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Skype (Free) now supports fast app switching and (supposedly) background VoIP, but I still hate it forever. You see, despite Skype’s reputation for connecting people over long distances, it’s done a pretty horrific job at connecting me with family members in the same household. There have been numerous times when Skype has told me I have no friends online, even when I was sitting beside a friend and they were very clearly logged in

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Skype 2.1 for iPhone: iOS 4 fast app switching and background VoIP

The Art Of The Brick is an art exhibit by Nathan Sawaya, but it’s not your typical sculpting, painting and pottery type of show, instead Sawaya has made all of his creations using only Lego. From a monopoly board to a man who’s spilling his guts, quite literally, the exhibit offers some of the coolest Lego creations I’ve seen in a while. Click on the Lego creations below to see full sized images of each piece: If you happen to be in or near Peoria, IL you can find the exhibit at the Lakeview Museum. Special thanks to Jenn Smith for permission to use her pictures

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The Art Of The Brick – 18 Amazing Lego Creations In One Exhibit [Pics]

This is a surveillance video that was just released from a Swedish bank robbery that went down back in September. The robbers landed a helicopter on the roof, broke into the Louvre-ass looking ceiling , and proceeded to escape with over $5 million (US) in Swedish Fish kronar. Krona krona bills ya’ll. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on whether or not you view these guys as brilliant schemers or common criminals, 10 of them got caught and are going on trial next month. But now that the trial is about to begin, they’ve released the above footage of the crime itself.

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Video Of A $5 Million Swedish Bank Robbery

Motorola has filed a lawsuit against Chinese electronics maker Huawei, claiming that the company stole trade secrets. Motorola alleges that former Motorola employees left for Huawei and provided the company with information on Motorola’s cell phone technology. The company ..

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Motorola Dials Up Lawsuit Against Huawei

Have you ever purchased some clothing online? Have you ever purchased clothing online that you had never tried on before? If so, or if not, then you probably know that it can be a bit tricky, considering you don’t get to see how it looks on you, or if it will even fit in general. So, what should you do

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Fits.me is a Shape-Shifting Mannequin

Want to tether your computer to your iPhone? Pay up. A certain 15-year-old decided that he didn’t want to pay the $20 monthly fee, and created an app for it. He got approval because it was a simple flashlight app known as Handy Light.

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Handy Flashlight app could have turned your iPhone into a mobile hotspot, if Apple hadn’t pulled it

I am embarrassingly tardy with this review, but the reasoning is actually good news and worth mentioning. I had been playing mTanks on my iPod Touch but then the kids got out of school, we went on vacation, and I got busy getting my iPod Touch set up for my wife to use to read ebooks on vacation. Long story short, I forgot about the game completely. Before I finish the story, let’s see what this mTanks is all about: The Hype: 4 days ago NASA’s Spirit rover discovered a growing army of tanks beneath the surface of Mars.

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iPhone Game Review: mTanks!

It seems that the Droid X isn’t exempt from its own version of Antennagate , only this time it’s with the handset’s screen. Some new Droid X users are experiencing problems with the phone’s large 4.3-inch display – reports of banding (white and black strips running vertically down the display) and wild flickering are the two main issues. Although this problem seems to be contained to a small number of users, Motorola and Verizon are quick to squash any potential PR nightmares and have already issued a statement and fix

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Droid X Coming With Screen Issues, Motorola Offering Fix

Today Google published data suggesting that 55.5 percent of all Android smartphones are running the Android 2.1 (Eclair) version of the Android OS. Android 2.2 (Froyo) accounts for 3.3 percent, Android 1.6 (Donut) is on 22.1 percent, and Android 1.5 (Cupcake) 18.9 percent. The numbers were culled from 2 weeks of Android Market data ending on July 15, 2010. Read the full story here

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Google: Android 2.1 running on 55.5 percent of Android smartphones

At present, Verizon only offers prepaid mobile broadband in buckets ranging from 100MB up to 1GB at prices from $15 to $50. Problem is, 1GB goes by in about two seconds if you’re YouTubin’ your way through a layover in Atlanta, enjoying a little too much Hulu and Pandora, or torrenting a few ISOs (perfectly legal ones, of course) — so to that end, we’re hearing that a 5GB option will be launching on August 23 for a breathtaking $80. Presumably, it’d be good for 30 days from the date of purchase the same as the current 1GB plan, though we don’t know that from the information we have.

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Verizon launching $80 5GB prepaid data plan next month, FiveSpot too?

The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 ($499) is one helluva spec monster, and priced just right for the budding shooter who wants the kitchen sink without the cost of a DSLR + lenses. Some of the DMC-FZ100’s features: a whopping 24x optical zoom (25-600mm equivalent), CMOS sensor, 14.1 megapixel with the world’s fastest full resolution burst speed (11fps), AVCHD 1080p 60fps video capture with Dolby Digital stereo audio capture, continuous auto focus, Motion Deblur, Intelligent ISO, Intelligent Exposure, optical image stabilizer, 3″ tiltable LCD, and Venus Engine processor. Full specifications and press release after the jump. Buy Now: $499

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Panasonic DMC-FZ100 Hybrid

Pulse ($2.99 – review ) just got a lot sexier for iPhone 4 users, and faster for everyone. I haven’t had a chance to test a big refresh yet (this update came out last night — official post here ), but I have noted a significant increase in scrolling speed, especially while the app is refreshing. However, I’d argue that it’s an undocumented change that has made the biggest difference in v1.0.2.

