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Slim Gingerbread “Anzu” Phone From Sony Ericsson Leaks, Showing 4.3-Inch Screen

It seems we weren’t the only ones doubting Sony Ericsson’s future. In a poll last month, you guys voted on exactly when the company will die—and the results ain’t pretty. Will this super-slim Android-running Anzu save them? UPDATED https://gizmodo.com/how-much-longer-is-sony-ericsson-going-to-be-around-5669954 It’s been leaked by the Xperia X10 blog, and is rumored to be their next flagship…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Pee On Your Phone to Test For STDs

Soon, all you’ll need to test yourself for STDs is a computer chip, some urine, and a smartphone. For serious! You can finally the ignominy of a gonorrhea diagnosis in the privacy of your own bathroom. The self-testing pee-readers are currently in the research phase, with millions of dollars going towards the portable devices. Once…

Tech News Brian Barrett

You Can Now Ditch Bing for Google Search On Windows Phone 7

As Bing’s available on Android’s Market, it’s only fair Google should have a search app for Windows Phone 7, right? The free app is now available in the Marketplace, with real-time search suggestions, and localized results. [GoogleMobile via BGR]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

That iPhone Is Burning a Hole In Your Pocket

What can we make of this credit card spending by smartphone platform data from Pageonce? That iPhone owners spend like crazy, and WinMo holdouts are probably saving up for a new phone, for starters. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-apps-we-love-pageonce-is-our-cheap-personal-ass-5028422 The data was taken from a random sampling of 275,000 Pageonce users, and includes at least 5,000 users per platform.…

Tech News Brian Barrett

All Hail the Awkward World Order

Attention, citizens! This is how we live now: constantly playing with our phones to avoid human contact, forsaking all else in the name of our smartphone gods. Which, honestly, how else am I gonna up my Doodle Jump score? The sign comes from Burning Books, an “artist-run, weirdness-driven organization” that produces/publishes the kind of art/books…

Tech News Brian Barrett

A Stray Tweet Suggests Nexus One Will Be First With Gingerbread This Week

It’s logical for Google to launch Gingerbread with the Nexus Two. After all, the Nexus One was first with Froyo. But if the Nexus One receives the Gingerbread update first, does that mean the Nexus Two is delayed? https://gizmodo.com/rumor-nexus-two-will-be-announced-november-8th-same-d-5675727 A tweet from a Twitter user by the name of Alvaro Fuentes Vasquez (who apparently works…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Possible Palm Devices Revealed in WebOS 2.0 Code

A bevy of potential Palm handset codenames have been revealed in a snippet of WebOS 2.0 code this weekend. If you’re curious, have a look at what we won’t be officially calling five Palm devices if they officially launch in the future: Broadway, Windsor, Mantaray, Roadrunner and Stingray, come on down, you’re the alleged Palm…

Tech News Jack Loftus

If Alessi Made Cellphones…

They’d look something like this. The fun homewares brand teamed up with Japanese designer iida, along with Stefano Giovannoni, Marcel Wanders and Patricia Urquiola, to reimagine the cellphone in ways not seen before. They’re quirky, but pretty cute. Shown off at the Designtide Tokyo 2010 show, Giovannoni’s cellphones and accompanying docking stations take the shape…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Sharp Uses its Glasses-Less 3D Screens in Two Android Phones for Japan

A few months back I tried out a glasses-less 3D prototype from Sharp, where the cameraphone took “3D” photos and made them pop out in their parallax barrier screens. That tech’s now in two Android phones—for Japan, anyway. https://gizmodo.com/sharps-parallax-barrier-technology-and-3d-camera-seen-i-5629483 The Galapagos 003SH and 005SH phones will launch on the Softbank network, with both phones having…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Over 70% of Android Phones Are Now Running Eclair or Froyo

How does Google determine Android version percentages? Why, by monitoring what phones accessed Market in the fortnight leading up to yesterday, November 1st. The figures aren’t going to be completely accurate (not everyone will have looked at the app store in those two weeks, for example), but when carriers take their sweet time releasing OTA…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Android Keyboard Interface 8pen Makes Swype Look Like a Breeze

I love seeing companies reinvent the wheel, but I’m not quite sure 8pen is the answer to any smartphone text input woes we might have. After all, we already know Swype is a worthy alternative, so do we need 8pen? https://gizmodo.com/how-to-pick-the-right-android-keyboard-for-you-5628945 I’m really not sure. After watching their demo video (below), I’m still a little…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How Thomas Edison Pranked the 1920s With His “Dead People” Phone

