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T-Mobile Stops Nokia 5610 XpressMusic Sales Because of Faulty Screen

The rumor currently running around about the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic is that T-Mobile has recalled it. That’s not quite true. It’s stopping sales of the phone because a “defective component” is causing the LED in some units to go blank. If you’ve bought one and it’s going all seizure-y on you, you gotta take it…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 6

Gears of War 2 Zune Gets Us Excited For Alien Homicide

Microsoft’s other popular Xbox 360 shooter is Gears of War 2, which hits stores tomorrow. We already got hands-on coverage of the custom-painted, custom-content Zune that accompanies this global marketing push, but here are some more shots of the exterior and some more details about what you get when you buy one. The Zune has…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 6

The Developed World Ain’t What It Used to Be

Remember back when you knew you were in the so-called developed world because the economy was doing better than the so-called developing world? Well times are changing. Today the International Monetary Fund announced that, for the first time since World War II, the world’s developed economies would be shrinking by 0.3 percent in 2009 and…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 6

Downey Jr. On Howard/Cheadle: “Don’t Ask Me!”

Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr., has broken his silence on the increasingly public firing of Terrence Howard from Iron Man 2, and his subsequent replacement by Don Cheadle, although the blandness of his comments suggest that either he’s not been paying attention to tensions on set, or else he’s sensibly trying to save himself…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 6

AMD Employee Stole $1 Billion In Secrets From Intel

Former-Intel employee, current-AMD employee, and probable future-Federal prison resident Biswamohan Pani is the guy who stole a whole bunch of confidential information from Intel, according to the FBI. Now, Federal prosecutors have officially charged the 33-year-old engineer for stealing more than one billion dollars in trade secrets from Intel. One billion, with B of “Bloody…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 6

Spherical Satellites Aboard the ISS are Gary Gygax Approved

It’s too bad Gary Gygax is no longer with us, because it would be interesting to get his opinion on SPHERES (for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites). These prototype devices are currently floating around aboard the ISS as part of an experiment developed by MIT students. The goal is to test flight formations…

Space & Spaceflight Sean Fallon Nov 6

Turn Your Living Room Into The Galactica’s CIC

You may not be able to have the Cylon Six in your apartment, but at least you can own her slinky red dress. As we mentioned a while back, a ton of props from Battlestar Galactica will be auctioned off when the final episodes start airing in January. And now some more details about the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Nov 6

Google Execs Face Trial in Italy For User Uploaded Video

It’s being reported today that four Google employees will be charged with “defamation and failure to exercise control over personal data” in Italy. This all stems from a video posted to Google Video in 2006, which showed four teens teasing and harassing a boy with down syndrome. Google removed the video within a day, but…

Tech News Andrew Boatti Nov 6

Fake Mad Scientists Arrested Under Anti-Terrorism Law

Two hundred years ago, all a mad scientist had to worry about were villagers with pitchforks, but these days mad scientists are being profiled as possible terrorists. This week, police arrested the host of mad scientist-themed party after mistaking the partygoers’ bright lights and chemistry sets for explosives or drug-making paraphernalia.Members of the Bearded Kitten/Sugar…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 6

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today we’ve got some solid deals on video games, computer parts, and yes, an HDTV. Walmart’s making heavy with the pre-Black Friday deals, so a few of today’s bargains come from Sam Walton’s playland, like a free $10 gift card on Gears of War 2, a few hundred bucks off a 46-inch 1080p set, and…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 6

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We terrorize the neighborhood with the Snowball Blaster, discover all kinds of new tooth-rotting treats with Candyphile, and make space in our driveways for the Knight XV. We also design our own cereal with Me & Goji, explore the universe with the Celestron SkyScout, and keep the office breathing easy with…

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 6

Twilight Lead Can’t Be Bothered To Read Next Twilight Book

Even though all the adorable sour-pussed faces from the new vampire movie Twilight have been signed up for the sequel, New Moon, the movie’s lead, Kristen Stewart, has not read the second book of the series by Stephenie Meyer. “I couldn’t wrap my head around all four huge stories at once,” she told Sci Fi…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 6

