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How the Humble Paperclip Became a Secret World War II Symbol

Today I found out that the paperclip was used as a symbol of resistance during World War II. In April of 1940, just a few months into World War II, Adolf Hitler knew that he needed a way to break past the Allied blockade of Germany if he had a hope of winning the war.…

Tech News Emily Upton - Today I Found Out

Nissan’s Biometric Smartwatch Monitors the Health of You and Your Car

Car maker Nissan has joined the burgeoning smartwatch scene, announcing that it’s created a biometric reader to combine personal health stats with those of your… car. So you can track man and machine from the same device. The Nismo Watch has been created to work in conjunction with the systems inside its sporty Nismo series…

Gadgets Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK

iOS 6.1.4 Is Finally Jailbroken

The Evasion jailbreak for iPhones running iOS 6.x was patched up real well by Apple in iOS 6.1.3—but now, a dev has managed to finally crack version 6.1.4 on the iPhone 5. iOS 6.1.4 rolled out in May for iPhone 5 users, offering bug fixes and stymying jailbreaks. But developer Winocm now has iOS 6.1.4…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

What the Strange Slot in Your Old Car’s Dashboard Is Really For

Someone was did an amazing job of predicting the future when they put that strange slot in the center of your dash. Spooky. [Reddit]

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Is Possibly Perhaps What the New iPad Will Look Like

There have been a number of component leaks all claiming to show off Apple’s new iPad recently. But now, prolific Apple leaker Sonny Dickson has put together components to give us the best idea so far of what the next-gen iPads might look like. https://gizmodo.com/video-claims-to-show-new-ipad-with-smaller-body-same-s-1250081355 In fact, the new images align neatly with a video…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

WSJ: Instagram Will Have Ads Within a Year

While Instagram has just announced that it has reached 150 million active users, it’s also revealed that it has plans to leverage that reach, too. Speaking to to The Wall Street Journal, Instagram has declared it will feature ads within a year. While Instagram is currently ad-free, that looks set to change. Emily White, Instagram’s…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Amazon: We Won’t Launch a Phone in 2013 and It Won’t Be Free, Either

Late last week, Wall Street Journal vets Jessica Lessin and Amir Efrati claimed that an Amazon phone launch was imminent, and that the handset would be free. Amazon has responded to those claims, stating that neither is true. Despite ongoing rumors about an Amazon phone, we’re not really any closer to knowing what Bezos &…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe

Xbox Music Gets a Huge Design Overhaul Plus New iOS and Android Apps

When it launched last year, Xbox Music was trapped in a Microsoft-only bubble. Starting today, Xbox Music will expand its reach to hundreds of millions of mobile users with Android and iOS apps. And that’s just a piece of the update it’s getting leading up to the new app for Xbox One. Here’s what you…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

A Tribe Called Red: Look At This

A friend told me about A Tribe Called Red a few days ago and I’ve been listening ever since. They’re a Canadian group that blends hip-hop and dubstep with featured Native powwow chant. The group consists of three members: DJ Shub, DJ NDN and Bear Witness. They have two albums, Nation II Nation (which is…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

A Portable Sound System For Next Gen Itinerant DJs

If you’re desperate to be scratching while you’re on the move there’s a new place to turn. GET IT? Ugh. Philips and Armin van Buuren just teamed up to release a new portable controller and sound system for iDevices. An updated version of other Philips releases, the M1X-DJ System has a lightning connector and bluetooth,…

Gadgets Lily Hay Newman

“Brain Slicer” Arrowheads Sound Like The Most Legit Arrowheads

What’s a casual way to start a video? How about a fun little opening introducing what you’re going to do or make. You could say something like, “Arrows are normally a good way to pierce a skull, but I’m concerned that [they] may not destroy enough brain matter.” Light hearted fun! Of course over at…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

X-Rays Of Super Luxury Products Reveal The Tech Behind The Glitz

Every once and awhile I have to get dressed up for a wedding or something. And it’s kind of fun, but it always reminds me that I’m just not fancy on the inside. No matter how decked out I am I’m still a jeans and a tshirt person deep down. But hopefully that’s not true…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

The iPhone 5S Home Button Ring Could Look Like HAL 2013

While it seems pretty certain that the next iPhone will come with a fingerprint scanner, what it will look like remains an open question. A “silver ring” around the home button (see below) is the prevailing theory; our friend Martin Hajek has taken a closer look at what that might mean in practice. Sure, these…

Tech News Brian Barrett

What Feature Would Make Your Favorite App Perfect?

