The Muppets are rapidly becoming socially savvy, and the result is one burnt muppet. First they stormed YouTube with the Muppet rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody in 1080p . Then they followed that up with an iPhone app and more videos , most of which have become viral sensations. Now the Muppets, specifically Beaker, Statler, and Waldorf…

Scouring the App Store for the best games is a full time job. Luckily, it’s a job held by the guys over at Touch Arcade . Here are their picks for the best games—and only games—available on the iPhone. While the App Store had clearly been a huge success in 2008, the continued growth …

Netbooks are a great compromise between pecking away a smartphone keyboard or hauling a tank-size laptop around—but they aren’t without shortcomings. Make the most of your netbook with these netbook-friendly tips, tricks, and applications. Although often derided for being under-powered and a poor substitute for a …

Is it any surprise that when I asked a bunch of Gizmodo readers to share their holiday horror stories , you guys sent in tales of frozen cameras, techno-challenged dads and—yes—porn-filled PS3s? Frosty the Frozen Nikon A fellow who goes by Skunkabilly sent his pictorial tale on Flickr , which documents a…

Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a device that allows upper-floor workers safe descent in an emergency by reeling their way at a moderately quick but safe pace down the exterior of the building. The Story: Kevin Stone watched the Twin Towers burn during 9/11. He, like the rest of us, saw the horror of…

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a splash when it proposed net neutrality rules that would treat all traffic on the Internet equally by enforcing mandates upon ISPs such as Comcast and AT&T, as well as wireless service carriers. As expected though, the FCC’s new rules have created…

Last month we brought you the Top 5 Twitter Songs on YouTube …but it’s not just the microblogging site that has earned musical tributes. With Facebook’s global audience and mainstream popularity, dozens of odes have been penned; we’ve narrowed them down to just 10 of the best. From rap …

It’s been another busy week in social media, from Facebook’s acquisition of the status updates service FriendFeed to Twitter’s announcement that it will officially support retweets. We took a shot of Google Caffeine, cut calories with Facebook Lite and took a nap on some social media pillows…

While Apple may have moved on to selling the 4th generation iPod nano, consumer protection agencies are still focused on gen-1. For good reason too, apparently, as there’s mounting evidence that those early white and black plastic players have a tendency to overheat, swell, and possibly burst into a nasty chemical …

Today a fire hit a major datacenter in Seattle, taking money processor Authorize.Net down . This has caused many web-based financial transactions to grind to a halt, but Authorize.Net isn’t the only website that’s gone offline today. Another popular website has fallen, Geocaching.com , a worldwide…