University of Iowa students can now check their laundry via iPhone, iPad app The University of Iowa has launched a campus app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch dedicated to helping students navigate the campus, follow news and events and even check to see if their laundry is done! A new smartphone application allows [...]

In news that will no doubt shake the very bedrock of your belief system, Apple has asked Toyota to remove its Scion theme and its advertising from ModMyi, a Cydia repository. The Scion theme has been available for weeks, but after it received a ton of press in the last couple of days, Apple finally [...]

The current “gold standard” for tests to determine bladder disease are “invasive” tests—jamming things in peeholes. But there might be a better way soon: A simple, wireless near-infrared spectroscopy device strapped right above your bladder. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/R2IpiYgjSHg/way-better-than-having-a-tube-jammed-inside-your-peehole Novellus Systems Novell Network Appliance Netgear Ncr National Semiconductor

TiPb Asks: How do you check the weather or your iPhone or iPad? How do you check the weather on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad? On the iPhone and iPod touch you have the built in, Yahoo! powered Weather app and while it’s relatively simple and quick it doesn’t provide a lot of information. [...]

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play finally launches on O2 UK Following almost two months of delays caused by software issues, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play has finally launched on British network O2. The phone is available now in O2-exclusive white and the original black, for £429.99 off-contract, or for free on contracts of £37 or more [...]

Pantech Crossover hits AT&T on June 5 AT&T and Pantech this morning announced the Crossover, a horizontal slider with a 3.1-inch display, four-row keyboard, 3MP camera and Android 2.2. It’s Pantech’s first Android device in the United States. Under the hood, it’s got a 600MHz processor powered by a 1500mAh battery. It’ll be available June 5 for [...]

Eclair update now rolling out to AT&T-branded Xperia X10′s   Better late than never, eh? Today Sony Ericsson has announced on its official product blog that the Android 2.1 update is now available for Xperia X10 users on AT&T. Alongside the newer version of Android, X10 owners will get camera enhancements including 720p recording, multi-touch support [...]

The race to smash linguistic barriers with simultaneous speech-to-speech translation is still wide open, and Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo has just joined Google Translate and DARPA on the track. Whereas Google Translate’s Conversation Mode was a turn-based affair when it was demoed back in January, requiring each party to pause awkwardly between exchanges, NTT [...]

We’ll readily admit that Thermaltake’s Level 10 GT case isn’t for everyone. Its exeskeleton-emulating protrusions don’t exactly blend in well with living room decors, and the company seems to like it that way. Computex 2011 has been the victim host to a whole bevy of customized Level 10 GTs, which exhibit a love for all [...]

Eclair update now rolling out to AT&T-branded Xperia X10′s   Better late than never, eh? Today Sony Ericsson has announced on its official product blog that the Android 2.1 update is now available for Xperia X10 users on AT&T. Alongside the newer version of Android, X10 owners will get camera enhancements including 720p recording, multi-touch support [...]

New and updated iPhone and iPad apps for Tuesday, May 31 Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you! Draw [...]

Sprint teasing EVO 3D via e-mail; not listed on rebates before June 23 Let’s get back to the Sprint EVO 3D launch date for a second, shall we? Or, rather, the lack of a launch date. A bunch of you reminded us that when the EVO 3D was listed under "Week 4" in the recent version of the Sprint Playbook, [...]

Motorola Droid 3 appears in Verizon device management pages While this is in no way any indication of an immediate release, seeing the Motorola Droid 3 listed in Verizon’s device management pages means the folks at big red are getting ready for the new slider to make it’s way into stores.  We’ve seen pictures of [...]

Just a little under two months after its release candidate went live, Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 has been finalized and released into the wild. The new version of Microsoft’s slick, do-it-all server OS is a big step forward from its predecessor. Built on the Windows Server 2008 R2 base, Home Server 2011 features a [...]

MSI has snuck a couple of new tablets into Computex, which we’ve naturally dug up, dusted off, and covered in fingerprints. The WindPad Enjoy 10 is a 10-inch Android Gingerbread slate with relatively humble specs — 1024 x 768 resolution, 4GB of storage, 512MB of RAM, and a 27.3WHr battery — but also a very [...]

Plants vs. Zombies — all 75MB of it — now in the Amazon Appstore The wait is over, folks. Plants vs. Zombies for Android is finally available. But it comes with a catch. First is that it’s only available in the Amazon Appstore. No biggie. The other is that it’s a whopping 75 megabytes. We [...]

Pro Core Data for iOS: Data Access and Persistence Engine for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (Books for Professionals by Professionals) Pro Core Data for iOS: Data Access and Persistence Engine for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (Books for Professionals by Professionals) The power of Core Data allows iOS developers to efficiently store and retrieve [...]

ASUS unveils the Padfone — a tablet/phone hybrid   While the U.S. is in holiday mode today, the rest of the world isn’t taking the day off. And for manufacturer ASUS, today’s a big one, with the announcement of the Padfone at the Computex conferencfe. One part Android phone, another part Android tablet, the Padfone [...]

