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Our Favorites This Week: Facebook, Real Racing 2, Movie Trailers and More

Facebook: It looks pretty much like the same Facebook iPad app that was previewed in July which means there’s a familiar (for those who use the iPad) left-hand column for simple navigation of the News Feed, Photos, Messages, Groups, Apps, Settings, Chat and more. Facebook Photos on the iPad look especially good (something Facebook has…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 14

Our Favorites This Week: ChatOn, NHL Gamecenter, LHSee and More

ChatOn: BlackBerry has had BBM and now iPhone has iMessage but as cool as those two messaging clients are, they’re locked into their respective islands. ChatOn is Samsung’s way of creating a messaging client that ditches SMS yet holds the promise of multi-platform messaging (think WhatsApp etc.) You can group chat, share images, share videos,…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 14

iPhone 4S Test Notes: Call Quality

Call quality has never been a strong suit of the iPhone. But ever since iPhone 4 came out on Verizon, things have gotten just a smidge better. And the iPhone 4S reaffirms that Apple’s improvements have been no fluke. We compared the iPhone 4S on ATT, Verizon and Sprint to a trio of new Android…

Tech News Adrian Covert Oct 14

It’s A Case! It’s A Battery! It’s A Projector! It’s … ALL OF THEM

Sometimes, smartphone screens are just not big enough. Linking it to a projector is helpful but it’s hardly portable and before you know it, the battery’s gone. The Monolith, a triple-threat iPhone case that works as a projector and a battery pack, can light up your room while keeping your gear booboo-free. The case, made…

Gadgets Natt Garun Oct 14

Amazon Silk Comes Under Congressional Fire

Amazon’s new web browser lets Amazon’s cloud servers do the heavy web processing so the Kindle Fire doesn’t have to. Now some legislators are concerned about the personal data Amazon will be able to collect in the process. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-amazon-silk-5844663 Amazon Silk is very intelligently designed—not only does it lower the price of the Kindle Fire…

Commerce Mario Aguilar Oct 14

How would Batman respond to Occupy Wall Street?

Earlier today, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg postponed his plan to evict the Occupy Wall Street protestors from Zuccotti Park. But what would Batman do in this situation? If protestors were occupying a major park in Gotham City, potentially disrupting business, including WayneCorp operations? How would the Caped Crusader respond? We decided to ask some…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 14

Your brain won’t allow you to believe the apocalypse could actually happen

You may love stories about the end of the world, but that’s probably because, deep down, you don’t believe it could ever happen. But that’s not because you’re realistic. It’s actually a quirk of the human brain, recently explored by a group of neuroscientists, which prevents us from adjusting our expectations about the future —…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 14

12 Nuclear Toys from the Dawn of the Atomic Age

Living in the ’50s must’ve been cool (aside from the racism and constant gnawing fear of nuclear annihilation)—I mean just look at all these cool atomic-themed toys to play with! Our friends at Oobject have assembled the 12 best. When you’re done finding ways to make your kids glow in the dark, check out these…

Tech News Oobject.com Oct 14

100,000-year old art kit found in South Africa

The oldest ever evidence that early humans painted has been found in South Africa, in the form of two kits for mixing and forming ochre, a reddish pigment used to dye clothing, paint, and create face paint. Ochre is a naturally occurring red stone that has been associated across the globe with early art, thanks…

io9 Tim Barribeau Oct 14

Google Maps Goes 3D with GPU-Hungry OpenGL

Hey movies have 3D, why not throw that winning technology at Google Maps. Beginning today, Google is testing WebGL technology with their maps. Google says that the implementation of OpenGL will make zooming, rotating and tilting smoother than the current method of displaying map information. The technology renders vector-based 3D images using a computer’s GPU.…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Oct 14

Terrifying Carnotaurus Speedier Than Previously Thought

It was a big day today for dinosaur news! First we found out that the T-Rex was even bigger than we thought. And now we’ve learned that the two-horned Carnotaurus was way faster than scientists realized. https://gizmodo.com/the-t-rex-was-even-bigger-and-scarier-than-we-thought-5849834 It’s thanks to his ginormous tail muscle. Scott Persons, a post-doc at University of Alberta in Canada, found…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski Oct 14

Attack the Block Getting a U.S. Remake or TV Series?

