If the Facebook IPO were a real person, we certainly wouldn’t blame it for posting braggy status updates. This infographic, created by our friends at mbaonline.com, imagines the road leading up to the decade’s most-anticipated initial public offering, as if it were documented on its own Facebook Timeline. As a Facebook user, give yourself a pat on the back for helping the company make it this far. You are one of 900 million, and you spend an average of 20 minutes per day surfing the network. That means Facebook’s usership logs 16,000 years of combined time on the platform…
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Mammals may not get to cool climates in time
Holy Kaw!16 May 2012 | 12:09 pmNine percent of the Western Hemisphere’s mammals—and up to 40 percent in some regions—may not be able to outpace climate change. “I think it’s important to point out that in the past when climates have changed—between glacial and interglacial periods when species ranges contracted and expanded—the landscape wasn’t covered with agricultural fields, four-lane highways and parking lots, so species could move much more freely across the landscape,” says Joshua Lawler, associate professor of environmental and forest sciences at University of… -
Viacom Gives Up Fight Against Time Warner Cable, Adds Channels to TWC iPad App
TechCrunch16 May 2012 | 12:35 pmCustomers of Time Warner Cable have some reason to rejoice today, as the cable company has gotten the go-ahead to add channels like MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central to its live streaming iPad app. The addition comes after the channels’ owner Viacom has settled its differences and resolved litigation with Time Warner Cable. The legal fight erupted last year, after Time Warner Cable released its iPad app, which lets subscribers stream live shows to tablets inside their homes. While many networks grumbled about the app, Viacom was most vocal in rejecting the app, taking its distribution… -
RIM preparing update for the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device
CrackBerry.com blogs16 May 2012 | 11:10 amFor all you lucky developers out there with a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha in your hands, RIM has now confirmed via the @BlackBerryDev Twitter account that an update for the device is nearing. The device, which was given out to developers during the recent BlackBerry 10 Jam has, as of yet, never received an update so it will be interesting to see what RIM adds in. We're getting the update for BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha ready - make sure your requests are in the issue tracker - http://bbry.lv/m9szVj ^AK As we saw recently, RIM has been showing off aspects of BlackBerry 10 OS using the device… -
Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings
The Official Google Blog16 May 2012 | 10:00 amCross-posted on the Inside Search Blog Search is a lot about discovery—the basic human need to learn and broaden your horizons. But searching still requires a lot of hard work by you, the user. So today I’m really excited to launch the Knowledge Graph, which will help you discover new information quickly and easily. Take a query like [taj mahal]. For more than four decades, search has essentially been about matching keywords to queries. To a search engine the words [taj mahal] have been just that—two words. But we all know that [taj mahal] has a much richer meaning. You might think of…
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The Facebook IPO Timeline
16 May 2012 | 12:32 pmIf the Facebook IPO were a real person, we certainly wouldn’t blame it for posting braggy status updates. This infographic, created by our friends at mbaonline.com, imagines the road leading up to the decade’s most-anticipated initial public offering, as if it were documented on its own Facebook Timeline. As a Facebook user, give yourself a pat on the back for helping the company make it this far. You are one of 900 million, and you spend an average of 20 minutes per day surfing the network. That means Facebook’s usership logs 16,000 years of combined time on the platform… -
Facebook Fans Get to Pick Bonus Levels in ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD’
16 May 2012 | 12:06 pmActivision is polling fans via Facebook on which levels will be included as additional downloadable content on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD is a rebuilt version of the classic games. It features seven levels from the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, released in 1999, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, which came out in 2000. Players will be able to skate all over classic levels such as “Warehouse” and “Mall” that have been rebuilt using the old maps. Starting Wednesday afternoon, fans will be asked to pick which of their favorite Tony… -
Facebook IPO Gets a Boost: 84 Million More Shares For Sale
16 May 2012 | 11:15 amJust days away from launch, Facebook is continuing to make last-minute changes in its IPO plans. On Wednesday, Facebook announced that an extra 84 million shares will be added to its stock pool for sale. The extra shares will come entirely from insiders and early investors, according to the Associated Press. Facebook and its current stockholders will offer more than 421 million shares in the IPO. The company has raised the price range of its stocks to $34 to $38, up from $28 to $35. If the shares trade on the higher end, Facebook could raise $16 billion when it goes public. Some of the early… -
18 Mashable Family Photos
16 May 2012 | 10:47 amWhat does a family portrait look like when it represents a community of millions of people? For our photo challenge this week, Mashable readers sent us their photos, helping us to create a family portrait of our community. This past Sunday was Mother’s Day in the U.S. Sons and daughters found time to pick up the phone and call their moms, and many families enjoyed the day together. In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked you to show us a photo that represents family to you. At Mashable, we loved seeing your photos of family outings, newborn family members and canine best friends. -
Behind the Launch: A Promising, Yet Controversial Job Candidate
16 May 2012 | 10:31 amDiscuss the show on Twitter: #BehindTheLaunch In Mashable‘s new video series, Behind the Launch, we’re taking cameras behind the scenes at Vungle, an in-app video advertising startup. Last week, we met the the founders and saw them bring on Colin Behr to head up business development. This week, they courted big-name startup investors, such as 500 Startups‘ Dave McClure, DFJ Esprit‘s Krishna Visvanathan and AOL Ventures‘ Adam Smith. But Vungle needs to focus more on the core — developing the product instead of fleshing out press releases and a website…
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Mammals may not get to cool climates in time
16 May 2012 | 12:09 pmNine percent of the Western Hemisphere’s mammals—and up to 40 percent in some regions—may not be able to outpace climate change. “I think it’s important to point out that in the past when climates have changed—between glacial and interglacial periods when species ranges contracted and expanded—the landscape wasn’t covered with agricultural fields, four-lane highways and parking lots, so species could move much more freely across the landscape,” says Joshua Lawler, associate professor of environmental and forest sciences at University of… -
Time of year matters for vitamin D risk
16 May 2012 | 12:08 pmWhen considering a patient’s blood vitamin D levels, it may be best to consider a lower threshold for concern, as well as the time of year. "In evaluating health risk," the University of Washington researchers conclude, "season-specific targets for Vitamin D blood concentration may be more appropriate than a static target when evaluating patients health risk." Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
The (not so correct) anatomy of sea life
16 May 2012 | 11:52 amMarine biology, scharine schiology. Pleated Jeans skips scientific facts for its series of sea life diagrams. Via Pleated Jeans. (H/T @laughingsquid) Laughing is good for you. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
The mechanics of eclipses [infographic]
16 May 2012 | 9:11 amWhen the moon passes in front of sun, as viewed from Earth, the eclipse that occurs is visible from a narrow path on Earth that corresponds to the location of the moon's shadow. During a total solar eclipse, this path is known as the path of totality. WARNING: Never look directly at the sun during an eclipse with a telescope or your unaided eye. Severe eye damage can result and scientists use special filters to safely view the sun. Via Space. The view from space. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Clean air improves heart health, Olympics show
16 May 2012 | 8:39 amUsing the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a lab, researchers found evidence that even short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves a person’s cardiovascular health. “Beijing is one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the Chinese government had proposed to reduce pollution levels to be comparable to other Olympic host cities,” says USC Professor Junfeng (Jim) Zhang. “We wanted to take advantage of such a huge intervention and look at what happens to people biologically.” Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Permalink |…
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Viacom Gives Up Fight Against Time Warner Cable, Adds Channels to TWC iPad App
16 May 2012 | 12:35 pmCustomers of Time Warner Cable have some reason to rejoice today, as the cable company has gotten the go-ahead to add channels like MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central to its live streaming iPad app. The addition comes after the channels’ owner Viacom has settled its differences and resolved litigation with Time Warner Cable. The legal fight erupted last year, after Time Warner Cable released its iPad app, which lets subscribers stream live shows to tablets inside their homes. While many networks grumbled about the app, Viacom was most vocal in rejecting the app, taking its distribution… -
How Many Daily Downloads Does It Take To Reach The Top Of The App Store?
16 May 2012 | 12:01 pmIt’s hard to underestimate how important ranking in Apple’s top 25 in the iTunes store is for mobile app developers. After all, the top 25 is probably the single most important app discovery mechanism for most iOS users. But how many downloads does it take to rank in the top 25? Mobile app store analytics firm Distimo today published some interesting data that answers just this question. Turns out, in the U.S. store, the answer currently is about 38,400 daily downloads for free iPhone apps and 3,530 for paid iPhone apps. To rank in the top 25 per category, of course, takes… -
Third Pivot’s The Charm? Events Site Ravn Becomes Flash Sales Site Touch Of Modern
16 May 2012 | 11:34 amNo one ever called a limit on the number pivots a company can do, right? So here’s the latest at a company we’ve been watching for a while now. RAVN, an event planning and sharing app that itself was the product of a pivot from the developers behind “experiences marketplace” Skyara, has sent a letter out to its users telling them that the app is getting shut down at the end of this month. In RAVN’s place, the founders are starting up yet another business — their third — also loosely based around events but with a decidedly more commercial bent: a… -
This Won’t End Well: Toyota Connects With Nintendo DS For In-Car Navigation Interface
16 May 2012 | 11:31 amFor some inexplicable reason, Nintendo and Toyota have teamed up to turn the Nintendo DS into a navigational remote control, thereby allowing drivers (although I hope passengers do most of the fiddling) to set their routes using their game consoles. The service, called Kuruma de DS lets you see map and destination info as well as tour information as you drive through town. The service slightly gamifies the experience by adding a POI saving option. The compatible Toyota Smart Navi system costs about $3,000 while the game itself costs $92 – quite a bit of cash to simulate the map screens… -
Forrester: 32.1 Million U.S. Households Now Access Online Video On Their TVs
16 May 2012 | 11:04 amAlmost 115 million households in the U.S. currently own at least one TV set and 36 million own four or more. That’s a huge market and as Apple, Google and Microsoft try to wrestle more of this business away from the traditional content and hardware players, the old-school cable and satellite providers now suddenly have to content with this new group of challengers that, until now, barely registered on their radars. According to Forrester analyst James McQuivey, it’s Microsoft that’s winning this platform war so far. Why? Microsoft, MCquivey argues, currently has a massive…
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RIM preparing update for the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device
16 May 2012 | 11:10 amFor all you lucky developers out there with a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha in your hands, RIM has now confirmed via the @BlackBerryDev Twitter account that an update for the device is nearing. The device, which was given out to developers during the recent BlackBerry 10 Jam has, as of yet, never received an update so it will be interesting to see what RIM adds in. We're getting the update for BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha ready - make sure your requests are in the issue tracker - http://bbry.lv/m9szVj ^AK As we saw recently, RIM has been showing off aspects of BlackBerry 10 OS using the device… -
RIM patents charging holster for phones
16 May 2012 | 10:49 amRIM seems to be on a bit of a patent kick lately (more than normal at least) and this time around has landed one for a phone-charging holster. The device is pretty much a standard phone holster that has a second battery for charging your phone. When your phone is in the holster, it would be charged from a second battery so you would always have some extra juice on the go -- of course that means charging two devices instead of one before you head out. We've seen some third party options that are very similar, but this could be something cool in the RIM arsenal. Source: USPTO Via: Engadget… -
And the winner of CrackBerry Kevin's Porsche Design BlackBerry is....
