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There’s Always Gonna Be a New Nexus Phone

Andy Rubin, Google’s chief Android asked about future Nexus devices at a Google IO press conference: “The Nexus has been the thing that we used to set the bar, and there’s always going to be new ones coming out in the market…we’ll make an announcement at some point in the future.” He mentioned, in particular,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 10

The 10 Best Star Trek Episodes

Star Trek, in all its various incarnations, has changed the way we see science fiction on television — not once, but over and over. Not only that, but Trek has made us think about human nature in a new way. No matter which Trek series is your favorite, and no matter where you stand on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 10

Read Quentin Tarantino’s adorable letter to a 13-year-old From Dusk Till Dawn fan

In 1996, a 13-year-old fan of Robert Rodriguez’s vampire flick From Dusk Till Dawn wrote a friendly letter to Quentin Tarantino, lauding his portrayal of psychotic bank robber Richie Gecko. Here’s the director’s handwritten reply to his young fan. The spelling errors are Tarantino’s, who suffers from dyslexia: Dear Sarah Thank you for your very…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar May 10

Android @ Home Will Turn Your House Into a Giant, Automated Smartbox

Ever dreamed of turning lights on and off with your Android smartphone? Want to push music around the house like iPhone fanboys can with AirPlay? Google is bringing that to you with Android @ Home and Google Tungsten, their latest creations. https://gizmodo.com/google-music-upload-and-stream-all-your-tunes-from-the-5800408 Android @ Home will consist of a series of open source libraries which…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 10

New Real Steel trailer will pummel your brain with robot fists and father-son drama

Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em, Hugh Jackman is a deadbeat Dad! The latest Real Steel trailer is so packed with metallic emotion, it’s like The Iron Giant for dummies. The world-building looks fun, the action appears to be thrilling, plus we’ll watch Hugh Jackman open a jar of pickles for an hour. So yeah, we’re going…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 10

Get More Out of Your Monthly Data by Using Onavo’s Free Data-Compressing App

This is a necessity download for any iOS user—particularly if you tend to reach the miserly monthly data cap your network imposes on you. It compresses emails, apps or web suring to as much as 90 per cent! Sounds too good to be true, right? Onavo promises you could pretty much double or triple the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 10

Wake Up to the Smell of Sizzling Bacon…and Oinks

Bacon alarm clocks were pretty rudimentary six years ago. I mean, they didn’t even have a snout or furry ears! The best bit about this BAKON one is that the instructions are all on Instructables, so you can build your own. https://gizmodo.com/bacon-alarm-clock-110132 All you need to do (once you’ve built it—and yes, snout and ears…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 10

Android Movies: Hellloooo Cheap Streaming Rentals

No longer are Android devices left out in the cold when it comes to movie streaming. Movie downloads have found a home in the Android Market, with thousands of titles available to rent starting at $2 a pop. The announcement came today at Google’s mega I/O Conference. https://gizmodo.com/all-the-great-stuff-from-google-i-o-2011-live-day-2-5800352 The terms of Android movie rentals seem…

Tech News Brian Barrett May 10

What Is Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich?

The next Android phone version Ice Cream Sandwich has one clear motive: to put a stop to having dozens (ok, under ten) different versions of Android on devices. Yes, fragmentation. Not just for phones, it’s Google’s “most ambitious” update yet. It’s not just for phones… We’ll be seeing Ice Cream Sandwich on phones, tablets, computers……

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 10

What’s New in Android 3.1 Honeycomb?

Google showed off the new iteration of Honeycomb (their Android version for tablets) at their developers’ conference today, which has a ton of new features: you can import photos directly from your camera to your tablet, for example! It will also let you hook up game controllers, keyboards, and other devices over USB. They had…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 10

Google Music: Upload and Stream All Your Tunes From the Cloud

Google Music, the streaming music answer to Amazon, MOG and Rdio, is here (in beta form). You can access music in the cloud and stream to devices. But unlike MOG and Rdio, you can only play what you upload. Google Music is less streaming music service, and more storage locker. You upload your tracks using…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 10

The Turtle Beach PX5 is Gaming’s Ultimate Secret Weapon

Has this ever happened to you? It’s 3AM. Your girlfriend isn’t returning your phone calls, your friends are all at some lame party you didn’t want to go to in the first place, and all you want is to sit back, crack a cold drink and play a little head-to-head Call of Duty with your…

Tech News Sponsored post May 10

The Flash runs into a crazy alternate universe in Wednesday’s comics!

