Windows Phone 7 Is the Real Facebook Phone. When Microsoft and Facebook announcer,d that they were partnering to integrate Facebook and Bing for social-network-powered search, it confirmed something I thought Monday: Windows Phone 7 is the real Facebook phone. I don't know whether Facebook has a secret team working on a... 5:20PM. .
Opera 11 will have extensions, Opera on Android next month. Opera has made two separate announcements, one for its desktop browser and one for its mobile counterpart. The former is getting extension support and the latter is heading to Android next month with some tasty new features. 5:19PM. .
HP Reimagining ROI Contest: Win A Trip To Napa. This post is sponsored by HP, as a part of its Reimagining ROI campaign. Over the past few months, we've been taking part, along with a bunch of other blogs, in a campaign by HP called Reimagining ROI . Basically, HP has asked a bunch of blog writers to write up stories of... 5:19PM. .
Verizon is aware of issues stemming from the Froyo update for the Motorola DROID X. Some of the issues that appeared for some users include getting stuck on the Moto logo after rebooting, random rebooting... 5:19PM. .
Limera1n for Mac Released. Geohot just released his Limera1n jailbreak for Mac. OS X jailbreakers – you know what to do. Up until now, LimeRa1n was only available for Windows and Linux. While you're waiting for your phone to jailbreak,Â�read about Limera1n and about how to jailbreak with Limera1n.... 5:19PM. .
Cable Collar Cuts Down on Excess Cords. You've got to hand it to Quirky. The invention site has quickly transformed itself into a repository for all things why-didn't-I-think-of-that. The site's latest product, The Cable Collar, is a pretty perfect example of logical simplicity. The product adds a cord wrap to the... 5:19PM. .
World's smallest Rubik's Cube gets taken for a spin. Fancy a little puzzle solving? And by that, I literally mean "little". If you enjoying solving normal-sized Rubik's Cube puzzle, then take a look at it's�minuscule�little brother. Created by Evgeniy Grigoriev, this cube only measures 10 millimeters across, which makes this one... 5:19PM. .
Palm Pre 2 coming to Verizon? It seems like we're getting closer and closer to the arrival of the Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 , and it looks like Verizon will be in the mix -- we were just sent this image of Big Red's internal VZLearn portal showing Pre 2 device training. We still don't know when it'll actually... 5:19PM. .
Parallel Java Programming System Launched by University. A team of researchers at the University of Illinois Universal Parallel Computing Research Center (UPCRC) has developed a parallel implementation of Java. - With an emerging need for programs that take advantage of todays multicore and parallel systems, the University of Illinois... 5:19PM. .
One Out Of Six Americans Would Miss Their Wedding To Attend The Super Bowl. As part of a new marketing campaign, Visa polled Americans and found, unsurprisingly, that the Super Bowl is America's #1 sporting event. The survey produced some surprising results, too: 54 percent of fans would miss or postpone events in their life to attend the Super Bowl. 17... 5:18PM. .
Haden Blackman, Creator of Force Unleashed Opens Fearless Studio [Star Wars Force Unleashed Frontman Left Lucas Arts To Form His Own Studio]. Do you remember a while back around 2004, just after the release of Jedi Academy, when there were no good Jedi games to speak of? Sure, there were good Star Wars games. Quite a lot of them, and some even had Jedi in them. But definitely nothing featuring Jedi that was halfway... 5:18PM. .
Samsung Omnia 7 For Europe Confirmed [Samsung's WP7 Device Headed To Most European Carriers Just Before Holidays, Brings 4-inch OLED Screen With It]. One of the handful of Windows Phone 7 devices that will be out for the launch of the new mobile platform has been confirmed for Europe. Samsung's entry, the so-called Samsung Omnia 7, seems to be headed only to the European carriers, actually, and it'll be backing a four-inch... 5:18PM. .
Google: Android users search twice as much as others. iPhone users may have sex twice as much as other smartphone owners, but Android users search twice as much as others, Google announced during its third quarter earnings call today. The company was responding to questions about how it will be able to monetize its Android mobile... 5:18PM. .
Amazon.com's 1-Click patent survives challenge in Canada. Amazon.com's controversial 1-Click online shopping patent has survived a challenge in Canada. News reports indicate a Canadian federal judge there declared that 1-Click can be patented in that country, overruling the decision of Canada's patent commissioner. 5:18PM. .
Livestream Goes Hollywood, Poaches Ustream Exec. Livestream is ramping up its efforts to court music labels and Hollywood studios with the opening of a new office in Los Angeles. And the startup's first hire for the office is new Jeff Varnell, who was poached from Livestream competitor Ustream. 5:18PM. .
Google Reveals Display And Mobile Revenues For First (And ONLY?) Time. Google's Jonathan Rosenberg, senior vice president of product management, took some time on this afternoon's Q3 earnings call to discuss some specific user numbers for newer Google businesses. He said this was a one time thing, so get pumped. Without further ado: Display... 5:18PM. .
Not A One-Trick Pony: Three Key Numbers Google Really Wants Us To Know. Google did something pretty�interesting�during their Q3 earnings call today: they gave some actual break-out numbers. Google CFO�Patrick Pichette noted that this isn't something Google has done before, nor do they plan to do it in the future, but he wanted SVP of... 5:17PM. .
DROID X Android 2.2 Froyo Known Issues. DROID X by Motorola is one of the high-end mobile phones that landed on shelves during the ongoing year with Android 2.1 on board, and got an update for Android 2.2 Froyo not too long ago. While the software solution brought a wide range of enhancements on the device, a series... 5:10PM. .
The cable news primetime averages for last night's coverage of the Chilean miners are as follows: FNC - 4.9 million,.... The cable news primetime averages for last night's coverage of the Chilean miners are as follows: FNC - 4.9 million, CNN - 2.4 million, MSNBC - 920,000, according to Nielsen. About 7 million people tuned into Fox News Channel during the final hour of the rescue. Join the... 5:09PM. .
Even Rand Paul Admits A National Sales Tax Would Never Work. Kentucky's Republican nominee for Senate, Rand Paul, is running away from his past support for abolishing the federal income tax in favor of a national sales tax, according to reports on the ground in the Bluegrass State. The move is the latest walkback from the past for Paul,... 5:09PM. .
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 14, 2010. Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Q3: $7.29 Billion, Display And Mobile Showing "Momentum" Google said it earned $7.29 billion in Q3 2010, an increase of 23% compared to... 5:09PM. .
Specs Emerge For Advent Tablet [Advent's Vega Tablet Offers Spec Sheet, "Reads Like A Wish List"]. For those of you who'd been eagerly anticipating the release of the Advent Vega tablet, your wait is just about to end, as October 18th marks the release of the Advent Vega tablet to Dixons stores in Great Britain. (...)Read the rest of Specs Emerge For Advent Tablet [Advent's... 5:09PM. .
MiMedia Does the Work of Backing Up Files For You [MiMedia Uses Netflix Model To Backup Customer's Digital Files]. While it has been known for quite a while among serious computer-philes that backing up files is of the utmost importance, the casual user will rarely do so. Whether because of the time needed, the lack of available resources to back the files up to or a simple lack of... 5:09PM. .
Netflix Adds Dolby Surround Sound To Streaming Content. Netflix said today it has tapped Dolby Digital Plus to provide 5.1 channel surround for its TV shows and movies streamed over the Internet. Netflix also said, starting October 18 PlayStation 3 will be the first consumer electronics device to get 5.1 channel surround sound on... 5:09PM. .
Google making $1 billion a year from mobile. Google executives tried to fend off concerns this afternoon that they're still making all their money from cheap text ads running in alongside the company's search results and on its AdSense network. So during the conference call discussing third quarter earnings, they presented... 5:09PM. .
PalmCast 122 - Palm Pre 2 Leaks. Dieter, Derek, and Keith talk about the now-leaked Palm Pre 2. Download it directly with this link Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe directly to the Podcast feed with your favorite Podcatcher here Listen to it here with the player above Thanks to everybody for writing in (and... 5:08PM. .
