Monthly Archives: March 2012

Fisker’s Project Nina exposed ahead of New York Auto Show debut

An unreleased gadget is pretty easy to conceal, but an upcoming automobile? Not so much. Thanks to some quick reflexes, you’re looking at the first spy shots of Fisker’s second and smaller plug-in hybrid sedan, heretofore known as Project Nina. … Continue reading

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Netflix snags DVD.com domain, invests in the future of optical media

Looking for a shortcut to Netflix’s home on the web? Try hitting up DVD.com — it’ll take you there, for now. The latest address to join the family of Netflix redirects actually brings you to a subdomain — dvd.netflix.com — … Continue reading

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Words With Friends for Android updated, promises “smoother game experience”

As several of you noted in the comments to our post asking for cross-platform iOS/Android games, Words With Friends for Android does not provide the smoothest gaming experience… and that’s being rather charitable. You might be happy to hear that … Continue reading

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How to Use Your Smartphone at a Concert Without Being A Jerk [Video]

Standing behind a giant person at a concert is an old, analog problem. Today’s audience angst comes largely from a blinding mass of giant phones. All around us undulates a constant sea of LCDs. Annoying! You can use your smartphone … Continue reading

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TweetDeck to launch as HTML5 Web app, now accepting beta testers

When TweetDeck landed in the Chrome Web Store, it seemed like an indication that it might eventually evolve into a pure HTML5 Web app. Now it looks as though that’s exactly what’s going to happen, with TweetDeck announcing that a … Continue reading

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Mozilla Messaging reintegrates with Labs, unifies focus on Web-based communication

Mozilla Messaging, citing Mozilla’s increased focus on Web-borne communications, will be reintegrating with Mozilla Labs. The Messaging subsidiary was formed in 2008 to focus on Thunderbird, but given Mozilla Labs’ current focus on identity and contact management, it now makes … Continue reading

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Pastebin updated to V3, releases Windows app

Pastebin is a very popular website aimed at coders and other nerdy types, which allows them (or should I say, us) to paste and share snippets of code with lovely syntax highlighting. It has recently undergone a major overhaul which … Continue reading

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Securely wiping any device makes it just fine to sell [#FUDfighters]

The latest bit of FUD spreading around about Android is that you can't ever sell your old Android phone without giving away all your data, secrets, and possibly the recipe for KFC. Like many things you'll read elsewhere on the Internet, … Continue reading

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The Nimble Empire: In Defense of Cable [Cable]

One of the most fascinating stories of the last year has been the evolution of Amazon Prime. In exchange for a recurring fee, you get access to a huge, varied media library: movies, TV shows and books. And yeah, some … Continue reading

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Zen Coding high-speed HTML shorthand plug-in updated

Zen Coding made quite a splash when we first covered it almost a year ago. For those who aren’t familiar, Zen is a fantastic form of shorthand for quickly hand-coding HTML. And today, a new version is out! Here are … Continue reading

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