Posted by on April 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Intel’s highly anticipated Ivy Bridge chips, which offer the promise of significant improvements in speed and power usage along with support for USB 3.0, were officially launched on Monday. The first wave of these new chips, which offer a smaller package compared to Intel’s current Sandy Bridge chips, will include 13 quad core processors. These new chips are the first to use Intel’s new 22-nanometer manufacturing process and feature its new tri-gate technology.
Posted by on April 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Despite its loud anti-piracy notice, Andrey Fedotov’s HackStore sees no issue in ripping off the official App Store’s interface. Nevertheless, its aim is to gather up legit and readily available apps that didn’t make it past Apple’s trellis for whatever reason, and hopefully with Fedotov keeping an eye out for malware. You’ll find FileZilla, Gimp and many rarer specimens — and they’re all just regular .dmg files so there’s really no hacking involved. That said, we downloaded the RTF to ePUB Converter and then struggled to make it run, so we’re not ready to vouch for HackStore’s ease-of-use any more than its security or legality. All we’re saying, officer, is that it exists.
Posted by on April 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Select Microsoft Connect partners — major players like HP — have been given their first taste of Windows 8. According to various sources, the build string currently sits at 7971.0.110324-1900, which is the third milestone build of the successor to Windows 7.
So far, there haven’t been many details revealed about Windows 8. An actual System Restore — which is being referred to as History Vault — has been reported, and the feature will allow users and administrators to completely roll back a system to a previous state. A factory reset option is also said to be included.
We’ve also seen Windows Live integration taking shape on the desktop. It’s believed that you’ll be able to log in to Windows 8 using your Windows Live credentials, not just a traditional offline Windows username and password.
All that’s left now is for a leaked Windows 8 build to show up on a torrent site. Feel free to tip us if you see that happen.
Posted by on April 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Competition is a excellent thing, and the browser arena has been a fierce arena for years now. There are at least four “major” browsers each vying for your attention, along with lots of smaller spin-offs (SRWare Iron or Flock, anyone?).
While the browser usage charts we share from time to time show overall browser usage amongst the Web at large, Download Squad readers are not exactly the average bunch in terms of browser use. So today we have one simple question for you:
Posted by on April 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Here’s one for our knowledgeable commenters: I recently bought my girlfriend an iPad. I, on the other hand, own an Android device. And now we’re looking for games we can play using both devices.
There’s no dearth of multiplayer games either for Android or for iOS. But finding multiplayer games that can cross the platform boundary is an entirely different matter.
Jay recently posted Words with Friends which is one such game. It’s really an ideal example, because it’s turn-based so you don’t necessarily both have to be next to your device at the same time (fantastic for long-distance gaming).
But what other examples are there? What multiplayer games are there that let iOS users play with Android users?
Posted by on April 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
iSites — a zero-code cloud-based ‘app creator’ — can now generate HTML5 apps that work on iOS devices. With this new feature, dubbed ‘InstantApp’, you can now design a single app in your browser and publish it natively on Android and iOS, and as an HTML5 iPhone app.
We haven’t looked at iSites before, but it shot to fame last year when it launched with native iOS and Android support. Self-publishing Android apps wasn’t a problem because Google does very small moderation of the Market, but iSites ran into distress with its iOS apps. Thousands of people signed up for the service after it was featured on Mashable and TechCrunch, and you can imagine Apple’s chagrin as thousands of cookie cutter apps flooded its approval queue.
Genwi, the developer behind iSites, realized something had to be done — it had to circumvent the App Store approval process. Genwi, of course, turned to HTML5 Web apps — which can be pinned to the iPhone home screen and which can be shoehorned into nearly behaving like native apps.
Read on for our experiences with iSites’ new InstantApp HTML5 iOS app creator.
Posted by on April 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
When you reckon of pocket gear, you probably reckon of multitools or even small flashlights that you can add to your keyring. You probably don’t reckon of USB cables, but the USB Cable Kit from Incase is small enough to qualify as pocket gear. I recently bought this cable set to keep in my purse, [...]
Posted by on April 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
You’ve probably heard the term “consumerization of IT.” Some of the network and security pros reading this probably reckon this is yet another meaningless industry buzzword with small or no value. But, to dismiss it as such is to potentially miss out on what is both a very powerful concept … and one that information security practitioners ignore at their peril.
Posted by on April 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Have you ever accessed your home or small office router configuration settings and been bombarded with a mass of incomprehensible, cryptic computer-eze and senseless acronyms and abbreviations? Never dread — you can quickly come up to speed on the basics. The router is a computer networking device that manages the data. It interprets the packet’s address and directs the packet to its destination.
Posted by on April 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
GNOME 3, after more than two years of development, has been released into the wild. GNOME 3 is not merely the logical successor of GNOME 2: it is an entirely new project, started from scratch, to make a “completely new, modern desktop designed for today’s users and technologies.”
The best way to check out GNOME 3′s new features — and it has lots of new features — is to run a live version of openSUSE or Fedora, or simply head over to the GNOME 3 website and watch the (rather pretty) introductory videos. If you want a synopsis, though, here it is: GNOME 3 looks a lot like Mac OS X, with a healthy dollop of iOSesqueness for excellent measure, but yet it still somehow retains an underlying feel of Linux.
The overall aesthetic is very simple, very elegant, and despite being slightly out of fashion, there are plenty of rounded corners, too. The main addition, workflow-wise, is the addition of an app-launcher-cum-alt-tab screen, where you can launch apps, or flip through your open windows. For a complete list of the new features and changes, check the GNOME 3 release notes.
Despite GNOME 3 being officially launched, there aren’t really any releases for existing, stable Linux distros — it’s the live CD/USB images, or Ubuntu users will have to wait for the launch of 11.04 for a GNOME 3 PPA, but it will break Unity in the process. Fedora users will have to wait for for the May 24 release of Fedora 15. Of course, if you’re feeling crazy, you can always build GNOME 3 from source.
