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Gizmodo Awards 2011: Vote Now For Best Mobile App

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1:00PM November 24, 2011 | Alex Kidman

You’ve made your suggestions as to the year’s best mobile apps, and now it’s time to get voting to determine the overall winner. More »


Online

The Internet Voted, But Harry Baals Might Not Get A Building Named After Him

7:31AM February 12, 2011 | Jason Chen

In this News Channel 15 special report, you’ll discover why the city of Fort Wayne is disregarding the will of the people to name the new city/county building after a beloved Mayor called Harry Baals. Also, I’m sure that guy is just saying Harry Baals as many times as possible. More »


Gadgets

Don’t Forget To Vote For The 2010 Gizmodo Gadget Awards: Best Overall Gadget

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12:00PM December 16, 2010 | Nick Broughall

The only way to make sure your favourite gadget is voted the “Best Overall Gadget” In the 2010 Gizmodo Awards is to vote for it, and tell your friends to vote for it too. Let Operation GizAwards vote begin! More »


Gadgets

Don’t Forget To Vote For The 2010 Gizmodo Gadget Awards: Best Overall Gadget

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12:00PM December 15, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Voting is still open for the final prize in the 2010 Giz Awards – make sure you get your vote in for the best overall gadget category, where each category winner goes head to head in a epic battle for overall supremacy! More »


Gadgets

The 2010 Gizmodo Gadget Awards: Best Overall Gadget

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12:00PM December 14, 2010 | Nick Broughall

You voted for your favourite gadgets in a range of categories. Now’s it’s time to put the best against the best to discover the Best Overall Gadget. More »


Mobile

Sudan’s First SMS-Powered Voting Monitor Tracks "Violence," "Intimidation"

2:00AM December 12, 2010 | Jenara Nerenberg - Fast Company

While Sudanese vote about the fate of South Sudan’s independence, one Sudan-born Texan supports the voting process from afar with a historic mobile-powered monitoring tool. More »


Gadgets

Vote In the 2010 Australian Gizmodo Awards: Best TVs Category

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12:00PM November 30, 2010 | Nick Broughall

2010 was a HUGE year for technology. To recognise all the awesome gadgetry we’ve seen and played with this year, we’re planning on recognising the best of the best with the inaugural Australian Gizmodo Gadget Awards. And voting is officially open… Now! More »


Online

Google Tool May Have Wrong Polling Place Locations

12:00PM November 3, 2010 | E.B. Boyd - FastCompany

Google’s polling place locator was supposed to make your life easier by guiding you to the appropriate polling place so that you can vote. The only trouble? It may have guided hundreds of thousands to the wrong place. More »


Computing

Watch This Voting Machine Change Someone’s Vote

6:00PM October 22, 2010 | Max Read

When programmer Don Relyea tried to choose one candidate on his voting machine, the computer chose a different candidate – plus four other candidates from the same, incorrect party – right in front of him. He captured the whole thing on video. More »


Online

Students Hack Web Voting System To Play College Fight Song

1:54AM October 7, 2010 | Max Read

A pilot internet voting program in Washington DC for this November’s elections has been scrapped. Why? Well, officials invited hackers to give the system their “best shot”, and some university kids did – and pulled off a pretty good prank. More »