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The international fuss caused by Google accidentally recording our data has been put behind it, with the planet-aggregating search giant now restarting Street View recording around the globe. https://gizmodo.com/wi-fi-data-captured-by-google-street-view-cars-included-5567460 In a post on its Policy Blog today, Google once again reiterated how sorry it was about all that—and that it won’t happen again thanks to…
The maker of messaging aggregator Trillian has said it’s bringing its chat tool to Android, with a public beta test of the app set to launch within weeks. It’ll work on Android 1.6 devices and above, bringing Facebook, MSN, AOL support and more to Google phones—plus it’ll be a bespoke Android production that’s “not just…
Being in the midst of a complex legal battle hasn’t stopped Dell from being able to have bit of fun, with the unit-shifter unveiling a collection of laptops featuring designs from crowd-sourced t-shirt maker Threadless. https://gizmodo.com/dell-knowingly-sold-11-8-million-computers-with-a-97-f-5576237 If you’re not already over the t-shirt company’s house style of weird monsters and oddball machinery rendered in monochrome…
It would be the only way these low-cost, low-consumption, small-footprint little cars would have success in the Land of the Free, the pickups, the minivans, and the Hummers.
Sadness. With only two missions to go after the last launch, this is the latest shuttle tank ever to be manufactured. Designated E-138, it rolled out NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, to the beat of the Storyville Stompers. https://gizmodo.com/atlantis-youve-cleared-the-f-15-5561029 As the traditional brass band played, hundreds of tearing employees—many of whom have been…
iPhone photographers have something to celebrate: The Hipstamatic app has received an update. It now offers batch and background uploads, bug fixes, and better performance. What’s New In Version 160 New Features + Stacks (organize your prints in 9 image groups) + Batch upload Stacks of prints to Facebook, Flickr, or Email + Option to…
Look at this pleasant tableau: two square-jawed gentlemen and one of their attractive lady friends enjoying a brand new Sony point-and-shoot. And so beautifully photographed! (By a Canon 5D Mark II.) https://gizmodo.com/sony-new-point-and-shoot-cameras-put-together-3d-panora-5582087 OK, ok, it’s not that damning—did anyone really think that companies exclusively used their own products?—but it’s hard not to be amused by…
We’ve heard rumors that the next generation Apple TV will offer cloud-based streaming, but now we’re hearing that it will also bring 99 cent TV show rentals. Sounds like a reasonable attempt to compete with other streaming rental services. [NewTeeVee] https://gizmodo.com/the-next-apple-tv-to-be-a-100-screenless-iphone-5550180
Yep, just practicing my long-exposure light photography. Should be super cute, nothing to it really, just—aw man, seriously Derrick Anthony? [Reddit via The High Definite] https://gizmodo.com/q-a-with-the-phallic-photobomber-5583700
Dating pro tip: the longer you keep your mouth shut, the better chance you’ve got at forging a lasting relationship. Then again, if you drop some Battlestar Galactica knowledge and she comes back with season two of Buffy, that’s soul mate stuff right there. [Cyanide & Happiness]
ComScore’s new report shows that Android’s market share increased 4% in Q2 of this year. Who was down? Everyone else. But what’ll really be interesting is next quarter’s numbers, with iPhone 4, Evo and Droid X making their splashes. [PRNewswire]
In MyFord-equipped cars, a “Do Not Disturb” button lets you block incoming calls and texts while driving. And since so many states are banning texting and calling while driving these days, it’ll save you from the inevitable fines. Ford: [The] “Do Not Disturb” button on new MyFord Touch-equipped vehicles allows drivers to better manage how…
If you needed something to stoke your outrage at BP’s handling of the oil disaster, there’s this: Clean-up workers are getting sick from exposure to oil and dispersants and BP is reportedly threatening to fire them if they wear respirators. If that sounds totally backwards that’s because it totally is, but according to reports from…
Telescopic eye implants have just been approved by the FDA and they’re just as crazy as they sound. It’s literally like attaching a miniature telescope to an eye, magnifying what a person can see by 2.2-2.7 times. These telescopic eye implants help people with macular degeneration, which is developing blind spots in the central vision…
When the iPad was unveiled and I started to imagine the types of games a 9″ touch screen might engender, I envisioned gorgeous, intuitive and, above all, immersive experiences. Osmos for iPad is one of the best I’ve found yet. The game, which is adapted from a well-regarded PC version and costs $5 in the…
It looks like somebody took Joel’s advice about scuba diving to heart! [CannibalComfort via Blakeley] https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-scuba-dive-5560507
For 28 years, I’ve been dutifully grinding my fork through steaks and other delicacies, both too stubborn and lazy to pick up the knife. Now, I learn of an existing invention. It’s been around for years. It’s called a knork. The etymologists among you, tracing the knork’s “kn” back to its Old English root “cnif”…
Joining a long and storied lineage of combustible Apple products, an iPhone 4 recently caught on fire when being hooked up to a computer via its Apple-provided USB cord. The phone was fried and its owner’s hand singed, reports BGR. According to a source inside AT&T, the charring resulted from a faulty USB port and…
If the 395 results of this week’s cellphone Shooting Challenge prove anything, it’s that there’s no excuse for taking a bad photo with a cellphone, even if resolution, color processing and exposure limitations force you to get a bit creative. Lead Shot Took this photo in London today with an Apple iPhone 3GS, Edited using…
This was taken outside the Laundromat last night while I was doing laundry with my Motorola Cliq XT. I didn’t use any apps. I used a ‘shade’ setting and tried to get as much of a silhouette as possible while still catching some color from the scene. Also, you can’t see it but there are…