Posted by on April 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
No matter how transformative the technology, sooner or later its time will pass. Change is excellent! It means we’ve went on to something larger and better. But our friends at Laptop Magazine found 10 technologies way past their expiration dates that you can still buy today.More »
Posted by on April 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Light painting is a cool effect and all, but we’re seen enough of it that it’s getting close to oh-god-not-another-lens-flare territory. But light painting mixed with bullet time, to make 3D light graffiti? Really fresh and gorgeous. More »
Posted by on April 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
It's not often that a network boasts that it'll carry an unannounced phone with no name, no official specs and no release date, but the Galaxy S IIInext Galaxy is no ordinary phone. Vodafone UK is the first carrier to confirm it'll offer Samsung's upcoming flagship device, about which we've heard plenty of leaked details, but nothing official.
It's not too surprising to hear that Voda will range the device — we're expecting to see it on every British network, 'cause that's how we do things on this side of the pond. In any case, if you're due an upgrade on Vodafone and fancy a bit of Galaxy S III, then you can sleep a small sounder tonight.
Posted by on April 23rd, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Today sees the launch of the ASUS Transformer Pad 300, ASUS' mainstream version of its Transformer Prime tablet. If you're wondering about specs, here's what you'll find under the hood –
Posted by on April 23rd, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most fascinating green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green.
Pleased Earth Day! In honor of Earth Week, this week we took a moment to reckon about the origins of this now-global event, exploring why we need Earth Day and how our society can possibly tackle the 7 largest threats to our environment. If haven’t yet made plans for Earth day make sure to take a look at our list of 10 Earth Day activities. One of the major themes of Earth Week this year was lighting, as green lighting innovations ranging from the useful to the absurd made it onto Inhabitat’s radar screen. On the more practical end of the spectrum, we reviewed the SUNNAN, Ikea’s solar-powered desk lamp, and although we found it to be a bit dim, it really outperformed its expected charge time. On the lighter side, Randy Sarafan, the same guy who designed a chair that tweets his own farts (seriously), unveiled a lamp that shuts off whenever you shut your eyes. The downside: In order for it to work you have to attach electrodes to your face, which are plugged directly into the wall. Thanks, but we’ll pass. And for those who prefer regular, ancient-fashioned lights, Philips launched its much-anticipated L-Prize winning 10-watt LED bulb on Earth Day. At $60 a pop, you might have to take out a second mortgage to replace every bulb in your home, but you’ll recoup that money back on your energy bill, and Philips also announced some rebates to ease the pain.
Posted by on April 23rd, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
It might look like it claimed the lives of an entire drawer full of barbecuing tools, but Tom Dixon’s simple Stamp Lamp really starts life as a dull flat sheet of zinc-coated steel. More »
Posted by on March 22nd, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
It’s only human to want to ruin gorgeous things. We smash temples, palaces, vases—sometimes you just need to let loose. Now, here’s an iPad being lasered and torched into a flaming heap. More »
Posted by on March 22nd, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
The $19 all-you-can-eat smartphone service that seemed fantastic, then not-so-fantastic, then fantastic again is about to re-open public beta testing. We’re told that the first phase of the beta is “going very well”, to the point where Republic Wireless feels it can “skip the baby steps” and offer its hybrid VOIP/cellular goodies to another batch of experimental folks starting in June. The provider also promises a new handset as early as April, a smoother transition between WiFi and cellular calling (on Sprint’s frequencies) in May, and a full-on public launch at some point in the undeclared or undecided future. Not ready to abandon your Huge Cell provider just yet? Then Republic Wireless makes one more promise: a way for customers with other carriers to save money on their bills even before they make the leap. Consider us intrigued!
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
In a recent interview, Blizzard senior producer John Lagrave said “it would be foolish for any game developer to not be looking ” at getting their game onto the iPhone, and admitted that they have been exploring how to get World of Warcraft into the mobile interface.
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
When TweetDeck landed in the Chrome Web Store, it seemed like an indication that it might eventually evolve into a pure HTML5 Web app. Now it looks as though that’s exactly what’s going to happen, with TweetDeck announcing that a new, not-just-for-Chrome Web client is ready for beta testing.
It’s a natural progression for TweetDeck, especially since its originally Adobe Air app is practically all Web code. TweetDeck Web will sport a feature set which is nearly identical to the Chrome app, with the notable exception of Twitter streaming.
Initially, TweetDeck is targeting Firefox 4 and 3.6, Google Chrome, and Safari. Opera and Internet Explorer 9 won’t be invited to the dance until a bit later on.
If you’d like to get in on the TweetDeck Web beta, head on over and register — or sign up using your existing TweetDeck account.
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
This is one of those posts that could probably be condensed into a tweet: Apple has released the second Preview of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. If you’re running Preview 1, it looks like you’ll first receive a small update via Software Update, and then you can download Preview 2 from the Mac App Store.
There has been some speculation that Apple is getting close to a release or Golden Master build, but judging by 9to5 Mac’s initial findings there’s certainly some way to go. The Golden Master will probably appear at, or just before, the Apple WWDC in June.
So far, it’s looking like the only changes in Preview 2 are the leather bound iCal skin that you can see above, and the main iChat window now combines your AIM, Bonjour and Jabber contacts, like Adium. We’re sure that more details will emerge throughout the day, though, and there’s bound to be lots of invisible changes, too. We’ll update this post when we find out more.
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
When someone tells me about a “platformer”, my first thought is that it’s probably a simple game that mainly revolves around running and jumping around, with a minimal plot. [Play a Zelda game! -Ed]
Elephant Quest is one platformer that managed to prove me completely incorrect. Yes, you do run and jump around, and you also shoot at stuff. But the game has much, much more going for it.
