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At long last, Apple has finally equipped some of its developers with the tools needed to begin authoring iPhone background applications. This will eventually remedy problems with the iPhone regarding running applications in the background. The same thing could happen to a drug dealer trying to convert ounces to grams. He/She suddenly gets a phone call then, BAM, all that ...

Two new buildings are being built in Tinajin, China that are sure to rival the Dubai tower in design. The 1175-foot Sinosteel International Plaza and the 288-foot hotel next to it may not be as tall as the Ultima tower, but they’ve got something to prove with the hexagonal windows installed in them. The windows are placed in such a ...

Never get caught eating at a French restaurant without a mustache again. With this $16 handkerchief from Avril Loreti, a designer on Etsy, you’ll have four stunning mustaches to choose from whilst you wipe your punim. The ‘staches were inspired by Dali and Tom Selleck, among others. Link (via)

Rush and Nas were on the Colbert Report playing Tom Sawyer on Rock Band for the Xbox 360. Kotaku says Nas outperformed Rush on their own song, and for the most part he did. In Rush’s defense, playing guitar solo on Rock Band is way easier than having an entire band set up with vocals and drums in addition to ...

Dean Cheesman has spent the past two years perfecting his set of iTunes smart playlists. Fortunately for us Internet dwellers, he was kind enough to open up and share his technique of creating smart playlists and explains what it takes to make it extremely easy to play what you want to hear.� That means more Beatles and less death metal. ...

Tomorrow is August. Where the hell has the year gone already? No matter. Time for delicious, plump links. Like a buttermilk biscuit, baby. Sick! LG has introduced a Blu-ray player that can stream Netflix movies too! A Sex & The City iPod Dock exists One word: delicious Saturn’s moon Titan has lakes filled with liquids 1080P for Dish Network customers ...

The main reason you bought a Playstation 3 was probably due to Killzone 2 or Playstation Home, Sony’s new online service that’s supposed to be something like Xbox Live meets Second Life. You and your friends can meet up with your avatars, talk, chat, shoot the shit and so on. Oh, and more importantly, you can play games together too. ...

What better way to “accidentally” burn down your home and all of your loved ones sleeping peacefully inside� than with this Travelmate portable fireplace by Conmoto. Oops! I didn’t mean to kick it over. Now all of my possessions are burning around me. The Mexico City fire fighting force does not approve. Good thing I have insurance. Alright, horrible thought, ...

Designed by fellow New Yorker and Brooklyn-based artist William Lamson, this lifehack is probably the easiest way to eliminate a public security camera. First, you’ll need a helium-filled balloon and some string. A weight won’t hurt either. Get the balloon full of static electricity and then raise it up to the camera. As it sticks, tie the string to the ...

The crew at my old puking grounds, Gizmodo.com, have whipped up one of the most comprehensive guides to cables on the ‘net. Whether it’s USB to Firewire or CAT-5 or even DVI, you will leave incredibly educated on the subject of tech-related cables. Been trying to figure out what kind of charger that weird phone you got off Craigslist takes? ...