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Google Docs Viewer for iPhone, iPad and Android, Oh Yes

The Google experience on phones just got more complete with a new mobile version of Google Docs viewer. It supports file types like .docx, so you can read documents attached to emails without downloading them. [Google]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

iPhone 4 Review

How can a flawed iPhone be the best yet? Here’s how: *** I’m at dinner. The waitress is slow to take our order. I don’t mind. I reach into my pocket for the iPhone 4. It seems like the fifth time I’m doing this tonight. It’s probably the fifteenth. It’s nearly impossible to tell which…

Reviews Jason Chen

Sign Here If You Think Apple Should Give Free Cases to Fix the iPhone 4’s Problems

Apple acknowledges the iPhone 4’s reception problems. Their solution: Hold it differently or buy a case. But if this is an Apple design problem, they should fix it for real or give out cases for free. http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band We have evidence that proves that the iPhone 4 antenna problem was caused by an internal cultural problem…

Tech News Gizmodo

Nokia Gets Cheeky and Says You Can Hold Their Phones However You Want

Ever-opportunistic Nokia has taken to its official blog to cheekily tell its readers that “whether you’re left-handed or right-handed, there’s no shortage of ways to hold your phone.” Whatever *could* they be referring to? Fake Steve Jobs might say there’s no problem with the iPhone 4 (likewise, there is no spoon), but Nokia at least…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Remember, You Can Always Return Your New iPhone

If the antenna really is a dealbreaker for you, if your screen still has yellow spots…even if you’re just afraid of dropping/shattering the iPhone 4, don’t worry. You can still return it, no matter who you bought it from: http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band Although many—not all—of us on staff are keeping the iPhone 4 despite its problems, we…

Tech News Mark Wilson

16GB iPhone 4 Parts Cost $187.51

The components that make up the 16GB iPhone 4 cost just under $188, according to iSuppli. For some perspective: that’s more than Droid or the 3GS. Most of that added price seems to be built into that fancy retina display. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-droid-parts-worth-more-than-iphone-3gs-or-nexu-5448851 That screen—likely produced by LG—cost a disproportionate $28.50 per unit, according to iSuppli. The…

Tech News Brian Barrett

GetGlue iPhone App Works like Foursquare, Only With Books, Films and Music

Instead of checking into pub after bar after pub, show your friends you’re not just a boozehound on Foursquare, but quite the literary creature on GetGlue’s free iPhone app, which lets you “check-in” to whatever media you’re consuming. This can be a book, film, TV show or even music—with the updates being shared across Twitter…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Apple Sold 1.7 Million iPhone 4s In Three Days

The pre-ordering madness was a good indication that iPhone 4 sales were going to be through the roof, but this may have even surpassed those expectations: Apple’s latest handset has sold nearly two million copies through Saturday. https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-4-pre-ordering-is-a-total-disaster-5563909 There were 600,000 pre-sales, meaning that an extra 1.1 million went out the doors before Sunday for…

Tech News Brian Barrett

iPlunge, the Miniature Plunger iPhone Kickstand, Described In Words

An iPhone 3GS, standing proudly in portrait mode or kicking-back in landscape. Unlike its boxy-successor, its edges are rounded, so something must be holding it up. But what? The iPlunge, a kickstand ingeniously designed to look like a miniaturized plunger. It’s a shame that Gizmodo’s image servers are all out of whack, because otherwise you’d…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

iPhone 4 Video Sex Chat Services Already Staffing Up

That was quick: Just a few days after Apple’s iPhone 4 went on sale— featuring video chat capabilities — the “FaceTime” sex chat services are already starting up. Here’s a Craigslist ad offering a free iPhone 4 and a “very competitive salary” to girls who want to participate (via Clint Ecker). iPhone 4 FaceTime Video…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

One Way to Dispose of Your Old iPhone: Melting It With a 65″ DIY Death Ray

Hey, I’m not saying this is an environmentally sound way to get rid of old gadgets, or even a safe thing to set up in your backyard if you have children, pets, or a penchant for mischief, but, yes. [Dvice]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

iPhone 4 Already Jailbroken, Tool Being Publicly Released Next Week

Looks like the iPhone 4 has already gotten the jailbreak treatment. There are images floating around showing a proper jailbreak using a new version of the Spirit tool which should be publicly released next week. Updated. Update: Uh oh. Apparently we might not see this jailbreak tool all that soon after all: Well there is…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

iPhone 4 Dies a Long, Fiery Microwave Death

On a day without images, avatars or pictures of any kind here at Gizmodo, here is an iPhone 4 being microwaved. Tip: Mute the announcer.