Basically, as you run, jump and shoot, you gain experience points and level up. Hitting Space brings you into an interface where you can convert your experience points into Charisma, Intelligence, Agility and Dexterity points. Once you’ve “specialized” your points, you then get to pick what exact skills you’d like to enhance in each field. For example, you could use your dexterity to enhance your weapons or increase your swiftness.
The game is played in a huge maze; you go through rooms using doors, and there’s a large map. As the name implies, there are quests you can take, too. For example, one quest had me searching all over the place for ten balloons.
The bottom line is that this is a surprisingly deep game that just might ensnare you for a excellent bit longer than you intended to play. Beware!
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Samsung’s follow-up to the Galaxy SII is one hotly anticipated release, and amongst the swathes of design student mock-ups and plain ancient rumor, is the occasional word from the horses mouth. Speaking at Samsung Forum 2012 in Beijing, chief exec Kim Young-ha let slip that we’ll possibly see the phone land in April, and not May as initially believed, stating “In order to increase sales of the Galaxy S3 as well as the Galaxy Note which is already very well loved in China, the company is considering rescheduling the roll-out of the Galaxy S3 from May to April.” So if you’re impatience was making you consider alternatives, it might be worth holding out just that small bit longer.
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Giesecke & Devrient’s nano-SIM design is fueling quite the standards battle over in Europe, with Apple sitting in one corner, and the troika of Motorola, Nokia and RIM looming in the other. That’s according to the Financial Times, which reports today that Cupertino is leading a charge to push its own nano-SIM proposal through Europe’s standards body, ETSI, much to the chagrin of its competitors. According to FT‘s sources, Apple’s version of the nano-SIM would call for a “drawer” to protect it, much like the designs already featured in the iPhone and iPad. Though the standard would be available to all manufacturers under license, there’s a lingering dread that Apple may eventually own all the patents pertaining to its proposal. Plus, its rivals would have to re-engineer their handsets to meet Apple’s proposed design, even though Nokia claims its solution offers “significant technical advantages.” ETSI is slated to vote on the proposals next week, but FT claims that the company has already garnered support from most of Europe’s providers. Just to be sure, though, Cupertino is applying to become the largest voting member at ETSI, and is looking to register a full six European subsidies under its name. Each subsidy can wield up to 45 votes, meaning that if approved, Apple would overtake Nokia as the organization’s largest voting body. Nokia, for its part, has filed a document in protest.
All iOS 4.3.1 jailbreaks are still tethered, meaning you’ll have to jailbreak your device after every reboot. An untethered jailbreak is slated for release sometime in the next week — but 4.3 was meant to have an untether, too, and that never emerged.
Maybe Apple’s updated security mechanisms will finally keep hackers at bay!
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
A few moments ago, version 2 of the Banshee music player for Linux was released, bringing with it a whole slew of new features, and the addition of an official — but alpha-quality — Windows build. The Mac OS X build of version 2 is due later today.
The most notable new feature is support for the Amazon MP3 store — you can buy and download music from within Banshee — but unfortunately it’s only available in the Linux build at the moment (OS X and Windows support are plotted, but). There have also been some significant improvements to artist, album, and queue interactions — and yes, you can finally right click a track, album or artist and select ‘play after’ to insert it into the queue.
Beyond actual playback, the user interface has been tidied up — it now looks a whole lot smarter — and the Ubuntu One Music Store and SoundMenu extensions have been made official. For a complete list of changes, additions and bug fixes, check the change log.
When Windows support initially appeared in February, we found it rough around the edges and fraught with stability issues. With version 2, Banshee for Windows is still a bit unstable, but it’s shaping up to be a excellent alternative to Winamp, iTunes, or whatever other music library manager you use. It’s nearly as attractive as its GNOMEish brother, too!
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
iSuppli has tallied up the cost in parts and manufacturing for the various new iPad models, and determined that the 32 GB new iPad with LTE costs $364.35 in materials ($375.10 after manufacturing costs). This is a pretty stark difference to the $729 retail pricetag.
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
We’ve been looking at some pretty cool Kinect and Windows interactions for a while now, but we were hoping that the release of an official SDK would lead to even more coolness. Evoluce has stepped up, and is now offering Win&I — a full-featured gesture control system for Windows 7.
The company claims that a range of up to four meters is supported, which should be perfect for just about any home theater setting. In the video embedded after the break, you can see an Evoluce demonstrator flip through a photo album, pan through a map, rearrange application windows, browse the Web, and control media playback. Two versions of Win&I are offered — the home version goes for about 20 Euros, the business version for 40.
Anyone else having fun pretending his stance is a small “Iron Man”? We’re tempted to place a repulsor on that hand.
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Looks like the rumors were all too right — according to All Things D, Beats Audio is picking up MOG. For those unaware, MOG is yet another music streaming / subscription service, and while the feature set bests even the vaunted Spotify in many ways by including a Pandora-like playlist generator, it’s had a tough time procuring the same hype machine. Regardless, there’s no more hiding under the radar now, and you can bet that anything with a Beats mark on it will soon be using MOG as a musical pillar (hello, HTC Sense?). We’re reaching out for comment and will update when we can.
Posted by on March 21st, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
In BattlePaint, you play a cube. In fact, you’re not even a cube — just a square. But boy, are you quick! And you can shoot in all directions. That’s vital, because there are baddies coming in from all over the place.
The “baddies” are swarms of other squares, in all sorts of pretty colors. They track you all over the screen, and you run around very quickly and just shoot, shoot, and shoot some more. If that doesn’t sound very emotionally deep, it’s because it isn’t. But it’s fun!
After you shoot a baddy, it splashes paint as it disappears. You need to skate across this blob of paint and “eat it up” to get points. This game is quick. It clocked in at around 60-70 FPS on my system, and was loads of fun to play. It does tend to insult you when you die, though, but don’t be offended — I don’t reckon it’s personal.