16 May 2012 | 8:31 amOK CrackBerry Nation. This is it. Today is my birthday... I just hit the big THREE TWO... and this year, instead of me getting a birthday present I wanted to give an awesome gift to one of our readers. The present? My slightly used but never abused $2,000 Porsche Design P'9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry. It's exclusive. It's expensive. It's hawt. Heck, it even won an award this past weekend for 2012 Smartphone of the Year. We gave everybody three ways to enter in the Win CrackBerry Kevin's Porsche Design BlackBerry Contest - you could either leave a comment to that blog post, follow… -
Week one with the BlackBerry Curve 9320 - Initial thoughts
16 May 2012 | 8:27 amIn preparation for the full review of the new BlackBerry Curve 9320 here at CrackBerry, we thought we would give you a little teaser of what's to come. Although I am not doing the full review myself, I felt that a UK perspective on RIM's latest creation wouldn't do any harm. Let's face it, here in Great Britain the BlackBerry has been the country's best selling smartphone for the last two consecutive years, and a big part of those sales are due to the Curve lineup of the 8520 and 9300. The 8520 is pretty ancient now and although the 9300 was upgradable to BlackBerry 6 that too is now running… -
Vampire vs Hunter on sale for just $1.99 for a limited time
16 May 2012 | 7:45 amIf you're at all a fan of tower defense style games and haven't yet tried Vampire vs Hunter, you won't want to miss this. For a limited time, Vampire vs Hunter is on sale for just $1.99 -- over 60% off. The game lets you play the hunter while you fight off vampires, zombies and werewolves through various levels and difficulties. This one makes for a great time killer and will keep you busy for hours. Features: Engaging audio and visual experience 3 unique game boards 45 levels of intense vampire hunting gameplay Progress and earn new weapons and defences to fend off more challenging enemies…
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Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings
16 May 2012 | 10:00 amCross-posted on the Inside Search Blog Search is a lot about discovery—the basic human need to learn and broaden your horizons. But searching still requires a lot of hard work by you, the user. So today I’m really excited to launch the Knowledge Graph, which will help you discover new information quickly and easily. Take a query like [taj mahal]. For more than four decades, search has essentially been about matching keywords to queries. To a search engine the words [taj mahal] have been just that—two words. But we all know that [taj mahal] has a much richer meaning. You might think of… -
New research shows smartphone growth is global
15 May 2012 | 11:20 amLast October, we launched Our Mobile Planet, a resource enabling anyone to visualize the ways smartphones are transforming how people connect with information, each other and the places around them. Today, we're releasing new 2012 research data, and the findings are clear—smartphone adoption has gone global. Today, Australia, U.K., Sweden, Norway, Saudi Arabia and UAE each have more than 50 percent of their population on smartphones. An additional seven countries—U.S., New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland—now have greater than 40 percent smartphone… -
Follow an email’s journey with Story of Send
15 May 2012 | 3:00 amIf you’re anything like me, you send and receive a lot of emails every day. But have you ever wondered where your message goes after you hit “send?” How does an email travel from your computer to your friend’s smartphone across the country or around the world? We’re answering those questions with Story of Send, a new site that gives you a behind-the-scenes look into how all that virtual information makes its journey through the real world—from your Internet service provider to our data centers and beyond. Along the way, you’ll discover everything from where we filter for spam… -
Think Insights now includes research from 21 countries
15 May 2012 | 12:00 amWhether you’re a marketer in Milan or a planner in Pretoria, you can now get your hands on more Google research and tools to help you better understand your audience and how consumer behavior is changing. Our Think Insights website has just expanded to cover 21 different countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Think Insights can help you understand your customers better, develop your digital strategy, find data to support a business case, stay on top of the latest consumer and industry trends and get insights directly from industry thought leaders. Here are just a few… -
Celebrating our super-mom users
10 May 2012 | 8:06 amThese days, moms use technology in a ton of creative and resourceful ways to keep their families running smoothly. As a working mom myself, I use Google Calendar to keep track of our three busy kids and all their different activities, sports and schools. Technology also keeps us connected—I’m always amazed at how a Google+ Hangout between my kids in California and their grandparents in France can make the distance between them feel so small. In celebration of Mother’s Day this weekend, we thought we’d applaud the many tech-savvy super-moms out there by sharing a few of their stories.
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Titanium Appcelerator Coming This Fall for BlackBerry 10 - BerryReview
16 May 2012 | 11:03 amTitanium Appcelerator Coming This Fall for BlackBerry 10BerryReviewby Ronen Halevy on May 16th, 2012 · Leave a Comment Appcelerator announced that they were bringing Titanium to BlackBerry 10 while we were at BlackBerry World but their CEO was not specific on when. RIM has posted up a video interview with Kevin -
Furniture oil blamed for Blackberry Road fire - Trumbull Times
16 May 2012 | 10:34 amFurniture oil blamed for Blackberry Road fireTrumbull TimesThere were no injuries in the blaze, which ripped through the roof at 23 Blackberry Road shortly before 8 pm Long Hill Fire Chief Doug Bogen, who happened to be in the area, was the first to arrive. "The fire had a good hold of the entire rear of the -
The Battle For Third Place: BlackBerry BB10 Vs. Microsoft Windows 8 - Seeking Alpha
16 May 2012 | 7:19 amThe Battle For Third Place: BlackBerry BB10 Vs. Microsoft Windows 8Seeking AlphaThe two companies that will be competing for third place are Microsoft (MSFT), with Windows 8, and Research In Motion (RIMM), with BlackBerry BB10. These are both the fallen and downtrodden giants of several years ago, companies that many have and more » -
6 Good apps for the BlackBerry Playbook - ZDNet (blog)
16 May 2012 | 4:15 amZDNet (blog)6 Good apps for the BlackBerry PlaybookZDNet (blog)By James Kendrick | May 16, 2012, 4:12am PDT Summary: The BlackBerry Playbook is a good value for the cheap prices available, but needs good apps. This short list contains my favorites and the most heavily used apps on my Playbook.App review: Blaq for BlackBerry PlayBookThe Mobile IndianReview: Formula 1 Timing App 2012N4BBRun In Crowd is a Free Platform Jumping Game for BlackBerry PlaybookBlackberry CoolBerryReviewall 7 news articles » -
Payment via BlackBerry coming within months - Winnipeg Free Press
16 May 2012 | 1:21 amBerryReviewPayment via BlackBerry coming within monthsWinnipeg Free PressTORONTO -- Within months, Canadian shoppers could have the option of paying for purchases with cash, credit or by BlackBerry. Whether they'll do so is another matter. CIBC (TSX:CM) and Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) announced a partnership Tuesday Rogers & CIBC Launch Mobile NFC Payment System Starting With BlackBerry 7 DevicesBerryReviewCIBC, Rogers to let customers pay by BlackBerry. The only question — at what costHamilton SpectatorDo Canadians actually want mobile payments?MetroNews CanadaReuters…
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Lawyer says Zimmerman medical report leaked to boost case
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Live video: Obama awards Medal of Honor
16 May 2012 | 12:22 pmWatch live video as President Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Spec. Leslie H. Sabo Jr., who was killed in combat during the Vietnam War in ... -
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McCain adviser defends Palin pick
16 May 2012 | 11:36 amThe lawyer who ran John McCain's vice presidential selection team sticks by Sarah Palin and gives some insight into vetting running mates.
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Greeks set election date amid possible bank panic
16 May 2012 | 10:27 amGreece will hold new elections on June 17, state media reported Wednesday, amid a political and economic crisis that could have effects far beyond the country's borders. -
Accused Bosnian Serb war criminal shows no remorse at trial
16 May 2012 | 10:25 amRatko Mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a horrific campaign of ethnic cleansing during the bloody civil war that ripped apart Yugoslavia, showed no remorse as his war crimes trial opened Wednesday, at one point even appearing to threaten victims in the court. -
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Who is the 'Butcher of Bosnia'?
16 May 2012 | 8:38 amRatko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army commander who went on trial Wednesday for crimes against humanity, is a notorious name synonymous with the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Balkan wars of the 1990s and the bloody assaults on Sarajevo and Srebrenica. -
Who is Ratko Mladic and why does his case matter?
16 May 2012 | 8:38 amRatko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army commander who went on trial Wednesday for crimes against humanity, is a notorious name synonymous with the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Balkan wars of the 1990s and the bloody assaults on Sarajevo and Srebrenica.
