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Retweet @ryanblock: From the blog: A little bit on the new site, gdgt - This sounds awesome! (7)
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So we’re calling the new site gdgt (spoken as four letters, like g-d-g-t, but you can say “gadget” if you like), and we’ve still got our work cut out for us before we have a proper launch. But there was one thing Peter and I knew we had to take care of early on, something a lot of people made abundantly clear they felt was missing: we had to get our show back on the ...Contribute comment -
Good News, Everyone! [Announcements] (1)
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Six thousand, six hundred and sixty-two posts after I first started writing here at Gizmodo, I'm about to type the words that I never thought would ever dribble forth from my keyboard: I'm the new editor of Gizmodo. After working with Joel Johnson, John Biggs and Brian Lam all these years and absorbing all the lessons and insights about blogging they left in this sweat, tear and who-knows-what-else-stained Editor's hat, it's time for me to ...Shared by Andrew Ruess (97)Contribute comment -
What To Do? A Store Sells U Box Of Crap & Won't Take it back (9)
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We get a lot of complaints about people buying things from stores like Best Buy and Target and finding that once they get them home — there's a bunch of bathroom tiles in the box instead of the item, or that the item is used, broken or smashed. When they try to return the thing, the store tells them that they're out of luck. When you ask why they think they can get away with ...Shared by andy smith (147) Eric Daams (280) Inthedoghouse (145) Kristen (208) Kwasi (135) Lerch (23) Piedro Molinero (258) spurfer (63) webtime (355)Contribute comment -
Google Chrome's Full List of Special about: Pages [Google Chrome] (93)
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You already saw Google Chrome's humorous about:internets Easter egg, but reader nettleman points out that Chrome's got several special about: pages that reveal all sorts of interesting information about what's going behind the scenes. Here's the full list, with screenshots. about:memory about:stats about:network about:internets about:histograms about:dns about:cache about:plugins about:version Update: Mawin adds that you can also go to two special pages on a per-site basis. view-cache:[URL] shows you some under-the-hood cache details, and view-cache:[URL] shows ...Shared by AaronTN (34) Abhishek (11) Adam (7) Alexander Williams (16) alphakamp (22) Amir (8) Andrés Milleiro (25) angus (5) AnilG (13) Bill Mensch (2) bkim (2) Brad Brooks (10) Bwana (62) charlie anzman (97) Chris (1) Christian Santos (72) ckaroli (45) Cogo (20) Craig (20) DarkBls (61) David Givens (5) DC (6) DigitalMike (55) Dino (6) Emmett (16) Eric (42) federico silva (21) fesja (12) G. (26) ghosttie (18) Harold (20) Herb G (6) HokieGeek (25) imabonehead (41) jccamus (15) Joelle (4) Jonathan (6) Jose (5) JPowers (34) Kevin De Mulder (24) kidmarmite (26) kleinmatic (16) Kwasi (135) Larry Osterman (9) lmjabreu (25) lnewcomer (13) Lou (3) marcel weiß (10) marcosvicente2005 (5) Marcus (32) Marcus Danillo (11) mediter (21) Melkir (2) Mike (8) Mone (6) Myk OLeary (4) NeonDemon (39) Nickname unavailable (2) nikan (38) nikhil (23) Oneiros (18) Pat (56) rawwell (6) richtannehill (28) rOckY (122) Rudi (22) rutawa (21) ryan.capote (73) sammy (6) Seth G (34) Shankar Ganesh (37) Shelton (50) Siddharth (2) SPE825 (5) spsneo (8) Sridhar Katakam (18) Stephan Ainley (14) Stuart F (10) thr33 (23) tim (8) Tim Bertram (2) Tommy (2) Vincent van Wylick (17) wcaw (48) webe (1) Wei (31) yellowchilli (7) yojibee (9) yoni (6) zer0ck (79) Zoram (19) zoso (11) 異塵行者 (21)- Alexander Williams said: Oooh, extra crunchy happiness. About pages are the shiznit. Pointedly, though, there's no about:config.
- federico silva said: Chrome, chrome y mas chrome!
