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Early Google Fiber adopter shares thoughts on Google's new 1Gbps Internet service
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Gizmodo on Monday hosted a chat session with Max Ross, a former software developer and current co-owner of the Fric and Frac restaurant in Kansas City who just got his business hooked up to Google’s (GOOG) shiny new fiber optic network on Sunday. During his chat, Ross said that he...
One Retina Display icon has way more pixels than a whole original Macintosh screen
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Gizmodo shows how far we, and the pixels we love, have come since 1984. On the left you see the 512×512 display on the original Mac (and a few subsequent Macs). On the right, you have a typical iPad Retina icon....
Wanted For Murder, Antivirus Software Inventor John McAfee, Says Police 'Will Kill Me If They Find Me' (INTC)
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John McAfee is wanted for murder, but he says he is innocent and that he is running from the police because "they will kill me if they find me." Best known for founding antivirus software company McAfee, Inc back in 1987, McAfee currently lives in Belize, where, according to reports from...
Wanted For Murder, Antivirus Software Inventor John McAfee, Says Police 'Will Kill Me If They Find Me' (INTC)
Instagram search engine Worldcam proves peril of platform dependence
gigaom.com
A couple of days ago, two Swedish ad creatives called Per Stenius and Oskar Sundberg launched a new service called Worldcam, which acts as a location-based search engine for Instagram and Foursquare. Within a day, major tech publications such as Gizmodo and The Verge had picked up on it, rightly...
My Last Sony: The Rise And Fall Of The House Of Sonny Boy
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In light of the recent layoffs by Sony to the tune of 10,000 employees, I think it’s important to see where Sony currently resides in the tech ecosystem and why the company, once the darling of the CE and PC set, went so far off track. As background, I recommend...
If You're Thinking About Buying A Nexus 7 Tablet, There's One Big Reason To Do It Today (GOOG)
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Eric Limer of Gizmodo offers this helpful reminder-after tomorrow, Google's Nexus 7 tablet no longer comes with a $25 credit to Google Play, the Android app and content store. It would make for a great way to jumpstart your foray into the Android ecosystem to scoop up some apps, music,...
Steve Wozniak Tells Us Why He's Never Done LSD
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Gizmodo is holding a live Q&A session with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak today. Readers can ask him anything! So we did. Specifically, we asked Woz if Steve Jobs ever offered him LSD. And if so, did Woz try it? The answer was pretty brilliant: I have never used an illicit drug....
Charles Arthur on the Legal Implications of Gizmodo Buying a Stolen iPhone Prototype
www.guardian.co.uk
I don’t see how Gizmodo can plausibly argue that they didn’t know, all along, that this unit belonged to Apple. Are they counting on Apple forgiving and forgetting once the unit has been returned? ★ ...
Surface ad invites you to 'buy now,' Microsoft announcement imminent?
www.theverge.com
Gizmodo has an ad for Microsoft's Surface tablet currently running on its front page. The advert says that Surface is now open for pre-order and invites you to "buy now," but clicking on it redirects you to a Bing search for "Surface Microsoftstore." It's likely that an error has...
WiFi connectivity under iOS 6 temporarily broken by server problem
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Hours after the release of iOS 6 on Wednesday, quite a few folks began noticing that their newly upgraded iPhones and iPads were having trouble staying connected to WiFi networks. The behavior was odd, too—after selecting the WiFi network to which you wanted to connect, iOS would spin for a...
Get Ready For Wi-Fi Light Bulbs Controlled By Your iPhone
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Wi-Fi light bulbs are almost here. Plug them in to an ordinary light socket. Fire up the Wi-Fi device that comes with them. Grab the app. Now, you've got yourself an instant "smart home" where you can program your home lighting from your tablet or phone, no rewiring required. GreenWave...
Heads Up, Instagrammers: It's Actually Prohibited in New York (and Many Other States) to Share a Photo of Your Marked Ballot
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Fierce. (Photo: Tumblr) The Instagram army is out in full force today, smartphone drones snapping pics of every step of the democratic process, from the long polling lines to the braggadocios ”I voted” stickers. But here’s a helpful PSA for anyone voting in New York state: those cutesy Instas could actually (technically)...
Heads Up, Instagrammers: It's Actually Prohibited in New York (and Many Other States) to Share a Photo of Your Marked Ballot
Gizmodo's Twitter account hacked
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Hackers gain access through a former employee's Twitter account, which they breached first. [Read more]...
Why Wikipedia Should Be Trusted As A Breaking News Source
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Most any journalism professor, upon mention of Wikipedia, will immediately launch into a rant about how the massively collaborative online encyclopedia can't be trusted. It can, you see, be edited and altered by absolutely anyone at any moment. But how much less trustworthy is the site for breaking news than...
iPhone bug opens up stranger's life to the world
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Gizmodo has raised awareness a serious problem regarding an iMessage bug that, under the wrong circumstances, might result in your messages being seen by others, or you seeing someone else's messages. It's not a new issue; Ars Technica reported on it in December with stolen iPhones, and the problem...