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Shop and travel smarter with Google Maps 6.7 for Android - now with Google Offers and indoor walking directions
9 May 2012 | 10:06 am(Cross-posted on the Lat Long Blog) Wherever you are, Google Maps for Android helps you get around and discover new places. Today with the 6.7 release we will help you find offers from nearby businesses in the U.S. -- everything from restaurants, to salons, to city tours. Also, we’ve added indoor walking directions in the U.S. and Japan, plus 360-degree interior photos of businesses, to help you intrepidly make your way indoors and out. Discover great offers near you Today, in the U.S. only, we’re launching a way to discover nearby Google Offers in Google Maps for Android. To see great… -
Galaxy Nexus now on sale in Google Play
24 Apr 2012 | 8:00 amWe started shipping Nexus phones more than two years ago to give you a pure Google experience and access to the latest Android updates. Today, we’ve started selling Galaxy Nexus (HSPA+) from a new Devices section in the Google Play web store, so you can quickly and easily purchase an unlocked version of the phone. We want to give you a place to purchase Nexus devices that work really well with your digital entertainment.Galaxy Nexus by Samsung runs the latest Android software, Ice Cream Sandwich, with Google mobile services, Google Play and new features like Android Beam and Google+ mobile… -
Chrome for Android Update
17 Apr 2012 | 10:56 am(Cross posted on the Google Chrome Blog)Since we launched Chrome for Android Beta in February, we’ve been listening closely to all of your feedback (thank you!). It’s great to hear how so many of you love having the Chrome experience on your Android 4.0 phone or tablet. With today’s update, Chrome for Android Beta is now available in 31 more languages and in all countries where Google Play is available. We’ve also added many much-requested features, including: You can now request the desktop version of a website, in case you would rather not view the mobile version. You can now add… -
Google Currents goes international
11 Apr 2012 | 8:54 amIn December we launched Google Currents, an app for Android and iOS devices that lets you explore online magazines and other content with the swipe of a finger. We’re thrilled by how many readers and publishers are using the app in the U.S. -- nearly 400 publisher editions and over 14,000 self-produced editions are now available. After the U.S. launch, the top features readers requested were to make the app available internationally and to allow content to sync quickly. We’ve heard you, and today we’re making Google Currents 1.1 available around the world. Hundreds of U.S. editions are… -
Crossing the 50 billion km mark & giving Google Maps for Android a fresh look
28 Mar 2012 | 11:04 am(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog)Every day, millions of people turn to Google Maps for Android for free, voice-guided GPS navigation to guide them to their destination. So far, Navigation on Google Maps for Android has provided 50 billion kilometers of turn-by-turn directions, the equivalent of 130,000 trips to the moon, 334 trips to the sun, 10 trips to Neptune or 0.005 light years! When getting to your destination matters most, Google Maps for Android will get you there:A new look for Navigation on Android 4.0+ phonesIn today’s release of Google Maps 6.5 for Android we’ve…
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Josh Powell's father found guilty in voyeurism case
16 May 2012 | 11:24 amA jury has found Steven Powell guilty of voyeurism for taking pictures of girls and women in various states. Powell is the father of Josh Powell, who killed his children earlier this year. -
Live chat: NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin in Syria
16 May 2012 | 11:13 amSyria has been locked in a violent conflict between President Bashar Assad’s regime and civilian forces for over 14 months. Ask NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin your questions about the conflict starting at 2:30 p.m.ET. -
The world braces for messy impact from Greece
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Paralyzed woman gets mind-controlled robotic arm
16 May 2012 | 10:07 amThe stroke that disconnected Cathy Hutchinson’s brain from her body has kept her silent and unable to move for more than 14 years. But science is starting to change all that. -
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BlackBerry Bridge Receives Incremental Update With v2.0.0.31
14 May 2012 | 7:36 pmBlackBerry Bridge received a small upgrade. The upgrade fixes an issue where BlackBerry Bridge is disabled after the BlackBerry OS 7.1 Upgrade. To update your BlackBerry Bridge, simply click on App World, go to My World and refresh. If you have a... To continue reading this full story head over to BlackBerrySync.com -
Scrapbook by Research In Motion Limited Gets New 3D Content Pack!
14 May 2012 | 7:11 pmI love Scrapbook and it always has surprise content packages coming out. Today it’s a 3D Content package. Scrapbook is the result of the TAT acquisition and makes virtual scrapbooking fun and easy to share. What does the new content package... To continue reading this full story head over to BlackBerrySync.com -
BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour Dates Set For Developers
13 May 2012 | 9:06 pmIf you missed BlackBerry 10 Jam in Florida, don’t worry. You still have a chance to be able to attend. BlackBerry 10 Jam is taking the show on the road around the world. We’ll tell you what you can expect and what the dates are. Check it... To continue reading this full story head over to BlackBerrySync.com -
Fresco OS 7 Theme by World of Pootermobile With Weather Slot
12 May 2012 | 7:50 pmThe World of Pootermobile‘s very first OS 7 theme has been born! The theme includes a weather slot and crisp and simple look of the Fresco theme, though it’s not compatible with the Torch at this time. Fresco OS 7 is available in the... To continue reading this full story head over to BlackBerrySync.com -
BeBuzz Updates to v5.0.35 With Support For Hookt And Fixes
12 May 2012 | 6:00 pmBeBuzz by Bellshare GmbH was previously named BerryBuzz. It’s been my favorite alert notification app so far and it’s extremely easy to customize. It allows you to set up your notifications personalized for contacts, emails and more. The... To continue reading this full story head over to BlackBerrySync.com
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Top 3 Tuesday: Three Reasons to Upgrade to a BlackBerry 7 smartphone
15 May 2012 | 9:06 amWe’re trying out something new here at the Inside BlackBerry® Blog: Every Tuesday we’ll be bringing you a top three list of all things BlackBerry. So we’re kicking it off with a big one and making a bold statement here (we’re all about the #BeBold) – if you haven’t yet upgraded to BlackBerry® 7 OS from an older OS, we think it’s time, and that you’ll love the BlackBerry 7 OS as much as we do. If you’re still giving the #TeamBlackBerry love to an older OS, hey, we understand. Change is a big thing. We just wanted to take a minute to share our top three reasons to… -
Top 5 BlackBerry Apps For Moms
11 May 2012 | 11:55 amWith Mother’s Day right around the corner (this Sunday the 13th — have you sent Mom a card yet?), we wanted to take a step back and recognize all their hard and often under-appreciated work. I’ve been talking to moms around the Research In Motion® (RIM®) offices, and we’ve compiled the top 5 apps from BlackBerry App World™ that we think are perfect for all the moms out there on #TeamBlackBerry. 1. Kobo™: According to some of the moms here on the social team, they love to curl up with a good book. Having Kobo on your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet or BlackBerry® smartphone… -
NFC + foursquare = BlackBerry World/BlackBerry 10 Jam
11 May 2012 | 8:58 amIf you were at BlackBerry World™ or BlackBerry® 10 Jam last week, you might have seen the foursquare “Check-in Stations” we set up. Did you know they were NFC-enabled? Four days prior to the two conferences, foursquare released an updated version of their BlackBerry® smartphone app. The biggest addition? Near Field Communications! You can now check in at a venue with nothing more than a wave of your NFC-capable BlackBerry smartphone. (Of course, the venue has to have NFC tags for you to tap your BlackBerry smartphone against. It’s not actually magic – it just seems that way.)… -
Team BlackBerry Gets Creative with BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0
10 May 2012 | 6:49 amThere’s no denying it – you guys are creative. So, in honor of BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0, we held a #PlayBook2 contest on Twitter® and asked for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet-sized items, BlackBerry PlayBook tablet poems and more from the ever-artistic Team BlackBerry. The best of the best submissions earned winners a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet prize package including a BlackBerry® Bold 9900/9930 smartphone! Your awesome BlackBerry PlayBook tablet-inspired entries inspired us, entertained us and downright impressed us, so we couldn’t help but share them. Check out some of the… -
BlackBerry Curve 9320 – 3 things you should know
8 May 2012 | 5:00 pm(Editor’s note: We incorrectly stated the list of Parental Control features in our original post. We’ve corrected the text to reflect the most up-to-date Parental Controls available on the BlackBerry Curve 9320.) Hey #TeamBlackBerry, we’ve got someone we want you to meet –- the newest member of the BlackBerry® Curve™ family of smartphones! We’re very proud to present the BlackBerry® Curve™ 9320, a stylish new smartphone for the socially-connected. I’ve got my hands on one of these smartphones right now, and I wanted to give you the heads up on three things you should know…
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Trendstop Fashion TrendTracker Premium Fashion App for BlackBerry
16 May 2012 | 11:53 amTrendstop.com is the world’s leading online fashion trend forecasting and analytics service. They’ve done work with lots of fashion retailers and designers such as ASOS, H&M, Next, Marks & Spencer, Forever21, Bebe and Target. Essentially they’ll be able to tell you which styles are emerging, and which ones are loosing steam as well as lots of content from fashion show around the globe. What’s the skinny on skinny jeans? The Trendstop BlackBerry app boasts lots of features: Daily Fashion Trends highlighting emerging fashion trends and styling ideas from our global team of… -
Herocraft Announces They Will Be Releasing Games on the BlackBerry Playbook
16 May 2012 | 11:14 amGame developer Herocraft has announced that they will be developing a number of games for BlackBerry Playbook and BlackBerry 10 platform. Herocraft is a game developer headquartered in Kalinigrad Russia, they develop games for several platforms like Google Play and Nokia Ovi and BlackBerry. Here are a few titles that Herocraft plans to bring to BlackBerry 10 and the Playbook: Majesty-The Fantasy Kingdom Sim: A highly acclaimed adventure game series Majesty-The Northern Expansion: Another adventure-filled chapter Romance of Rome: An adventure game with lots of hidden objects Scrubs: A game… -
ReadOnTouch PRO Upgraded to Version 2.0
16 May 2012 | 6:57 amReadOnTouch PRO (formerly ReadItLater) is an offline reader by Sven Ziegler for the BlackBerry Playbook. Ideal for reading whenever you find yourself in a spot that doesn’t have connectivity, it supports images and formats the articles for clear reading on the Playbook. With ReadOnTouch PRO you have all saved content neatly arranged for later reading on your BlackBerry PlayBook. Simple in use the app fits all saved web-content for a pleasant connection-free reading experience. New in this update is a tweak on some of the touch UI and improvements to the process of adding links by checking… -
BlackBerry 10 Jam Videos From BlackBerry World 2012
15 May 2012 | 1:27 pmRIM has posted their BlackBerry 10 Jam videos from BBW2012. I think giving developers nearly a full 2 years head start before launching on smartphones is a sound strategy for the platform to launch with a critical mass of apps. Lots of BlackBerry 10 Jam videos after the jump. Here’s what the industry darlings have cooked up on the new platform: Magmic: Texas Hold ‘em King Live SAP Labs Macadamian Poynt Cascades Demo Wikitude Marmalade: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Xtreme Labs The developer focus was more than apparent at BlackBerry World 2012, I’ll be keeping a close eye on… -
Files and Folders Connects Your BlackBerry Playbook to Cloud Storage Services
15 May 2012 | 12:55 pmCloud storage is all the rage nowadays. With so many places offering lots of free online storage, many users have signed up for multiple services. Files and Folders allows you to access the most popular of these services with ease from your BlackBerry Playbook. Files & Folders is a file explorer and manager with integrated SugarSync, Box, Dropbox, Google Docs, Google Drive, ZIP and E-mail send feature. This will definitely be one of the apps that helps you leave your laptop behind as it extends the Playbook’s file management functionality. Here are some of Files and Folders’…
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Brain Disease Is Found in Veterans Exposed to Bombs
16 May 2012 | 11:42 amThe same degenerative brain disease found in football players and boxers has been found in veterans exposed to roadside bombs, a finding with potentially profound implications. -
Greece Teeters Ahead of New Vote
16 May 2012 | 11:40 amAmid warnings of the possibility of bank runs, state television said June 17 would be the date for a new round of elections. -
Riot Police Break Up Antigovernment Encampment in Moscow
16 May 2012 | 11:39 amThe crackdown occurred as an unpredictable political situation continued to unfurl in the early days of Vladimir V. Putin’s new term as president. -
TIMESCAST: TimesCast | May 16, 2012
16 May 2012 | 11:39 amGreece sets a date for new election amid euro exit fears. | Latino networks take center stage at television upfronts. | President Obama meets with Congressional leaders over the legislative agenda. -
ArtsBeat: Gehry Changes Design for Eisenhower Memorial
16 May 2012 | 11:32 amThe changes came in response to concerns that a youthful statue failed to represent the former president’s significant achievements.
