Hipsters wear tight, tight pants. Getting your phone in and out of tight, tight pants may be difficult. Kiwi clothes-modder TeWharauNZ has created a series of Instructables aimed at maximising pocket versatility for smartphones, but the insertion of a PVC window into a pair of shorts is easily the most impressive.
Your X-Mas wish came true! Santa wisely consulted one of our best-of-the-best lists and left you a shiny new smartphone under the tree. So, uh, now what? Here’s a step-by-step guide to getting that bad boy up and running.
Living in Australia can be a frustrating experience. You’re always reading about the hottest new phone being released overseas, yet everytime you ask if you can buy it in Australia, you’re met with a standard “wait and see” response. But thanks to the Internet, you don’t really have to wait anymore – you can pick up phones online and have them shipped to you well before they even start getting tested in Australia. But there are a few important aspects you should consider before you spend a heap of cash on an international phone.
If you read Gizmodo, the odds are good you’re carrying one of these two pieces-they’re among our favourite 3G smartphones right now. Today let’s learn how to tether ‘em up to your laptop.
Android’s new 1.1 update doesn’t include multitouch because Google is scared of Apple. We are not, however, and nor should you be-follow our guide to get iPhone-like multitouch browsing on your G1 right now.
The Xbox 360 is the best console you can buy. Except it’s inexplicably missing something the Wii and PS3 have: Wi-Fi. You could buy Microsoft’s $US90 dongle. Or you could follow our guide.
Lifehacker’s doing a phenomenal job of covering Windows 7 and its software intricacies. Here’s a roundup of the posts that appeals most to Gizmodo readers.