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All You Want For Christmas Is?

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4:00PM December 23, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Within the hour, a good chunk of you will be finishing work for the rest of the year, relaxing to enjoy a nice Christmas with the family. And given Christmas is a time of giving, it’s likely a few of you will be all set to receive some pretty awesome gadgets and gizmos this weekend as well. We want to know what you’re hoping to get. More »


Mobile

Would Half Of You Really Rather Be Called Than Texted?

11:40AM September 20, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

I hate when people call me. Hate it. And I take it as a personal affront when they leave a voicemail. But apparently more than half of mobile phone-using Americans still prefer dealing with calls and voicemails over texts. More »


Computing

Does A Waterproof Tablet Make Any Sense At All?

7:10AM August 30, 2011 | Sam Biddle

When we first saw Fujitsu’s Arrows Tab F-01D, we were nonplussed. The guts are completely standard, but it’s waterproof! You know we’re totally wet for waterproof phones (for good reason!), but tablets? Hmm. Does the world need this? Do you? More »


News

What Will Happen To Apple Without Steve Jobs?

9:18AM August 25, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Steve Jobs has abruptly quit as Apple’s chief. It’s hard to imagine a man more synonymous with the company he created and ran, and his savvy and futuristic genius are undeniable. So what happens to Apple now? More »


Mobile

Do You Use The Gmail Web App On Your iPhone?

1:15AM August 5, 2011 | Casey Chan

High resolution icons and the pull down to refresh feature are finally coming to the Gmail web app on the iPhone. Awesome! But, uh, will anyone notice? I mean, does anyone even use the Gmail web app? More »


Online

How Many Of Your Facebook Friends Know Your Actual Birthday?

9:00AM August 3, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Outside of my immediate family, I have no idea when anyone’s birthday is without the aid of Facebook. And you probably don’t either. David Plotz at Slate wanted to see what would happen if he celebrated three birthdays in July. More »


Computing

Is Password Sharing The New Joint Bank Account?

7:40AM July 6, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

I’m not an especially depraved individual, but there are definitely things on my hard drive that I wouldn’t want my girlfriend catching wind of. Most of us are like that, I assume. So I was kind of amazed listening to Slate discuss an emerging standard of password sharing among couples. More »


Online

How Dumb Was Your First Online Handle?

5:40AM June 30, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Your criminal record gets wiped clean the moment you turn 18, but every idiotic screenname and angst-ridden Xanga remains in perpetuity. GOOD had a few online journalists (including our own Mat “emptyage” Honan) share their first handles, to amusing but mostly harmless results. More »


Software

Which Jailbreak Apps Are You Using?

9:20AM June 28, 2011 | Casey Chan

iOS 5.0 is pretty great and hits a lot of the bullet points iPhone users have long been complaining about. But, of course, jailbreaking still lets you do more with your iPhone. So what’s favourite jailbreak apps? More »


Software

Has Anybody Downloaded The Kinect PC SDK Yet?

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3:45PM June 17, 2011 | Nick Broughall

One of the most exciting things about Microsoft’s Kinect gaming peripheral (aside form Dance Central) is the awesome ways that hackers took it and used it to create really interesting and new user interfaces for engaging with technology. And now that Microsoft has officially launched an SDK that lets users create their own apps using the Kinect camera, we’re wondering if any of you have downloaded it yet. More »