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Over the weekend it was revealed that some extremely popular HTC Android phones (including the EVO, EVO 3D and 4G, and the Thunderbolt) have a gaping security hole which would allow 3rd-party apps access to all of your info. Oops? Now HTC has come out with an official statement, acknowledging the problem: HTC takes claims…
9to5Mac’s shadowy anonymous (and uncorroborated) sources say they’ve got pricing on the new iPhone models, if you can stomach one last rumor. But we’re doubtful on this one. The rumor millers claim a (carrier subsidized) 64 GB iPhone 4S (not iPhone 5) will land at $300, the 32 GB at $200, and the 16 GB…
Looks like the Zune player’s Samuel-Clemens-greatly-exaggerated demise yesterday was, well, not so greatly exaggerated. The new official word from Microsoft is that it will “no longer be producing Zune players.” After prematurely yanking the Zune HD off of the Zune website yesterday, Microsoft had originally claimed it was a publishing error. Nope. This is the…
Last week, Samsung approached Apple with a compromise that would let company sell the Galaxy Tab in Australia. On Tuesday, Apple rejected this settlement, opening the door for a long legal battle. Apple said this compromise was “one we don’t accept and there is no surprise. The main reason we are here is to prevent…
Smugglers in China will go to great lengths to get their contraband like mobile phones into and out of the country. In the past, they’ve used housewives and even crossbows and pulleys. This latest operation used gas cylinders. In a recent raid, police found 345 mobile phones shoved inside several household gas cylinders. The discovery…
At at a Tuesday event, Myspace and new owner Specific Media will detail plans to revive the dying social network. According to a document leaked to AllThingsD, the key to a successful resurrection will be music, music, and more music. The leaked pitch deck suggests Myspace wants to become “the #1 online community music destination.”…
The next time you’re in Florida for a sporting event, your LTE connection could be provided by a COW, Verizon’s portable cell phone tower on wheels. The carrier’s first 4G COW was delivered to Pembroke Pines and will be used at major public events throughout the state of Florida. The mobile cell tower lives up…
Swatch group makes a lot of fine watches, but aside from its colorful plastic offerings, your options are basically multi-thousand dollar investments. This new watch provides a nice middle ground for someone stepping up their game. Released earlier this year, the Hamilton UTC is the latest iteration in the brand’s “Khaki” line of watches inspired…
This takes extreme hot-tubbing to new levels. A group in Switzerland suspended a makeshift Jacuzzi from the Gueuroz Bridge, 613 feet in the air. And they got in it! And hot-tubbed! There’s no explanation as to why, but the how is pretty damn well documented and amazing. As impressive as this is, though, I’m still…
Is anyone more associated with the old brick cell phone than Zack Morris? I don’t think so. Watch that grey beige brick phone of his evolve from complete brick to… slightly less of a brick in Saved By The Bell. I kept expecting it to get smaller but there’s only one scene where his cell…
After a hectic day and even more hectic one tomorrow, it’s quiet now. And I’m working alone on a cool, rainy fall evening listening to my favorite rendition of Dimming of the Day. This is a new song for me. I stumbled upon this gem a few weeks ago while clicking through some random playlists…
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. Maybe the iPhone 3GS Will Maybe Stick Around and Be Free, Maybe Stop me if you’ve heard…
Obviously no one told Nikon about the megapixel myth. According to leaked details, the yet-to-be-announced new Nikon D800 DSLR will pack a whopping 36MP of image information onto your SD and CF cards. Nikon Rumors reports that Japanese camera site, digicame-info posted specs of the new Nikon D800 on their site on September 29. Nikon…
I love shoes. I love dogs. So how much do I love these art sculptures of dogs made from shoes? More than dogs love to eat shoes. Dogs. Shoes. Love. YES. They’re made by Vinti Andrews, who repurposed classic Nikes like the Air Max 1, Air Force 180 and Dunks to create this sorta vibrant…
German researchers have invented a platinum and peroxide-fueled “nanorocket” that could propel through your blood, saliva, or urine to deliver medicine precisely where disease is happening. Who wants to be first to try it, raise your hand! No one? It probably doesn’t sound all that safe, and it’s not, really. Not yet anyway. But it’s…
You really don’t need another social network. You also don’t need another reason to make drinking beer fun. But there’s something cool about tracking the beers you’ve drank, if only to see how many more beers you have to try. Untappd does just that. What’s it do? Ignore the buzzwords like gamification and social network…
I’ve asked for trial versions of iPhone and iPad apps since the beginning. Not lite versions, but complete apps that users can test for 24 hours before buying—or not. According to the latest iTunes beta, it may happen. App Advice has discovered mentions to “app rentals” in the latest iTunes beta. According to these text…
With so many hurricanes and earthquakes and tsunamis and 2012 only being a year away, I wouldn’t blame you for preparing for the end of the world. So feel free to buy the Noah Disaster Shelter, a gigantic yellow pod that can house 4 people. It costs a pretty penny at $3,900 but think about…
Wait. Are you still talking about the iPhone 5? How embarrassing for you! With a new iPhone 4S or 5 or both on the way tomorrow, it’s time to start the iPhone 6 rumor mill churning. Here’s what we know.
Adobe has some pretty sweet Photoshop-esque iPad apps in Eazel, Cover Lava and Adobe Nav but they’re not quite Photoshop. However! Adobe will soon be bringing Photoshop Touch to tablets, first on Android tablets and then on the iPad. Photoshop Touch is actually part of a family of six tablet apps that’ll be released in…
