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Charge This $20 Nokia Phone Once Every 35 Days

First of all, don’t get too excited because this phone will almost certainly never be available where you live. Regardless, the new Nokia 105 lasts freaking 35 days on a single charge and it costs under $20. The phone isn’t intended to replace a smartphone. Quite the contrary—it’s for emerging markets, aka countries where millions…

Deal With It: The Ultimate Space Tie

Yes. This is an amazing Space Shuttle tie. I have just got it from Peter Orosz. There are a lot of Space Shuttle ties out there on the Internet, but this is definitely one of the most awesome ones. Check out the details: Okay, this tie looks good too: And this: And I would wear…

Bake Up an LCD Display Cake With This Pixelated Pan

If you’re an amateur baker who’s mastered the sheet cake, this alphanumeric grid pan will let you take your creations one step further by turning them into low-res numbers and letters. All you need to do is arrange the included square metal dividers to create negative spaces in the pan that form characters. You can…

Recording Industry Manages a Sliver of Growth for the First Time Since 1999

Global recorded music revenues grew .3-percent to $16.5 billion last year, marking the first increase since 1999. That’s the year, you’ll remember, that Napster and file sharing brought the industry to its knees. According to the report from the IFPI, growth is being driven by digital revenue, which was up 9-percent in 2012. That digital…

You Can Stash This Ultra Thin iPhone 5 Charging Cable In Your Wallet

You can never carry too many backup charging cables, and since you probably never leave home without your wallet, the ChargeCard is the perfect accessory for battery-sucking smartphones. It’s only slightly thicker than a credit card, and lets you leech power from any available USB port. The ChargeCard actually started life as a Kickstarter project,…

David Bowie: The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

After his melancholic and dreamy Where Are We Now, David Bowie’s second single after more than ten years of silence is out to wake you up with a blast of electric guitars. It’s pure Bowie—and it’s great. Watch the video, starring the always incredible Tilda Swinton and David Bowie himself—who I wish went back to…

Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 Is Finally Available for Download

Windows 7 users are finally getting Internet Explorer 10. They’ll be auto-upgraded in a few weeks, but you can go ahead and download the updated browser starting today. So what’s new on this version of IE 10? Microsoft promises improved JavaScript performance, better battery life for mobile PCs, integrated spell-check and auto-correct, and a much…

Meet the Symbiote: The Ironclad, Adaptable Future of Antivirus Protection

Ang Cui has a lot of power. With enough time he can take control of pretty much any networked device. He could watch you through your iSight or track the Netflix on your smart TV. But he has bigger fish to fry, so your Catfish marathons are safe for now. From him, at least. A…

Sorry Netflixers! Amazon just locked up Justified as a Prime Instant Video exclusive. First Downton Abbey, now this?!

BlackBerry Is Testing a Mobile Money Messaging Service

It’s no secret that BlackBerry has seen better days, despite the recent introduction of new phones. But one of its bright spots is BlackBerry Messenger, and now, according to Bloomberg, it’s looking into adding a money transfer service to this product. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-10-launch-everything-you-need-to-know-5980146 For now it’s just a test, and it’s only happening in Indonesia for…

Squeaky Toys With Mute Buttons Will Save Dog Owners’ Sanity

There’s something about squeaky toys that dogs just can’t get enough of. Maybe it’s a deep down carnal desire of wanting to hear their prey scream, or maybe to their ears the high-pitched squeal is like a siren’s song. But what’s for certain is that it can often be incredibly annoying to humans, so to…

At a press conference in Barcelona Google claimed its model of selling phones online is “here to stay.” Long live Nexus!

Mathematically, How Many Different Tweets Could There Ever Be?

There’s only so much you can say in 140 paltry characters. So how many possible different tweets are there that could ever be sent? Randall Munroe has tackled that very question in today’s wonderful What If? post. First, a very crude approximation: Tweets are 140 characters long. There are 26 letters in English-27 if you…

PS4 Launching in “At Least” One Country at the End of 2013

Sony’s big PS4 announcement event claimed the machine will see a launch at the end of 2013. But where? Here? Japan? Somewhere in Europe? Even Sony doesn’t seem to know the answer to that one yet. Speaking to Digital Spy, Sony’s European gaming MD Fergal Gara said: “We will launch it this year. Exactly what…

How Much Personal Data Logging Is Too Much?

There’s a lot to be said for collecting and storing data about yourself: it can give you a valuable, objective insight into your daily life. But how much is too much? WIRED spoke to Chris Dancy, who likes to track his life. Really, seriously, track his life. From the article: At the moment, he tracks…

The Pirate Bay Leaves Sweden Over Legal Threats

The Pirate Bay is leaving Sweden, because pressure from a local anti-piracy group representing the entertainment industry is getting too much for it. Instead, the ‘Bay will be hosted across Norway and Spain, reports Torrent Freak. While The Pirate Bay moved to the cloud in October 2012, it continued to use web hosting services provided…

Apple to Settle In-App Purchase Lawsuit With Free iTunes Credit

Apple has announced that it’s to settle a class action lawsuit about in-app purchases—that could have involved more than 23 million App Store users!—by bunging the affected parties free iTune credit. The case was brought by disgruntled parents, whose children had racked up massive bills on virtual items inside free iOS games. Apple will settle…

When Apple’s Engraving Service Goes Wrong

When Redditor jayhawk503 bought his new iPod, he got more than he bargained for. He claims he didn’t want any damn engraving. We’re not sure how true that is, but it’s funny nonetheless. [Reddit via Geekosystem]

Google is toying with the idea of adding audio indicators to Chrome, to help show you noisy tabs. Praise be! [TNW]

You’ll Be Able to Download Every Single PS4 Game Digitally

Though we’re still waiting to see what the PS4 is going to look like, we definitely have a handle on the guts and how the next gen system will work. And that includes downloading PS4 games digitally. According to Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida, every single PS4 game will be available to download online. In an…