With the 400 billion monthly hits Facebook receives, PHP just wasn’t cutting it. HipHop is Facebook’s open source solution to high traffic bottlenecks.

We’ve seen a lot of gadgets do some incredibly meaningful, and meaningless tasks. We’ve also seen people create some amazing software with everyday cellphones. But we had never seen anything quite like this.

This Android promotional video released for a Developers Conference gives a good overview of some of the great games available on Android handsets. Follow along with the list below to see if any of the games interest you.

Origami anyone? This iPhone stand, which will likely work with any stand as PocketNow points out, will hold up your phone for viewing with a dollar bill. Here’s to carrying a dollar with me on my next plane trip.

At CES this year, Navteq showed off their new laser based mapping system, which allows their trucks to drive down roads at highway speeds while creating a 3D map of the surrounding area. To be clear, these aren’t just pictures, but a fully 3D view from the road.