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Nook Tablet Teardown: A Kindle Fire by Any Other Name?

A new ebook reader, another teardown by iFixit. But what did they find lurking beneath that oddly shaped plastic case of the Nook Tablet, and just how different is it to the Fire? https://gizmodo.com/kindle-fire-review-the-ipad-finally-has-serious-compet-5858779 We’ve already reported that a mere 1 GB of the Nook’s 16 GB of storage can be used for content from…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Amazon Kindle May Be Damaged By Airport Scanners

Multiple users are reporting Kindles broken after going through airport x-ray scanners. Amazon is denying that x-rays can affect their electronic ink readers, but they are replacing the damaged units. The explanation may be another, according to Professor Daping Chu: I don’t think the radiation used in an airport scanner would ever be strong enough…

Commerce Jesus Diaz

Hezbollah Captured American Spies by Tracking Cellphone Data With Commercially Available Software

The latest story seeping out of the Middle East claims Hezbollah has recently tracked down, arrested and outed a significant, but undislosed, number of American spies working for the CIA. And their techniques for discovering the cloak and daggar operatives? Disconcertingly simple. Citing anonymous sources, the AP says that the terrorist organization, whom the State…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Stereo Mic Turns Your iPhone Into a Sneaky Bootlegging Tool

It’s fine for the occasional speakerphone call or voice memo, but if you want to record a concert that’s worthy of sharing, you’ll want to upgrade your iPhone’s mic with Tascam’s iM2 which adds a set of professional stereo mics. Besides being just a mono affair, the mics built in to the iPhone, iPod Touch…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Watch a Drone Chopper Land on a Moving Target, Wonder Why Pilots Still Exist

How can you make an autonomous helicopter cooler? By teaching it to land by itself on a moving platform, that’s how. A team from DCNS and Thales have developed the technology required for a Boeing H-6U Unmanned Little Bird rotorcraft to land itself on a moving target. It’s hard to believe, but this doesn’t involve…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Here’s Every Single Word You’re Not Allowed to Text in Pakistan

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority doesn’t want Pakistanis to be able to text the following words to each other, in fear that they will become rapists and murderers, or something. So it banned them. Here are those words. https://gizmodo.com/you-want-to-stop-me-cussing-in-text-messages-f-that-5860772 Content Filtering ENGLISH The list includes ASS WHORE BUDWEISER COCK QUEEN G-UNIT POCKET POOL SHAWTYPIMP SNATCH PATCH…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Amazon Is Selling Nearly Every Smartphone for a Penny

If you buy a new Verizon, Sprint, or AT&T phone contract through Amazon Wireless in the next week, Amazon will sell you almost any of those carriers’ phones for a penny. (Guess which one’s left out). It’s not even Black Friday yet and Amazon is turning up the heat on it’s pre-holiday dealz. Turns out…

Commerce Mario Aguilar

Easy Online Shopping Leads To Elf Unemployment

The holiday season is about to rear its snowy head, and despite your hope that some mythical old guy will take care of your shopping needs, it’s up to you to find the best gift deals out there. Fortunately, Best Buy is around to help make all the holiday hustle super easy, because they’re now…

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Occupy Flash Wants You to Ditch Adobe For Good

Apple might have forced Adobe to kill Flash mobile, but Occupy Flash wants to unite the world in eradicating Flash from the desktop as well. The goal is simple: get everyone to uninstall Flash Player and you can join the fight now. OK, it might be a bit over-the-top to take the anti-capitalist Occupy-type protests…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Moronic Municipal Workers In Texas Think Three-Digit Passwords Are Secure

Last week, we reported that the systems which control the Illinois water supplies were hacked. Over the weekend another similar attack happened in Texas. But this one was possible because the password was just three digits long. That’s pretty terrifying. https://gizmodo.com/us-officials-investigating-hacker-attack-against-illino-5861045 Threat Post reports how a hacker called “pr0f” took credit for compromising the supervisory…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Ice Cream Sandwich Doesn’t Support Flash Player, and Other Nexus Galaxy Complaints

It didn’t take long for complaints about the Galaxy Nexus to start rolling in, with Google confirming its hot new Android 4.0 phone isn’t currently compatible with Adobe’s Flash Player and early adopters spotting an odd volume-muting software bug. The lack of a version of Adobe’s Flash Player at launch is a rather big hole…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Amazon’s Giving Away Free Music in Exchange For Longer Delivery Times

Some of us have to have everything right now. Others couldn’t give a crap if their new DVD turned up this week or next. Starting today, Amazon is rewarding its Prime users by offering free music store credit in exchange for longer shipping times. At the check-out, Prime member just have to select “FREE No-Rush…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe

The Nook Tablet Is Better Than the Kindle Fire (But Only If You’re Clumsy)