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
HTC and Sprint are getting together a few weeks from now in New York to show us something. We'll be there — anytime there's a chance at seeing Android phones, an open bar, or catered hor d'oeuvres we're gonna show up. The real question, the one we all want to know, is what exactly will they be showing us?
The last time Sprint held a huge shin-dig they showed us the Kyocera Echo. Everyone remembers that one, and most had a less-than-positive thing or two to say about it. But that's behind us, and we're pretty sure we'll be seeing something from the HTC One line this time around. That leaves us three distinct choices:
Already rumored to be headed to Virgin Mobile (who uses the Sprint network), there would be small in the way of tooling to get this one on Sprint. It's a new generation of a budget device, with mediocre internals but awesome looking software. It's a phone built to appeal to the masses, but not so much to a dyed-in-the-wool Android enthusiast.
Specs are beyond decent. A new S4 Snapdragon, a sexy magic MAO/ceramic/magic end on a metal unibody, SAMOLED screen, and not built for giants. Plenty of folks want to get their hands on this one (this author included — please sell it unlockable HTC).
The beast. 4.7 inches of raw power (either the same S4 Snapdragon or the mighty Tegra 3), 720p show, and NFC. It's the phone a lot of folks would design if they had a chance. It's also the phone most folks would want Sprint to sell.
All three run Sense 4.0 on top of the Ice Cream Sandwich core. HTC promises that we'll like Sense 4.0, and what we've seen so far makes us believe them. They all will have Beats Audio, and some sort of new camera voodoo that we're champing at the bit to play with. All three are fantastic looking phones in their own right, at least on paper.
We'll have to wait and see just what Sprint and HTC announce in New York, but that won't stop us from having an opinion. Let us know in the poll what you want to see on April 4.
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
According to a recently surfaced Microsoft patent, the company could be looking into reinvigorating the gaming space with 3D displays built into eyewear and helmets.
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
The folks over at Signal Snowboards like to take time out every month and see what kind of crazy snowboard contraptions they can come up with. And this month they made the perfect snowboarding multi-tool for those who like to get away from it all. More »
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
January saw the release of the first ever Humble Bundle for Android, and now the organization is back with a first of another sort for the platform — five of them, in fact. The second mobile-focused Humble Bundle sees five games making their Android debut, including iPhone favorite Canabalt (now with a two-player mode and Android-exclusive 3D option), plus Zen Bound 2, Cogs, Swords and Soldiers and Avadon: The Black Fortress HD (the latter specific to Android tablets). Along with those comes a beta version of Humble Bundle’s own app (up from an alpha release before), which makes it a bit simpler to download the games and check for updates since all of this is handled outside of Google Play. As with all Humble Bundles, you can set your own price for the bundle, with an amount of your choosing going to the Child’s Play charity and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and you’ll also get desktop versions of all five games for Windows, Mac and Linux. A Steam key is included with all buys over $1 as well (although it doesn’t yet include Canabalt), and they’ve even thrown in soundtracks for three of the games for excellent measure.
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
You’ll be forgiven if ZTE’s N910 smartphone isn’t at the forefront of your mind — when we attempted to grab some hands-on time with the demo unit at Mobile World Congress, the phone straight up wasn’t functional. Nonetheless, if priced appropriately, the CDMA / EV-DO handset should be able to kick up a modicum of interest with its 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 4.3-inch WVGA show, Android 4.0 OS and LTE connectivity. The N910 just received the FCC’s stamp of approval, but with only AWS (Band IV) and PCS (Band II) support for LTE, it seems most appropriately suited for a regional carrier such as Cricket or MetroPCS. Perhaps one or more of the small guys aren’t far off from adding a new LTE smartphone to the stable.
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Motorola Mobility has announced the availability of its Motorola XOOM 2 tablet in Romania at the end of March. As a refresher, the XOOM 2 comes with Android 3.2 (Honeycomb), a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, and a 10.1-inch HD show. As far as partners go, it will run on Orange Romania's 3G network. No specific release date has been set, but end of March is rapidly approaching. Also, no price has been announced, but since the tablet is launching in the next two weeks, I'd expect to hear sooner rather than later.
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
The only thing worse than the Terrible 10,000 Feet is the underlying sense that it’s all so unnecessary. Why should using an iPad, Kindle or bag-holding alarm clock be banned during take-off and landing, even with all wireless comms switched off? Nick Bilton from the New York Times has been hounding the Federal Aviation Administration over this issue for a while, but he’s suddenly received a answer other than “Just turn it off, sir.” A senior official told him that the agency as chose to take a “fresh look” at the rules, not for cell phones, but for the myriad of other gadgets that can make a flight so much more peaceful and productive. Currently, airlines complain that they have to test each model of device individually, on every single plane in the fleet, and with a separate empty flight used for each test, before they’re allowed to relax the rules for that model. That’s why personal electronic devices remain so closely restricted, but also why there’s so much room for a smarter solution — even if there are still reams of red-tape to overcome before anything changes.
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
When Amazon Appstore for Android launched last week, one of its primary features — Test Drive — was disabled just a few minutes after it opened. With no try-before-you-buy, no refund process, and 1-Click purchasing ready to strike at any moment, this caused some problems. Anyway, don’t despair: Test Drive is now enabled.
Before you get your hopes up, Test Drive doesn’t work with every app. The IMDb app works fine — you can even watch movie trailers on it! — but the Mad Birds games are sadly not enabled. Some games work surprisingly well, though, like Bubble Buster. There’s very small latency, and the framerate is really rather excellent. The Test Drive experience is so right to life that you even get ads; how cool is that?