Blabworld art book release and signing in Chicago, Friday, October 15, 2010. My friend Monte Beauchamp is holding a booksigning in Chicago tomorrow for the Blabworld art anthology. Intuit is proud to host a release party for the premiere volume of BLABWORLD (formerly BLAB! magazine), a 10 x 10 inch, full-color, 128-page, periodic hardcover of works by... 5:08PM. .
Bloomberg Game Changers features Steve Jobs tonight! We're gonna watch.. Bloomberg Game Changers features Steve Jobs tonight! We're gonna watch. Join the conversation about this story � 5:08PM. .
Inside The Bidding Wars Behind Online Search Words. Third party payer mechanisms are perhaps the most innovative business models popularized by the Internet. They can be seen as online Robin Hoods, charging rich corporations and using their revenues to provide individual users with everything from free search, to free office... 5:08PM. .
Intel Understands What The iPad Means -- Does Microsoft? (INTC, MSFT, AAPL). Looking back at Intel 's surprisingly good earnings report on Tuesday, I couldn't help but be struck by the clear and thoughtful way in which CEO Paul Otellini talked about the iPad and the tablet market in general. Here's an excerpt from his comments on the call, as transcribed... 5:08PM. .
Astro-Photography: A Primer. Taking pictures of the night sky can be a rewarding and frustrating experience. The good news is it's easy to do, if you have the right tools and the knowledge needed to get that amazing shot of the stars. It's taken me about 2 years of infrequent trips in the cold to get that... 5:08PM. .
Opera calls for browser extension standard. One sample Opera extension sends addresses to a map site. (Credit: Opera) OSLO, Norway--With extensions coming to Opera 11 , the Norwegian browser maker it's time to consider making the technology a standard that would work on all browsers. That's because Opera 11... 5:08PM. .
Seagate Gets Preliminary Interest In Going Private Transaction. Seagate Technology (STX) said it has "received a preliminary indication of interest regarding a going private transaction." The company said it is in discussions with the party from whom it received the indication of interest, and that [...] 5:08PM. .
No Comment: A diamond-encrusted iPhone 4. So, Apple's free bumper case wasn't enough for you? Do you want to encase your iPhone in something a little more ... erm, maybe "classy" isn't necessarily the word for this one. At any rate, as you can see above, customizer Stuart Hughes has enwrapped this iPhone 4 in over 500... 5:05PM. .
Drink Wine, Save Planet. Want to cut your carbon footprint and get a buzz at the same time? Grab a bottle of wine from the Sonoma Wine Company in Graton, California. The winery is the pilot project for Cogenra Solar, a startup backed by top VC Vinod Khosla. It brings together photovoltaic and solar... 5:04PM. .
Ning Courts WordPress. Ning (a premium DIY social networking service) is reaching out to WordPress fans by eliminating the need to repost blog entries upon ones social Ning network. Built on the�Ning API,�Ning Publisher for WordPress allows WordPress blog posts to be automatically published into... 5:04PM. .
Sammy's Diary. Another busy day for me and I've achieved a lot using my iPhone and iPad. For a start I started the day checking email, Twitter and Facebook from my iPhone. I then use my iPad whilst still in bed to... 5:03PM. .
Valve Reveals Dota 2, Coming in 2011. Publisher and developer Valve Software has officially confirmed that it has a team working on Dota 2, a game built upon the foundation of the Defense of the Ancients mod for Wwarcraft 3, with the launch date set for some point in 2011 for both the PC and the Mac.IceFrog, the man... 5:00PM. .
Google Opens Up About Its Non-Search Businesses. Ongoing Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) is trying to prove to analysts that its ‘emerging businesses' are catching on, laying out for the first time a few metrics about its non-search businesses. During its earnings call just now, Google said that mobile ad sales were now at a $1... 4:59PM. .
AMD beats reduced profit expectations for third quarter. Keeping up with rival Intel, Advanced Micro Devices said today it beat profit expectations for the third quarter, though its previous earnings warning led Wall Street to expect lower earnings. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD is a major chip design company, competing with Intel in... 4:59PM. .
Buffalo Brings Out Linkstation V-Series NAS Drives [New Buffalo Drives Look Sharp And Pack Plenty Of Storage Space]. Seems like new portable hard drives come out most every day, but it's not every day that we get to see a hard drive like the new Linkstation NAS (Network Access Storage) drives from the folks out at Buffalo. (...)Read the rest of Buffalo Brings Out Linkstation V-Series NAS... 4:59PM. .
The Comic Book Club: "Strange Tales II" and "Knight & Squire". This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Graeme McMillan, Evan Narcisse and Mike Williams discuss the debut issues of Strange Tales II and Knight & Squire. DOUGLAS: I enjoyed last... 4:59PM. .
Google smashes earnings estimates for Q3 2010. Google announced its third quarter 2010 financial results on Thursday and smashed through previous estimates. The search giant reported earnings of $7.67 a share and net revenues of $5.48 billion. Analysts had previously predicted earnings of $6.67 and $5.25 billion net revenue.... 4:58PM. .
Limera1n Out For Mac. Limera1n is out for the Mac. Expect Greenpois0n to follow suit soon. You know how it goes, jailbreak at your own risk. [via Redmond Pie] 4:58PM. .
Google: Impact Of �Google Instant' On Revenue Is Minimal, But People Love It. Moments ago on its earnings call , Google took an opportunity to talk about the success of its latest products. The first in line: Google Instant , the totally revamped search interface that Google launched last month, which displays search results as soon as you begin typing... 4:58PM. .
Google: Display Ads On $2.5B-Plus Annual Run Rate; Mobile Ads On $1B-Plus Run Rate. Google (GOOG) Senior VP Jonathan Rosenberg told investors on a post-earnings conference call this afternoon that the company is on a more than $2.5 billion run rate for non-text display ads. He also said the company is now monetizing over 2 billion YouTube views per week. And he... 4:57PM. .
Seagate Halted For News. Trading in Seagate (STX) shares has been halted for news pending. Stand by. 4:57PM. .
Hold My Calls. Forward My Texts.. Any doubt that voice is just an app? Neilsen reports that the average teen sends or receives 3,339 texts a month -- that's six per every waking hour. For teenage females, the average is 4,050. Even though teenage boys bring down that average with a paltry 2,539 texts per... 4:55PM. .
Obvious News Is Obvious: Polls That Only Call Landlines May Be Biased. I remember, way back during the 2004 election, reading stories about how the rising number of people cutting the cord when it came to their landline phone meant that phone-based surveys were not all that accurate any more. So now, six years later, research has come out saying... 4:55PM. .
FCC Proposing Relief for "Bill Shock". Let's see. A brief history of mobile muckiness when it comes to broadband pricing might be in order. First there was the desecrating of the English language by equating "unlimited" with 5GB of monthly bandwidth. Next there was a bait and switch from AT&T; on its... 4:54PM. .
eWEEKs Deeper Thinking Show 3. Long the stuff of science fiction, speaker-independent voice recognition is now an everyday feature of telephone-based customer service, and an increasingly-important and vital user interface mode for smartphones and mobile devices. Now, high-profile research programs, such as... 4:53PM. .
Google Earnings Easily Beat the Street. Google earned $7.64 a share in the third quarter excluding one-time items, handily shooting past expectations of $6.67. The strong results were an "October Surprise" of sorts for investors who have wondered whether Google's prodigious profit-making ability was beginning to wane.... 4:53PM. .
GM Says Government's Stake in Citigroup Poses Conflict in IPO. The federal government's stake in banking-giant Citigroup presents a conflict of interest in General Motors' pending initial public offering, the automaker said Thursday. Continue reading GM Says Government's Stake in Citigroup Poses Conflict in IPO GM Says Government's Stake in... 4:53PM. .
Dell Streak Headed to Rogers Early November. The Dell Streak recently made its North American debut on AT&T; in the US, but this leaked slide from Rogers is indicating that it's only a matter of time before the tablet/phone is �available for the Canadian carrier. It shouldn't come as too big of a surprise, as the... 4:53PM. .
Companies Targeted in New Business Guide Scam. Security researchers warn of a new scam, which involve tricking company representatives to sign an expensive contract, to have the business listed in an international registry.The scam begins with emails that bear a subject of "World Company Register 2011/2012" and are sent by... 4:49PM. .
