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Latte-Sipping, Arugula-Eating Android Users Will Soon Enjoy NPR News App

The Android Market continues to grow. On the heels of yesterday’s addition of Yelp comes National Public Radio’s NPR News app, expected to hit later this month. It’ll also be using Android to do things its iPhone counterpart simply can’t. https://gizmodo.com/yelp-hits-android-market-today-5420807 On Android, the NPR News app will be open and fully customizable by member…

Tech News Brian Barrett

What Lala Means for the Streaming Future of iTunes

It still seems strange, on the face of it. iTunes is the ginormousest force in digital music, beaming out billions of bits a day. Apple paid $80 million (maybe) for Lala, a streaming site you’ve never heard of. Why? https://gizmodo.com/apple-is-now-in-the-streaming-music-business-5419424 First, let’s look at what Lala is. (Or was.) It’s three things, really: A CD…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The App Store’s Biggest (Official) Hits Of 2009

A lot of people spend a lot of time reviewing and comparing apps, so there’s no shortage of critical information to guide your purchases. But what do iPhone and iPod Touch users actually buy? Here’s the leaderboard for 2009. Games The bestseller list is populated by high-profile—either in name or in publisher—listings, none of which…

Tech News John Herrman

Use Your iPhone or iPod touch to Lock Your Mac

While I prefer to use a long password to protect my computer, I like the idea of being able to use a physical key to lock it. This is precisely what Airlock does, using your iPhone. It works great. Airlock is a system preferences pane. Double-click to install it, associate it with your iPhone or…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Too Much AT&T Fail

Remember that Mark the Spot iPhone app for telling AT&T where they suck? Um, yeah. [Thanks Joe!] https://gizmodo.com/mark-the-spot-iphone-app-tells-at-t-where-they-suck-5420524

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Dragon Dictation, World’s Most Popular Dictation Software, Comes to App Store

There’ve been some dictation apps before now, but now Nuance, makers of Dragon, the world’s most popular desktop dictation software, is invading the App Store with their own. Plus, it’s free (for a limited time)! Update: Dragon Dictation (link opens iTunes), which is based on the desktop Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, lets you do pretty much…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Now Streaming: The iPhone Reality Show

Reality shows tend to put me to sleep, but some part of me wants to grab energy drinks and watch this entire iPhone development reality show. There has to be drama, right? https://gizmodo.com/blood-energy-potion-cures-imaginary-afflicitions-four-h-5386142 The show is being streamed live by Command Guru until December 12 and you can follow along with the development process and…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Michael Ruhlman’s Ratio iPhone App May Actually Get You Into the Kitchen

“When you know a ratio, you don’t know a recipe, you know 1,000.” Ruhlman’s upcoming Ratio iPhone app looks like an excellent way to spread his theory of ratio-based cookery. Scared of sauce-making or baking? This is for you. Michael Ruhlman, cookbook author demigod and Gizmodo Food Week contributor, is bringing his excellent book Ratio:…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Get ‘Em While They’re Young

The iPod touch is growing faster than the iPhone now—making up 40 percent of 58 million iPhone OS devices—and what that means, says Flurry analytics, is that it’s building the “next generation” of iPhone users. Oh boy. [AppleInsider]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Ratings Scam Gets Almost 1% of App Store Pulled

Molinker, creator of over a thousand iPhone apps, has been banned for juking the ratings system. The report from iphoneography says many of the company’s products had over 50 five-star reviews, mostly written in the same syntactically shaky style by reviewers who only wrote about about apps from Molinker. One customer complaint to Phil Schiller…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck

In NY, AT&T’s “Mark the Spot” iPhone app is going to run constantly. It lets you pinpoint precisely where AT&T’s network sucked, and how—dropped call, bad data, crappy voice—and send it to them. Prepare for a tsunami. [iTunes]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

WallDock iPhone Charger Boosts Battery On the Down Low

Word to the wise: The WallDock iPhone charger sits low, but allows for access to the touchscreen. When typing with your feet, avoid sticking an errant toe into the socket. Better yet, get a charger that sits on your desk. Of course, this might make a bit more sense plugged into a countertop socket, but…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Apple’s Phil Schiller and I Have Something In Common

Sadly, it’s not bank accounts. It’s Shazam. The iPhone app that listens to tunes and tells you what they are. Schiller and I list it as our favorite. Emboldened, I feel as though I could deliver an Apple keynote tomorrow. Of course I couldn’t, not really, not with my penchant for socially awkward faux pas…

Tech News Jack Loftus

A Romance Flowchart: When Is It Inappropriate to Use Your iPhone?

