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Seriously, What the Hell Is Up With This Missing iPhone?

Yesterday, CNET broke the story that Apple lost another iPhone prototype. Juicy! Unfortunately, the CNET article created more questions than answers. https://gizmodo.com/did-apple-lose-an-iphone-5-prototype-in-a-bar-5836307 According to CNET’s source, Apple didn’t file a police report when the iPhone went missing. That threw up a few alarms—later in the article, CNET claims the San Francisco Police Department accompanied Apple…

Apple Resurrects Final Cut Studio, Will Sell It For $999 (Updated)

It appears that the public outcry against Final Cut Pro X has been so great that Apple is putting the legacy version, Final Cut Studio, back on sale. It’s reportedly available for $999 from telesales only. Update: Apple confirmed to The Loop that it is selling Final Cut Studio, but not to appease upset customers.…

Daily Desired: A Portable Grill Tough Enough for Football Season

Don’t let its classic, unpretentious looks and diminutive size fool you: The Char-Broil CB500X Portable Charcoal Grill is beefy and versatile. But whether you carry it to a tailgate party or stash it in the backyard is up to you. The CB500X is just two feet long, so it’s built to travel. But unlike most…

Zuckerberg! Airplay! 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. Zuck Tops Vanity Fair’s “New Establishment” List Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was joined by the Big Bosses…

Some Guy Pranked YouTube Into Taking Down Justin Bieber’s Official Videos Because of a Fake Copyright Claim

YouTube is big fat no fun having missy when it comes to copyright rules. They’re so afraid of pissing somebody off (and getting a lawsuit) that they’ll even pull official videos now. Like today, when a prankster submitted a copyright claim against Justin Bieber’s Vevo and YouTube took down his page. It effected more than…

The End of Silicon Valley

It’s the end of the summer. And in Silicon Valley, it’s the end of an era. The garage days are over. It’s time to move on. The future belongs to the dorm. Stanford begat Silicon Valley. The history of Silicon Valley is largely the history of California universities: Stanford and Berkeley and Cal Poly graduates.…

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, Legoized

The Robie House is at the pinnacle of American architecture. One of the first houses to be turned into a national landmark, Lego has released a replica kit of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 101-year-old masterpiece. Built in 1910, the Robie House could have been built yesterday and still be seen as an innovative architectural achievement. Built…

What Do Apple and Viagra Have in Common?

Apple and Viagra seem like two brands least likely to share a common bond, but in fact, both have employed the services of, as the New Yorker’s Evan Osnos puts it, “the Seal Team Six of global manufacturing.” John Theriault and Don Shruhan both spent five years in Viagra’s security unit helping to shut down…

George Lucas Confirms More Impossibly Dumb Changes on Blu-Ray Star Wars

Following the harrowing rumors on the nauseating changes in the Blu-ray edition of Star Wars, a Lucasfilm spokesman has confirmed our worst fear: the changes are indeed completely real. Check the video to see the worst offender: Darth Vader screaming No!. https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-is-finally-on-f-ing-blu-ray-5726755 I say no! to all this revisionist fuckassery. And I say no to…

Anonymous Roars Back With 3GB Leak of Texas Police Chief Emails: “That stupid bitch got what she deserved”

Anonymous, after a relatively large period of doing nothing, are back with a vengeance. Even without their (arrested) de facto leader Topiary, they’ve punched Texan law enforcement squarely in their gut: a giant email leak, internal documents, addresses. Anon’s back. https://gizmodo.com/alleged-lulzsec-top-boss-arrested-in-scotland-updated-5825198 Anon explains the motives for the attack thusly: We are doing this in solidarity…

Aol: You’ve Got Conflicts (Updated)

In what seems like an obvious conflict of interest, Fortune reports that Mike Arrington, founder of Aol’s TechCrunch, is launching a venture capital fund to invest in start-up companies. Aol’s TechCrunch specializes in reporting on start ups. Arrington is notorious for trading access for coverage and has previously been criticized for investing in the industry.…

Filmic Pro for iPhone: Like Whoa, Your iPhone Video Camera Is All Professional Now

OOOH your iPhone videos look SOO NICE. And it’s true, the stock cam on the iPhone 4 does a decent job for quick videos but if you wanted to stop being an amateur and use some real tools for video recording, Filmic Pro is what you need. What’s it do? It’s a video camera app…

Music Needs ‘Connective Tissue’ and Facebook Wants To Build It

As details emerge about Facebook’s plan to integrate with music services to let friends share their listening experience, one thing is abundantly clear: Music fans and the music industry desperately need this—or something like it—to happen. Here’s the core of the problem. When music fans use an online music service, whether that means free music…

The Movies on Netflix Streaming Are About to Suck a Lot More

A large portion of the fresh movies that you can watch on Netflix’s Watch Instantly streaming service are supplied through a deal with Starz. Like Toy Story 3 and Let Me In. Well, they’re going to disappear on February 28. https://gizmodo.com/netflix-engulfs-starz-content-regurgitates-free-to-sub-5057342 Starz announced today that contract negotiations with Netflix have broken down and that when…

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CLOO App Lets You Rent Your Bathroom to Strangers Because that’s a Totally Safe and Normal Thing

Places I don’t want complete strangers: #1, lying on top of my bed while I’m having sex. #2, relieving themselves inside my bathroom. CLOO thinks I’m in the minority, and is facilitating the latter. NO. NO NO NO. WHAT. NO. The crew behind CLOO, who apparently think putting a sassy salsa soundtrack to their demo…

The Memory Buyer’s Guide: What’s the Best RAM for My System?

RAM. How much do you need? How fast should it be? Are latencies important? Today, we’ll be covering everything you need to know to get the right RAM for your system. The Importance of RAM Did I mention that this is going to be an all-encompassing guide on RAM? No? Well it is, so those…

Lawsuit Claims Microsoft Is Tracking Every Windows Phone Even if You Opt Out

Microsoft is tracking your Windows Phone, and there’s nothing you can do about it. A lawsuit filed in Seattle is claiming that Windows Phone’s camera app tracks your location and sends it to Microsoft, even if you opt out. We contacted Microsoft and they refused to comment. Earlier this year, when the Internet was losing…

Riot-Busting Backpack Scorches Your Face and Dyes You Blue

If you’re rioting/looting/celebrating the victory of your local ballgame squad, and you see a cop with one of these—run in the opposite direction. The Crowd Buster is well-named, firing five gallons of pepper spray up to 150 feet. But it’s not just pepper spray—oh no, this isn’t something you keep in your purse. The Crowd…

Toshiba’s Wireless SD Goes Both Ways

Wireless SD cards are a smart product for forgetful/lazy/busy people. Toshiba’s new FlashAir card is the first which allows you to transfer data both to and from the card—an idea that’s got a lot of potential. Eye-Fi’s wireless cards are awesome. They allow you to automatically beam photos to your computer over Wi-Fi, and in…