Instead of creating a healthier version for those hoping to indulge guilt-free, McDonald’s’ new billboard in downtown Chicago uses a set of focused spotlights to create what could be the world’s most super-sized order of its famous french fries. More » Gizmodo
The HP Touchpad just jumped up a few notches on the tablet scale now that the first public release of CyanogenMod is available for download. More » Gizmodo
It’s been nearly twenty years since Linus Torvalds let loose Linux on an unsuspecting world, and yesterday he finally updated the open source OS kernel to version 3.0. This third iteration, currently named 3.0.0-rc1, comes 15 years after 2.0 first hit the web and brings driver support for Microsoft Kinect — a move that should [...]
It’s been one heck of a week for e-readers, with a new 9 touchscreen Nook in town and a 9 finger-friendly Kobo as well. What’s Amazon going to do about the newfound competition? Simply lower the price of its best-selling Kindle 3G to 4. Well, perhaps “lower” isn’t quite the right word, because you’ll simply [...]
On the heels of the announcement that it’s grabbed 25 percent of the US e-reader market, Barnes & Noble has decided to give the world a heap of details on its Android developments. First up, we’ve got an updated Android app, and while it’s not exactly a drastic upgrade, version 2.5 has been refreshed with [...]
New Skype iPhone app brings video calling to iPhone users around the globe over both 3G and WiFi networks. MobileTechNews
Alien Space Free, the lite version of the popular and critically acclaimed dual-stick shooter is now in the App Store. This follows just weeks after the initial release of Alien Space, during which time the shooter has gained … MobileTechReview
TomTom was quick off the mark with multitasking in its iPhone app — and it’s hard to think of an app other than Pandora that benefits more from its inclusion — but TomTom isn’t stopping there. The new 1.5 version adds enhanced graphics to match the new iPhone 4 screen resolution, along with “faster, more-responsive [...]
If what we’re looking at is really and truly a legitimate T-Mobile slide, then we’ve got practically the last part of the Galaxy Tab puzzle — that ever-elusive price point — as it states the slate will charm your wallet out of 9. That’d be a bit of a disappointment if true, as that’s the [...]
Growing up from the early alpha build, Firefox 4 has entered the beta metamorphosis for Android and Maemo phones. It includes Firefox Sync (for desktop-to-phone favorites, like Firefox Home will be); add-ons and even the Awesome Bar. More » Gizmodo