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We may not trust Facebook, but we don't quit it either, shows poll
16 May 2012 | 12:27 pmWe've long known more than a few Facebook users don't trust the social network to keep their personal information private. A new poll shows that many who don't trust Facebook stay anyway. -
What’d that dolphin say? New speaker will help find out
16 May 2012 | 11:40 amDolphins are among the most intelligent animals on Earth, able to communicate with each other and navigate the seas with a mouthful of sounds, whistles, and clicks. A new high-tech speaker could help decipher the meaning of all the various dolphin vocalizations. -
'Jesus' vs 'Diablo': Games battle for your soul
16 May 2012 | 11:01 amIt's been a big week in video game land. Not only did the decade-long wait for the launch of "Diablo 3" finally come to a (rather bumpy) end, but the world also saw its first Jesus video game. -
The five best fitness tracking appliances
16 May 2012 | 10:17 amIf you're thinking about heading outside or to the gym to get some exercise now that the weather is turning warm, you may benefit from an appliance you can wear on your wrist or in your pocket that keeps an eye on your activity level and gives you feedback on how well you're doing. Here are five of the best. -
Google Search basically reads your mind now
16 May 2012 | 10:06 amSometimes the queries you enter into Google have multiple meanings. Wouldn't it be nice if Google could simply guess what you really want results for? It now can.
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The Everything Yoga Blog
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall...
10 May 2012 | 2:57 pmThis has been an exciting week for me -- first Skydiving (Freefallasana with a mantra of wheeeeeeeeeee) and then a day at the spa. I guess it makes sense to follow exhilaration with relaxation. In addition to doing a whole heck of a lot of relaxing (and napping in the "Relaxation Room") at the spa, I also did a little thinking. After a soak in the Roman Bath and then 20 minutes in the sauna, I headed to the shower to cool off. A woman was exiting her shower stall at the same time I was walking into the shower area. Directly across from the shower stalls are mirrored cubbies. The woman exiting… -
Living the Question
4 May 2012 | 8:11 pmMock me if you must, but I used to watch Friends (and loved it) all the time (you gotta love reruns). One funny scene always stuck out in my mind -- two of the romanically coupled friends are having a bit of a heated -- but humorous -- exchange and one refers to the other as The Riddler for asking so many questions. These days I'm questioning myself quite a bit. Holy Q&A, Batman! As my friends and I turn 40, I'm noticing that my reaction to "the big four-oh" is quite different than that of my peers. I'm feeling joyful and excited to be in this new decade (and obviously proud of it, since… -
Spring Favorites
30 Apr 2012 | 3:40 pmThis year in particular the symbolism of Spring has extra meaning for me. I'm all about new beginnings and rebirth these days. It's an exciting time and I'm feeling particularly buoyant. For many, surfing the waves of change can be intimidating at best and downright frightening at worst. I always come back to -- and recommend to others -- yoga and meditation to deal with the vicissitudes of life. Here are this Spring's favorites in terms of yoga and meditation (and yoga-related goodies that I am in love with right now): Good Yoga Spinal Flex -- I love combining breath and movement (I know, I… -
Relief for The Stuffies
23 Apr 2012 | 2:54 pmFor the past week or so I've had a case of The Stuffies, as I affectionately call it. It sounds cuter than saying I have a cold, right? Mostly it's just been uncomfortable, leaving me with a heavy, stuffy head feeling. I've changed up my yoga practice to work with my physical symptoms rather than against them. Here's what I'm doing to get some relief from The Stuffies: Starting in wide knee Child's Pose, I slowly roll my the top of my head on the mat until my crown is resting on the mat. This is a less intense version of Rabbit Pose. I repeat this move a number of times, feeling the… -
Clearing Space
19 Apr 2012 | 9:47 amWhen I first started practicing yoga, I had to jockey for position between a coffee table and a CD rack. I didn't have a lot of space, but I had a big desire for a home practice. Years later, I found myself with the ultimate luxury -- a whole room devoted to yoga. I had hardwood floors uninterrupted by coffee tables, and I didn't have to worry about crashing into a couch if I fell out of Half Moon pose (yes, this happened to me early into my home practice). These days, I'm somewhat in between -- I no longer have a dedicated space but I have more space then when I first started. On the more…
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Eat Less, Move More: The Official Health Equation That Won't Work
8 May 2012 | 3:15 pm(Link to the article that accompanies this most excellent chart at the end of this post.) As everybody knows, Americans as a group are well beyond overweight and into the obese category. Even the kids are becoming diabetic, which turns out to be the last straw as far as the healthy living establishment is concerned. By healthy living establishment, I mean doctors, researchers and social scientists who monitor things like lifespan, and the public health arm of both state and federal government. It is from these sources that pronouncements about health crises and healthy… -
Your Microbial Shadow - It Affects Everything You Think You Are
20 Apr 2012 | 9:56 amThank you, Wired Magazine for this amazing look at what is beginning to be known about our shadow selves, the 100 trillion-cell cloud of microscopic life that lives on and inside us. Here's a sample of what you'll learn: Microbes will worm their way into any place they can. In July, a team based at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Flagstaff, Arizona, published an investigation of life inside the ear, based on samples from an 8-year-old boy with a chronic ear infection. The researchers found 11 species of bacteria, many of them new to science. They also were able to trace… -
Too Afraid to Be Scared
15 Apr 2012 | 10:04 am"The Slap", oil painting by Lyn Southworth Did you know that the fundamental difference between an intimate relationship and an abusive intimate relationship is that one party is afraid of the other? That's it, nothing more complicated than that. That said, what do I mean by "afraid"? Well, unlike the way we sometimes use the word "afraid" in everyday speech, it's not a synonym for worried or concerned, as in "I'm afraid my partner is going to leave me for somebody younger and richer." This is the kind of afraid that every child understands and that in its own way represents… -
Forget Resolutions, Let Data Points Shape Your New Year
20 Dec 2011 | 7:50 pmIn case you haven't heard, there are some really geeky people scattered around the world who have founded a new version of self-involvement called QS:Quantified Self, subtitled "Self Knowledge Through Numbers". They meet at conferences, have plenty of web presence, wear gadgets like the FitBit, get their own blood tests and body scans, and are reading some very heavy, scary-sounding books. So what? you say. I weigh myself, know my way to and from work even without GPS assistance, and can name a few food groups. What could these undoubtedly preoccupied techies have that I… -
Wishing You Bright Lights For Your Holidays!
19 Dec 2011 | 1:32 pmHappy end of year celebrations and holidays to WNL readers around the world. It has been a pleasure to connect with you throughout the year, and I'm looking forward to a wonderful New Year for us all.
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Google Discovery
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Google anuncia Grafo do Conhecimento
16 May 2012 | 11:25 amEm complemento ao nosso post anterior, o Google anunciou, hoje, sua iniciativa de criar um “Grafo do Conhecimento” (“Knowledge Graph”), um modo mais rápido e fácil de obter respostas e explorar informações dentro do buscador. “Digamos que eu estou procurando por [Andromeda], que poderia ser uma galáxia , série de TV ou uma banda sueca. O Grafo do Conhecimento distingue entre cada um desses significados para selecionar apenas o que eu estou procurando. Isso significa menos de digitação”, explicou Junyoung Lee, Gerente de Engenharia. “Em outro… -
Google testa nova interface com painel de informações e respostas rápidas
16 May 2012 | 10:23 amO Google iniciou um novo experimento, em sua versão americana, com o objetivo de levar informações mais rápidas aos usuários. A nova interface, que tenta adequar dois novos quadros informativos, impulsionam respostas que evitam a necessidade de acessar os resultados orgânicos que são exibidos em conjunto na página. Em março, Amit Singhal, executivo responsável pelo Google Search, havia dito que a empresa tinha intenções de mesclar parte dos tradicionais links orgânicos com respostas e fatos nos resultados de pesquisa, tornando a busca mais semântica ao compreender exatamente o… -
Sonic 4 Episode II chega ao Android
16 May 2012 | 9:27 amA Sega anunciou, hoje, o lançamento do aguardado segundo episódio do Sonic 4 para a plataforma Android. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II traz o ouriço azul em uma nova missão e conta desta vez com a ajuda de seu amigo Tails para enfrentar os novos desafios propostos pelo Dr. Robotnik. Com uma jogabilidade que lembra o Sonic The Hedgehog 2, do clássico Mega Drive, esta edição também marca o retorno do Metal Sonic, a versão robótica do Sonic, que apareceu originalmente no Sonic CD. Sonic 4 Episode II está disponível no Google Play e TegraZone por US$6.99. Nos aparelhos equipados com… -
Google pode lançar cinco aparelhos Nexus até o final do ano
15 May 2012 | 4:18 pmDe acordo com o Wall Street Journal, o Google planeja dar acesso antecipado as novas versões do Android para mais fabricantes em uma tentativa de lançar cinco dispositivos Nexus até o final de novembro deste ano. Segundo a fonte ouvida pelo jornal, a gigante de Mountain View teria intenções de dar vida a novos dispositivos Nexus mas oferecendo, desta vez, a possibilidade que mais fabricantes possam ter acesso a 5ª geração do Android, codinome “Jelly Bean”. “O plano também visa atenuar as preocupações dos fabricantes de smartphones e tablet que constroem… -
Google Docs implementa ferramenta de pesquisa
15 May 2012 | 3:32 pmO Google anunciou, nesta terça-feira, o lançamento de uma nova funcionalidade no Google Docs e Drive que permite adicionar de informações da web em documentos. “A ferramenta de pesquisa será exibida no lado direito de seu documento. Para dar início a uma pesquisa, digite-a na barra de pesquisa. Você também pode destacar uma palavra em seu documento e ativar a ferramenta de pesquisa. A ferramenta pesquisará o termo destacado”, explicou a Central de Ajuda do produto. “Também é possível usar a barra de pesquisa para consultar resultados mais específicos (por…
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HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE imports blocked by patent dispute
16 May 2012 | 11:30 amU.S. Customs is holding up imports of HTC's One X and Evo 4G LTE Android phones because of HTC's ongoing legal battle with Apple. -
Google to incorporate 'knowledge graph' into search results
16 May 2012 | 10:45 amGoogle will begin in the next few days to incorporate the "knowledge graph" it has been building for two years into its search results. -
Mozilla readies app marketplace for public beta
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Google releases Chrome 19 with tab sync and bug fixes
16 May 2012 | 8:00 amGoogle released Chrome 19, patched 20 vulnerabilities in the browser, and doled out $16,500 in bug bounties and rewards to independent researchers. -
(Insider) The Macalope Daily: Survey says
16 May 2012 | 7:30 amSmartphone survey confirms what we already knew! (This story is viewable exclusively by Macworld Insider members.)
