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Do you like looking at pictures of dead things? Of course you do: We’ve already seen photos of the James Dean of TouchPads, but PreCentral dug up details on its actual specs and HP’s plans for the tablet. https://gizmodo.com/heres-the-7-inch-touchpad-youll-never-be-able-to-buy-5841655 The 7-inch TouchPad had the same dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm processor as the 10-inch TouchPads—as well as…
Talking at Macworld Asia, state-owned Chinese carrier China Unicom claims that Apple’s iPhone 5 will run on suppafast HSPA+ networks. It’s not LTE, but that’s a 3x increase: a maximum download speed of 21Mbps compared to the current 7.2Mbps. Both AT&T and T-Mobile have HSPA+ networks, so American users would be able to enjoy this…
Not content to ride the wave created by their current, badass Exynos 4210 chipset, Samsung will have their next generation SoC, along with new camera and storage components, ready for phones next year. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-bestest-android-phone-is-finally-coming-to-amer-5835969 According to PhoneScoop, the Exynos 4212 is built around a 1.5 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor, promising 30% less power…
Jeff Bezos broke about a dozen legs yesterday. His presentation announcing Amazon’s new Kindle lineup was entertaining, memorable and most of all, convincing. He sold it. And in doing so, made it pretty clear that he’s our next Steve Jobs. https://gizmodo.com/were-live-at-the-amazon-tablet-event-5844611 Bezos owned the stage; he was a lion on the savannah. He was stylish…
Oh Japan, why do you always get the coolest stuff first? This phone looks amazing. It’s like a Panasonic Lumix camera and an Android phone had a baby. And it’s waterproof? Gimme now. This thing is going to pack a 13.2MP CMOS Lumix sensor. In case you don’t know, the image sensors in Lumix cameras…
Portable speakers sacrifice sound quality for size. That will always be the case. But some really sacrifice. Soundmatters’ foxLv2 Platinum Bluetooth speaker, however, promises big sound in a little package. The foxLv2 builds on the previous technology of previous foxL speakers, which include a passive bass radiator and a driver that combines the tweeter and…
Goldman Sachs claims Microsoft will get $444 million in revenue from Android patents this year. They estimate they are receiving $3 to $6 per device sold after settlements with Samsung, HTC and others Android manufacturers. [Business Insider]
Apple thinks Samsung has copied Apple’s designs. Samsung doesn’t think so. Apple also thinks the sky is blue. Samsung…okay, I’m kidding. I guess there could be some coinkydink going on between the two companies but um, it doesn’t look good for Samsung. A Reddit user put together these images and there’s probably more to the…
What do you think when you hear “T-Mobile store”? Nothing, because they’re unremarkable in every way. Until now. Thanks to a jazzy makeover, T-Mobile’s retail fleet has character! The character of a German stripper. Deutsche Telekom liebt dich, baby. T-Mobile’s emphasizing the “open” nature of the new American stores—it should be easier to navigate around,…
Samsung and Google will be announcing Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) on October 11th. Here’s an alleged video of it, from a guy who supposedly got the phone from eBay. The flavor of this ice cream is probably bullshit. https://gizmodo.com/here-come-the-next-generation-of-androids-from-samsung-5844923 Some serious skepticism is required here. The story goes that some guy bought a Nexus…
This is what Nikon said in its Facebook page 15 hours ago: “A photographer is only as good as the equipment he uses, and a good lens is essential to taking good pictures!” Apparently, photographers with no Nikon equipment are shit: A photographer is only as good as the equipment he uses, and a good…
Spotify is awesome, but there are many of you who don’t like the idea of your friends (and Facebook) having access to your darkest, most humiliating musical favorites. Spotify gets it. Now you can hide your shame from the world. According to tweets from Swedish Super Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, the company’s “Rolling out a…
T-Mobile has followed in the footsteps of Verizon and asked the court if it could file an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefing supporting Samsung. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-backs-samsung-in-fight-against-apple-and-why-i-5843580 T-Mobile argues that an injunction against Samsung would hurt US consumers and harm T-Mobile. The wireless carrier points to the upcoming 2011 holiday shopping season, which would be…
The Milk Truck is part art work, part public service. It was created by Jill Miller for an exhibition at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’ll also travel the streets providing a safe place for nursing mothers. The truck was converted into a mobile nursing station with cozy benches, chairs and rugs. Moms…
The Dead Sea earned its name because its 33 percent salinity prevents the growth of most organisms. It’s one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water which is why microbiologists were surprised to find thick biofilms on its sea floor. These microbial mats were growing on craters where jets of fresh water from undersea springs…
It’s about time Motorola got its act together and started upgrading the Verizon Wireless Xoom from 3G to 4G LTE. It’s only been ten months since the device launched. Motorola announced it will send out upgrade instructions to customers starting tomorrow, September 29th. Those that are upgrading their tablet will have to send the device…
There are times when less is more in terms of technology. And frankly, at a $199 price point, less is definitely more. The iPad 2 is a great device. But I don’t need a $500 tablet. The Fire gives me the features I want at a price point that’s less than half of the iPad…
Jonason Pauley, who looks like the spitting image of Toy Story’s Andy, is making a re-make of Toy Story. Only it’s the same exact movie except real toy versions of Woody, Buzz and the gang are used instead of Pixar’s wizard CGI. In this clip, that’s admittedly a wee bit long, Pauley explains his project…
Samsung just sent out invitations to a product launch on October 11 coinciding with CTIA. It’s certainly going to mean a new Android phone from Samsung, probably the Nexus Prime. The invitations cloyingly show the Android robot peeking out of a box, refers to “Google Episode,” and invites to “come see what’s new from Android.”…
Last May, 39-year-old Ted Harada was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It’s one of the worst diagnoses anyone could get. He and his doctors expected his health to have severely declined by now. But thanks to an experimental stem cell treatment, he has tossed his cane and is once again playing…
