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How to Use Android and iOS Together
Life Hacker - 21 Sep 2013 17:00
You don't have to fully commit yourself to either Android or iOS, and there are many of us that make use of both major mobile operating systems simultaneously. That said, Android and iOS don't always work very happily to...
Firefox 25 beta for Android adds guest browsing and mixed content blocking
Engadget - 21 Sep 2013 21:45
Now that polished versions of Firefox 24 are out the door, Mozilla has released the beta version of Firefox 25 -- and it's quite a hefty upgrade for Android users. The new mobile build adds guest browsing, which lets fri...
Earth's Days Are Numbered
Scientific American - 21 Sep 2013 01:30
Earth will be able to host life for just another 1.75 billion years or so, according to a study published on 18 September in Astrobiology . The method used to make the calculation can also identify... --
iOS 7 Has Arrived and Other Top Comments
Mashable - 21 Sep 2013 23:59
On Wednesday, Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system: iOS 7Mashable readers were amongst the first to quickly upgrade their Apple devices. Comments came flying in from readers sharing their expe...
Does Anyone Else Still Use a Mouse?
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 22:02
With tablets and trackpad-based laptops slowly taking over the world, using an actually old-fashioned mouse seems to be becoming a niche passion for an increasingly small but devoted few. Maybe the mouse should just die ...
You Can Buy Your Own Giant AT-ST Walker on Ebay for Just $16,000
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 21:00
How many of us, at some point or another, have actively fantasized about how cool it would be to own an Imperial AT-ST Scout walker? The answer should be "all of us." There's a chance to make that dream come (kind of) tr...
Coke Had to Cancel a Contest After a Bottle Cap Called Someone "Retard"
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 18:03
It's no fun to be called names, but usually you only have to worry about it from people. That's not always the case, as a Canadian woman learned when she cracked open a refreshing Vitamin water and was met with "YOU RETA...
Can you use your nipples to unlock your iPhone 5S? Look at this guy
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 17:17
If true, this is really weird. This video shows a Japanese iPhone 5S user using his nipples to lock and unlock the new iPhone 5S, which has a fingerprint sensor built-in. Apparently, the sensor works on nipples and toes!...
Android Central 151: Tethering the Drama Llama
Android Central - 21 Sep 2013 03:43
Podcast MP3 URL: ://traffic.libsyn.com/androidcentral/acpc151.mp3 Thing 1: New Nexus LTE hullabaloo Nexus 7 LTE now available in UK, Canada, Australia and more Verizon responds to inqury about LTE-enabled Nexus 7 activ...
All Your Favorite NES Games in One Swirling Vortex of Nostalgia
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 23:00
Remember before video games had polygons? Or online play? Or more than just an "A" and "B" button? When ducks were hunted and princesses were in another castle? Well now you can stare into that cyclone of NES history wit...
iOS 7 Reviewed, Nexus 5 Leaks, Apple's Buggy Lockscreen, And More
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 20:00
Apple's biggest launch of the year happened this week. No, not those new iPhone; it was iOS 7. And even amid that chaos, we still caught glimpses of the Nexus 5, learned how Brazil wants to block the US internet, heard L...
NASA ends Deep Impact comet-hunting mission after eight years
Engadget - 21 Sep 2013 19:34
After more than eight years, NASA's comet-hunting Deep Impact mission has come to an abrupt close. The agency has stopped trying to communicate with the mission probe after losing contact on August 8th. It's not clear wh...
GSM Moto X Developer Edition Available Now
Ubergizmo - 21 Sep 2013 19:31
Motorola had announced earlier this year that it would offer two Moto X variants “just for developers.” One of those variants went on sale a couple of days ago, it was compatible with Verizon. The GSM Moto X develope...
Firefox for Windows 8 enters Aurora channel with touch and gesture support
Engadget - 21 Sep 2013 17:16
The path to bring Firefox to Windows 8 may be longer than Mozilla had originally anticipated, but the first important milestone to its January arrival is now at hand. Firefox for Windows 8 has graduated into the Aurora (...
Voyager Enters Interstellar Space, and More - The Countdown, Episode 31
Scientific American - 21 Sep 2013 17:10
Illustration of the Voyager 1 spacecraft. (Credit: NASA) [More] --
How to Use Android and iOS Together in (Almost) Perfect Harmony
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 17:00
You don't have to fully commit yourself to either Android or iOS, and there are many of us that make use of both major mobile operating systems simultaneously. That said, Android and iOS don't always work very happily to...
42 Maps that Will Change How You Think About the World
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 16:06
Aside from just telling you where you are, or letting you point our where you want to be, maps can do a fantastic job of recontextualizing everything you think you know about the world. You probably know that already, bu...
PSA: BBM for iOS rollout underway, Android version acting a little shy
Engadget - 21 Sep 2013 15:13
It's been something of a mixed week for BlackBerry, but it's good news for those with an affinity for its BBM service (but an allegiance to other phones.) If you're over on the Apple side of the fence, it looks like ...
A Matching Numerical Keypad For Your Wireless Apple Keyboard
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 15:00
Belkin's new YouType Bluetooth Wireless Keypad looks a lot like Apple's Magic Trackpad. But the only folks who might actually find it 'magical' are accountants, because Belkin trades gestures and multi-touch input for a ...
Anyone Can Bypass Your iOS 7 Lockscreen and Make Calls With Your Phone
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 15:00
Just the other day we came across an iOS 7 vulnerability that will let creeps see your photos and even share them from behind the lockscreen. But that's not all! Turns out you can make calls from behind the lockscreen to...
iOS 7 bug lets you call any number from a locked homescreen (video)
Engadget - 21 Sep 2013 14:32
You can expect three things every time a new iOS version comes along: fresh aesthetics, features and, by the looks of it, ways to bypass a locked screen. In iOS 7's case, this is the second security flaw unearthed since ...
Our Favorite iOS, Android, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2013 14:00
Hello! You might notice that Apps of the Week looks a little different this week. You might also have noticed that our usual App of the Day posts were conspicuously absent. Things are changing, and we're replacing App of...