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SmartBrief on Social Media
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Study: More Brits contact brands via social media
16 May 2012 | 9:28 amUp to 18 million Web users in the U.K. -More- -
Developer plans to build underwater hotel in Dubai
16 May 2012 | 9:28 amA hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will guarantee an ocean view to every guest -- because the hotel itself will built on -More- Web Content Manager Corporate Executive Board -
We still like Facebook, Ford exec says:
16 May 2012 | 9:28 amFacebook is a "growing and critical part" of Ford's marketing, says Matt VanDyke, the automaker's director of marketing commu -More- 7 Whiteboard Sessions for every social strategist. Learn how to implement & scale a social program across your enterprise company with this 36-page framework by Spredfast by delivering good customer experience, adopting social media company-wide, gaining insight into your social customer, & showing an ROI on social. Download 7 Whiteboard Sessions. -
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Analysis: Google+ needs to leverage search to catch Facebook
16 May 2012 | 9:28 amIf Google can harness an "integrated socially enhanced search engine," it has a shot of activating all those inorganically gr -More-
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Fed Flags Fiscal Risks
16 May 2012 | 11:44 amFed officials in April flagged concerns over U.S. fiscal policy and its impact on the economy, according to minutes of their last policy meeting. -
European Fears Erase Stocks' Gains
16 May 2012 | 11:42 amStocks were flat as confusion over Greece's political future and the role of the European Central Bank tamped down early gains. -
Deere Beefing Up Output on Farm Strength
16 May 2012 | 11:35 amDeere is speeding its production expansion, brushing aside concerns that the market for its farm tractors and combines has peaked, and offered an improved outlook for the global farm economy. -
J.C. Penney Posts Loss; Stock Slumps
16 May 2012 | 11:29 amJ.C. Penney swung to a loss in its latest quarter on restructuring costs and a 20% drop in sales. Its shares fell sharply, as the retailer also suspended its dividend. -
GE Capital Resumes Dividend
16 May 2012 | 10:27 amGeneral Electric is again able to take cash out of its hulking finance arm in the form of a $475 million quarterly dividend.
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Books: Wenguang Huang’s “The Little Red Guard” review.
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pmHumor is not the first thing one expects from a memoir that occupies itself with burial rites, but this lively chronicle of a Maoist-era family and its contraband coffin inspires as many laughs as it does tears. Huang begins his story in 1973, when, at the age of nine . . . (Subscription required.) -
Goings on About Town: Dance
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pmgoatTitle-->NEW YORK CITY BALLET In addition to repeat performances of the season’s new ballets—Benjamin Millepied’s “Two Hearts” and Peter Martins’s “Mes Oiseaux”—this week brings the return of Balanchine’s rapturous “Liebeslieder Walzer . . . -
Tad Friend: Dustin Lance Black on making “Virginia.”
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pm8220;All Southern literature,” the mother of the writer Pat Conroy once told him, “can be summed up in these words: ‘On the night the hogs ate Willie, Mama died when she heard what Daddy did to Sister.’ ” This week, the writer-director Dustin Lance . . . (Subscription required.) -
Goings on About Town: Readings and Talks
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pmgoatTitle-->WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART The German filmmaker Werner Herzog talks about contemporary art, as well as his contribution to the Biennial, with the co-curators Elisabeth Sussman and Jay Sanders. (945 Madison Ave., at 75th St. 212-570-3600. May 17 at noon.) BOWERY POETRY CLUB Marion . . . -
T. R. Hummer: “Shackleton’s Biscuit.”
13 May 2012 | 9:00 pmOf ox and luncheon tongue, six hundred pounds; of Wiltshire bacon, seven-tenths of a ton. Seventeen hundred miles they walked, And it was pony meat that saved them. But one biscuit, this one of thousands, baked By Huntley & Palmers, a special formulation fortified with milk protein, survives— . . . (Subscription required.)
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Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short
16 May 2012 | 11:41 amMany residents of Dish, Texas, blame the fracking operations that surround their tiny town for a host of health problems — from nosebleeds to cancer. The former mayor was so scared, he left town. But scientists who've studied Dish say there's not enough evidence to link natural gas operations to any illness.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Chipping In To Your Office Lottery Pool? Read This First
16 May 2012 | 11:25 amA group of workers at a Chicago bakery recently won $118 million. But two employees say they should be getting a share. It's another example of why it's important to write things down beforehand.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Latino Voters: Seen, But Will They Be Heard, In 2012?
16 May 2012 | 10:57 amNow the fastest growing voting group, Latinos have never been so heavily courted in a presidential race. They could play a key role in battleground states in the 2012 elections.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
EU Human Rights Court Could Be Last Stop For German Claiming CIA Kidnapping
16 May 2012 | 10:40 amKhaled El-Masri is looking for redress, after he says he was mistakenly flown to a secret prison in Afghanistan, under the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Four Decades After Dying In Cambodia, Soldier To Receive Medal Of Honor
16 May 2012 | 9:51 amMore than 40 years after his actions during the Vietnam war saved the lives of his fellow soldiers, Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Taoism OR Taoists - Google News
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The Victory Fund: Making History, One LGBT Candidate At A Time - The New Civil Rights Movement
16 May 2012 | 12:43 pmThe New Civil Rights MovementThe Victory Fund: Making History, One LGBT Candidate At A TimeThe New Civil Rights MovementAs someone who draws most of their world view from Taoism and the need to act gently and with compassion, I wondered if American politics, increasingly partisan and bitter as it is, had any place for me. Then, something powerful and unexpected happened -
Chinese Spiritual Practice Gives Life Without Worries - The Epoch Times
15 May 2012 | 8:58 pmThe Epoch TimesChinese Spiritual Practice Gives Life Without WorriesThe Epoch TimesThe concept encompasses Buddhism, Taoism, and forms of qigong. Tai Chi in its primal form is understood as a type of cultivation. Chinese legends depict the process as solitary, or taught from one master to a disciple in a setting isolated from society and more » -
In face of faith-based attacks, Obama campaign hires faith outreach director - CNN (blog)
15 May 2012 | 12:47 pmIn face of faith-based attacks, Obama campaign hires faith outreach directorCNN (blog)"The origins of Taoism are unclear. Traditionally, Lao-tzu who lived in the sixth century is regarded as its founder. Its early philosophic foundations and its later beliefs and rituals are two completely different ways of life.and more » -
Manny Pacquiao — Congressman Pacquiao — rips President Obama for stance on ... - Yahoo! Sports (blog)
15 May 2012 | 11:30 amYahoo! Sports (blog)Manny Pacquiao — Congressman Pacquiao — rips President Obama for stance on Yahoo! Sports (blog)Or Buddists, or Taoists, or American Indians? The Unsilent Majority • 1 hour 22 minutes ago Fact is, if the government did not use marriage as a tool to control its population, gay marriage would not even be an issue. If you paid the same taxes and more » -
Using Taoism and Writers to Fight the Regime - The Moscow Times
15 May 2012 | 7:58 amUsing Taoism and Writers to Fight the RegimeThe Moscow TimesBy Yulia Latynina Riot police broke up a sanctioned protest rally on May 6. After that, police detained Moscow pedestrians carrying white ribbons — the symbol of the protest movement. They also stopped "suspicious individuals" carrying no ribbons at and more »
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Motorola Droid 4 gets leaked ICS build, official Android 4.0.4 may soon follow
16 May 2012 | 11:51 amWe've known for quite some time that Motorola intended to push Ice Cream Sandwich to the Droid 4, but until now the waiting game continued, with no end in sight. It now appears that the smartphone maker is making serious progress on its own Motoblur-infused flavor of ICS, with a stock version of the upgrade making the rounds since last night. According to early adopters, the build seems to enable complete functionality, but upgrading early will leave your device locked to 4.0.4, with no option for future updates. So, for now, it makes sense to hang tight, but it'd be reasonable to assume that… -
RunCore InVincible SSD wipes data away with the click of a button
16 May 2012 | 11:43 amThis one goes out to all the Bonds in the world. RunCore, a Chinese company specializing in the production of solid state drives, has cooked up a SATA II solution that should satisfy even the most guarded of privacy fanatics. Living up to its grandiose InVincible moniker, this aptly-named SSD's built to endure extreme temperatures ranging from -45 to 95 degrees Celsius (or -49 to 203 degrees Fahrenheit), read / write data at speeds up to 240Mbps / 140Mbps and protect your 1s and 0s from prying, less-than-reputable eyes. How so? Well, the drive's actual pièce de espionnite aiguë… -
Motorola Motosmart Mix XT550 masks its middling specs with a set of nice headphones
16 May 2012 | 11:27 amHTC may be over the idea of including premium earbuds with its smartphones, but Motorola is stepping up to give it the ol' college try with its Motosmart Mix XT550. The phone will sell in China for ¥1,699 and is targeted at "people who really care about music." Along with the bundled set of headphones, you'll also discover a dedicated button to open the Sina Micro Music application. Beyond these selling points, however, the handset is a bit behind the curve. The XT550 features Android 2.3.6, a Qualcomm MSM7255A SoC with an 800MHz CPU, 512MB of RAM, a 3-megapixel camera and a 4-inch, HVGA… -
Comcast switches on Skype on Xfinity in Boston and Seattle today, eight more metros this week
16 May 2012 | 11:01 amNow you can Skype on Xfinity, and beyond. Comcast's re-branded cable arm is touting a new trick beginning today, with customers in Boston and Seattle among the first to have access to the new Skype on Xfinity videoconferencing service (Atlanta, Augusta, Ga., Chicago, Detroit, Harrisburg, Pa., Indianapolis, Miami and Pittsburgh will be online by the end of the week). Interested parties can add a $9.95 monthly fee to their Triple Play service to take advantage, enabling "free" (read: $10-per-month) instant messaging and video chatting services. That monthly fee will presumably cover the… -
Editorial: Thin laptops are the new mainstream, but what about battery life?
