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| Has Userplane been mothballed?
May 12, 2009 at 9:02 pm
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|   Userplane, a chat service for other web sites as well as an advertising network, sold to AOL for possibly up to $40 million in August of 2006. But reports from its clients - and sources I've spoken with - indicate that the service has been neglected if not abandoned by AOL. A number of dating site owners, historically a core group of users, have been publicly griping for weeks that nobody at the company is responding to service issues. One source in the industry tells me they've spoken with two former clients and one current client who have all learned that Userplane is being killed internally. For its part, AOL has yet to substantively respond to my inquiries over the last week, other than to say that Userplane is not being killed. Notably, Userplane has been ranked by comScore as one of the largest 30 social advertising networks, and its site still claims it has more than 300,000 communities using it. |
| Resistor Productions launches a bloody browser-based game for adults
May 12, 2009 at 8:51 pm
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|  There isn't enough blood and guts in browser-based web games. That appears to be one reason that Resistor Productions has launched a new massively multiplayer online role-playing game for adults. The San Francisco company launched its game, Disciple, to about 12,000 pre-registered users today. The idea is to provide a graphically appealing game without forcing users to download a lot of code before they start playing. In the fantasy world of the game, dubbed Aphelion, players focus on dismembering each other in an arena. The players compete for a currency known as "geldors." Players can join groups known as clans to crush all of their foes in big battles. |
| Vertex aluminum pyramid PC case looks better in the forest than on your desk
May 12, 2009 at 8:45 pm
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|   Something about the mystical look of the pyramid must entice and seduce people into shaping PC casemods into them, because this isn't the first one we've seen. This one -- called the Vertex -- is laser cut aluminum, has an LED power indicator, Scythe Kama-Flex sleeved fans, and suspension for the hard drive. The case also comes with a motherboard, power supply, and a DVD bay, plus side-mounted USB, Firewire and audio ports. For $400, one of these can be yours in red, black or blue, but don't blame us if it doesn't make your desk seem less cluttered -- looks like a real space hog to us. There's one more photo after the break... if you dare. |
| New Safari beta update
May 12, 2009 at 8:39 pm
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|   Gee, quite a day for Apple software updates. Apple has put out an update to Safari beta 4, and the Leopard version requires OS X 10.5.7 which was just released today. There is also a version for Tiger that requires OS X 10.4.11 and security update 2009-002. Here is a download link. As is often the case with Apple, no details on what this brings. I installed and used it for awhile and nothing new jumped out at me. The installer also comes with an uninstaller in case things get ugly. Let us know what you see, or don't see. |
| AT&T pins neutered SlingPlayer on iPhone not being a phone
May 12, 2009 at 8:30 pm
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|  In a curiously worded statement, AT&T has claimed it prevented the iPhone version of SlingPlayer from using 3G because it would chew too much data -- and because the iPhone is, oddly, not considered a phone. The short message justifies the decision to allow Sling Media's remote streaming only without 3G use by first noting that a Slingbox consumes a large amount of bandwidth on AT&T's cellular towers and could "prevent other customers from using the network." |
| How to protect yourself from PowerPoint hackers
May 12, 2009 at 8:26 pm
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| "Microsoft says hackers seek to attack PowerPoint users," screams the headline from Reuters. Good news: Microsoft has already published a security update you can download and install. It plugs fourteen holes in PowerPoint that could possibly allow remote control of a compromised PC. As far as anyone knows, only one of those fourteen holes has been attacked, but the other thirteen were potential problems. |
| Using Twitter for the Job Search
May 12, 2009 at 8:23 pm
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|  While Twitter can be about the mundane details of people's lives, for the most part, it's about people connecting with others who have similar interests. Since I tend to follow people who are also interested in marketing and social media, it is a great way to share information on topics relevant to us. |
| Report: Mobile Web Site Performance Getting Worse
May 12, 2009 at 8:22 pm
