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Windows Phone Mango Will Support Front Facing Cameras

It was a little bit eyebrow-raising when Microsoft made no mention of a front facing camera in Windows Phone Mango. Thankfully in Mango’s Beta 2 Dev Tools, there’s a button that’ll toggle front and rear cameras. Welcome to the present! https://lifehacker.com/all-the-amazing-new-features-in-windows-phone-mango-5804975 It’s not exactly official yet, but what else could that button do? Plus, everyone…

Tech News Casey Chan

Anonymous RIM Employee Condemns “Soviet-Era Government” Atmosphere and Other Horrors

BlackBerry may have a nice slice of the market-share pie, and some interesting products—and platforms—on the way, but there are increasing fears over their future. This open letter to RIM, written by a “high-level” employee, says it all. https://gizmodo.com/ten-reasons-why-blackberry-is-screwed-5812832 Told exclusively to BGR, the employee has detailed the problems RIM is facing, and offers up…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

This Fly-By-Wire Seafloor Drill Rig Works 10,000 Leagues Under The Sea

Traditional deep sea drilling rigs are bulky, expensive and need a relatively stable platform to operate, so they can’t work in rough weather. These next-generation drill systems, however, bypass the problem completely by setting up shop on the seafloor. The main issue traditional rigs and semi-submersibles have is that the drill rods start at the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

The New Google Calendar Sure Is Purty

It may be too soon to tell quite how you feel about Google+, but let me tell you right now: the new Google Calendar look is love at first sight. Clean, smooth, sparse—it’s everything we’ve ever loved about Google’s UI, coming out just at a time when the rest of its properties get more cluttered…

Tech News Brian Barrett

I Think My Dad Owned These New G-Series Sony Speakers

From the looks of this speaker set, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a record player attached to it somewhere. I swear my Dad had these speakers! Nope. The G-Series is brand new and can play music through USB or Wi-Fi. The retrotastic speakers support iPhone and iPods and heck, can even be controlled…

Tech News Casey Chan

Facebook Revolt Scores Lower Cottage Cheese Prices For Israelis

Israelis are particularly partial to a scoop of cottage cheese, but not when it’s as overpriced as it’s been recently. Taking to Facebook, over 100,000 people pledged to boycott buying the cheese until the prices were reduced. Those 100,000 people must have scared the country’s cottage cheese industry, because three of the biggest companies have…

Social Media Kat Hannaford

Al-Qaeda’s Only Trusted Communication Channel Was Hacked

Al-Shamuhk is the online forum where officially-sanctioned Al-Qaeda propaganda disseminates. It’s the only internet communication channel they say you can trust. And this week, someone hacked the forum and took it off line. Experts tell IDG News that the incident was most likely due to attacks on the domain name and the data server, and…

Tech News Adrian Covert

HP Touchpad Exposes Its Innards For All To See

TechRepublic took a new HP Touchpad and ripped it to shreds out of curiosity. What’d they find? For starters, it’s built more like a computer, which is to say that most of the components are user replaceable (including the battery). They also say that it’s pretty easy to disassemble, requiring little more than a phillips…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Watching 252 Space Blankets Inflate, Dance and Crumple Is Fascinating

I don’t know what it is, the crackles you hear when the space blankets inflate and deflate, the pulsating lights that shine down, the feeling that this is all some sort of robotic farm, it’s all just so fascinatingly futuristic. The whole show is called ‘Captured’ but each of the inflatable space blankets, and there…

Tech News Casey Chan

Google+ Stumbles Early with Privacy Loophole

Well, this didn’t take long: Google’s mayonnaise on toast clone of Facebook is already catching heat for privacy problems. Nothing as egregious as Buzzgate, but Google+ seems to be allowing unfettered sharing of your stuff with anyone. Not good! Google+ has Circles, a sorta-neat, simplified “Groups” system, wherein you have to explicitly sort your buddies…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Nook Comes with 30 Free Books If You Give Up Your Old Ebook Reader

For those who’ve considered abandoning their first-generation Kindle or bit of Sony ebook awkwardness, Barnes & Noble just sweetened the pot. The book and Nook seller is offering 30 free Nook books when you exchange your old ebook reader for a Nook. B&N says the collection’s worth over $300, although I suspect that’s the suggested…