Daniel Radcliffe Invests Big in NYC Bachelor Pad. Daniel Radcliffe, star of the “Harry Potter” film franchise, is preparing to move to New York to star in a Broadway play. To make himself more at home here, he’s also invested a lot of money in his bachelor pad. The actor reportedly bought the apartment in West... 4:49PM. .
Twitter lowers boom on new celeb-tracking site. Just as JustSpotted is enjoying some media attention about its plan to use Twitter to locate and publish the whereabouts of stars, Twitter cancels the company's contract. 4:49PM. .
Netgear-branded Roku box now available. Branded version of Roku XD set-top box marks the first time a Roku box is available on store shelves. 4:49PM. .
Here's Everything We Know About The Mysterious "Goldman Manager" Who Played An Anonymous Role In The SEC's Case (GS). The most mysterious detail revealed in the report on the investigation into the timing of the SEC's case against Goldman was released is an unnamed " Goldman Manager " who's mentioned a total of 39 times in the report. (The findings about the timing are largely a nonevent .... 4:49PM. .
Google's ad revenue climbs 22 percent. Google is still making virtually all of its money from advertising, but Google's advertising is paying off quite well. In its just-released third-quarter earnings report, the company beat analysts' expectations, thanks mainly to a 22 percent increase in advertising revenue.... 4:49PM. .
How Free Changed the Navigation Game Forever. Free and bundled mobile navigation services are bringing once-pricey turn-by-turn services to the masses, and the masses are responding in a big way. That's the upshot of a new study which found that the number of mobile users utilizing turn-by-turn navigation on their handset... 4:48PM. .
Chinese iPad knockoff gets (some) of the specs right. We've seen a lot of Google Android powered tablets over the past few months that bear a more-than-passing resemblance to the Apple iPad. The folks at ShanzhaiBen have snagged some details about one of the only models I've seen that gets the screen size ans aspect ratio right.... 4:48PM. .
Robotic privacy curtain moves across window to block snoops. John Park of MAKE says: "Niklas Roy cannot be contained! He's built a curtain in his shop window that uses machine vision and fast linear positioning to block the view of nosy onlookers." My workshop is located in an old storefront with a big window facing towards the street. In... 4:48PM. .
PriceGrabber Now Lists Product Inventory At Local Stores Courtesy Of Milo. Milo, a startup that highlights local inventory in product search results both on the web and mobile devices, has struck a deal with comparison shopping site PriceGrabber today. The nature of the deal allows PriceGrabber to list the local brick and mortar stores where products... 4:48PM. .
AMD's third quarter better than expected. AMD delivered better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter as the results topped lowered estimates. 4:44PM. .
Google's Income Rises 32%. Google's income in the quarter ending Sept. 30 rose 32 percent, to $2.17 billion. 4:43PM. Technology.
SCOTTEVEST Carry on Coat to Help Beat the Airline Baggage Scam. Flying has been a lot less friendly since airlines implemented tougher limits on baggage and charging from checked bags. A new SCOTTEVEST jacket is designed with enough pockets to store everything most people would pack on a weekend trip. The SCOTTEVEST (SeV) Carry on Coat has... 4:42PM. .
NASA photoshopped an image of Saturn's moons, but not to hide alien life. One of the internet's oldest, most beloved and geekiest sites is NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, but a recent image uploaded to the site of Saturn's moons has got UFO conspiracist frothing at the mouth after it was revealed that the image had been Photoshopped. The... 4:42PM. .
PS3 to get disc-free Netflix with 1080p and 5.1ch streaming. For over a year the Xbox 360 has been the only console with a disc-free Netflix feature. The Netflix Watch Instantly service eventually came to the Wii and Playstation 3, but they required Netflix discs to load the streaming video interface. On October 18 that's going to change... 4:42PM. .
NextComputer Vigor Evo rugged PC shipping with three displays, 11TB storage. NextComputer has a line on the types of PCs we will always lust over, yet we'll never ever be able to justify purchasing. Case in point: the Vigor Evo Plus is a thirty-five-plus pound behemoth, featuring a rugged mil-anodized external chassis, shock-mounted internal chassis, and... 4:42PM. .
Disc-free Netflix hits the PS3 next week, with 1080p and surround sound support. Filed under: Video Netflix on the PlayStation 3 is finally going disc-free , with a native app due out Monday, October 18. The app will be added to the PS3's XrossMediaBar, and it features a revamped user interface, 1080p resolution, and Dolby 5.1 channel surround sound support.... 4:42PM. .
Cops take Twitter with 24-hour crime tweet-athon. More than halfway through #gmp24, the U.K. Greater Manchester Police's Twitter mission to tweet every call in a 24-hour period, patterns emerge. 4:42PM. .
The New Quicken is Minty Fresh. You don't often hear a tech exec responsible for a product say that he hates anything about it, but Intuit's Aaron Patzer is a special case–his dislike of Quicken spurred him to found the excellent online finance site Mint. When Intuit bought Mint last year, Patzer ended... 4:42PM. .
Google posts strong Q3 financial results. Financial analysts set their targets a little too low this quarter, as Google's ad revenue increased at a strong clip compared to the prior year. 4:38PM. .
New frontier for NASA imaging software: Breasts. A new imaging system uses software developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to analyze mammograms, ultrasounds, etc., in greater detail than previously possible. 4:38PM. .
Google reports $7.29bn Q3 revenue, $1.4bn increase from Q3 2009 [TNW Google]. In the wake of Goole moving Marissa Mayer to a new position, and while rumors of its fall abound, Google has once again pulled out substantial revenue for the third quarter of 2010. At $7.29 billion, this is above the estimate of $5.25bn that was the consensus among Wall Street.... 4:38PM. .
How Mint Beat Wesabe In Online Personal Finance. I recently had an article sent to be me about why Wesabe lost and a few people asked me for a response since I was #5 at Mint. I initially saw Mint with Aaron Patzer and Dave McClure in November/December of 2006. Instantly, I was in love. It was a unique approach to a massive... 4:38PM. .
Warren Buffett Has Not Generated Any Alpha In 10 years. Warren Buffett. We could jot down the nearly endless list of descriptives that would just begin to protray his followers’ feelings towards him. But it’s time consuming, so let’s just put this as a constant: He’s The Man. We know. But let’s just... 4:38PM. .
Pew releases report on gadget ownership. The report outlines trends and demographics in technology use A new study released today by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project looks at technology usage in America and comes back with some interesting findings—most notably that technology... 4:38PM. .
Dragon Age 2 Pre-Orders Getting Automatically Upgraded [Regular Pre-Orders Of BioWare's Next Game Are Getting Complimentary Upgrade To 'Signature Edition']. (In James May voice) "Great News!" BioWare has just introduced a new retail incentive to get you to pre-order Dragon Age 2, the sequel to last year's epic fantasy RPG romp. Those who pre-order the game early enough will get it upgraded automatically from the regular edition to... 4:38PM. .
EliteProHD theme for iOS 4.1 [Jailbreak]. EliteProHD is a fully customized Jailbreak theme that skins almost every aspect of iOS 4.1 from the standard apps to the iPhone keypad. It also come with a ton of skinned icons for Cydia apps and auto skins all appstore apps. What's more, because of how iOS 4.1 works, themes can... 4:37PM. .
Why is the Sky Blue? No, Seriously. Turns out we have 2-billion year old algae to thank for our beautiful blue atmosphere. 4:37PM. .
What Does Stephen Hawking Think About God? (He's Such a Troublemaker). The renowned physicist has just published a book stating that God is not required to create the Universe, just physics. 4:37PM. .
Isaac Newton: Closet Alchemist. Isaac Newton's after-hours passion for the pseudoscience of alchemy comes to light. 4:37PM. .
Atmospheric CO2: Climate's 'Control Knob'. New experiments by NASA scientists show how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts as the "control knob" for climate change. 4:37PM. .
