Steve Jobs dreams about "freedom from porn," but there are some who actually enjoy naughty content. A few of them even decided to demonstrate their disagreement with Jobs' squeaky clean vision by dirtying up iPad ads in Berlin, Germany. More »

Steve Jobs - History - Germany - Berlin - Pioneers

That white thing on the wall is the Splash radiator, by Italian company Runtal. But who cares. I just want to go live there and enjoy the view. [Runtal via Trendir via unplggd] More »

Architecture - Arts - Education - History - Magazines and E-zines

As if the extra monthly charge for 4G service isn't enough, folks wanting to use Qik video chat on their Sprint EVO 4G devices will be stuck paying an additional $5 each month. More »

4G - Chat - Video - Sprint EVO - Sprint Nextel

"BabyBerry, the baby-shaped phone that lets you frantically answer your calls and emails while appearing to spend quality time with a cherished infant." A hilarious but practical proposal by Mitchell & Webb. [BBC] More »

Recreation - Humor - BBC - Magazines and E-zines - Job-Related

Here are our colleagues from Gizmodo.jp who just waited in line all night to be some of the first in Japan to get the iPad. And to celebrate, of course, they made these iPad hats. Amazing. Keep it up, guys! More »

Japan - Asia - IPhone - Expatriate Life - Online Media

Uh oh. There's talk that Microsoft Bing will be replacing Google as the default search engine on the iPhone. There's certainly no confirmation, but this speculation does fit with prior reports of talks between Apple and Microsoft. Update: Maybe not? More »

Google - Microsoft - iPhone - Apple - Search

We've heard that a Wi-Fi-only Nook "Lite" would come at the end of this year's second quarter. Now the FCC just approved a mysterious Barnes & Noble device labeled "EBOOK, WLAN, AND USB PORTS WITHOUT WWAN." Nice timing. More »

Barnes & Noble - nook - E-book - Business - BestBuy

The most sustainable cup of coffee you can buy in New York City is powered by bicycle, served out of a rickshaw that transforms into a coffee bar. Mobile, sustainable, awesome coffee: That's the idea behind Kickstand Coffee. More »

Coffee - Beverage - Food - Business - Shopping

It's Memorial Day weekend! It's a long weekend with great weather marking the beginning of summer, and it's awesome. What do you have lined up? More »

United States - Arts - Recreation - Arts and Entertainment - Android

Are you a voyeur? Or just a bit nosey? Happier watching from the fringes than in the thick of it? Don't be too hard on yourself: technology may be to blame. More »

Voyeurism - Photography - Tate Modern - Camera - Arts and Entertainment

Lenovo's attempt to herald a category of mobile devices has been put off—again—as they announced today that they're ditching their custom Skylight Linux UI in favor of Android. It's a significant blow to the already dying smartbook category. More »

Lenovo - Linux - Operating system - Skylight Linux - Android

Haven't watched LOST yet or watched it ten times and still don't understand the plot? Don't worry, a complete collection of all six seasons will be coming to both Blu-Ray and DVD on August 24. More »

DVD - Arts - Lost - Movies - Home Video

This has been some time coming, but today it's official: the producers of The Hurt Locker have filed suit against 5,000 people for illegally downloading their movie. Read the full complaint after the jump: More »

Piracy - Hurt Locker - Intellectual Property - Copyright - Academy Award

What did Peter Parker write essays about? How did Lois Lane manage to get a measly C- on her final paper in Journalism 230? Here's a look at what our favorite comic book characters might've done in their university years. More »

Comic - Art - Image Cache - Collecting - Research and Academia

Despite talk of an exclusive agreement with Verizon, the folks at Skype are now saying that a Skype app will hit the Android Marketplace later this year and be available to everyone regardless of carrier. [SkatterTech via Android Central] More »

Android - AndroidMarket - Handhelds - Verizon - AndroidMarketplace

Following up on a 2007 world record for the fastest transistor speed, Northrop Grumman announced today that it has shattered the world record for integrated circuit performance, nearing one terahertz. More »

Technology - Terahertz - Physics - Electromagnetism - Terahertz radiation

Looks like we'll finally be able to insure our iPhones through AT&T soon. Word is that the carrier will allow us to purchase the iPhone insurance service right through the Apple App Store for $13.99 per month. More »

App Store - IPhone - Handhelds - Smartphones - Apple

Mother Jones put together this timeline of news about the BP oil spill that I've found contextually useful in absorbing how absolutely screwed the Gulf of Mexico really may be. [MotherJones.com] More »

BP - Oil Spill - Gulf of Mexico - Environment - Energy