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Jennifer Lopez and Verizon Wireless Target Hispanics with Viva Móvil Stores

Latino Verizon customers are going to be seeing brand new Verizon stores popping up just for them, going under the name Viva Móvil. The stores are being opened up as a joint effort between Verizon, Brightstar, Moorehead Communications, and Jennifer Lopez, who is putting her creative touch on the new stores. Show More Summary

Amazon Kindle Fire HD Pre-Orders Open In 170 Countries

If you have been on the lookout for the Kindle Fire HD from Amazon, but never really meant business by purchasing one, you might want to take note that the Amazon Kindle Fire HD is now available for pre-orders in [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Air-Powered Force Feedback Could Make Kinect Even More Immersive

2 days agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

Microsoft's Kinect provided gamers with a hands-free way to play their favorite titles. But when the controller was removed from the situation, so was the haptic force feedback that can enhance gameplay. Most of us were ok with the tradeoff,...Show More Summary

Mailbox 1.3 for iOS brings iPad support

There have been calls for an iPad-native Mailbox app virtually from the get-go -- some of us want to get to inbox zero on a bigger screen, after all. The team has clearly been listening, as the free Mailbox 1.3 update now supports Apple's larger gadgets. Show More Summary

Sony Xperia S Android 4.1.2 Update Release Rumored

It is being rumored that the much awaited Sony Xperia S Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is going to be released tomorrow. Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

First Haswell gaming laptop revealed: MSI GT70 Dragon Edition 2 with GTX780M graphics

With Computex just around the corner, MSI has taken the wraps of what can truly be described as a next-gen gaming laptop. According to CNET, the 17.3-inch MSI GT70 Dragon Edition 2 will pack a yet-to-be-announced Haswell chip alongside an equally mysterious NVIDIA GTX780M GPU that is claimed to deliver a 3DMark Vantage score of 36,000. Show More Summary

New Chrome Beta Brings Richer Notifications Outside Of Browser

Google has released a new beta Chrome browser update which brings a richer notifications experience outside of the browser. Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Hisense Sero 7 Pro Hands On: A Promising Nexus 7 Clone

2 days agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

Contrary to some rumors, Google didn't announce a refreshed Nexus 7 at I/O a little while back, but up-and-comers HiSense just announced a pretty good alternative. Its new Sero 7 Pro—the companies first foray into the tablet space—is basically a Nexus 7, but at only $150. Read more...

The New York Times profiles Gizmodo's new Editor in Chief Geoff Manaugh in a Q&A this week.

2 days agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

The New York Times profiles Gizmodo's new Editor in Chief Geoff Manaugh in a Q&A this week. Read more about the news in our announcement, or check out the photos from our party at the New Museum. Read more...

Latest Chrome beta for Windows and Chrome OS brings richer browser notifications, coming soon to Mac and Linux

It's not quite ready for the stable release of the browser, but Chrome beta users can now get a taste of a new notification system that should be rolling out to everyone sooner or later. Currently limited to the Windows and Chrome OS...Show More Summary

Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 still don’t offer apps people want

If you purchase a Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10 smartphone, don’t expect to download the same applications your friends are using on their iPhones and Android devices. A new report from research firm Canalys has found that a majority of the top Android and iOS applications still aren’t available on Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10. Show More Summary

Behind the Scenes of How Man Works with Machine in Pacific Rim

2 days agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

The monstrously giant mechs of Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim are controlled by two different people at the same time. The two pilots interact with the computer in Drift Space to control the giant mech and this featurette explains a little about how that works. Read more...

AMD Exec Believes Hybrid Devices Are The Future

Thanks to Microsoft’s Windows 8, we’re starting to see a fair number of hybrid devices being released into the market. For those wondering what we’re talking about, we’re talking about hybrid devices like laptops which have the ability to be [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Sherpa's Personal Assistant App Is Coming To Glass, Other Android Wearables

2 days agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

Sherpa, the popular natural language digital assistant Android app, is coming to Google Glass and other Android-based wearables the company announced today. Read more...

Microsoft Has Huge Xbox 360 Announcement Planned For E3

It was just the other day that Microsoft took the wraps off the Xbox One, but fret not Xbox 360 gamers because Microsoft has not forgotten you! In an interview held with GameSpot, Microsoft Game Studios executive Phil Spencer revealed [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

MSI GT70 Dragon Edition 2 Laptop Could Feature New Intel Haswell Chip

While I personally prefer to do my gaming on a desktop, there are some who prefer taking their gaming on the go with gaming laptops. Well if you’re in the market for a gaming laptop, MSI might have a laptop [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Sony Honami To Sport 2/3? Sensor With RX100?s Manual Controls [Rumor]

Back in the day of the feature phone, Sony made a name for themselves by releasing phones with the Cyber-Shot branding, indicating that the phone came with a pretty exceptional camera. Considering that cameras on phones then left a lot [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Achieves 10 Million Milestone

Last week we reported that Samsung could very well break their own record and go off and move 10 million Samsung Galaxy S4 units by this week, and sure enough they have. Well it looks like the South Korean company [...] Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Kim Dotcom Claims He Invented Two-Factor Authentication

2 days agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

Yesterday, Twitter finally got two-factor authentication—which was enough to prompt Kim Dotcom to claim that he invented the technique. Read more...

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