Ten states are being granted waivers to free them from some requirements of the No Child Left Behind education reform law, with President Barack Obama explaining Thursday that the move aims to "combine greater freedom with greater accountability."
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10 states freed from some 'No Child Left Behind' requirements
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Cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice, study says
L.A. Times - Most E-mailed Stories9 Feb 2012 | 1:10 pmA drug that has been approved for the treatment of a type of skin cancer since 1999 appears to reverse Alzheimer's symptoms -- in mice. -
Mortgage Plan Gives Homeowners Bulk of the Benefits
NYT > Most E-Mailed9 Feb 2012 | 2:52 pmUnder the settlement, about $5 billion would go to states and federal authorities, $17 billion would be earmarked for homeowner relief and $3 billion would go for refinancing. -
Bear and wolf, friends for life [video]
Holy Kaw!9 Feb 2012 | 2:12 pmAll too often we lose track of our friends from childhood, but this bear and wolf appear to be BFFs despite the differences. Full story at YouTube via io9. Can’t we all just get along? Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Google Working On Wireless Home Entertainment System
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page9 Feb 2012 | 2:44 pmGoogle is developing a wireless home entertainment system designed to stream music throughout the home, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The system would be marketed under Google's brand and would be based on Google's Android platform. Google has sold a few items under it's own name, but has never designed consumer electronics hardware itself. The Google Nexus phone, for example, was made by HTC. Google's Android unit has led a multi-year effort to develop the new entertainment device, which may possibly stream other digital media besides music and is expected to be…
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10 states freed from some 'No Child Left Behind' requirements
9 Feb 2012 | 3:24 pmTen states are being granted waivers to free them from some requirements of the No Child Left Behind education reform law, with President Barack Obama explaining Thursday that the move aims to "combine greater freedom with greater accountability." -
Skin cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice
9 Feb 2012 | 2:38 pmScientists say they "serendipitously" discovered that a drug used to treat a type of cancer quickly reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice. -
At least 137 reported killed as Syrian attacks escalate
9 Feb 2012 | 2:32 pmA Syrian opposition group reported at least 137 deaths at the hands of government forces Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad escalated a brutal assault against an opposition that wants an end to his regime. -
Google knows too much about you
9 Feb 2012 | 11:58 amIf you use Google, and I know you do, you may have noticed a little banner popping up at the top of the page announcing: "We're changing our privacy policy and terms." It gives you the choice to "Learn More" or, another option, the one I'm betting most people followed, to "Dismiss." -
Doctor in Homs: Everyone is waiting to die
9 Feb 2012 | 11:58 amThe bodies begin coming in before the sun rises to the sky. Some arrive with heads decapitated or their torsos split open like animals after slaughter. Or their limbs are mangled under the crush of rubble.
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Cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice, study says
9 Feb 2012 | 1:10 pmA drug that has been approved for the treatment of a type of skin cancer since 1999 appears to reverse Alzheimer's symptoms -- in mice. -
Q&A: What the foreclosure settlement means for homeowners
9 Feb 2012 | 12:17 pmHere's how homeowners can get their share of the $25-billion foreclosure settlement.Homeowners who were affected by the collapse of the housing market and a wave of foreclosure abuses may get a share of the $25-billion settlement announced Thursday morning. -
Tai Chi may help Parkinson's patients regain balance
9 Feb 2012 | 10:54 amA six-month program of Tai Chi exercises helped people with various stages of Parkinson's disease improve stability, their ability to walk and reduced the frequency of falls. -
Officials say $25-billion foreclosure deal will help heal market
9 Feb 2012 | 9:24 amIn unveiling a landmark $25-billion settlement of investigations of foreclosure abuses, federal and state officials said Thursday they were holding the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers accountable for the problems while also providing help to up to 2 million homeowners affected by the collapse of the housing market. -
Apple's iPad 3 may launch first week of March, report says
9 Feb 2012 | 9:24 amAnd the latest iPad 3 rumor is -- drumroll please -- that Apple's new iPad will make its debut in the first week of March.
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Mortgage Plan Gives Homeowners Bulk of the Benefits
9 Feb 2012 | 2:52 pmUnder the settlement, about $5 billion would go to states and federal authorities, $17 billion would be earmarked for homeowner relief and $3 billion would go for refinancing. -
Is This Living Room Big Enough for My TV?
9 Feb 2012 | 2:11 pmHuge televisions, once an expensive oddity, are now the affordable norm. -
In Struggling Tupper Lake, Resort Project Creates Rift
9 Feb 2012 | 1:47 pmA project in Tupper Lake, N.Y., was approved after a nearly decade-long tug of war between environmentalists and pro-development residents. -
Op-Ed Columnist: Tales From the Kitchen Table
9 Feb 2012 | 1:09 pmThe issue of covering contraceptives in health care plans has Catholic bishops in an uproar. Let’s try to talk through this in a calm, measured manner. -
Young People Are Watching, but Less Often on TV
9 Feb 2012 | 12:47 pmYoung people still watch many television shows, but they are streaming them on computers and phones to a greater degree.
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Bear and wolf, friends for life [video]
9 Feb 2012 | 2:12 pmAll too often we lose track of our friends from childhood, but this bear and wolf appear to be BFFs despite the differences. Full story at YouTube via io9. Can’t we all just get along? Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Can dessert for breakfast help you lose weight?
9 Feb 2012 | 1:39 pmNew research suggests that, in the early morning, you can have your cake and shed pounds too A new study from Tel Aviv University finds that eating a small dessert as part of a balanced breakfast can actually help you shed unwanted pounds. Staying skinny and eating chocolate? Here, a brief guide to what sounds, frankly, impossible: Full story at The Week. Photo: CC by ::paqman:: All the top stories from The Week. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Romance survey [infographic]
9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pmVia Hotels.com. Infographics to put you in the mood. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Do aliens go invisible by 'going green'?
