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Samsung’s IFA Surprises Unpacked Early: Galaxy Tab 7.7, Galaxy Note & Wave 3

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8:00AM August 26, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The problem with having a teaser Android app — as Samsung did for its IFA surprises via its Samsung Unpacked app — is that enterprising folks may just have a peek at what’s inside the APK. That’s exactly what’s happened, and while not all of Samsung’s surprises have been uncovered, it turns out that the logos for at least three new Samsung products were already lurking in there. More »


Online

Google Wave Saved: Now Known As Apache Wave

8:50PM December 7, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Looks like the people behind the “Save Google Wave” site have succeeded. Google’s given it to the Apache Software Foundation, where it’ll be known as Apache Wave. High fives all ’round, nerdlingers! [Google Wave Blog]


Science

Watch The Microwaves Inside A Microwave

9:00AM November 21, 2010 | Casey Chan

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/kAAXpKdQ-mk&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} ); Microwaves don’t just use magic to heat up food, they use real microwaves too. Here’s what those invisible microwaves look like. More »


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Google’s Biggest Mistakes? Wave, Gmail’s Launch, DejaNews

11:00PM November 3, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Google’s made some grave errors in the past year (Wi-Fi snooping and Buzz, to say the least), but vice president Marissa Mayer’s picks of their three worst are surprising. More »


Software

Google Wave Lives On (In A Box)

10:00PM September 4, 2010 | Adam Dachis

Google has announced that despite Wave’s demise as a Google App, its open source code will continue to be developed into a fully-functional application available to anyone with the desire to host it. More »


Software

Death Of Google Wave Clarified

6:49PM August 31, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Writing on the Google Wave blog yesterday, Lars Rasmussen from the Wave team spoke of its scheduled death, confirming that Wave.google.com “will be available at least through the end of the year” and that “there will be ways to export your waves before the end of the year.” More »


Gadgets

Get Your Kicks (On Your Wave) On Route 66

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1:58PM August 30, 2010 | Alex Kidman

Samsung’s latest pitch to entice you to catch the Wave? NAVTEQ powered GPS software with a thirty day free trial. More »


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The "Save Google Wave" Site Has A Surprising Number Of Fans

9:20PM August 11, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

When Google announced that it would be closing down Wave, hardly a tremor was felt across the land, but seemingly some people out there were using it, as close to 28,000 people are supporting the Save Google Wave website. More »


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Rest In Peace, Google Wave

7:17AM August 5, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

While I know that it was useful during manhunts and that Lifehacker loves it, I still don’t really understand Google Wave. But no more worrying about this particular lack of knowledge though, because Google appears to be abandoning the project: More »


Mobile

Wave Hello To Samsung’s First Bada Handset Today

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11:55AM July 1, 2010 | Nick Broughall

As if there wasn’t enough mobile phone excitement today, Samsung has launched the Wave, their first handset running their home-grown Bada OS, through Optus, Voda and Virgin as well. More »