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|   In the evolving Web, where mobile web growth is exploding and therefore mobile experience matters as much as the desktop one, it is becoming increasingly important for websites to ensure that their mobile site performs well. According to a new mobile web performance benchmark produced by Gomez (a web application performance management firm) and dotMobi (the company behind the .mobi Internet domain), there is a widening performance gap between the traditional fixed web and the mobile web. According to Gomez data, traditional fixed web sites loaded an average of 3% faster in April than in March, while mobile web sites were 9% slower. We check out Gomez's data below. |
| Organizing Your Online Shopping
May 12, 2009 at 8:20 pm
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| Last winter, I spent a good hour shopping online for the perfect black leather boots. I used tabbed browsing to open at least 25 Web pages, comparing each pair's cost, heel height, zipper, leather and toe style. I emailed a friend with links to a few sites so I could get her opinion. And when I finally decided on the right pair, I dug through my email inbox to find a coupon code for 20% off. |
| Model Your Home, Plan Improvements in 3D with Google Sketchup
May 12, 2009 at 8:00 pm
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|   My wife and I just moved to an apartment with a great backyard, but neither of us think spatially. Using Google Sketchup, it's been easier than I'd imagined to plan our Ultimate Patio 4000. If you've got a similar kind of project that you want to mess with in three dimensions before buying or modifying anything, Sketchup is a free solution that might work perfectly for you. It's powerful enough to garner an intrigued look from the one SolidWorks-using engineer I know, but user-friendly enough that liberal arts majors like me can put a 3D model of their house on Google Earth, model things to build, or, as we'll detail below, recreate any space, indoors or out, to inspire an Extreme Makeover: Geek Edition. |
| Jerry Bruckheimer's game studio signals that games are still hot
May 12, 2009 at 7:53 pm
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|  Video games are officially cool. Jerry Bruckheimer has blessed them. And he's serious about making high-quality games. The famous Hollywood producer (Pirates of the Caribbean, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) has now launched a game studio with a partnership with MTV and a couple of seasoned video game veterans, according to Variety. |
| Calling All Dudes: Break.com Wants Your Fratastic Videos
May 12, 2009 at 7:48 pm
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|   Just when it appeared that Web 2.0 may be abandoning the UGC ship for premium content, Break.com, a social video site for guys, is upping its budget to add more user generated content to the site. Through Break's "stimulus package," the site is increasing its investment in content purchased from its users and other amateur filmmakers by 50%. |
| Only two days left to enter the Comcast Town Design Showdown
May 12, 2009 at 7:41 pm
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You judge us every day in the comments section and now it's our turn to return the favor! Last month we told you about a big promotion Comcast is currently running and now that things are coming down to the wire, we wanted to remind you guys to enter. In short, contestants use Comcast's virtual room designer to build their own virtual pads in Comcast Town. The judges, your pals at BGR included, will then judge each room and the top ten finalists will go on display for a community vote. One lucky winner will be selected to win up to $30,000 in prizes including a brand-new 40-inch Sony BRAVIA HDTV, a Sony VAIO AW laptop and a Philips digital phone. Are you independently wealthy and already living in the lap of luxury? Move along, nothing to see here. |
| Google facing Texas-sized class action lawsuit over AdWords
May 12, 2009 at 7:39 pm
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A lawsuit seeks class action status for anyone in Texas that had someone else pay for Adwords that used their trademark. |
| AT&T issues official statement on SlingPlayer's 3G blackout for iPhone
May 12, 2009 at 7:34 pm
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|  Sweating bullets over network saturation, are we? AT&T's obviously taking a good helping of heat today over Sling's rock-and-a-hard-place decision to remove 3G streaming capability from its SlingPlayer Mobile build for the iPhone -- a decision that gets at the very heart of several hot-button issues plaguing AT&T and Apple alike -- and the carrier understandably felt the need to release an official statement to address the situation. Unfortunately, it prompts as many questions as it offers answers. It starts off simply enough, stating that apps like SlingPlayer could create congestion on the network that denies services to others -- and while a truly trivial number of users own Slingboxes, we understand what they're getting at; no amount of tweaking or fudging of a modern HSPA network can withstand the traffic onslaught generated by wildly popular streaming video services.
