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Awkward Microsoft Store Dances Are Why I Shop Online

These staffers at the Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo, CA might seem really excited, but the clearly rehearsed dance routine comes across more like some kind of Stockholm syndrome. I’ve heard the Microsoft Store pays well and all, but seriously, what a dick move for making employees do this. That’s what Disney World, Cruise Lines,…

Tech News Danny Allen

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

Analysts Talk Apple Tablet, Make Ever More Predictions…Mad Catz Brings Cheaper Xbox 360 Wi-Fi Adapter, Still About $50 Too Expensive…Sony Reader Firmware Upgrade Is Surprisingly Difficult…B&N Giftcards Will Work for Nook Ebook Purchases, Soon… Analysts Talk Apple Tablet, Make Ever More Predictions CNN Money rounded up a bunch of analysts to basically talk about how…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Google Earth 2.0 For iPhone Brings Custom Maps

Google is rolling out Google Earth 2.0 for the iPhone over the next 24 hours and it brings a long-awaited custom map feature by allowing you to sync your Google My Maps with the app. Along with the custom maps, the update brings more languages and better performance. Anyone managed to get the update yet?…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

iPhone Home Button Earrings: Please Don’t

No. WRONG. Drop that! Bad cat! I’m sorry, but when it comes to geeky jewelry, I would only buy a Lego ring. [iPhone India via Makezine] https://gizmodo.com/lego-silver-rings-will-brick-your-marriage-5101650

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Apple Black Friday Possibly Leaked (I Really Want It to Be True)

According to Boy Genius Report, this may be Apple’s Black Friday deals. According to this image, they will be applicable only on November 27th. They seem too good to be true: • 25% discount off all Macs. • Up to 15% of all accessories, Apple software, and Apple hardware. • Up to 30% off all…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Magellan Sends Its Eldest Child Into the iPhone Turn-By-Turn App War, Tearfully

In this war there are two battles: the polite, traditional fight between expensive, full-featured apps like Navigon and TomTom, and the I-will-undercut-you-if-it-means-killing-my-own-mother gorefest of the cheaper apps, like MotionX and Gokivo. With RoadMate, Magellan has taken the road less bloody. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-iphone-navigation-app-telenav-vs-navigon-vs-5343981 Debuting at $80 (and presumably climbing to $100 later), RoadMate recreates as much of…

Tech News John Herrman

iPhone Apps Have to Be Approved by Robots Now, Too

Sounds sinister, right? That’s probably because I replaced the word “computers” with “robots!” For effect! But no, still, this is at least interesting: Developers are now reporting that apps are getting rejected, and not by humans. Word is that Apple has added a new layer to the approval process, called a static analysis tool. This…

Tech News John Herrman

Official Commodore 64 Emulator Returns to the App Store

After being smacked down not once, but twice by the ridiculous App Store approval process, Manomio’s fully-licensed Commodore 64 emulator is back in the App Store. https://gizmodo.com/fully-licensed-commodore-64-emulator-rejected-by-apple-5298675 Not only is it back and fully compliant with the SDK agreement, C64 is also up to 30% better than previous versions in terms of performance (battery life…

Tech News Sean Fallon

27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5

Updated: Core i5 iMacs are fast, but early Core i7 benchmarks show 30 percent performance gains. A good upgrade for $200 (which adds 10 percent to the $2000 price). Timon-Royer’s graph uses Geekbench 2 results (OS 10.6.2). [Timon-Royer] https://gizmodo.com/first-of-the-quad-core-i5-imac-benchmarks-5403593

Tech News Danny Allen

Psystar Is Royally Screwed

Yet another bad day for Psystar. After both Apple and the shady hackintosh company filed for summary judgements, the rulings are out, and Psystar is looking pretty screwed. https://gizmodo.com/psystar-files-for-bankruptcy-5270448 All of Psystar’s motions for summary judgment were denied, while all of Apple’s were granted. That means that Apple got exactly what they wanted, while Psystar…

Tech News Chris Jacob

MacMall Early Black Friday Sale, Discounted Hardware Galore

MacMall’s running a hardware sale all weekend. You can expect price cuts on par with the edu discount, so if you’ve lost a little too much hair to use that student ID anymore, MacMall has you covered. [MacMall via I4U]

Tech News Chris Jacob

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

Apple Issues Update for Current-Gen iPod Nano…Barnes & Noble Giftcards Won’t Buy Ebooks, Screwing Some Nook Pre-Orderers…Dell Mini 3 Officially Launched in China…Palm Stock Skyrockets After Nokia Takeover Rumor… Apple Issues Update for Current-Gen iPod Nano Apple quietly issued a firmware update for its newest, video-taking iPod Nano, and it’s pretty minor but does fix…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