Barack Obama’s Quotes on Technology Reveal More About His Plans

I only wish the highly coveted “nerd vote” was analyzed by the fancy computer technology that all of the major news networks were using during the election because I’m sure that demographic was key to Obama’s victory. After last year’s visit to Google HQ, it was clear that he would make the advancement of technology…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 6

Gizmodo’s Top Stories Delivered Via Email

Going out of town for a week with not-so-regular access to a browser or a feed reader? Then sign up for our weekly top stories email. You’ll get the week’s top stories delivered to you right in your mailbox, which you can check from your com no matter where you are. Signup’s over on the…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 6

Tomy Xiao TIP-521 Is Polaroid Wannabe Without All the Charm

The Tomy Xiao TIP-521 digital camera uses its built-in Zink printer to print borderless 2 x 3-inch full-color photographs in less than 60 seconds. In other words, more or less the same as a 30-year-old Polaroid instant camera, but without the completely irresistible charm of seeing a blurry image with crappy color appear right in…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 6

Finally, Chuck Gives Us A Reason To Love The Superbowl

When we found out that NBC’s spy-fi comedy Chuck was planning a special 3D episode for next year, we were excited – and now that creator Josh Schwartz is promising us at least one special 3D sight that we’ve never seen before (Hint: It includes the words “urinal cake”). We can’t wait to see what…

Television Graeme McMillan Nov 6

Hear New SF From Austin Grossman, Annalee Newitz And Michelle Tea

If you’re in San Francisco this Saturday night, you should stop by Writers In Drag, a reading I’m organizing at the Make Out Room. Readings will include speculative fiction author Nalo Hopkinson, io9 contributor Austin Grossman (Soon I Will Be Invincible), a new cyberpunk story by Michelle Tea (Valencia)… and io9 editor Annalee Newitz’s foray…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 6

The Wired Store Set to Open on November 21

From November 21 to December 28, the fourth annual Wired Store will open its doors to the public in New York City. They will be displaying more than 150 items including the latest electronics, toys and transportation, which could be purchased online beginning November 20. The Wired Store will also recognize four different charities, and…

Tech News Andi Wang Nov 6

JD Power Ranks the iPhone Highest in Business Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction

JD Power and Associates have awarded the iPhone the top spot in their annual survey measuring overall customer satisfaction among business wireless smartphone users. On a scale of 1000 (measured by five key factors in order of importance: ease of operation, operating system, physical design, handset features, and battery aspects) Apple’s iPhone scored a 778,…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 6

Did Angelina Jolie Kill The Wanted Sequel?

Click to viewWanted screenwriter Chris Morgan is already working on the script for a sequel to the superpowered assassin movie, he tells MTV. And no, the lack of a second volume in Mark Millar’s graphic novel series that the first movie was (loosely) based on doesn’t pose any problem at all. The only real problem,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Nov 6

T-Mobile Stops Nokia 5610 XpressMusic Sales Because of Faulty Screen

Gears of War 2 Zune Gets Us Excited For Alien Homicide

The Developed World Ain’t What It Used to Be

Downey Jr. On Howard/Cheadle: “Don’t Ask Me!”

AMD Employee Stole $1 Billion In Secrets From Intel

Spherical Satellites Aboard the ISS are Gary Gygax Approved

Turn Your Living Room Into The Galactica’s CIC

Google Execs Face Trial in Italy For User Uploaded Video

Fake Mad Scientists Arrested Under Anti-Terrorism Law

Gadget Deals of the Day

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

Twilight Lead Can’t Be Bothered To Read Next Twilight Book

Barack Obama’s Quotes on Technology Reveal More About His Plans

Gizmodo’s Top Stories Delivered Via Email

Tomy Xiao TIP-521 Is Polaroid Wannabe Without All the Charm

Finally, Chuck Gives Us A Reason To Love The Superbowl

Hear New SF From Austin Grossman, Annalee Newitz And Michelle Tea

The Wired Store Set to Open on November 21

JD Power Ranks the iPhone Highest in Business Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction

Did Angelina Jolie Kill The Wanted Sequel?

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