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| Haven't Tried It Yet, But FutureFeed Tells Me I'm Going To Love It
May 12, 2009 at 7:25 pm
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|  Real Time is the new black. Everyone's doing it, or wants to be doing it. Even Google says it's one of the biggest challenges in search today (making sense of all that real time data). So it isn't surprising that people are making fun of it. Jonathan Abrams (who has mocked Incubators of Incubators and Feed aggregators, now goes after Real Time with FutureFeed, which "answers the simple question: What will you be doing?" |
| Google answers Twitter's real-time search
May 12, 2009 at 7:22 pm
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|   Searchology Google has rolled out its answer to Twitter's much-discussed real-time search. Beginning today, the world's largest search engine will offer a new "search options" page that gives users the power to instantly sort results according to certain, predefined criteria. Among other things, you can leap to what Google describes as the most recent results matching your particular query. |
| Reversing a five-quarter trend, AMD regains market share against Intel
May 12, 2009 at 7:21 pm
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|  Changes in quarterly market share for PC microprocessors don't usually raise our eyebrows. But the first quarter results from market researcher IDC are interesting because Advanced Micro Devices has finally reversed five quarters worth of market share losses to Intel. While the market share change is small, it can add up to a lot of dollars. AMD hit 25 percent market share a few years ago during the heyday of its Opteron server chips. It was making a ton of money, from an AMD point of view. Then it lost the performance crown to Intel and AMD's share started shrinking. With that, AMD suffered some huge losses for the past two years. |
| Microsoft says hackers seek to attack PowerPoint users
May 12, 2009 at 7:15 pm
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|   BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that hackers are seeking to attack users of its PowerPoint presentation software for Windows PCs and released patches to protect them against the threat. The world's No. 1 software maker said that a version of PowerPoint for Apple Inc's Mac computers is also vulnerable, though it has yet to find any evidence that hackers are actively seeking to exploit it. |
| T-Mobile stays focused on Android, not WM7 nor Symbian
May 12, 2009 at 7:14 pm
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|  Carrier T-Mobile isn't just staying bullish about Android, it's aiming to continue leading the commercialization of the Google-created mobile operating system. T-Mobile chief technology officer Cole Brodman outlined his vision for the evolution of Android as part of T-Mobile's larger plans, in an extensive interview with Om Malik published earlier today. Having introduced the first Android-powered phone last fall - HTC's G1 - Brodman says the company has a few more devices lined up, and not just phones. |
| Ooooo nooooo! SlingMobile for iPhone won't work on 3G
May 12, 2009 at 4:11 pm
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|  At least, that's what our sister publication is reporting. If true, there will be a tremendous firestorm of anger from iPhone customers who expected to use this app the way the Sling app runs on other devices, including some cellphones on AT&T that are able to use 3G. Using this $30.00 app on just Wi-Fi is a real turn off to many users. This app has had its share of ups and downs, with Sling confidently predicting it was on the way. It may be on the way, but it appears to have been seriously crippled. |
| Apple Store window displays receive awards
May 12, 2009 at 4:08 pm
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|  When I was a young lad in Scranton, Pa, pierogi in one pocket and anthracite coal in the other, my mother and I would wait for the Colts bus in front of the Globe Department Store. Now, before you assume that this post will be nothing more than endless, irrelevant Andy Rooney-style sentimentality from Dave, I'll tell you that it's only in the first two paragraphs. |
| First Windows Mobile 6.5 device launched without a shred of officialness
