly even more than we think. Which is why the SEC has given companies a disclosure nudge, in the form of guidelines to follow in case of attack. Companies that know they’ve fallen victim to hacking should “provide certain disclosures of losses that…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 14 '11

New type of transplant could save patients from a life of immunosuppresants

Transplants are pretty much the most amazing thing ever: they replace your broken organs with functional ones from someone else. But they carry a heavy cost. They require a difficult and long surgery, and afterwards you have to spend the rest of your life taking drugs to suppress your immune system. This ensures that your…

io9 Tim Barribeau Oct 14 '11

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.…

Tech News Brent Rose Oct 14 '11

Canvassing the Universe: How Artists Create Scientifically Accurate Images of Faraway Worlds

Astronomical artist Ron Miller has worked with scientists and space agencies to create gorgeous images of planets, stars, and distant galaxies. In this essay, he explains how he creates amazing worlds from scientific data, and shows us a few of his favorite pieces of space art. Scientists recently discovered the first planet orbiting a double…

io9 Ron Miller Oct 14 '11

How the Hell Can This Magical Square Hole Drilling Machine Work?

I watch this video and I can’t believe this kind of sorcery is happening: a drilling machine in action, creating square holes. Instead of using a regular circular motion, this thing just quickly moves at different angles. I can understand the theory. I just can’t believe how it happens and the perfection of the final…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 14 '11

An exclusive sneak peek of the new 30 Days of Night comic, featuring art by Sam Kieth!

The Great iPhone 4S National Network Speed Test

Marvel’s Comic-Reading App Finally Assembles on Android

How Tide Predicting Machines Saved D-Day

In The Skin I Live In, Antonio Banderas is the world’s worst mad scientist

Watch an Artist Magically Recreate Famous Paintings Without Ever Lifting His Pen

The Walking Dead has Returned from the Grave, Or, Uh, Summer Break

An incredible short story told from the perspective of the alien in John Carpenter’s The Thing

What if humans had sex like giraffes?

Xbox Live Users Are Being Hacked for Virtual FIFA Gear (Updated)

The chemicals that cause leaves to change color in fall

Are You Buying An iPhone 4S Today?

Why You’re Gonna Get Stalked by Your iPhone Like Never Before with iOS 5

The T-Rex Was Even Bigger and Scarier Than We Thought

African Mole-rats have teeth like an escalator

SEC Pokes Public Companies to Disclose Cyber Attacks

New type of transplant could save patients from a life of immunosuppresants

All the iPhone 4S Carriers and Plans Compared

Canvassing the Universe: How Artists Create Scientifically Accurate Images of Faraway Worlds

How the Hell Can This Magical Square Hole Drilling Machine Work?

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