Why you type two words into reCAPTCHA.
If you’ve signed up for any sort of online service there is a high likelihood you’re very familiar with CAPTCHA. CAPTCHAs are “used by many …
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Nokia looking for new CEO
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that mobile giant Nokia is on the hunt for a new CEO. The WSJ claims the motivating factor is …
Samsung working on "unbreakable" AMOLED displays
What’s going to be harder to get than a Samsung Super AMOLED display? An unbreakable Samsung AMOLED display of course! OLED-Display.net is reporting that within …
Apple to charge for iOS 4 upgrade for iPad?
This particular piece of intel rates high on the rumor-Richter scale, so do take this one with a hefty dose of salt. Stuff.tv is reporting that a …
Redbox developing an online streaming service to compete with Netflix?
Redbox is reportedly exploring possibilites to expand its movie rental service beyond kiosks and onto the Internet. According to Redbox President Mitch Lowe, Redbox is …
Unlocked Motorola Milestone XT720 debuts in the UK
Originally announced in June, the Motorola Milestone XT720 has landed sans carrier in the UK today. The unusually-contoured handset sports an ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 3.7-inch display …
Nokia Siemens to acquire Motorola network infrastructure assets in $1.2 billion deal
This morning, Nokia Siemens announced that it would acquire $1.2 billion in network infrastructure assets from telecom giant Motorola. As the press release states: “Motorola’s …
Chinese search engine Baidu developing a mobile OS with the help of ex-Google employees?
Fearful of losing their jobs, a number of Google employees left the US search giant to join rival Baidu during Google’s brief mini-war with the …
Blurry Motorola DROID-branded slider spotted in the wild
An unusual Motorola handset has been spotted in the wild with Verizon Wireless DROID-branding. The device takes the form of a traditional slider with slide-down QWERTY …
RIM updates Locate Service, GPS-free location queries now possible
Today, RIM announced an update to its BlackBerry Locate Service that will allow developers to use GPS-free cellular triangulation to acquire location information in their …
Motorola i1 to hit Sprint on July 25th for $149
After launching on Boost Mobile last month, the Motorola i1 is hitting Sprint on July 25th. The touchscreen offering will be the first Android handset …
HTC DROID Incredible to be updated to Froyo end of July, early August
We just received a juicy tip about the HTC DROID Incredible software update schedule that we’d like to share. One of our strategically placed Ninjas was kind …
Motorola DROID X privacy issue with text messages and call logs
Bought a shiny new Motorola DROID X? Well, for the most part, it’s one rock solid beast of a handset, but we’ve been informed there …
iPad invading nine additional countries this Friday
Apple has just posted a press release to let everyone know it will be releasing its iPad tablet in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, …
Upcoming BlackBerry webkit browser goes head to head with the iPhone 4 and Android
Salomondrin took BlackBerry’s upcoming webkit browser — expected to debut in OS 6.0 — and ran it through its paces using a BlackBerry 9800 Slider. …
Netflix is on its way to Canada
By way of the tweet, Netflix has announced that it will be offering its services in Canada beginning “this fall.” If you’re located in Canada, and …
Foursquare looking to ink search partnership
Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley did not mince words when speaking with the U.K. paper The Telegraph. Crowley said, “Our data generates hugely interesting trends which …
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Preview
Once at the top of the smartphone pack, Microsoft’s current mobile operating system, Windows Mobile, has quickly fallen from grace. Luckily the juggernaut in Redmond, WA …
Verizon Wireless DROID X slated to receive update starting July 19th
Good news for Motorola DROID X owners as Verizon Wireless is releasing an update to the newly launched handset. The update, Version 1.13.604.MB810.Verizon.en.US/Baseband: BP_C01.09.04P, includes …
Chatr launch delayed for an indeterminate amount of time
Yesterday, we brought you the first shots of four Chatr-branded handsets that are arriving at retailers in Canada for an expected July 21st launch. A …
Samsung Captivate now available from AT&T
Right on schedule, the Samsung Captivate has made its official debut on AT&T. Also known globally as the Galaxy S, the Captivate features a 1GHz …
Consumer Reports still gives Apple's iPhone 4 the big thumbs down
In response to Apple’s antenna-oriented press event, Consumer Reports responded by refusing to give the Apple iPhone 4 its golden seal of approval. The consumer …
Google on Android: mobile search grew 300%, 160,000 activations daily, 70,000 Market apps
Google announced its second quarter 2010 earnings on Thursday, and the earnings conference call painted a rosy picture of the current state of Android. According …
DROID Incredible 720p update slated to drop this weekend? (Updated)
A rumor originating from Droid-Life suggests that DROID Incredible owners may be the recipients of an OTA update this weekend. The update is rumored to …
Can you make your current phone lose signal depending on how you hold it?
With Apple publicly stating specific handsets are susceptible to the same kind of antenna attenuation as the iPhone 4, and RIM and Nokia chiming in, we wanted …
Gizmodo now cooperating in iPhone 4 prototype investigation
The District Attorney’s office of San Mateo County has received approval for a request to withdraw the warrant it used to search and seize property …
RIM co-CEOs: Apple's attempt to draw RIM into self-made debacle unacceptable
Yesterday, Nokia released a statement about antenna design in response to being called out by name in Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna press conference. Early this …
Brother developing motion-powered batteries for low-power electronic devices
Japanese electronics manufacturer Brother is stepping outside its printing and sewing machine roots to explore motion-powered battery technology. The Japanese company is unveiling prototype AA …
Mozilla Security Bug Bounty Program: $3,000 per eligible security bug
Mozilla is upping the ante — literally — for those who find and report bugs in its Firefox, Firefox Mobile, and Thunderbird programs. Starting July 1, 2010 …
Symbian makes available a gallery of S^4 homescreen screenshots
Symbian released the source code for the S^4 homescreen application on Friday and posted up a gallery of images that provides a quick glimpse of …
