iOS 4.1 is live, bringing Game Center, HDR photos, a proximity sensor fix and more to iPhones (3G, 3GS, and 4) and iPod Touches (second-generation on up).

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Apple iOS 4.1 Is Available Right Now [Apple]

An early look at the next release of Ubuntu’s Linux desktop hit the web late yesterday. What’s in 10.10, or “Maverick Meerkat,” for desktop users? Besides app updates, there’s a new photo manager, improved multimedia controls, better Ubuntu One syncing, and more

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Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Adds New Photo Manager, Improves Multimedia Experience [Downloads]

Microsoft carried out some exhaustive research into the benefits of multitouch-enabled desktop mice over traditional desktop mice. And discovered there aren’t really any benefits at all for most users, who prefer the speed offered by mechanical buttons and wheels

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Microsoft Research: Buttons Beat Multitouch Mouse [Microsoft]

Dear Lifehacker, I have a large music and video collection but the audio levels are all over the place?

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How Do I Normalize the Audio in My Music and Video Collection? [Ask Lifehacker]

Popular to-do list application Remember The Milk is releasing their iPhone app for free to all users.

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Remember the Milk for iPhone Now Free for All [Updates]

It’s extremely easy to share your Dropbox folders with friends but there is no mechanism for letting them upload files.

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Dropbox Uploader Allows Anyone to Upload Files to Your Dropbox Account [Dropbox]

A lot of people already use Skype for computer-based phone calls; a lot of people don’t. Now that Google’s entered the VoIP arena , we want to know: Does that affect what you’re already doing?

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Snap Judgement: Gmail + Google Voice or Skype? [Reader Poll]

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Nearly every smartphone lives and dies by its touchscreen, and if your touchscreen goes kaput, it’s probably time to get a new phone or replacement screen.

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Smartphone “Braille” Adapter Keeps Your Phone Operational with a Broken Screen [MacGyver Tip]

Chrome: If you find yourself frequently cutting and pasting links from your web browser to include in Twitter updates, TweetRight offers easy sharing of pictures, text, and links right from the Chrome’s context menu.

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Tech news site CNET reports that Google is testing voice calling directly inside Gmail, with free calls to the U.S.

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Free Phonecall Integration on Its Way to Gmail? [Rumors]

Give Plantly a little information and it’ll whip up a suggested diversified investment plan tailored to you. Currently Plantly is in private beta, but we’ve got 5,000 invites so you can try it out right now.

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Mac OS X: The Mac has a few good and free video converters, but nothing is quite so simple and elegant as Evom. Backed by ffmpeg, it’ll easily convert your video to the format you need with very little effort.

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Today’s featured workspace is compact in size but tucked away in a larger room. A combination of colors and furniture matched to the greater room help it to blend in seamlessly with the bigger space.

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Chrome: The Chrome to iPhone extension adds a handy button to your Google Chrome toolbar that, when clicked, quickly shares your current URL between your desktop browser and iOS device.

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Need to do some serious scrubbing but have no use for the karate-boosting power that hours of waxing on and off will get you? Reader isaacws shows us how he does some serious boat polishing using by hooking up a bathroom brush to power tools.

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DIY Power Brush Marries Cleaning with Power Tools [MacGyver Tip]

Linux only: Sometimes you need quick access to view your calendar, and what better way to accomplish this than embedding your entire calendar or agenda right into your desktop? Here’s how to embed Google Calendar into a Linux desktop

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Embed Google Calendar on Your Linux Desktop [Linux]

We’ve shown you a few automated irrigation systems, both large and small , but if you’re an Arduino fan, you’ll love DIYer Jouni’s set-up, made out of a bucket, a submersible pump, and plastic hose.

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Build an Arduino-Powered, Tweeting, Self-Watering Garden System [DIY]

Windows: Rooting an Android phone often involves entering commands into a terminal or working through multi-step procedures. Not so with the Sprint Evo 4G, which you can root and modify to your heart’s content with a one-click Simple Root tool.

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Simple Root Unlocks HTC Evo 4G in One Click [Downloads]

You’ve got a new iPhone and you’re a bit blue because apparently you’ve been holding phones wrong your whole life .

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Use a Cheap Bracelet to Fix Your iPhone 4 Signal Woes [IPhone]