This Week’s Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s slightly more transparent app roundup: Malls, navigated! Instant messages, never ignored! Browser, bettered! Messaging, replaced! Hotel rooms, snagged! Photos, translated! Ghosts, faked! Blu-ray movies, supplemented! And more… https://gizmodo.com/apple-app-store-approval-process-becomes-slightly-less-5402507 If you want to view this gallery as a list, click here https://gizmodo.com/this-weeks-best-iphone-apps-5404471 Point Inside: Fact: stepping foot in a suburban mall can drain…

Tech News John Herrman

Apple iThink (It’s Not Real, But You Know You Want It)

While it would be a shame to lose the understated flare of Jonathan Ive design, the prospect of a glowing Apple logo embedded in the rear of my skull would be a worthy trade. That is, until my AT&T reception cuts out and my corneas fill with that damned spinning beach ball. (Click each image…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Bill Gates Praises Steve Jobs For Saving Apple From Disaster

Clearly, there is a mutual respect and admiration between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Both have been complementary of each other in the past, but Gates had this to say about Jobs on CNBC last night. Here is the full quote in context from the program Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Keeping America Great. “Well,…

Tech News Sean Fallon

iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We’re All Still Losers

I mean, I know this is funny—I get the joke, and it’s clever!—but every time I try to laugh, it comes out as a sob. What gives? [XKCD]

Tech News John Herrman

The Year Apple and RIM Ate Everyone Else’s Lunch

For today’s data dump: the iPhone now accounts for nearly a fifth of new smartphones, and BlackBerrys are on a surprisingly serious tear, passing a 20% in world market share. So, uh, who’s losing? Well, for one, Nokia, whose smartphones have failed to penetrate at all in the US, despite massive popularity overseas, and whose…

Tech News John Herrman

iTunes Enters the Web Browser with iTunes Preview

This probably won’t affect your day to day life (yet), but it’s an interesting development nonetheless. iTunes now allows you to window shop through your web browser. Called iTunes Preview, you can now access any iTunes music page through your browser by selecting “Copy Link” and pasting it Firefox, Safari, IE, whatever you use. At…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

YouTube;s Going 1080p So That You Can Watch Silly Videos In High-Def…Yet Another “Virus” Attacks Unsecured Jailbroken Phones…USB AM/FM Tuner Made By Company Who Hasn’t Heard Of Internet Radio…Pirates Decorate Their MacBooks With Crossbones… YouTube’s Going 1080p So That You Can Watch Silly Videos In High-Def Unsatisfied with simple 720p, YouTube is going to a…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

10 iPhone Apps To Augment Your Sad Reality

Augmented reality. It’s definitely a buzz phrase, but what is it, exactly? How do you experience it? Is there an app for it? Oh, most definitely. Here are 10. True to their title, augmented reality apps add something to what you see, using a combination of camera, GPS, and sometimes, in the case of the…

Tech News John Herrman

Awkward Microsoft Store Dances Are Why I Shop Online

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

Google Earth 2.0 For iPhone Brings Custom Maps

iPhone Home Button Earrings: Please Don’t

Apple Black Friday Possibly Leaked (I Really Want It to Be True)

Magellan Sends Its Eldest Child Into the iPhone Turn-By-Turn App War, Tearfully

iPhone Apps Have to Be Approved by Robots Now, Too

Official Commodore 64 Emulator Returns to the App Store

27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5

Psystar Is Royally Screwed

MacMall Early Black Friday Sale, Discounted Hardware Galore

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

This Week’s Best iPhone Apps

Apple iThink (It’s Not Real, But You Know You Want It)

Bill Gates Praises Steve Jobs For Saving Apple From Disaster

iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We’re All Still Losers

The Year Apple and RIM Ate Everyone Else’s Lunch

iTunes Enters the Web Browser with iTunes Preview

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

10 iPhone Apps To Augment Your Sad Reality

Pixel Buds Pro 2 Hit Record Low as Google Continues Its Clearance-Like Price Cuts Following Smartphone Deals

DJI Now Has a Cheaper 360 Drone Than Insta360, but the U.S. Won’t Get It

Amazon Clears Out Apple Watch Series 9 With Silver Stainless Steel Case at 48% Off During Spring Sale

What Do You Mean Fox McCloud Is in the ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Movie

Apple iPad With A16 Chip Is Now as Cheap as It Gets, With Stock Moving Quickly in Amazon’s Tablet Deals

Amazon Echo Spot Is Running at Its All-Time Low, Likely the Last Chance Before Prime Day Arrives in a Few Months

Diablo Cody Has Big Plans for the ‘Jennifer’s Body’ Sequel

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

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

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