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The Dell Lightning slider is apparently not coming out until the end of the year, but it looks rather good—aesthetically and feature-wise. The Windows Phone 7 device has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 4.1-inch OLED display, and more: Seems like this will be worth keeping an eye on. [Engadget]
Apple’s iPhone business, which didn’t exist three years ago, now represents a whopping 40% of the company’s revenue, and has been the company’s biggest revenue generator for three quarters in a row. During the March quarter, iPhone revenue grew 124% year-over-year to $5.4 billion, or 40% of Apple’s $13.5 billion in total revenue. Because of…
As the next iPhone slipped out, Apple will probably begin restricting access to prototypes and unreleased products. What’s curious though, is that apparently Steve Jobs has personally been monitoring who’s walking around with unreleased devices all this time. https://gizmodo.com/how-apple-lost-the-iphone-4-5520438 According to Bloomberg, Steve Jobs doesn’t just rely on what we’ve affectionally dubbed as the Apple…
Sean Murtagh and Natalie Mead had planned on a London wedding when they returned from a trip to Dubai. But after Eyjafjallajokull’s enormous cloud of ash, they spent their nuptials stuck in a Middle East airport. Fortunately, there was Skype. Sean borrowed a fresh shirt and slacks, while Natalie put on the nicest dress she’d…
The jokes kind of write themselves, don’t they? Microsoft’s Bing is the newest big-ticket advertiser for the WNBA, with the Bing logo appearing on Seattle Storm jerseys. Take it away, commenters. [NY Times]
The terrible screen on the original Game Boy keeps it from being a retro device I want to use. But this mod, which crams a GBA screen inside, made me fall in love all over again. [Flickr via Oh Gizmo!]
Sure, your MacBook would function fine as a desktop computer replacement just sitting there on your table. But the Henge Dock lets you celebrate that sleek slab of industrial design vertically (and eliminates the hassle of plugging everything in separately.) Whether you’ve been looking for a convenient way to dock your Apple notebook or just…
Not really. Don’t worry, I’m sure it’ll happen someday. But until surveybots have Twitter accounts, won’t you take it anyway? If you email the last question to [email protected], you’ll be entered to win a $150 gift card from Brookstone. They sell robots there. [Rules]
And the tussle over Flash keeps on tussling: Now Apple’s publicly sniping at Adobe. Apple spokesperson Trudy Miller’s response to Adobe complaining about Apple’s restrictive (read: anti-Flash) development policies for the iPhone and iPad: Someone has it backwards—it is HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and H.264 (all supported by the iPhone and iPad) that are open and…
The Adam Carolla Podcast is my favorite podcast. So for them to ask me to call in to the show to talk about the iPhone? That was freaking incredible. You can hear the entire podcast here. I’d recommend it—it’s funny. As are all his other podcasts, which are pretty much a must whenever I have…
The Stratosphere, one of the taller hotel/casinos in old Vegas, has a new way to get your kicks: by jumping off its roof and living to tell the tale. The new attraction will let you take a controlled freefall from 855 feet up for a mere $100. You won’t be truly freefalling, unfortunately; three cables…
For this week’s Shooting Challenge, the topic will be something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time…something our photographic community has proven expansive and adventurous enough to tackle: HDR (high dynamic range) photography. The Challenge This week, you’ll need to submit one HDR shot of any subject. (Truthfully, a few of you have…
A month ago, the world saw Apple as equal parts North Pole and KGB—unpredictably innovative and notoriously secretive, they were a force wielded by nothing less than magic. Then, an elf got loose. A month ago, Cupertino was a sacred land of living hyperbole. Journey long enough across its infinite loop, and you may run…
Another day, another dealzmodo. It’s becoming quite the routine if you ask me. And as always there are deals for TVs, cameras, and…deli sandwiches. Yup, hard to beat that trio. Check them out! Top Deals: • 55″ Samsung LN55C650 1080p, 120Hz LCD HDTV for $1,499 with free shipping (normally $1,686.35 – use coupon code LN55C650).…
We’ve seen all manner of SLR trickery in the past, but Bhautik Josh has cobbled together a fisheye camera from a soda can. Sounds totally MacGyver, but he’s put the steps up on his blog for you to try out. Josh is an SFX engineer who loves the effects a fisheye camera can produce. I’m…
Confirmed: a bad McAfee update for Windows XP has shut down thousands, possibly millions, of computers around the world. That’s big trouble. UPDATED: Twitter has been buzzing with the news this afternoon that McAfee updates were shutting down XP PCs, and we’ve heard that California sent out an email to state workers a little while…
Sorry for the delay, everyone. If you didn’t notice, we’ve been a bit busy. But the results are close, and you’ll get em all on Friday, scout’s honor. https://gizmodo.com/design-an-ipad-etching-win-a-free-etched-ipad-5493755
Twitterific is probably the best Twitter app on the iPad. But you’ve heard all about it. The nicest to actually look at? One you haven’t, a little app called TweetFlow. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-social-networking-apps-5511609 Two-dimensional and cartoony, it eschews gradients and faux dimensionality for a refreshingly flat aesthetic. The app is pretty basic, but it’s super easy to…
This is a real ad found in 1982 comic books— coincidentally, the same year I was birthed by a cylinder of Tinkertoys. [flickr via CavalcadeofAwesome via Neatorama]
Last seen in Hammersmith, London, England: a teenage boy’s pride. For now the whole world knows he’s no match for his kid sister. [GoogleSightSeeing via Twitter]