When you use a site like Gmail, you have to decide: Do I want to use the service’s website, or do I want to use it through an app, like Outlook? Here’s how to get the best of both worlds. More

Here lately, Navigon has been crushing it on the iPhone GPS front. Every couple of weeks, it seems that MobileNavigator is getting yet another fantastic update, all while TomTom’s lackluster offering hangs back in the land of complacency. Thankfully for us all, the outfit has just pushed out the v1.3 update, which adds real-time traffic … Read More

There’s been a lot of hoopla over the past couple of years about Twitter’s so-called “firehose.” Essentially, it’s an open stream of all their data that is provided to developers to use for third-party apps. Foursquare has a firehose of its own, but access to it has been on lock down. Today, for SXSW, Foursquare … Read More

There’s no doubt Google has a sense of humor — its excellent April Fools jokes are a testament to that. But there’s a wealth of funnies that can found any time of the year too. Here we pull together a handy list of Google “Easter eggs” that you can uncover right now. Bearing in mind … Read More

Yesterday, Netflix announced that they’re pulling the plug on the sequel to their supercool Netflix Prize in which teams competed to improve the company’s recommendation algorithm for a million dollar reward. Privacy: can’t live with it, can’t live without it. More

The Palm Pre Plus is eye-catching in its minimalism. Unlike most of the cookie-cutter handsets on the market today, it is wavy and glossy, with almost no visible controls. The gadget feels delightfully solid in the hand. At just under 5 ounces the Pre Plus is very light, but it doesn’t feel fragile or inexpensive. The … Read More

When we discussed the iPad and whether it was worth giving in to the peer pressure and pre-ordering it, a commenter decided to remind us of his reason for resisting: No flash. And yes, it can make things look sad. More

As part of a graduate show at the Kyoto University of Art and Design, students built miniature cities out of common household objects—including this power strip . They’re just missing mini-people. [ Spoon Tamago via Crib Candy via Boing Boing ] More

How many e-book readers do you think are out there right now for you to choose from? If you did a little digging, I bet you’d find 50 or so. Maybe 10 really worth checking out. But right now is a bit of a weird period in e-reader history. The Kindle cemented e-readers in the … Read More

We’ve seen blow-hard electronic music makers in the past (one particular didgeridoo hack comes to mind) but still, when one makes us take note we feel like we just have to pass it along. Onyx Ashanti is an American living in Berlin and a one-man band to boot. His instrument of choice is a Yamaha … Read More

Several star commenter have noted recently that the troll factor is rising again. This post is reminder that all comments wasting words and the comment moderator’s time wondering about such issues as “why does gizmodo love/hate/get paid by company XYZ?” may result in zero warnings and then a ban. And whatever happens to your comment … Read More

Typically we don’t write a great deal of cell phone news about the FCC as their actions are behind the scenes and rarely affect our day to day lives in any significant manner. However the big guys over at the FCC have taken an interest in testing the validity of the promises made by mobile … Read More

Newly released Palm Pre Plus is an updated version to the original release of the Pre. With a improved keyboard, and more memory the Pre Plus will deliver a better overall mobile experience to its user. The CDMA smartphone features Palm’s proprietary mobile operating system called webOS. The finger touch display has great sensitivity, and … Read More

March 23-25 are a tremendous few days in the wireless world. The International CTIA WIRELESS show is a premier wireless event that represents a $1 trillion dollar global marketplace. Some of the industries involves are wireless and converged communications, wireless broadband, mobile web computing and data industries. Over the three day event those present undergo … Read More

Some more dismal cell phone new today as Google’s online-only sales model for the Nexus One is not living up to the expectations originally set by Goldman Sachs. The Nexus One was estimated to be on pace to sell 3.5 million units in FY2010 and after their atrocious sales in the first month of only … Read More