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How-To: Enable All Chrome's Best Features in Firefox (209)
onThe internet is atwitter with Google Chrome's innovative new features, but there was no clear winner in our speed test comparing Firefox and Chrome—which means your choice of browser may depend solely on features. Apart from a few specific issues (namely process management), many of Chrome's best features are already available in Firefox 3, proving yet again the power of extensibility. From incognito browsing and the streamlined download manager to URL highlighting and improved search, ...Shared by Aaron (35) adam (754) Adam Dempsey (13) Adrian Bucher (4) AKs (189) Alek (5) Alex France (139) Alex Thomson (7) Andrew (31) Andrew Chorney (10) Andrew the Organic Maven (20) andrewcsfan (13) baixinho (25) Ben van de Sande (8) blindsurf3r (8) Bobby (11) brennanrusnell (8) Breyten (15) Bwana (62) CannonGod (199) cat_aidg (6) cesaracardoso (71) Chad (5) Chandoo (9) Charlotte Goldthwaite (3) checkpoint (14) Chris Miller (8) Christian Harrington (8) Christian Santos (72) christideli (15) Christoph Schmitz (3) Chung (111) Consiliera (4) Corvida (65) Craig (20) Cubby Brendle (8) d1g1t (278) Dan McCall (8) Dan Russell (12) Dani McDaniel (49) David Hughes (5) David.R.Gilson (9) DavidS (23) Dean Burge (10) Deirdre (7) Dino (6) dobata (333) Doni (46) Doug Stewart (12) Dr. Ernie (52) Ed Kopp (21) Eddie Awad (1) Edo (9) egon (6) Eldon (16) Elliott (4) Eric (42) Eric Alvarado (18) Eric Daams (280) Erik Jonasson (5) Evelien (10) Eyal Rofe (8) f.shamsi (5) Felix Wong (3) Firethorn (11) Floyd Vaughn (10) francois schnell (20) gautamg (11) Gemstar38 (96) Greg Loesch (22) Greg Rosen (12) Gupfee (7) harry07 (18) hasamba (35) hoberion (11) Inetgate Writer (18) infonomada (29) Ispirato (41) Jacob (13) jahanna (5) Jake (10) Jamie Wallis (18) Jason (21) Javieerr (9) JBu92 (26) JDevL (15) Jeff Summers (1) Jeffrey Blais (42) JenM (17) Jeremy (56) Jerome (7) Jesse (5) jh2fct (11) João M (28) Joe (92) Joe Leuzzi (16) Joey Gibson (15) Johnny Software (20) jonpape (7) Jordan Griffith (4) Jorge Alvarez (3) JulioHM (30) kaala (8) Katrina (12) Keaven Freeman (6) keith (53) Kevin Federline (223) kevin oshea (9) Kim (21) Kluzter (8) Krazy (109) Kris Jaime (6) Krisalis78 (30) Kristen (208) Kyle (17) Lee G. (21) Leobardo (33) Leyla Bonilla (74) lofan (2) Lucas (17) LUCCHINA (425) Mani Karthik (92) Manny (39) Marcelo Galvani (3) Mario A. Núñez (26) Mark Dorgan (36) Matias Sulzberger (19) mavrevMatt (18) max (9) MCM (1) miasarmento (110) Michael Liu (12) Mick (39) Mike (66) Mike Abundo (6) Mike Nayyar (147) Mona N (58) MrGuff (76) Murali (2) n8dude (20) Netviber (10) Nick (3) Nick (1) Nick (9) Nihar (19) nikhil (23) Nir Ben Yona (2) Olivier (48) Pål Joakim Olsen (2) Party Paladin (12) Pat (3) Paul Campbell (1) Paul Edwards (18) Paul Spoerry (55) pearl (78) Peety (86) potentato (25) ppalli (20) Priit^ (43) Program Witch (20) Rafael Teixeira (9) Randy Meeker (14) remi (7) Revar (2) Ricardo M. (25) Richard Rosenstein (5) Ritu (454) Rob (116) rOckY (122) Rudi (22) ryan.capote (73) Sam (11) Sambli (4) Samuel (41) Scott (19) Sean (9) Sean Lavelle (8) Sham (102) Shane (4) Shankar Ganesh (37) sharonhurleyhall (14) shawnmor (33) shizhao (58) shrutes (8) Siddharth (2) Skyler Fuhrman (6) steve (2) Stuart (29) Sumesh (91) Syam (20) Tanner Hobin (4) Tidus (8) Tim Bertram (2) Timothy (284) TOM BOITO (7) Tony Manco (39) Tristan Leck (5) Vasileios Pasparas (20) Víctor (20) wcaw (48) Web Measurement and Analytics (8) webtime (355) whatevernevermind (8) yellowchilli (7) Yuri (12) Zakk Forchilli (6) 令狐葱 (7) 宋小明 (86) 異塵行者 (21)
- Olivier said: love this
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Beta Browser Speed Tests: Which Is Fastest? (120)
