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Motorola Droid Enters Hospice Period

A list of Verizon’s End of Life devices has surfaced over at DROIDForums.net. Some of the phones will be missed more than others, but none more than Motorola Droid. Clearly, Verizon’s making way for its two big summer launches—both of which also happen to be called Droid. But regardless of whether Droid X and Droid…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 16

Two confirmed villains for X-Men prequel, another Thor picture, and a presidential cameo in Transformers 3

X-Men: First Class has brought on two awesome actors to play major villains. Will Transformers 3 start with a presidency-themed flashback? There’s a new image of Odin and Thor doing godly stuff. And does Superman have a director after all? Transformers 3: Executive producer Steven Spielberg has reportedly come up with a pretty cool-sounding prologue…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jul 16

It Happened: An iPhone SLR Lens Mount

Sick of your iPhone’s puny lens? Then it’s time for a (somewhat unwieldy) upgrade. This “iPhone DSLR prototype” is a 1.1lb, solid piece of anodized billet aluminum (that looks to be a modified Owle). It will fit an iPhone 3G, 3GS or 4 along with a complementing, full-size Canon EF lens. And since Canon converter…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 16

Your Antivirus Software Hates You

Maybe it’s not so much a surprise that you hate your antivirus software’s notifications sometimes. But did you know that it hates you right back? On further reflection, that’s really the only logical explanation for all those pop-ups anyway. [The Doghouse Diaries]

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 16

Google May Soon Start Telling You When To Go Shopping, And What To Buy

Speaking about one possible future of Google integration, company fellow Amit Singhal outlined a frankly terrifying vision—where Google scans our to-do lists, automatically searches for outstanding tasks and tells us when and how to complete them… Here’s Singhal’s amazing description of a future in which Google takes over many of our high-level cognitive brain functions:…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Jul 16

Sony Ericsson Charges More Money, Makes More Money

The average price charged by Sony Ericsson for a cell phone has risen from a predicted $173 to $207—helping the company record a profit for the second quarter in a row. The price and profit rise is attributed to the success of its Android-powered X10 and the Vivaz, with the feature-packed smartphones doing more, costing…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Jul 16

Space Invaders HD for iPad Includes Tabletop Two-Player Mode

Space Invaders has today landed on its 50 billion billionth hardware format, with the iPad “HD” version arriving for download on the App Store. It’s no third-party clone—series inventor Taito is behind this. Which means you get the original graphics and black background, introduced via the famously iconic—and completely unrelated to the appearance of the…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Jul 16

Self-Charging Batteries Powered by Vibration

Brother Industries has developed an AA battery sized generator powered by vibration, which can be used to charge another AA battery. Shaking your remote every once in a while could soon be all that’s needed to keep it alive. Inside the generator battery sits an “electromagnetic induction generator and an electric double layer capacitor” and…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Jul 16

I’m Actually Happy With My iPhone 4

I am. I have no doubt about it. I had to buy an overpriced bumper to stop the reception issues. That sucked. But now I’m happy. Sure, I think the issues at hand need to be fixed, and current owners need to get free bumpers—at the least—to make the phone as functional as it should…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 16

Play the iPhone 4 Conference Scratch Lotto and Get a Free Pizza

Facing the worst image crisis in Steve’s Second Kingdom’s history, Apple will officially talk about the iPhone 4 antenna problem this Friday. Nobody really knows what they will say but, if you guess right, you can win a free pizza. https://gizmodo.com/apples-brewing-shitstorm-5588146 To win a free pizza of your choice, you only have to scratch three…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 16

Anandtech on the iPhone 4.01 Update: The Bars Show Higher and Lower Signals

Anandtech has studied apple’s new 4.01 OS update, and found that the new formula for displaying bars covers a much greater dynamic range. That is, it will show lower and higher signals than before, assigning those more extreme values as 1 and 5 bars. This means it’ll require more signal to show higher bars, with…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 16

Bored? Need A Laugh? Head Over To #Whitenoise!