When asteroids collide, "mystery comet" results. When asteroids hit the Earth, we have problems. When asteroids hit each other, though, we have astronomical mysteries. Astronomers found one such mystery in January of this year when they saw what appeared to be a previously unknown comet. Upon further inspection, they found the... 4:37PM. .
Google Grows Revenues 23 Percent In Third Quarter (Earnings Slides). Google released third quarter earnings a few minutes ago. Above are the slides showing its results. Revenues jumped 23 percent to $7.3 billion. Net income was up 18 percent to $2.2 billion. On a non-GAAP basis, earnings per share rose slightly faster to $7.64. 4:37PM. .
Following Pivot To Celebrity Tracking Site, Twitter Cuts Off Scoopler's Firehose Access. A couple days ago, we noted that real time search engine Scoopler was pivoting away from that product and transforming into JustSpotted , a celebrity tracking site. A key to this new service is the use of Twitter data (alongside Foursquare and Facebook data) to track where... 4:37PM. .
Capcom's Okamiden: The Friendly Game That Has Nothing To Do With Fragging Each Other. Remember when the first Okami game was released? You were probably like, "Well, that certainly looks different, and great." It still looks great, particularly in a world dominated by games whose entire color palettes are limited to brown, dark brown, and darker brown. ( Team... 4:37PM. .
Redbox To Begin Renting Video Games [Redbox Movie Rental Service Testing Video Game Rental Markets Across the U.S.]. Already pushing movie rental competitors Blockbuster and Netflix, the company best known for their standalone movie rental kiosks is ready to test the video game rental waters. Redbox will start allowing customers from all over the country to rent Xbox 360, Playstation 2 and 3,... 4:35PM. .
Google earnings: "Excellent" quarter; momentum of display, mobile highlighted. Google beat Wall Street's estimates for its third quarter, reporting a net income of $2.46 billion, or $7.64 per share, up from $5.89 from the year-ago quarter. Revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs, was $5.48 billion, up from $4.38 billion a year ago.... 4:34PM. .
SwirlySMS brings free SMS app to iPad 3G. Released today, "SwirlySMS free for iPad 3G" offers a free SMS solution that allows you to send and receive messages from your iPad 3G. This is a jailbreak-only solution. Available from the Cydia store , the new app uses your iPad's SIM to introduce native texting without having... 4:34PM. .
Netflix streaming on PS3 gets 1080p, surround sound, no disc. Streaming Netflix to your PlayStation 3 is about to get better, next week. You'll be able to stream Instant Watch content without the Netflix disc and also watch some content in 1080p with 5.1-channel surround sound (thanks to a partnership with Dolby Digital Plus). Netflix... 4:34PM. .
Puck Yeah: This 4G Hotspot Can Replace Broadband [Review]. Clearwire's ugly little pucker proves itself to be a marvelous addition to a road warrior's weaponry. This is the Rover Puck 4G mobile hotspot from Clearwire. If you're wondering, a 4G connection is indeed on par with an average broadband connection. It will make you love the... 4:32PM. .
Keep YouTube Audio Playing on a Multitasking iPhone [IPhone]. # iphone Your iPhone 3GS or 4 may support multitasking, but try to close keep a YouTube video playing for just the sound, and it closes down. Reader juansmith explains how to keep a music video, lecture, or other audio-worthy YouTube clip going. More » 4:28PM. .
Balabolka Enhances Windows Text-to-Speech with Reading Styles and Audio Export [Downloads]. # downloads Windows: Balabolka is a free application that supercharges text-to-speech in Windows. You can alter voices, pitch, cadence, and speed, import popular text formats and export the generated audio to popular audio formats. More » 4:28PM. .
The Best Cooking and Recipe Apps for iPhone [Ios]. # ios Cooking with your iPhone is a lot tastier when you have the right recipes and culinary techniques. Here's our list of the best apps for turning your iPhone into a pocket sous chef. More » 4:28PM. .
The Best Cooking and Recipe Apps for Android [Android]. # android Your Android's connected to the web, so it's also connected to the vast wealth of cooking knowledge, recipes, food price, and other culinary data. Here are the best apps for putting Android to work in the kitchen. More » 4:28PM. .
Assign Best-By-Dates to Your Delegated Tasks [Delegation]. # delegation Poor communication is the downfall of the best intended task delegation. Assign a best-by-date to your tasks, coupled with an explanation for that date, to increase communication and decrease time spent managing follow ups. More » 4:28PM. .
Do You Video Chat? [Reader Poll]. # readerpoll Almost every laptop comes with a built-in webcam nowadays, and whether it's Skype's new 10-way calling or FaceTime on the iPhone, the medium of video chat continues to advance. We're wondering, though, how many of you actually use it. More » 4:28PM. .
Google Counts 10 Million Apps For Education Users. Google Apps for Education has really, really caught on. Whether or not you noticed, Google's been making an announcement here and an announcement there for quite some time, and today, the company acknowledged that all those deals have added up to the tune of about 10 million... 4:28PM. .
Nation-E Introduces An Electric Hummer [The Hummer, Long Known For Extreme Fuel Consumption, Goes Electric]. I just about lost it when I read about this…it was a strange combination of bizarre and ludicrous that defied description, yet now, I will try and do exactly that. We're talking about the Nation-E Electric Hummer, and now you see just what I meant. (...)Read the rest of... 4:28PM. .
Colorado companies: Get feedback from the Foundry Group. If you're a tech company in driving distance from Boulder, Co., and are considering launching your product over the next year or so, you should join us for a meetup with Foundry Group in two weeks. We're inviting up to ten companies who are contemplating launching products at... 4:28PM. .
The Bergman Files: Ten of the Best Visions of the Post Apocalypse. If you're not familiar with the post-apocalypse, here are ten very different looks at what happens after the fall of humanity. I've put comics, books, television shows and games on here, so whatever your preferred medium, there's sure� to be something here for you. A quick... 4:27PM. .
Opera 11 to support extensions. Opera Software, known for its popular mobile browser announced today that its desktop web browser will receive extension support in the up and coming version, Opera 11. At the Up North Web press conference today, situated in Opera's hometown of Oslo, Norway, Lars Boilesen, CEO... 4:27PM. .
TED releases iPad app today. The wonderful videos of the speakers who present at TED conferences around the world can now be enjoyed on this free iPad app. Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. TED presents talks from some of the world's most fascinating people: education radicals, tech... 4:27PM. .
HowMutch Will Brands Pay To Get You To Answer Questions About Their Products? Social Q&A; sites seem to be springing up all over the place these days. There's Quora and Formspring , and even the way you train Hunch is by answering a series of personal questions. But those are all general purpose question sites. A brand new site called HowMutch cuts... 4:27PM. .
Clobbered by Microsoft In The 90's, Apple Has Finally Learned Its Lesson (AAPL). After getting clobbered by Microsoft in the 80's and 90's , and passed by Android this year , it appears Apple is taking proactive steps to prevent the same thing from happening in the tablet market. Apple announced this morning that it would be selling the iPad in Verizon... 4:27PM. .
AMD Q3 Revs In Line; EPS Beats; Sees Q4 Revs Flat Vs. Q3. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) this afternoon posted Q3 revenue of $1.62 billion, about in line with the Street consensus at $1.61 billion. The company posted non-GAAP profits of 15 cents a share, well ahead of the Street at 6 cents. AMD also said it expects Q4 revenue to be... 4:27PM. .
Apple Adds "Halloween" and "Vocabulary Apps" Sections to the App Store. Just like every Thursday, Apple added two new custom sections to the App Store: a "Halloween" one is a go this week, together with another one dubbed "Language, Grammar & Vocabulary Apps". The Halloween section showcases "gruesome game and other ghostly delights" such as... 4:25PM. .
Consumers Fail to Take a Shine to 3-D TVs. 3-D could just be a fad and consumers may be already losing interest. Sales of 3-D TVs have not been growing as fast as TV-makers expected this year, says research firm DisplaySearch. High price of the devices and the unavailability of good 3-D content have contributed to the... 4:23PM. .
