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Apple Approved Almost 1400 iPhone Apps Last Friday...Fourteen Freaking Hundred [IPhone]

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:49:13 -0500

Apple Approved Almost 1400 iPhone Apps Last Friday...Fourteen Freaking Hundred [IPhone]:

The popularity of the App Store simply cannot be overstated. Last Friday, Apple approved their most ever apps in one day. 1394 of em. Over 300 were games.

That’s like if the entire Blackberry…

Google Sync Updates with Push Gmail Support [Google Sync]

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:07:58 -0500

Google Sync Updates with Push Gmail Support [Google Sync]:

Google Sync, released earlier this year, keeps your calendar and contacts synced between your mobile phone and Google account. Now they’ve added that great, final bit of ultimate sync support by…

Google Releases A Nuke. Apple Won’t Win This Fight.

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:05:38 -0500

Google Releases A Nuke. Apple Won’t Win This Fight.:

Well, something clearly broke down behind the scenes in the ongoing Apple/Google negotiations over Google Voice on the iPhone, because Google released one of two nukes it has been holding back….

Make Photoshop Faster

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:58:19 -0500

Make Photoshop Faster:

Single-serving two-tip site from Dan Rubin.

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MIT Students Explain How to Photograph Space for $150 [Photography]

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:04:36 -0500

MIT Students Explain How to Photograph Space for $150 [Photography]:

On September 2, Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh successfully took these images of Earth’s curvature and the blackness of space using only a weather balloon and off-the-shelf components—without…

Nickelodeon returning to its game show greatness with Brainsurge

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:04:34 -0500

Nickelodeon returning to its game show greatness with Brainsurge:

The first network for kids has had some cult classics on their hands. Recently, however, they really haven’t released anything remotely memorable, even in the minds of our easily amused,…

Japan to Spend $21,000,000,000 on a Power Plant in F%#king Space [Space]

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:00:50 -0500

Japan to Spend $21,000,000,000 on a Power Plant in F%#king Space [Space]:

Holy shit, Japan is getting prepped to drop $21 billion on a solar power station in space, one that will beam enough energy back to Earth to power 294,000 homes. With no cables.

The whole…

Want a Glock With That Hummer?

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:21:19 -0500

Want a Glock With That Hummer?:

Jim Lynch, who owns a Hummer dealership in Chesterfield, Missouri, has begun selling guns and ammo alongside the vehicles.

An incredible stolen Mac story without a final chapter

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:12:27 -0500

An incredible stolen Mac story without a final chapter:

Filed under: Odds and ends, MobileMe

We’re getting our share of crime stories lately, and today’s is really a jaw dropper. I’m going to be sketchy on details and locations because…

FCC formally launches inquiry into wireless competition

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:02:37 -0500

FCC formally launches inquiry into wireless competition:

Well, we can’t say we didn’t see this one coming. At today’s meeting, the FCC has said that it will be launching a formal inquiry into the wireless industry and specifically into…

Microsoft sucks at Photoshop

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:36:56 -0500

Microsoft sucks at Photoshop:

Officially.

Update: Microsoft tells CNET, “We are looking into the details of this situation. We apologize and are in the process of pulling down the [Polish] image.”

Update 2:…

Where Apple Prints Money [Apple]

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:36:36 -0500

Where Apple Prints Money [Apple]:

That would be the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City. Newmark Knight Frank Retail estimates it pulls in over $350 million in revenue a year, or about $35,000 per square foot for the…

KFC Has A Bacon Sandwich That Uses Fried Chicken As "Bread" [Epic]

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:20:18 -0500

KFC Has A Bacon Sandwich That Uses Fried Chicken As "Bread" [Epic]:

This is perhaps man’s greatest achievement or evidence of our civilization’s impending doom. Maybe it’s both.

Meet the KFC “double down.” Although no mention of it is made on KFC.com and we have…

Let Yourself Feel

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:20:18 -0500

Let Yourself Feel:

Beautiful, organic look created in Adobe After Effects using Trapcode Particular 2 and Trapcode Soundkeys. (via @ArtoftheTitle)

Kind of Bloop

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:02:56 -0500

Kind of Bloop:

Kind of Bloop, the 8-bit tribute to Miles Davis commissioned by Andy Baio through Kickstarter, is now available for download for just $5. It’s just great.

I’ll tell you what’s weird about it,…

Sony’s PS3 Slim gets official

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:57:23 -0500

Sony’s PS3 Slim gets official:

Sony just took the wraps off its new PS3 Slim at Gamescom in Cologne and apart from the fact that it looks more like a Seagate external hard drive than a cutting edge gaming console, we…

CSI Fraud: researchers craft fake DNA evidence

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:57:22 -0500

CSI Fraud: researchers craft fake DNA evidence:

If there’s one application of modern genetics that the public has not only accepted but embraced, it’s the use of DNA testing in criminal investigations. Courts have accepted DNA…

Florida OKs First New Nuclear Plant in More Than 30 Years

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:03:25 -0500

Florida OKs First New Nuclear Plant in More Than 30 Years: The Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved Progress Energy’s controversial proposal to build a nuclear plant in Levy County, the first such plant approved in Florida in 33 years.

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q700 Wants To Be Your Lounge Room's Black Box [PCs]

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:14:47 -0500

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q700 Wants To Be Your Lounge Room's Black Box [PCs]:

The Q700 looks like a nettop, but has a little more balls thanks to a 2.5GHz Pentium Dual-Core E5200. Top specs include a TV tuner, HDMI, 4GB RAM, 1TB hard disk, and Intel GMA X4500 graphics….

Radiohead may not make another album as their last LP nearly “killed” them

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:17:13 -0500

Radiohead may not make another album as their last LP nearly “killed” them:

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has revealed the band aren’t ready or willing to throw themselves into the “creative hoo-ha” of recording a follow up to 2007s ‘In Rainbows’.

He said: “None…