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These Are the Phones We’re Pretty Sure Don’t Have Carrier IQ (Updated)

Turns out a lot more phones that we originally thought are infected with Carrier IQ, the nothing-you-can-do-about-it rootkit that has all the tinfoil hat people crowing. But not all! Here’s a list of the phones that have had hard denials from their manufacturer or carrier or have been found to be clean. https://gizmodo.com/yes-your-iphone-can-track-you-with-carrier-iq-too-5864107 Denials and…

Privacy & Security Kyle Wagner

How to Install and Configure Windows 8 Right Now

With Windows 8, Microsoft is reimagining the most basic premises of personal computers. CEO Steve Ballmer recognizes the drastic changes coming in Windows 8, even calling the platform one of the biggest risks taken by the industry giant. The UI changes and fundamental paradigm shifts that Windows 8 brings to the table are making a…

Tech News Tim Ferrill - MaximumPC

Yes, Your iPhone Can Track You With Carrier IQ, Too

All hell broke loose yesterday when it was discovered that most (but not all) Android phones (and BlackBerries, and others) are recording every keystroke you make. Now, references to the same software have been discovered in Apple’s iOS. But in this case, it only logs technical data and it’s off by default. https://gizmodo.com/these-are-the-phones-were-pretty-sure-dont-have-carrier-5864116 Last night,…

Tech News Brent Rose

How To Force a Friendship on Facebook in Three Easy Steps

We’ve all been there: you desperately want to look at someone’s Facebook profile, but whatever you do, they won’t accept your friend request. Worry no longer, because with some trickery you can force anyone to be your friend. Ars Technica reports how Brazilian researcher Nelson Novaes Neto set out to convince a tough target —…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe

Apple Says Siri Isn’t Pro Life, It’s Just in Beta

What’s the deal with Siri and abortion? Well, Apple told the NY Times that Siri, the iPhone 4S’ personal assistant extraordinaire, wasn’t against abortion, didn’t have a pro life bias and wasn’t part of some sort of conspiracy. Instead, Apple blamed the odd omissions on Siri being a beta product. https://gizmodo.com/is-siri-pro-life-apparently-yes-updated-5863445 The official word, as…

Tech News Casey Chan

Crack an Online Puzzle and You Could Become a Real-Life James Bond

Britain’s intelligence service, GCHQ, is recruiting. But it wants its newest spies to be tech-savvy, so it’s inviting home-grown hackers to crack a puzzle on its new website in order to apply for a job. The UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) works closely with MI5 and MI6, and usually recruits its spies straight outta college.…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Movember is Over, So Clean Yourself Up Using a Design Classic: The Safety Razor

It’s the end of 30 whole days of you raising money for a great cause and simultaneously looking like a complete chump. It’s time to get rid of the beard. What better way than to use an iconic razor? In fact, razors haven’t really changed much since the introduction of the safety razor back in…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This AT-AT Liquor Cabinet Would Improve Any Family Christmas

Most liquor cabinets are good. They tend to be filled with booze, which is a great starting point. But this Imperial Walker cupboard should have your family simultaneously drunk and quoting Star Wars. What better? As far as I’m concerned, not a lot. The pedigree of this beast is somewhat of a mystery, though. The…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Forget Seismologists: We Should Be Using Toads to Predict Earthquakes

We’d all love to be able to predict earthquakes ahead of time — just think of the lives that could be saved. But toads can spot subtle changes in water chemistry before quakes way better than any scientist. When a team of researchers from the Open University, Uk, saw a colony of toads completely abandon…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

World’s Gutsiest Guy Goes Skydiving Without Wearing a ‘Chute

This is Greg Gasson—either the bravest or craziest man alive. Why? He has a habit of jumping out of planes sans parachute. Sure he brings one with him—nobody’s dumb enough to leave home without it—but it’s not like he wears the thing. Instead, as you can see from the video, he simply carries his gear…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The Brookline Quilted Jacket—$500 of Cold Weather Suaveness

Tell Jack Frost to go suck an egg; Old Man Winter can kick rocks. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a Winter Wonderland or a Class 5 Killstorm, the Engineered Garments Brookline Quilted Jacket will keep you toasty warm in the height of fashion. The Brookline is reversible—the charcoal striped side is 85 percent wool…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Retro iStation Transforms the iPad 2 into the Apple I