Does your significant other always yell at you for busting out your smartphone too much when you’re together? Follow this flowchart to determine if now really is a good time to fire that brick up: Click the image to view a larger version. Based in New York City, Shane Snow is a graduate student in…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

In this week’s Steve-approved app roundup: Your music library, converted into baddies! Twitter, visualized in 3D! Byplanes, flown! Xbox Live accounts, accessed! Cars, salvaged! Overprotective parents, abetted! Live video calls, called! And more… https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-approves-knocking-live-video-app-personally-5416950 The Apps To view the gallery as a single page, click here https://gizmodo.com/the-weeks-best-iphone-apps-5419421 This Week’s iPhone News On Giz • An…

Tech News John Herrman

An Exploded iPhone Is a Major Frat Party Buzzkill…Or Is It?

The latest tale of a flaming iPhone encounter comes to us courtesy of Bobby Hodges, who describes how such an incident almost ruined a fraternity house party. https://gizmodo.com/flaming-iphone-3g-melts-a-crater-in-this-car-seat-5327124 I was at a fraternity house hanging out one night. One of my friends had his iPhone plugged into the speakers so we could have music. We…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again

These patent lawsuit stories are basically madlibs anyway, so what the hell: ST CLAIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSULTANTS has sued APPLE COMPUTER over CAMERA TECHNOLOGY in the IPHONE. They have a history of WINNING LAWSUITS, and BUTT FARTS. The suit bears a lot of the stamps of hollow patent trollery, from the outside-the-industry plaintiff company to…

Tech News John Herrman

The New Mobile Twitter Site Is Actually, Um, Nice

The mobile Twitter site had been a vastly more miserable experience compared to even the worstest apps, but now, it’s a strikingly good web app, with full Twitter powers, all while actually looking clean and respectable. It’s currently most optimized for WebKit browsers—iPhone, Android, webOS and Symbian—but BlackBerrys work too. It’s built entirely using Twitter’s…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Droid Commercial Paints iPhone as “Digitally Clueless Beauty Pageant Queen”

Ohhh shit, y’all. This is getting dirty. Motorola/Verizon’s newest Droid ad not only depicts the iPhone as a tiara-wearing, Sandra-Bullock-worshipping Barbie doll, it actually shows a clearly identifiable iPhone. It’s both inflammatory and in your face. Right up in it! I have a Droid, and like it a lot, but I’m a little concerned that…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Wolfram Alpha Is Tired Of People Not Paying $50 Dollars For Their iPhone App

The first problem with the Wolfram Alpha iPhone app was that it cost $50. The second problem was that the site’s iPhone web interface was nearly as good as the app, and it was free. Guess which issue Wolfram “fixed!” https://gizmodo.com/wolframalpha-iphone-app-is-a-50-super-calculator-5384451 TUAW noticed a not-so-subtle change to the Wolfram Alpha’s mobile site, which now prompts…

Tech News John Herrman

Latte-Sipping, Arugula-Eating Android Users Will Soon Enjoy NPR News App

What Lala Means for the Streaming Future of iTunes

The App Store’s Biggest (Official) Hits Of 2009

Use Your iPhone or iPod touch to Lock Your Mac

Too Much AT&T Fail

Dragon Dictation, World’s Most Popular Dictation Software, Comes to App Store

Now Streaming: The iPhone Reality Show

Michael Ruhlman’s Ratio iPhone App May Actually Get You Into the Kitchen

Get ‘Em While They’re Young

Ratings Scam Gets Almost 1% of App Store Pulled

Mark the Spot iPhone App Tells AT&T Where They Suck

WallDock iPhone Charger Boosts Battery On the Down Low

Apple’s Phil Schiller and I Have Something In Common

A Romance Flowchart: When Is It Inappropriate to Use Your iPhone?

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

An Exploded iPhone Is a Major Frat Party Buzzkill…Or Is It?

Apple Sued For iPhone Patent Infringement, Again

The New Mobile Twitter Site Is Actually, Um, Nice

Droid Commercial Paints iPhone as “Digitally Clueless Beauty Pageant Queen”

Wolfram Alpha Is Tired Of People Not Paying $50 Dollars For Their iPhone App

This Amazon Smart Plug Deal in the Spring Sale Makes Alexa Smart Home Setup Almost Too Easy and Cheap

Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Reboot Has Found Its Other Big Star

Anker’s 100W Power Bank Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year on Amazon, Packing 25,000mAh and 3 Ports

Beats Solo 4 at 40% Off Is Now Apple’s Lowest-Cost Headphone Pick During Amazon’s Spring Sale

Now the Oscars Aren’t Just Moving to YouTube, They’re Moving Out of Hollywood

Fitbit Versa 4 Drops to a Record Low as Google Makes Another Push into Fitness Smartwatches Following the Pixel Watch

JBL Boombox 4 Speaker Didn’t Stay at Full Price for Long as Amazon’s Spring Sale Pushes It Close to Used Pricing

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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

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