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Apple has just announced that they have sold three million new iPads since its release last Friday. It’s a staggering number. Clearly, they are unstoppable at this point. The future is here to stay, people. More »
Posted by on March 20th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
The Special Theory of Relativity. It’s the most well-known thing the most well-known physicist ever did, but what makes it so special? Turns out, it helped prove that we could, uhh, go. Seriously. Here’s the latest in MinutePhysics’ crusade to educate the stupid, stupid world about Einstein. [MinutePhysics] More »
Posted by on March 19th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Hammocks aren’t designed with cold weather camping in mind. Even sleeping bags are helpless against the slightest chill. Grand Trunk’s hammock compatible sleeping bag solves this by turning your hammock into a toasty insulated cocoon. More »
Posted by on March 19th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Call of Duty fans have something to be excited for today, as T3 is reporting that a native tablet version of the ELITE mobile app is in the works. According to Activision Product Director Noah Heller, a tablet-optimized app was the natural next step, after the developer pushed over 2 million copies of the mobile title on iOS and Android. There are few details available just yet, though the game is said to be coming to both the iPad and Android tablets. It will offer a similar experience to what is now available on smartphones, meaning that you'll need an ELITE account and a copy of Modern Warfare 3 on your console or computer. We'll keep our ear to the ground for details as they trickle in.
The five new views provide fresh and fascinating ways to explore your favorite Blogger blogs. The Mosaic view, for example, makes a wall of thumbnails — click one, and it zooms to fill the screen; click it again and it minimizes. Flipcard is similar to Mosaic, but not quite as eclectic. Sidebar, Timeslide and Snapshot round off the new views, with each one obviously targeted at different types of content, from photo blogs, to text-only philosophy blogs, and everything in between.
For now, you have to visit a Blogger blog and add /view to the URL to enable the new Dynamic Views. If you own a Blogger blog, you can disable the new views — and really, why weren’t they disabled by default?
If feedback is positive — which we’re sure it will be — these Dynamic Views will soon be enabled by default. You’ll also be able to edit the views in much the same way as current Blogger templates.
Posted by on February 28th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
For what seems like an eternity, Download Squad readers have reacted to news of security exploits targeting Adobe Reader with a common sentiment: why doesn’t Microsoft build its own secure PDF reader into Windows? Apparently the Windows 8 team agrees, and they’re working away at an application called Modern Reader which is exactly that.
From the handful of screenshots Paul Thurrott has shared, it’s clear that Modern Reader has been built with Metro in mind. You can see the Reader back button in the top-left corner of the yellow image and the minimal page navigation bar on the right. We’ve posted some larger images we managed to scrape from Google’s cache after the break.
Thurrott also mentions that Modern Reader is the first program spotted which is built using AppX — a packaging technology that may allow developers to roll a single build to both Windows 8 desktops and Windows Phone 8 mobile devices.
Posted by on February 28th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Very lucky commuters using the number 38 between Victoria and Hackney will find themselves touring the nation’s capital on the first of London’s new Eco-Routemasters. The first paying passengers journey aboard the vehicle at midday today, which was designed in London and built in Ireland, ending a process that started in July 2008. A further seven of the hybrid buses will arrive at a rate of one every fortnight until the fleet (of eight out of the 68 needed for the route) is complete at the end of May. The fuel-efficient vehicle gets 11.6mpg, nothing to your average Prius, but a miracle to a city whose buses normally average half that. It will also mark a return for the excellent ancient Bus Conductor, except all they’ll be responsible for is ensuring people board and exit safely from that legendary rear door — if you want a ticket, you’ll still have to talk to the driver.
Posted by on February 27th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
This 12-Port USB Hub with Power Adapter and 2 Switches from Satechi is for the person who has everything – and needs to charge/sync it! The USB 2.0 hub has two switches that allow you to turn on the first six ports, the last six ports, all, or none. It has a data rate of [...]
Posted by on February 27th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
It’s still a bit odd seeing Microsoft deliver apps for Apple’s mobile platform. And it’s even weirder still to see one as sexy as the new Bing app for iPad, which brings a slick, immersive search experience to Apple’s tablet.
Just as a regular search on bing.com will, the Bing app for iPad tailors the results it displays based on what you’re searching for. There are loads of custom views, covering everything from movies and maps to weather and shopping. The app also offers a heads-up show of currently trending searches, complete with related images, which is an iPad-exclusive feature.
Navigation is a breeze thanks to multitouch controls, allowing users to flick or swipe through results. And while the development team refers to the app as “touch and choose,” Bing Voice Search is also built in — making it simple to start a query without using the iPad’s on-screen keyboard.
The Bing app for iPad is available for download now from the App Store.
Posted by on February 27th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Here’s one for our knowledgeable commenters: I recently bought my girlfriend an iPad. I, on the other hand, own an Android device. And now we’re looking for games we can play using both devices.
There’s no dearth of multiplayer games either for Android or for iOS. But finding multiplayer games that can cross the platform boundary is an entirely different matter.
Jay recently posted Words with Friends which is one such game. It’s really an ideal example, because it’s turn-based so you don’t necessarily both have to be next to your device at the same time (fantastic for long-distance gaming).
But what other examples are there? What multiplayer games are there that let iOS users play with Android users?
Posted by on February 27th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
According to The Creators Project, the Smithsonian has over 137 million pieces in its collection, but only enough room to show about 2 percent of them. So it’s turning to 3D printing to share as much as it can. More »
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
I have a thing for full-screen text editing. I use WriteMonkey for my creative writing needs, and VIM in a full-screen PuTTY session for my Web development work. That being the case, I’m all over the monospace, dark-background, focused editing scene.
OmmWriter attempts to take that aesthetic and make it somehow more spiritual, with three picturesque backgrounds and ambient background audio tracks (there are seven of each in the paid version).
I’m of two minds about this app. On the one hand, yes, it’s gorgeous. But if you want music as a background to your writing, why not pick your own soundtrack with Winamp or Foobar2000 running in the background?
OmmWriter also offers three keyboard-clicking sounds, which are kind of nice. None of these features are groundbreaking, really. OmmWriter could be seen as a way to gently ease into the world of distraction-free writing — in case something like WriteMonkey’s dark background is just too oppressive for you.