onGoogle's new Chrome web browser beta is getting a lot of attention for its slick looks, helpful features, and performance, but how does it rank against the early releases of more established browsers? We've previously put the major browser releases to the speed test, but today we're measuring Chrome against the second beta of Internet Explorer 8, as well as the beta of Firefox 3's next iteration, 3.1. We tested tomorrow's browsers on startup and ...Shared by [Curtis W] (24) Adam Dempsey (13) Adrian (4) afahy (2) Alan (26) Alex (101) alyssa (19) Andrew Greene (2) BillDeys (67) brad (12) BrendoMan (115) Brian Antonelli (4) Brian Junyor (39) Brooke Adcox (9) Bryant Tan (20) C.K. (117) Cai Chen (806) Cam (16) Carl Dunn3 (15) Chad Smith (23) Chandoo (9) Chris (21) Chris Reed (11) Christian Santos (72) Chung (111) clementi (14) Creeva (38) Curtis Doty (14) d1g1t (278) Dani McDaniel (49) Darin (6) deusdiabolus (61) Digg Boss (641) Dileepa (20) dobata (333) Donna (10) Dr.Eric Fickes (20) Drew (24) dzinrgeek (7) ekaye (4) Elmer Thomas (133) everyone loves a wee sombrero (73) fatihturan (59) Gabriel (6) gnusic (67) Greg Rosen (12) Herb G (6) History of Blogging (185) homaid (1) HonestReporting (10) Inetgate Writer (18) J.D. Rucker (326) Jacob Share (90) Jamie McGibbon (75) Jason Gilman (74) Jason Kingery (15) Jay (18) JBu92 (26) Jeff (34) Jeff (45) Jeff Hertlein (11) Joe (18) Jon (4) Jonnie (7) Jose (5) Kathy (258) keith (53) Kevin Federline (223) kiran (68) Krazy (109) Lee G. (21) Leena (853) Liam Bresnahan (2) LightMatt (2) Louis Liem (43) louisgray (132) Mani Karthik (92) Mark Dunne (5) Marten (22) Matias Sulzberger (19) Matt Lopez (43) mattlopez (40) mauricio (12) mavrevMatt (18) maxyRO (420) mejaredme (235) Morton Fox (47) mr_gadget (149) Neil Vallon (26) Omar Abid (85) Paolo Amoroso (3) Peli (15) Phil (42) Priit^ (43) Program Witch (20) quicket (6) Richard Rosenstein (5) Rob (1) rOckY (122) Romey (30) Ross V (276) Russell Heimlich (6) Ryan S (40) Sean (9) Sharjeel (34) Shogun (13) shrutes (8) Simone Villas Boas (3) SMC (204) Stacy (46) Steven (90) Tal Siach (373) Techboy (16) Tim Visher (45) Trevor Wermund (118) Tyler McIntyre (9) utility73 (8) Valeehill (9) Zak M. (400) 猫影 (12)
- Dileepa said: IE8 is slow.IE8 uses more memory.Chrome 0.2 and Firefox 3.1b (not 3.0.1) are almost evenly matched.
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Paradoxos da Semana (1)
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Essa semana mal começou e já trouxe várias novidades. A primeira delas é o fato do blog gizmodo ter ganhado sua versão Br. Muita gente já verificou o resultado, ta mandando sugestões e criando amizades no twitter. Segundo o cara que publica no twitter, o unico dia que ele conseguiu tantos amigos como ontem foi quando chegou o Xbox dele. O Gizmodo é um blog de tecnologia que tenta ser bem humorado e sempre atual. ...Shared by DarK FlameS (55)Contribute comment -
Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 DIY Laptop Stands (3)
onWhen your hot laptop needs ventilation and your wrists need a break from a flat keyboard, you can drop 50 bucks on a fancy commercial laptop stand—or you can build one of your own. Do-it-yourself laptop users have built several creations from common household materials to keep their notebooks elevated while they work . Made of everything from wine corks to door stops to paper (and paper towel) holders, check out our favorite top 10 ...Contribute comment
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Indefatigable Giz and the 8-Hour Sync of Doom (1)
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When Gizmodo honcho Brian Lam found out via Twitter that one of his readers was experiencing a brutal 8-hour iPhone sync, he did what any EiC worth his postings would do: secured time-lapse video! To put 8 painful hours fully into perspective: That’s a full night of sleep. That’s a full day of high school. That’s longer than it takes to fly cross country, or drive from SF to Los Angeles. After seeing this video, ...Shared by Laura H. (3)- Laura H. said: damn my longest was 30 minutes!