Wi-Fi Sync 2.0 Coming Soon, Promises Syncing Over 3G. Wi-Fi Sync is a $9.99 app in Cydia that syncs your iOS device over wi-fi with iTunes. You can read more about the app here. A couple of months ago the�developer�of Wi-Fi sync�tweeted that he was working on Wi-Fi Sync 2.0, which would include wireless syncing over 3G and VPN.... 4:22PM. .
Haiti Earthquake Volunteer Hit With $35,000 T-Mobile. As the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. There's a sliding scale of punishment, of course. Kerfye Pierre's was well into the five digits. While volunteering in an earthquake ravaged Haiti, Pierre managed to rack up a $35,000 T-Mobile texting bill. After the quake,... 4:22PM. .
EllisLab To ExpressionEngine Fans: We're Sorry. Fans of ExpressionEngine (a premium CMS/blogging software developed by EllisLabs) have been criticizing the company lately over the company's belated attempts to launch ExpressionEngine 2.0 in the near future. After gathering feedback from developers,�Kenny Meyers published an... 4:22PM. .
Google's profit jumps 32%. Google Inc. reported a quarterly profit and sales on Thursday that rose from year-ago results and beat Wall Street's forecasts. 4:21PM. .
VISIONary Gives T-Mobile G2 Users a One-Click Root Solution. In an effort to alleviate the stress of needing to re-root the T-Mobile G2 after the phone is rebooted, developer community hotshot Paul O'Brien has created an application that will provide quick one-click rooting for users. VISIONary is a standard Android application that is... 4:21PM. .
Researchers use iPad to hail driverless taxi. Hot on the heels of Google's robot cars, a team of German researchers at AutoNOMOS Labs have developed a driverless taxi cab that could eliminate white knuckled taxi rides in the future. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog 4:18PM. .
Guest Post: Martin Redington of Microgen on back office efficiencies. In June, the Official Charts Company (OCC) put out a report showing that one in every six albums sold in the UK is now digital and that 6.64 million digital albums have been sold to date during 2010. So, despite Prince asserting that �the internet is completely over,' it would... 4:18PM. .
iPad 'halo effect' powers Mac sales back to No. 3 in U.S.. Apple jumped into the third spot in U.S. sales for the third quarter, in part because of the "halo" effect from its iPad tablet, industry research firm IDC said today. "Apple's seen a lot of benefit from the iPad," said analyst Mikako Kitagawa, citing... 4:18PM. .
Japanese Auto-Racing Commentators Go Insane [TNW Shareables]. Here's a fun video to get your weekend started a bit early. Don't you wish these guys would do the commentary for golf or other slightly more sedate sports events? [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day -... 4:18PM. .
"Congrats to Newsweek's Nick Summers, just hired as the Observer's new media writer," editor Kyle Pope announced tod.... "Congrats to Newsweek's Nick Summers, just hired as the Observer's new media writer," editor Kyle Pope announced today on Twitter. Summers replaces John Koblin, who started today at WWD, on the pink paper's Off the Record column. Join the conversation about this story � 4:18PM. .
Meet The Stock Pickers Who Are (Almost) Always Right. The job of a financial analyst has never been easy, and attempting fiscal clairvoyance since the second half of 2007 has been basically impossible. However, despite the global financial tempest, some stock pickers have navigated the ebbs and flows of the markets quite... 4:18PM. .
Ex-Met Darryl Strawberry Is Now Serving Food Instead Of Time. Darryl Strawberry opened a bar and grill in Queens back in August, and today the New York Times gave readers a glimpse into the life of the reformed slugger. The focus is on the restaurant, which earned mediocre reviews on Yelp . The most interesting bit of the story describes... 4:18PM. .
Stocks Slip And Suddenly Everyone's Terrified Of Inflation: Here's What You Need To Know (GOOG, BAC, JPM, SPY, GLD, TLT). What happened? We were supposed to be concerned by deflation, and re-assured that the Fed would always be there to pump up markets. But today it looked like that fell apart. But first, the scoreboard: Dow: -7.2 NASDAQ: -6.93 S&P 500: -5.7 And now, the top stories of the day:... 4:18PM. .
Rumor: Verizon iPhone landing in March 2011. The Verizon iPhone has always been a hot topic, but that's especially true lately as evidence of the device's existence and impending release continues to grow. Now everyone is chiming in with their opinion of if and when the iBigRedPhone will launch, and today we've got... 4:18PM. .
T-Mobile Comet landing on November 3rd with Android 2.2. We saw a barrage of entry-level Android smartphones unveiled at CTIA, and now T-Mobile is adding another one to the pile. Originally known as the Huawei Ideos, the device will officially be called the T-Mobile Comet. If the name looks familiar, that's because the name "Comet"... 4:18PM. .
New MobileMe Calendar out of beta. Apple has announced that the revised version of the MobileMe Calendar, in beta since early July , is now being made available to all MobileMe users . This version uses a new syncing backend as well as a new iPad-inspired user interface for the Web application. Some of the new... 4:17PM. .
Sugar Inc. Buys Virtual Fashion Shopping Assistant MyPerfectSale. Women's media network Sugar Inc. has acquired MyPerfectSale, a virtual fashion shopping service. Terms of the deal were not dicslosed. MyPerfectSale is an an online shopping destination that sends over twelve million customized email sale alerts per month. On the site, you... 4:17PM. .
Submit Your Story For A Chance To Win A Napa Trip In HP's "Reimagine ROI" Sweepstakes. Sponsored by: ROI: You hear the acronym thrown around all the time, especially at the office. But a return on an investment can have less to do with money and everything to do with being pleasantly surprised at the unexpected value that a purchase can bring. HP wants to hear... 4:17PM. .
IPad's Debut on Verizon Feels Like an Opening Act. This morning's announcement that Verizon Wireless will carry Apple's iPad is about as close as you're going to get to a confirmation of a CDMA iPhone that will work on Verizon's network before the device's official announcement. Certainly, it's indicative of a deepening... 4:17PM. .
Two colleges promoting events in unique ways with foursquare. Colleges are the perfect environment for foursquare. Mobile phone and social network use are rampant and the compact nature of a college campus makes it easy to walk to a place once you've found friends' locations using the service. That's why it's no surprise to see colleges... 4:16PM. .
Innovative school design is hard, but it doesn't have to be.. When people talk about how hard it is to change our public schools, they're usually referring to curriculum reform or employment contracts. But there's another area where change is difficult: design. When a proposed school building doesn't look exactly like what folks think a... 4:14PM. .
What's the point of disclosing campaign donations? Let's review.. What's the point of disclosing campaign donations? With all the controversy still swirling around whether the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is using foreign money to fund its $75 million effort to support Republican Congressional candidates, the secrecy of Karl Rove's new political... 4:14PM. .
Why Robots Are Learning Our Pain Threshold. How do you teach a robot how not to hurt humans? Train one to hit someone in an experiment, to find our pain limit. Sounds infinitely sensible, doesn't it? Until you remember your dystopian sci-fi and consider the implications. The robot experiments are taking place at the lab... 4:12PM. .
Steve Jobs E-mail Antagonizer Wins Microsoft Contest. Chelsea Kate Isaacs is conflicted. "I hate Apple, but I don't hate Apple," so told a reporter during Microsoft's recent Windows Phone 7 launch in New York City. Where, precisely, does the whole hating Apple part come from? Well, if Isaacs's name doesn't ring any bells, her... 4:12PM. .
The All-Crystal iPod Dock: For Extra Fancy Apple Users Only. Don't let looks fool you, it's no easy job being a fancy pants. Technology evolves at a breakneck speed and it's a near-Herculean task to perpetually showcase an advanced sense of taste and sophistication. It seems every week there's a new gizmo that you need to buy and then... 4:12PM. .
Election Blogging. Each of the top five subjects in the blogosphere focused on the election or a closely related subject. 4:12PM. .
Fewer Journalists Stand Out in Fragmented News Universe. No journalist is named by more than 5% of the public in response to an open-ended question. Also, more Americans now say that based on what they have heard or read, the GOP will win control of the House in November. 4:12PM. .
Tiny Eyetracker watches for sleepy drivers. More innovation in the field of keeping-drivers-awake tech. This time, a dashboard-mounted camera setup that watches the eyes for drowsiness. 4:08PM. .
