The Twitter Website Is Under Attack [Security]

September 21, 2010

Twitter is all screwed up at the moment, thanks to a new security hole that’s currently being exploited fast and hard. The JavaScript exploit is causing users to retweet spam links automatically, without clicking any links. More » Gizmodo

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Samsung’s 50-inch 720p PN50C490 3D plasma on sale now for under a grand

September 3, 2010

Looking to spoil yourself with a fancy new 3DTV? Ain’t got the cash to go all-out? Hello, compromise. Samsung’s 50-inch PN50C490 — which we peeked just a few weeks ago — is now shipping from Amazon, Best Buy and a slew of other local consumer electronic marts if we had to guess. As a refresher, [...]

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iPad and Kindle Screens Compared Under A Microscope [Microscope]

August 13, 2010

Ever wondered how the Kindle and iPad displays compare if placed under a microscope? Me neither, but some folks decided to see how things look magnified. They even got closer than the picture above: More » Gizmodo

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Ask Engadget: best robot platform for under $400?

July 29, 2010

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Ryan, who reckons it’s about time he stopped playing with Lego blocks and began playing with a real man’s robot platform. Just kidding [...]

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Fring bends under the pressure of iPhone video calling, Skype temporarily locked down

July 9, 2010

We guess this is a “good” thing in a roundabout way, but Fring has just dropped the knowledge that its video calling update for the iPhone 4 has been so wildly successful that they’ve been forced to temporarily restrict Skype access to “free up capacity” for direct Fring-to-Fring calls. Hopefully the company is hard at [...]

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