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As Yahoo buys Tumblr, Ghost offers bloggers a third way

4 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmag

With eight days of his already successful Kickstarter campaign still remaining, John O'Nolan has cited the uncertainty surrounding Yahoo's newly-announced US$1.1 billion purchase of Tumblr as a reason to back his open source, non-profit...Show More Summary

Google Field Trip Gives Users Free Admission To 13 Museums

Google has announced it will allow its Field Trip users to gain free access to 13 museums. Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Flashback: How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet

4 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

In the wake of Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of beloved social platform Tumblr, it's perhaps worth looking back what the company did after it caught—and gutted—another big fish. Read more...

Madden 25 Anniversary Edition Pre-Order Bonus Offers Free NFL Sunday Ticket

Amazon’s pre-order bonus for Madden 25 Anniversary Edition gives players NFL Sunday Ticket. Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Foxconn reports three possible suicides at factories in China

Three workers at Foxconn factories in China have fallen to their deaths in recent weeks and police are investigating, according to the company. On April 27 and May 14, two workers employed at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China, separately fell to their deaths, according to the Taiwanese manufacturing giant. Show More Summary

These 3D Printed Mobiles Will Blow Your Mind

For a technology that’s still largely in its infancy, you can do some things with 3D printing that are pretty much impossible with any other technique. Take, for instance, these intricate 3D-printed…

Video: As BlackBerry and Microsoft battle for market share, a new contender emerges

The battle between BlackBerry and Microsoft for the No.3 spot in the smartphone platform war is showing no signs of slowing, but a new contender will soon come to market to challenge these struggling giants. Jolla, whose CEO spoke with us nearly a year ago about the company’s efforts, has unveiled its first smartphone. Show More Summary

European commissioner promises single mobile market by 2015

4 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Engadget

As much as Europe can hope for deeper integration, it doesn't feel that way when citizens get whacked for hefty roaming rates. European digital commissioner Neelie Kroes has got such charges in her sights, telling business leaders that she's planning to push through a single mobile telecoms market before she retires in 2015. Show More Summary

Deadpool Shark Punch T-Shirt

One of the craziest characters in the Marvel universe is Deadpool…And the Deadpool Shark Punch T-Shirt shows just how crazy the ‘merc with a mouth’ really is. It takes someone with a certain type of mindset to take on a shark hand-to-hand (hand-to-fin?). Of course, there’s nothing wrong with being crazy when you’re also tough [...]

Wi-Fi enabled Teddy Bear by MessagePetz on Kickstarter

There are more and more connected devices than ever and the trend is going to grow in the near future. MessagePetz launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $45,000 in funding to develop a Wi-Fi Teddy Bear that will allow parents [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Are Tumblr Users Defecting To WordPress?

As we had reported earlier, the deal Yahoo made to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion is now official, and in our previous report, we asked how Tumblr users are feeling about this. We expect that there will be mixed feelings, [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

UK Hackerspace builds mobile spaceship disaster simulator

A spaceship simulator sounds fun. But a spaceship disaster simulator is pure win. Members of the LHS Bikeshed hackerspace over in the United Kingdom poured their hearts and souls into this build. Now they’re taking the show on the road, letting attendees of Maker Faires all over the UK try their hand at beating the Kobayashi Maru […]

Dish Network’s Apps Alone Might Be Enough to Make You Subscribe

Now access to Dish's complete On Demand library, previously a perk only for iPad users, is available for iPhones as well as Android phones and tablets.

Yahoo To Officially Acquire Tumblr For $1.1 Billion

Earlier today we had reported that Yahoo’s board of directors had reportedly approved the company’s buyout of Tumblr for $1.1 billion, and sure enough it turned out to be true as Yahoo’s CEO, Marissa Mayer, announced the acquisition herself on [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Corning taps into optical fiber for better indoor wireless

Bringing wireless indoors, which was once just a matter of antennas carrying a few cellular bands so people could get phone calls, has grown far more complex and demanding in the age of Wi-Fi, multiple radio bands and more powerful antennas. Show More Summary

Is Google Planning On Announcing Something Soon?

It seems that Google might have something to announce later today, or at least that’s what has been hinted at in a recent post by Google’s very own Vic Gundotra who in his Google+ post, revealed he was struggling to [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Samsung To Debut 13.3? Notebook Display With 3200×1800 Resolution

Just the other day Sharp announced their plan to start work on a HiDPI IGZO LCD display that could possibly offer users a pixel density of 262ppi, which we have to admit is pretty impressive. However not long after that, [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Nintendo Smartphone Concept Is An Interesting Idea

Nintendo is primarily a gaming company and the only foray the company has done with the mobile market is to create handheld gaming systems like the Nintendo 3DS, but what if Nintendo were to create a smartphone of their own? [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Angry Tumblr users flee to WordPress as Yahoo announces $1.1 billion acquisition

After a number of newspapers and blogs wrote about Yahoo’s now-confirmed $1.1 billion acquisition of popular blogging platform Tumblr, users were angry. The world has no idea what Yahoo has in store for Tumblr, of course, but the Internet giant’s reputation has many users worried. Show More Summary

Microsoft To Reveal “Tons Of Exclusives” And “World Premieres” At E3

Just like smartphones and tablets, a console can have amazing hardware but if there aren’t many games for it, gamers will just go to the competition. So far console manufacturers such as Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have relied on getting [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

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