The Gawker Media sites are having image server issues today. We'll be doing some headline-only stuff for the time being, and we'll ramp up the visual stuff as things come back online. Sorry for the inconvenience, everyone! We should be back to normal shortly. More »
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If we ignore, just for a moment, all the issues purportedly plaguing the iPhone 4 launch and look at simple numbers (like the purported 600,000 phones sold on day one), who, exactly, was buying this thing? The results? Here: More »
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There's no great fix for the iPhone 4 reception issues right now. Here are the best pseudo-solutions so far. More »
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This is a funny one. You'd think the President of Nintendo America, Reggie Fils-Aime, would know the date of release for his revolutionary new 3DS, but telling Jimmy Fallon on Friday that it'd launch "next year" was incorrect, apparently. More »
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The humble to-do list hasn't changed much over the years, but the methods we use to manage it have. Here's a look at five of the most popular tools for helping you manage your to-do list. [Lifehacker] More »
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The problem which has plagued Gawker Media sites the past couple of days is still present, meaning images and avatar pictures aren't showing up. We've tried turning it off and back on, rubbing the batteries between our warm palms—heck, even holding the server differently as commenters here suggested. Stay tuned for the magical moment when the lights get turned back on, but in the meantime comments are still working fine. You know what to do. More »
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Amazon's own e-book reader won't be able to play back video or audio embedded in e-books the way the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad will. (Amazon mentions nothing about the Mac and PC versions.) But it probably doesn't matter too much to Amazon, who stands to make a killing on the books themselves, anyhow. More »
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The Samsung Epic 4G joins the HTC Evo as Sprint's 4G handsets, but diverges with the fact that it has a slide-out keyboard. It looks like the Galaxy S Pro, which we've been hearing about leaked in the past few weeks. More »
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Seeing a lightning bolt flash before your eyes can be both awe-inspiring and terrifying. Watching this 1/16th-speed clip of it simultaneously striking three of Chicago's tallest buildings fills me with so much terror there's no room left for awe. [LikeCool] More »
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It's a shame that Gizmodo's image servers are all out of whack, because otherwise you'd be looking at a huge photograph of a truly inspired iPhone accessory called iPlunge. They say a picture's worth a thousand words, and if there was ever a product that really made you want to take that literally, it was this one. That's a little ambitious, but here anyway is my portrait of the iPlunge, painted in words. More »
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We've all seen futuristic movies with awesome Hal and Jarvis computers that are smart enough to recognize what we want them to do. They're like people. Today's computers are learning to be like that and they're already replacing us. More »
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A recent spate of suicides at Foxconn factories brought scrutiny to the working conditions in the factories where big-brand gadgets are manufactured. But tracing gadget guts to their mineral sources reveals that Foxconn overtime is far from the ugliest link of the supply chain. More »
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The TED conference brings together some of the greatest minds of our time, all offering their own unique world-changing ideas. In between those people, Hillel Cooperman gave this breathless, highly entertaining rundown of the weird world of adult LEGO. [Geekosystem] More »
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That was quick: Just a few days after Apple's iPhone 4 went on sale— featuring video chat capabilities — the "FaceTime" sex chat services are already starting up. More »
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Well this is kinda wacky. Citing a "very credible source," Digg founder Kevin Rose tweeted that Google is readying "Google Me," a social service intended to go toe-to-toe (face-to-face?) with Facebook. It's like Google stalking, but official, and thus marginally less creepy! More »
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A leaked T-Mobile slide is showing off the Motorola Charm, a square-ish Android device running Motoblur with a physical keyboard. Though Motoblur is definitely not for us, the Charm's Blackberry-esque, candybar form factor is interesting since it hasn't been done with Android before. If the keyboard is better than typical Motorola-fare, this could serve as a great messaging device for tweens everywhere. It's supposed to run Android 2.1, which means you won't be that behind when it releases. [Engadget] More »
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Hey, I'm not saying this is an environmentally sound way to get rid of old gadgets, or even a safe thing to set up in your backyard if you have children, pets, or a penchant for mischief, but, yes. [Dvice] More »
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