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Currently free for a limited time, the Action Movie FX app allows iPhone / iPod Touch 4G users to add realistic Hollywood effects to just about any movie that they record. Best of all, "the free app comes with two effects - a missile strike and a car crash, and the results are incredible; simply hit record and film a scene, then use a slider to mark the point at which you want the 'fx' to begin." Continue reading for a preview.

The missile strike is gigantic and a burning pile of rubble is left behind after the initial explosion. The car crash is equally professional-looking. Swirls of dust precede an SUV dropping out of the sky and flying into the camera.

Looking for an easy way to annoy any Internet Explorer user? Ask to use their computer and then proceed to add as many Firefox shortcuts to their desktop and taskbar as possible before returning it. Click here to see more funny work pictures, courtesy of MThruF.com. Continue reading for a video of a flying shark in the office.

Promoting your software on a subway car poster is one thing, accidentally printing a typo that turns your message from interesting to downright appalling is another. Unfortunately, the latter was the case above. Click here to see more funny fails, courtesy of Failblog.org. Continue reading for a video of the worst parallel parking job ever.

The real problem with deleting iOS apps isn't deciding on which ones you'll probably never use again, but rather, how all of them quiver at the thought of you doing so. Click here to see more of today's most popular images, courtesy of Imgur.com. Continue reading to see Japan's awesome slide house.

Developed and invented by programmer Kevin Karsch, this photo editing technique lets "amateurs add any object to photos without special equipment, training, or access to anything bar one original still." That's right, "Karsch's software automatically builds a rough 3D model of a scene - users just have to add any surfaces it might have missed, by drawing on screen." Video after the break.

'Next,the user annotates light sources and light shafts (strongly directed light) in the image. Our system automatically generates a physical model of the scene using these annotations,' says Karsch. The software then adds light - Karsch notes that it can deal with shiny, reflective or even 'glowing' synthetic objects.

App developers Grant Paul, Steven Troughton-Smith and Ryan Petrich have successfully ported Siri in complete form to the Apple iPhone 3GS. One caveat: "they can't distribute the port or share how they did it. TL;DR version: It's illegal." Video after the break. Click here to see more hilarious Siri responses.

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Google released the official Gmail app for iOS devices yesterday, but unfortunately, they had to pull it due to a notifications issue. Simply put, the company has "combined your favorite features from the Gmail mobile web app and iOS into one app so you can be more productive on the go." Video preview after the jump. Click here for more screenshots.

It's designed to be fast, efficient and take full advantage of the touchscreen and notification capabilities of your device. And it’s one more reason to switch to Gmail.

Game engine technologies have come a long way since the 8-bit days, and thanks to consoles like the Xbox 360 as well as the PS3, gamers can now enjoy them from the comfort of their own home. Continue reading to see five amazing game technologies.

Whether it be stitching live video footage together in real-time or generating incredible 3D graphics, these amazing (yet real) software technologies should to the trick. Continue reading to see them all - image above via.

Sure, any skilled editor can add objects into existing photographs using Photoshop. This "simple programming tool can build a model of a scene in a two-dimensional photograph and insert a realistic-looking synthetic object into it." Video demonstration after the jump.

The result is an augmented scene with proper perspective, which looks so realistic that testers could not distinguish between an original photo and a modified one.