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Geek To Live: Partition and Image Your Hard Drive with the System Rescue CD (2)
onYou've just reinstalled Windows from scratch—again—but this time you want to preserve your sparkling clean setup for instant restoration down the road. Instead of dropping cash on Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image, burn yourself a free, bootable Linux-based System Rescue CD. The System Rescue CD includes open source tools GParted and Partimage, which can create a new partition and save your fresh Windows installation as a restorable image for the price of zero dollars. ...Shared by Richard (0) Sergio Cruz (1)Contribute comment
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Security flaw allows full access to locked iPhones (1)
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Filed under: cellphones hacks, news, security hacks [greenmymac] on the MacRumors forums recently exposed a security flaw that allows anyone full access to a locked iPhone running firmware version 2.0.2. The flaw works by entering the emergency call menu of a locked iPhone, and double tapping the home button. This opens the iPhone's Favorites menu, allowing anyone in your Favorites to be called. From here, an attacker has access to your SMS messages and potentially ...Shared by NeonDemon (39)Contribute comment -
Gizmodo: How the OLPC didn’t conquer the world, but did change it (1)
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Gizmodo has been running a fascinating series looking at the successes and failures of the OLPC project, designed to get innovative computers into the hands of millions of children. The group never quite managed to bring the price of the XO Laptop down to the mythical $100 price point. And orders have been substantially lower than anticipated. But Nicholas Negroponte and his little laptop that could certainly sparked a revolution. Without the OLPC, it’s unlikely ...Shared by PiAir (40)Contribute comment -
AT&T CTO Talks Network Fixer-Upper Plans (1)
onLast week Apple and Infineon were getting all the heat for shoddy 3G performance. Now AT&T is getting its share of the blame with a dizzying array of combinations. First it was Wired’s fairly damning survey and the Swedish antenna tests that pointed further fingers at the network, and now Gizmodo head-honcho Brian Lam has had the chance to chat with AT&T CTO John Donovan: I asked Donovan if caution was the overriding strategy behind ...Shared by Brandon Steili (6)Contribute comment
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Hack Attack: Turn your Windows Mobile phone into an iPhone (2)
onWhether we admit it or not, we're all at least a little in love with the iPhone. However, a lot fewer of us are $500-in-love with the iPhone. If your clunky old Windows Mobile phone is just sitting around collecting iPhone jealousy dust, you can either scrounge together 500 leafy Sacagaweas, or you can customize your Windows Mobile phone to emulate several of the iPhone's more interesting features, like the iPhone's home screen, flick-scroll contacts, ...Shared by Areric (3) Romey (30)Contribute comment
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Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Harmless Geek Pranks (7)
onSince the dawn of time, geeks have been playing harmless pranks on their beloved (but unsuspecting) associates, and it's up to all of us to carry the torch forward. On the eve of April Fools' Day,...Shared by brianritchie (18) catsovain (7) Jiyong Xu (0) Julia (18) Justin (18) matysek (20) Timothy (0)Contribute comment
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Get Free Airport Wi-Fi with a Simple URL Hack [Wi-Fi] (18)
onBlogger Felix Geisendorfer points out a clever URL hack that scored him free Wi-Fi at the Atlanta airport. I found that I could easily visit sites like slashdot, Google, or even this weblog, when adding a ?.jpg at the end of the url. The next logical step was to automate that. I downloaded Greasemonkey and wrote a 4 line script that would add ?.jpg to every link in a document. That way I was able ...Shared by Andrew Meyer (5) Chad (1) Chris (3) Frank (2) genieyclo (6) Goktug (16) iuri (5) J. Robertson (3) Jason (2) Jorg (1) n8dude (20) Ron (9) Sai Gudigundla (9) simplynutty (0) solsuknjerk (2) Theotrek (0) Ulises (5) Venci (12)Contribute comment
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Gizmodo Brasil (1)
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Gizmodo no Brasil! Essa é uma das melhores notícias deste ano, vejam abaixo o texto de apresentação da página do Gizmodo Brasil: “O Gizmodo é também o grande ponto de encontro na internet para essa enorme e crescente comunidade de consumidores de tecnologia. Pois agora o Gizmodo está chegando ao Brasil. Vai estar todo em português, com a íntegra do conteúdo do Gizmodo americano e mais um monte de informações e serviços inéditos e sensacionais ...
