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The 10 Greatest Fictional Inventors of All Time [Inventors]

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Eureka has been Giz's celebration of inventors of all stripe, from Tesla to Popeil. But some of the most memorable inventors of our time were actually invented themselves. Here are ten fictional innovators near and dear to our hearts. More »

Poster Compares the Samsung Galaxy S Phones

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:29:41 +0000

This poster compares the features and plans of various Samsung Galaxy S mobile phones that are available through all major cellular carriers in the U.S.

Feature: Review: LauncherPro offers improved home screen for Android

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:46:00 +0000

One of the key characteristics that has contributed to Android's popularity among technology enthusiasts is the platform's flexibility. It's possible for third-party developers to build replacements for many different components of the Android user experience, including the home screen. Among the third-party home screen implementations available from the Android Market, the most functional and popular is arguably LauncherPro.

Created by independent developer Federico Carnales, the LauncherPro home screen offers a multitude of useful configuration options and practical features that are not available in Android's standard home screen. Launcher Pro can be installed at no cost from the Android Market, but the developer also recently began offering a "Plus" version for $2.99 that offers some premium functionality, including a sophisticated collection of custom home screen widgets that are inspired by HTC's Sense environment.

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The Girl with the Insanely Long Gear List

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:57:00 +0000

If you've read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (or either of its sequels), you're probably aware of the fact that its characters have a striking and awesome penchant for gadgets. The thing is, those gadgets are from... 2002. While reading through the books, we took the opportunity to jot down all that name dropped gear, and what we've got here is both a list of that gear and a walk down memory lane. Author Stieg Larsson (who was the first writer to sell one million Kindle e-books) often gives out actual lists of specs, which we find to be pretty endearing, but where he's left anything to the imagination we've tried to use context clues to fill in the gaps. Like we said, the action takes place in Sweden in 2002 (the books were published in Sweden in 2005, though Larsson died in late 2004 so they were likely written somewhere between 2002 and 2003), so the options were... a little more limited. There are some mild spoilers below, so if you plan on reading the books and don't want to know what kind of gadgets await you, then beware. Otherwise, join us, won't you?

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The Debug Log Stores your BlackBerry Call History

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:03:02 +0000

BlackBerry keeps a record of your phone calls in the debug log that is otherwise used for troubleshooting. Therefore, to completely empty your phone call log, always remember to delete the debug log.