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All the Smartphone OSes: A Beginners’ Guide

Windows Phone Series 7 is here, and it’s like nothing we’ve seen from Microsoft—or anyone else—before. But how does it measure up? And where does every other smartphone OS stand? If you want to skip the gallery format, click here. https://gizmodo.com/all-the-smartphone-oses-a-beginners-guide-5472971 iPhone OS 3.x The third major release of the iPhone’s software, and the second…

Tech News John Herrman

What Wired Will Look Like on the iPad

Over the last several months, Wired has been reimagined with depth and motion for tablets in a new digital product called Wired Reader. Here’s a demo of the experience, and it’s a definite feast for the eyes/fingertips. Click to view Teaming with Adobe, Wired built this new rendition of their magazine (due this summer) through…

Tech News Mark Wilson

An Accelerometer 1,000x More Sensitive Than the iPhone’s

HP has developed an inertial accelerometer that’s so sensitive, it can detect a change in the position of its center chip of less than one-billionth the width of a human hair. The sensor is part of HP’s unfortunately named CeNSE (Central Nervous System for the Earth) program, whose aim is to build a “planetwide network”…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Newspaper and Magazine Publishers Already Having an iPad Crisis Moment

As expected, the tricky question of “How we gonna get paid?” has reportedly become a sticking point in Apple’s negotiations with newspaper and magazine publishers. Put simply, subscriber information is deeply valuable, and Apple doesn’t want to to share it. https://gizmodo.com/pondering-the-apple-tablets-print-revolution-5456803 Demographics are everything to magazine (and blog) publishers. It’s how you sell ads. Under…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Steve Jobs: The Authorized Biography Coming to iBooks (and Other Fine Establishments)

There’ve been many books documenting the life of Steve Jobs, attempts to worm inside of Steve’s brain. The NYT reports that Walter Isaacson, Time magazine’s former managing editor, will write the first authorized biography, however. Steve’s supposedly invited Isaacson to tour his childhood home, even. I wonder what kind of conditions Isaacson had to agreed…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Placeholder SKUs Show Up in Best Buy’s Inventory in Preparation for iPad or New MacBook Pros?

A while back, MacBook Pro SKUs mysteriously disappeared from Best Buy‘s inventory system. We thought that this could be signaling that the long-awaited MacBook Pro refresh is finally near. https://gizmodo.com/best-buys-macbook-pro-skus-go-missing-might-mean-core-5467241 The three new SKUs appearing in the inventory database now could either be those new MacBook Pros or they could be the Wi-Fi only iPads.…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Aperture 3 Swallowing Hard Drives Whole With Crazy Memory Leak

Lotsa people are having serious memory leak problems with Aperture 3—even our Wilson, who woke up this morning to find that Aperture had eaten his entire hard drive, using it all for virtual memory. https://gizmodo.com/apple-aperture-3-brings-a-little-bit-of-iphoto-to-pro-p-5467543 Apple’s in “no comment” mode. Which hopefully means “no comment because we’re so busy working on a patch.” [CW]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Most iBooks Expected to Have FairPlay DRM

It feels a bit obvious that Apple would want to include some sort of DRM on iPad books purchased through the iTunes store. The interesting bit is that it appears that publishers will have the option of choosing whether to use Apple’s FairPlay DRM technology or to keep their ebooks DRM-free. Even though the format…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Street Fighter IV on iPhone Brings New Definition to Sore Thumbs

At first glance, Street Fighter IV on the iPhone—coming this March—looks absolutely gorgeous. But it’s most likely what you don’t see that’s really the problem. While Capcom built the iPhone’s SFIV from original SFIV assets to create one of the most beautiful iPhone games yet, the virtual controls look like to be layered right on…

Tech News Mark Wilson

iMac Still Works After Being on Fire

Anders Norman’s home burned down recently. He lost everything he owns. Except for his iMac. That still works despite looking like a burnt marshmallow. Norman describes the events best—even if this is a poor translation from the Swedish: Unfortunately, the whole house and all things in there completely destroyed, so even the iMac. What’s funny…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Opera Mini On iPhone Is “Fast,” Though There’s No Pinch To Zoom

Two years after Opera first attempted to get their browser on the iPhone, and it’s here. Sort of. Wired UK has seen it, gushed over it, and proclaimed it as being fast, yet missing that all-important pinch-to-zoom. https://gizmodo.com/opera-mini-for-iphone-coming-soon-in-theory-5468511 Instead, users have to adopt the double-tap method to zoom in on webpages, which will be a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Is Apple Banning iPhone Hackers?

