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• Modders Slap Popular Android Hack on HP's TouchPad
  Android modification group CyanogenMod released a video of its popular aftermarket software running on HP's TouchPad tablet, a product which normally runs webOS -- not Android -- as its primary operating system.
  08.29.11

• Without Jobs as CEO, Who Speaks for the Arts at Apple?
  Without Steve Jobs as CEO, Apple is missing the role he unofficially filled for years: Chief Advocate for the Humanities and Liberal Arts. If that sounds trivial, remember this: At several key points in its history, Jobs' skill in this role saved and transformed the company.
  08.29.11

• Surly Moonlander With Clownshoe Rims, Big Fat Tires
  Surly, maker of tough bikes for tough people with a sense of humor, has pulled back the curtain on the coming year's new products. There are many updates to existing lines (the Long Haul Trucker frame will also be available with disk brake mountings, for instance), and a pair of new bikes. Here, though, we'll ...
  08.29.11

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. Seriously?
  Clearly, any non-iPad tablet is currently doomed. They're shifted off to the side in electronics stores (just like Macs used to be) and nobody is buying them. People don't say "I want a tablet. Let's go to the store to see what they have." Nope, people say "I want an iPad." And then they buy ...
  08.29.11

• Apen Writes On Paper, Smartphones, Tablets
  Apen is a neat and simple take on getting paper notes into your computer, phone or tablet. It comes in four somewhat confusing models, named A1 to A4, but it's the last two that we're interested in, as they work with the iPhone and iPad (A4) and Blackberry/Android devices (A3). The kit consists of an electronic ...
  08.29.11

• Download the GeekDad Remix Album for Free! (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
  GeekDad Remix Album by John Anealio You can now download the entire GeekDad Remix Album For Absolutely Free! Just click the Download button on the player above. If you are viewing this post in a feed reader, just click here for the free download: GeekDad Remix Album The album features great remixes by Mike Crooker, ...
  08.28.11

• When Founders Leave: Lessons for Apple From Microsoft, Intel and Sun
  The internet ws crawling with Jobs reports last Thursday. Nearly every news aggregator put Apple's new leadership situation ahead of hurricane Irene evacuations. (Though always-classy AOL promoted the 10-year anniversary of Aaliyah's death and some scandalous Blake Lively pictures instead. Finger on the pulse!) So the CEO torch has been passed to Chief Operating Officer and occasional ...
  08.27.11

• Purported Pic of iPhone 5 Back-Cover Surfaces
  A leaked photo of the iPhone 5 back cover looks a lot like the iPhone 4 back cover.
  08.26.11

• NASA Turns to Kickstarter to Complete Its Astronaut MMO
  The space agency's massively multiplayer online game Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond has been lost in space since 2009, but it's just popped back into orbit.
  08.26.11

• Jailbreakme Author Comex Joins Apple as Intern
  If you can't beat them, assimilate them. This seems to be the message coming from Apple, which has just hired JailBreakMe.com author Nicholas Allegra as an intern. Allegra, aka Comex, Tweeted the news today (or yesterday, depending on where you are in the world). "So, the week after next I will be starting an internship with ...
  08.26.11

• Beyond the iPad: What's Next for Apple
  Much has been said about the amazing contributions Steve Jobs has made to the world of technology as leader of Apple. But what can we expect from Apple now that Jobs has stepped down as CEO?
  08.25.11

• Tim Cook Says 'Apple Is Not Going to Change'
  There's a new Cook running the kitchen at Apple. Here's what the new CEO Tim Cook told the troops the day after Steve Jobs stepped aside.
  08.25.11

• Heated Bike Grips Keep the Feeling In Your Fingers
  It's winter, and you're on your bike. The snow is coming down, the wind is finding its way in through even the tiniest gaps in your clothing, and it is bitterly cold. Thanks to your heated handlebar grips, though, you hands and fingers remain soft and warm. Then, the batteries fail, and the temperatures plunge as ...
  08.25.11

• Why Tim Cook Is the Best Choice to Run Apple
  It's no real surprise that Tim Cook has been tapped to serve as Apple's CEO following Steve Jobs' resignation to become Chairman. Cook has spent 30 years distinguishing himself in the industry, spending the first half with IBM and Compaq and the second, more than 14 years, as Jobs' right hand. He joined Apple's operations ...
  08.25.11

