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Why size doesn’t matter: Ants and world domination

Mark Moffett is a photographer and explorer who travels the world looking for new species and scientific wonders. In his latest book, Adventures Among Ants, he takes you deep into “extreme ant societies.” Here’s an excerpt, about ant hive minds. Although we think of all ants as small, they vary in size several thousandfold. The…

Books & Comics Mark Moffett, Ph.D. Jun 23

Stupid Robot Makes the Oil Spill Even Worse, Somehow

The hits keep on coming from BP! Today, a bumbling robot knocked the cap off the well, causing the spill to actually increase in its rate of destruction. Well, fuck. Earlier this morning, an undersea robot accidentally bumped into a venting system, which forced BP to remove a cap that had been holding in some…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 23

Mini Orchestra Plays on Microchip Inside CD Case

For $27, you can pre-order a mini orchestra in a CD case. Unlike a normal CD, where you pop it into a player, you just plug your headphones into the case and listen. Albeit, try to “listen.” It’s hardly music, and I very much doubt you’ll get your money’s worth in terms of plays per…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 23

Apple: White iPhones Delayed Until Mid July

According to an official Apple statement, the reason you won’t see any white iPhones on shelves tomorrow is that they’ve “proven more challenging to manufacture than expected” and are delayed until mid July. Full statement: CUPERTINO, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 23

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Daleks

Given their penchant for pan-galactic reigns of terror, Doctor Who’s immortal villains clearly deserve a place in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — and this artfully constructed infodump does the job quite nicely. [Topless Robot]

Television Marc Bernardin Jun 23

Tony Hawk Ride Controller Modded Into a Real Skateboard

People didn’t seem too interested in using a toy skateboard to play video game skateboarding with Tony Hawk Ride. Maybe because it wasn’t realistic enough? Well, screwing some trucks and wheels on there will solve that. Sure, this is no replacement for a real skateboard, but if you’ve got a $120 toy sitting around that…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 23

Android 2.2 Froyo Available Today

Andy Rubin just announced on stage at the Droid X event that Android 2.2 is open sourced and available as of today. Today’s when everybody—from HTC to you and me—gets their hands on it. [source.android.com]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 23

Motorola Droid X: Subtle Like an Asteroid

Motorola’s Droid X is real. Really, really giant. And it looks like video is going to be how Verizon pushes the 4.3-inch screen: VCAST, a Blockbuster download service, HDMI out and DLNA compatibility. Did I mention it’s gigantinormous? What an odd phone. It’s tapered but in a crazy way: The bottom is super skinny, the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 23

The State of Android: 160,000 Phones a Day and 65,000 Apps in the Market

Andy Rubin‘s at the Droid X event too. At Google IO last month, he says, they were selling 100,000 Android devices a day. Now they’re selling 160,000 a day. And there’s 65,000 apps in the market now.

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 23

What Eric Schmidt Thinks About Mobile Carriers

Eric Schmidt’s thinly veiled dig at AT&T here at the Verizon Droid X launch: “You need an incredibly fast and scalable network that… costs god knows how many billions.”

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 23

Retro videogame propaganda posters invite you to do your part

The eggheads at Think Geek have, once again, dug into our collective back-brain and given us something we didn’t know we wanted: propaganda posters for games like Joust, Donkey Kong, and Tron.

io9 Marc Bernardin Jun 23

No Sleep ‘Til Fusion

With every thing Mark Suppes fixes, another thing breaks. We’re in his workshop, and he’s hunched over, tightening the bolts on a squat tubular machine. This is the fusion reactor Suppes built, and it’s not working. Suppes never slows down, moving from one problem to the next with an irrepressible smile. The workshop is a…

Tech News Quinn Norton Jun 23

Unconfirmed Leak: AT&T Will Lock In iOS 4 Phones With OTA Updates

AddictiveTips sources this leak from a supposed Apple informant, which goes into detail AT&T using iOS 4 to prevent users from unlocking their phones, lest they be completely locked out. We’re not sure if it’s legit, but it is interesting. There are four points their tipster made, some of which are overblown, some of which…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 23

Insure Your iPhone 4 So You Don’t Have To Pay $700 For A New One

The iPhone 4 isn’t shatter proof, this we know. Even worse, when you break your iPhone 4 you’ll have to pony up as much as $700 to replace it. Or you can just pay $12/month for insurance. Asurion is offering an insurance plan for the iPhone that’ll cover water damaged phones, lost iPhones, stolen iPhones…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 23

How Cthulhu helped one couple find love

In what is possibly the cutest “geek meets geek – geek finds love” video that we have ever seen, a guy explains how “Cthulhu kisses” made his wife fall in love with him. This is a video from “The Man’s Guide To Love,” where you can see a new video about men and, well, love…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 23

Important: Your mails to us may be published unless you tell us they are off the record

Something important to keep in mind when you write to us: Unless you say it is off the record, we reserve the right to publish the email. If it’s a tip, however, we’ll keep your personal information completely confidential.

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 23

Finally! Red-band Predators trailer brings wholesale violence, spine-ripping

We’ve been waiting for the ultra-gory, blood-soaked R-rated Predators trailer forever! It’s finally here, so hold on to your spinal cords — it’s time for some good old fashioned monster mayhem in the jungle. There are a lot of very special moments in Robert Rodriguez and Nimród Antal’s Predator film, so we rounded up some…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 23

Meet the tattooed heroine of Iain M. Banks’ new Culture novel!

We’ve been waiting for Iain M. Banks’ next Culture novel for several years, and now it’s almost here. October sees the release of Surface Detail. Here’s the cover image, and we’ve got some more plot details below. Spoilers ahead! According to Orbit Books, which is releasing Surface Detail worldwide in October, the title partly refers…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jun 23

DC Comics’s iPhone/iPad App Arrives in the App Store, Finally

Attention, comic book fans! DC Comics has just released its free app for the iPad and iPhone, and it looks pretty slick. It’s basically a storefront and reader for DC books built on Comixology’s system, with weekly additions, charts and free offerings as well. Obviously, the art looks a lot better on the iPad’s bigger…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 23

The Best Graphics Cards at Every Price

Choosing a graphics cards is a confusing endeavor. So Tom’s Hardware shared their buying results after testing pretty much every card on the planet. Whether you’ve got $50 to spend or $250 to spend, this list will come in handy: Some Notes About Our Recommendations This list is for gamers who want to get the…

Tech News Tom's Hardware Jun 23

Why size doesn’t matter: Ants and world domination

Stupid Robot Makes the Oil Spill Even Worse, Somehow

Mini Orchestra Plays on Microchip Inside CD Case

Apple: White iPhones Delayed Until Mid July

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Daleks

Tony Hawk Ride Controller Modded Into a Real Skateboard

Android 2.2 Froyo Available Today

Motorola Droid X: Subtle Like an Asteroid

The State of Android: 160,000 Phones a Day and 65,000 Apps in the Market

What Eric Schmidt Thinks About Mobile Carriers

Retro videogame propaganda posters invite you to do your part

No Sleep ‘Til Fusion

Unconfirmed Leak: AT&T Will Lock In iOS 4 Phones With OTA Updates

Insure Your iPhone 4 So You Don’t Have To Pay $700 For A New One

How Cthulhu helped one couple find love

Important: Your mails to us may be published unless you tell us they are off the record

Finally! Red-band Predators trailer brings wholesale violence, spine-ripping

Meet the tattooed heroine of Iain M. Banks’ new Culture novel!

DC Comics’s iPhone/iPad App Arrives in the App Store, Finally

The Best Graphics Cards at Every Price

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