At least two of them sure seem to think so! Jailbreak scenesters Sherif Hashim and iH8sn0w are both reporting bannings—by Apple ID, strangely—following their latest hacks. Is Apple attacking jailbreak from the bottom up? Maybe. Both Sherif Hashim and iH8sn0w were behind the discovery of recent iPhone exploits, and both are currently receiving a “This…

Tech News John Herrman

SlingPlayer Mobile 1.2 With 3G Streaming Now Available

Yes that’s right, you can now be a certified couch potato anywhere you find yourself with the new update to SlingPlayer Moblie, which can play back your DVR shows and control live TV from your iPhone or iPod Touch. Do you hear a faint fapping? That’s the sound of thousands of iPhone and iPod Touch…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

How to Say “I Love You More Than My iPhone”

Apologies to all the other brilliant Valentine’s e-greetings at someecards, but this is the only one you should need to truly prove your love. [someecards]

Tech News Brian Barrett

Wired Magazine Launching iPad Edition By This Summer

We knew it would come and we’ve seen demos, but at this year’s TED conference Wired Magazine Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson confirmed that the publication would hit the iPad this summer. Unfortunately there aren’t details regarding digital subscription costs yet.[Wired] https://gizmodo.com/apple-tablet-to-redefine-newspapers-textbooks-and-maga-5370252

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Here’s What Final Fantasy For iPhone Will Look Like

I’m more excited about Final Fantasy 1 + 2 coming to the iPhone than just about any upcoming iPhone game. It’s Final Fantasy! For iPhone! https://gizmodo.com/holy-crap-final-fantasy-is-coming-to-iphone-5453416 This is what it looks like in motion. You still have to use the traditional iPhone control scheme of putting your left thumb over 1/6 of the screen, and…

Tech News Jason Chen

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s romantical app roundup: Google, Buzzed! Phone trees, sheared! The Olympics, demystified! Doom II, taken down a notch! Your person, flailed around! Your visage, cartoonified! Sesame Street, Picasso’d! And more… https://gizmodo.com/a-love-story-as-told-by-iphone-apps-5469996/?skyline=true&s=i To view this post as a single page, click here. https://gizmodo.com/the-weeks-best-iphone-apps-5470900 Google Buzz: To be a geek is to enthusiastically try every…

Tech News John Herrman

XP1-Power USB iPhone Charger Packs a Back Up Battery Just In Case

The XP1-Power is a little bulkier than your average USB cable, but it has good reason: it packs a back-up battery in-line. XMultiple have improved on their older version, now boasting 20 hours of extra juice and surge protection. https://gizmodo.com/x-power-1-iphone-usb-cord-comes-with-built-in-rechargab-5325035 In addition to the surge protection, the XP1 is now compatible with several adapters that…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Apple Finally Puts out sRAW Compatibility Update

The latest Digital Camera Raw Compatibility 3.0 update for OS X update finally adds Canon sRAW, which until now has been pretty difficult to manipulate on Macs (without third party programs). This update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09 for the following cameras and formats: Canon PowerShot S90 Canon sRAW Canon…

Tech News Jason Chen

NBC Olympics App Hits Just In Time to Track Hot Biathlon Action

The 2010 Olympics start tonight! And while I might not be so excited about curling, I’m looking forward to updates and athlete profiles on my iPhone. NBC’s free Olympics app also has a social component, ideal for trash-talking Norwegian lugers. There are also updated medal counts, video (US-only), and sport-by-sport forecasts. The focus is predominantly…

Tech News Brian Barrett

All the Smartphone OSes: A Beginners’ Guide

What Wired Will Look Like on the iPad

An Accelerometer 1,000x More Sensitive Than the iPhone’s

Newspaper and Magazine Publishers Already Having an iPad Crisis Moment

Steve Jobs: The Authorized Biography Coming to iBooks (and Other Fine Establishments)

Placeholder SKUs Show Up in Best Buy’s Inventory in Preparation for iPad or New MacBook Pros?

Aperture 3 Swallowing Hard Drives Whole With Crazy Memory Leak

Most iBooks Expected to Have FairPlay DRM

Street Fighter IV on iPhone Brings New Definition to Sore Thumbs

iMac Still Works After Being on Fire

Opera Mini On iPhone Is “Fast,” Though There’s No Pinch To Zoom

Is Apple Banning iPhone Hackers?

SlingPlayer Mobile 1.2 With 3G Streaming Now Available

How to Say “I Love You More Than My iPhone”

Wired Magazine Launching iPad Edition By This Summer

Here’s What Final Fantasy For iPhone Will Look Like

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

XP1-Power USB iPhone Charger Packs a Back Up Battery Just In Case

Apple Finally Puts out sRAW Compatibility Update

NBC Olympics App Hits Just In Time to Track Hot Biathlon Action

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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