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iPhone 2.2 Update Available Now [Iphone 2.2]
That was fast. It's barely Nov. 21 and the iPhone 2.2 update is here, all 246MB of it, as promised. Included in the update, according to the release notes and as we'd heard, are all the new Google Map ....... read more
12 hours ago
Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know [Giz Explains]
Once upon time, video codecs and formats were really only the concern of AV nerds, anime freaks and hardcore not-so-legal movie downloaders. Now, even the most part-time of geeks has to deal with th ....... read more
1 day ago
Dealzmodo Hack: Accessorize Your iPod/iPhone Like MacGyver [Dealzmodo Hack]
The ubiquity of iPods has led to a ridiculous glut of accessories, some useful, most not. The best of them have essentially become a seamless part of the iPod experience, but they'll all cost you &mda ....... read more
1 day ago
Apple TV 2.3 Update Breaks Boxee, Other Hacks [Apple TV]
Apple TV updates generally always wipe away all third-party software you may have installed, but usually, most things can just be re-installed. Not so with yesterday's 2.3 version update however, whic ....... read more
18 hours ago
Dealzmodo Hack: Accessorize Your iPod and iPhone Like MacGyver [Dealzmodo Hack]
The ubiquity of iPods has led to a ridiculous glut of accessories, some useful, most not. The best of them have essentially become a seamless part of the iPod experience, but they'll all cost you &mda ....... read more
1 day ago
Apple TV Firmware V.2.3 Update Gives Third-Party Remote Support, AirTunes Streaming [Apple TV]
For all you Apple TV users out there, Apple's now released firmware version 2.3. The patch, downloadable through the media hub's built in updater, now lets users stream music from AirTunes to any spea ....... read more
1 day ago
Pocket Jockey iPhone Game Simulates Horse Racing In Most Suggestive Way Possible [IPhone Apps]
Pocket Jockey simulates those carnival games where you have to propel your horse down a via any manner of hammer-bopping, ball-rolling or water gun-squirting?only here, the idea is to actually jump up ....... read more
1 day ago
Mobile Browser Battlemodo: Which Phones Deliver The Real Web [Battlemodo]
Before 2007, using the internet on your phone would make you want to kill yourself, if you were dumb enough to believe the crap splattered across that tiny screen even was the "internet." But the co ....... read more
2 days ago
Macbook Air Prototype Escapes Cupertino, Gets Sold on Ebay [MacBook Air]
A Macforums member who bought an "as-is" Macbook Air from Ebay has ended up with some pretty strange fruit: It's actually an early Air prototype, bearing marks indicating it was built in May 2007, six ....... read more
2 days ago
Unconfirmed: Snow Leopard Release Set For Q1 2009 [Rumor]
Snow Leopard, that eagerly awaited rebuild of the Mac OS X, could be coming in the first quarter of 2009, if you are to believe Apple engineering director Jordan Hubbard's "presentation slides" from ....... read more
2 days ago
Snow Leopard Release Set For Q1 2009 [Rumor]
Snow Leopard, that eagerly awaited rebuild of the Mac OS X, should be coming in the first quarter of 2009, according to Apple engineering director Jordan Hubbard. The next version of OS X won't come ....... read more
2 days ago
Apple Gets Judge to Dismiss Psystar's Antitrust Counterclaim [Lawsuits]
Psystar, whose quasi-legit Mac clones brought the legal wrath of El Jobso down upon them, just had their antitrust countersuit against Apple thrown out. Apparently Psystar was trying to claim that App ....... read more
2 days ago
Numberkey Transforms iPhone Into Sweet Wireless Numberpad [IPhone Apps]
The best ideas really are the simplest ones. I don't want to carry around a 17-inch notebook (does anyone?) and I'm not an accountant, but sometimes I miss the numberpad, like when I'm dropping in a c ....... read more
3 days ago
At Gizmodo Gallery: Ancient Apple Phone Prototypes From Frog Design [Gizmodo Gallery]
Hello there. We're starting to release the details of some of the things we'll be showing off at Gizmodo gallery, and I think for our first, we'll show off one of the most interesting and mysterious ....... read more
3 days ago
The G1's Deepest, Darkest Secret: Hidden Multitouch [Rumor]
Some resourceful folks at the #android IRC channel and RyeBrye, after realizing that the G1's Synaptic touch screen might be able to handle multiple inputs, say they managed to re-enable some commente ....... read more
3 days ago
OpenTable iPhone App: Easiest, Most Soulless Restaurant Reservations Ever [IPhone Apps]
Are you a socially awkward individual that loves eating out but hates talking to real people on the phone? Then you probably already know about OpenTable, the awesome online reservation site. Now they ....... read more
3 days ago
Apple Releases Firmware Fix for MacBook Trackpad Seizures [MacBook]
Hot off of software update is a firmware fix for those glitchy trackpads in the new MacBooks that would completely stop responding after a certain number of clicks. We never had problems with our trac ....... read more
3 days ago
The Tuned Bear iPod Speaker is Romantic in a Nerdy Sort of Way [Speakers]
It may seem a little strange, but gifting teddy bears to adults is still a time honored tradition. If cute and cuddly isn't your style, a somewhat less emasculating option can be found with this Tuned ....... read more
3 days ago
Laser-Etched Powerbook Ensures Hands Never Leave the Keyboard, Ever [Creative Lasing]
Instructables user noahw used an Epilog etcher to lase an imprint of his hands and forearms, eternally vigilant in home row position, onto the top case of his PowerBook G4. Noah says that typing on to ....... read more
4 days ago
Incase Power Slider For iPhone 3G Skillfully Conceals its Battery Booster [Iphone Cases]
The Incase Slider is one of the more popular iPhone cases, and this new version is notable for being one of the better integrations of a supplemental battery pack yet. It'll add some girth, yes, but i ....... read more
4 days ago