DC Comics kicks off their big summer event, Hellboy gets a celebrity guest illustrator, and the lost anti-Communist Captain America of the 1950s returns. Just your standard week in funny books, dear readers. First Issues The inaugural issue of Flashpoint hits the stands Wednesday. A DC Comics event on par with Blackest Night, Flashpoint sees…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 10

Live From Google IO

This was an absolutely packed keynote! Check out what Google has in store for it’s users. 9:43 PST — Android@Home Will Turn Your House Into a Giant, Automated Smartbox https://gizmodo.com/android-home-will-turn-your-house-into-a-giant-autom-5800432 Ever dreamed of turning lights on and off with your Android smartphone? Want to push music around the house like iPhone fanboys can with AirPlay.…

Tech News Mat Honan May 10

Apple to Encrypt Location Cache in Next iOS Update

The last iOS bump chopped the location tracking cache, but Apple software wiz Bud Tribble just testified before Congress saying the next update will encrypt the cache entirely. So, presumably, no more potential 3rd party poking around in your whereabouts. https://lifehacker.com/ios-4-3-3-update-arrives-with-location-tracking-fix-5798589

Tech News Sam Biddle May 10

Barbarella Cosplay at the Pub: Two Great Things, Together at Last

More proof that British pop culture is brilliantly nerdy. British TV star Katherine Kelly, who’s just ending her stint on Coronation St., did a photoshoot for Britain’s Radio Times in which she played Barbarella, as a bartender. Why is Barbarella serving drinks? Probably best not to ask. But the costume is pretty amazing. [via Daily…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 10

What Does Microsoft and Skype’s Puppy Love Mean for Your PC, Xbox, and Windows Phone?

Skype is the latest mail-order bride to join Microsoft’s stable up in Redmond, Washington. But unlike some of Microsoft’s has-been acquisitions (Danger, I see you!), Skype is an internationally known name. How will they fit into the world of Microsoft? https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-microsoft-is-buying-skype-for-8-5-billion-5800329 Obviously its up in the air if Microsoft will let the brand exist on…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 10

The kingdom was hewn from rocks that floated in air, joined only by the steel of bridges

They built on every surface of the mountain, even after it exploded into a million drifting shards. Each unmoored chunk became a small annex of the palace, connected to the main castle by trains that rushed over airborne tracks. I love these images that hover beautifully between science fiction and fantasy worlds. See more on…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 10

First Suicide from the Tallest Building in the World [WARNING: STRONG IMAGES]

Well, it had to happen sooner or later: Someone just jumped off the 147th floor of the Burj Khalifa—shown in the picture above—the tallest building in the world, and killed himself. WARNING: STRONG IMAGE AHEAD. https://gizmodo.com/tallest-skyscraper-in-the-world-almost-completed-defie-5038788 The man—Asian and 30 years old—jumped from an air vent at the observation deck this afternoon, crashing on the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 10

Watch Congress Grill Apple and Google on Location Tracking

Representatives from Apple and Google got some splainin’ to do, appearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law. If you want to watch it live, the Sunlight Foundation’s got a great annotated stream. Democracy! [Sunlight Foundation]

Tech News Sam Biddle May 10

There’s Always Gonna Be a New Nexus Phone

The 10 Best Star Trek Episodes

Read Quentin Tarantino’s adorable letter to a 13-year-old From Dusk Till Dawn fan

Android @ Home Will Turn Your House Into a Giant, Automated Smartbox

New Real Steel trailer will pummel your brain with robot fists and father-son drama

Get More Out of Your Monthly Data by Using Onavo’s Free Data-Compressing App

Wake Up to the Smell of Sizzling Bacon…and Oinks

Android Movies: Hellloooo Cheap Streaming Rentals

What Is Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich?

What’s New in Android 3.1 Honeycomb?

Google Music: Upload and Stream All Your Tunes From the Cloud

The Turtle Beach PX5 is Gaming’s Ultimate Secret Weapon

The Flash runs into a crazy alternate universe in Wednesday’s comics!

Live From Google IO

Apple to Encrypt Location Cache in Next iOS Update

Barbarella Cosplay at the Pub: Two Great Things, Together at Last

What Does Microsoft and Skype’s Puppy Love Mean for Your PC, Xbox, and Windows Phone?

The kingdom was hewn from rocks that floated in air, joined only by the steel of bridges

First Suicide from the Tallest Building in the World [WARNING: STRONG IMAGES]

Watch Congress Grill Apple and Google on Location Tracking

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