It’s late and you’re feeling bored? Head over to #whitenoise! The folks there are bound to make you giggle like crazy. Oh, and if you’re still confused about how all these tag pages work there’s a neat guide here and a more general introduction to commenting here. https://gizmodo.com/what-are-these-tags-and-how-do-i-use-them-5488819 https://gizmodo.com/almost-everything-you-could-want-to-know-about-commen-5465437

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 16

Some Things Never Change

On the left, we have an issue of Popular Science from 1925. On the right we have an issue of the same magazine from 2010. So many years later and we’re still focused on the future rather than the present. Click on the image for a closer look. I can’t help but adore the fact…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 16

Thieves Steal Thousands of Laptops From Government Contractor Over Nine Hour Period

You’d think a facility belonging to a private contractor working for the U.S. Special Operations Command would be well-secured, but seven thieves managed to park two semitrailer trucks next to it and spend nine hours loading them up with laptops. The theft occurred at the iGov facility in Tampa, Florida and the thieves got away…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 16

Valcucine Logica Kitchen Will Brighten Up Any Underground Bunker

Italian haute kitchen design company Valcucine have debuted their ‘New Logica’ series of ergonomic, adaptable kitchen fixtures. Each of the kitchen’s various shelves, drawers, and racks are placed within quick reach and easily rearrangeable. The clean lines and scratch resistant, nano-coated surfaces will ensure a beautiful cooking environment for even the pickiest of modernist chefs…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 15

NYT Says a Second Software Update Will Fix the iPhone 4 Reception

According to the NYT, a “person with direct knowledge” of the iPhone 4’s design indicated that the device’s reception troubles would be fixed by a second software update—one different from the iOS 4.0.1 update made available earlier today: http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band One person with direct knowledge of the phone’s design said Thursday that the iPhone 4 exposed…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 15

Firefox Home iPhone App Approved and Available Now

It’s been a while since we first heard about Firefox Home, an app which allows you to sync your desktop browsing session to your iPhone, but it’s been approved by Apple and is available in the iTunes store now. https://gizmodo.com/soon-your-firefox-browsing-sessions-will-sync-to-your-i-5548772 The app is free and basically means that your iPhone will show your “Firefox history,…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 15

Lockheed Using Gravity to Spot ‘Subterranean Threats’

The military could soon be hunting for terror threats using detailed maps of the planet’s subterranean territory – thanks to aerial vehicles that tap into the “anomalous gravity signature[s]” of structures built beneath the earth’s surface. Lockheed Martin has received a $4.8 million, 12-month contract to create a prototype sensor that spots, categorizes and maps…

Tech News Jeremiah Dobruck Jul 15

Update your cosplay for Comic Con 2010: What to wear and what to burn

All across the country, thousands of cosplayers are rushing to put the final touches on their new, or classic, costumes, for Comic Con 2010. So here’s a few tips to make your costume as cutting-edge as possible. The Devil’s In The Details No self respecting cosplayer would leave the house without the proper pair of…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 15

Ultimate Captain America, The Avengers, Vintage Green Lanter

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io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 15

Motorola Droid Enters Hospice Period

Two confirmed villains for X-Men prequel, another Thor picture, and a presidential cameo in Transformers 3

It Happened: An iPhone SLR Lens Mount

Your Antivirus Software Hates You

Google May Soon Start Telling You When To Go Shopping, And What To Buy

Sony Ericsson Charges More Money, Makes More Money

Space Invaders HD for iPad Includes Tabletop Two-Player Mode

Self-Charging Batteries Powered by Vibration

I’m Actually Happy With My iPhone 4

Play the iPhone 4 Conference Scratch Lotto and Get a Free Pizza

Anandtech on the iPhone 4.01 Update: The Bars Show Higher and Lower Signals

Bored? Need A Laugh? Head Over To #Whitenoise!

Some Things Never Change

Thieves Steal Thousands of Laptops From Government Contractor Over Nine Hour Period

Valcucine Logica Kitchen Will Brighten Up Any Underground Bunker

NYT Says a Second Software Update Will Fix the iPhone 4 Reception

Firefox Home iPhone App Approved and Available Now

Lockheed Using Gravity to Spot ‘Subterranean Threats’

Update your cosplay for Comic Con 2010: What to wear and what to burn

Ultimate Captain America, The Avengers, Vintage Green Lanter

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