9 Feb 2012 | 11:24 amAs we discover more and more planets around other stars, the Fermi Paradox is becoming, well, more paradoxical. The Fermi Paradox simply asks the question "where are they?" Our Milky Way galaxy is so big and so old -- and we are estimated to be accompanied by at least 100 billion planets -- that aliens should have visited us by now. Instead, when we peruse the heavens, we are faced with the Great Silence, which is one of the biggest challenges to modern astronomy. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Photo credit: Fotolia Permalink | Leave a… -
Mysterious sounds reported around the world
9 Feb 2012 | 11:23 amPeople around the world have reported hearing strange sounds from the skies over the past month. Sometimes they describe it as a hum or low rumble; other times it’s a whine, thump, or even a melody. Often the sounds have been recorded and posted online, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories. One blogger wrote, "either the world is ending, aliens are landing or everyone is getting hoaxed. Or, possibly, there’s an actual scientific explanation for the mass amount of YouTube videos capturing bizarre sounds that are being heard around the globe. Are we witnessing the beginning of a…
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Google Working On Wireless Home Entertainment System
9 Feb 2012 | 2:44 pmGoogle is developing a wireless home entertainment system designed to stream music throughout the home, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The system would be marketed under Google's brand and would be based on Google's Android platform. Google has sold a few items under it's own name, but has never designed consumer electronics hardware itself. The Google Nexus phone, for example, was made by HTC. Google's Android unit has led a multi-year effort to develop the new entertainment device, which may possibly stream other digital media besides music and is expected to be… -
Apple's Mac App Store Sandboxing Requirement Gaining Renewed Scrutiny as Deadline Approaches
9 Feb 2012 | 2:03 pmLast November, we reported on Apple's plan to require all Mac App Store apps to be sandboxed, a move that would increase security by preventing apps from overstepping their bounds should they be affected by malware but which could hamper the functionality of certain apps. The requirement had been scheduled to go into effect in November but was pushed back to a March 1 implementation date as apparently sought to give developers more time to digest and prepare for the change. With the implementation date now just a few weeks away, The Wall Street Journal again takes a look at the impact of the… -
iPad 3 to Have 'Truly Amazing' Screen
9 Feb 2012 | 1:35 pmFollowing a report from AllThingsD earlier today claiming that Apple will introduce the iPad 3 in the first week of March, The New York Times is now weighing in with its own sources corroborating claims of a faster processor and a "truly amazing" screen in a package nearly identical in appearance to the iPad 2.An Apple employee said that the version of the new iPad that is being tested inside the company is “essentially the same size and shape as the iPad 2,” with an improved and “truly amazing” screen. The tablet will include a faster processor, said the employee, who did not want to… -
AT&T Says Throttling of Unlimited Data Users Done on Case-by-Case Basis
9 Feb 2012 | 1:18 pmLast week, a firestorm erupted over the publicization of AT&T policies that can result in users on grandfathered unlimited data plans seeing their data speeds throttled after burning through as little as 2 GB in a month. Early reports on the policy, which went into effect last October as intended to affect the top 5% of users on unlimited plans, had pegged the carrier as enforcing throttling on customers using in excess of 10 GB, but the limit appears to have been coming down over time. The lower limits have left some wondering why they are continuing to pay for a $30/month "unlimited"… -
Microsoft Lays Out Plans for Windows on ARM Processors
9 Feb 2012 | 12:05 pmBack in September, we covered Microsoft's announcement of Windows 8, the next step in the operating system's evolution that seeks to encompass not only traditional PCs but also mobile devices running on ARM processor architecture. Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky showing off prototype Windows 8 hardware at September's BUILD conference Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows division, today issued a massive blog post laying out in more detail how the company plans to tackle Windows on ARM (WOA). Sinofsky notes upfront that WOA will be a new member of the Windows family, based heavily on…
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Best iPhone app for cloud storage: Dropbox
9 Feb 2012 | 1:45 pm“When it comes to storing and syncing files online, Dropbox’s accessibility from multiple platforms, easy to use interface, free starting service, and reasonably priced professional services make it hard to beat.” Dropbox is one of several high-profile cloud storage and sync solutions, but it comes out on top due to its fantastic iPhone (and iPad) support, multi-platform availability, easy to use interfaces, excellent availability and reliability, and highly competitive pricing. Apple’s iCloud is a great way to keep your personal information, your device data, and a… -
Earloomz brings art to Bluetooth earpieces [Contest]
9 Feb 2012 | 1:09 pmWe all know that using a cell phone while driving is super dangerous, and in more and states than not, laws are in effect that make it illegal to do so. In fact, 40 states have some sort of hands-free law in effect, meaning that if you’re going to be talking on the phone while driving a vehicle, you must not have the phone in your hand. Luckily, newer cars come equipped with speakers the ability to connect to your phone and take or make calls using the car speakers. If you don’t have that option available to you, you may choose to use a Bluetooth headset or earpiece. This is a… -
Chrome for Android vs. Safari for iPhone: Browser shootout
9 Feb 2012 | 12:45 pmGoogle has just released the too-long-in-coming Chrome for Android browser, and Phil from Android Central wasted no time loading it up on his Galaxy Nexus, and putting it up against an iPhone 4S running Safari, for a classic head-to-head, phono-e-phono, Mobile Nations browser showdown video. Both browsers are based on WebKit, the project Apple adapted from the old Linus KHTML Konquerer browser and has been sharing back with the open source community ever since. So it’s no surprise both score 100/100 on the Acid3 rendering test. Safari makes use of Apple’s Nitro JavaScript engine,… -
FBI file on Steve Jobs released, was considered for special appointment to Bush I White House
9 Feb 2012 | 10:05 amSteve Jobs’ FBI file has been released and is now available for public viewing on their web site. It contains information from a background investigation conducted in 1991 when Jobs was being considered for an appointment to the President’s Export Council during the Bush I White House. It also includes information relating to a bomb threat against Jobs in 1985. The link comes via Gawker who pulled a lot of quotes from it about Jobs’ character and personal behavior. The issue of Steve Jobs’ character has come up on numerous occasions including his autobiography by… -
Mobile Nations fitness month: Week 2! [iPad 3 + Xbox Kinect giveaway]
9 Feb 2012 | 9:49 amThe quest to get thinner, stronger, faster, and healthier with iMore and Mobile Nations continues! We’ve survived the first week. We’ve set our goals and whether we achieved them (yay!) or are still working on them (take that!), we’re feeling better and doing better because of it. And we’re getting tons of great feedback. This might just be the year where mobile and lifestyle fully come together, where eHealth and eFitness — or iHealth and iFitness — finally start making the impact we’ve all been waiting for. It’s gone from being a token arm…
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Review: Bang & Olufsen Beolit 12 is impressive and expensive
9 Feb 2012 | 1:00 pmThe Beolit 12 is lovely, portable, and sounds great. But boy, is it expensive. -
Incoming Sony CEO: Hot gadgets aren't enough anymore
9 Feb 2012 | 12:01 pmSony's new CEO says the company needs to move on from its hardware roots. -
Kodak axing digital cameras business
9 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amKodak, which filed for bankruptcy last month, is killing its digital cameras business and plans to focus on printing in an effort to save money. -
Review: Psychonauts gets in your head
9 Feb 2012 | 10:34 amSeven years after its critically acclaimed and commercially ignored debut, Double Fine’s Psychonauts has finally made it to the Mac. Happily, this game is worth every second of the wait. -
Emptying the trash automatically
9 Feb 2012 | 10:15 amNo, Automator doesn't include an Empty the Trash action, but Chris Breen reveals how you can build your own.
