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Meebo For iPhone Gets Retina Display Support and Multitasking

Meebo, the king of iPhone messaging apps, just got a new update bringing fast app switching and support for the iPhone 4’s Retina Display. And it’s still free! So go chat with someone already. [iTunes]

Social Media Kyle VanHemert

Now Available: Adobe AIR for Android

Adobe AIR is now available for download in the Android Market for Android those with devices running Froyo. This means that Android users can look forward to new types of apps, including cross-platform ones. AIR apps will not install differently from other Android apps. [Android Central]

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Spotify’s US Launch Looks Shaky, Even Without Apple’s Rumored $10/Month Streaming Service

It pains me to tell you this, but the US might be waiting even longer for Europe’s much-loved Spotify. They’ve missed two deadlines already, and with their end-of-year launch date looming, it’s not looking good for free music lovers. If you missed me raving on about Spotify the other month, do check out the post…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Bucky Fuller’s Back-To-Front Car Gets Re-Imagined by Norman Foster

Only three of these back-to-front Dymaxions were ever built, but as there’s only one remaining it was up to British architect Norman Foster (the man behind some of the most recognizable buildings in the world) to build the fourth himself. He actually worked with the American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller for almost 20 years, so…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Bored This Friday? Turn Your Friends Into Augmented Reality Badgers Using This App

Yes, badgers. They’re not the cuddliest animals around, granted, but they’re definitely one of the most comical. And for $1, you can blackmail friends into all sorts of chores, once you augment reality them up into furry alternatives. Because it uses augmented reality, the badger transformation is done in real time, rather than as a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Over $100,000 Worth of Checks Deposited via PayPal App in 36 Hours

Facts! Don’t you love them? Especially when they’re as heart-warming as this one. Turns out our Joel wasn’t alone in depositing a check via a phone app this week, as over $100,000 worth of checks were banked in just 36 hours after the app update. [PayPal via MobileEnt]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Boy, Graphics Calculators Are Fancy These Days

If we were given Casio’s Prizm calculators in math class, perhaps I wouldn’t have failed so dismally. Or maybe I would’ve got even worse marks—spending the 60 minutes of every class searching for Solitaire and Minesweeper. Looking more like some sort of high-end specialized businessphone than a calculator, the Prizm has a 3.7-inch color LCD…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Android and Maemo Phones Can Grab Beta Version of Firefox 4 Now

Growing up from the early alpha build, Firefox 4 has entered the beta metamorphosis for Android and Maemo phones. It includes Firefox Sync (for desktop-to-phone favorites, like Firefox Home will be); add-ons and even the Awesome Bar. Forgetting shiny new functions for now, it will also run faster and be more responsive, and include pinch-to-zoom…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

RIM and the UAE Shake Hands and Avoid Banning of BlackBerry Services

A couple months of wrangling between the United Arab Emirates and RIM over the overseas storage of BlackBerry data have come to a close today, with a ban on email and BBM being lifted. Hear the joyous clicks of BBMs! The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority said that BlackBerry’s data services “are now compliant with the UAE’s…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Suburban Garage Gallery

A giant beetle robot from Japan that took 11 years to build. [Oobject] A near perfect replica of the Batman Tumbler, built by Bob Dullam. [Oobject] A replica of a first class Pan Am cabin. [Oobject] A space shuttle built in a Phoenix garage by Morris Jarvis. [Oobject] Built by Craig Breedlove, “The Spirit of…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

FBI Gets Caught Tracking Man’s Car, Wants Its GPS Device Back

Remember that strange GPS tracking device found by young man under his car? Turns out that the FBI rushed half a dozen agents to retrieve it after photos started appearing online. A California student got a visit from the FBI this week after he found a secret GPS tracking device on his car, and a…

Tech News Kim Zetter - Wired

Watch These Colors Dance, Then See How It Was Done

How do you make paint move with the grace and litheness of a classically trained dancer? With a Canon 5D Mark II, and a whole lot of patience. See for yourself what 5,000 frames per second gets you: “Bringing Color to Life” was funded by Canon to promote their Pixma printer line. It’s beautiful, haunting…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Gyroscopes the Size of Sand Will Track You Anywhere (Even Underground)