Google Q3 Beats Earnings Estimates. There's the beat Wall Street was looking for. Google reports earnings $7.67 a share and net revenues of $5.48 billion. The consensus was for $6.67 and $5.25 billion. GAAP EPS was $6.72. More shortly. 4:08PM. .
Microsoft-Facebook alliance could spell trouble for Google. Microsoft advanced its partnership with Facebook this week, a move that could be the biggest threat to Google's search standing yet. 4:08PM. .
GOOGLE EARNINGS (GOOG): Live Analysis! (GOOG). Welcome! Google is reporting Q3 earnings after the close. Join us here for live analysis at 4PM ET / 1PM PT. Awaiting press release, which should appear a few minutes after the hour... PREVIEW Google (GOOG) is reporting Q3 earnings after the market closes today. We'll be... 4:08PM. .
Google Sales Up 20 Percent; Numbers Easily Top Expectations. Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) posted big jumps in sales and net income, as the company continued to benefit from a strong market for search ads. Sales increased 20 percent to $5.48 billion, from $4.38 billion a year ago, while earnings per share increased to $7.64 from $5.89 during the... 4:08PM. .
Leading Anti-Piracy Outfit Sold To US Fraud and Brand Protection Firm. DtecNet has been one the world's leading anti-piracy monitoring companies for some time. Utilized extensively by the international music and movie industries to track users on BitTorrent and other file-sharing networks, the company has its base in Denmark. That now appears set... 4:08PM. .
EA Louse Does Start Industry Discussion, The Bad Kind [Bioware-Mythic Employee's Anonymous Post Gets Pushback]. Pretty much what everyone expected happened, EA Louse's mudslinging has started drawing out replies. So far so good, a bit of spirited discussion on the proper way to run a development team and put out a quality game does the industry good, right? It would, if there were... 4:08PM. .
webOS phones to be branded HP? The man you see at right is Richard Gerstein, SVP of Worldwide Strategy and Marketing for HP's Personal Systems Group. In other words, he's the point man for answering a question that's been on our mind ever since HP acquired Palm: what's going to happen to the Palm Brand?... 4:07PM. .
Social Toolbar Maker Wibiya Opens Up Its Platform. As website owners try to boost the amount of time their users spend online, the all-in-one site toolbar is becoming more popular. Wibiya, which makes a toolbar that allows users to chat and share links on Facebook and Twitter, is launching a developers platform and API. 4:07PM. .
Cult Filmmaker Tommy Wiseau Stars in Atom/Studio8 Short. Tommy Wiseau is a legend to a very small group of people, thanks to his cult film The Room -- which has attracted fans like Brock LaBorde, who co-directed (with Jared Richard) a tribute to low-budget anthology horror shows featuring Wiseau and his "unique" acting style. 4:07PM. .
Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare: October 26. October 26. That's when the Undead Nightmare DLC for Red Dead Redemption will be released on Xbox Live and PSN. Just in time for Halloween, then. 4:07PM. .
Google Q3 Edges Ests; Revs Ex TAC $5.48 Billion; EPS $6.72. 4:07PM. .
MobileMe Calendar web app out of beta. Apple has announced that the MobileMe Calendar web app is now officially out , leaving beta and becoming available to all MobileMe customers. The service allows you to check or update your MobileMe calendar from any computer or iOS device, share or publish calendars out to... 4:03PM. .
Littlecosm: An MMORPG Twitter Client With Sentiment Analysis. Singapore serial software developer Jon Yongfook Cockle has begun to unveil his latest creation, a web and mobile Twitter client in the form of a sentiment-analysis based Massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It's called Littlecosm . Given the man who's making it, it's... 4:03PM. .
Unlimited wireless data is dead. It was just a matter of time: As more Americans have become smart phone users, their appetite for Web video, music downloads and other data-intense apps on those phones has increased. 4:02PM. .
Crysis 2 Multiplayer Beta Invites Sent to Xbox 360 Users. Crytek has now begun sending out the official invitations for the Crysis 2 multiplayer beta stage, which will be exclusive for Xbox 360 at this moment.Crysis 2 is the sequel to one of the most graphically intensive PC titles ever released, and will finally bring its top notch... 3:58PM. .
Department of Deja Vu: Little AOL's Quixotic Quest To Land Giant Yahoo. The last time AOL gobbled up a big company--that would be its audacious grab of Time Warner in the 2000 merger of the century--it ended in tears. Now, it will take all of CEO Tim Armstrong's considerable sales skills and impressive cheekbones to pull off what the struggling... 3:58PM. .
Involver nabs $8M, claims 100K customers for social marketing platform. Involver, a startup that helps brands manage social media channels, announced today that it has over 100,000 customers and just closed $8 million in mezzanine funding. Involver helps clients including Microsoft, Audi, Sony/RCA Records and the White House manage their online... 3:58PM. .
Toshiba's Portege R700 Models Get WiMax Upgrade [Forget 3G--Toshiba's Tacking On WiMax In Their Portege R700s]. It's been a while since I last got to talk about the Toshiba Portege R700, but then, I really haven't had cause to. Now, however, it's a different story since a new detail has emerged around the new Toshiba laptops: 4G. (...)Read the rest of Toshiba's Portege R700 Models Get... 3:58PM. .
Microsoft, Facebook Collaborating On New Social Searches [Bing Search Engine Will Feature Facebook Profiles, Friends]. Microsoft has announced that a transition is underway that will allow you to see what your friends are doing on Facebook by using their Bing search engine site. The first addition to the site will be the ability to see what friends have "liked" on Facebook. (...)Read the rest of... 3:58PM. .
Origins: Tanya Jessen, Lead Producer on Bulletstorm. Bulletstorm's one of the most anticipated titles for next year. The hyperkinetic FPS comes as the result of a joint partnership between EA Partners and Epic Games. As with most things Epic, Cliff Bleszinski's heavily involved with the title but the man sometimes known as CliffyB... 3:57PM. .
Two Minute Video: Can Windows Phone 7 Split the Difference? Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform may be able to split the difference between the heavily controlled-yet-polished structure of the iPhone platform and the almost overwhelming device, form factor, and carrier options available with the Android platform. Want more... 3:57PM. .
150 Million iOS Devices Next Year. 150 Million iOS Devices Next Year Horace Dediu: What seems to be happening is that Apple is pulling out all the stops and going for unrestricted iPad distribution. This may also foreshadow unrestricted iPhone distribution next year. It may also portend a CDMA iPad (or at least... 3:57PM. .
Found Footage: Fake Hong Kong Steve Jobs Reveals App. To celebrate the official app for the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway, Hong Kong celebrity Lar Kar Ying held a press event as a fake Steve Jobs. This Jobs even gave out a handful of free iPhones, which I don't think the real one has ever done. [WinandMac, via 9to5Mac] 3:57PM. .
Bilingualism Good for the Brain. The longer a person has spoken two or more languages, the greater the cognitive effects. 3:57PM. .
And Now Everyone Else Is Rushing To Cash In On The Chilean Miners Saga. Well, we guess it's kind of refreshing that following the rescue-mission-turned-media-circus that was the Chilean miners saga, the conversation has now turned to what sort of money can be made off this thing? The Financial Times : "Mario Sepúlveda, the second miner to... 3:57PM. .
Attn Google: The Rest of My Sci-Fi Wish List. So if Google can actually deliver a car that can drive itself and a phone that acts as a translator for me, I will become a full-on MG Siegler-style fan boy for Google. Never mind the horrible transcription of Google Voice, the disappointing "Priority" in-box that sorts spam and... 3:56PM. .
Why Do The Various Copyright Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Factories Keep Copying Each Other? Earlier this year we noted, with some amusement, that the US Copyright Group (the biggest name among the recent glut of copyright pre-settlement shakedown letter factories popping up all over the country) had apparently copied the code for its settlement website from a... 3:53PM. .
Samsung Galaxy Tab Retail Packaging Unboxed and Itemized. It's a bit hard to keep track of when and where the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available with a new pricing or release date popping up in some country or another nearly every day. Germany seems to be one of the first places to begin seeing retail-ready Galaxy Tabs moving into... 3:51PM. .