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amBandwagons, trains and Tranes. Can't say that these three have a heck of a lot in common in most regards, but one thing's for sure: trying to stop this trio would be a Herculean task. And so it goes with laptops -- once upon a time, it was good enough to have something that resembled a portable tower, but these days, the ability to even see the chassis at all feels like a negative. I exaggerate, of course, but the proverbial race in the laptop world is hardly about price; it's about thinness. Intel's unstoppable quest to plaster the Ultrabook term as far and wide as possible has led to a…
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TidBITS: Apple News for the Rest of Us
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OpenDNS Blocks Flashback and Other Threats
16 May 2012 | 5:26 amHow can changing your DNS server make your Mac — or a Mac owned by a family member — less prone to being attacked, phished, or subverted? OpenDNS blocks malicious sites, which helps both before and after malware is discovered. Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control… -
FileMaker Pro 12 Updates Themes and Layout Capabilities
15 May 2012 | 3:11 amA new file format and few new features make this a visually attractive but less-than-essential update to the long-standing database program from Apple subsidiary FileMaker. Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products. -
Apple Releases Security Updates for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
15 May 2012 | 3:04 amTwo security releases from Apple bring a Flashback malware removal tool and protection from exposure to vulnerabilities in older versions of Adobe Flash. Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products. -
External Link: Bad Backup Nearly Obliterated “Toy Story 2”
14 May 2012 | 11:11 amWe frequently harp on not only keeping data backups, but on ensuring that your backups are good. (That’s why Adam Engst has designated every Friday the 13th as International Verify Your Backups Day.) It’s inconvenient to lose some recent files or email messages, but a good backup policy is even more essential for larger projects — like an entire movie, for example. Two people involved explain how Pixar nearly lost a year’s worth of work on the movie “Toy Story 2” after someone accidentally entered rm * (the Unix command to remove everything) and the company discovered their backup… -
Security Update 2012-002 (Snow Leopard)
14 May 2012 | 8:04 amSecurity update addresses vulnerabilities in various components of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. (Free, 238.73/258.11 MB) Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.
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Free Online Kundalini Yoga Poses and Exercises
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Awakening of Kundalini and Energy Centers
10 May 2012 | 3:06 pmKundalini Chakras and EnergyIn today’s guest post, Richard, who is a meditation teacher and author, shares his insights about Kundalini Awakening and Energizing Chakra Centers with us. Richard is a meditation teacher and author, and you will find more information on the courses he offers on his website Shaktipat-meditation.org.If you would like to be a guest author on Mastery of Meditation and Yoga, please email me at anmol@anmolmehta.com.Awakening Kundalini EnergyByRichard CrownThe Sacred Sound comes, vibrating red Mooladhara chakra (base or root). It spins and expands ecstatically. -
Meditation Helps Children with ADD, Focus and Memory
24 Apr 2012 | 9:01 amMeditation is the answer to suffering and is the ultimate purpose of human birth, but besides these Highest “goals” of meditation, there are a great many other benefits and applications to meditation as well. In today’s guest article, David, who is the founder of http://www.blisslotus.com/, reveals how meditation helps children who suffer from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), by helping them develop calmness, presence, focus and control over their reactions to external stimuli.If you would like to be a guest author on… -
5 Tips for Being Happy
10 Apr 2012 | 3:59 pmHow to Be HappyWhat makes life a joy for some, while a sad and frustration filled journey for others? It is karma? It is luck? Is it disposition? Is it fate? I don’t think so. I think you are supposed to be happy. You are supposed to be full of joy and wonder, yet somehow, somewhere on this journey, things got out of control and you spiraled into the tedium of everyday life and found your life filled with conflict, suffering and the never ending pursuit of happiness. How do you get out of this rut now? How do you find your way back to joy and peace? Here are 5 tips… -
4 Inspiring Quotes of the Week
23 Mar 2012 | 11:40 amRecently we have been getting some great feedback on our Mastery of Meditation and Yoga Facebook Fan Page and one of the aspects which the readers have really been enjoying are the inspirational quotes that we have been posting on a daily basis.These simple quotes are great pointers of the deeper Truths of life and enlightened living and can inspire one to live at a higher level. So, below are 4 such sayings which I thought would be worth sharing with you on the blog as well. I am sure you will find them uplifting as have others.If you have quotes that you find specially uplifting and… -
Perfect Yoga Exercise for Beginners
7 Mar 2012 | 10:09 amBeginner Yoga ExercisesIf you are new to yoga and looking for good exercises and poses in order to start your practice, I certainly recommend the poses detailed in the following article – Basic Yoga Poses for Beginners. One of the great things about yoga is the wide range of exercises and positions that it offers, so in addition to the poses given in that article, there are many other great beginner’s yoga exercises as well and in this guide I am going to detail one of my favorite for you. This particular exercise is called Yoga Rowing and it is part of another great…
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Rush: Obama planning late-year surprise?
16 May 2012 | 11:44 amPALM BEACH, Fla. – A new poll shows Barack Obama trailing likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney in North Carolina – home of the upcoming Democratic Convention – by eight percentage points, and that has some Republicans seeing hope for ousting the incumbent, but also fearful of a late-year Obama surprise. Among them is conservative giant Rush Limbaugh, who warned, “I wouldn’t rule out something happening wherever the Democrat Convention is. I don’t know what it would be.” “As president, Obama can do a lot of things later on in the year,” he continued. -
Kids forced to play for 'Me So Horny' rapper
16 May 2012 | 11:43 amA Florida administrative judge has recommended that “Me So Horny” rapper Luther Campbell, whose graphic and violent lyrics such as “me f— you long time” once were defended by now-Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, be allowed to coach a team of high school football players. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Administrative Law Judge Robert E. Meale noted in his recommendation that the 2 Live Crew frontman, 52, already has been helping out with coaching duties and his criminal past is “storied.” “For the past seven years, petitioner has had… -
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Study: Obama economy wrecking NASCAR
16 May 2012 | 10:01 amWith President Obama at the wheel of the U.S. economy, the car-racing industry appears to be wrecking, with few signs of getting back on the right track. That according to a new study examining the financial state of NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. The study by Dr. J. Brian O’Roark at Robert Morris University says the economic downturn reveals how much NASCAR relies on a healthy, growing economy. The report notes: As the unemployment rate began to climb starting in 2008, a rising attendance started to fall, and in 2010 attendance dropped below the 4 million… -
Romney has morality upside down
16 May 2012 | 9:41 am(READERSUPPORTEDNEWS.OR) — Mitt Romney’s reaction to J.P. Morgan Chase’s mounting losses from reckless trades is “the market will take care of it.” His spokesman says “no taxpayer money was at risk” so we don’t need more financial regulation. Romney has even promised to repeal Dodd-Frank if he’s elected president. Yet at the same time, Romney has come out strongly against same-sex marriage. He’s also against abortion. He has no problem with government intruding on the most intimate of decisions a person makes.
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About.com Taoism
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Opening Dao
16 May 2012 | 4:43 amSome beautiful footage -- shot at China's Wudang Monastery -- of martial artists demonstrating their forms, was my favorite part of Opening Dao: a short documentary film introducing some of the the basic principles of Daoism/Taoism and the martial arts....Read Full Post -
Gambit
12 May 2012 | 7:45 am"Reductio ad absurdum, which Euclid loved so much, is one of a mathematician's finest weapons. It is a far finer gambit than any chess play: a chess player may offer the sacrifice of a pawn or even a piece, but a mathematician offers the game."...Read Full Post -
Dowsing
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Review Of David Loy's Nonduality
10 May 2012 | 9:30 amVia my recent adventure with the terrier, I've been reading and very much enjoying David Loy's Nonduality: A Study In Comparative Philosophy. There's much that I've appreciated about this book, which was originally published in 1988 by Yale University Press, and which draws forth the thread of commonality between three spiritual paths: Taoism, Buddhism and Vedanta....Read Full Post -
Taoism & Sexual Energy
8 May 2012 | 2:46 amHealthy and loving sexual relationships can be one component of a Taoist lifestyle. Like good food and ample exercise, physical intimacy and touch provide nourishment and support for our bodymind. It's natural to desire and enjoy sexual connections, at this level....Read Full Post
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iTunes Store: Top Free Apps
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100 Floors - Tobi Apps Limited
16 May 2012 | 11:45 am100 Floors Tobi Apps Limited Genre: Games Release Date: May 4, 2012 Challenge Yourself and see if you can make it to the TOP! ↗↗↗★★ Wow! #1 on the App Store. Thanks for all the support. More floors are on the way! ★★FOLLOW US on Twitter @100_FloorsFind out all the latest updates and feel free to leave any comments or suggestions!Advance to the next floor by solving the puzzle!30 levels of puzzles are waiting to be solved!Features: ↗Addicting mini puzzles!↗Complete utilization of your iPhone and iPod features!↗Gorgeous graphics and different themed floors!↗Constant… -
I'd Cap That - Krisp
16 May 2012 | 11:45 amI'd Cap That Krisp Genre: Photo & Video Release Date: April 3, 2012 ✭ Number 2 on the free charts in the USA! ✭✭ Number 1 Photo & Video app in the USA ✭Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/IdCapThatFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/IdCapThat Would you cap that? Because I would definitely cap that.I'd Cap That takes your everyday iPhone photos and slaps a hilarious (and often crude) caption on them. Save the photo to your library or share it with your friends right away! You'll have a blast capping your pics.☞ Hundreds of random, hilarious captions☞ Never repeats the… -
Socialcam Video Camera - Justin.tv
16 May 2012 | 11:45 amSocialcam Video Camera Justin.tv Genre: Photo & Video Release Date: March 7, 2011 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ SocialcamWith many millions of downloads, Socialcam is the free and easy way make and share videos with friends and family from your iPhone. Now with vintage video filters!NYTimes: “The most talked about video app”Features:✔ Unlimited video length and storage✔ Private accounts and private videos✔ Vintage and experimental video filters ✔ Share to Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Email/SMS✔ Fast upload in the background (no spinners)✔ Videos stored in the cloud ✔ Watch on any… -
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?® & Friends Free - Ludia
16 May 2012 | 11:45 amAre You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?® & Friends Free Ludia Genre: Games Release Date: May 9, 2012 Download the @FreeAppADay.com Store App and wish for more top rated apps like "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" to become FAAD's Discovery App of the Week!Class is back in session!Think You're Smarter Than A 5th Grader? Find out now!Experience exciting Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader competition together with Facebook friends and other players as you try to answer thousands of 5th Grader questions as fast as possible!Challenge your friends, family, and the larger community,… -
Line Surfer - Robert Szeleney
16 May 2012 | 11:45 amLine Surfer Robert Szeleney Genre: Games Release Date: May 17, 2011 ★★★★★ FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME! Get it now until the price is back to normal! ★★★★★ Surf beautiful designed waves, perform incredible stunts and use all your skills to avoid obstacles and execute perfect landings. ★ From the makers of Wingsuit Stickman, Rope'n'Fly 3 - From Dusk Till Dawn, Stick Stunt Biker, Stickman Cliff Diving, Line Runner, Line Jumper and more…. ★ Line Surfer is #1 app in various countries! Thank you guys so much, we will of course continue providing updates and adding new…
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iTunes Store: Top Paid Apps
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iTranslate Voice - Sonico GmbH
16 May 2012 | 11:42 amiTranslate Voice Sonico GmbH Genre: Productivity Price: $0.99 Release Date: May 9, 2012 ON SALE TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH.BUY NOW BEFORE THE PRICE GOES UP!★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★#1 App in United States"iTranslate Voice is voice translation on the iPhone executed perfectly."- Kilian Bell, CultofMac"In my tests, iTranslate Voice has been extremely accurate and reliable. iTranslate Voice is impressive"- Federico Viticci, Macstories.net"Spectacular, real-time language translation by simply speaking into your iPhone"- Brent Dirks,… -
Angry Birds Space - Rovio Mobile Ltd.
