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Google Maps Catches Airplane Cruising Down a California Street

I’ve never before been tempted to click the “Report a problem” button on Google Maps. But if this shimmering airplane over Rose Avenue isn’t the cause or effect of some sort of problem, I don’t know what is. It looks ghostly enough that I was sure it’d been photoshopped, until, well, I went to the…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers invade the New York subway

It’s a typical day in New York. Leia Organa’s doing some light reading on the subway, when suddenly a cadre of Imperial trooper enters. One stop later, a Sith Lord is using public transportation. Yes, Improv Everywhere has struck again. Improv Everywhere, the coterie of pranksters behind the Ghostbusters library stunt, has posted a new…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Initial Reports: Software Update Doesn’t Fix iPhone 4 Antenna Problem, As Expected

Initial reports on Apple’s iOS 4.1 update confirm what we already knew and what AppleCare is telling to customers: The iPhone software update doesn’t fix the iPhone 4’s antenna problems. The good news is that it fixes the bar display. https://gizmodo.com/ios-4-1-beta-is-available-now-for-developers-5587261 According to iPhone 4 users in MacRumors forums, the iOS 4.1 update doesn’t solve…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

NASA Offers Cash for Inflatable Space Shelters

NASA has kicked off a competition among university engineers to design an inflatable habitat that is “light-weight, safe, and reliable” to house future astronauts “in space and on other planetary bodies.” On the line is $58,000. The eXploration Habitat (or X-Hab) “lofts,” as NASA is chicly terming them, must be designed to sit as an…

Space & Spaceflight Sam Biddle

Familiar Horror Movie Scenes Ruined by the New iPhone

Nick Martens’s horror film screenplay was going so well until Apple paid for product placement. I. “We’ll never make it out of here. I can’t see a thing.” “Don’t give up yet! There’s still hope!” “It’s too dark. It’s going to hunt us down if we don’t fall and break our necks first.” “But…just try…

Tech News Nick Martens - The Bygone Bureau

The dance adventure is just beginning: LXD’s Jon M. Chu talks to io9!

You’ve never seen a superhero story like the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, or the LXD. The first three episodes of this heroic-dance webseries are online now. But creator Jon M. Chu tells io9 it gets a lot deeper. Spoilers ahead… Even if you’re not a fan of dance, it’s worth checking out the LXD just…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Plants can think and perform computations, say scientists

Plants are able to assess their environment by analyzing light, and are able to “remember” light they have experienced recently. By analyzing chemical reactions in leaves, scientists have come to appreciate that plants possess a kind of intelligence. BBC News has a terrific story on a group of researchers who believe they have found the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

What’s New in iOS 4.1 Beta?

The iOS 4.1 beta just hit the iPhone Developer Center and we’re looking to see what has changed. So far it appears that Apple has implemented the signal bar tweak it promised. Updated. https://gizmodo.com/ios-4-1-beta-is-available-now-for-developers-5587261 You see, before I upgraded my iPhone 4 to iOS 4.1, it sat on my desk with a lovely five signal…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

I Am Quickly Losing Faith in the Thor Movie

I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its stupid gold eyepatch but, I mean, come on.

Movies Adam Frucci

The RIAA Spent $58 Million Suing File Sharers, Got 2% Back

How much of a failure was the RIAAs campaign of ridiculous lawsuits of file sharers? How does a 98% loss of a $58 million investment sound? That’s good business right there. According to leaked tax forms from 2006-2008, the RIAA spent a whopping $58,258,394 on legal fees over the course of those three years, reaping…

Tech News Adam Frucci

LogMeIn For Android Puts Your Home Computer In Your Pocket

LogMeIn Ignition, an excellent remote access app, is now available in the Android Market for $30. Of the many apps that let us monitor our public domain movie torrents on the go, LogMeIn’s long been a Giz favorite. LogMeIn works with Android 1.5+ and has plenty of features that make it easy(ish) to control your…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Tron Legacy director to make Ridley Scott’s gritty Men In Black movie

Tron Legacy director Joe Kosinski has landed yet another massive science fiction epic: the Ridley Scott-produced film Archangels. The film follows an elite alien-tracking team. Let’s just hope there aren’t any talking pugs. Heat Vision broke the news on Kosinsk’s next project describing it like this: The script is set in the near future and…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Scientist: We Have Proof That The Chicken Came Before The Egg

