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iPhone 3G vs 3GS Network Speed Test Shows No Real Difference

Thanks to all our Chicago readers who sent in their speed test data from their iPhone 3G and 3GS. Here’s our conclusion: the 7.2Mbps AT&T’s testing in Chicago doesn’t really make any difference right now in speeds. https://gizmodo.com/chicago-iphone-3g-and-3gs-users-send-us-your-speedtest-5297379 The 3GS turned out to be slightly faster in downloads (1202kbps vs. 1161kbps), but just about the … Continued

By Jason Chen Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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More About Buying a Printer Than You Possibly Wanted to Read

The bottom line of Bill Howard’s epic consideration of a new color laser printer is that cheap printers can cost more over their lifetime than nicer, slightly pricier printers, so you might as well get a good one. [Gearlog]

By Matt buchanan Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

TreeHugger explores just what goes in to automating your house for Twitter, the practicality of solar powered lighting, if iRobot is serious about e-cycling, and how home water makers work and which models are best. So just how does one got about setting up their house to Twitter its energy and resource consumption? An IBM … Continued

By Mark Wilson Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Too Early for Avengers Movie Speculation?

While the screenwriter for Marvel’s 2012 Avengers movie may be getting nervous about the finished product, the studio’s head of marketing is suggesting that it’s far too early for everyone else to be thinking about it just yet. Talking to Crave Online, Marvel Studios‘ Head of Marketing, Doug Finberg, seemed both on-message about Iron Man … Continued

By Graeme McMillan Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Get Firefox 3.5 Final Right Now

Firefox 3.5 is worlds better than 3.0 with powers like geo-location and serious speed to compete with Chrome and Safari 4, so grab it nownownow. Update: It’s official! [Firefox, Softpedia via DS] https://lifehacker.com/top-10-firefox-3-5-features-5295655

By Matt buchanan Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Just a Stylish ‘Wall Socket’ USB Hub

It’s not a formal wall socket replacement, but this Elecom U2H-TC410B 4-port USB hub will look sharp (and a bit misleading) when mounted to a desk or table. In all actuality, it’s just a typical 4-port USB hub with a tad more style and a lot of extra space for larger USB devices to plug … Continued

By Mark Wilson Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Is the Pirate Bay Actually Dead?

Your worst fears about The Pirate Bay acquisition might be coming true: Peter Sunde told Torrent Freak that they are indeed closing down TPB’s tracker and decentralizing to the point listed torrents won’t be hosted on the site anymore. https://gizmodo.com/pirate-bay-bought-out-suddenly-respects-copyrights-5304354 There’s an update at the end of the post from Global Gaming Factory X CTO … Continued

By Matt buchanan Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Here’s the Nikon D300s and D3000, Maybe

Are these photos of the HD video-shooting D300s and non-video-shooting D3000 real? That’s what I love about leaked camera shots—fudge a badge, add a mic hole, who can ever tell? That said, on the D300s front, we’ve seen some specs and the back of the camera, and Nikon is just about the leakiest company this … Continued

By Matt buchanan Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Megan Fox’s Cheerleading Costume Shows Her Jennifer’s Body Team Spirit

You gotta love a girl who can juggle high school, after-school activities and bloodthirsty revenge upon the classmates who tried to kill her. The first glimpses of Megan Fox’s cheerleader attire from Jennifer’s Body has surfaced. Rah rah! The film, written by Juno writer Diablo Cody, follows one high school kid’s revenge after a couple … Continued

By Meredith Woerner Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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What Is This?

Hint: It involves South Korea, agriculture, television, and the geopolitics of love. What you see above is the home of one Mr. Lee Si-kap, a farmer in rural South Korea, who is said to have the most operational satellite dishes in the whole country—85, which net him over 1500 channels. Clusters of neglected satellite hardware … Continued

By John Herrman Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Are You Ready For American Werewolves Across The World?

Is John Landis’ An American Werewolf In London about to be remade, or is there something more international afoot? Competing rumors are coming out that suggest that, one way or another, the classic is on its way back. Bloody Disgusting initially reported that Dimension Films had bought the remake rights to John Landis’ 1981 horror … Continued

By Graeme McMillan Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Photo Basics: Shooting at Night If You Don’t Own a $2000 DSLR

If you own a D700 or 5D Mark II, their miraculous sensors make it incredibly easy to shoot at night without extra gear. But what if you own a $500 DSLR? Photography Bay has some basic reminders for night shooting. https://gizmodo.com/canon-5d-mark-ii-vs-nikon-d700-review-shoot-out-5160540 Their tips for shooting with a lower-end DSLR without carrying gear like a tripod … Continued

By Matt buchanan Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Airplanes Getting Stronger Seats and Better Pillows Airbags

Starting this fall, all new planes will be required to have heartier seats that can withstand 16x gravity without popping out of place. Plus, they’ll be getting airbags in select areas. As of now, plane designs that were certified before 1988 are permitted to have seats that can withstand just 9x gravity. And airbags are … Continued

By Mark Wilson Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Smoking Hot Harry Potter Pics, Plus Tons Of Dirty Eastwick And Vampire Diaries Details!

The latest batch of spoilers include yet another Spider-Man 4 villain update. And some sassy Harry Potter set pics. There’s inside dirt on Eastwick and Vampire Diaries. Plus mega Shorts, Torchwood, Heroes, Lost, Smallville and Chuck spoilers! Spider-Man 4: You may recall that we reported that Michael Papajohn said he’d be back as the carjacker … Continued

By Charlie Jane Anders Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile Shares Files, Sends Texts, Skypes

Skype’s finally dropped a brand new version of their app for Windows Mobile. Three dawt oh brings file sharing and SMS texting, for free. Weeeeeeeee. [Skype via jkontherun]

By Matt buchanan Published June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

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