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You’ll be Able to Grab Motorola’s Droid X2 From Verizon on May 26th

Pretty much everything about the Droid X2 has leaked already, save for the date of launch. Internal Verizon documents are claiming it’ll be May 26th, though it’ll start showing up around May 19th via direct fulfillment. https://gizmodo.com/leak-motorolas-droid-x2-will-have-a-4-3-inch-qhd-scree-5801511/#comments Meanwhile, both Motorola and Verizon’s websites are showing mention of the X2, along with confirmation of the specs.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Italian Driver Busted for Steering Bus While Using Two Phones at Once

Okay, so American buses might gruesomely crash, ripping passengers apart, or be driven by drunkards, but at least our drivers use both hands! As opposed to no hands, as seen here in Italy. Dude just needed his email set up! The half-appalling/half-impressive display was caught on camera by a concerned passenger, noting that the driver,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Leak: Motorola’s Droid X2 Will Have a 4.3-Inch qHD Screen, Tegra 2 Innards and 8MP Camera

Someone at Motorola is being awfully careless with their documents, as more official photos have leaked out of the Droid X2, along with purported specs sheets. https://gizmodo.com/three-motorola-android-phones-leak-out-with-the-targa-5782045 The 8MP camera with dual-flash might go some way to explaining that sizeable hunchback it’s going going on, but flip ‘er ’round and you’ll see there’s a cheery…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Texts Warning of National Emergencies Will be Sent by Obama Later This Year

NYers and Washingtonians will soon be able to elect to be on the SMS-list in case of emergencies. More terrorism/nature emergencies than “there’s a cat stuck in the tree on 112th Avenue!,” the service will go live later this year. However, the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) service won’t be available to all. Cellphones must…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Augmented Reality is Now 3D—on LG’s Optimus 3D Phone, Anyway

LG’s pinched Layar’s idea and made it 3D, though I suppose Wikitude is partly to blame/thank too. They’re calling it the world’s first 3D AR browser, and it’ll only be available on LG’s Optimus 3D phone for starters. You can probably expect it to roll out onto other 3D handsets later, once LG gets some…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Some Gadgets Age Better Than Other Gadgets

The Japanese have a term for the pleasing decay of objects: “Wabi-sabi.” How many gadgets and other products have you held onto, because you like how they’ve worn down? Converse; holey jeans; your Casio watch…even your silver Game Boy from long ago, that looks so beautifully battered after years of being tossed in a backpack?…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Yell, Scream and Curse at Your Phone to Charge It

Korean boffins have created a new type of cellphone battery that responds to the human voice, meaning you get rewarded with juice the more you talk into it. The so-called “sound power” works when the tiny strands of the zinc oxide pressed between two electrodes react to soundwaves, which generate electrical currents and charge the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Thief’s Cell Phone Pocket-Dials 911

A man driving around in a Kia Sportage “full of tools stolen from a business” and discussing plans for a future heist with accomplices accidentally pocket-dialed 911 on his phone, allowing the police to listen in and, eventually, arrest him. The Onondaga County, N.Y. Sheriff’s Office were, in fact, already looking for a suspect in…

Tech News Max Read

Sprint’s Got Dibs on the Motorola BerryDroid Phones, the XPRT and Titanium

Motorola’s two latest Androidphones, the XPRT (left) and Titanium (right), both have BlackBerry-style keyboards, and will be stocked by Sprint this June 5th (for the XPRT) and later this year for the Titanium. In case you need a refresher, the XPRT runs Froyo, and has a 3.1-inch HVGA screen with 1GHz processor, and will cost…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Tiny HP Veer 4G Phone on Sale May 15th for Tiny Price of $100

The tiny phone for tiny hands will go on sale May 15th for the tiny price of $100 (with a two-year contract.) [AT&T] https://gizmodo.com/the-hp-veer-is-probably-too-tiny-for-normal-human-hands-5756279

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Is Nokia Making a Dual-Screen 3D Phone?

When in doubt, go 3D. Hey, it’s working so well for everyone else, so why shouldn’t Nokia have a stab too? A patent has arisen showing a Nintendo 3DS-style dual-screen phone with both 2D and (glassesless) 3D screens. Dual-cameras would shoot 3D content similar to LG’s G-Slate/Optimus Pad and Optimus 3D/Thrill 4G phone, but unlike…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

BlackBerry Phones Will Use Bing For the Default Search Provider

What’s good for the BlackBerry PlayBook is good for BlackBerry handsets by the sounds of it, as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has pumped hands with RIM boss Mike Lazaridis and declared all future BlackBerry phones as being Bing-friendly. https://kotaku.com/blackberry-playbook-review-5791814 Apparently Bing on BlackBerry isn’t just going to be a search app. Ballmer said “this goes…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

