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Gizmodo’s Guide To IM Etiquette

9:00AM November 21, 2011 | Brent Rose

Everyone has an obnoxious instant messenger friend. If you don’t, it’s probably you. Our parents didn’t come of age in the days of AOL, so it’s unlikely that they were able to pass on the finer points of internet manners. More »


Mobile

PSA: Please Turn Your Damn Mobile Phone Sideways When Recording Video

6:40AM November 24, 2010 | Jason Chen

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/ILDOqppQL-U&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); With more and more mobile phone videos showing up online, such as the one above showing what happens if you drive up a steep hill that’s covered in ice, I think it’s time for a PSA in video. Turn. Your. Phone. Sideways. More »


Software

Step By Step Guide To Jailbreak And Unlock IPhone 3.0

3:20AM June 26, 2009 | Mark Wilson

There’s no need to be intimidated. I’m here to hold your hand every step of the way while you jailbreak or unlock your original iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, and it’s really not much of a hassle at all. More »


Entertainment

A Consumer’s Cheat Sheet to HD DVD’s Death and Blu-ray’s Victory

6:09AM February 20, 2008 | Jason Chen

HD DVD is dead. Officially. That may mean a whole bunch for the early-adopter tech geek crowd that’s been wading in the kiddie pool of technological bickering and backhandedness for years, but what does it mean for the average consumer with only a cursory interest in high-def DVDs? Here’s our cheat sheet Q&A for you to whip out if you ever have to explain the high-def format wars to your parents.

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