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Pulse News Mini 1.0.2 for iPhone: Retina Display update, speed increase, Bump sharing support

We have covered Android powered devices doing Rubik’s cubes before, and we found one that could do a normal one in 24 seconds . This particular one is a 7 x 7 cube and it takes about 38:53 seconds. Watch the video to see it in action

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Android Device solves 7×7 Rubik’s cube in about 39 seconds

Foursquare for BlackBerry version 1.9.0 is now available and the social check in application has been updated with some pretty slick new features like the ability to upload and / or change your profile picture right from your BlackBerry… Additional Foursquare for BlackBerry 1.9.0 features include: Sort Check-ins – Quickly sort your nearby check-ins by time (most recent check-in) or by distance (closest check-in). See Specials Nearby – Now you can see what venues feature specials when searching for what’s nearby. BlackBerry Maps Integration – From a venue details page, click on the Google map tile and automatically get launched into BlackBerry maps. Improved Battery Life – foursquare is always focused on battery performance and has made a few improvement. Expect even more improvements in the future

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Free BlackBerry Software: Foursquare for BlackBerry Verision 1.9.0 Is Now Available

This morning Panasonic hit us with the details of the forthcoming Lumix LX5 camera, and we’ve gotta say, it sounds awesome. Previously, the Lumix LX3 was the Lumix point-and-shoot that was most coveted in the line, with Panasonic focusing that camera on being able to take fantastic photos, despite boasting fewer megapixels than competing models. The LX5 takes things to the next level

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Panasonic Lumix LX5 is the new Lumix king

The applications just keep on coming for iOS4, and there’s no slowing them down. Today’s app is one you might have heard of: Skype. Yep, that’s right, one of the largest VoIP providers out there just got a brand new version for Apple’s shiny new mobile Operating System, and it brings with it a plethora of changes and features. Dig in after the break to find out just what they are

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Skype Updated for iOS4

If you are sick and tired of the state of the Ovi store and want to do something about it then start programming. I downloaded the Nokia Qt SDK today onto my MAC today for the intention of learning to code for Nokia phones and with such great tools like the Qt SDK it’s easer than ever. BTW with “analysts” and tech sites being obsessed with the iCandy form Apple it is important for Developers to add animations for Apps for Nokia devices Also notice he is in a train sort of

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Qt Animation Framework – Creating animations and transitions

Excited by some of the possibilities Kinect offers for non-casual games? Then it looks like you might have a bit of a wait in store. Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz , Microsoft’s VP for Interactive Entertainment in Europe, Chris Lewis, went to some length to point out that Microsoft isn’t ignoring core gamers, but would only go as far as to say that non-casual, “hybrid” games that use both Kinect and a standard controller would likely become available “over the coming 18 months or so.” Not many more details beyond that, unfortunately, but Lewis did divulge a bit of UK news, saying that sales went up “1,000 percent week-over-week with an 84 per cent market share” following the release of the new, redesigned Xbox 360. Microsoft says to expect non-casual, ‘hybrid’ Kinect games ‘over the coming 18 months’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds

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Microsoft says to expect non-casual, ‘hybrid’ Kinect games ‘over the coming 18 months’

When Steve Jobs stood on stage last week and explained what was happening with the iPhone 4′s antenna (or, the whole mobile industry, if you really want to look at the presentation), he mentioned that the dropped call statistics from AT&T weren’t available at the time. Well, looks like that’s over and done with, because the month of May’s results have just been outed, and all because a website went out of their way to run their own poll. The site, Tech-Ex , asked its readers to confide their deepest, darkest AT&T secrets: how often do your calls get dropped? The results weren’t pretty: 4.5%, versus Verizon’s results, which stood at 1.5%, all in the month of March.

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AT&T Comments on Dropped Call Statistics

MSI has recently added a new laptop to its F Series which is codenamed MSI FX600 and boasts a 15,6-inch screen. At the moment the MSI FX600 is available for purchase online at Newegg and there are two options: – MSI FX600-002US that comes with an Intel Core i5 450M processor and a DVD burner; – MSI FX600-003US that features an Intel Core i3 350M processor and a Blu-ray drive; Both laptop models have a nVidia GeForce GT325M as the graphics card, as well as 4GB of DDR3 RAM memory and a hard-drive with 500GB. The usual extras include WiFi, a 6-cell battery, a 4-in-1 media card reader, and an Express Card Slot

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MSI presents FX600 laptop

South Gate Restaurant, Bar and Lounge has launched the first iPad wine tablets in New York City. South Gate created custom wireless iPad wine tablets exclusively designed to navigate its extensive wine list of over 650 bottles. Image: South Gate The South Gate iPad wine tablet not only provides detailed information about the major wine regions and varietals, but also automatically updates the wine list as labels sell out, to ensure that inventory is always accurate

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Choose Your Wine From the iPad