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Gizmodo: Iphone
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iPhone Thief Confronted in Extremely British Fashion
9 Feb 2012 | 10:20 amAfter witnessing a fellow train passenger swiping an unattended iPhone, one brave chap decided to take action—in the form of video taping and yelling. Oh, the yelling. This could not be more hilarious and silly and proper and kind. More » -
Aluminum Speaker Dock Looks Right At Home Under Your iMac
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Nature's Greatest Predator Reduced To Blaring Your LMFAO
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An iPhone Used as a Hockey Puck at 82 MPH
8 Feb 2012 | 7:36 amIf you want to sell something in tech, you can either employ cleavage or violence. In this case, the boys at G-Form are demoing their new iPhone case by beating the hell out of it with a hockey stick. Sure! More » -
TripLingo Romance Edition: Love Abroad
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LifeProof iPhone Case Offers Protection Against Water and Shock Damage
9 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pmOne of the most frequent reasons for an iPhone to go on a trip to the Apple Store's Genius Bar is because of water damage. Typically, a water damaged iPhone can be replaced for a flat $199 fee, though with the recently launched AppleCare+, that price can be reduced to $49. Most ultra-durable iPhone cases, like Otterbox's Defender or Case Mate's TANK, are merely water-resistant -- not actually water proof. They might protect an iPhone during a rainstorm, but they can't handle a dunk in the pool or -- perhaps more likely -- a drop in the toilet. LifeProof's iPhone case, however,… -
The iPad 3's A6 Processor to be Dual-Core?
8 Feb 2012 | 5:47 pmTheVerge's Joshua Topolsky summarizes the iPad 3 casing findings reported earlier today, but also adds his own sources regarding some details of the iPad 3. Image from RepairLabs As expected, the iPad 3 will reportedly include a 2048x1536 Retina Display, be nearly identical physically, and use the A6 processor. The A6 processor, however, is claimed to have a dual-core chip, not a quad-core one, at least according to his sources: What is surprising, however, is that our sources say that the A6 will not be a quad-core chip, but will remain dual-core. We've previously had heard that the device… -
Tweetbot for iPad Hits The App Store
8 Feb 2012 | 12:37 pmPopular iPhone Twitter client Tweetbot has finally arrived on the iPad, with a user interface instantly familiar to any current Tweetbot user. Designed for the Twitter power-user, Tweetbot packs a lot of punch into an intuitive, slick interface, with unique functionality like Smart Gestures which give quick access to a variety of features through double or triple-taps. The Next Web and Business Insider have more in-depth reviews. The app is $2.99 and is a separate purchase from the iPhone app, a fact some users may dislike, but Tweetbot co-developer Paul Haddad explained his thoughts… -
Vonage Rolls Out "High-Definition" VoIP Calling App
8 Feb 2012 | 10:24 amVonage has introduced yet another app to its growing mobile arsenal. The latest, called Vonage Mobile (not to be confused with another app called Vonage Mobile, introduced in 2009) adds a Skype-esque component to the old app's VoIP calling component. Users with Vonage Mobile installed can make "high-definition" audio calls or SMS-type text messages over Wi-Fi and 3G to other Vonage Mobile users. Users can also make low-cost international calls with credits added via In-App Purchasing. Calls to landline or wireless numbers in the US, Canada or Puerto Rico, from anywhere in the world, are free… -
'iBank Access' Seeking to Remake Personal Finance on the iPad
8 Feb 2012 | 5:26 amAs Intuit's Quicken options for Mac users continue to falter in the wake of a stripped-down Quicken Essentials release and the company's ongoing efforts to make the more fully-functional Quicken 2007 compatible with OS X Lion, other personal finance software firms have attempted to step into the void. One of the more successful companies has been IGG Software with its iBank software, which is available as both a Mac application and a companion iPhone app. IGG Software has been teasing a few tidbits about its work on an iPad application over the past few months, and as noted in a new blog post…
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Content Management System (CMS) Reviews, News and Articles
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EPiServer CMS’ popularity around the world 2012
8 Feb 2012 | 8:20 amEPiServer CMS updates its partner list twice a year, and the data we can compile from it shows the CMS’ popularity around the world. One thing is the number of partners in each country, but another more interesting metric is the number of certified developers on the EPiServer platform as this is more closely linked to the size of the market share. The updated list published in January 2012 clearly shows that EPiServer dominates its homeland, Sweden, with 294 ECDs (EPiServer Certified Developers) and its neighbor Norway with 117 ECDs. The biggest partner, Making Waves, is also based in… -
New Hippo CMS 7.7 Empowers Both Managers And Audiences To Create Contextualized Online Experiences
8 Feb 2012 | 8:19 amWeb content management has changed. The explosive growth of content consumption from mobile and social interfaces, the pending expansion of the “internet of things” and consumer expectation of content availability is driving WCMS providers to shift their value proposition. Web Content Management is no longer simply solved by making it easier to publish content online. Analyst firm Gartner has been releasing research and thought leadership about Context Aware Computing for a few years, and they estimate that “by 2012, the typical Global 2000 company will be managing between two and 10… -
elcomCMS kicks off 2012 with version 7.6
8 Feb 2012 | 8:14 amElcom, a leading provider of enterprise web content management solutions is pleased to announce that version 7.6 of their flagship product, elcomCMS will be available towards the end of February. elcomCMS is a modular .NET enterprise web content management system. It has been designed from the ground up to provide mid-market organizations with the ability to meet their objectives around their corporate website, intranet, extranet, learning management, mobile web, social, eCommerce and online marketing. The modular, interoperable, scalable, flexible and powerfully simple design makes elcomCMS… -
Ecommerce Web Design: Six Hot Trends
8 Feb 2012 | 7:41 amHead-turning ecommerce web design is pivotal for the success of your online store as attention-grabbing pages publicise your brand. Just like any other creative sphere, web design is a fickle industry that constantly undergoes changes. With the development of new tools like HTML5 and CSS3, new design trends start to take off. Below there are six popular trends in creative web design that can be incorporated into your own web page. Go big As ecommerce is growing big, it is high time to use big images and fonts for big impressions. Tiny thumbnails are out as oversized headers, logos, fonts and… -
Security Analysis updated to include MODx CMS and ExpressionEngine
6 Feb 2012 | 11:36 amThe recently posted “In Depth Analysis of Open Source Security” has been updated to include an additional open source CMS, MODx as well as one closed source system based on requests from the original post. Thanks to Philipp Krenn for taking on this additional work to his excellent first analysis. Check it out for the additional analysis.
