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There sure were a lot of fun things announced for iPhone 3.0 today! It’s too bad US customers won’t get to use them for a while thanks to how terrible AT&T is. Interested in tethering? Available at some point, probably! MMS, something that’s been around for literally years? Later this summer, not at launch! This…
In case you missed it, the iPhone 3.0 software will be available worldwide on June 17th (today for developers). It will be free for iPhone owners and $9.95 for Touch. There are also some new features unveiled at WWDC. Whats new: MMS will be available from 29 carriers at launch, but it won’t be coming…
Apple has introduced the final version of Safari 4, referring to it as the “fastest browser on any platform.” It is available now for OSX and Windows. https://gizmodo.com/safari-4-first-impressions-5159327 Apple Releases Safari 4 – The World’s Fastest & Most Innovative Browser SAN FRANCISCO, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today released Safari® 4, the world’s fastest and…
Apple is giving Snow Leopard, the next version of OS X, a proper unveiling today at WWDC. Here are all the details, as we get them. The biggest news? It’s only $29 to upgrade, and coming in September Snow Leopard, otherwise known as OS X 10.6, was first announced at last year’s WWDC, and we…
Apple just announced a spec bump for their 13-inch MacBook that brings it into MacBook Pro territory, and the MacBook Air got a whopping $700 price drop. The 13-inch MBP gets the backlit keyboard, SD card slot and the option to be loaded with up to 8GB of RAM, just like its new big brothers.…
Apple just announced new MacBook Pro models with the same upgraded, 7-hour battery life as the 17-inch MacBook Pro, a bump in memory, processor, and storage, as well as an SD-card slot. Most importantly, they’ll be shipping today. Yes! Apple promises the battery will last 5 years or 1,000 recharges in the same body we’ve…
In case you missed it, last Saturday marked the 25th birthday of the legendary Tetris, the game that made the Nintendo GameBoy an instant blockbuster and became a pop-culture icon. And a porn-culture icon too. [Thanks Eduardo]
We don’t have hard numbers yet, but according to some analysts, Palm probably sold between 50,000 and 60,000 Pres in this opening weekend, and Palm verifies over 150,000 app downloads in the first day alone. Of course, the original iPhone sold about 146,000 units in its opening weekend, but it was the first major touchscreen…
It’s happening again. As expected, new products are coming. Check out our liveblog for realtime updates from Apple’s WWDC 2009 Keynote. https://gizmodo.com/last-minute-rumor-updates-on-apple-wwdc-09-5266037
As you are probably well aware, there is an Apple onslaught imminent. Looking to avoid our inevitable tsunami of Apple posts? Click/bookmark here and you’ll be treated to a version of Giz that’s completely Apple-free. You are welcome! https://gizmodo.com/apple-wwdc-2009-live-coverage-5280422
Verizon is preparing their sales people against the Palm Pre launch, with a detailed feature by feature comparison with the Blackberry Storm. Of course, according to Verizon, the Storm wins (against the iPhone too.) Obviously, they didn’t read Matt’s review. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-storm-review-verdict-not-quite-a-perfect-s-5093715 I wonder what will they say when they get the Pre in six months.…
The news of Last.fm arriving on the Xbox 360 got kind of buried at E3 by, well, more exciting news. But that doesn’t mean it’s not exciting in its own right! If you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, you’ll automatically have access to the service when it drops on the console later this year. It’ll…
TVs have come a LONG way, both in picture quality and design. Now, Samsung LED TV takes television to a whole new level with breakthrough picture quality in an ultra-slim design. Experience Samsung LED TV for yourself.
Who wasted money on this survey, and to what nefarious purpose will it be used? Find out after the jump. If you guessed “crazy Chinese software engineer who wants to censor all Chinese computers,” you’re right and remarkably prescient! The Chinese government hired Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co., the CEO of which uttered the quote…
Some times it’s easy to be carried away by our tech enthusiasm, and lose perspective of what the general public is really interested in. Here’s an example: The launch lines for the original iPhone and the Pre. https://gizmodo.com/moron-smashes-his-iphone-because-of-his-palm-pre-5282391 Click to viewThe explanation is simple: The Apple marketing machine is mighty, huge, and was in hyperwarp…
JVC is no stranger to ultra-thin HDTVs, and the GD 32X1 is, by all accounts, their slimmest 32-inch 1080p screen ever. But to outright say it’s 6.4mm thick is a little bit of a stretch, don’t you think? https://gizmodo.com/review-the-worlds-thinnest-lcd-hdtvs-5083986 That figure is derived from a panel measurement above its lumpy rear, where the bulk of…
You only have so many joints, after all. This Penny Arcade strip sums up our worst fears/wildest dreams. [Penny Arcade] https://gizmodo.com/project-natal-won-e3-and-maybe-the-motion-control-wars-5280496
Scrap the new iPhone, Snow Leopard, and even the Apple tablet. What I really want is this MotoCzysz Erpc, an electric superbike that not only looks amazing, but uses the iPhone as its dashboard, as you can see here: https://gizmodo.com/last-minute-rumor-updates-on-apple-wwdc-09-5266037 According to Wes at Hell for Leather Magazine, the Erpc may win next Friday’s zero…
Lionsgate, Paramount and MGM are banding together to create a Hulu-style streaming service called Epix, promising new, pre-DVD-release films at 720p quality. The way they’re going about it, though, is a little strange. Epix is actually more than an online VOD project: it’s a cable movie channel, destined, at least the studios hope, for bundling…
Vizio’s been awfully busy since we last heard from them, updating three product lines with a total of 31 new HDTVs. The XVT series are more high-end, the M series is more about style, and the E is eco-friendly. The XVT line will use some new Vizio tech to get the sharpest picture possible, including…
