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So a Nexus 5 apparently got left at a bar. It happens! And when it happens, pictures get taken and we lucky folks get to see what one of the most anticipated phones of the year looks like up close. It matches up quite nicely with the leaked phone in the Android 4.4 Kit Kata promo video—horizontal Nexus branding, large camera lens—and definitely seems to be the same LG phone cruising through the FCC right now.

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No, this isn’t a euphemism. There’s actually a peripheral known as a USB condom; designed to keep you safe when using public USB ports. Designed by int3.cc, it works by allowing only the power pins of a USB jack to connect – meaning you can charge your devices in even the dirtiest port without fear.

Setting a reminder on your mobile device so you don’t forget to pick up something on the way home is a pretty easy experience if you have a phone that has a notes or an application that can remind you depending on the time or your location. But some people prefer to remind themselves of stuff the old-fashioned way, which by that, we mean by throwing as many post-it notes around as possible without causing a major fire safety issue. If you carry your mobile device with you, it would probably serve as being the best way you could remind yourself of something, but putting a post-it note on your phone probably isn’t the best idea, that is, until Paperback was created. (more…)

iPhone 5 Sticky Notes Now A Reality Thanks to Paperback original content from Ubergizmo.

Considering just how connected we’ve all become to our mobile devices and computers as a primary way to communicate with one another, we know how important emails can be. Sending an instant message will probably get a quicker response, but there are several benefits to sending emails. One of those benefits is how those who correspond through email tend to be composed more professionally than instant messages, which often use acronyms such as “BRB,” “LMAO,” or “TTYL” and other ways to shorten the process of communicating with one another. The only issue with writing an email is how to properly write one without conveying the wrong message or emotion. If you’ve struggled with composing an email, then this animation is right up your alley. (more…)

Writing An Email Is Much Tougher Than You Think [Video] original content from Ubergizmo.

The first Bombardier CS100 taking off from Montreal's Mirabel Airport today.

(Credit: Howard Slutsken / Airchive)

Most casual aviation observers have followed the progress of new airplanes like Boeing’s 787, or Airbus’ A380. But for the hard-core fans, Monday offered a reason for excitement: the first flight of Bombardier’s new CSeries jet.

Taking off at 12:22 p.m. ET from Montreal’s Mirabel Airport, the CS100 — a regional jet that can carry between 108 and 125 passengers — took to the sky for a two-and-a-half hour journey. A big part of the test flight was to see how the airplane’s Pratt & Whitney PW1524G engines performed.

Bombardier’s CSeries jet takes off on first flight (pictures)

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