May 12, 2009 at 4:03 pm
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|  If Microsoft had its way, Windows Mobile 6.5 wouldn't be coming to a retail device for a few months yet -- and if HTC had its way, manufacturers wouldn't be cloning its devices. This is the so-called real world, though, where a quick search on the internet will lead you to a cooked 6.5 ROM, and another search will instantly transport you into a magical universe of countless low-cost rips of your favorite name-brand handsets. It was just a matter of time before those two shady gray markets merged -- and, well, here you go. The Touch Viva knockoff is apparently based on a white-labeled Huawei platform that offers some sort of 460MHz core, quadband EDGE, a 3.2 megapixel cam, WiFi, and a 2.8-inch QVGA display. |
| Velti Acquires Mobile-Ad Firm
May 12, 2009 at 4:03 pm
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| Consolidation in the mobile ad industry continued on Tuesday when London-based mobile marketing company Velti announced its acquisition of AdInfuse, a small San Francisco mobile ad technology firm. Terms of the all-cash deal were not disclosed. AdInfuse is one of scores of small companies that have sprung up in recent years on the assumption that advertisers would be eager to reach consumers on their mobile phones. They have entered the fray with a variety of business models, from building Web sites designed specifically to be visited via mobile devices to creating technologies that deliver ads in text messages. Since January 2006, about 80 such companies have raised more than $1.2 billion in venture funding, according to media and marketing investment bank Petsky Prunier. |
| Apple OS X 10.5.7 released, updating to ensue
May 12, 2009 at 4:00 pm
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|  That's right Mac lovers -- your mildest dreams have come true. A new update of OS X is now available via your friendly Software Update window... a little something Apple likes to call 10.5.7. What are you waiting for? You know you love updates. Full list of fixes / tweaks after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] |
| Google Answers the Twitter Threat With Time-Based Search Options
May 12, 2009 at 3:57 pm
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|   GoogleGoogle reviews has just made search a lot more useful, and real-time search offerings (i.e. Twitter Search, OneRiot, and Tweetmeme) are about to feel the power of the Google juggernaut. Why? Because of the release of Google Search Options, a new Google search feature that provides the user the ability to drill down search results by recency, content type, and more.
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| Microsoft "Pink" specs leak out: Tegra, Snapdragon, OMAP 3, oh my?
May 12, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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Ready for some more delicious Zune / Windows Mobile rumors after today's June Zune letdown? Well buckle up -- the always-sharp Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet says she's got specs for Windows Mobile 7 Chassis 1, the heart of that rumored "Pink" smartphone, and they're pretty wild. According to the list, Chassis 1 phones will all have 3.5-inch or larger multitouch displays with ARM v6+ processors and OpenGL ES 2.0-compatible graphics hardware, 256MB or more of RAM and 1GB or more of storage, as well as at least a 3 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a compass, and accelerometer. Oh, and glory be -- a 3.5mm headphone jack is required. Here's the kicker, though: NVIDIA's Tegra platform is specifically listed as meeting the core CPU requirements, as well as TI's OMAP 3 platform and "Qualcomm 8k," which sounds to us like Snapdragon's QSD8xxx-series chips. |
| UK ISPs refuse to play Internet copyright cops
May 12, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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|  The UK government is finalizing its approach to dealing with online copyright infringement. Internet disconnections have been publicly taken off the table, but UK creative industries are now lobbying hard for disconnection as the report nears completion. ISPs argue that better licensing and business models would do a better job of solving the problem. |
