Backgrounds

Download An Exquisite, Handcrafted Wood Appshelf

1:20PM June 30, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

A bookshelf is nice…if you have books to put on it. But it’s 2010, and, for better or worse, my copy of Angry Birds is seeing a lot more use than my copy of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. More »


Software

Why iPhone 3G Users Didn’t Get Backgrounds With iOS 4

10:55AM June 22, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Today we finally got to officially download iOS 4 and update our iPhone and iPod touch devices. There was a catch though: iPhone 3G users don’t get to use all the new features – like backgrounds or multitasking. Here’s why. More »


Online

Google Background Images Are Officially DOA

4:18AM June 11, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Well, that wasn’t fun while it lasted. Google’s Bing-like default background images that were first introduced in the wee hours of the morning have already been taken down. You’ll still be able to add a custom background if you really, really want to, but the rest of us can get back to enjoying our minimalism. UPDATED. More »


Entertainment

Star Trek Betty Page for Your iPhone and Computer Desktop

1:00AM March 28, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

By popular demand, I’ve made the Vulcan Betty Page into a cool and sexy iPhone wallpaper, but also into a high resolution computer background series. You can get them all at io9

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Where to Get This Excellent Wallpaper

10:20AM March 27, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Every time we run a post with this background, I get a ton of people asking where I got it. So here it is—it’s called Night Blur, from Mandolux. Click the picture to ginormify it.

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