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AT&T’s Super-fast HSPA+ Network Will Cover 250 Million People By the End of the Year

We’re told that AT&T President and CEO John Stankey announced in New York today that their next gen 3G network—HSPA+, not 4G LTE—should cover around 250m people by the end of the year, pending their software rollout. What does this mean? If you’ve got a compatible device (you probably don’t, right now) AT&T says this’ll…

Tech News John Herrman

Android Rips Up Google to Reveal a Nexus One Easter Egg

Google sure does love its easter eggs, and here in the UK Android fans are treated to a very special sight when “meet Android” is typed and “I’m feeling lucky” hit. It’s so special, in fact, that I recorded it for all non-UK readers to enjoy as well. [Meet Android via Recombu‘s Twitter]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

This Week’s 10 Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s loving iPhone app roundup: Credit cards, swiped! Space ships, twirled! Ninjas, hurled! Sleep deprivation, nipped! Syncing cables, snipped! And more… https://gizmodo.com/adobe-hits-apple-with-hugs-5538061 If you’d like to view this gallery in a single page, click here. https://gizmodo.com/this-weeks-10-best-iphone-apps-5539344 Karate Chop: There’s nothing like a faithful port of an indisputable classic: https://gizmodo.com/oh-yes-classic-karate-champ-game-coming-to-iphone-soon-5538638 Remember Karate Champ? It…

Tech News John Herrman

With Restored Footage, Metropolis Finally Makes Sense

Don’t walk into Metropolis expecting a modern movie-going experience. It’s an artifact from the earliest days of cinema, a relic from another age of science fiction. But in an era of reboots and remakes, its retro-futuristic weirdness is thrilling. For decades, the original Metropolis was one of cinema’s legendary lost masterpieces. Fritz Lang’s ambitious film…

io9 Kelly Faircloth

“Supernatural” Finale Justifies Our Love For An Absent God

It’s the story of a divine object: A Chevy Impala, and two white trash boys who live in it. It’s the story of God, Satan, and Detroit. It’s about the shackles of goodness, and the tragedy of freedom. Spoilers ahead! Last night’s season ender “Swan Song” was also about an angel who says “assbutt.” (Apparently…

Television Annalee Newitz

Pew Pew a Canon dSLR with an Atari Joystick

Need a remote shutter for your Canon dSLR? One modder hacked up a classic Atari 2600 joystick to focus and fire—making us question, where’s that matching laser reticle when you need it? [Thiago Avancini] https://gizmodo.com/laser-dslr-reticle-to-make-your-pets-extremely-uncomfor-5536995

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Strongest Animal on the Planet

…is also the fastest, and one of the smallest: The 1-millimeter long copepod is, pound for pound, the beefiest beast in the animal kingdom. Professor Thomas Kiørboe, from the National Institute of Aquatic Resources at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Aqua), has discovered that the naturally blind copepod got so proportionally strong — and…

io9 Marc Bernardin

Fringe Is Becoming The Show That Lost Wishes It Could Be

J.J. Abrams has unleashed two television shows about faith and science and strange reflections of reality. Fringe will never be as popular as Lost, but it has the potential to be far greater, as it proved last night. Spoilers below… Thing is, I still love Lost a lot, and I’m still clinging to hope that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Handy Chart Identifies Your Phone’s Version of Android

Cupcake? Froyo? Ben&Jerry’s? I can’t be the only one who’s unable to remember the various iterations of Android running on various handsets. This chart will clear things up…for a few weeks before its obviated by new firmware updates. [Android Tapp] UPDATE: One mistake, it appears—the Moment should be running 2.1 as of today.