16 May 2012 | 11:42 amAngry Birds Space Rovio Mobile Ltd. Genre: Games Price: $0.99 Release Date: March 22, 2012 #1 in 116 countries! Big thanks to all our fans! “Intergalactic phenomenon worth every penny” – AppCraver“Takes the fundamental physics-based flinging of the original and turns it on its head... It's satisfying, yet completely familiar, and is heaps of pig-smashing fun.” – Gamespot“Anyone burnt out on vanilla bird flinging will enjoy the game's out-of-this-world adventure.” -- IGNALL NEW ANGRY BIRDS GAME FROM ROVIO -- the #1 mobile game of all time blasts off into space!After a… -
MyCalendar Mobile - K-Factor Media, LLC.
16 May 2012 | 11:42 amMyCalendar Mobile K-Factor Media, LLC. Genre: Utilities Price: $0.99 Release Date: May 2, 2012 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★#1 Utilities, #3 overall★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★The most popular calendar application on Facebook with over 100 million users is now on the iPhone! With MyCalendar Mobile, you will get never forget your friends' birthdays again! Key Features:☆ Import birthdays from Facebook☆ Add birthdays of all contacts from your phone☆ Customizable reminder settings: delivers notifications straight to your iPhone) ☆ Easily message your friends and… -
Flick Home Run ! - infinity pocket
16 May 2012 | 11:42 amFlick Home Run ! infinity pocket Genre: Games Price: $0.99 Release Date: October 14, 2011 ★★★power update !!!★★★- new 5 game modes !!! - 28 Achievement Bonus !!!- fly ball speed 1x, 2x, 5x Flick your finger and make a homerun.You can experience a real baseball batting through the physical pendulum. This is a game in which you can experience various throws based on the pendulum. The ball will fly further if you can hit the ball directly with the quick flick. Experience a “real-life like” batting simulation. ■ Easy Control---------------------------You only use flick to… -
WhatsApp Messenger - WhatsApp Inc.
16 May 2012 | 11:42 amWhatsApp Messenger WhatsApp Inc. Genre: Social Networking Price: $0.99 Release Date: May 3, 2009 WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform smartphone messenger currently available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Nokia phones. The application utilizes push notifications to instantly get messages from friends, colleagues and family. Switch from SMS to exchange messages, pictures, audio notes and video messages with WhatsApp users at no cost. All features are included without the need for extra in-application purchases.*************************************WHY USE WHATSAPP VS. OTHER…
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Windows Phone powered Facebook Phone in the works
10 May 2012 | 7:25 amThis was bound to happen someday wasn’t it? Business Insider‘s Microsoft source has revealed that the Redmondians have expressed keen interest in powering the long rumored Facebook Phone with their Metro UI based Windows Phone operating system. The question one needs to ask here is why Microsoft will want to do that? Well, we all… -
How do I check my credit rating?
7 May 2012 | 3:25 amYou are sitting in your balcony enjoying the fresh Sunday morning breeze when an advertisement in the newspaper suddenly struck your mind. It said: “Do you know your credit rating?” You realize you haven’t been thinking about what it may be and the next question that instantly follows the earlier thought is “How do I… -
Could this be the Galaxy S3?
3 May 2012 | 4:06 amYou knew we were going to say something interesting about the Galaxy S3 and we haved decided not to disappoint you. What’s the story about the Galaxy S3 shown below? Well, we answer all these questions after the break. The image placed above is a conceptual illustration of Galaxy S3 or Galaxy S III if… -
Best Broadband Deals for UK
25 Apr 2012 | 2:04 amAre you tired of the slow uploading of your e-mail client? Want to get out of the limitations of the slow dial up connection you use for your internet connectivity? Then why not get the benefits of high speed round the clock internet connectivity at the most reasonable of costs in town? Just point your… -
Why Dell is the Computer Choice of Students
12 Apr 2012 | 5:39 amWhen you’re going off to college, you want to pick a reasonably priced laptop that is light and portable. The personal computer should also be able to fulfill all of your coursework and software requirements. For many students, Dell is their computer choice and for very good reason. Purchasing a Dell computer is the best…
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Analyst: Retina displays to add nearly $100 to Apple’s MacBook Pro costs
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Verizon to kill ‘grandfathered’ unlimited data plans, push subscribers to data share
16 May 2012 | 12:21 pmVerizon Wireless plans to eliminate the $30 per month unlimited data plan... -
Sprint CEO Hesse: We’re very happy with Apple iPhone, even though we won’t make a cent on it until 2015
16 May 2012 | 12:03 pmSprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse took a $3.25 million pay cut earlier this month... -
iSwifter’s new app brings all Adobe Flash-based Facebook games to Apple iPad
16 May 2012 | 11:32 amiSwifter is announcing a new iPad app today called theWorx for Facebook... -
Apple: The world’s fastest-growing cellphone-maker
16 May 2012 | 11:02 amApple (AAPL) is the fastest-gorwing mobile-phone maker in the world...
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Engadget Mobile
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Motorola Droid 4 gets leaked ICS build, official Android 4.0.4 may soon follow
16 May 2012 | 11:51 amWe've known for quite some time that Motorola intended to push Ice Cream Sandwich to the Droid 4, but until now the waiting game continued, with no end in sight. It now appears that the smartphone maker is making serious progress on its own Motoblur-infused flavor of ICS, with a stock version of the upgrade making the rounds since last night. According to early adopters, the build seems to enable complete functionality, but upgrading early will leave your device locked to 4.0.4, with no option for future updates. So, for now, it makes sense to hang tight, but it'd be reasonable to assume that… -
Motorola Motosmart Mix XT550 masks its middling specs with a set of nice headphones
16 May 2012 | 11:27 amHTC may be over the idea of including premium earbuds with its smartphones, but Motorola is stepping up to give it the ol' college try with its Motosmart Mix XT550. The phone will sell in China for ¥1,699 and is targeted at "people who really care about music." Along with the bundled set of headphones, you'll also discover a dedicated button to open the Sina Micro Music application. Beyond these selling points, however, the handset is a bit behind the curve. The XT550 features Android 2.3.6, a Qualcomm MSM7255A SoC with an 800MHz CPU, 512MB of RAM, a 3-megapixel camera and a 4-inch, HVGA… -
Verizon CFO says grandfathered unlimited plans on the way out
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amVerizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo shattered many a hopes and dreams today speaking at the J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference. During his address, Shammo indicated that customers who have been grandfathered in to the unlimited data plan may soon find themselves pushed into tiered territory, with the debut of the carrier's shared data plans. "Everyone will be on data share," Shammo said, clarifying that, "a lot of our 3G base is on unlimited... [and] when they migrate off 3G they will have to go to data share." Obviously, with many customers clinging desperately to their… -
Evernote 4.0 for Android sweeps in new home screen, list UI (video)
16 May 2012 | 10:21 am'Tis the season for major Android app remakes, this time with Evernote going for a much appreciated adaptation to a more swipe-friendly universe. The 4.0 update of the note-taking app has a new home screen that lets you swipe out a hidden menu to get to your notes without having to always jump backwards -- one of our pet peeves. Much of the overall navigation now leans towards swipes over buttons, and the list views for notes and notebooks are a good deal simpler. Combined with new contextual action bars, the revamp puts the text, audio and photo recorder much more at home in the Android 4.0… -
LG shows off UI 3.0 for Ice Cream Sandwich devices, says it's 'unobtrusive and simple'
16 May 2012 | 9:39 amLove them or hate them, those ubiquitous Android skins aren't going anywhere any time soon. Now the latest one to make an entrance to the overlay game is LG's UI 3.0, which the Korean outfits says will make the overall experience of its handsets easier, speedier and "more convenient." The new UI brings features such as a novel drag anywhere-style lock screen, an Icon Customizer for setting your own photos as icons / shortcuts, a revamped Pattern Lock that lets you preset apps for quicker launch and a Voice Shutter trait for taking snaps via voice commands -- à la Sammy S Voice. UI 3.0…
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Mobile Marketing Watch
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U.S. Postal Service Promotes Mobile Marketing Integration
16 May 2012 | 12:33 pmThe U.S. Post Office is a big supporter of mobile marketing and the digital tools of the modern trade. To that end, the post office is offering the 2012 Mobile Commerce and Personalization Promotion to encourage commercial mailers to use mobile marketing tools such as QR codes on their mail. The move comes just as the post office itself clings to solvency as dwindling revenue continues to hinder the institution. During July and August, the Postal Service is offering an upfront 2 percent postage discount on Standard Mail and First-Class Mail letters, flats and cards (presort and automation)… -
Acquity Group Expands Into Canada
16 May 2012 | 12:16 pmCanada and eCommerce haven’t exactly had the best relationship. But that may change in the months and years ahead. Just this week, Acquity Group Limited, a global Brand eCommerce and digital marketing company, confirmed plans to expand into Canada. “With online consumption in Canada expected to reach $51 billion by 2016,” said Acquity Group in its announcement, “major North American retailers and B2B brands serving the Canadian market have engaged Acquity Group to design elegant yet functional experiences integrated across all digital channels, including web, mobile… -
Facebook Makes One Last Pre-IPO Acquisition
16 May 2012 | 11:48 amWith only hours to go before Facebook becomes a publicly traded company, the social networking giant has what could be it’s final acquisition before debuting on NASDAQ. According to Tech Crunch, Facebook has “just closed a deal to hire the full team of seven employees from Android photosharing app developer Lightbox.” The latest acquisition comes just one month after Facebook gobbled up Instagram for $1 billion. Along with the Instagram buy, the last-minute-before-IPO Lightbox hires will help assure investors that Facebook will do what it takes to win the very mobile-centric… -
Was The iPhone a Smart Move for Sprint?
