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This Is the Fastest Rubik’s Cube-Solving Machine So Far

At the Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, a bunch of students just invented a machine called Ruby, which can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 10.69 seconds—the fastest ever for a robot. The robot scans each side of the cube using a webcam and applies a special software algorithm to figure out the solution. But…

Tech News Davey Alba May 31

Dunbar’s Number proves that you can’t realistically follow more than 150 friends on Twitter

Our maximum number of friends is actually determined by the size of our brains. Dunbar’s number says 150 friends is about the human limit, and that’s been true throughout history. Can human evolution withstand the insanity of social networking? In the 1990s, British anthropologist Robin Dunbar realized that the size of primate social groups increased…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins May 31

Lodsys Raises Middle Finger to Apple and Continues Anti-Dev Lawsuits

Patent troll Lodsys tried to shake down small devs, claiming they hadn’t licensed in-app purchases. Mama bear Apple came to their defense, saying they’d licensed in-app buys for everyone, so eff off. Now, Lodsys sayeth: Nope! Still suing! https://gizmodo.com/patent-firm-attacks-apples-heart-developers-5801675 Lodsys released a bloggy legal threat saying the following: We stand firm and restate our previous…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 31

The best Game Of Thrones internet meme yet: Stupid Ned Stark

Dear Gods! Eddard Stark from Game Of Thrones is an infuriating character. Each episode, we suffer through one poor Stark decision after the other. Finally someone has created a meme to chronicle his crappy politics. And it’s wondrous… Thanks to hilarious GOT blog Winter Is Coming Bitch, for creating these delightful images. [via Buzzfeed]

Television Meredith Woerner May 31

Will You Follow Me if Twitter Makes it Easy?

Twitter announced an official “Follow” button that will replace all those generic Twitter “follow me” links. Just like the Facebook Like button which lets you “like” anything quickly and easily, the Follow button will let you follow a Twitter user in one simple click. Now that we have gotten over our dislike of the Facebook…

Tech News Kelly May 31

The iPad Apps Everyone Should Have May 2011

Is the shine of your new iPad 2 gone yet? Hope not! An app from our list of best iPad apps should make it brand new all over again. Which apps were the best in May? Here they are. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-ipad-apps-5747915 Added: WatchESPN: If you have the right cable provider, you can stream ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3…

Tech News Casey Chan May 31

The New Essential Apps May 2011

iPhones. iPads. Android. And Windows Phone 7! We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Be sure to check out all the lists! https://gizmodo.com/the-best-iphone-apps-5676549 The Best iPhone Apps Shine, a beautiful weather app, and Super 8, a perfectly…

Tech News Gizmodo Staff May 31

The Windows Phone 7 Apps Everyone Should Have May 2011

Windows Phone 7 is home to many beautiful apps but which ones are the best? We got ’em all for you right here. Added: gMaps: gMaps is a Google Maps app for Windows Phone that works as well as you’d expect. And as I don’t actually know anyone who uses Bing Maps over Google Maps,…

Tech News Casey Chan May 31

The Android Apps Everyone Should Have May 2011

It’s that time of the month again, which is to say it’s time to clean up our list of the absolute best Android apps. What new apps will show up? Which apps get cut? https://gizmodo.com/the-best-android-apps-5739420 Added: WatchESPN: If you have the right cable provider, you can stream ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPNU straight to your…

Tech News Casey Chan May 31

The iPhone Apps Everyone Should Have May 2011

The end of the month is here, and that means it’s time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Who will be inducted? Who will unceremoniously get the boot? https://gizmodo.com/the-best-iphone-apps-5676549 Added: Shine: Shine is a beautiful weather app that doesn’t overcomplicate itself like so many others. Think of…

Tech News Casey Chan May 31

The iPhone’s Finally Going to Feel Connected with iOS5

It seems safer and safer to say that iOS5 is going to be the most radical reinvention of the way the iPhone works yet, as more of the contours of what Apple’s going to be announcing come into focus. Twitter’s launching its own photo service seemed pretty innocuous, unless you were running one of the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 31

What X-Men: First Class learned from X-Men: The Last Stand’s mistakes

The buzz around X-Men: First Class is immense, especially considering the disastrous third mutant installment almost destroyed the series. So what changed? We asked First Class producer — and X3 screenwriter — Simon Kinberg what he learned. Plus we also asked him to spill a little on his next big science fiction projects: Neill Blomkamp’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 31

Is This a Laptop Thief in Action?