Tech News Jack Loftus

The “Cult of Mac” Alive and Well, It Would Seem

If we ignore, just for a moment, all the issues purportedly plaguing the iPhone 4 launch and look at simple numbers (like the purported 600,000 phones sold on day one), who, exactly, was buying this thing? The results? Here: https://gizmodo.com/the-best-semi-solutions-for-iphone-4-reception-problems-5573179 In the words of a few analyst firms, the iPhone 4 has done one thing…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Have You Noticed the iPhone Reception Problem in Practice?

We’ve seen many examples of iPhone 4 reception problems when people hold their devices a certain way, but we’re wondering: What about during normal use? Have you experienced reception problems when you’re not trying to replicate the so-called death grip? http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band When you’re just holding your iPhone however it’s comfortable during calls, browsing, emailing, gaming,…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Rumor: iOS 4.01 Update May Come Monday to Fix Reception Problems

You hold your iPhone a certain way and poof! There goes your reception. According to Apple Insider, the issue may not be hardware-related but rather a software quirk: http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band Readers report that Apple’s tech support forums originally confirmed that a iOS 4.0.1 software fix addressing the issue would ship early next week (as early as…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

This Week’s Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s triumphantly multitasking app round up: iMovies, edited; NPR music, listened to; farms, tended; DC Comics, virtually collected; the elements, miniaturized and beautified; the iPhone 4’s gyroscope, put to use for some target practice, and more! If you’d like to view this gallery as a single page, click here. https://gizmodo.com/this-weeks-best-iphone-apps-5573217 NPR Music: With…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The iPhone 4 Voice Command Cheat Sheet

You probably know you can make your iPhone do stuff using your voice. “Play music!” Old hat, but there’s a few new commands for iOS 4, like “What time is it?” [ATMac]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Did Concealment of Prototype iPhone 4 Devices Mask Reception Issues?

We know that prototype iPhone 4 units were disguised to look like older generation units using some clever cases. Now the NYT is speculating that this clever iPhone 4 testing disguise may have actually prevented Apple from noticing the odd antenna performance when the phone is held directly. https://gizmodo.com/how-apple-conceals-prototype-iphones-5522315 The theory sounds reasonable enough because…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

I Had My Shattered iPhone Replaced by Apple on Day 2

After shattering my iPhone the day I got it, I called up Apple to make an appointment at their Genius Bar to see what they could do. Over the phone, they weren’t of much help. https://gizmodo.com/i-accidentally-broke-my-iphone-4-on-day-one-5572227 The earliest appointment they had at my local store was for a week in the future. I decided to…

Tech News Ryan F. Salerno

Google Docs Viewer for iPhone, iPad and Android, Oh Yes

iPhone 4 Review

Sign Here If You Think Apple Should Give Free Cases to Fix the iPhone 4’s Problems

Nokia Gets Cheeky and Says You Can Hold Their Phones However You Want

Remember, You Can Always Return Your New iPhone

16GB iPhone 4 Parts Cost $187.51

GetGlue iPhone App Works like Foursquare, Only With Books, Films and Music

Apple Sold 1.7 Million iPhone 4s In Three Days

iPlunge, the Miniature Plunger iPhone Kickstand, Described In Words

iPhone 4 Video Sex Chat Services Already Staffing Up

One Way to Dispose of Your Old iPhone: Melting It With a 65″ DIY Death Ray

iPhone 4 Already Jailbroken, Tool Being Publicly Released Next Week

iPhone 4 Dies a Long, Fiery Microwave Death

The “Cult of Mac” Alive and Well, It Would Seem

Have You Noticed the iPhone Reception Problem in Practice?

Rumor: iOS 4.01 Update May Come Monday to Fix Reception Problems

This Week’s Best iPhone Apps

The iPhone 4 Voice Command Cheat Sheet

Did Concealment of Prototype iPhone 4 Devices Mask Reception Issues?

I Had My Shattered iPhone Replaced by Apple on Day 2

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