After the fold you can see a video showcasing several of OmmWriter’s features and creative soundscapes.
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Looks like ancient Fujitsu isn’t the only PC-maker looking to get into the Windows 8 tablet business before year’s end. Addressing a conference in Northern California, HP CEO Meg Whitman let it be known that her company plans on pushing out an Intel-packing tablet running the new Microsoft operating system in 2012. How about a dual-boot webOS system, Meg? We can dream, can’t we?
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
This year at the Geneva auto show, Jeep will debut three Euro-bound special editions: a Wrangler that will go on sale soon, as well as production-intent Grand Cherokee and Compass “concepts.” Jeep Grand Cherokee Sports Concept The Jeep Grand Cherokee Sports concept, pictured above, was designed to be an experiment in style. The outcome is [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Congress is in recess this week, but that doesn’t mean the furor surrounding the House transportation bill has died down.
Under the House transpo bill, transit agencies that operate both rail and bus systems, like NJ Transit, would be forced to take on huge new bureaucratic costs or lose out on grant money. Photo: NJ.com
Transportation [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
Willie Gonzalez was killed by an MTA bus driver in Harlem. The day before, Meilan Jin was fatally struck by an MTA bus [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Nashville eliminated parking minimums in its downtown in 2010. Despite a meager transit system, the change wasn't controversial. Image: Wikimedia
Want to know just how twisted the politics of parking are in New York City? Take a look at Nashville, Tennessee.
Two years ago, Nashville scrapped parking minimums completely for its downtown, a fact called to our [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Double World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm has been confirmed alongside British driver David Binks as part of a two-car Best Buy Racing team in the 2012 Global RallyCross Championship. Gronholm, who won three GRC rounds last season, will drive a Ford Fiesta prepared by Olsbergs Motor Sport Evolution on every round of this year’s series
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Rio Haryanto will join Max Chilton in the Carlin GP2 line-up this year, as the team also starts a new partnership with the Marussia Formula 1 squad. Indonesian 19-year-ancient Haryanto raced for the Marussia-linked Manor squad in GP3 for the past two years, winning three races, and made his GP2 debut with DAMS in last year’s non-championship Abu Dhabi event
Honda has unveiled a prototype version of the upcoming European CR-V ahead of the model’s debut at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. As with most prototypes from Honda, the vehicle is a thinly veiled version of the production CUV set to hit dealerships later this year. If the 2012 CR-V looks familiar, it certainly should. At first glance, the tall-riding five door looks to be a carbon-copy of the U.S. market vehicle. Peer a bit closer, but, and you’re likely to notice the Euro prototype wears a grille with a slightly different end compared to its American cousin.
Our eyes also spot a mildly tweaked lower front fascia with different fog lamp openings and different – dare we say more attractive – headlights to match. Honda isn’t saying much about what sort of drivetrain options European buyers will be able to delight in once the 2012 CR-V lands. Odds are we’ll have to wait until the official debut next month. In the meantime, hit the jump for the brief press release and check it out in the gallery.
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
2012 NNS No. 33 Oreo 100th Birthday Chevy Driven by Tony StewartDAYTONA BEACH, Fla., (Feb. 22, 2012) ? If there?s anyone who?s just a kid at heart, it?s Tony Stewart. That?s why there?s no better driver to help Oreo kick off its 100th birthday celebration than the three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion….more»
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Denny Hamlin in Garage – Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCARThe 2012 NNS season officially got underway Thursday morning, as drivers took to the 2.5 mile track at Daytona International Speedway for their first DRIVE4COPD 300 practice session. NSCS regular Denny Hamlin, with a lap speed of 197.472 mph, was the fastest during the…more»
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Congress is in recess this week, but that doesn’t mean the furor surrounding the House transportation bill has died down.
Under the House transpo bill, transit agencies that operate both rail and bus systems, like NJ Transit, would be forced to take on huge new bureaucratic costs or lose out on grant money. Photo: NJ.com
Transportation [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
To celebrate the imminent marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Royal Collection will release an Android an iOS app that chronicles the last seven royal marriages, including Queen Victoria’s marriage to Prince Albert in 1840.
Ironically, the app won’t really feature anything to do with William and Kate’s marriage — rather, it will focus on the “tradition, splendor and romance” that are intrinsic to British royal marriages. “[The app] will share the tales of past royal weddings and offer a wealth of historical context for the ceremony on April 29.”
Unfortunately, the app, which has been lumbered with the fantastically creative name of ‘Royal App,’ won’t be available until April 18 — just 11 days before Kate’s huge day. It won’t be free, either: it’ll cost the rather princely sum of £1.79, orthree of your Tea Party-loving dollars. The money will go to the Royal Collection, though, which is a excellent cause!
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
British Touring Car squad Motorbase Performance has signed Aron Smith to complete its three-car line-up for this season. Smith, who made his BTCC debut with Triple Eight Engineering at Knockhill last year, will drive alongside Motorbase regulars Mat Jackson and Liam Griffin.
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Johnny Housley brought his ?A? game to Toyota Speedway at Irwindale during Week Three competition in the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour as the Mid-South sim racer was standing tall atop the weekly points after seven days of racing at the California track. Over 450 took to the half-mile, multi-groove race track during Round Three of 12 as they tried to track down small track glory on the virtual California asphalt. Housley won a massive sof race on February 20th, which carried a rating of 3232 Strength of Field rating. How massive was this online race? The top four in this 75-lap race made-up four of the top five positions in the weekly standings! Housley had everything under control in this event, leading all 75 laps in the race and [...]
China is Infiniti‘s second-largest market, so vital to the brand that it is building its global headquarters in Hong Kong. Infiniti will also adapt to the local tastes in another way this year when it offers an M37 sedan variant that’s stretched by 150 millimeters for the Chinese market.