Joshua Kaufman claims his MacBook was lifted from his Oakland, California apartment and the police aren’t doing a thing to help him get his stolen property back. Just like the others before him, Kaufmann has a theft tracking app installed on his Mac and is posting up pictures of the alleged thief . Using Hidden,…

Tech News Kelly May 31

Video reveals an incredible reconstruction of what Washington, DC looked like 200 years ago

Full of farms and shacks, the capitol city of the United States wasn’t exactly imposing 200 years ago. Politicians lived three to a room in modest boardinghouses, and the White House was surrounded by a fence to keep out wandering cows. This amazing film created by Dan Bailey, director of the Imaging Research Center (IRC)…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 31

2-Nanometer Quantum Transistors Are the World’s Smallest

A team of scientists at Chungbuk National University in South Korea have created a transistor that’s only 2nm in size, which happens to be the smallest in the world. By comparison, the current generation of Intel processors use 32nm transistors. The component is referred to a quantum transistor because the application of quantum effects were…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 31

iWork for iPhone

They’re small, they’re powerful, and they’re finally here. Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for the iPhone are packed with features, proving just how extensive pocket-size productivity can be. They also prove that it can be a real pain in the ass to do work on your phone. What is it? Pages, Numbers, Keynote; $10 each, iPhone.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert May 31

This fall, DC Comics will restart every big superhero comic at issue #1

We’re only one issue into DC’s fractured timeline Flash story Flashpoint, but apparently the miniseries’ ramifications are so monumental they’ll knock the entire DC Universe back to square issue one. Also, DC’s starting day-and-date digital publishing with these renumbered titles. From DC’s press release: On Wednesday, August 31st, DC Comics will launch a historic renumbering…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar May 31

The Shape of Windows to Come

Microsoft is showing the next version of Windows sometime this week. On a tablet. With a brand new touch interface. I will wager it’s one that’s not stupid. The demo that Windows chief Steven Sinofsky’s expected to show at All Things D tomorrow—much like Microsoft first revealed Windows 7’s new UI at the event in…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 31

A Hanger That’ll Help You Get Over Your Mom Not Doing Your Laundry

The worst part of doing laundry isn’t the actual laundering, but the hour it takes to cram your clean clothes back into your closet. The SOLO hanger makes that a bit easier, by folding in half to slip into (and quickly out of) your collars. [Quirky]

Tech News Kyle Wagner May 31

This Is the Fastest Rubik’s Cube-Solving Machine So Far

Dunbar’s Number proves that you can’t realistically follow more than 150 friends on Twitter

Top Stories: Tuesday May 31, 2011

Lodsys Raises Middle Finger to Apple and Continues Anti-Dev Lawsuits

The best Game Of Thrones internet meme yet: Stupid Ned Stark

Will You Follow Me if Twitter Makes it Easy?

The iPad Apps Everyone Should Have May 2011

The New Essential Apps May 2011

The Windows Phone 7 Apps Everyone Should Have May 2011

The Android Apps Everyone Should Have May 2011

The iPhone Apps Everyone Should Have May 2011

The iPhone’s Finally Going to Feel Connected with iOS5

What X-Men: First Class learned from X-Men: The Last Stand’s mistakes

Is This a Laptop Thief in Action?

Video reveals an incredible reconstruction of what Washington, DC looked like 200 years ago

2-Nanometer Quantum Transistors Are the World’s Smallest

iWork for iPhone

This fall, DC Comics will restart every big superhero comic at issue #1

The Shape of Windows to Come

A Hanger That’ll Help You Get Over Your Mom Not Doing Your Laundry

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