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The iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch all use a menu system called "Springboard" that doesn't exist on the new Apple TV. But what the Apple TV uses instead might be coming to iPad.
             

What Is Lowtide? [What Is]

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The Fall 2010 Xbox 360 dashboard update brings some sports, some Zune integration and a fairly sizable UI change. Here's how it works.            

The New Xbox Software Is Here and It's Better [Video]

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I don't watch TV weather forecasts for the same reason that I don't own a wristwatch: I have a smartphone, a tablet, and a computer.  Here are the best apps for knowing what it's like outside, without actually going outside.
               

The Best Weather Apps [App Battles]

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Despite a modern spider's impressive offensive arsenal of venoms and trapping silks, defensive predator-evading "dragline" silk is perhaps its most valuable asset.  In this week's excerpt, authors Leslie Brunetta and Catherine Craig discuss the incredible silk's evolution and ingenious implementation.

How Spiders Took Over the Sky [Book Excerpt]

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The last few months have been phenomenal for Android fans, with Samsung's Galaxy line hitting all four carriers and Verizon getting a few, new, better Droids for their customers. But which should you pick? It's actually an easy decision.   
                    

How to Pick an Android Smartphone - September 2010 [Android]

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An unfortunate electronics-based ass explosion. A confused lad with dirty vinyl. A relationship doomed by a ringtone. This week's questions tortured us for minutes, but we recovered.  And we came up with answers.
                        

Ask Giz: Scratched Records, Ass Tattoos, and Cellphone Fetishes [Askgiz]

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The most thrilling Microsoft product in years was killed before it ever officially existed. One of its most awesome services elicits more snickers than nods. Microsoft isn't even in the mobile space right now. Redmond, we have a problem.
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Keep Enemies Close: Microsoft Needs iPhone Apps [Video]

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There's a massive storm headed to New York, one that may flood the subway. What most people don't know is that we depend on just 700 fragile water pumps to keep the tunnels dry—some a century old. Updated
                 

New York's Subway May Not Survive Nicole [Updated] [NYC]

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Congress might have passed a bill to make TV commercials quieter, but one anonymous online television engineer explains why it will take more than a law to save our ears.
                       

Why Commercials Are Louder Than Television Shows [Television]

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Judging by the leaked terms and conditions, Amazon plans to swagger into the Android world with an alternative app download store, fists a-whirling. Are they building it to co-exist with Android's Market...or for an Android-powered SuperKindle?
                            

Why is Amazon Making an Android App Store? [Amazon]