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Vitrue Enhances Analytics in its Social Relationship Mgt Platform
9 Feb 2012 | 11:12 amLooking to get more out of your social media engagement? As more and more companies embrace social media, many are seeking better ways to access more in-depth analytics. Today, Vitrue, known for its social relationship management (SRM) platform, has released major analytics enhancements designed to give marketers better insights on engagement, global perspectives of fan demographics and metrics, time navigation abilities and visibility across the web. Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming events Find a new job -
The Evolution of Social Media: You Call the Shots
9 Feb 2012 | 11:01 amIt took a minute, but, at last, most of us have mastered the art of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and maybe even Google+ if you really care. The next step then is to supervise these various platforms and put them to good uses (other than poking people and crafting snarky captions on photos). There are many ways of exploiting networks, and predictions over the coming year suggest that management marks the latest stage in the evolution of social media. If cleverly employed, it looks like we, the great wide public, are the Internet’s contemporary innovators. Read full story... Follow… -
Windows 8 for ARM Will Run Office 15, no word on SharePoint
9 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amAny confusion about what ARM-processor-powered Windows 8 devices could and couldn’t do has been cleared up by Microsoft. This new class of non-Wintel machines will do a limited amount of what your current PC can do, as they are limited to apps from the Windows Store. Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming events Find a new job -
Choosing an Enterprise CMS: Ovum Names Market Challengers, Followers
9 Feb 2012 | 10:57 amMy previous post discussed the three ECM vendors (EMC, IBM and OpenText) that Ovum named as Market Leaders in its report: “Decision Matrix: Selecting a Content Management Application Vendor.” With this article, we’ll take a look at the vendors named Market Challengers and Followers. Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming events Find a new job -
Social Analytics Provider Netvibes Acquired by Dassault Systèmes
9 Feb 2012 | 10:46 amDassault Systèmes has acquired Netvibes, one of the earliest tools that allowed brands to create unified social dashboards to track their social media identity. Netvibes is well known in enterprise circles, but does the purchase make sense for the French software giant primarily known for its 3D computer aided design and project lifecycle management software? Read full story... Follow us on Twitter Join free newsletter View upcoming events Find a new job
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Introducing New Apps for Timeline
18 Jan 2012 | 5:26 pmNew timeline apps are now available from Foodspotting, Foodily, Ticketmaster, Pinterest, Rotten Tomatoes, Pose, Kobo, Gogobot, TripAdvisor, and others. You can now enhance your timeline with apps that help you tell your story, whether you love to cook, eat, travel, run, or review movies.Apps bring your timeline to lifeOnce you've added an app, you can begin updating your timeline with your activities as they happen. For example, if you love design, shopping or fashion, you can add the Pinterest or Pose apps to make your favorite items part of your timeline.If you love to cook, you can add… -
Listen to Music With Your Friends
12 Jan 2012 | 10:00 amMusic is one of the most powerful and fun ways to connect. Whether it's at a concert with a bunch of people or on a long car ride with your best buddy, we love listening to music with our friends. But what if you could listen to music with your friends when you're alone, like at work, at home or on the go?Today, with music services on Facebook, there's a new way to listen with friends. This feature lets you listen along with any of your friends who are currently listening to music. You can also listen together in a group while one of your friends plays DJ. You can listen to the same song,… -
Timeline: Now Available on Mobile
15 Dec 2011 | 10:00 amUPDATE on Sunday, December 18th 2011: We're excited to announce that timeline is now available on Facebook for iOS version 4.1, for iPhone and iPod Touch devices.Originally Published on Thursday, December 15, 2011: Timeline gives you an easy way to see the things you've shared, and collect all your best moments in a single place. In addition to making timeline available on the web, today we're also launching timeline on Android and m.facebook.com.Mobile timeline starts with your unique cover photo. As you scroll down, you'll see your posts, photos and life events as they happened, back to the… -
Timeline: Now Available Worldwide
15 Dec 2011 | 4:30 amUPDATE on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012: Last year we introduced timeline, a new kind of profile that lets you highlight the photos, posts and life events that help you tell your story. Over the next few weeks, everyone will get timeline. When you get timeline, you'll have 7 days to preview what's there now. This gives you a chance to add or hide whatever you want before anyone else sees it. You can learn more about these new features by taking the quick tour available at the top of your timeline. If you want to get timeline now, go to the Introducing Timeline page and click "Get… -
A Faster Facebook for Android
7 Dec 2011 | 11:30 amToday we're launching an updated Facebook app for Android. It's now quicker and easier to view photos, get messages and navigate around the app.Photos get betterPhotos and albums are up to two times faster than the previous Android app. It's also easier to share photos, view comments and edit captions on the go.View photos with tags, comments and likes Messages on top Your messages and notifications are now at the top of your screen. You can respond to friends and stay updated without leaving the page you're on.Get notifications and messages at the top of every screenMenu on the side You can…
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With Lin's emergence, Knicks games added in Asia
9 Feb 2012 | 3:09 pmJeremy Lin is making the Knicks must-see TV in Asia. -
Cavaliers guard Irving recovering from concussion
9 Feb 2012 | 2:43 pmCavaliers rookie point guard Kyrie Irving remains day to day with a concussion that sidelined him for one game and could keep him out a few more. -
Rockets' Lowry leaves game with arm injury
8 Feb 2012 | 9:14 pmHouston Rockets guard Kyle Lowry has left the game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a right arm injury. -
Bulls' Rose back after dealing with back spasms
8 Feb 2012 | 5:25 pmChicago's Derrick Rose has been listed as a starter Wednesday night against the New Orleans, two days after leaving the Bulls' previous game because of back spasms. -
Cavs rookie Irving out with concussion
8 Feb 2012 | 5:17 pmCavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving has his first NBA injury -- a concussion.
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Magic owner: 'I don't want to trade' Howard
9 Feb 2012 | 2:41 pmOrlando Magic owner Daniel DeVos says he wants disgruntled center Dwight Howard to stay in Orlando. -
Cavs' Irving checked at hospital for concussion
9 Feb 2012 | 2:39 pmCavaliers rookie point guard Kyrie Irving remains day to day with a concussion that sidelined him for one game and could keep him out a few more. -
Source: Nets' Bogans (ankle) done for season
9 Feb 2012 | 2:38 pmNew Jersey Nets shooting guard Keith Bogans fractured his left ankle and completely tore his deltoid ligament on Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons and will undergo surgery on Monday, the team announced. -
Rockets GM regrets cutting Knicks PG Lin
9 Feb 2012 | 1:17 pmHouston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey regrets letting go of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. -
Knicks expect Stoudemire to return Monday
9 Feb 2012 | 9:40 amAmare Stoudemire is expected to return to the New York Knicks on Monday, the team confirmed.
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Lifehacker: Iphone
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Waze for iPhone Offers Voice Control for Hands-Free Operation While Driving
9 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amiPhone: Waze, our favorite turn-by-turn navigation app for iPhone (and Android) just added a great new feature: hands-free operation. Now you can control Waze with a wave of your hand and the power of your voice. More » -
Make Your Own Screen Protector Quickly and Cheaply with Adhesive Vinyl and an Xacto Knife
8 Feb 2012 | 12:30 pmWe've previously mentioned that you can make your own screen protector on the cheap with adhesive vinyl. Although it's a simple process to understand in theory, it helps to actually see it in practice. This video from Household Hacker demonstrates how to make a vinyl screen protector and apply it to your device in just a few minutes. More » -
The Best Virtual Assistant for iPhone
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Black SMS Encrypts and Decrypts Your Text Messages
7 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pmiOS: Anyone can pick up your phone and read your text messages. It's also not that difficult for someone to install spy software or for the U.S. government to acquire your messages from your carrier. If you want to keep your text messages private, Black SMS is an app that provides a very simple method for doing so. You simply type in the message, set a password, and send it over to iMessage. The recipient can then use their copy of Black SMS to decrypt the message using the password you set by simply pasting the message into the app and entering the password. (Watch the video above for a… -
Get the Most Out of Your iPhone's Notification Center, from Beginner to Jailbreaker
7 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amMore »
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iPhone Hacks: iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone Blog
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iPhone Offers Better Resale Value Than Android or BlackBerry
9 Feb 2012 | 10:24 amYou typically look at the resale value of items like cars, property etc. before you buy them. You can now check the resale value even for smartphones. Priceonomics – the firm that tracks the resale value of items like cars, … Continue reading → -
Apple to Unveil iPad 3 in First Week of March
9 Feb 2012 | 6:16 amAllThingsD has just reported that Apple will be holding an event in the first week of March to release the highly anticipated next generation iPad. AllThingsD’s John Paczkowski writes: Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to … Continue reading → -
Photos of Leaked iPad 3 Parts Indicate Minor Design Changes; Bigger Battery
9 Feb 2012 | 5:23 amIn the last 24 hours, a number of sites have posted photos, which they claim are of Apple’s next generation iPad parts. RepairLabs was the first post photos of the inside of iPad 3′s rear shell. Based on the photo, … Continue reading → -
iOS 5.1 Release Date: March 9th?