| 11.6-inch Dr. Mobile FreeStyle netbook makes its video debut
May 12, 2009 at 3:32 pm
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|  Dr. Mobile had its first few 8.9-inch FreeStyle Minis on display at CES, and we've already gotten a glimpse of VIA's 11.6-inch FreeStyle prototype, but the VIA-sponsored How To Be Mobile site is now showing off Dr. Mobile's own version of the larger thin and light netbook which, as you can see above, comes in many flavors. Expectedly, the specs are pretty much in line with VIA's prototype, and include a 1.3GHz Nano processor, a 1366 x 768 resolution on that 11.6-inch screen, up to 4GB of RAM, your choice of SSD or standard hard drives, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam, among other standard features. With the Dr. Mobile name, however, comes a slew of different style options that range form basic white and black to metallic red and and eye-catching yellow option that sports a carbon fiber-type finish. Still no word on pricing, unfortunately, but it looks like they should be rolling out in the next month or so. Head on past the break for the video. |
| Register Now to Try Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview
May 12, 2009 at 3:30 pm
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|  If you live and breathe Microsoft Office for your job, you might be interested in signing up for Microsoft's Office 2010 Technical Preview. Microsoft is planning to release the preview at the beginning of July, but unlike Windows 7 Beta and RC, the Office 2010 Technical Preview is by invitation only. Hit up the link below if you're interested in registering for the preview (registering doesn't guarantee you'll get in), and while you're there check out the silly Office 2010 trailer. [Office 2010 via Download Squad] |
| CHART OF THE DAY: DVD Sales Still Crushing Digital Video
May 12, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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|   DVD sales are dropping, but disc-based video is still what U.S. consumers spend their home-movie money on. Research firm NPD Group says consumers spend an average $25 per month on home video purchases and rentals. Of that, 88% goes to DVD and Blu-ray purchases and rentals. Just 12% goes to cable/telco on-demand and digital streaming services like Apple's iTunes. |
| US Military Handbook for iPhone / iPod touch
May 12, 2009 at 3:25 pm
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|  We know that a lot of TUAW readers are either active duty or retired US military personnel, so this iPhone app should be of special importance to our friends in (or out) of uniform. The to see all of the details, here's a sampling of what you can expect: Income Matrixes, including active duty base pay, allowances, and sea duty Reference materials, including the Code of Conduct, Officer Oaths, Drill and Ceremony Q&A, and even the songs and lyrics for each branch of the services. Rank, insiginias, and titles for each branch All current ribbons and medals, in order, for each branch A list of over one thousand Veterans Administration facilities, including the phone number, address, and a picture of the facility when available (a network connection is required for images and maps to the facilities). |
| Changes afoot at T-Mobile; smartphones to require data plans, family messaging rate hike
May 12, 2009 at 3:17 pm
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|  There has been quite a bit of movement recently as far as T-Mobile's plans are concerned and if you haven't been keeping your eye on the ball, you probably missed something. For the most part, T-Mo has added plans and options that are pretty favorable for subscribers but word just came in from one of our ninjas regarding a few more upcoming changes some might not be happy about. The first concerns smartphone users: We know that all you BGR fans out there obviously have data plans but there are plenty of people who enjoy the enhanced functionality of a smartphone who haven't yet embraced mobile data services. Unfortunately, those people are in for a bit of a disappointment - some time in June T-Mobile will begin requiring that all smartphones (new activations / upgrades) have a data plan. |
| Why is Vin Diesel So Popular on Facebook?
