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AppleInsider Rumor Purports Apple iCloud Runs on Microsoft, Amazon Servers

The enemy of my enemy is my data center server provider, or something. Anyway, rumor says Apple is using Microsoft and Amazon servers to power iCloud. How cozy! [AppleInsider]

Commerce Jack Loftus

Inflatable Bicycle Helmet or Unused Prop from an Alien Movie?

I really can’t tell if this model’s beautiful life is about to be saved or snuffed out by some kind of bulbous brain sucker. The description makes it sound like an inflatable bike helmet but that could be because the writer had one on his or her head as well, and it was controlling their…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Court Rules Galaxy Tab 7.7 Can’t Even Be Shown on Germany’s IFA Show Floor

Will the Galaxy Tab 7.7’s svelt size topple the iPad? Probably not, at least in Germany, where Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung has resulted in the pulling of the tablet not only from store shelves, but the IFA floor as well. It’s true! Bloomberg reports that a new injunction from the Düsseldorf Regional Court has mandated…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Tiny Tanks, Howitzers-On-Wheels and Other Deadly, Dusty Scenes from WW2’s North African Front

The North African theater was every bit as savage and deadly as its better-known European and Pacific cousins during World War 2, with the added exposure to the Sun and dust storms for good measure. These pictures tell that story. Culled together by In Focus as part of a 20-part photographic retrospective on World War…

Tech News Jack Loftus

BGR: Best Buy Expects iPhone to Come On the First Week of October (Updated)

The folks at BGR have stumbled upon some documents that allegedly detail basic first steps and prep work for a Best Buy iPhone 5 launch in the first week of October. We’ll add this evidence to the growing pile. Updated. https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-5-rumor-roundup-redux-5836942 While it’s unclear at this time, the docs suggest a preorder period. Also mentioned…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Cyborg Beetles Powered by a Wing and a Piezolectric Prayer

Remember this day, friends. Remember when the cyborg beetles early first took flight in our labs and flew right into their world domination destiny. Look! Even now one of the brood is stealing a quarter, no doubt for financing purposes. But total world domination won’t happen just yet. First, their human scientist handlers must perfect…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Being a Stuntman Means Kicking Ass in Slow Motion

This balletic work of aerial badassery is performed by Dante Ha, a professional stuntman who you can find in movies like The Dark Knight Rises and X-Men: First Class. Just try to do half of what he does. It was shot by Rishi Kaneria with a Canon 60D. And I’m completely in awe. [Fubiz]

Tech News Kwame Opam

Could the iPhone 5 Be Smaller Than We Think?

Yesterday, Macitynet showed off some pictures of the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch practically drowning in the now-famous iPhone 5 cases, pointing toward a thinner and wider design revamp. But MacRumors hired a designer to confirm the design. It’s smaller. Significantly so. https://gizmodo.com/picture-proof-that-the-iphone-5s-thinner-and-wider-5836936 Both MacRumors’ designer and the third party iPhone 5 cases used a…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Facebook Is Getting a Translate Button for Your International Friends

According to Inside Facebook, Facebook is currently testing a translate button for international users to getting around the language barrier. Facebook will provide a button to translate users’ comments on the fly. Inside Facebook reports that only a few languages, including Spanish, French, Hebrew, and Chinese, are currently supported, but that’s just the start. The…

Social Media Kwame Opam

How a Despicable Computer Consultant Terrorized More than 100 People by Watching Their Every Move

It’s one thing to have some sort of “noble purpose” when you grab nudie pics from a person’s computer. Extorting people for them and making money off their identities is quite another. That’s what 32-year-old Luis Mijangos did, and it’s completely vile. https://gizmodo.com/substitute-teacher-sues-security-company-for-stealing-h-5836371 Working out of Santa Ana, the paraplegic Mijangos made about $1000 a…

Tech News Kwame Opam

The iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup Redux

A lot’s happened since the last time we put all the iPhone 5 rumors in one place for you. So here’s an up-to-date look at what we’re expecting from Apple’s next iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-5-rumor-roundup-5811488 We’re going to tackle the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S rumors separately, since they’re often at odds with each other and very…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

The Pico Dolly Lets You Take Pics from Its Mini Skateboard

Looks like everybody is getting in on these smooth-panning camera systems. A new cousin to the CineSkates, here’s the CheesyCam Pico Dolly, a simple setup for littler cameras like the new Sony NEX-7. https://gizmodo.com/gorillapod-inline-skate-wheels-smooth-flowin-video-5834577 Check it out for $65. An extra $25 gets you the 11-inch friction bar for more complicated shots. I kind of…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Could This Be Bruce Wayne’s Brand New Batcave?