9 Feb 2012 | 3:09 amFolks at YourDailyMac report that various iPhone carriers have recently published new carrier profiles, which indicate that Apple may launch iOS 5.1 on March 9th. The carrier profiles (or carrier updates) usually include updates to the default APN (how iPhone accesses the … Continue reading → -
Apple Asks EU Body to Set Rules on FRAND Licensing Of Essential Patents
8 Feb 2012 | 10:56 pmThe Wall Street Journal reports that Apple filed a letter with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, asking for governing rules on the FRAND (fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory) licensing of patents essential to manufacture a mobile phone. Apple has been on the receiving end … Continue reading →
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AT&T throttling unlimited data users starting at 2 GB per month based on location
9 Feb 2012 | 2:27 pmThe story of an AT&T customer having his bandwidth throttled after transferring only 2 GB of a so-called unlimited data plan has created a maelstrom of press, and has forced the company to detail exac... -
US NOAA ditches BlackBerry, chooses Apple's iPhone and iPad
9 Feb 2012 | 11:57 amThe U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest government organization to adopt Apple's iPhone and iPad after ditching Research in Motion's BlackBerry. A memo sent out by NO... -
Apple exploring 3D frame-of-reference iOS interface based on eye, light location
9 Feb 2012 | 6:54 amApple has shown interest in creating a unique user interface for iOS, allowing new features like dynamic shadows based on the angle of light hitting an iPhone screen. Apple's concept was revealed t... -
Google says it won't support fair licensing in open standards as Apple, Microsoft, Cisco have
8 Feb 2012 | 6:18 pmIn a distinct departure from the agreement voiced between Apple, Cisco and Microsoft regarding the need for fair, transparent, understandable and consistent licensing policy for open standards, Google... -
Cisco backs Apple's ETSI request for fair and open licensing of standards patents
8 Feb 2012 | 6:16 pmCisco Systems filed its own letter to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute last week, backing Apple's position calling for "more consistent and transparent application of FRAND" licensi...
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iTunes Store: Top TV Episodes
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The Spanish Teacher - Glee
9 Feb 2012 | 2:41 pmThe Spanish Teacher Glee, Season 3 Glee Genre: Comedy Price: $2.99 Release Date: February 07, 2012 Will assigns the glee club a Spanish singing assignment, and enlists the help of his musically-inclined night school teacher (Guest star Ricky Martin). Meanwhile, Rachel spills the beans to Kurt and Mercedes on Finn’s marriage proposal, and Mercedes has love complications of her own. Musical performances include "La Cucaracha", "Sexy And I Know It", "Don't Wanna Lose You", "Bamboleo/'Hero' Medley", "La Isla Bonita" and "A Little Less… -
Perception - Revenge
9 Feb 2012 | 2:41 pmPerception Revenge, Season 1 Revenge Genre: Drama Price: $2.99 Release Date: February 08, 2012 In the excitement over Emily and Daniel's engagement party, things start to unravel for everyone; Victoria uses Conrad's father against him; Jack gets more involved; Charlotte and Emily both face problems. © ABC Studios INC, All Rights Reserved -
Me? Jealous? - Modern Family
9 Feb 2012 | 2:41 pmMe? Jealous? Modern Family, Season 3 Modern Family Genre: Comedy Price: $2.99 Release Date: February 08, 2012 Phil is so preoccupied with impressing his new business partner, Tad (Greg Kinnear), that he doesn't notice what Claire believes is Tad being overtly inappropriate with her. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria let Mitchell and Cameron stay over while their house is fumigated, and it turns out four is a crowd. © 2011-2012 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. -
The Back Up Dan - Gossip Girl
9 Feb 2012 | 2:41 pmThe Back Up Dan Gossip Girl, Season 5 Gossip Girl Genre: Drama Price: $2.99 Release Date: February 06, 2012 Blair must make a difficult decision about her future, the consequences of which could hurt those she loves most. Serena takes theblame for an incident with Gossip Girl in order to protect someone she loves. Georgina (recurring guest star MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG)smells the scent of scandal and decides to follow its trail. © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. -
The Landlord - New Girl
9 Feb 2012 | 2:41 pmThe Landlord New Girl, Season 1 New Girl Genre: Comedy Price: $2.99 Release Date: February 07, 2012 Jess goes against Nick's wishes and makes it her mission to get the loft's cantankerous landlord (guest star Jeff Kober) to like her. In doing so, she inadvertently jeopardizes their living situation and the guys are forced to admit they've made some "unofficial" changes to the apartment. Meanwhile Schmidt tries to decipher what he thinks are mixed signals from his boss Kim (guest star Gillian Vigman). © 2011 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Infographic: Flash Still Bests HTML5 by Most Measures In Web Gaming
8 Feb 2012 | 2:25 pmApple may have hitched its star to HTML5 with iOS-based devices like the iPhone and iPad, but Flash is still more secure, more available, and used for more multimedia overall. -
Facebook rolling out lightbox photo viewer globally by end of week
8 Feb 2012 | 12:54 pmFacebook is rolling out its lightbox photo viewer to all 840 million of its users by the end of this week, according to a spokesperson for the company, who confirmed the deadline to VentureBeat in ... -
Scientists Invent Robot That Powers Itself By Eating Organic Matter, Then Pooping
8 Feb 2012 | 7:43 amScientists working out of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory have invented a robot that powers itself by collecting its own food and water, digests it, then poops out the waste, according to Scientific American. It may sound unconventional, but scientists hope that a new generation of these "ecobots" will not only be self-sustaining, but may even help recycle and reuse food waste. -
The War on Drugs [Infographic]
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Infographic: I Won it on eBay
8 Feb 2012 | 12:56 pmWe couldn’t help taking a deep dive into Hunch data to see what the differences are between people who have bought or sold on eBay, and those who haven’t yet.