BlackBerry OS 7 Update Brings Improved Browsing and Better Work/Life Management

RIM’s next OS update for BlackBerrys has come earlier than expected, and brought along some cool new features that the Bold 9900/9930 will be using when they go on sale this summer. You can expect an improved browser thanks to Liquid Graphics and a Just In Time (JIT) Javascript engine, plus HTML5 support. Also: voice-activated…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 Phone Combines Touch, Type and NFC in Slim Bold Body

It’s been a long time coming, but finally there’s a touchscreen BlackBerry in the same Bold body we all love (or hate.) Coming in a 4G HSPA+ 9900 flavor and CDMA EV-DO 9930 variant, the handset also runs on a newly-improved BlackBerry OS, numero 7. https://gizmodo.com/video-of-touchscreen-blackberry-bold-montana-shows-its-5790767 But back to the phone’s hardware for a second.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Family Time Is Now Gadget Time

Kids are texting so much it’s literally affecting their health; the President’s secret iPad may or may not have a receipt; and today we learned over at the New York Times that families are too busy staring at screens to give a shit about family anymore. Are we beyond hope? https://gizmodo.com/todays-texting-teenagers-are-ridiculous-5786122 Possibly. Ladies and gents,…

Tech News Jack Loftus

HTC Kingdom and Rider Phones Leak Out With Regal Names for the Royal Wedding

They’re just codenames for now, but you can’t argue against the HTC Kingdom and Rider’s regality—on today of all days. On the left is the Rider, which has a red body and several buttons on the lower part, and on the right is the Kingdom which has a silvery case. Not much else has been…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Yep, the Motorola Droid 3 Looks Like a 4-Incher

Phones are definitely getting bigger. To wit: on the left is the original Droid, measuring 3.7-inches. In the middle the Droid 2 also has a 3.7-inch screen, but a larger bezel. And on the right? That’s a leaked photo of the Motorola Droid 3 (or so it’s believed), showing a 4-inch screen. There’s some confusion…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

First Look: Inside the Army’s App Store for War

If all of the bureaucratic and security hurdles can be overcome, the Army will soon launch its version of an app store, where soldiers can download Army-relevant software to their work computers and – with a little luck – mobile phones. This is what its homepage will look like. Called Army Marketplace, it’ll start off…

Tech News Spencer Ackerman

AT&T’s ARMZ: An Emergency Cellular Tower in a Suitcase

AT&T Just started selling the ARMZ, a cellular tower that fits into a suitcase. It’s meant to fill the air with cellular signals in the case of a disaster where existing towers cease to work or, well, exist. There are fixed location and vehicle mounted ARMZ kits, but the fly away set up is the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

These Nixon RPM Headphones are Tuned for DJs, But Can They Handle My George Michael Remixes?

Looking not entirely dissimilar from the Danish Aiaiai TMA-1 headphones I liked so much last year, these Nixon RPM headphones have 40mm drivers tuned for DJ use, along with articulated joints for twisting every-which-way. https://gizmodo.com/aiaiai-tma-1-headphones-lightning-review-high-on-bass-5623686 They also come with an iPhone-compatible remote cable with microphone for answering calls while, you know, DJing, and cost $200…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

You’ll be Able to Grab Motorola’s Droid X2 From Verizon on May 26th

Italian Driver Busted for Steering Bus While Using Two Phones at Once

Leak: Motorola’s Droid X2 Will Have a 4.3-Inch qHD Screen, Tegra 2 Innards and 8MP Camera

Texts Warning of National Emergencies Will be Sent by Obama Later This Year

Augmented Reality is Now 3D—on LG’s Optimus 3D Phone, Anyway

Some Gadgets Age Better Than Other Gadgets

Yell, Scream and Curse at Your Phone to Charge It

Thief’s Cell Phone Pocket-Dials 911

Sprint’s Got Dibs on the Motorola BerryDroid Phones, the XPRT and Titanium

Tiny HP Veer 4G Phone on Sale May 15th for Tiny Price of $100

Is Nokia Making a Dual-Screen 3D Phone?

BlackBerry Phones Will Use Bing For the Default Search Provider

BlackBerry OS 7 Update Brings Improved Browsing and Better Work/Life Management

BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 Phone Combines Touch, Type and NFC in Slim Bold Body

Family Time Is Now Gadget Time

HTC Kingdom and Rider Phones Leak Out With Regal Names for the Royal Wedding

Yep, the Motorola Droid 3 Looks Like a 4-Incher

First Look: Inside the Army’s App Store for War

AT&T’s ARMZ: An Emergency Cellular Tower in a Suitcase

These Nixon RPM Headphones are Tuned for DJs, But Can They Handle My George Michael Remixes?

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

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Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

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

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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

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

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