The Best Apps for Surviving This Economic Clusternut [Apps]

The economy sucks. Our country is in a rut. The market dropped another 400 points after the 500 point drop last week. It's just a terrible time not to have money. So be responsible and save! Yeah, I know it's hard. Where do you start? Do you put it under the mattress? Nope! Just follow the advice of these six apps to multiply your bank account. Mo' money, less problems. More »


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Twitter Officially Switches: R.I.P. Old Twitter, Long Live #NewTwitter

Twitter -1Twitter's redesigned and feature-rich web interface (a.k.a. #newTwitter), which was announced last fall, has been completely rolled out, according to a company Tweet. That means that Twitter users can no longer use the old version of the site, which has been the case for nearly a year. You can access more information about #NewTwitter here. Of course, this means that all Twitter.com users will be using the same application, which is sure to make things a bit easier for Twitter when it comes to feature and design rollouts.

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Acer Founder Says Ultrabooks and Tablets are Short-Term Fads [Tablets]

It seems like Acer founder Stan Shih has gone gaga. Or perhaps he forgot to read the bloody memo, because he claims that ultrabooks and tablets are both short-term fads that apparently are going nowhere. More »


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HoodCap Flower concept gives you one less piece of camera gear to lose

We've seen our fair share of camera-related concepts that are decidedly out there, but there's also thankfully some that are considerably more practical -- and sometimes even eventually become actual products. Hopefully that ends up being the case with this so-called HoodCap Flower which, as you can probably surmise, combines a lens hood and a lens cap in one flower-inspired contraption. Just twist the dial to open it up and take some pictures, and close it when you want to protect your lens. Not quite as protective as a proper lens cap, to be sure, but we're guessing plenty of folks would take that trade-off.

HoodCap Flower concept gives you one less piece of camera gear to lose originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Why You'll Only Have to Wait Half as Long for the Materials of the Future [Government]

Those rechargable batteries in your phone took well over two decades to develop—way too slow in today's global economy. So, the US government has introduced the Materials Genome Initiative and cut the development time of new materials in half. More »


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When Chat Attacks: How To Instant Message Without Wasting Your Day or Being a Jerk [User Manual]

You're working. A chat window pops open. It's your mom. "How are you today?" Another window fires; your roommate. "Bro, check this video!" Oh, here's one from your boss, he wants to know if you've seen his pen. Goodbye, productivity. More »


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Gmail's Preview Pane brings 'tablet-like' layout to your browser, but kills Multiple Inboxes

Google's still doing a fine job of ignoring Gcal's inability to routinely provide alerts and notifications to select users (nah, we're not bitter), but at least the Gmail team seems to be firing on all cylinders. Just this week, the outfit revealed its newest Labs feature -- Preview Pane. As you've probably gleaned from the title, it provides a "tablet-like" layout that's actually similar to standalone mail clients from yesteryear, and for those with more vertical space than horizontal, there's even an option to split the divider in that manner. In practice, we found it drop-dead simple to use, and it's largely an improvement over the stock Gmail layout. The only issue? It nukes Multiple Inboxes, so those accustomed to scrolling down and easily clicking into their Starred emails (for example) will likely be reverting back with dreams dashed. See if it's in your Settings pane and give it a go -- who knows, it might be love.

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RIM Blazes Into Smartphone Market With New Torches, New Bolds

Research In Motion announced five new smartphones based on its new BlackBerry 7 operating system on Wednesday. AT&T, Sprint and U.S. Cellular will all get new devices that maintain some of the feel of earlier products while offering functionality competitive with the leading smartphones on the market.

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HTC Puccini screens leak, AT&T bloatware and number pad make an appearance

HTC's 10-inch Puccini tab's been poking its head out from the speculative shadows and now we have a few leaked screens to further whet your LTE appetite. The bevy of shots over on Pocketnow show the AT&T-branded Honeycomb slate packing a serious amount of carrier-installed bloat, with AT&T's Code, Family, MyText and Navigation apps joining the likes of Amazon's Kindle app, Cordy, Let's Golf 2 and NFS Shift. The OEM also appears to have tacked on a number pad to its virtual keyboard solution -- a feature Sony's rumored to include in its own tablets -- taking full advantage of the purported 1280 x 800 display. And, lest we forget that last pic of stylus pairing, the slab's menu dock sports a "pen icon in the tray," confirming those notions of Scribe-functionality. Be sure to check the source for an extra peek at the orange-colored network's future must-have device.

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Waste Landscape installation reminds us why CDs weren't that great (video)

For most people, the term "waste landscape" may evoke images of desolate industrial zones, toxic sewage leaks, or Phish concerts. But architect Clémence Eliard and artist Elise Morin took a slightly more digital approach to the concept, constructing their undulating Waste Landscape installation from 65,000 unsold (and unwanted) CDs. To do this, the pair sewed the discs together by hand, before blanketing them over dune-like wire constructions inside the Centquatre -- a Parisian art space that, appropriately enough, was once a funeral home. The result is an array of sloping, shimmering hills that emerge from the floor like disco ball pimples, creating a space that the artists not-so subtly compare to an oil spill. It's a pretty sobering reminder of the environmental fingerprint archaic technologies can leave behind, but Eliard and Morin's story has a happy ending. When the exhibit comes to a close, every single CD will be recycled into polycarbonate. Spin past the break to see a video that'll make you wanna give your iPod a hug.

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