“It had long been suspected that the egg came first, but now we have the scientific proof that shows that in fact the chicken came first,” says Dr. Colin Freeman, from Sheffield University. Here’s the explanation. Updated. When scientists from Sheffield University and Warwick University used a supercomputer called HECToR to take a close look…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Hopes for new containment cap are dashed in Gulf

Things are starting to look grim for the new cap that BP officials said they might use earlier this week to seal the still-gushing well in the Gulf. Their concern is that the cap might make the leak worse. According to Reuters: “The risk through all this process is that somehow (oil) flow escapes outside…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Big Lies People Tell In Online Dating

The Internet is a great place to pretend to be someone you’re not. That’s why popular online dating site OKCupid looked at statistics and its user base to discover the biggest lies we tell to potential mates. Nerds. As we all know, the Internet is a great place to pretend to be someone you’re not.…

Tech News Christian Rudder - OKCupid

iOS 4.1 Beta Is Available Now For Developers

Grab it now if you’re a developer. There doesn’t seem to be anything noticeably new in the documentation, other than some API changes. We’ll have to see if this includes the “fixed” reception bar display and proximity sensor tweaks. [Apple]

Tech News Jason Chen

Flipper USB Works Any Way You Plug It

I’d say my success rate at correctly plugging in a USB connector on the first try is well below average. And honestly, the second time doesn’t always work either. Embarrassing! But UltraTek’s “Flipper” USB connector makes the point entirely moot. The reversible connector fits ports either rightside up or upside down. Even better: if you…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Helsing’s Fire For iPhone: The Best Sassy Victorian Puzzler In the App Store

There are plenty of ways an iPhone game can set itself apart: its game play, its visual style, its voice, et cetera. Helsing’s Fire, a genuinely hilarious Gothic puzzler, manages to set itself apart several times over. The game puts you in the wing-tipped shoes of Professor Helsing, who, along with his helpful assistant Raffton,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Do you suffer from nerd rage? Take our quiz and find out!

This dude just said the Battlestar Galactica finale was “great storytelling.” WTF!? And then his friend started lecturing you about why your phone sucks. Are you starting to hyperventilate? You’ve got nerd rage! But just how wrathful are you? Answer the following questions as honestly as possible. Then add up your score and find out…

Movies Annalee Newitz

iPhone 4 Silent Recall: Some Readers Confirm [Updating Live]

Yesterday, a reader claimed that—after exchanging his iPhone 4—he couldn’t reproduce the sharp signal drop caused by the antenna problem. Now, some readers have confirmed the story. However, others haven’t seen any improvement in their replacement units. [Updating] https://gizmodo.com/is-apple-silently-recalling-the-iphone-4-now-5586256 Keep in mind that we only have the readers’ testimonies. For now, these should be considered…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Google Maps Catches Airplane Cruising Down a California Street

Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers invade the New York subway

Initial Reports: Software Update Doesn’t Fix iPhone 4 Antenna Problem, As Expected

NASA Offers Cash for Inflatable Space Shelters

Familiar Horror Movie Scenes Ruined by the New iPhone

The dance adventure is just beginning: LXD’s Jon M. Chu talks to io9!

Plants can think and perform computations, say scientists

What’s New in iOS 4.1 Beta?

I Am Quickly Losing Faith in the Thor Movie

The RIAA Spent $58 Million Suing File Sharers, Got 2% Back

LogMeIn For Android Puts Your Home Computer In Your Pocket

Tron Legacy director to make Ridley Scott’s gritty Men In Black movie

Scientist: We Have Proof That The Chicken Came Before The Egg

Hopes for new containment cap are dashed in Gulf

The Big Lies People Tell In Online Dating

iOS 4.1 Beta Is Available Now For Developers

Flipper USB Works Any Way You Plug It

Helsing’s Fire For iPhone: The Best Sassy Victorian Puzzler In the App Store

Do you suffer from nerd rage? Take our quiz and find out!

iPhone 4 Silent Recall: Some Readers Confirm [Updating Live]

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