You can’t blame the people of 1920 for falling for Edison’s practical joke. After all, this was the man who invented the light bulb! When he told a magazine he’d invented a phone that communicates with spirits, hysteria understandably ensued. Over 600 letters were sent in to American Magazine, which published Thomas Edison’s quotes on…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Rumor: Nexus Two Will Be Announced November 8th, Same Day as WP7 Launch

Citing unnamed sources, Android and Me is reporting that the Nexus Two will be announced by Samsung at a November 8th (the first day of Windows Phone 7 sales) press conference. Google meets Galaxy S? Sounds like a potent combo. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-s-smartphone-is-the-first-step-in-samsun-5500164 The rumor has it that Samsung will start shipping the new device “soon,” and…

Tech News Brian Barrett

White iPhone 4: Delayed, Canceled, or Both

According to Reuters, the white iPhone 4 has been put off until next Spring. According to Boy Genius Report, it’s been canned altogether. Who should we believe? Honestly, it doesn’t really matter at this point. One thing both sources agree on is that we’re not going to hear another peep about the white iPhone 4…

Tech News Brian Barrett

BlackBerry Bold 9780 Runs OS 6.0 and Has A Better Camera

Not much has changed between the 9700 and 9780, save for the jump from 3.2MP to 5MP camera, and the latest OS version it’s running, which is the multitasker OS 6.0 https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-bold-9700-impressions-small-and-chirpy-lik-5397391 There’s a tad more RAM too, going from 256MB to 512MB. It’s on sale globally from November, and while it’s not that different…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Why iPhone 4 and Android Brightness Controls Are Effectively Useless

Your phone display’s brightness consumes up to half of its power. And chances are it’s being horribly mismanaged, thanks to bad engineering and a backwards user interface. Here, Dr. Raymond Soneira of DisplayMate explains Brightnessgate for iPhone 4 and Android. Although consumers currently don’t pay much attention to them, the Automatic Brightness control and Light…

Tech News Dr. Raymond M. Soneira - DisplayMate

The Motorola StarTAC is Back, in Yellow

French company Lekki is doing something fun in the cellphone world, where every month a vintage phone will be reissued in a bright new hue. This month it’s 1996’s Motorola StarTAC, which is available now for $150. [Lekki via RetroToGo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Anti-Smartphone

Did John just out-simplify the Jitterbug by designing a phone that looks straight out of the late 1990s? Seems so: Called John’s Phone, this concept is as bare bones as they come. Take too quick a glance and you might confuse it with a beeper. The “address book” is a pad of paper and a…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Droid Pro Priced, Astronomically, On Verizon Web Site

There was a Droid Pro price tag sighting today. Exciting! However, if this BlackBerry-meets-Android smartphone is your thing, better pray the current price is a placeholder. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-droid-pro-its-like-a-blackberry-impregnated-b-5656551 Either that, or start saving. Indeed, the $299 with contract asking price seems a bit high, and the $700 unsubsidized one is even higher. Smartphones aren’t cheap, of…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Dubious Image, XML Data Hint at HTC Knight for Sprint

Over at xda-developers there’s rumblings of an HTC Knight headed to Sprint. There’s even a generic, somewhat doctored-looking pic, which is always perfect fodder for the ol’ rumor mill. Updated. The xda-developers source claims this slider phone boasts a 3.7 inch screen (same as Nexus One), looks like an evo and has the same USB…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Slim Gingerbread “Anzu” Phone From Sony Ericsson Leaks, Showing 4.3-Inch Screen

Pee On Your Phone to Test For STDs

You Can Now Ditch Bing for Google Search On Windows Phone 7

That iPhone Is Burning a Hole In Your Pocket

All Hail the Awkward World Order

A Stray Tweet Suggests Nexus One Will Be First With Gingerbread This Week

Possible Palm Devices Revealed in WebOS 2.0 Code

If Alessi Made Cellphones…

Sharp Uses its Glasses-Less 3D Screens in Two Android Phones for Japan

Over 70% of Android Phones Are Now Running Eclair or Froyo

Android Keyboard Interface 8pen Makes Swype Look Like a Breeze

How Thomas Edison Pranked the 1920s With His “Dead People” Phone

Rumor: Nexus Two Will Be Announced November 8th, Same Day as WP7 Launch

White iPhone 4: Delayed, Canceled, or Both

BlackBerry Bold 9780 Runs OS 6.0 and Has A Better Camera

Why iPhone 4 and Android Brightness Controls Are Effectively Useless

The Motorola StarTAC is Back, in Yellow

The Anti-Smartphone

Droid Pro Priced, Astronomically, On Verizon Web Site

Dubious Image, XML Data Hint at HTC Knight for Sprint

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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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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