It’s crazy to think about how much we use our preferred apps. We track runs, take notes, dip into our endless RSS streams, sort Tweets, or use Shazam to keep from embarrassing ourselves when we don’t recognize a song. Okay, that last one might just be me. Whatever. The point is that we’re intimately acquainted…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

You’ll Come Out Of This Illusion Exhibit Questioning Everything

It’s disorienting to walk into a room where nothing is as it seems. Your doctor might be grimacing even though your test results are fine. Or everything might look normal in your house until you realize that there’s a cable outage and your internet is down. But if everything were an optical illusion you would…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

144,000 Syrian refugees are packed in this endless city made of tents

While the United States discusses about the political convenience of bombing President Assad’s military, some of the two million Syrian refugees are begging Obama to attack at once. According to Spanish newspaper El País, that’s the opinion of many of the 144,000 Syrian exiles surviving at Zaatari, a refugee city made of tents in Jordan.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

The NSA Can Probably Break Tor’s Encryption Keys

When it turned out that the Firefox JavaScript Tor vulnerability shenanigans were originating from the NSA not the FBI, it was pretty clear that the agency was looking to undermine and access Tor’s anonymous internet. It’s like a moth to a flame. But now security expert Robert Graham has outlined his reasons for believing that…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

Will There Be One Ring To Rule Them All Around The 5S Home Button?

There have been rumors for about a month that the iPhone 5S home button is going to be ringed in silver. Clayton Morris even told This Week In Tech that he was “unequivocally” sure about the change, and that the home button would otherwise have the same concave design. Other leaked photos have supported the…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

The NSA Can Access Basically Everything On iOS, Android and Blackberry

I guess we’re not even surprised at this point. Der Spiegel is reporting that internal NSA documents prove the agency’s widespread smartphone data access. And it’s pretty exhaustive. Spiegel found explicit mention of information access from iPhones, BlackBerry handsets, and devices running Android. Everything from contact lists to texts and location tracking is available, and…

Privacy & Security Lily Hay Newman

It Takes Longer To Compose Texts That Have A Lie In Them

Most people lie. Whether it’s once and a while or daily, everyone has to do their thing and sometimes lying seems like the best way to make it all work. But liars have tells, which can be just as important in life as in poker. And a new study suggests that people take longer to…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

How the Humble Paperclip Became a Secret World War II Symbol

Nissan’s Biometric Smartwatch Monitors the Health of You and Your Car

iOS 6.1.4 Is Finally Jailbroken

What the Strange Slot in Your Old Car’s Dashboard Is Really For

This Is Possibly Perhaps What the New iPad Will Look Like

WSJ: Instagram Will Have Ads Within a Year

Amazon: We Won’t Launch a Phone in 2013 and It Won’t Be Free, Either

Xbox Music Gets a Huge Design Overhaul Plus New iOS and Android Apps

A Tribe Called Red: Look At This

A Portable Sound System For Next Gen Itinerant DJs

“Brain Slicer” Arrowheads Sound Like The Most Legit Arrowheads

X-Rays Of Super Luxury Products Reveal The Tech Behind The Glitz

The iPhone 5S Home Button Ring Could Look Like HAL 2013

What Feature Would Make Your Favorite App Perfect?

You’ll Come Out Of This Illusion Exhibit Questioning Everything

144,000 Syrian refugees are packed in this endless city made of tents

The NSA Can Probably Break Tor’s Encryption Keys

Will There Be One Ring To Rule Them All Around The 5S Home Button?

The NSA Can Access Basically Everything On iOS, Android and Blackberry

It Takes Longer To Compose Texts That Have A Lie In Them

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Scientists Found a Weird New Way to Wash Fruits and Vegetables

White House’s Mysterious ‘Covfefe Moment’ Was Stupider Than We Imagined

Gym Bros Are Pushing Mystery Muscle Drugs Doctors Barely Recognize, Study Warns

The Head of HBO Explains What it Takes to Get a ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff Going

Elon Musk’s Lawyer Claims Jury’s 420 ‘Joke’ Proves He Didn’t Receive a Fair Trial

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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