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According to Reuters, Google will have two versions of the Nexus One—one unlocked and one on a service contract with T-Mobile. The phone could be available directly from Google as early as January 5th. They already had the January 5th date a few days ago, so this second confirmation of the same date might make…
In the most random and unfortunate act of censorship we’ve seen since the iTunes Ninjawords debacle, the Zune HD Twitter app automatically whitewashes any bad words that show up in your timeline. UPDATE: https://gizmodo.com/the-stupidest-app-store-incident-yet-apple-censors-a-d-5330497 We’ve reached out to Zune to see if there’s a way to adjust settings to switch it off, but if that’s…
You can’t buy them until early 2010, but LaCie’s next generation 2Big drives will be the first USB 3.0 devices to support dual-SATA-disk RAID 0/1 configurations, promising real time HD video editing and burst speeds up to 275MB/s. [BW]
Fake Steve Jobs’ new “chat” with AT&T’s Randall Stephenson from a few days ago has him hitting brilliant new heights. He really nails why AT&T’s network failures are so infuriating. This is essential reading, if you missed it. https://gizmodo.com/fake-steve-a-not-so-brief-chat-with-randall-stephenson-5424620 While I’m ranting, let me ask you something, Randall. At the risk of sounding like Glenn…
BlackBerry’s BIS email servers have apparently shit the bed, big time: users across the country (and in Canada too!) are reporting that while internet services in general work, email has been out all morning. Berry havers: what say you? [CrackBerry]
Raytheon’s love for the iPhone doesn’t stop at One Force Tracker—their awesome real time battlefield positioning application. They are also releasing a really cool looking game that would make fans of Flight Control drool. https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-as-a-friend-and-foe-tracking-war-machine-5428126 The Vectoring and Separation advanced learning game is designed to simulate New York City’s Islip airspace, giving air traffic controllers…
Oops. It appears that old fashioned, power hungry incandescent lights have one major advantage over LEDs—they get hot enough to melt snow. Unfortunately, cold weather cities are discovering this glaring oversight the hard way. Obviously, if the lights are not melting snow, motorists are going to have trouble seeing the signals after a storm. So…
If you like your links hyper, here is that AP story, AT&T’s financial sheet [PDF], and the post in which Fake Steve Jobs originally pointed out this disparity. Namaste.
We’ve all been a little breathless over the idea of The Google Phone, and that everything could change (some of us, anyway). But, wait, you say, Google can’t just give away a phone like that. Well, they could. https://gizmodo.com/the-real-google-phone-everything-is-different-now-5425146 Let’s just start with the numbers. Google has a gigantic $22 billion pile of cash. Just…
Dell announced plans to fire 16% of its Malaysian workforce, or 700 people, by June 2010. And right around the same time, Dell mysteriously started offering deals like a 3.2GHz dual-core Xeon PC for $10.99. Coincidence? Of course, if cheap PCs aren’t your thing, no problem. Dell’s still got you covered. Maybe you’ll be interested…
Today, in terrifying things about the world: Iraqi militants have been able to intercept video feeds from Predator surveillance drones with a simple Windows app. To rephrase, an iconic symbol of American military superiority can be foiled by, oh, anyone. The software, as far as I can tell, is a simple data-leeching utility. With a…
The last clip was a tease. But here we see lots more sample footage as some brave Carnegie Mellon students make D&D play on the Microsoft Surface. Don’t you dare pretend you’re too cool for this. [Surface Blog via Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-on-the-microsoft-surface-5385625
They’re a little late to the party, but Continental will soon be offering wireless internet on some flights. Starting in Q2 2010, 21 of their Boeing 757-300s will be outfitted with Gogo, the same service used by American, United, Delta, and AirTran. The planes travel mostly domestic routes, and a Wi-Fi connection will start at…
Apple’s got the patent office working overtime again, this time with an application for a 3D display that rotates objects based on the relative position of the user. According to the filing dug up by MacRumors, Apple’s trying to bring a little hyper-reality to your monitor. Instead of using a keyboard or a click to…
The NookDevs just got a full web browser up and running on the Nook, alongside Android Twitter/Facebook apps. At what point does the Nook cease to be an eBook reader and start to be something more? [Twitter via Android Guys]
The digital magazine battle royale has gone up a notch today, with the publishers of Popular Science magazine creating this beautifully graceful concept. Game on, Wired and Sports Illustrated, game on. https://gizmodo.com/wired-for-the-apple-tablet-5409871 Publisher Bonnier has worked with design agency BERG to come up with the Mag+ tablet, which has the magazine pages run vertically, rather…
This is absolutely crazy. There’s a Swedish invasion at the Apple Campus in Cupertino, waiting for Steve Jobs to come. They are employees of the SVT TV channel—the Svenska equivalent to the BBC—broadcasting live now—to Sweden. Here’s why: Dear Steve Jobs, We at SVT (the Swedish public service broadcaster) would like to ask you a…
Google’s already said you’ll need to buy a Chrome OS machine if you want it officially, but if TechCrunch’s sources are right, they could be launching Google-branded hardware for the platform, much like they’re doing with the Nexus One. https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chrome-os-5408504 Sure, you may’ve already downloaded an early Chrome OS build on your current machine, but…
The Blu-ray Disc Association has issued the official specifications for 3D Blu-ray, thankfully confirming that the discs will be backwards-compatible for when you tire of actors lunging out of the TV at you. Making it easy for everyone to adopt 3D entertainment, good ol’ Sony has worked it so that the PS3 will be able…