Tech News Brian Barrett

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, Star Wars EVs are a reality, robotic wildlife cameras camouflaged with mirrors, DIY battery reconditioner, weird L-shaped pop-up hotel rooms, airlines save millions by switching to iPads and more! 1. Star Wars-Inspired EV Becomes Reality Meet EDWARD. The name stands for Electric Diwheel With Active Rotation Damping, and was developed by…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch

The World Doesn’t Need Shocking Collars for Dogs

This week GPS manufacturer Garmin bought a company called Tri-Tronics. They make shocking collars for dogs. You know those things: Push button, electric charge makes your dog suffer, dog does something. These are gadgets we don’t really need. It’s quite simple: Shocking collars for dogs or any other sentient beings are bad. While they achieve…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

A Building Made From Shipping Containers Would Probably Scare Dexter Witless

Apparently Long Beach, California, is the world’s second busiest port, with shipping containers a fairly normal view for residents. It therefore figures architecture firm APHIDoIDEA has proposed a building built using 65 recycled shipping containers. The proposed building would be the Environmental Center of Regenerative Research & Education, and would have other eco-friendly elements in…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

You Can Actually Run the Netflix App on HTC Evo 3D Phones

Despite it being hidden from users, it is possible to stream Netflix titles on the HTC Evo 3D, as users found over the last week. A small amount of trickery is involved, but once completed, it seems to run without a hitch. [Pocketables via GoodAndEvo via AndroidCommunity]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

This Mosquito-Proof Hammock Makes Swamps So Much More Relaxing

Doesn’t swinging in a hammock really appeal today? Maybe you’d have a brand new book to dive into; a cocktail or two, and a kind slave to feed you grapes. Just make sure you have a mosquito-proof hammock. This one’s $100, and folds into a tiny pouch when you’re done. [Hammacher via Werd]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Skype’s Android App Does Two-Way Video Chat Over 3G

Skype’s app has been updated for Android to version 2.0, bringing along two-way video chat between Android phones, plus to iPhones, Macs, Windows and TVs. It works over both 3G and Wi-Fi, and is a free download now. [Android Market] Luxembourg, 30th June 2011 – Skype today announced an updated version of its Skype for…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

What Do You Tell the TSA When They Find Sex Toys In Your Luggage?

So the TSA is letting you pack your sex toys in your carry-on luggage. Fantastic! But also pretty awkward. Our NSFW sisters at Fleshbot have a guide worth ogling. [Fleshbot—again, NSFW]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Electro-Maestros Radio Soulwax Dish Up 24 Hours of Mixes and Record Sleeve-Influenced Visuals

Otherwise known as 2 Many DJs, the Belgian electronica brothers have released their first app, which has a full day’s worth of mixes with battery-sapping mind-warping visuals. Treating them like “musical films based on the record sleeves,” it’s a free download. You don’t have to use up that valuable storage downloading the mixes if you…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

HTC’s Gingerbread Update For Desire Inches Closer

In what’s become a common occurrence for HTC, the company has updated their Facebook page, explaining they “are testing our build of Gingerbread for HTC Desire and will start doing quality assurance for it this week.” [Facebook] https://gizmodo.com/htc-will-cut-select-apps-to-make-room-on-the-desire-f-5812527

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Windows Phone Mango Will Support Front Facing Cameras

Anonymous RIM Employee Condemns “Soviet-Era Government” Atmosphere and Other Horrors

This Fly-By-Wire Seafloor Drill Rig Works 10,000 Leagues Under The Sea

The New Google Calendar Sure Is Purty

I Think My Dad Owned These New G-Series Sony Speakers

Facebook Revolt Scores Lower Cottage Cheese Prices For Israelis

Al-Qaeda’s Only Trusted Communication Channel Was Hacked

HP Touchpad Exposes Its Innards For All To See

Watching 252 Space Blankets Inflate, Dance and Crumple Is Fascinating

Google+ Stumbles Early with Privacy Loophole

Nook Comes with 30 Free Books If You Give Up Your Old Ebook Reader

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

The World Doesn’t Need Shocking Collars for Dogs

A Building Made From Shipping Containers Would Probably Scare Dexter Witless

You Can Actually Run the Netflix App on HTC Evo 3D Phones

This Mosquito-Proof Hammock Makes Swamps So Much More Relaxing

Skype’s Android App Does Two-Way Video Chat Over 3G

What Do You Tell the TSA When They Find Sex Toys In Your Luggage?

Electro-Maestros Radio Soulwax Dish Up 24 Hours of Mixes and Record Sleeve-Influenced Visuals

HTC’s Gingerbread Update For Desire Inches Closer

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