• The Return of Carrier Command
  I was a massive fan of Carrier Command on the Amiga. Something about being able to command an ever-increasing fleet against an unseen enemy sent chills down my spine - I think being only 17 years old I didn't get many other opportunities to feel like I was in control. I was therefore more than a ...
  08.25.11

• 9/11 Memorial Book Is iPad-Only
  Almost ten years after the World Trade Center disaster, a book documenting the history of the building in photos and video will be published. And it will be iPad-only. The creator, Steve Rosenbaum, has assembled 400 photographs plus several hours of video, and will be skipping paper altogether. His reasoning is both smart and startling. When ...
  08.25.11

• Download the GeekDad Remix Album for Free!
  GeekDad Remix Album by John Anealio You can now download the entire GeekDad Remix Album For Absolutely Free! Just click the Download button on the player above. If you are viewing this post in a feed reader, just click here for the free download: GeekDad Remix Album The album features great remixes by Mike Crooker, ...
  08.25.11

• Back to School With iPhone and iPad Apps
  I'm sure summer holidays used to last longer when I was young. With lightning speed this summer season seems to be turning from day-trips and holidays to thoughts of an autumnal return to school. To that end I've been having a hunt through the iPad store to find apps that offer some covert education to get ...
  08.25.11

• Android Malware Explodes, iOS Remains Safe
  According to a report by antivirus software maker McAfee, Android is now the "most attacked mobile operating system," with a jump in malware attacks of 76 percent in the last quarter. This impressive win is even more so when you consider that Android "outpaces second place Java ME threefold". While we are normally skeptical of scary ...
  08.25.11

• Apple Shares Retain Strength Despite Jobs' Resignation
  Apple stock dipped as much as 7.39 percent Wednesday, stripping $24 billion from its market cap in after-hours trading, after its iconic leader Steve Jobs announced he was stepping down as CEO amid longstanding health concerns.
  08.24.11

• GameStop Yanks PC Deus Ex Off Store Shelves
  Videogame retailer GameStop has removed the regular edition of Deus Ex: Human Revolution for PC from its store shelves following a whirlwind of controversy, it said Wednesday. The company came under fire after telling its employees to open copies of Deus Ex and remove coupons for competing digital distribution service OnLive, which were included in the ...
  08.24.11

• The End of Innocence: What Happened After Apple Fired Steve Jobs
  It seems unthinkable today -- but more than two decades ago, when personal computers were still new and everybody listened to music on a Walkman, Steve Jobs was cast out of Apple. The year was 1985. IBM and Microsoft dominated the world of computing. The revolutionary Macintosh, launched with such fanfare just a year earlier, appeared to be foundering. And Jobs, the guiding force at Apple from the beginning, seemed not just expendable but a threat to the company he¿d built.
  08.24.11

• Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple
  Steve Jobs, mastermind behind Apple, has resigned as CEO of the company effective immediately.
  08.24.11

• Microsoft Exec Tries to Spin 'Post-PC' Era Into 'PC Plus'
  Microsoft isn't too happy with the "post-PC" title Steve Jobs and others like to use for our increasingly tablet- and smartphone-centric world. With Jobs' passion for everything sleek, thin and mobile, and consumers eating out of the palm of his hand, it seems like the PC giants of yore are being left in the dust.
  08.24.11

• Mozilla's WebAPI Wants to Replace Native Apps With HTML5
  Mozilla's WebAPI is an ambitious new project aimed at breaking down the proprietary app systems on today¿s mobile devices. Forget separate apps for iOS, Android and other mobile platforms -- just write one, works-anywhere HTML5 app.
  08.24.11

• Fat, Folding Logitech Keyboard Case for Slim iPad 2
  Logitech has announced a big, fat fold-up keyboard case for the iPad which will make your slim iPad 2 look like a 1990s tablet PC. The Bluetooth keyboard, which charges via USB, actually looks like a great accessory -- if you can get past the bulk. The Logitech Fold-Up Keyboard for iPad, as it is known, ...
  08.24.11

• Moog Taurus 3: Modern Synth With One Foot in the '70s
  With the Taurus 3, a bass synthesizer you play with your feet, the lower frequencies get a higher profile.
  08.24.11