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US Military To Get Secure Android Handsets
By AutoBlog at 6 February, 2012, 8:00 pm
In a war zone, a standard mobile phone, with its countless possible security flaws, is no use — which is why the military doesn’t rely on them. But now that’s changing, as the US military is investing in secure Android handsets. It’s not the first time we’ve heard about the army handing out smart phones — hell, they even run competitions to develop apps. But …
Read More >>Windows 8 Might Scrap The Start Button For Good
By AutoBlog at 6 February, 2012, 7:00 pm
Even if you don’t use Windows often, you probably know to head for the Start button to get things rolling. Not any more, though, because Microsoft might be planning to dump the button in the next Windows release. The Start button’s been in existence since Windows 95, making it about 17 years old. But the “Consumer Preview” of Windows 8 doesn’t have one, reports The Ve …
Read More >>Superbowl Avengers Ad Is Superb
By AutoBlog at 6 February, 2012, 12:00 pm
Each and every year, the hype surrounding the advertisements that’ll play during the Superbowl reaches almost the same fever pitch as the game itself. Most of the time, I let out a disinterested yawn. What’s that, you say? A new Avengers trailer? MUST! SEE! NOW! OK, so it wasn’t shot on an iPhone. But I want to see this. And by “I want to see this”, I’m leavin …
Read More >>Heat-Seeking Robot Absorbs And Shares The Warmth In Your Home
By AutoBlog at 6 February, 2012, 11:00 am
It’s useless for keeping your floors clean, but those of us who hate the cold will certainly appreciate this concept Hagent robot that seeks out the warmest places in your home, absorbing the heat to share with you later. Think of it as an autonomous roaming heater, but instead of generating its own heat, which would chew through a set of batteries in no time, it hunts down and steals the wa …
Read More >>Apple Pulls Crashtacular 10.7.3 Delta Update
By AutoBlog at 6 February, 2012, 7:00 am
We noted on Friday that the Software Update version of OS X 10.7.3 had a slight tendency towards crashing, to put it kindly. Seems like Apple agrees; they’ve pulled the software update version of the patch, although it’s still available as a full combo update. Macrumors reports on the Delta update being pulled, noting that the full update — from which there haven’ …
Read More >>The iPad’s Split Keyboard Has a Few Hidden Buttons that Make Typing Easier
By AutoBlog at 5 February, 2012, 7:00 am
You’ve no doubt seen the split keyboard that iOS 5 brought to the iPad, but it turns out it has a few hidden buttons on the edges. Here’s how they work. My biggest gripe with the split keyboard was that it forced me to type certain letters—like T or Y—with certain hands. Depending on what I’m typing, sometimes I prefer reaching to T with my right hand, or Y with my left. It t …
Read More >>Music Bloodline: New Music Discovery For Nerds
By AutoBlog at 4 February, 2012, 8:00 pm
We’re always interested in (and looking for new) music discovery tools here at Giz: from the Aussie-developed Discovr app to Discogs.com. So here’s a new website you may want to check out: Music Bloodline. It catalogues artists according to who influenced who. It’s still very basic. But neat. Pretend that you’re listening the same artist over and over because nothing else …
Read More >>Scientists Have Wired A Cockroach, Matrix-Style
By AutoBlog at 3 February, 2012, 4:00 pm
Cripes, why don’t we just hand the planet over to the robots already. Things were bad with the self-controlling war machines and computers capable of destroying our greatest trivia minds, but now we’ve invented biological electricity harvesters. Might as well build a fleet of Squids while we’re at it. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University successfully generated electrici …
Read More >>Scientists Have Wired A Cockroach, Matrix-Style
By AutoBlog at 3 February, 2012, 4:00 pm
Cripes, why don’t we just hand the planet over to the robots already. Things were bad with the self-controlling war machines and computers capable of destroying our greatest trivia minds, but now we’ve invented biological electricity harvesters. Might as well build a fleet of Squids while we’re at it. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University successfully generated electrici …
Read More >>Our Favourite Cameras, Readers, Laptops And Accessories
By AutoBlog at 3 February, 2012, 12:00 pm
Ah February, the month of romance and nightmarish sex injuries. But if you want to skip the chocolate mousse and hospital bills this year, you might think about giving your Valentine a gadget. Here’s the best of the past month (or so): For the full list of Gizmodo favourites, head over to the complete Best Gadgets In: Best Windows Ultraportable The Samsung Series 9 is our …
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