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Flock, Chameleon Clock, and More

There’s plenty of awesomeness in this edition of the best iPhone apps. Whether it’s a way to convince your kids to do their chores, or a beautiful way to check the weather, you’ll have plenty of new titles to add to your iPhone. Chameleon Clock: Careful. If you don’t look closely enough you might miss…

Tech News Leslie Horn

The Walking Dead, Anatomy and Physiology, and More

You need a strong stomach for this week’s best iPad apps. We’re giving you a zombie-fighting game, an anatomy reference, and more. Hope you don’t lose your lunch! Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat Color & Create: Who wasn’t a Dr. Seuss fan as a kid? Now little ones can enjoy the classics on…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Which Olympics App Is Right For You?

The Opening Ceremonies today mark the beginning of 17 full days of athletic awesomeness, live from the London Olympics. More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries have descended on the city to compete in 26 sports spread out across 302 events. There are about as many apps that help you follow the games. Whether you’re…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Proof That the iPhone 4 Could Have Been a Sony Product—According to Apple Itself

FWD highlights an early iPhone 4 concept design created by Apple’s designer Shin Nishibori. It unequivocally confirms what I’ve repeatedly said since the introduction of the iPhone 4: it feels like an old school Sony product. Just like the iPhone 5 design or my custom wooden iPhone 4, which feels like a 70s Betamax VCR.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Apple’s Patent Sketch for Its Own Retina-ized Version of Google Glasses is Awwwwwkward

Apple has long been working on a Google Glasses-like heads up display, and have been granted a couple of patents already. But Patently Apple has drudged up their latest one, which promises to bring Retina-quality visuals to the little screen. And intriguing as that may be, the more entertaining thing here is the sketch itself.…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Apple Throws $356 Million at Making Its Security Better—And Making Android’s Worse

Reuters is reporting that Apple has bought AuthenTec—a company which makes secure fingerprint sensors and precision touchscreen solutions—for $356 million. Either it’s gotten extremely serious about its own security, or wants to make it much harder for the competition. Or both! AuthenTec’s currently supplies hardware for the likes of Cisco, Fujitsu, HBO, HP, Lenovo, LG,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Has the iPhone 5 Been Smuggled Out of the Factory Already?

A Chinese case manufacturer is showing what looks to be an iPhone 5 in their product shots. It looks like the white 3D prototype we published a while back—complete with its new 19-pin dock port. But could this really be a unit smuggled out of Foxconn’s factory? https://gizmodo.com/the-new-iphone-2012-in-white-could-look-amazing-too-5918926 Maybe it is The possibility is certainly…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Apple and Samsung Can’t Even Agree on Where to Sit in Court

Apple and Samsung are gearing up for one of their largest legal battles to date, which centers around their devices looking incredibly similar. But before things can start, they still need to agree on where to sit in court—which is proving more complicated than you might expect. https://gizmodo.com/google-told-samsung-not-to-copy-apple-5929205 All Things D reports that the problem…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Earliest iPhone 4 and iPad Prototypes Look Pretty Ridiculous Today

The iPhone 4 and iPad we know today are gadgetry in the extreme—digital pieces of paper, if you will. Nothing garish, nothing in excess. And that’s mostly true in their prototypes! But some of these leaked early iPhone and iPad prototypes? They’re bonkers. One early iPhone 4 prototype shows edges and angles galore, with diagonal…

Tech News Casey Chan

Chameleon Clock: A Timekeeper That Blends In With the World Around You

What is that there? I can’t see anything. Oh wait it’s a clock. Just like the reptile it’s named for, Chameleon Clock captures the scenery behind your screen and overlays the time on top. What does it do? Uses your iPhone or iPad’s camera to stylishly tell the time. Why do we like it? It’s…

Tech News Leslie Horn

How to Fix Every Mountain Lion Annoyance With Third Party Apps

So Mountain Lion isn’t perfect. It’s got its flaws. But overall, it’s a solid platform, and a lot of the smaller issues can be fixed with third party apps

Tech News Kyle Wagner

You Can Now Search Google by Hand-Writing Words on Your Phone or Tablet

Google is now letting you perform searches by just scribbling a few letters on the face of your phone or tablet. Handwrite is a new function on iOS and Android that should help you search for and find stuff more quickly. To use it, you just have to go to google.com on your device, and…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