Prone to dropping your electronics? Watch this pair of awkwardly dressed tech journalists dropping tablets onto concrete. Yes, it’s annoying. Yes, it’s waste. No, it’s not actually journalism. But it does turn out that the Nook Tablet is best if you’re a clutz. All that said, both the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet cope just…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe

If This Is Nikon’s New D800 DSLR, We Should Be Excited

Back in October we reported the first leaked specs of Nikon’s new flagship DSLR, the D800. Now the first pictures of the camera have circulated, and boy does it look like it means business. https://gizmodo.com/new-nikon-d800-may-shoot-ridiculously-large-36mp-photos-5846285 Nikon Rumours has gotten its hands on some images of the new camera, and it looks a lot like a…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Lunatic Preparing to Bomb Government Buildings Arrested

Police have arrested a man who was allegedly in the process of building pipe bombs which he intended to use to kill elected officials, government workers, and returning military personnel. Don’t worry, everybody, the world is still full of assholes. The 27-year-old man living in Manhattan named Jose Pimentel (a.k.a. Muhammad Yusuf) has been under…

Tech News Brent Rose

How Not To Bodyboard

If you like seeing guys shred on boogie-boards, this video is not for you. If, on the other hand, you like seeing guys in wigs get absolutely pounded by some raw ocean energy, click play. Tee hee. Think of it as an experiment in hydrodynamics. Will, for instance, an inflatable dolphin have a greater or…

Tech News Brent Rose

Arnold Schwarzenegger Gives Good Commentary (and Continues to Make DVDs Relevant)

There are two theories at work here. A) Arnold doesn’t quite understand what the purpose of a commentary track is, or B) He is actually narrating Total Recall for blind people. Either way, it’s friggin’ hilarious. (very slightly NSFW) Reddit member ropeyhodges seems to have first scooped this one, and I’ve gotta say, this is…

Tech News Brent Rose

Nook Tablet Rooted, Android Free-For-All Coming Soon

Who would have predicted that Barnes and Noble’s new Nook Tablet would be rooted? Oh, everyone? Well, it still happened, and that’s good news for modders who are looking forward to hacking the bejeezus out of these low-cost tablets. https://gizmodo.com/nook-tablet-review-more-power-doesnt-mean-more-perform-5860680 Hot on the heels of the Kindle Fire’s rooting, the brianiacs over at the XDA…

Tech News Brent Rose

Lost Coves: Iceberg Firebird (Live)

Meet Lost Coves. I’m always at a loss for how to describe them. Experimental stoner rock? Hallucinogenic post-punk crash and bang? I’m not good with genres. What I know is that Lost Coves create soundscapes that suck you in. The Brooklyn-based band is Dylan Ricards on bass/vocals and Bil Saunders on drums. They create one…

Tech News Brent Rose

The Galaxy Nexus Outperforms the iPhone 4S

Like we weren’t excited about the Galaxy Nexus enough already. The crew at AnandTech has been busily benchmarking Android’s new flagship against Apple’s top performer. The results? The Galaxy Nexus is the new king of the hill in some key areas. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-samsung-galaxy-nexus-googles-new-official-5851133 In the SunSpider Javascript Benchmark (version 0.9.1) the Galaxy Nexus scored a very…

Tech News Brent Rose

Nook Tablet Teardown: A Kindle Fire by Any Other Name?

Amazon Kindle May Be Damaged By Airport Scanners

Hezbollah Captured American Spies by Tracking Cellphone Data With Commercially Available Software

Stereo Mic Turns Your iPhone Into a Sneaky Bootlegging Tool

Watch a Drone Chopper Land on a Moving Target, Wonder Why Pilots Still Exist

Here’s Every Single Word You’re Not Allowed to Text in Pakistan

Amazon Is Selling Nearly Every Smartphone for a Penny

Easy Online Shopping Leads To Elf Unemployment

Occupy Flash Wants You to Ditch Adobe For Good

Moronic Municipal Workers In Texas Think Three-Digit Passwords Are Secure

Ice Cream Sandwich Doesn’t Support Flash Player, and Other Nexus Galaxy Complaints

Amazon’s Giving Away Free Music in Exchange For Longer Delivery Times

The Nook Tablet Is Better Than the Kindle Fire (But Only If You’re Clumsy)

If This Is Nikon’s New D800 DSLR, We Should Be Excited

Lunatic Preparing to Bomb Government Buildings Arrested

How Not To Bodyboard

Arnold Schwarzenegger Gives Good Commentary (and Continues to Make DVDs Relevant)

Nook Tablet Rooted, Android Free-For-All Coming Soon

Lost Coves: Iceberg Firebird (Live)

The Galaxy Nexus Outperforms the iPhone 4S

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