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Kindle 2.5 Update Details: Kindle Gets Facebook After Your Grandparents Did

Hey, kids… heard of this Facebook thing that’s been hitting the internet? Amazon did! And they’re integrating it, along with some newfangled Twitter whatnot, in their Kindle 2.5 software update—along with some other, less-belated goodies. The full list of enhancements also includes password protection, the ability to pan and zoom PDF files, larger font sizes,…

Commerce Brian Barrett Apr 29

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Did you know that Gizmodo has a Facebook page, a Twitter account, and a new and improved newsletter? That means you can keep track of all our best stories without lifting a finger. Or with lifting fewer fingers, anyway. You can sign up for our rad, redesigned newsletter over there on the left where it…

Social Media Kyle VanHemert Apr 27

Twitter, Chumby and a Cuckoo Bird Walk Into a Clock…

The Twitwee Clock is one ungodly amalgam: part Cuckoo Clock, part Chumby, part Twitter updater. And it’s customizable; you can make that little bird sing based on Twitter keywords of your choosing. Advice: don’t set it to “Justin Bieber.” These aren’t for sale at the moment, but if you’re driven to build your own Twitwee…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 23

The Nicest iPad Twitter App You Haven’t Heard Of

Twitterific is probably the best Twitter app on the iPad. But you’ve heard all about it. The nicest to actually look at? One you haven’t, a little app called TweetFlow. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-social-networking-apps-5511609 Two-dimensional and cartoony, it eschews gradients and faux dimensionality for a refreshingly flat aesthetic. The app is pretty basic, but it’s super easy to…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 21

Ford’s Sync AppLink Will Debut In 2011’s Fiesta, With BlackBerry and Android Support

Hey now, BlackBerry users. Just because that Magnum hasn’t been found in a bar and leaked, doesn’t mean you can’t smile today. Though unless you aren’t in the market for a 2011 Ford Fiesta—you can resume frowning. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-video-of-blackberry-magnum-shows-marriage-of-t-5458578 The Sync AppLink which was announced in January will allow Fiesta owners to use BlackBerry and Android…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 20

The Anatomy of a Tweet

It looks a lot like a migraine. Those 140 characters? Packed with data. [mehack via ReadWriteWeb]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 19

Inside America’s Secret Historical Tweet Vault

The Library of Congress announced this week that they’ll be archiving every public tweet made since 2006, but they’ve been keeping track of some people’s Twitter accounts way longer than that. We’ve collected some of the great tweets from yesteryear: https://gizmodo.com/your-past-and-future-tweets-will-be-archived-at-the-lib-5517180

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 16

Official Twitter App Coming to Android (What Will It Be?)

Earlier today, Twitter CEO Evan Williams confirmed that an official Twitter app will be made available for Android devices. No word on whether it’ll be a brand new app or a ported version of recently acquired Tweetie. [Android Police] https://gizmodo.com/twitter-buys-tweetie-best-twitter-app-for-the-iphone-g-5513918

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 14

Library of Congress To Acquire All Twitter Messages For Historical Record

Internet, your narcissism has been validated. The Library of Congress will archive all public tweets for historical purposes. Somewhere in the unfathomable future, a historian really, really cares that you had a Reuben for lunch today. [Physorg]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 14

Your Past and Future Tweets Will Be Archived At the Library of Congress

Maybe you’ll be taking that next tweet a little more seriously, Joe Twitterer: the Library of Congress announced today that they’ll be archiving every public tweet made since 2006. That’s right: Twitter is now your legacy. The LoC has moved towards more active web archiving since 2000, when they began keeping track of presidential and…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 14

Twitter Buys Tweetie: Best Twitter App for the iPhone Goes Free

Woah! Apparently Twitter has snatched up the company behind popular desktop and iPhone Twitter client Tweetie. Twitter intends to “offer [the iPhone app] for free and rename it Twitter for iPhone.” We all like free things, right? Not to mention that we’ll finally get a Tweetie Twitter app for the iPad, too. I do wonder…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 9

Twitter for BlackBerry Available Tonight

It’s been in beta for a while, but tonight—at 9 PM EST—BlackBerry’s very own Twitter app will be available for download. From what we’re seeing, it might be the most BlackBerry-like of any Twitter apps available so far. The download will be available through BlackBerry App World and the BlackBerry Beta Zone.