16 May 2012 | 10:57 amAs the most recent major U.S. carrier to get the iPhone on its network, one would expect the globe’s most popular smartphone to instantly make a splash – and some big bucks – for the third largest mobile operator in the United States. But given the huge subsidy Apple charges its carrier partners for access to the device, it can take some time for the iPhone to bring in the green. A long time. In fact, just this week, All Things D published comments from Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, who says it could take another three years for the iPhone to become profitable for his company. -
Zumobi Creating Mobile Buzz in Partnership with Starbucks
16 May 2012 | 10:02 amWith coffee in one hand and a mobile device in the other, this is how millions of Americans start their day every day. And that’s exactly why Zumobi has partnered with java giant Starbucks for a more sophisticated mobile endeavor. Zumobi today announced an extension to its partnership with Ology Inc., a social discovery and networking company, launching the site’s first app for Android devices. And Starbucks is coming along for the ride. Through a partnership with Starbucks, Ology has released their new app on the Zumobi Brand Integration (ZBi) platform. Now users can skim through…
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Mobile
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Japan’s Docomo buying mobile content powerhouse Buongiorno for €224 million
15 May 2012 | 1:52 amJapan’s largest mobile telco is about to buy in to mobile media content in Europe and farther afield, by acquiring one of the space’s pioneer companies. NTT Docomo has tabelled a €224 million ($287 million, 24 billon yen) bid for Milan-based Buongiorno, which began in 1995 and has built up through acquisitions to offer mobile games, music and other services. The price is 32 times Buongiorno’s €7 million annual operating profit. Buongiorno founder chairman Mauro del Rio (pictured) is selling his 20 percent stake. Docomo says it wants to grow outside of Asia by adding… -
Expect a 6 month freeze on Facebook’s Instagram acquisition
11 May 2012 | 1:05 pmA former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer and antitrust expert says Facebook’s purchase of photo-sharing site Instagram will take between four months and one year to clear regulatory hurdles. In the meantime, the deal is effectively on hold. One month after Facebook announced it bought Instagram for an eye-popping $1 billion, the Financial Times reported that the deal would be delayed due to a probe by the Federal Trade Commission. Here’s what you need to know: Why is the FTC messing with the deal? The federal agency conducts a routine 30-day review of any deal over $66 million… -
Nokia launches Reading app for Lumia in Europe
11 May 2012 | 8:25 amNokia is launching its Reading app and e-bookstore for the Lumia Windows Phone in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and the UK. In doing so, the company hopes to bring more local-language e-books to countries where e-readers haven’t yet taken off. Nokia’s app will compete with Amazon’s Kindle and Kindle apps for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows in France, Italy, Spain and the UK. The Reading app, first announced with the new Lumias at Mobile World Congress in February, will be available for the Lumia 900, 800, 710 and 610 this week. Nokia says, “While e-books are… -
Beyond the birds: Rovio finally ready to diversify?
10 May 2012 | 3:14 amFor too long now, Angry Birds maker Rovio has talked loftily of becoming the next Disney, on its never-ending road to an IPO. But, whereas Disney got early hits with Micky Mouse’s Plane Crazy and Steamboat Willie and quickly expanded its portfolio to a host of new characters and franchises, Rovio has appeared a one-hit wonder. It had developed a whopping 51 under-the-radar mobile games and nearly fell bankrupt before finally finding its Angry Birds hit in December 2009. Now, however, Rovio appears finally to be looking beyond the birds. This video released by the company on Wednesday… -
Samsung boosts its mobile ecosystem with mSpot purchase
9 May 2012 | 1:32 pmSamsung announced on Wednesday that it has acquired mSpot, a cloud-based content company formed in 2004. Until now, mSpot offered music storage with streaming playback, including song lyrics, and also movie rentals for various mobile platforms. There’s no indication if mSpot will continue to support iOS and BlackBerry devices. Currently mSpot’s movie rentals are available on either the day of or the day after the DVD release; Samsung already has its own media hub for movies but it doesn’t have a digital media locker solution of its own. Instead, Android owners of Samsung…
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Communities Dominate Brands
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Smartphone Market Shares after Q1 - Its the Digital Jamboree year of Smartphone Bloodbath
16 May 2012 | 10:31 amYes, its now Year 3 (Digital Jamboree) of the Smartphone Bloodbath. We have Q1 results, now that each of the four major analyst houses has given their final count of how many smartphones were sold or shipped in the quarter. I report on this blog the overall market share pictures as the most thorough review of the biggest smartphone makers by every measure you could hope for. Here is my review of Q4 and the full year 2011. The four big analyst houses (Gartner, IDC, Strategy Analytics and Canalys) were remarkably unanimous this time, just over 1.5 million units separated the highest and lowest,… -
Updating Many Mobile Numbers and Milestones
15 May 2012 | 7:37 amWe've had many stats reported recently, including Chetan Sharma's big market update and a global survey by TNS and many other data points from various sources. Lets take a survey of what kind of numbers we can confirm and update.THE BIGGEST NUMBER EVERThe 7 Billion milestone is coming in less than 12 months. We've seen this number coming. Some are already suggesting we'll hit the 7 Billion level by the end of this year 2012. I have said it will hit about March-April of 2013. The number of 7 Billion is not really the exciting number, the real number will be the point where… -
The 'I Wish I Had Known This' List about 101 Things Wrong With Windows Phone Smartphones Like Nokia Lumia
11 May 2012 | 7:23 amI told my readers last year, that Stephen Elop's new Nokia Microsoft strategy with Windows Phone has only one chance to get it right. This was because I accurately predicted that the market share will fall from Nokia's 29% market dominating position using Symbian OS, to the 12% it was at year end 2011 when the first Lumia smartphones started shipping. ELOP NOW SAYS BURNING PLATFORM MEMO HURT NOKIA SMARTPHONE SALES IN 2011Note that the decline needed not be that intense, Nokia could have held to a far more gradual decline in Symbian sales if it were not for the misguided Elop Effect… -
Electronic Echoes and the Bizarre War Nokia Communications Director John Pope Now Waging With Me?
10 May 2012 | 4:48 amThis is so weird, so illogical, so bizarre. I am 100% sure Nokia Chairman Risto Siilasmaa is not aware - and would not approve. That Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is not aware, and would not approve. That Nokia Exec VP of Markets, Niklas Savander does not know, and definitely would not approve. That Nokia Chief Marketing Officer Jerri DeVard is not aware - and would absolutely disapprove. Disapprove of what? Of this ridiculous war that Nokia Director of Communications John S Pope (who Twitters as @JohnAtNokia and calls himself the 'social media strategist for Nokia' - so even his TW handle… -
Understanding OTT - Why Carriers dislike BBM, hate iMessage and fear Skype (updated)
10 May 2012 | 12:35 amI was just speaking in the Netherlands doing a keynote at the Mobile Convention. As I was in town, the news broke that the local incumbent fixed and mobile operator, KPN, was laying off 5,000 employees in an austerity measure, and simultaneously, Carlos Slim's America Movil was making an offer to buy about a quarter of the company. KPN has significant telecoms presence in several European countries like Germany and Belgium. America Movil is the giant telecoms giant out of Mexico, and Carlos Slim is obviously the richest man on the planet. Why would this be relevant to OTT, Over The Top…
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Mobile Entertainment: Stream
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TxtNation launches new HLR lookup platform
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Mobile porn filters block clean content
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Alawar signs with PlayPhone
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Twilio launches on Android
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SexEntertain to bring amateur porn to mobile
16 May 2012 | 6:42 amA result of partnership with fellow adult content provider Homegrown Video.
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Advertising Age - Digital
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Turner Takes Stake in Funny or Die, Will Manage Site's Ad Sales
16 May 2012 | 9:50 amFunny or Die CEO Dick Glover said the site has done well but still doesn't have big enough reach. -
Siri, Why Don't You Speak Spanish?
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amWith the voice-activated assistant its big selling point, the iPhone 4S has flown off the shelves, despite putting off the U.S. ethnic group most gaga for smartphones: Hispanics. -
Intel Launches Employee-Curated Digital Magazine
16 May 2012 | 3:55 amIt looks like Flipboard, aggregates and posts like Reddit, and presents news like Newsmap. Intel iQ, launching today, is the tech giant's latest content-marketing experiment. -
GM Cuts Facebook Ad Spending, But Ford Steps on the Gas
15 May 2012 | 2:39 pmThe pullout points to Facebook's biggest challenge: Though most consumer brands see the social network as a way to connect with consumers, opinions are mixed on the value of advertising there. -
Ross Levinsohn Lays Out His Vision for Yahoo (Before He Became CEO)
15 May 2012 | 12:30 pmWant to know what Mr. Levinsohn thinks Yahoo should become? He explained it pretty well, in November.
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Search Engine Watch
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Life After Google Penguin – Going Beyond the Name
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amDon't try too hard to look for dates and names of updates. Rather, look more to the effects as Google’s algorithm evolves so you can adapt accordingly. What really matters is that Google is looking harder at link spam now, so you should be too. -
7 Time-Saving Google Analytics Custom Reports
16 May 2012 | 4:00 amThe right Custom Reports can be incredible time savers. Instead of spending time digging around for important metrics, you can find what you need separated neatly into columns for some analysis that will lead to some actionable insight. -
Piwik Open Source Analytics: A Primer
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amWith a focus on privacy and keeping data safe, Piwik is a web analytics package that aims to be a free software alternative to Google Analytics. Here are some of Piwik’s features and how it compares to other top-billing analytics packages. -
Make Second Tier Search Engines Part of Your Lead Generation Strategy
16 May 2012 | 12:00 amGoogle and Bing can only get you so far. If you work in an extremely competitive industry you may find yourself paying anywhere from $30 to $50+ per click. Working with second tier engine/networks can provide an abundance of traffic at a low cost. -
Social Media Ad Spending Forecast to Hit $9.8 Billion by 2016
15 May 2012 | 10:00 pmSocial media advertising revenues in the U.S. will grow from $3.8 billion in 2011 to $9.8 billion in 2016, according to BIA/Kelsey’s U.S. Local Media Forecast (2011-2016). The leap would represent a compound annual growth rate of 21 percent.
