1. New Software Update for Nexus One phones 11 hours ago permalinkStarting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:
2. Do the iPad’s missing apps point to a multitasking dashboard? 4 hours ago permalinkSteve’s iPad keynote felt just a little off. We got what we wanted, but it still felt a little like the iPad was a vehicle full of potential rather than a self-contained package of productivity. This morning I woke up and realized what was missing: The minor apps.
3. The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Social Search Engine 6 hours ago permalinkThe folks at Aardvark have posted an ambitious paper over on the 'vark blog. Titled after Brin and Page's original “Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine”, the paper presents the Aardvark engine and, in its authors' words: "describes the fundamental differences between the traditional “Library” paradigm of web...
4. WONDERING WHY REUTERS WITHDREW ITS “BACKDOOR TAXES” STORY. 29 minutes ago permalink"Glenn also has a rather dry sense of humour, which I'm guessing not enough people pick up on." -- Andrea See
5. Obama has yet to fill empty seats at civil liberties watchdog committee 2 hours ago permalinkIt's been a year and Obama has yet to fill the empty seats on the government's main civil liberties oversight committee: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board was recommended initially by the bipartisan September 11 commission as an institutional voice for privacy inside the intelligence community. Its charter was to recommend ways to ...
6. Evernote, Now Playing On Nokia N900 36 minutes ago permalinkEvernote, a Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up that says that Nokia has developed a version of its web service that allows users to capture and store information using the built-in sharing functionality of the device. It is made possible using a plug-in using the Evernote API.
7. News Corp. Returns To Profit; Newspapers/Info Segment Rose Nearly 30 Percent 47 minutes ago permalinkNews Corp earnings were up across the board, as the company swung to a profit of $254 million ($0.10) in Q4, reversing $6.4 billion loss. The company said this reflected double-digit growth at its “majority business segments.” Even the newspaper/information segment was up, gaining 29.5 percent over last year’s period. While the ...
8. Stephen Colbert: Blippy Is More Exciting Than Going Through Old Receipts 27 minutes ago permalinkNormally, it takes quite a bit of time before a startup gets any sort of mainstream spotlight. That's not the case with Blippy . Tonight, the controversial social credit card data aggregator was featured on Comedy Central's Colbert Report . As you might imagine, host Stephen Colbert ripped into the service's ability to show everyday purchases at ... 9. Events & Presentations 47 minutes ago permalink** An email will be sent to your email address confirming your identity. You will then be given options to sign up for webcast and other alerts.
10. Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go 2 hours ago permalinkAs you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...
11. Olympus PEN E-PL1 Hands On: The Cheap Micro Four Thirds Camera for Everybody 2 hours ago permalinkIt leaked earlier today , but we're still pretty struck by Olympus's latest micro four thirds camera, the E-PL1. Why? It has a built-in flash (finally!). And it's $600, making it the cheapest micro four thirds camera around. The E-PL1 takes the opposite tack of the E-P2 , stepping down a rung. So, you're probably wondering what you give up to ...
12. Democrats Tee Up Comcast/NBCU Concerns 3 hours ago permalinkIn Thursday’s (Feb. 4) hearing, the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Communications & Internet Subcommittee will be looking at a merged Comcast/NBCU’s “unique and commanding” position in the media marketplace, including what could be its power to “fundamentally shape the way Web video evolves,”
13. Internet Exploder 8 Just Conquered the World 2 hours ago permalinkInternet Explorer 8 is the best browser Microsoft's ever shipped. It actually sorta tries to be compliant with modern web standards, or at least more so than its predecessors, so it's a huge leap forward, even if it's nowhere near WebKit-based browsers like Safari or Chrome on that front. So, I'm glad to see it's now the world's most-used browser, 14. Pure CSS3 Animated AT-AT Walker from Star Wars 2 hours ago permalinkIn this article we’ll quickly walk-through the process of creating a CSS3 animation of an AT-AT Walker from The Empire Strikes Back. We’ll start off by reviewing some CSS3 properties that made this animation possible. Then, follow up with a list of the sections required to construct the AT-AT and the CSS3 code to move each section. I ...
15. Steampunk leather mask with a breathing tube beard 2 hours ago permalinkAnother sweet creation from Ukrainan steampunk leather mask-makers Bob Basset, this one with a cute little breathing-tube beard in the style of the Pharaohs. Leather mask "F" Previously:Steampunk "Raptor Pilot" mask #4 Boing Boing Boing Boing: Cthulhu mask on eBay Steampunk Soviet gas-mask - Boing Boing... 16. Glam Raises $50 Million Mezzanine Round at $750 Million Valuation 4 hours ago permalinkGlam Media, the online women and lifestyle media and ad-network company, has raised another big round, this time a mezannine round before its logical next move of an IPO in the next year or so. It has received about $50 million in this fifth round, led by Aeris Capital, the European fund, with existing investors Hubert Burda Media and Mizuho ...
17. Internet Explorer 8 Officially Becomes World’s Most-Used Browser 10 hours ago permalinkThis week, Net Applications released their January browser market share report. Their report shows that Internet Explorer 8 is not only the most popular browser on Windows with 27.9% usage share, but that it now has 25.6% of market share across all OS’s on a worldwide-weighted usage share basis (data provided by Net Applications). We launched ...
18. Zip Line and Rappelling Adventure in Puerto Vallarta 3 hours ago permalinkA few weeks ago, Kathleen and I went on our first cruise together. It was her fifth and my first, so I got to experience a lot of new things. If time allows, I'll try to write about that in the future. But for now, I want to talk about one of our shore excursions. Our first day in port was in Puerto Vallarta. The weather was absolutely perfect: ... 19. Run, Chrome OS! Run! 3 hours ago permalinkIt seems that the news on Chrome OS release have left no one neutral; some observers are beating the drums of its imminent failure and premature death, by relying on rather oversimplified concepts of cloud computing and insinuating about the reasons why careless moms and dads just can't grasp the concept of strong passwords ("how many times did ...
20. Tech Specs 4 hours ago permalinkThe Keyboard Dock combines a dock for charging your iPad with a full-size keyboard. The dock has a rear 30-pin connector, which lets you connect to an electrical outlet using the USB Power Adapter, sync to your computer, and use accessories like the Camera Connection Kit. An audio jack lets you connect to a stereo or powered speakers.
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