The iPad may be a modern technological marvel, but I don’t think its design comes close to the simple wood-chasis beauty of the old-school Apple I. Now I’ve got the best of both worlds: iPad power and Apple I aesthetics with the iStation. The iStation by MIC is—obviously—a docking station for the iPad as well…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Proven: The More Poop a Chimp Throws, the Smarter it Is

It turns out chimps at the zoo insist on repeatedly hurling their feces at me because they’re geniuses and not just because it’s hilarious. Seriously. Scientists studied chimp throwing and developed the following axiom: The frequency and accuracy with which a chimpanzee throws objects—INCLUDING POOP—is directly correlated to its intelligence. It’s good for society, too.…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Mechlift—The Easiest Way to Pick Up 3/4 Tons without a Patlabor

Having worked in a UPS warehouse, I can attest that picking up and moving heavy objects for eight hours a day gets old real quick. It’s back-breaking, knee-knocking labor. And it’s about to get much easier with RonI’s new Mechlift System. The MechLift Electric manipulator is essentially a giant, joystick-controlled grappling arm suspended from a…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Boffins Set to Shake Down Google’s Earthquake Warning System

You don’t see earthquakes coming as you would with, say, a hurricane. But that may soon change with recent advancements to a “groundbreaking” early warning system developed, in part, by Google’s philanthropic arm. Earlier this year, a consortium of researchers from UC Berkeley, the USGS, and other universities began testing the prototype system. It relies…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

How the Muppets Sound as Captivating as They Look

The magic of the Muppets is the uncanny suspension of disbelief, which itself is a function of their being actual physical entities. A CGI Kermit would be a joke; the one we grew up with, though, we can see, and touch, and hear. And that last part is sorely underrated. This look at how the…

Tech News Brian Barrett

WebOS Stalling, More Cement Implants, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. HP’s Gonna Figure Out This webOS Thing in 2 Weeks, Honest The HP webOS saga just keeps…

Tech News Brian Barrett

This Carbonite-Frozen Han Solo Is the Only Chocolate I Want This Holiday Season

Here’s the official Carbonite-Frozen Han Solo Chocolate Bar just because I love you. George Lucas has no shame. And sometimes I don’t care. This 4.5-ounce dark chocolate measures six inches in length. For $12, Leia approves. [Think Geek]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Get Your Nails Did at Gizmodo Gallery—By an Incredible Machine

We want everyone to walk out of Gizmodo Gallery with a smile on their face. And if the unbelievable glee of having your face painted onto each one of your fingernails by the NILO II doesn’t do just that, we’ve failed. Or maybe you hate fun? I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to call the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

The World’s Largest Model Railroad Adds the World’s Largest Model Airport

With expansions planned all the way to 2020, the world’s largest model railroad just opened its latest addition: a 1,600-square-foot model airport, chock full of tiny aircraft support vehicles, hangers, terminals, and passengers. https://gizmodo.com/worlds-largest-model-is-bigger-than-your-house-5178944 Originally scheduled to open in 2009, it has taken more than six years to complete the $4,440,000+ expansion to Hamburg’s Miniatur…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

These Are the Phones We’re Pretty Sure Don’t Have Carrier IQ (Updated)

How to Install and Configure Windows 8 Right Now

Yes, Your iPhone Can Track You With Carrier IQ, Too

How To Force a Friendship on Facebook in Three Easy Steps

Apple Says Siri Isn’t Pro Life, It’s Just in Beta

Crack an Online Puzzle and You Could Become a Real-Life James Bond

Movember is Over, So Clean Yourself Up Using a Design Classic: The Safety Razor

This AT-AT Liquor Cabinet Would Improve Any Family Christmas

Forget Seismologists: We Should Be Using Toads to Predict Earthquakes

World’s Gutsiest Guy Goes Skydiving Without Wearing a ‘Chute

The Brookline Quilted Jacket—$500 of Cold Weather Suaveness

Retro iStation Transforms the iPad 2 into the Apple I

Proven: The More Poop a Chimp Throws, the Smarter it Is

Mechlift—The Easiest Way to Pick Up 3/4 Tons without a Patlabor

Boffins Set to Shake Down Google’s Earthquake Warning System

How the Muppets Sound as Captivating as They Look

WebOS Stalling, More Cement Implants, and Other Stories We Didn’t Post

This Carbonite-Frozen Han Solo Is the Only Chocolate I Want This Holiday Season

Get Your Nails Did at Gizmodo Gallery—By an Incredible Machine

The World’s Largest Model Railroad Adds the World’s Largest Model Airport

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

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VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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

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