May 12, 2009 at 3:09 pm
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|  With all due respect, I wouldn't put Vin Diesel in the upper echelon of movie actors. But on Facebook, the Fast & Furious star is second to none among the Hollywood elite. He's currently adding hundreds of thousands of fans daily, and with more than 3.4 million of them at the moment, the only person bigger than Diesel on FacebookFacebook reviews is President Obama. How's he doing it? Simple: authenticity. |
| A Consumer iPhone App That Boldly Goes Beyond The $9.99 Threshold
May 12, 2009 at 3:06 pm
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|  Though you may not ever see them, there are apps in the App Store that sell for over $9.99. Mostly they're for doctors or stupid gimmicks, but they exist. Now the first one relevant on a larger scale to consumers is about to become available with the SlingPlayer Mobile app launching tonight for $29.99 in the App Store. |
| France Approves Crackdown on Internet Piracy
May 12, 2009 at 3:05 pm
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|  PARIS - The French National Assembly on Tuesday approved a plan by President Nicolas Sarkozy to punish digital pirates with the possible suspension of their Internet connections, a little more than a month after the same body had rejected the proposal in a surprise vote. The assembly, the lower house of Parliament, voted 296 to 233 in favor of the bill, the furthest-reaching legislative initiative yet in the global battle by the music and movie industries against unauthorized copying of their works. The bill would create a new agency that would send warning letters to copyright violators; those who ignored two warnings would lose their Internet service. |
| Hitachi scores largest loss in Japanese manufacturing history
May 12, 2009 at 3:01 pm
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| Hitachi and NEC have reported their their fiscal 2008 results, and the numbers are not good. Hitachi set a new record for the largest annual loss by a Japanese manufacturing company as NEC struggled. On the up side, though, NEC was optimistic about the coming twelve months. Hitachi, which is an extremely diversified manufacturer with a dabble here and there in IT, posted sales of 10 trillion yen ($102bn), down 11 per cent, and had a net loss of 787.3 billion yen ($8.03bn). Hitachi pointed the finger at the US for its economic woes, saying the financial crisis, the ensuing turmoil in global financial markets and the decline in spending across most sectors of the economies of the world were the drivers of that huge loss for the year. |
| Choose the Dictionary for Spotlight's Definitions
May 12, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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|  When you run a Spotlight search in OS X 10.5 (using the Spotlight icon in the menu bar), the system will return dictionary entries in addition to the matches it finds on your system. (If you dislike this behavior, this hint explains how to disable it, as well as Spotlight's calculator feature.) While you may have known about this Spotlight feature, did you know that you have some control over exactly what Spotlight returns for the dictionary results? |
| Cineplexes Getting IMAX, But Is It Really IMAX?
May 12, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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|   You've probably seen the new phenomenon with your own eyes: A cineplex IMAX that doesn't have the monster screen you grew up with in science-museum IMAX theaters. Here's the what, the how and the why. Just last night, comedian Aziz Ansari (from Parks and Recreation) published this piece describing the conspiracy of paying an extra $5 to see an "IMAX" movie that really wasn't much bigger than a normal screen. |
| The Organized Corner Office
May 12, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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|  When you live in a little studio apartment, you have to make the most of every bit of space. Today's featured workspace packs a ton of storage and a desk into the corner. Lifehacker reader Fazal Khan worked a little Ikea-fueled magic and mated an Ikea shelf and desk surface together to make his corner unit. Traditionally corner desks are light on storage, even those with towering hutches, so his combination lends itself especially well to living in a studio. |
| SEC STALKER: Netflix Founder Wants To Split $425,000 Pay Day With The Government
May 12, 2009 at 10:50 am
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|  Netflix (NFLX) founder and CEO Reed Hastings sold 10,000 shares of the company at $42.52 for a nice $425,200 pay day on May 7. But Reed's not very happy about it. That's because even though Reed's 400 big ones could buy an "extreme" Lamborghini, WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar's airplane, or even a comprehensive study on gay sex in Argentinian bars, Reed would rather hand over half of that money to Uncle Sam. |
| Rumor Site Announces iPhone 4D, the "D" Stands for Disappointment
May 12, 2009 at 10:49 am
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|  If/when Apple (AAPL) uncrates its next generation iPhone at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June it will be identical to its predecessor in physical design and boast only a few modest upgrades. This according to the latest rumor making the rounds which describes the new device as a near "repeat" of the iPhone 3G and offers up the following specs for it: |