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Tofu: General Tso’s style
9 Feb 2012 | 1:51 amOne of the most widely known Chinese dishes outside of Asia is General Tso’s chicken — floured bite-size chicken pieces fried until crisp then tossed in sweet-salty sauce. This is the no-meat version using silken tofu. Instead of the usual onion leaves, the saucy tofu cubes were garnished with snipped cilantro and toasted sesame seeds. [...] -
Pork patty, herbs & arugula spring rolls
8 Feb 2012 | 7:22 amIf a food show has a reality TV format, I skip it. It’s that simple. I prefer informative and entertaining but sans the contrived drama. Like Good Eats with Alton Brown. And Foodography. These are two of the few programs in Food Network that we still watch (Foodography actually airs via Cookingchanneltv.com but, locally, we [...] -
Mocha and almond trifle
8 Feb 2012 | 2:06 amThe inspiration started with a photo. The finished dessert turned out to be something else because, believe or not, it was partially made with “failed cookies.” What failed cookies? Last Sunday, Sam saw photos of “Coraline” cookies and wanted to make them. Coraline? You know, the Neil Gaiman book about the little girl who had [...] -
Gelato, cappuccino, bento and udon
7 Feb 2012 | 1:27 pmA story I almost forgot to tell. It was in December between Christmas and New Year and my mother wanted to go out to buy her Christmas gifts for the girls. The gift-buying part took a very short time. It was the eating — from noon ‘till evening — that took up much of our [...] -
Got young kids? Look! Bladeless electric fans.
7 Feb 2012 | 9:30 amAfter running errands and spending hours at the showroom of a custom kitchen designer, Speedy and I had dinner then proceeded to the grocery — first at S&R for dog food, cat food, vegetables and fruits, then at Shopwise Libis for rice paper (you know, for making Vietnamese spring rolls). At Shopwise, the first thing [...]
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Appon's Thai Food Recipes
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Mango and Sticky Rice Daifuku
4 Feb 2012 | 3:20 amI made Strawberry Daifuku, only a few days ago. The Japanese dumpling with the strawberry in it. But if you've read my blog, you'll know by now I want to bring Thai flavours to these dishes, and here I'm filling a Daifuku with a Coconut Sticky Rice and a Mango center. Instead of strawberry, we have the mango, instead of the sweet bean paste, I have the sweet/salty coconut sticky rice. Even if I say so myself, this really worked well. The resulting dumpling had an extra texture from the sticky rice, and the coconut flavour is far more interesting than the sweet bean paste, which made it better… -
Strawberry Daifuku
2 Feb 2012 | 1:28 amThe famouse Japanese sweet dumpling, 'Daifuku' is similar to our Thai rice ball, a sweet filling contained in a wrapper made from glutinous rice flour. There is one that has a nice variation on this theme, and that's Ichigo Daifuku, a three part Daifuku, with a whole strawberry at its center. I'm using the recipe of 'Cooking with Dog', the video blog for Japanese cooking. She makes it look easy, but I find the hardest part is wrapping the center with the glutinous rice dough. The trick is to pinch out the pastry into a circular disc first, using plenty of starch to avoid it sticking. That… -
Pork Hair Toast
31 Jan 2012 | 7:05 pmAnother variation on the sweet toast theme. This one is salty sweet pork hair toast. Pork hair or fiber is pork meat, dried and rubbed to form fibers, it is widely available in Asia grocers. The sweetness comes from sweet mayonnaise, often called 'salad cream', the kind with 20% sugar. When I bought these in the market, I thought it used a lot of pork, but when you actually make them, you realize the pork is sitting on a line of mayonnaise and that is what glues it to the toast! So its very economical with the pork. -
Bursting Buns
28 Jan 2012 | 3:03 amI first saw these buns in China Town, when I went to the Chinese New Year Celebrations. They are a steamed bread bun, stuffed with all kinds of Thai meats and salty egg till they're bursting out. There's two versions of this I've seen, one has an extra layer of pork mince and corn flour in the middle to hold the roll together. If you want to make that version, mix a couple of tablespoons of corn flour, with pork mince and seasoning. Add this at the filling stage along the center of the bun then stick the other ingredients into this. I preferred to keep the bun dry, so I could drizzle some… -
Thai Meat Pickle Platter
20 Jan 2012 | 12:22 amWith so many prepared meats in Thailand, it's worth just preparing a simple Thai pickle and meat platter. There's almost no work involved yet the result is every bit as good as a cooked dish, there are sweet meats, savory meats, crunchy meats, spicy meat. If you want to expand the textures, don't forget the hairy meats too. For more unusual pickles, well you could add sweet pickled turnip.
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BMW BLOG
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F30 BMW 3 Series Accessories
9 Feb 2012 | 10:45 amThe new BMW 3 Series goes on sale this weekend and ahead of its launch, BMW of North America makes available a series of accessories that come to enhance the interior and exterior design of the F30 3 Series. Known for the variety of wheels offered, BMW now includes in their accessories catalog new weight-optimized alloy wheels in an exclusive Bi-color design. These Original BMW alloy wheels have a high gloss-turned finish on the visible sides and are protected throughout against corrosion with clear varnish. With this new product, BMW is bringing multiple colors to an alloy wheel for the… -
The Spun Bearing: Boutique Cars Need Engines Too
9 Feb 2012 | 10:22 amSome fragment of an article flashed by, probably on an iPad, that got me thinking about all of the small-scale manufacturers of automobiles and their need for drivetrain components. More than one genius has gone to financial ruin thinking they can build a better car than the big boys (and some have gone to jail after breaking no small number of laws in an attempt to prove themselves right). And the siren song of building a better mousetrap has been there since the beginning of automobiling. What almost all of these small-scale schemes have required though is drivetrain components from an… -
2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe starts at $76,895
9 Feb 2012 | 9:48 amBMW of North America today announced pricing for the all-new 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe. The $76,895 (including $895 Destination and Handling Charge) TwinPower Turbo 6-cylinder powered 640i Gran Coupe is the initial model of the range, and arrives early this summer. Later in the summer, the TwinPower Turbo V-8 powered 2013 BMW 650i Gran Coupe and the all-wheel drive 2013 BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe will join the line. Pricing for the V-8 powered models will be announced closer to the time of launch. The BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe is a new 4-door, 4+1 seat addition to the 6 Series line that… -
Rumor: BMW 335d phased out in U.S. in favor of ActiveHybrid 3
8 Feb 2012 | 7:32 pmSee official comment from BMWNA below Rumor of the day comes from Auto123 magazine which reports on BMW’s plans to phase out the 335d model for the U.S. market. According to the Canadian magazine that doesn’t quote any official sources, the only diesel 3 Series for the North American market will be replaced by the new ActiveHybrid 3. BMW’s first 50-state-legal diesel delivers 265 hp at 4220 rpm, and an all too fun 425 lb-ft of torque between 1750 and 2250 rpm. Driving through a six-speed automatic transmission, this engine propels the 335d from 0 to 60 mph in 6.0 sec while… -
Spy Photos: F31 BMW 3 Series Touring
8 Feb 2012 | 2:17 pmAt the upcoming Leipzig Auto Show in June, BMW is expected to unveil the next generation F31 3 Series Touring. As expected, the F31 Touring picks up the design details from the new 3 Series Sedan and adds the typical sport wagon lines. The spy photos showcase the usual psychedelic camouflage that hides the final design cues, but we don’t expect any major changes at the front or rear-end. In Europe, the entry level model will be the 320d producing 184 horsepower. Next in the line-up is the more powerful 325d which uses the twin-turbo 218 horsepower four-cylinder engine from the 525d. The…
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BMW News
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U.S.: 8.7% Production Boost for BMW in 2012?