Inspired by a shark’s membrane, SharkEye’s $50 case rolls a frosted door over the iPhone 4 to protect it from scratches. You can still see if someone’s calling you, so it’s not a complete blanket. [SharkEye via Cnet via OhGizmo] More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/-NMua08-z20/slide-a-frosted-door-over-your-iphones-screen-when-its-not-in-use Anixter International Apple Computer Applied Materials Arian Semiconductor Equipment Arrow Electronics Asml [...]

Speedtest.net is pretty much the go-to site for quickly figuring out how fast (or slow) your connection really is and comparing the numbers your ISP boasts with what it actually delivers. And now it’s got a new coat of paint and a couple of neat features. In brief: New UI: The map widget is much [...]

Dream:scape, the Unreal 3 Engine powered game eventually coming on June 9th [video] We heard that Dream:scape had been submitted to the App Store way back in April; but why hasn’t it appeared for our download pleasure? Well it seems that after submitting the game to Apple, it hit a snag. The game would only [...]

ASUS unveils the Padfone — a tablet/phone hybrid   While the U.S. is in holiday mode today, the rest of the world isn’t taking the day off. And for manufacturer ASUS, today’s a big one, with the announcement of the Padfone at the Computex conferencfe. One part Android phone, another part Android tablet, the Padfone [...]

OfficeMax appears poised to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1, too Looks like the list of retailers preparing to sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (read our full review) is shaping up quite nicely. First we had Best Buy, and now it looks like OfficeMax is getting into the game as well, thanks to this comparison sheet [...]

Google Wallet brings NFC-powered payments to Android, will Apple do likewise? While rumors have been swirling for months that Apple was going to strap NFC (near field communications) to the iTunes cash register and boldly take iPhone 5 into the mobile payments future, Google is already there with the announcement last week of Google Wallet. [...]

The image above is not a mockup. What you’re looking at is a screen grab from the Video Game section of Target’s online storefront proudly touting “free shipping” on a $299.99 Xbox 360 250GB console with Kinect bundle. Unfortunately, your pulse-quickened click will be met with the existing $399.99 price tag at checkout. So what’s [...]

Have you ever thought to yourself, “my CNC mill is pretty cool, but I really want to make it more awesomer”? Well, first, “awesomer” totally isn’t word, and second, have we got a hack for you! A reader wrote in to the DIY hub Adafruit to show off his CNC being operated by a PS3 [...]

Goblin Invasion Review A mix of Warcraft + Farmville, this game is tons of fun. Save yourself and your friends from the  Goblins as they create disaster and hysteria.  Save the the world that is under direct invasion of Goblins. There is a story of the Crystal Ore with magical powers. Only the Crystal Ore [...]

Zoho has offered an iOS app for a while now — at least for the iPhone and iPod touch. Those of you who have been wanting to use the Zoho app on your iPad were out of luck, but that’s no longer the case. Zoho Docs 2.0 has landed in the App Store, and the [...]

Goblin Invasion Review A mix of Warcraft + Farmville, this game is tons of fun. Save yourself and your friends from the  Goblins as they create disaster and hysteria.  Save the the world that is under direct invasion of Goblins. There is a story of the Crystal Ore with magical powers. Only the Crystal Ore [...]

Motorola Droid 3 appears in Verizon device management pages While this is in no way any indication of an immediate release, seeing the Motorola Droid 3 listed in Verizon’s device management pages means the folks at big red are getting ready for the new slider to make it’s way into stores.  We’ve seen pictures of [...]

Zoho has offered an iOS app for a while now — at least for the iPhone and iPod touch. Those of you who have been wanting to use the Zoho app on your iPad were out of luck, but that’s no longer the case. Zoho Docs 2.0 has landed in the App Store, and the [...]

Best of Smartphone Experts, 29 May 2011 Hands-on with the LG Revolution Rumored Ice Cream Sandwich test device surfaces Xperia Play video hands on CrackBerry Podcast 69! Good for Memorial Day weekend listening! BlackBerry Torch 2 leaks continue, this time on video! Press Release: Research In Motion Says Purported Class Action Lawsuit is Without Merit [...]

Bing’s new HTML5-and-CSS3-enhanced search interface, which was first demonstrated back in September 2010 to showcase the power of IE9, has started to roll out. The most notable addition to the new interface is is smooth page transitions — the fade in and out — and navigation tabs (maps, images, videos, etc.) now persistently float at [...]

iPad 2 review! Hands on with the new Apple iPad 2! Thanks for watching this review of the new iPad 2! I show you a bunch of things like iMovie, Garageband, a quick look a the Dead Space game and more! ** MY YOUTUBE CHANNELS: ?youtube.com ?youtube.com ?youtube.com ?youtube.com youtube.com READ MY BLOG: ?ijustine.com? iJUSTINE [...]

Google Wallet brings NFC-powered payments to Android, will Apple do likewise? While rumors have been swirling for months that Apple was going to strap NFC (near field communications) to the iTunes cash register and boldly take iPhone 5 into the mobile payments future, Google is already there with the announcement last week of Google Wallet. [...]

Dear LifehackerMy laptop came with a Blu-ray drive, but I can’t seem to play Blu-rays with it, and everyone says I need to buy extra expensive software to use it. Even VLC can’t play them. (I thought it played everything!) Is paying $50 my only option? More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/0CEDJfjwxsc/how-can-i-play-blu+ray-discs-on-my-computer Maximus Mantech International Manhattan Associates Lsi [...]