February 16, 2012 - 2:55pm
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Looking More iOS-Like Than Ever

Seemingly out of nowhere, Mountain Lion, the next version of the Apple’s OS X operating system, is formally in the works and will be on our computers later this summer. Most intriguing is that it will further blur the lines between iOS and OS X, bringing apps like Messages, Notes, and Reminders along with utilities such as Notification Center and — finally — AirPlay mirroring from your Mac. Continue reading »

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These Macs Reportedly Can’t Run OS X Mountain Lion

OS X Mountain Lion looks like it’s going to add a bunch of neat stuff for Mac users. But some of you are going to be left out in the cold. Continue reading »

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Everything Apple’s Trying to Kill with OS X Mountain Lion

Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion brings a lot of new features to the table. It’s the future of instant messaging, for one thing, and probably more than a few other things as well. Continue reading »

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Adding Mini Paper Plates To Pizza Boxes Is Unadulterated Genius

Winner of a much-deserved Red Dot Design Award, the Paper Dish replaces the greaseproof sheet found between a pizza and a cardboard box with an improved design that easily tears apart creating a miniature paper plate for each slice. Continue reading »

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The F-16 Gets Upgraded To Play Nice With Modern Fighters

It’s obvious the new F-35 needs all the help it can get. So Lockheed Martin has just unveiled an updated version of its F-16, the F-16V, which will make the proven fighter interoperate better with the F-35 and F-22. Continue reading »

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Why Old Refrigerators Make You Bend Over and Can’t Fit Anything

Have you seen the amazing refrigerators in some peoples’ kitchens these days? They have touch screens, they have doors in surprising places, they have special compartments with precise temperature settings for everything from broccoli to wine. It was not always this way. Continue reading »

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Dariusburst Second Prologue for iPhone and iPad: Classic PSP Schmup is Remixed and Revitalised

This is the reason we’ve been living off noodles for the past week. Priced at a whopping £7.49 on the App Store, Dariusburst SP is considerably more expensive than the average. That said, it’s also a side-scrolling shooter with interstellar production values and a brilliant soundtrack.
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This Tossing Robot Shoots Mini-Hoops and Throws Darts Better Than Me

Robots can do almost anything these days, including replace humans in space. Now not even professional Darts players are safe from the robot rebellion. Continue reading »

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Watch People Fly from a Canyon Wall on a Gigantic Rope Swing

You know when you were a kid and would tie a rope to a tree branch and swing down, risking life and limb and allowance? This is a little like that, except the risk is pancaking against a canyon wall like Wile E. Coyote. Continue reading »

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BBC Label a Child a Recovering Alcoholic

The BBC has up sticks and moved quite a large chunk of its operation up to Salford Media City. It’s all part of a cost saving effort, moving out of the expensive capital. Unfortunately not everything has been going hunky dory, as this caption balls-up shows. Continue reading »

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OS X Messages: This Is the Future of IM

AIM, Gchat, FaceTime, and iMessage — too many ways to communicate between too many different devices. Not anymore. The new Messages app — available as a beta from OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion — fixes that. This is how our fingers will talk now. Continue reading »

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Lucky Euro HTC Owners Will Get a Taste of Android 4.0 Early

We know HTC’s working on its Ice Cream Sandwich updates, but it seems a select group of European HTC owners will get the chance to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich a tad early. HTC wants to do a bit of in-the-field testing, and it wants Sensation and Sensation XE owners to be its guinea pigs. Continue reading »

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Night Snowboarding in an LED Suit Is Mesmerizing to Watch

What do you get if you combine a pro snowboarder, and LED suit, and a deserted French ski slope? Maybe one of the most mesmerizing sports videos you’ll ever see, that’s what. Continue reading »

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The Official Lego Minecraft Micro World Set Is Here

In January, it was announced that Lego would release an official Minecraft set. The idea represents a perfect match, which probably should have come sooner. But now it’s here, and it looks awesome. Continue reading »

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Could Google Push Out Android 5.0 Within Months?

Ice Cream Sandwich hasn’t even made it much past the Galaxy Nexus yet, but apparently the next iteration of Android isn’t far behind. Rumours put Android 5.0 “Jelly Bean” in for a second quarter launch this year, and it could cause yet more fragmentation. Continue reading »

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A Kid From Wales Shows You Why Using Candles With Your Wii Is Just a Bad Idea

An eight-year-old from Wales, who only wanted to play on his Nintendo Wii, has suffered severe burns after using candles as a replacement for the sensor bar just like the video above. Continue reading »

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