By now the Chinese preference for extended-wheelbase vehicles is well known, Audi‘s A6L having left a trail of money that the BMW 5Li, Mercedes-Benz E300L and Volvo S80L were quick to follow. The longer Infiniti M will go up against that bunch. Unlike its competitors, but, the M isn’t built in China, so even though it helped Infiniti nearly double its sales there last year, some suggest the price disparity will handicap its chances.
We’ll know the specifics once the extended-wheelbase M debuts at the Beijing Auto Show in April. A hybrid version is expected to follow after the first model goes on sale in June.
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Nobody can deny (can they?) that the Fisker Karma is the lewdest wedge of car porn to hit the pavement since the onset of the 5-mph bumper. From one 22-inch wheel to the other, the Fisker is a heartthrob, a design spectacularly unchained from the shackles of practicality and brand identity that enslave other automakers. [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Mini?s lineup is more expansive than you might reckon. The basic Cooper three-door hatch currently shares showroom space with the four-place convertible, the extended-length Clubman, the high-riding Countryman, and the two-seater Roadster and Coupe. Mini will debut yet another (potential) derivative next month at the Geneva auto show, the Clubman-based Clubvan commercial van concept. (The [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Race Winner: John King Age: 23 Team : No. 7 – Red Horse Racing Toyota Owner: Tom DeLoach Crew Chief: Chad Kendrick John King won the 13th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250, his first victory in eight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. King is the third driver to earn his first series win at [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Mike Wallace – JD Motorsports“Country Artist Chris Cagle on decklid, and will now sing anthem” DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 21, 2012) ? There?s something in the air at JD Motorsports besides elbows and hoods while the team has been working away on race cars lately. Team owner Johnny Davis is borderline ?kid at Christmas? ready…more»
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
When horsepower war breaks out, survival depends on a constantly escalating arsenal of weapons. During the past two decades, the median muscle of the cars shown here climbed from 300 or so horsepower into the mid-500-hp range. Factor in aerodynamic, structural, and chassis improvements, and you?ve got eight nearly invincible road warriors. Here are their [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
French cars? We like to clutch to the clichéd ideal of elegantly curved sedans wafting along the highway, a picnic basket stuffed with a baguette and a bottle of wine aboard. Of course, the French also have built some pretty exciting small cars, too, and this new Citroën concept shows how the Gallic brands are [...]
Posted by on February 26th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
French cars? We like to clutch to the clichéd ideal of elegantly curved sedans wafting along the highway, a picnic basket stuffed with a baguette and a bottle of wine aboard. Of course, the French also have built some pretty exciting small cars, too, and this new Citroën concept shows how the Gallic brands are [...]
Posted by on February 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
This year at the Geneva auto show, Jeep will debut three Euro-bound special editions: a Wrangler that will go on sale soon, as well as production-intent Grand Cherokee and Compass “concepts.” Jeep Grand Cherokee Sports Concept The Jeep Grand Cherokee Sports concept, pictured above, was designed to be an experiment in style. The outcome is [...]
Posted by on February 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Via Bowery Boogie, two photos of bike-riding NYPD officers writing up two other cyclists for running red lights at the corner of Bowery and Delancey.
The Excellent: NYPD officers on bikes are not a sight you see every day. Bicycles can help police get around better in heavily congested areas and break down officers’ windshield perspective.
The [...]
If you managed to read that title without falling into the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” trap, congratulations. You aren’t a child of the ’80s. “Tosh.0″ finally got around to giving Joey, the kid who drove his father’s brand-new Ford Mustang GT500 through the back wall of the family garage, a Web Redemption. As it turns out, the tale was far worse than anyone imagined. The GT500 didn’t even belong to the family when the gung-ho teen sent it careening through the carpentry. Instead, the local dealer had simply brought the car by to show Joey’s father.
Joey’s dad wound up buying the Eleanor Edition Shelby for $60,000 and immediately had to sink another $30,000 into repairs. It’s unclear whether that figure covered the bathroom Joey also took out in the crash. Ouch.
Daniel Tosh gave Joey his Web Redemption by putting him through a uniquely Californian driving test and pitting him against a too-quick, too-furious Honda S2000 in a unique street race. Hit the jump to check out the interview as well as an expanded and “uncensored” version. In reality, both videos are clearly Not Safe For Work.
Posted by on February 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Before you question, yes, of course we would have preferred a test drive in the 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 instead of a test ride, but if you knew the hoops we had to jump through just to plant our asses in the Recaro right seat for an afternoon, you?d know. Keep Reading: 2013 Ford [...]
Posted by on February 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
2012 NSCS Danica Patrick – Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARDANICA PATRICK, No. 10 GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed running the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday, her accident during the Gatorade Duel race, social media and other topics. TALK ABOUT RUNNING THE NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES…more»
Posted by on February 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Believe it or not, pinball (that most beloved of nerd pastimes) hasn’t always looked this way — a familiar field of bumpers with a pair of forward facing flippers at the bottom. That particular design originated with the 1948 title Triple Action, the work of Steve Kordek who died this week at the age of 100. Kordek is credited with a number of innovations to the analog arcade games, including multi-ball mode and drop targets. All told, the pioneer designed well over 100 different machines for Genco, Bally and Williams — some of the largest names in the pinball pantheon — over the course of his roughly 60 year career. So, it is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to a man that provided us with hours of entertainment and cost us plenty of quarters.
Posted by on January 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Using Microsoft hardware to augment Android? Surely, you can’t be serious? Well, confounding as this may be, it is indeed right… and don’t call us Shirley. All fanboy-ism and Airplane! references aside, this Kinect hack (yes, another one) manages to go Ice Cream Sandwich out of its 4.65-inch confines and onto the huge screen wall. The inventive and involved mod, borne from hacker Recursive Penguin’s desire to demo in-development apps at business meetings, allows for gestures made on a projected interface to be deciphered by MS’ well-known add-on, resulting in real-time responses. While this particular pico-friendly bit looks simple (not to mention fun to use), it’s really a bit daunting: AOSP ROMs, TUIO protocol and multi-touch software, anyone? While there are, undoubtedly, some of you that could pull off such techie gee whizzery, we’ll just sit and wait for Google to implement this in version 5.0. Check out the brief video after the break.
