When you ask Yahoo who is in charge of Flickr, they always point to one man: Matthew Rothenberg. Well, technically, there are people at Yahoo above him in charge of the group of products that Flickr is in (Applications Division). But it’s Rothenberg, as head of product, who they’ll tell you is leading the...
A couple nights ago, a friend sent me a message. “So glad we finally have a way to talk without hanging out.” He was, of course, kidding. He sent me the message through Yobongo, a new location-based realtime chatting app that launched this week. Earlier in the day, we had a similar conversation on...
Intel’s new Thunderbolt interface, which made its debut this morning in an upgrade to Apple’s MacBook Pro line, may be effectively an Apple exclusive for quite some time, according to Intel. At their press release, held shortly after Apple’s update when live, Intel noted that the developer kit for the interface would be provided...
In my previous post about Apple’s new subscription plans for the App Store, I offered up three possibilities. With the move, Apple is either: brilliant, brazen, or batsh*t crazy. But reading over the comments on that post (admit it, you did — it’s okay, I do too, sometimes), you might think there was a...
![This Is the Most Beautiful and Terrifying Portrait of Earth I’ve Seen [Video]](http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/02/160x120_explore_gizmodo_videos_621.jpg)
Over the course of 15 years, award-winning photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand crafted the most beautiful view of the Earth I’ve ever seen on the silver screen: Home is an exquisite vision of our world, full of pure bliss—and terrifying scenes. More » Gizmodo
Ever wish Angry Birds had more poop in it? Well look no further than the App Store today, as Apps Genius has launched Angry Turds. As a monkey in Angry Turds, you get to battle evil island explorers who have stolen your monkey babies with various projectile weapons. The concept is similar to Angry...
Last October, finance-tracking startup 60mo sent a tweet to Lightbank that read: “Hey @lightbank, we should chat sometime. Mid-westerners gotta stick together, yo.“ Three months later, Lightbank has its response: “fo sho”. Today, 60mo is announcing that it’s closed a Series A funding round led by Lightbank. Exact details of the deal aren’t being disclosed,...
![FireHero: Guitar Hero With Actual Giant Flames [Video]](http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/01/160x120_jy3maob89xm.jpg)
It’s been a while since I bothered playing Guitar Hero, but you know what would change that right quick? If each button I pressed lead to a corresponding flame shooting sky-high. That’s the magic of FireHero. And it is incredible. More » Gizmodo
![This New Design for the Post-it Could Solve the Post-it’s Classic Problem [PostIt]](http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/01/160x120_0ietags02.jpg)
It might be a little hard to see, but this is a design for an improved post-it note. The paper is made from wood waste and the end of the note ends in a triangle to prevent the corners from fraying. More » Gizmodo
![How a Colossal Airship Hangar Became a Colossal Water Park [Architecture]](http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/12/160x120_massssiveairplanehanger.jpg)
On the left: a 0 million airship hangar, the world’s largest freestanding building, located 40 miles south of Berlin. On the right: that same building seen today: home to Tropical Islands Resort, a massive water park and indoor rainforest. Huh? More » Gizmodo