The Easter Eggs Are Back in OS X—And This One Is Insanely Great

Right after Steve Jobs came back to lead Apple, he declared a total ban on software Easter Eggs and credits in the About box of every product made in Cupertino. They are back now. And this one is insanely great: Next time you download an app from the Mac App Store, go quickly to your…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Why Your Old Mac Can’t Use Mountain Lion AirPlay Mirroring

AirPlay mirroring is one of the sweet new features that arrives on your Mac with OS X Mountain Lion—as long as you have a newer computer. But if you’ve got a pre-2011 Mac, it’s not going to work. Cult of Mac explains that it’s a hardware problem and not a conspiracy. https://gizmodo.com/os-x-mountain-lion-all-the-good-stuff-5928962 You need a…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Google Told Samsung Not to Copy Apple

Apple’s continued disputes with Samsung reach new levels next week when yet another trial kicks off. But this time, Apple plans to argue its case using a raft of internal Samsung documents that openly admit that the company mimicked the iPhone—and was even warned off doing so by Google. https://gizmodo.com/apples-entire-case-against-samsung-in-one-image-5928647 The documents, to be used…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Apple’s Power Nap Is Now Available as a Firmware Update

Apple’s Power Nap, which allows Macs to pull down email, calendar changes, software updates and whatever else from the internet while in standby, is now available as a firmware update for those running Mountain Lion. https://gizmodo.com/power-nap-for-apple-syncs-your-computer-while-it-slee-5917455 9to5mac reports that the firmware allows those running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to take advantage of the feature.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Judge Sanctions Samsung For Destroying Evidence in Apple Case

A Californian federal judge has sanctioned Samsung for destroying evidence which makes up part of a case it’s fighting against Apple over patent infringement. Naughty, Samsung. On Wednesday, Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal explained that Sammy had “failed to prevent the destruction of relevant evidence” in the form of company emails, and went on to suggest…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

iFit: Recreate the Same Exact Workout Every Time

Do you ever finish a really pleasant run and wonder where exactly you just went? What was the name of that park? And which cul-de-sac did you cut through to get there? iFit will map and store your route, even if you’re jogging through an area without a signal. What does it do? Stores your…

Tech News Leslie Horn

OS X Mountain Lion: All the Good Stuff

The public release of OS X Mountain Lion is available for download now. Is it worth it? Should you upgrade? We’ve got you covered. Here’s everything you need to know. https://gizmodo.com/mountain-lion-review-os-x-needs-a-new-vision-5928783 Mountain Lion Review: OS X Needs a New Vision Bad news, people. As expected, nothing has changed in the final version of OS X…

Tech News Gizmodo

Some People Think Mountain Lion Is Steve Jobs—Wait, WHAT?

The current rumor now ramping through the internet is so dumb, so painfully stupid that Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave: apparently, tons of irreversible imbeciles in Facebook and Twitter are saying that Apple’s Mountain Lion image is based on the Jobs’ biography cover picture, as an homage to Apple’s former leader. https://gizmodo.com/10-changes-that-must-have-steve-jobs-rolling-in-his-gra-5913071…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Flock, Chameleon Clock, and More

The Walking Dead, Anatomy and Physiology, and More

Which Olympics App Is Right For You?

Proof That the iPhone 4 Could Have Been a Sony Product—According to Apple Itself

Apple’s Patent Sketch for Its Own Retina-ized Version of Google Glasses is Awwwwwkward

Apple Throws $356 Million at Making Its Security Better—And Making Android’s Worse

Has the iPhone 5 Been Smuggled Out of the Factory Already?

Apple and Samsung Can’t Even Agree on Where to Sit in Court

Earliest iPhone 4 and iPad Prototypes Look Pretty Ridiculous Today

Chameleon Clock: A Timekeeper That Blends In With the World Around You

How to Fix Every Mountain Lion Annoyance With Third Party Apps

You Can Now Search Google by Hand-Writing Words on Your Phone or Tablet

The Easter Eggs Are Back in OS X—And This One Is Insanely Great

Why Your Old Mac Can’t Use Mountain Lion AirPlay Mirroring

Google Told Samsung Not to Copy Apple

Apple’s Power Nap Is Now Available as a Firmware Update

Judge Sanctions Samsung For Destroying Evidence in Apple Case

iFit: Recreate the Same Exact Workout Every Time

OS X Mountain Lion: All the Good Stuff

Some People Think Mountain Lion Is Steve Jobs—Wait, WHAT?

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AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO

6 Magic School Anime and Manga to Discover Instead of Thinking About ‘Harry Potter’ Ever Again

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‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

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Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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