Posted by on January 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
This is one of those posts that could probably be condensed into a tweet: Apple has released the second Preview of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. If you’re running Preview 1, it looks like you’ll first receive a small update via Software Update, and then you can download Preview 2 from the Mac App Store.
There has been some speculation that Apple is getting close to a release or Golden Master build, but judging by 9to5 Mac’s initial findings there’s certainly some way to go. The Golden Master will probably appear at, or just before, the Apple WWDC in June.
So far, it’s looking like the only changes in Preview 2 are the leather bound iCal skin that you can see above, and the main iChat window now combines your AIM, Bonjour and Jabber contacts, like Adium. We’re sure that more details will emerge throughout the day, though, and there’s bound to be lots of invisible changes, too. We’ll update this post when we find out more.
Posted by on January 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
With the webOS 3.0 SDK available for nearly two months, HP has now given developers access to a beta download of webOS 3.0 — which powers the upcoming TouchPad and will likely ride along on HP desktops and laptops in the form of an emulator.
Right now, the webOS 3.0 beta is only available to Early Access developers. The crew at PreCentral states that HP appears to have eased up on access restrictions, but, so hopefully more devs will get on board and those of you who are plotting to buy a TouchPad in the next couple months will have plenty of slick webOS 3.0 apps to install on your new tablet.
Posted by on January 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
When questioned today about how Apple was handling the competition from lower-priced tablets—specifically the Kindle Fire—Apple CEO Tim Cook said, effectively, that it isn’t a competition at all. Which would sound like hubris, if the numbers didn’t back him up so strongly. More »
Posted by on January 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
One click; just one single well-aimed click. That’s all you get in Boomshine.
That single click triggers a chain reaction; circles start exploding, and other circles colliding with the shockwaves explode as well, making their own shockwaves, which then catch other circles.
It’s been done before, yes, but this one is a fantastic iteration. The soundtrack is mellow, with lots of piano and some nice percussion (not electronic – it sounds like drums).
At each level you need to make a certain number of circles explode to go on to the next level. I got up to level 12, where you get 60 circles and need to make 55 of them explode. And then I kept trying and trying, but simply couldn’t get it. I did get to 54 circles a couple of times, but as they say, you don’t get points for trying.
There’s no time limit, so you can carefully study the pattern of motion and place your click at the exact right place to make the best chain reaction. I’ve found that clicking near the middle of the screen works quite well, especially if the balls are slowly moving in that direction. By the time the first shockwave dies off, the oncoming balls usually hit it and the chain reaction continues.
Posted by on January 25th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
WorldCard Mobile and WorldCard HD are iPhone and iPad apps that allows you to automatically add information on business cards to your Contacts by simply taking a photo. It has recently been updated with iCloud storage and syncing support.
Posted by on January 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
With the webOS 3.0 SDK available for nearly two months, HP has now given developers access to a beta download of webOS 3.0 — which powers the upcoming TouchPad and will likely ride along on HP desktops and laptops in the form of an emulator.
Right now, the webOS 3.0 beta is only available to Early Access developers. The crew at PreCentral states that HP appears to have eased up on access restrictions, but, so hopefully more devs will get on board and those of you who are plotting to buy a TouchPad in the next couple months will have plenty of slick webOS 3.0 apps to install on your new tablet.
Posted by on January 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Man, this gadget has to be the niche-est of niche gear we’ve seen in a while, but it’s certainly clean enough to get a mention. It’s the LomoKino Adapter, and it helps you digitize film movies with your iPhone. That really sounds pretty handy, until you realize that it requires you to have both an [...]
Posted by on January 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Electric bikes just got a cool new poster boy. This deceptively battery-powered bike is a sequel, matching the five-speed transmission found on the original, but now gifted with a dark new look and some appealing chrome licks. The Brutus 2.0 also plumps for a lithium battery over the lead battery of earlier models. A chain setup replaces the belt of its predecessor, which presumably helps it power through 0-60 in just under five seconds. Top speeds remain as dark and mysterious as the bike’s paint job, but the maker promises that the 500 pound beast will easily blast past the 100 mph mark, with a range of over 100 miles per charge. The electric bike is still being worked on, but until we hear more on a retail-ready model, you can gawp at the temperamental non-moped in action right after the break.
Posted by on January 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
The Jan. 23 Shop Android Deal of the Day is the Case-Mate POP! Case for the Samsung Skyrocket. The Pop Case features contemporary color pairings to make a modern look for your Samsung Skyrocket. Rubber sides make for an simple grip. Inside, the soft material hugs your device like a glove. And it's made of a lightweight plastic. You can get one today only for just $15.95 — that's 47 percent off! — in either black/gray or pink/gray. Get yours while supplies last!
Posted by on January 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
Taking a spin in a U-2 spy plane isn’t like hopping on a regional trip to grandma’s house—pilots cruise at a staggering 70,000 feet. How high is that? High enough to require a spacesuit. More »
Posted by on January 24th, 2012 — Posted in Uncategorized
What you see before you is either the deranged rantings of a lunatic, or the second generation of LG’s Optimus 3D, erm, 3D smartphone. Currently codenamed “CX2,” the handset’s packing a new NOVA autostereoscopic show for better brightness, an unnamed 1.2GHz dual-core TI CPU and an NFC module. What isn’t changing is the dual five-megapixel cameras, the 8GB storage or the show’s size or resolution. Our largest gripe with the device was its heft, but if the rumors are right, it’s slimmed down from 12mm to 10mm: making it significantly more pocket-friendly. Our palms are sweating in anticipation as Mobile World Congress inches ever closer to revealing the truth.
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