Browsing all articles from November, 2011
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Nov
2011

Want a digital personal assistant like Siri but without all that iPhone? You’re not alone. Cluzee, a new app for Android, promises to fill that void. Unfortunately, Cluzee needs a little more time in temp school. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/qPZNX_7hTsw/siri-for-android-sucks-even-worse-than-siri-for-iphone Rozonda Thomas Saira Mohan Salma Hayek

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Nov
2011

50pk of HP 4.7GB DVD-R or HP 4.7GB DVD+R Blank Media $5.99 Free Shipping Music 123 Cyber Monday Sale 15% off any one item + Free Shipping on Most Items GoPro Hero 960 High Definition Digital Camcorder (960p) $129.99 Free Shipping HP StorageWorks X310 Intel Atom Dual-Core 4-Bay Server (1TB) $249.99AR Free Shipping LG LSB306 [...] Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/27/this-weeks-hot-deals-from-techbargains/ Maggie Gyllenhaal Majandra Delfino Malia Jones

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Nov
2011

In most games, dying is a bad thing. You have to start all over again, or at least revert to the last save point and lose some progress. Not so in Survival Lab: in this pixelated gem you play as a lone individual pitted against ruthless weapons in a sealed chamber. You have to run, jump and duck, collecting little yellow things (I have no idea what they’re called). For each donut-like yellow thing you [...]

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Nov
2011

Our podcast feed: Audio | Video Download directly: Audio | Video Subscribe in iTunes: Audio | Video Subscribe in Zune Kevin, Phil, Derek, Dan, and Rene discuss the future of phone fashion, how to pick a tablet for the holidays, and what… Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/VAV0r2C2SLw/story01.htm Maggie Gyllenhaal Majandra Delfino Malia Jones

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Nov
2011

Over on the Internet Explorer Blog, Microsoft has posted results from an extensive comparison of the top five Web browsers. The goal: to determine whether Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 4, Chrome 10, Safari 5, or Opera 11 is able to squeeze the most life out of your laptop’s battery. A baseline was determined with test systems sitting idle, and then browsers were pointed at about:blank, a news site, the HTML5 Galactic demo, and the IE9 [...]

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Nov
2011

This is a really great trick. It seems obvious, but I never thought about it: You can use the volume up button on your headphones cable or Bluetooth headset to snap a picture with your iPhone. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/QnZ3AAXVvCo/how-to-easily-take-photos-with-your-iphone-without-touching-it Missi Pyle Missy Peregrym Molly Sims

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Nov
2011

Version 5.3 of Skype for Windows has just been released, with the main emphasis of the new release being improved call quality, and the quality of video received by mobile Skype users. Presumably one party of the video call must be using Skype for Windows 5.3, though. Beyond improved call quality, not much has changed. You can now see your friends’ presence icons when contact cards are collapsed, and the topic editing button is now [...]

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Nov
2011

It’s a gray day in London and two men in suits contemplate chess pieces crowned with crumpled photographs of double agents employed by Britain’s secret spy service, code-named “The Circus.” “There’s a rotten apple,” whispers curmudgeonly MI6 boss Control (played by John Hurt) to his underling. “And we have to find it.” It’s not Tom Cruise dangling [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/11/beyond-bond/ Scarlett Johansson Selita Ebanks Shakara Ledard

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Nov
2011

Apple iPhone 4S’ Siri can find you hookers in your neighborhood. Siri can find you Viagra. Siri can find you a local surgeon to give you breast implants. But apparently it can’t find abortion clinics. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/7GxE_jf1dfo/is-siri-pro-life-apparently-yes Monika Kramlik Moon Bloodgood Mýa

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Nov
2011

Stuck in an airport this holiday season? Hiding from extended family? Or just looking to take a mobile phone safari? The Instant Wild app, free and newly released by the Zoological Society of London, streams images to your iPhone or iPad (or browser) from camera traps in Kenya, Sri Lanka, Mongolia and England’s Whipsnade Zoo. Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/camera-trap-app/ Poppy Montgomery Portia de Rossi Rachael Leigh Cook

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