Dancing To The Beat Of A Different Bass
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Rock and roll may be good for your soul, but it sure wouldn’t have its own soul without the shredding goodness of the electric guitar. Because April is National Guitar Month and because we love bizarre creations, we’ve decided to celebrate this important rock and roll tool with a collection...
Citations & Sarcasm: How Gizmodo Got A Defamation Lawsuit SLAPPed Down
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Gizmodo.com published an article, Smoke & Mirrors: The Greatest Scam in Tech, about Redmond's venture, Peep Telephony. In addition to using the word "scam" in the title, the article had lots of denigrating things to say about Peep and about Redmond's prior initiatives. (The opinion lays out the beefs, although...
Samsung Galaxy S III launch carries Apple-level security
www.electronista.com
Samsung's Galaxy S III launch is running under security levels previously associated most closely with Apple, scoops on Wednesday unearthed. A tip to The Verge understood that test units were being put in generic enclosures that disguise the actual look for field testing. One such example was caught by Gizmodo...
The Man Behind A Website That Let You Post Nude Pics Of Your Ex Is Back With A Brand-New Venture
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Be careful where you send those naked pictures. A site that solicited naked pictures of your ex, or basically anyone you dislike, might be back after facing intense legal pressure from Internet heavyweights like Facebook. IsAnyoneUp.com was created by Hunter Moore as a dumping ground for anyone to submit naked...
Apple to developers: don't even think in Flash, bucko
www.boingboing.net
The latest revision of Apple's developer licensing agreement prohibits the use of third-party software to develop for the iPhone. [Daring Fireball] Such software makes it easy for developers to use programming languages that they already know, including relatively easy-to-learn ones like Unity Script. It also lets developers create apps that...
★ Gizmodo and the Prototype iPhone
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The Phone The first question is, how did the phone leave Apple’s campus? Starting a few weeks ago, some number of iPhone engineers who, because of the nature of their work were already familiar with the details of Apple’s next-generation iPhone, were authorized to begin using late pre-production units outside...
iOS 6 Simulator Test Lends Credence To iPhone 5 Resolution Rumors
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Well damn. If there wasn’t already enough fuel on the “new iPhone will have a taller screen” fire, 9to5Mac happened to discover something terribly interesting after playing with the iOS 6 simulator. The full explanation can be found here, but in short they found when setting a simulated device’s screen...
Paul Ohm: ‘Searching Journalists in the Terabyte Age’
www.freedom-to-tinker.com
Great piece by Paul Ohm on the breadth of material taken by authorities when they confiscate modern computers: In other words, all of the rules that govern police searches of news offices were created in the age of typewriters, desks, filing cabinets, and stacks of paper. Now, flash forward thirty...
Apple To Gizmodo: You've Had Your Fun, Hand Over The Phone
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A few weeks after requiring iPad developers to work with devices chained to tables in windowless rooms, famously secretive Apple is in the awkward position of having to ask Gawker Media’s Gizmodo oh, so politely to give back an iPhone prototype left in a bar. No threats over buying...
The Next iPhone Will Probably Debut on June 7
mashable.com
Apple just put up details about its WWDC conference on their site. Given the recent iPhone 4G leak and Apple’s usual timing when it comes to iPhone announcements, it’s very likely that Apple will officially announce the next version of iPhone at the conference, which is being held from...
BUZZMEDIA Signs Up 6 Major Music Sites, Including The Hype Machine And RCRD LBL
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Entertainment media company BUZZMEDIA (formerly known as Buzznet) has just announced the addition of 6 music sites to its ever-growing list of properties, namely PureVolume, PopMatters, Gorilla vs. Bear, The Hype Machine, Concrete Loop and RCRD LBL. The news was just released, but it looks like industry blog Hypebot.com jumped...
LEAK: This Is Google's Tablet (GOOG, AMZN, AAPL)
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Google is going to sell a 7-inch tablet for $200 in an attempt to take down the Kindle Fire as the second most popular tablet after the iPad. Gizmodo Australia viewed a training document on the tablet and scooped up all the big details. Here are the key points: It...
The Content Industry Keeps Penalizing The People Who Actually Pay
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I've pointed out before that, contrary to the smug insistence of many people who dislike this site, I don't download any unauthorized content. At all. In 1999 I had Napster on my computer, but I was stuck on a dialup connection, so I never had a chance to test it...
Buckeyes to fire 500 trillion watt laser May 15th in a short, cheap burst
www.engadget.com
High-energy laser fusion experiments evoke extreme numbers -- not only in power but also in greenbacks. Sure, the current champ at the National Ignition facility in Livermore, CA can pump out a 411 trillion watt pulse, but at what price? A taxpayer-busting $200,000 per shot, with a $4 billion...
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