The Israeli Department of Defense has cooked up the world’s smallest gyroscope—powered by lasers and as small as a single grain of sand. The new gyros are sensitive enough to track your position and movements anywhere—no GPS required. The underlying tech is the same that’s found in aircraft and seafaring ships—minute physical changes are compared…

Tech News Sam Biddle

This Bizarre Music Video Breathes Creepy New Life Into All Your Favorite Old Toys

How can a music video made exclusively OF shots of classic toys like Etch-a-Sketch and Play-Doh be the most strange, unsettling thing I’ve seen today? A whole lot of latent violence, that’s how! Don’t show this to your kids. [Vimeo]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Play Text-Based Adventure Classic Zork On Your Kindle

One second you’re on the beach reading your Kindle. The next you’re standing in an open field west of a white house. That’s because you’re playing the text adventure classic Zork (or one of its sequels) on your ebook reader! Thanks to a Hawaiian coder named Planet Surfer, you can now play the text adventure…

Commerce Kyle VanHemert

Louis C.K.: “The Shittiest Cell Phone In The World Is A Miracle”

Later in his new stand-up special “Hilarious” Louis C.K. berates people who use words like “genius” too lightly. Louis C.K. is a genius. Be warned: Salty Language. You can watch “Hilarious” online in its entirety on [Epix]

Tech News Joel Johnson

How Do You Make a Converted Dumpster Dorm Less Depressing? Put a Pretty Face on It!

On the one hand, turning old dumpsters into employee housing is clever recycling. Which is good! On the other hand, you’re living in an old dumpster—which is why the Chengmai factory in China has spruced the place up. From the photos, the dumpster digs don’t seem too bad—a cheery facade, a small gym, and hey!…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Adobe and Microsoft Conspire Against Apple (and Male Pattern Baldness) in Secret Meeting

The CEOs of Microsoft and Adobe had a secret meeting recently. What did they talk about? Apple. Nick Bilton reports that “one of the main thrusts of the discussion was Apple and its control of the mobile phone market and how the two companies could team up in the battle against Apple. A possible acquisition…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Keep Holding Your Breath for That 4G Verizon iPhone

The Verizon iPhone is coming next year. Verizon’s 4G LTE service is launching next year, covering a third of Americans. Ergo, a 4G iPhone is on the way. Except it’s not. Not for a couple of years. An iPhone running on the next generation wireless standard, LTE, has long been a convenient technological avenue for…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Justin Bieber Got Kicked Off Facebook

There probably won’t be riots over the fact that Justin Bieber was kicked off Facebook. That’s because it wasn’t the teenage heartthrob who lost access to the social networking site. Instead it was just an unfortunately named Florida resident. Turns out that someone at Facebook was under the impression that Justin Bieber of Jacksonville, FL…

Social Media Rosa Golijan

Meebo For iPhone Gets Retina Display Support and Multitasking

Now Available: Adobe AIR for Android

Spotify’s US Launch Looks Shaky, Even Without Apple’s Rumored $10/Month Streaming Service

Bucky Fuller’s Back-To-Front Car Gets Re-Imagined by Norman Foster

Bored This Friday? Turn Your Friends Into Augmented Reality Badgers Using This App

Over $100,000 Worth of Checks Deposited via PayPal App in 36 Hours

Boy, Graphics Calculators Are Fancy These Days

Android and Maemo Phones Can Grab Beta Version of Firefox 4 Now

RIM and the UAE Shake Hands and Avoid Banning of BlackBerry Services

Suburban Garage Gallery

FBI Gets Caught Tracking Man’s Car, Wants Its GPS Device Back

Watch These Colors Dance, Then See How It Was Done

Gyroscopes the Size of Sand Will Track You Anywhere (Even Underground)

This Bizarre Music Video Breathes Creepy New Life Into All Your Favorite Old Toys

Play Text-Based Adventure Classic Zork On Your Kindle

Louis C.K.: “The Shittiest Cell Phone In The World Is A Miracle”

How Do You Make a Converted Dumpster Dorm Less Depressing? Put a Pretty Face on It!

Adobe and Microsoft Conspire Against Apple (and Male Pattern Baldness) in Secret Meeting

Keep Holding Your Breath for That 4G Verizon iPhone

Justin Bieber Got Kicked Off Facebook

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