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Weapons
Iran Tests Long Distance Missile Capable Of Reaching Europe
11:50PM Jesus Diaz | You know it’s going to be one of those days when Iranian nutters claim that they successfully tested the Shahab-3 — their first multi-stage missile, capable of reaching Europe. Even worse: The multi-stage opens the door for Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles. More »
Networks
McCain Wants Predators To Provide Wi-Fi For Iranians
10:30AM Jesus Diaz | Reportedly, Senator John McCain wants Predators to provide with uncensored Wi-Fi coverage to the people of Iran. I don’t know if this is even technically possible, but its so preposterous and fantastically cool that I love the idea: More »
Networks
Nokia, Siemens Helped Iran Rig Networks For Government Control
4:00AM John Herrman | The role of the internet in Iran’s recent unrest has been stunning; so too have been the regime’s efforts to minimise it. Luckily for the government, Iran’s networks are rigged for suppression, courtesy of Nokia and Siemens. More »
Random Stuff
Ahmadinijad Lying Again With Photoshop
12:30AM Jesus Diaz | We knew about Ahmadinijad’s crappy Photoshop skills before. This photo—cloning supporters to make a bigger crowd—is just confirmation that he and his minions are a bunch of morons. [Kheirkhah via Boing Boing] More »
Software
The One Place You Definitely Don’t Want To See a Windows Error Message
1:00AM John Mahoney | On the control screen of the nuclear power plant in the port of Bushehr, Iran. [UPI] More »
Science
Iran Puts Its First Satellite Into Orbit
9:30AM John Mahoney | On the 30th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Mahmoud and friends have put their first functional satellite into orbit, carried there from a domestically-made Safir 2 rocket. More »
Science
Iran Hopes to Send a Man to Space Within 10 Years
12:15AM John Mahoney | After a test satellite launch (Iran: success! USA: failure!) this past weekend carried out with one of their many, many missiles, Iran is rolling with the momentum and announcing plans to put a man in space within 10 years. While the feasibility of such a plan remains up in the air, it of course isn’t the first time such an audacious goal has been set. More »
Regulars
Use Photoshop to Give Iran Even More Fake Technological Advancements
5:29AM Adam Frucci | So I told you this morning about how Iran made its missile test photos look more impressive by adding another missile using the magic of Photoshop. Whatever, we can do better than that. You want to impress us, Iran? Let’s see some serious tech power. We’ll help. Your challege, Gizmodians, is to use Photoshop to create some sweet Iranian propaganda, showing their technological advancements that are heretofore unseen. More »
Random Stuff
Iran State Media Used Photoshop to Make Missile Tests Look More Impressive
11:52PM Adam Frucci | Gizmodo readers aren’t the only people who love digitally altering photos using Photoshop — so does Iranian state media! You may have seen the above photo yesterday, which features four scary missiles being fired off as a test/example of the size of Iran’s dick. Guess what? One of those missiles is a fake. Here’s what the original photo looks like: More »
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