While the rest of us are busy boarding up windows for Hurricane Irene this weekend, astronaut Ron Garan is busy in space snapping photos like this one. And probably pointing and laughing at us. Taken three days ago from the International Space Station, it shows Irene brooding menacingly over the Caribbean. Must be nice to be […]
In the aftermath of HP’s liquidation of their WebOS powered TouchPad, a new initiative has begun to bring alternate operating systems to the shiny new hardware. While efforts to bring Linux flavors such as Ubuntu to the TouchPad already existed, the folks over at hacknmod.com have put together a $1500 bounty to anyone that manages to […]
The headlines exploded earlier today as Google announced its plans to purchase Motorola’s mobile phone division, Motorola Mobility, for $12.5 billion. The news is still sending shockwaves through the mobile tech industry, with many wondering what this all means and what the ramifications of it will be. First off all, this doesn’t mean that Google’s relationship with […]
If there’s one thing I miss about the days before Google Navigation, it was tricking out my Tom Tom Navigator with custom voice prompts. Voices like Austin Powers, Sean Connery era James Bond, Darth Vader, and of course the obligatory KITT from Knight Rider were all the rage on the internet, from official paid downloads to […]
Skype released version 2.1 of their video-enabled Android software this morning, bringing more supported devices with it this time.
Competition in the mobile space is usually great for consumers. It helps inspire more innovation and fuel more affordable products, but when it comes to developers, having multiple options out there is a real headache. Traditionally, if you have an app idea that you want to reach the largest number of users, you are committed […]
When the new 3D capable phones were announced, such as the HTC Evo 3D and LG Optimus 3D, nearly everyone I know was more interested in the faster, beefier hardware specs than the actual 3D capabilities. The dual cameras on the back are capable of recording 3D pictures and videos to view on the device’s […]
XDA forum member Marko! (hurray for exclamation marks in usernames) discovered that the current Facebook app in the Android market allows you to view photos of folks who aren’t on your friends list, as long as you can click on their name somewhere in your feed. What, you didn’t actually think Facebook was totally secure, did […]
Mordy Gilden has engineering in his blood. Tech Tricks and Tweaks is a biweekly column in which Mordy seeks out ways to hack, tweak, and otherwise just find interesting new uses for tech, often in ways not originally intended. Oh yeah, and blog about it. When it comes to digital video cameras, traditionally high-end models […]
A new version of Netflix for Android was released today, listing a substantial amount of devices officially compatible as of now.