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 8

Tweeting Kettle Alerts Out Of Earshot Tea-Drinkers When The Cuppa’s On

Because of my dependence on tea, I make sure I’m always within earshot of the kettle whistling—but if you’re not, this smartly-designed kettle which tweets via Wi-Fi will alert you when it’s boiling. Designed by Ben Perman and Murat Multu, it also records details on how many times it boils each week, and just how…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 7

Tokyoflash Twitter Concept Watch Says It’s Meaningless Self-Promotional Update O’Clock

Do I have the time, you ask? No! But I do know that my friend Barry just “checked in” at Denny’s thanks to my Twitter update-pulling Tokyoflash concept watch. Let’s go rob his house! Now, this concept watch does tell time, but it does so in a very concept watch kind of way. Those pixelated…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 4

TweetDeck on iPad Makes Use of That Wider Screen

Porting apps from iPhone to iPad isn’t just resizing all your assets, your app needs to be re-adjusted to use the larger space and how your fingers don’t cover up 1/5 of the screen when in use. TweetDeck does this. The landscape view looks like it does on the desktop, giving you multiple columns for…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 2

Think You Can Invent A Better Hot Tub Time Machine Alt-Universe Mashup? Prove It.

What alternate-universe mash-up would you invent if you went back in time via hot tub? Think you can come up with something better than Rob Corddry’s Twittagra — a combination of Twitter and Viagra? Let us know, and win. Pretend you’re a time traveler who’s gone back a quarter century — you have the chance…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 1

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Did you know that Gizmodo has both a Facebook page and a Twitter account? This means that you can easily keep track of our best and most fascinating stories by becoming a fan or following us. We realize that you may be hesitant about becoming a Facebook fan or a Twitter follower because you fear…

Social Media Rosa Golijan Mar 31

Behold! The First Ugly iPad App

Look at all the pretty iPad apps! Then, look at this one. The iPad’s earliest apps may be blessed with good looks and high production values, but it’s only a matter of time until the rest show up. Like Twitepad. What’s especially striking about this Twitter app is that it doesn’t seem that bad—most of…

Tech News John Herrman Mar 29

Location-Based Social Networking Looks Kind of Like a CDC H1N1 Map

It’s pretty clear by now that the next big thing is going to be location. Here’s a map of what all those checkins looked like in Austin during Geek Spring Break (SXSW), a taste of what’s coming. [YouTube via Scoblizer]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 26

Barack Obama’s French Twitter Hacker Arrested

French, check. Unemployed, check. Obvious hacker name of “HackerCroll,” check. The FBI has nailed their cuplrit, believed to have “gained control of Twitter” by hacking into both Obama’s and Britney Spears’s Twitter accounts last year. It’s not known whether he tweeted anything under both accounts—though we do know Britters’ spewed out some random junk last…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 25

Kindle 2.5 Update Details: Kindle Gets Facebook After Your Grandparents Did

Be Gizmodo’s Fan, Friend, or Follower

Twitter, Chumby and a Cuckoo Bird Walk Into a Clock…

The Nicest iPad Twitter App You Haven’t Heard Of

Ford’s Sync AppLink Will Debut In 2011’s Fiesta, With BlackBerry and Android Support

The Anatomy of a Tweet

Inside America’s Secret Historical Tweet Vault

Official Twitter App Coming to Android (What Will It Be?)

Library of Congress To Acquire All Twitter Messages For Historical Record

Your Past and Future Tweets Will Be Archived At the Library of Congress

Twitter Buys Tweetie: Best Twitter App for the iPhone Goes Free

Twitter for BlackBerry Available Tonight

Tweeting Kettle Alerts Out Of Earshot Tea-Drinkers When The Cuppa’s On

Tokyoflash Twitter Concept Watch Says It’s Meaningless Self-Promotional Update O’Clock

TweetDeck on iPad Makes Use of That Wider Screen

Think You Can Invent A Better Hot Tub Time Machine Alt-Universe Mashup? Prove It.

Be a Fan and Follow Us!

Behold! The First Ugly iPad App

Location-Based Social Networking Looks Kind of Like a CDC H1N1 Map

Barack Obama’s French Twitter Hacker Arrested

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