9 Feb 2012 | 2:33 pmThe world's largest maker of luxury autos, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG , is expected to produce more than 300,000 units in the U.S. in 2012. -
2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe price announced - Starts at $76,895
9 Feb 2012 | 10:18 amBMW North America on Tuesday announced pricing for the all-new 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe. -
2013 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe Priced From $76,895
9 Feb 2012 | 10:18 amFans of four-door coupes got a new car to love late last year when BMW took the wraps off the 2013 6-Series Gran Coupe. -
Impressive Sales for the New BMW M5
9 Feb 2012 | 6:08 amLaunched on January 11th, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the new BMW M5 made such a good impression that 30 units were ordered within 5 weeks. -
BMW i8 production prototype goes dancing in a winter wonderland
9 Feb 2012 | 5:09 amIt's been almost a year since we last wrote about the BMW i8 being winter-tested and here it is again -- this time in production prototype form -- doing donuts in the snow.
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BMW sales on the rise in January
9 Feb 2012 | 12:21 pmIt seems like our favorite German manufacturer doesn’t have to worry about its future any time soon. Why? Because we just got last months figures in. In terms of sales, January 2012 went very well for BMW as they managed a 6.6% increase when compared to the first month of last year. This is great [...] -
2014 BMW i8 spied at speed
8 Feb 2012 | 9:01 amIt seems we’re getting quite the number of spyshots lately and after the series of snaps we got of the i3 and the M135i, we now get something that little bit special. We’re looking at the 2014 BMW i8 which was spied round the same sort of track like location as the i3, only this [...] -
2013 BMW F21 M135i spied
7 Feb 2012 | 10:14 amThe BMW 1 Series M Coupe is going to be produced in limited numbers and the recently arrived F20 1 Series lineup doesn’t have a replacement model ready for it yet. Yet may be just the right term to use when mentioning it since those cheeky spy photographers have recently caught the follow up model [...] -
The missing BMW Super Bowl commercial
6 Feb 2012 | 9:30 amThe Super Bowl is easily the most popular sports event of the beginning of the year and though some watch it for the game, plenty watch for the show that comes around it. An enormous part of that show’s appeal really is the commercial break in between. BMW participated with two pretty funny ads for [...] -
F30 BMW 3 Series LWB created for Chinese market
5 Feb 2012 | 10:34 amIt’s no secret the sort of market China has grown to be or is expected to grow further in the nearby future so it’s no surprise to see manufacturers cater to the People’s Republic. The latest “tailored for this market” car in the lineup comes from our favorite car maker and it’s a stretched version [...]
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Style X Adds Emerging Brands, Panelists, and Tech Partners to Roster
30 Jan 2012 | 9:14 pmStyle X just keeps getting bigger and better (as promised) with today's announcement that editors from GQ, Elle, NYLON, Huffington Post, Refinery29 and founders of Nice Kicks and StyleCaster are set to join its panel roster. Fashion industry leaders like The Man Repeller, Marcus Troy and Grungy Gentleman were previously announced as guest panelists. They will now be joined by fashion PR star Crosby Noricks, Elle.com editorial director Keith Pollock, emerging designer Sarah Nami Ahn, and countless other industry leaders. Be sure to stay tuned for more updates on Style X's panels and the… -
Style X Panels to Feature Emerging Fashion Brands, Bloggers and Musicians
18 Jan 2012 | 2:28 pmWhat Goes Around Comes Around and Piper Gore to Zanerobe and Taylor & Stitch, we now know to expect of the top emerging brands at this year’s Style X. Today, the official fashion showcase of SXSW announced a slew of panelists sure to make this year’s event even bigger. The Man Repeller, Grungy Gentleman, Marcus Troy and JFK Jean, some of the top emerging bloggers on style will be coming to Austin to speak on panels discussing menswear, street fashion and technology. “Style X is truly a platform for finding and sharing insights from emerging brands and industry thought leaders, both… -
Style X Adds Top Emerging Brands from Australia, US
15 Dec 2011 | 8:41 amStyle X, the official fashion showcase of SXSW, announced the addition of some of the world's top emerging brands to the 2012 event to be held on March 16-17. Charming Charlie, the fast-growing Houston-based company, will serve as the Official Fashion Accessories Partner. Also, Zanerobe, the premium menswear brand out of Australia, and What Goes Around Comes Around, the vintage inspired collection with a celebrity fanbase, will both showcase at the event, which is free and open to the public. Piper Gore, the casual men's collection out of Southern California, Jolie and Elizabeth, the Southern… -
Style X Back for SXSW 2012
20 Sep 2011 | 2:09 pmStyle X will be back for more action after a successful debut in 2011. In 2012, the event will feature double the designers, double the panels and even bigger runway shows which feature SXSW musicians as the models. A major new segment of Style X will feature showrooms and collectives of emerging designers such as The Foundation, a showroom that represents streetwear brand Play Cloths, Super sunglasses, Urbanears headphones and Native shoes. Also showcasing will be the Durable Goods Concern, a collection of primarily San Francisco-based designers and labels such as ready-to-wear shirt maker…
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BMW of North America Unveils Six Playful Digital Shorts
2 Feb 2012 | 1:18 pmBMW of North America Unveils Six Playful Digital Shorts as Part of National Advertising Campaign Launching the All-New BMW 3 Series Two Shorts to Appear in Ads During Super Bowl XLVI: One in the New York Tri-State Area; Other in Southern California-Los Angeles, Atlanta and Houston Areas Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 2, 2012…BMW of North America today unveiled a series of six playful digital shorts as part of a new national advertising campaign in support of the launch of the all-new BMW 3 Series Sedan, which goes on sale February 11. Two of the shorts will also air in ads during Super… -
INSIDETRACK February 2012: BEAUTY SELDOM SEEN: BMW 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE
1 Feb 2012 | 12:39 pmA GRAN NEW CONCEPT IN POWER, COMFORT AND CONTROL Take the classic BMW 6 Series formula: a mixture of luxurious elegance, dashing contours and high-powered dynamism. Add a new four-door coupe design, new optional Adaptive LED Headlights, and a long list of driving and comfort innovations, and you’ve got the all-new 2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe. A driver-centric cockpit and an optional 16-speaker Bang & Olufsen surround sound system complement the elegant interior trims and supple leather upholstery. While it borrows from the looks of its two-door siblings, the unique 6 Series Gran Coupe also… -
The BMW ActiveHybrid 5
27 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pmThe BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Full Hybrid Power comes to the 5 Series Sedan Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 27, 2012 … BMW takes the development of intelligent hybrid drive systems to the next level with the introduction of the BMW ActiveHybrid 5 – another series-produced model in which a combustion engine and electric motor join forces to enhance both efficiency and the brand’s hallmark driving pleasure. The BMW ActiveHybrid 5 brings together a BMW TwinPower Turbo in-line 6-cylinder engine, an electric drive system and an 8-speed automatic gearbox for the first time. The latest… -