Attack the Block is a strong contender for one of our favorite movies of the year, and we wish more people had seen it. Will a U.S. remake help, or just ruin what was great about the original? We can’t tell for sure — but director Joe Cornish told IFC News an Americanized remake is…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 14

The Gruesome Crash of a Chinese Fighter Jet Captured on Video

A Chinese FBC-1 fighter jet plane was performing at an air show until things went horrifically wrong. The fighter jet started spiraling out of control and then plunged straight down, crashing into the ground and exploding on impact. In the video above, you can see a pilot eject from his seat just in the nick…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 14

Anyone Else Blow on Busted Hardware Like It’s an NES Cartridge?

You know the trick. When the game wouldn’t load properly, you would take it out, blow in the open end to dislodge dust, grit, peanut butter, or what-have-you from the electrical contacts, then put it back in and hope that it worked (or repeated as necessary). I personally used the T-shirt variation whereby you stretch…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 14

Scientists have used carbon nanotubes to engineer the most powerful artificial muscles ever

Will the wonders of carbon nanotubes never cease? Engineers have now used everyone’s favorite cylindrical übermolecules to create artificial muscles that can contract and twist, in a manner not unlike like the muscles found in elephant trunks and squid tentacles. The upshot? Researchers say these tiny little motors could soon be used to propel microscopic…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 14

Great Krypton! What the Hell happened to Superman’s pants?

Everybody’s focusing on the fact that these new Man of Steel set photos show Superman looking even more bearded and wild than his “hobo” look from a little while ago. Crave Online, which posted the photos, is wondering why Supes looks like Wolverine. https://gizmodo.com/why-does-superman-look-like-a-hobo-on-the-set-of-man-of-5847550 But what we’re wondering is: what is up with Superman’s pants?…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 14

New Muppets trailer will make your Friday brighter

Our excitement over the new Muppet movie just spiked dramatically with this hilarious, insane trailer. The fantasy world in which singing animal puppets are sentient, and nobody bats an eye, looks like it’s just gotten more wild and pop-culture-saturated. We’re especially excited for the foot-bowling sequence, in which Jack Black appears likely to be decapitated.

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders Oct 14

White Tulips and Wormholes: Secrets of Time Travel in Fringe

Fringe has always been full of riddles and mysteries, but now our favorite weird-science show is one giant paradox. How did Peter change history, and what are the repercussions? We may find out more in tonight’s episode — but for now, here’s a brilliant explanation of what we know about time travel in the real…

io9 Stephen cass Oct 14

Italians Hold Their Liquor Better Than Swedes

It’s science! And it’s not just Swedes who Italians can drink under the table. It’s also Latvians, Lithuanians, and Estonians. A Swedish behavioral researcher studied 1,000 imbibers from each of the afore-mentioned countries and found that in the Baltic countries and Sweden, drinking led to both social (such as violence) and health (such as liver…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski Oct 14

Can you be killed by a champagne cork?

There is a “fact” going around the internet that a person is more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider. But can a champagne cork really murder a human being? There’s no question that, if left untreated, certain spider bites can be fatal to human beings – although antivenoms have…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Oct 14

Our Favorites This Week: Facebook, Real Racing 2, Movie Trailers and More

Our Favorites This Week: ChatOn, NHL Gamecenter, LHSee and More

iPhone 4S Test Notes: Call Quality

It’s A Case! It’s A Battery! It’s A Projector! It’s … ALL OF THEM

Amazon Silk Comes Under Congressional Fire

How would Batman respond to Occupy Wall Street?

Your brain won’t allow you to believe the apocalypse could actually happen

12 Nuclear Toys from the Dawn of the Atomic Age

100,000-year old art kit found in South Africa

Google Maps Goes 3D with GPU-Hungry OpenGL

Terrifying Carnotaurus Speedier Than Previously Thought

Attack the Block Getting a U.S. Remake or TV Series?

The Gruesome Crash of a Chinese Fighter Jet Captured on Video

Anyone Else Blow on Busted Hardware Like It’s an NES Cartridge?

Scientists have used carbon nanotubes to engineer the most powerful artificial muscles ever

Great Krypton! What the Hell happened to Superman’s pants?

New Muppets trailer will make your Friday brighter

White Tulips and Wormholes: Secrets of Time Travel in Fringe

Italians Hold Their Liquor Better Than Swedes

Can you be killed by a champagne cork?

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