| Google blames cheeseburgers for destroying the planet
May 12, 2009 at 10:48 am
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| Google has declared newspapers, orange juice and cheeseburgers that much more harmful to the planet than running a vast network of datacentres. Urs Hölzle, senior vice president operations at Happyland Central, took to the Google blog today to put its claims that the average Google search "uses about 1 kJ of energy and emits about 0.2 grams of carbon dioxide" in context. |
| Pirate Bay co-founder demands new police probe
May 12, 2009 at 10:46 am
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| One of the Pirate Bay's co-founders is calling on Swedish police to conduct a new investigation into the notorious BitTorrent site's operations. Peter Sunde - aka BrokeP - said in a blog post yesterday that himself, and the three other Pirate Bay men who were convicted of being accessories to breaching copyright laws last month, could demand "a completely new police investigation". |
| SGI name lives on after $42.5 million sale to Rackable Systems
May 12, 2009 at 10:39 am
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|  As you know, Rackable Systems was originally hoping to acquire the one-time king of the 3D set for $25 million (with some speculating that even that was a bit much), but it looks like the bankruptcy judges had other plans. Now that the dust has settled (and a check has been cut for almost twice the original asking price) it looks like the two companies will finally merge, forming an outfit called... SGI. The newly minted Silicon Graphics International hopes to combine the strong server business of Rackable with the original Silicon Graphics Inc. name (and overseas service contracts), inspiring the same sort of technological alchemy that once brought the iconic brand to the silver screen by way of such fine cinematic fare as First Kid. |
| Microsoft Tries To Save Zune By Calling iTunes A Ripoff
May 12, 2009 at 10:35 am
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|  Microsoft (MSFT) is supposedly preparing a new "Zune HD" music player for a summer launch. In the meantime, it's continuing its series of price-driven attack ads on Apple (AAPL) products. This time, Microsoft is promoting the "Zune Pass" music rental service, which lets you download as much music as you want for a $15/month recurring fee. That's more affordable than filling your new iPod with $30,000 worth of iTunes, the commercial states. |
| Palm Touchstone charger now slated for June 7th availability at Best Buy
May 12, 2009 at 10:35 am
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|  Just a few days ago, the Best Buy inventory system was updated to include Palm Pre accessories, one being the inductive touchstone charger. The charger was curiously listed with a May 10th, 2009 in stock date which cast some doubt on the authenticity and reliability of the information. Pre fans can all breathe a sigh of relief however, as the Best Buy inventory system has been updated to reflect a new in stock date for the touchstone charger - the now-familiar June 7th, 2009. Either someone within the Best Buy system is playing with us all or June 7th is indeed likely scheduled as the launch date for Palm Pre. We are hoping for the latter as Sprint and Palm need to get this phone out the door soon. |
| Ubuntu One's Online Storage Looks an Awful Lot Like Dropbox
May 12, 2009 at 10:30 am
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|  service from Ubuntu's backers, could be a unique, innovative way to seamlessly integrate cloud-style computing into the most popular Linux desktop. Right now, though, it just looks like Dropbox. That wouldn't be such a bad thing, necessarily. We're certainly fans of how Dropbox does one thing very well—keep a single folder synchronized with the web—and allows for a few neat other functions, too, like working as an ultimate password syncer, working with outside folders through symbolic link setups, and, perhaps best of all, working on Windows, Mac, and—take note—even surprisingly well on Linux. |
| Mass Network Compromise Cause of Most Online Fraud
May 12, 2009 at 10:19 am
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| Mass compromise of merchant networks and card processors is viewed as the main cause of payment-card fraud, according to a survey of 113 financial services firms, which was published Tuesday. In contrast, online attacks -- such as phishing -- are seen as a far less-significant cause of card fraud by the survey's respondents, who are management executives and antifraud or security managers at financial institutions in the United States, Europe and Asia. |
| Facebook: Facing the Haters
May 12, 2009 at 10:18 am
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| It turns out when you run the world's biggest social network, you inherit the world's biggest social problems. And so it goes with Facebook, which is now under fire for its implicit support of groups that deny the Holocaust ever happened. (And what a lovely group of people they are.) [ Stay up to date on Robert X. Cringely's musings and observations with InfoWorld's Notes from the Underground newsletter. ] | | | 
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