UPDATE: Looks like the issue has been fixed now.
Oh, lovely. Check this out before Facebook patches this up—hopefully they’ll get it fixed quickly. Go to Facebook and try to log in with someone else’s e-mail address. Don’t worry about the password, it doesn’t matter. If this person has a Facebook account, you’ll see their full name, …
In case you hadn’t noticed, your Gmail looks a little different today. Google has tidied up the overall interface and added prominent Mail, Contacts, and Tasks links in the upper left corner along with a big "Compose mail" or "New contact" button depending upon which feature you’re using.
And speaking of contacts, Google has overhauled
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Do you like Adidas shoes? Do you use a cell phone? Do you like Adidas shoes enough to get a cell phone that looks just like an Adidas shoe?
You’ll have to get it from China and it’s not entirely clear whether the "Adidass808" has Adidas’ legal blessing or not, but the ~$80 handset sure looks cool if you’re into shoe-inspired flip
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Samsung hasn’t necessarily been coy about its plans to develop a tablet, and it appears that the company is preparing to officially unveil it in early September at the Berlin-based IFA consumer electronics show.
According to Korea’s JoongAng Daily, the tablet will be part of Samsung’s "Galaxy" family of products—the company’s
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Blockbuster has added nationwide game rentals to its $8.99-and-up monthly “Blockbuster By Mail” service. Game rentals by mail had been tested in various markets around the country but are now available everywhere.
The pricing, which includes one game or movie out at a time for $8.99 or multiple combinations of games and movies with …
The console versions of Madden NFL 11 are available today, as are versions for the iPhone and iPad. The iPhone version is priced at $7.99 while the iPad version fetches a $5 premium at $12.99.
Both games make use of EA’s new GameFlow play calling system, feature custom hot routes that you can draw yourself, full seasons, …
Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to pre-order the Motorola Droid 2 from Verizon for $200 after a $100 mail in rebate and a two-year contract. The phones will be available in stores on Thursday. The Droid 2, like the original Droid, features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and runs Android.
This version will be running the newest …
In honor of Star Wars Month, I volunteered to painstakingly watch all six Star Wars movies and compile a list of gadget-like devices I spot in each one. I can promise you I will miss a few and I won’t know what some of them are supposed to be called, but I’ll be damned if I don’t watch all six episodes of one of the greatest film …
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 Android smartphone has been available unlocked for a while now, but the US version of the handset will be sold through AT&T at a subsidized price starting August 15th. The press release says it’ll cost $150 with a two-year contract at AT&T stores, while Sony’s website lists it at $130 when purchased from a …
Sometimes it seems like pencil technology moves so fast that it’s like, hey, why am I even trying to keep up with this stuff? First there was the pencil, then the eraser, then different numbered pencils, and now this new liquid pencil thing from Sharpie. Slow down!
It’s actually very cool. According to the company, the liquid graphite …
Monday. You can’t stop it, you can only hope to get through it. Here’s a set of handpicked gadget deals to help you do just that.
Refurbished 4.3-inch Insignia GPS: $29.99, today only (CowBoom.com)
Best Buy-owned CowBoom.com offers a one-day deal on a refurbished GPS. It’s an Insignia, which is a Best Buy house brand. Works out …
It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
10% ($0 to $8,375)
Times are tough and, let’s face …