Oh no! Apple rejected this cute girl's iPhone app twice because it has "minimal user functionality." How dare they claim that an app that lets me browse those horrid iAds is useless! More »
Apple - IPhone - Smartphones - Handhelds - Steve Jobs
A research project from Intel can turn any surface into a touchscreen. Instead of propping up a tablet or putting a touchscreen computer in your kitchen, picture yourself tapping on the counter top to pull menus, look up recipes and add items to a shopping list. More »
tablet - Touchscreen - Intel - Research - Education
Looks like those Russian spies who've been lurking around the US recently aren't so different from you and I. They also have to deal with incredibly crappy tech support representatives, long wait times, and stupid suggestions. More »
Russia - Espionage - Government - Facebook - United States
Remember the woman who was arrested for recording two minutes of Twilight in a movie theater? Turns out that after spending two days in jail, she decided to sue the movie theater in which she was caught. More »
United States - Movies - Arts - Theaters - Indoor Theaters
You love sporks. You love multitools. And now? Look on with a delicate blend of respect and astonishment that the two coexist, in blissful harmony that is the CRKT Eat'N Tool. More »
Arts - Relationships - Podcast - Slate - Gamemaster
Looks like the folks over at TechCrunch somehow got their hands onto an unreleased version of a Google Voice desktop app. It's apparently called "Gizmo5 by Google," which fits with a previous acquisition, and works rather well. More »
Google - googlevoice - Searching - Search Engines - Companies
Apparently we've been so damn preoccupied with the impending robot insurrection that we didn't notice our primate friends polishing their photojournalism skills for when they go all Planet of the Apes on us any day now. [Telegraph via Mappeal] More »
Recreation - Monkeys - Humor - Animals - Video game
According to a Fortune story, the email exchange between Jobs and an angry iPhone 4 users is fake. They said an unnamed "top Apple spokesman emphatically denied it". Apple hasn't officially made any public statements on the matter. More »
Apple - Steve Jobs - Macintosh - Pioneers - History
The ugly new $100 bill has a slew of advanced security features to keep people from counterfeiting it. CNET was granted access to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, AKA the Money Factory, to see how they're made. More »
Business - United States - Security - Printing - Publishing and Printing
The owner of this bedazzled iPhone is Stockton, CA resident Maria Avila. When she got her handset back from an iOS4 upgrade at her local Apple Store, she found it chock full of a complete stranger's personal data. Curious! More »
IPhone - Handhelds - Smartphones - iPhone 4 - Shopping
The announcement came earlier this month, but today's the first day that GM's OnStar eNav feature is fully operational. If you've got an OnStar-enabled GM vehicle (model year 2006 or more recent), you can search for a destination on Google Maps and have it sent directly to your car. Just like Ford Sync! And hopefully less dangerous than Google walking directions. More »
Google - OnStar - GoogleMap - Search Engines - Searching
Two updates on late night and morning news regarding the Apple iPhone 4's antenna problem: First, the "Relax, it's just an iPhone" quote was erroneously attributed to Steve Jobs by Boy Genius Report. The rest of the email exchange stands, according to them. Second update: There are now five iPhone 4 Federal class action suits filed against Apple. More »
IPhone - Apple - Handhelds - Smartphone - Apple iPhone 4
iBUYPOWER's new MAGIC software (that's Multi-touch Advanced Gaming Interface and Control, not my unbridled enthusiasm) lets you map keystrokes and mouse clicks to multitouch gestures, so you can control any game with your fingers. Supreme Commander 2? Not too shabby. More »
Personal computer - Games - Video Games - multitouch - Multi-touch Advanced Gaming Interface
Theories abound as to the forces behind Kin's speedy demise. And yes, ultimately the plug got pulled because it wasn't selling well. But a theory over at ZDNet holds that spats between Microsoft's internal fiefdoms doomed Kin from the start. More »
Microsoft - Companies - Business - Microsoft Corporation - Monopolies and Oligopolies
In a move that will hopefully nudge other companies into following suit, Google is planning to increase the pay of gay and lesbian employees to cover a tax on their benefits that straight employees are exempt from. More »
Google - Searching - Search Engines - Companies - GoogleNews
Soon you'll be able to add "travel info" to the long list of things for which you depend on Google—they just bought ITA Software, a company that organizes airline flight information, for $700 million. In a separate but not unrelated note, everyone at Kayak and Expedia just canceled their summer vacation plans. [TechCrunch] More »
Google - Searching - Search Engines - ITA - Companies
I come to bury Sidekick, not to praise him. Less than 24 hours after Microsoft killed Kin dead, T-Mobile has abandoned the granddaddy of messaging phones. Sidekick sales will cease tomorrow, July 2nd, and honestly? No one will care. More »
