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Mobile

6 Non-Apple Alternatives To Today’s iOS 5 Releases

8:30AM October 13, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

iOS 5 dropped today, which is fantastic, I guess — if you own an iPhone. However, if you’re like me and, well, don’t but still want the same bells and whistles on your phone, might I suggest the following? More »

Cars

If You’re A Cyclist, Throw This Magnet At The Next Car Who Endangers Your Life

8:00AM December 19, 2010 | Casey Chan

It’s dangerous riding a bike in the city—crazy drivers swerving in and out can seriously hurt you. So the next time a crazy jerk cuts you off and almost kills you, throw this magnetic yellow card at his car. More »

Science

A Card Trick Leads To A New Mathematical Bound On Data Compression

4:00PM November 27, 2010 | Casey Chan

A complicated card trick that deals with the colours of the cards and a binary De Bruijn cycle has helped a mathematician reach a new bound on data compression. Magic and math, more friendly than you’d think! More »

Gadgets

The World’s Most Expensive DIY Christmas Card

8:20AM December 9, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

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Software

Twitter Co-Founder Begins Trial On SquareUp iPhone Credit Card Payment Service

6:17AM December 2, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Basic details about Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s plans for an iPhone credit card payment service have been floating around for some time, but it appears that his SquareUp startup has finally gone live for trial users—and it looks promising. More »

SanDisk Claims Title Of World’s Fastest 32GB SDHC Card

10:00PM June 24, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The new Extreme SDHC card from SanDisk comes in 4/8/16/32GB capacities and boasts speeds of up to 30MB/s, which SanDisk claims as the world’s fastest. More »