Four killer iPhone apps that help you lose weight. Tired of that spare tire? These apps give you all the tools you need to get off the couch, run a 5K, track your calorie count, and even plan your meals. Originally posted at iPhone Atlas 3:48PM. .
Why It's A Good Idea To Share Key Financials With Your Employees. Note: This post was originally published on OPEN Forum . In today’s tough climate, when you need to be operating at full throttle, wouldn’t it be a good idea to encourage employees to give their all—to make frequent, constructive suggestions that help boost the... 3:48PM. .
Time For Everyone To Cash In On The Chilean Miners Saga! Well, we guess it's kind of refreshing that following the rescue-mission-turned-media-circus that was the Chilean miners saga, the conversation has now turned to what sort of money can be made off this thing? The Financial Times : "Mario Sepúlveda, the second miner to... 3:48PM. .
Unofficial PreCentral Apps for webOS are the new hotness. While the wait for the official PreCentral webOS app has been as bad as the wait for the next superphone out of Palm (seriously, we know and we have a plan), the gap has been filled in by a couple more enterprising developers. First up, the Unofficial PreCentral News app from... 3:48PM. .
Apple Seeds Xcode 4 Preview 4 To Developers. Apple has just posted a new developer preview of Xcode 4, which reaches version 4. It's available in the Mac and iOS developer portal. This is a pre-release version of Xcode�4, a major new release of Xcode for both Mac and iOS development. This release requires Mac OS X 10.6... 3:47PM. .
GameSalad Dancing Around Apple's Dev Program? GameSalad is a company that offers up a third-party development and publishing that allows anyone, even people who can't code, to use their (GameSalad) SDK, make a game, and then publish it to the web or other platforms like Apple's App Store. This week GameSalad continued in... 3:47PM. .
What's in a name? Maybe a new job. In the LinkedIn Age, life sciences employers need to act fast to nab top-notch people, says Dr. Chuck Carignan. 3:47PM. .
Gene Munster: Steve Jobs Is Irreplaceable And Apple's Future Without Him Is Uncertain. Will Apple ever reach $1,000/share? Gene Munster stands by a 12-month price target of $390 for Apple and tells us that "Apple is in the best position of any technology company" for the next decade. But what's standing in the way of Apple? "Google's probably the main competitor... 3:47PM. .
Twitter's @OnTheRoad Video Is Way Cooler Than You. esterday we wrote about Twitter's @OnTheRoad , a project�where Twitter Design Researcher Mark Trammell will travel across America to discover "how people use Twitter." Today Twitter VP of Communications Sean Garrett tweeted out this video, directed by Trammell and Bolt Peter's... 3:47PM. .
The 411 On Google 411. Do I use it much? No. But Google 411 is on my iPhone speed dial, and when it works it works very well and also saves me a buck that would otherwise have extravagantly gone to AT&T.; Google announced late last week that its experiment in allowing you verbalize your directory... 3:43PM. .
IDC: Apple outshipped Acer in US during third quarter. According to IDC's estimates, Apple managed to outsell Acer in the US this summer, surpassing the Taiwanese manufacturer to become the third largest PC vendor. Cupertino shipped 1.99 million machines and claimed 10.6% of the market, besting Acer's 1.95 million sales and 10.3%... 3:43PM. .
Facebook Credits Get More Powerful, Hint at Facebook's Money-Minting Future. Facebook's just signed a deal with PlaySpan, a marketplace for buying and selling digital goods, and added 20 new payment options for Facebook credits in one fell swoop. Combined with the new Bing search deal, it's a strong hint that Facebook has designs on all sorts of... 3:42PM. .
Messenger Connect leaves beta, makes sharing things with your Live Messenger friends easier. Filed under: Microsoft , Social Software Microsoft's beefed-up social networking integration in Live Messenger isn't all about the Messenger app itself. There's also some back-end social magic going on with publishers and sharing services like ShareThis and AddThis . Messenger... 3:42PM. .
Trade in your old iPod for up to $100. Want to upgrade to a better iPod without shelling out too much cash? Toys "R" Us will offer customers up to $100 for each old iPod that they bring into stores, the company said Thursday. 3:41PM. .
CVS to pay $77.6 million in meth case. CVS Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to pay $77.6 million in fines and returned profits in a case alleging improper control in the sale of an ingredient used to make methamphetamine, federal prosecutors said Thursday. 3:41PM. .
Google wants browsers in TVs. 3:41PM. .
Word's Largest Truffle: 253.9 Kg and 433,330 Calories. A truly special treat for all chocolate lovers out there: to mark the start of Chocolate Week, the world’s largest brandy truffle has been created. It weighs over 250 kg and packs quite a caloric punch, at 433,330 calories. The truffle is 60 pounds heavier than the... 3:38PM. .
How Typical -- A Teen Entrepreneur Makes $2.5MM By Age 21, And Blows It All By 22. As a sixth-grader, Andrew Fashion and a pal figured out a way to transform their mechanical pencils into miniature rocket launchers. Unlike most boys, they weren’t content merely using their invention to annoy teachers and fellow students. Instead, they started a business... 3:38PM. .
Paul Krugman: I Expect Employment To Improve After President Palin's First Term. Huffington Post CEO Eric Hippeau tweets from a conference where Paul Krugman is speaking: Paul Krugman at #ANAmarketers : expect unemployment to improve after President Palin's first term! Join the conversation about this story � See Also: People Would Rather Work For Sarah... 3:38PM. .
Hicks Loses Last Battle, Liverpool To Be Sold To John Henry. Tom Hicks and George Gillet's last ditch attempt to halt the sale of Liverpool FC to John Henry has collapsed and now the deal looks set to go through. The High Court in the UK has ruled that an injunction filed in Texas against the sale of Liverpool FC will not stand, according... 3:38PM. .
Mozilla Introduces Gary Kovacs As New CEO. There will soon be a new general (or even supreme commander) in the browser war. Mozilla announced today that Gary Kovacs, who's currently employed by SAP, will assume the title of "Mozilla CEO" starting November 8th. Kovacs has an impressive resume. Aside from SAP,... 3:37PM. .
Search Marketing Isn't Just SEO and PPC. You can look at the tourism industry and get a feel for the problems companies of all kinds are facing in terms of social media engagement every day. I just sat in on a session at BlogWorld aimed at such companies, but the themes were much broader - how to filter though all the... 3:37PM. .
Geohot Releases Limera1n for Mac. A few minutes ago Geohot uploaded an official build of Limera1n for Mac to his website. The much anticipated jailbreak tool for Mac is a go, so OS X jailbreakers – you know what to do. Go download Limera1n for Mac here, and make sure to check out our tutorial and iOS 4.1... 3:37PM. .
Earthquakes? In Oklahoma? It's more likely than you think.. This is a picture of Meers Fault in southwestern Oklahoma—the only place in the state where tell-tale signs of earthquakes are visible above ground. But, beneath the surface, the Sooner State is riddled with faults—far more than anyone could count, says Andrew... 3:37PM. .
Apple breaks 10% market share in US, Lenovo climbs globally. Apple continues on its steady march to the top of the technology heap, according to the latest PC market share reports from Gartner and IDC. Both firms have released preliminary sales estimates for the third quarter showing impressive year-over-year growth for Apple just as the... 3:37PM. .
Macys.com expands again in S.F.. Macy's dealt a blow to the Bay Area's economy 18 months ago when it shut down its West Coast headquarters and laid off more than 1,000 employees. 3:37PM. .
FibroGen starts liver fibrosis study. FibroGen Inc. started a mid-stage study of a treatment aimed at reversing scarring of the liver from the hepatitis B virus. 3:37PM. .
Will Call Of Duty Black Ops Be The Biggest Game Ever? And it would have done so fairly quietly, given that EA's Medal of Honor had gotten much more heat in the past few months. Was that good heat or bad heat? Who knows. But what we do know is that people are pre-ordering Black Ops like crazy, so much so that HMV, a big retailer... 3:37PM. .