These shots depict the already epic Turda Salt Mines, located in Transylvania, Romania. They could also be what Christopher Nolan chooses as the revamped Batcave in the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises. I can’t think of a better candidate. First, I hate to say “take with a grain of salt” given the locale, but it…

Tech News Kwame Opam

This Is Like Watching God Playing with Puppets

Watching artist Barry JC Purves manipulate his figure of melancholy composer Petyr Tchaikovsky in this brief 25fps time lapse is absolutely mesmerizing. It’s kind of like seeing the veil torn away and watching God move his subject. I suddenly really want to see Swan Lake. With puppets. [Neatorama]

Tech News Kwame Opam

Google Voice Gets Full Honeycomb Support

Engadget reports that Google just planted the latest version of Google Voice into the Android Market, fully optimized to work with Honeycomb. Took them bloody long enough, no? [Engadget]

Tech News Kwame Opam

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Don Cheadle Is Captain Planet

Captain Planet, he’s a hero, gonna take pollution down to zero, and then go on a massive killing spree. That’s how the theme song goes, isn’t it? If not, Don Cheadle just proved that it really should’ve. Also featuring Community’s Gillian Jacobs, an all-too-convincing Wheeler, and lots and lots of innocent people being turned into…

Tech News Splitsider

A Woman Bought a Laptop for $250 But Ended Up with a Stack of Papers Wrapped in Duct Tape Instead

Fresh off the woman scoring a wooden iPad for $180 in a McDonald’s parking lot, another woman spent $250 to buy a laptop in a gas station parking lot and ended up with a stack of paper wrapped in duct tape. https://gizmodo.com/i-didnt-know-you-could-buy-ipads-in-mcdonalds-parking-l-5835795 This happened in the same city in the same week. The woman was…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Best Photo Gear Deals Money Can Buy

Popular Photo has gone and drummed up 28 of the best deals for photography-related gear. Cameras, lenses, flashes, bags, storage mediums, etc. If you’re looking to up your photo game, here’s the place to start. We picked six deals from the list that look awesome and posted them here. But be sure to check out…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Active Child: You Are All I See

Listening to Active Child is like drinking a cup of codeine as your shuttle docks with a gently rotating space station. It’s futuristic—contracting tides of synths, and and an ethereal voice that sounds part Android. It’s very serene. And after a week of helping find the coolest stuff on the internet internet and planet for…

Tech News Sam Biddle

San Francisco Police Now Admit Participating in Search for Lost iPhone 5 (Updated)

The San Francisco Police Department has changed its tune. It now says officers did come to the home of Sergio Calderón, looking for a missing iPhone 5, but that only Apple employees went inside, according to The SF Weekly. Updated After previously telling both Gizmodo and The SF Weekly that the San Francisco police had…

Tech News Mat Honan

AppleInsider Rumor Purports Apple iCloud Runs on Microsoft, Amazon Servers

Inflatable Bicycle Helmet or Unused Prop from an Alien Movie?

Court Rules Galaxy Tab 7.7 Can’t Even Be Shown on Germany’s IFA Show Floor

Tiny Tanks, Howitzers-On-Wheels and Other Deadly, Dusty Scenes from WW2’s North African Front

BGR: Best Buy Expects iPhone to Come On the First Week of October (Updated)

Cyborg Beetles Powered by a Wing and a Piezolectric Prayer

Being a Stuntman Means Kicking Ass in Slow Motion

Could the iPhone 5 Be Smaller Than We Think?

Facebook Is Getting a Translate Button for Your International Friends

How a Despicable Computer Consultant Terrorized More than 100 People by Watching Their Every Move

The iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup Redux

The Pico Dolly Lets You Take Pics from Its Mini Skateboard

Could This Be Bruce Wayne’s Brand New Batcave?

This Is Like Watching God Playing with Puppets

Google Voice Gets Full Honeycomb Support

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Don Cheadle Is Captain Planet

A Woman Bought a Laptop for $250 But Ended Up with a Stack of Papers Wrapped in Duct Tape Instead

The Best Photo Gear Deals Money Can Buy

Active Child: You Are All I See

San Francisco Police Now Admit Participating in Search for Lost iPhone 5 (Updated)

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

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Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

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