2013 BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe – now even more exceptional
27 Jan 2012 | 11:12 am2013 BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe Still unique – now even more exceptional Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 25, 2012… BMW today revealed the first images and information about the newly updated 2013 BMW X6 Sports Activity Coupe which arrives in US BMW Centers this spring. The world's first-ever Sports Activity Coupe stills offers a unique combination of sporty dynamics, versatility and unmatched character. Select design updates and innovative features further hone the profile of the new BMW X6 as a distinctive model within the premium segment of all-wheel-drive vehicles. Its ongoing… -
2012 GRAND-AM Season Takes Green Flag at BMW Performance 200
20 Jan 2012 | 12:19 pm2012 GRAND-AM Season Takes Green Flag at BMW Performance 200 BMW Drivers Ready for 50th Annual Rolex 24 at Daytona Weekend Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – January 20, 2012…With the waving of the green flag to start the January 27th BMW Performance 200, the opening round of this year’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, the 2012 North American sports car racing season gets underway for more than 50 BMW drivers gathered for the Grand-Am Sports Car Series 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona weekend. The BMW Performance 200 will see the 16 BMWs entered in the Grand Sport and Street Tuner classes led to…
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Free Wordpress themes
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BusinessSolution
8 Feb 2012 | 1:44 pmBusinessSolution BusinessSolution is a free WordPress theme with Option/Admin Panel, featured posts and post thumbnail image. Suitable for any niche, especially for Business blogs. Theme Categories: 2-columns, right sidebar, widget ready, admin/option panel, ads ready, tech blog -
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8 Feb 2012 | 1:42 pmMusicBlog MusicBlog is a free WordPress theme with Option/Admin Panel, featured posts and post thumbnail image. Suitable for any niche, especially for tech blogs. Theme Categories: 2-columns, right sidebar, widget ready, admin/option panel, ads ready, tech blog -
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Beautiful WordPress Theme – Dramatic
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WordPress News
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Year of the Meetup
27 Jan 2012 | 12:17 pmWe hereby declare 2012 as the Year of the WordPress Meetup. You’ll want to get in on this action. meet·up \mēt-əp\ noun A meeting, especially a regular meeting of people who share a particular interest and have connected with each other through a social-networking Web site: a meetup for new moms in the neighborhood; a meetup to plan the trip; a meetup for WordPress users.1 So what is a WordPress Meetup? Basically, it’s people in a community getting together — meeting up — who share an interest in WordPress, whether… -
Internet Blackout Day on January 18
17 Jan 2012 | 3:18 pmWordPress.org is officially joining the protest against Senate Bill 968: the Protect IP Act that is coming before the U.S. Senate next week. As I wrote in my post a week ago, if this bill is passed it will jeopardize internet freedom and shift the power of the independent web into the hands of corporations. We must stop it. On January 18, 2012 many sites around the web — from small personal blogs to internet institutions like Mozilla, Wikipedia, reddit, and I Can Has Cheezburger? – will be going dark in protest and to drive their visitors to sites like americancensorship.org to… -
Help Stop SOPA/PIPA
10 Jan 2012 | 11:18 amYou are an agent of change. Has anyone ever told you that? Well, I just did, and I meant it. Normally we stay away from from politics here at the official WordPress project — having users from all over the globe that span the political spectrum is evidence that we are doing our job and democratizing publishing, and we don’t want to alienate any of our users no matter how much some of us may disagree with some of them personally. Today, I’m breaking our no-politics rule, because there’s something going on in U.S. politics right now that we need to make sure you know… -
WordPress 3.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release
3 Jan 2012 | 1:24 pmWordPress 3.3.1 is now available. This maintenance release fixes 15 issues with WordPress 3.3, as well as a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affected version 3.3. Thanks to Joshua H., Hoang T., Stefan Zimmerman, Chris K., and the Go Daddy security team for responsibly disclosing the bug to our security team. Download 3.3.1 or visit Dashboard → Updates in your site admin. -
WordPress 3.3 “Sonny”
12 Dec 2011 | 2:58 pmThe latest and greatest version of the WordPress software — 3.3, named “Sonny” in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt — is immediately available for download or update inside your WordPress dashboard. WordPress has had over 65 million downloads since version 3.0 was released, and in this third major iteration we’ve added significant polish around the new user experience, navigation, uploading, and imports. Check out this short video that summarizes the things we think you’ll find are the cat’s pajamas: For Users Experienced users will…
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WordPress Planet
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Jane Wells: A Bakery? Also, OMGOMGOMG!
9 Feb 2012 | 1:43 pmThis post has the potential to be as long as the scarf I made Matt for his birthday. Knowing that, I’ll try to keep it short and to the point. Opportunity knocked last week and I decided to answer. No, I’m not leaving WordPress or Automattic; get your mind out of the gutter. The owner of a small restaurant here on Tybee (Charly’s) is retiring and selling his place, and I plunked down $10,000 as a deposit to buy it! I want to turn it into a bakery/internet cafe/WordPressy community gathering space. Bake in the morning to force some non-computer time, then do my usual WP stuff… -
WP Android: WordPress for Android Now Available for Nook Color/Tablet & Kindle Fire
9 Feb 2012 | 5:08 amDid you know that WordPress for Android runs on both phones and tablets? Sometimes a little extra screen space can help you draft that longer blog post. If you have a Samsung Galaxy Tab, Motorola Xoom, or another Android tablet you’ll find the WordPress app in the Android Market. Now for the Nook Color/Tablet and Kindle Fire, too! We’re happy to announce that WordPress for Android is now available for the Nook Color/Tablet and Kindle Fire. The 7″ screen on these tablets make an excellent home for the all-new Dashboard UI that we added in WordPress for Android 2.0. We paid… -
Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 2/9
9 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amAqua is a crisp, clean, and bright theme with small touches of aqua as an accent. Gridly is a clean, minimal, and responsive theme with a simple options panel. -
Joseph: WordPressed
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WPTavern: The History Of WordPress Default Themes
8 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amWPLift has a cool post highlighting the different default themes that WordPress has had since its inception. According to the post, since WordPress was first created, the publishing platform has had a total of five default themes with Twenty Twelve being the sixth, slated to arrive with WordPress 3.4. It was a nice stroll down memory lane and a bit surprising that the amount of default themes was so low. However, it seemed like forever when Kubrick was the default theme for WordPress. So the question is, how many of you remember using the first WordPress Default theme for your site? Related…