Tech News Mark Wilson

We Never Ask You For Things Like This, But Someone We Know Really Needs Help

We never ask you for stuff like this. But if you want to do something good today, here’s how you can help someone we know: Four-year-old Devan has a rare form of high risk leukemia knowns as APML. His doctors have less than 12 weeks to find a bone marrow or cord blood match, so…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Gadget Deals of the Day

It’s Dre Day at Dealzmodo and you know what that means, time to kick back, relax and party on the weekend! Oh, it also means those headphones approved by Dr. Dre are available for low, low prices. Get them quick! https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-dr-dre-and-monster-headphones-vs-a-5033864 Top Deals: • Dr. Dre Monster Beats Studio Headphones for $185 plus free shipping…

Tech News Casey Chan

Man, It’s Hard Out There For An Ex-Rhodey

As Iron Man 2 kicks into its second weekend, the Neptune Theater in Seattle has decided to inflict a marquee-drive-by on the actor who used to play Tony Stark’s bestie. [Comics Alliance]

io9 Marc Bernardin

Win the Chance to Upgrade Your Hardware

Just take this survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a $150 gift certificate to Dell. Then you can throw out that ancient keyboard/mouse combo your parents bought you for college. [Rules]

Tech News Gawkercreative

Life Savers Building Turns Out Surprisingly Lethal

This stack of mints was entered into an architectural competition to design a fashion museum in Tokyo. A spotlight fires straight up though the roof into the sky…which must be blinding to those working the runway on top: And to heighten the stakes, it appears that any misstep on the catwalk could cause a several…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Launch! The Space Shuttle Atlantis On The Edge Of The Final Frontier

The Space Shuttle Atlantis has its final launch, in this breathtaking picture from Cape Canaveral. Atlantis will spend 12 days at the International Space Station, including three spacewalks. Photo by Matt Stroshane/Getty Images.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

User Interface Design Studio MONKEYmedia Files Patent Lawsuit Against Apple

User interface design studio MONKEYmedia filed a patent lawsuit against Apple claiming that the company infringed on three of its patents. For those keeping track, that’s another legal battle for Apple on top of those against Nokia, HTC, and Kodak. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-sues-apple-over-ipad-and-iphone-related-patents-5533482 MONKEYmedia today filed a lawsuit against Apple, Inc. for infringing claims in three of…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Conficker Super Worm, In Memoriam

In this month’s issue of The Atlantic, Mark Bowden takes a long, smart look at 2009’s biggest cyber-security celebrity: the Conficker super worm. You can—and should—read the full article at The Atlantic. [Jon Phillips]

Privacy & Security Kyle VanHemert

How Do Spitting Cobras Hit Their Prey With Such Accuracy?

Spitting Cobras are a major danger in Africa and Southeast Asia. They have an unnerving ability to spit venom in the eyes of even the fastest moving targets. Why do they have such good aim? Bruce Young, of University of Massachusetts Lowell, researched this in the most traditional of scientific ways – by having spitting…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Why You Shouldn’t Try to Scan Eggs

It’s just messy. [Firmuhment via Today and Tomorrow]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Draco Malfoy Explains How They’ll Pull Off Harry Potter’s Big Epilogue

Most Harry Potter fans know that there’s a big twist in the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. But no one really knew how the crew will film this, until actor Tom Felton explained. Spoilers ahead. For those of you who haven’t read it yet, in the final book there’s a flash-forward…

io9 Meredith Woerner

AT&T’s Super-fast HSPA+ Network Will Cover 250 Million People By the End of the Year

Android Rips Up Google to Reveal a Nexus One Easter Egg

This Week’s 10 Best iPhone Apps

With Restored Footage, Metropolis Finally Makes Sense

“Supernatural” Finale Justifies Our Love For An Absent God

Pew Pew a Canon dSLR with an Atari Joystick

The Strongest Animal on the Planet

Fringe Is Becoming The Show That Lost Wishes It Could Be

Handy Chart Identifies Your Phone’s Version of Android

We Never Ask You For Things Like This, But Someone We Know Really Needs Help

Gadget Deals of the Day

Man, It’s Hard Out There For An Ex-Rhodey

Win the Chance to Upgrade Your Hardware

Life Savers Building Turns Out Surprisingly Lethal

Launch! The Space Shuttle Atlantis On The Edge Of The Final Frontier

User Interface Design Studio MONKEYmedia Files Patent Lawsuit Against Apple

Conficker Super Worm, In Memoriam

How Do Spitting Cobras Hit Their Prey With Such Accuracy?

Why You Shouldn’t Try to Scan Eggs

Draco Malfoy Explains How They’ll Pull Off Harry Potter’s Big Epilogue

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