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Crazy-Ass Rumor Thursday! Oh, Lord, here we go. With the tech M&A; market briefly gone quiet, the rumor machine has stepped up to fill the void. Take a look at this lengthy list of largely non-credible rumors mentioned today by Briefing.com: SAP (SAP) up on takeover rumors. Oh really? The company has... 3:34PM. .
The New Skype: Now with Facebook integration and group video calling. Skype launched a new version of its consumer offering today, integrating Facebook's News Feed and phonebook into the service and adding video calling for groups 3:33PM. .
John Sculley on Steve Jobs' guiding principles. In an unprecedented interview , former Apple CEO John Sculley discusses his relationship, past and present, with Steve Jobs. Initially pulled from Pepsi Co. by Steve Jobs in 1983, Sculley ran Apple with Jobs until Jobs was ousted in 1985. Sculley then ran Apple as the sole CEO... 3:33PM. .
Favigen, Favicon Generator. Favicons are small icons that help identify websites. They are used as a visual representation of a website both in the web browser and at many online services. The three most prominent locations of favicons are the browser's address bar, the tabbar and the bookmarks folder.... 3:31PM. .
Gears of War 2 hits XBL Games On Demand for $30. Gears of War 2, one of the biggest games on the Xbox 360, has hit the digital distribution channel through Xbox Live's Games On Demand service. The game is available for download for $30 in Microsoft Points, the same price as the game's physical Game of the Year edition. The... 3:31PM. .
Limera1n now available for Mac. If you want to do unspeakable things to your iOS device without getting a PC involved, LimeRa1n is now available for the Mac. 3:31PM. .
Club Coee on Windows. I received a recommendation to check out Club Cooee. It takes the internet chat room to the next level in 3D rooms. You can run Club Cooee like a regular application or keep it always on top so you can do other tasks and see friends chatting in rooms at the same time. You may... 3:31PM. .
Boost Mobile Offers Unlimited Everything for $35 (Eventually). Sprint's pay-as-you-go brand, Boost Mobile, is now offering unlimited minutes, text messaging, and web data for $35 per month with no contract. There's a catch, though, albeit a small one. The service starts at $50 per month and decreases by five dollars every six months... 3:27PM. .
By the Numbers: How Android Is Taking Over. Google's Android operating system has been a breakout success, quickly gaining worldwide market share among smartphones. Our infographic shows how Android has grown, the success of its app market, the sudden increase in customer acceptance and loyalty, and where we think it will... 3:26PM. .
iPad hack lets you download popular publications for free. NOTE: Neowin does not condone or support stealing content through exploiting software vulnerabilities. The process by which the below can be achieved will not be published on this website and may not be posted in the comments below. Want to read Wired, the New Yorker, or another... 3:26PM. .
Nokia to offer MeeGo dual boot option for the N900. The Nokia N900 is a smartphone that runs Maemo 5 Linux, one of the precursors to the new MeeGo operating system for netbooks, smartphones, in-car systems, kiosks, and other mobile devices. While Nokia doesn't plan to officially sell the phone with MeeGo, the folks behind the... 3:26PM. .
For Millennials, Brands May Be As Important As Religion, Ethnicity. Millenials--the generation born between 1980 and 1995--relate to brands in deep and complicated ways, according to a new study from Edelman, the world's largest PR firm. The 8095 ("eighty ninety-five") study, as they're calling it, show that brand identification is just about as... 3:21PM. .
HP Envy 17 review. When it comes to selecting our favorite mainstream Windows laptops these days the HP Envy 14 is pretty much at the tippy top of the list. (Hey, we don't just give anything away to our college-bound readers, you know?) But while the 14-inch version of the magnesium-alloy laptop... 3:21PM. .
Mozilla names Gary Kovacs new CEO. The company behind Firefox names Gary Kovacs its new chief executive, after months of trying to find a replacement for John Lilly. He will take over its management on November 8. 3:17PM. .
How to Keep From Overeating When It's Hard to Pay Attention to Your Caloric Intake [Health]. # health It's easy to be distracted when you're eating—especially when in front of the television—so keeping an eye on your caloric intake can be a bit difficult. With the right kind of planning, however, you can avoid this problem. More » 3:17PM. .
SuperOneClick Roots Virtually Every Android Phone Out There [Downloads]. # downloads Windows only: We recently featured Universal Androot , an app that rooted many Android phones, but had a few limitations (and Google's already killing it with a patch). Windows program SuperOneClick is the easiest, most universal rooting app we've seen yet. More... 3:17PM. .
Apartment Search Tool PadMapper Maps Out Crime Statistics to Help You Find a Safer Neighborhood [Crime]. # crime Previously mentioned Craigslist rental-mapping tool PadMapper can now overlay a heat map of reported crimes in select US cities. If you're looking for a new home plus you don't like getting mugged, PadMapper can help you out. More » 3:17PM. .
Repurpose a Dining Room Table as a Two-Person Workstation [Featured Workspace]. # featuredworkspace When you're looking for a spacious desk, sometimes it pays to skip looking for a desk altogether and repurpose another surface. Today's workspace features a dining room table turned two-person workstation. More » 3:17PM. .
How to Opt Out of Yellow Book Delivery [Annoyances]. # annoyances One thing that frustrates me a lot is the delivery of yellow pages/yellow book to my front door. To me, they're a service that brings 20 pounds of waste straight to your front door. More » 3:17PM. .
Opera 11 Will Have Open Extension Support [Opera]. # opera Opera, the browser that's often first to try out cutting-edge features, is getting a big of much-needed catch-up work in its next alpha release. The browser will feature extension support that will feel familiar to how Firefox and Chrome offer add-ons. More » 3:17PM. .
berkeleyside.com. Apple store set to open on Berkeley's Fourth Street. 3:17PM. .
Tech hiring up almost 50 percent since 2009, Dice says. The number of available full-time tech jobs has increased 46 percent in the past year, and contractors' hourly rates are rising as companies seek ways to overcome the ongoing IT skills shortage, according to a monthly report from Dice. 3:17PM. .
73 items are ordered on Amazon.com every second. (Via Ad Age Stat on Twitter.). 73 items are ordered on Amazon.com every second . (Via Ad Age Stat on Twitter .) Join the conversation about this story � 3:17PM. .
HOUSE OF THE DAY: India's Richest Man Moves Into The Most Expensive House Ever Built. India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, finally moved into his state-of-the-art residential skyscraper. The chairman of Reliance Industries, who has a net worth of $29 billion, spent an estimated $1 billion on "Antilla," in Mumbai's upmarket Altamount Road. The 37,000 acre resident... 3:17PM. .
One of the many staffers to quit Newsweek since it was put up for sale in May has returned to the magazine. "There&r...;. One of the many staffers to quit Newsweek since it was put up for sale in May has returned to the magazine. "There’s a lot of opportunity here, especially on the Web," culture reporter Ramin Setoodeh, whose brief stint at People didn't work out, told Daily Intel. "I... 3:17PM. .
One Hour To Go, And Markets Are Diving. BTW, with less than an hour to go, the wheels are coming off a bit. Join the conversation about this story � 3:17PM. .
Get "10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell" Delivered To Your Inbox. Looking to get a headstart on the day's most important financial and economic stories? If so, you've probably seen the daily " 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell " posts on Business Insider. Now, this easy-to-read, early morning digest of the 10 most important... 3:17PM. .
Steve Jobs Sent iPods To The Chilean Miners (AAPL). Steve Jobs sent each of the rescued Chilean miners an iPod, Reuters reports (via HuffPo .) Pretty nice, but it's nothing compared to the $10,000 a local businessman is giving each of the miners. The miners also received a free pair of sunglasses from Oakleys. Join the... 3:17PM. .
ADATA Brings Out Military Capable USB Drive [The ADATA S007 Is MILSPEC Rated, Comes In Choice of Color]. Admittedly, when I go looking for a new flash drive, my first concerns aren't color choice and compatibility with MILSPEC standards, but there is a certain cachet in having such a device. That's why ADATA's new S007 flash drive should raise some eyebrows. (...)Read the rest of... 3:16PM. .
Full Opera Mobile Browser Finally Coming to Android OS with New Features [Full Version of Opera Mobile Browser with Hardware Accelerator Comes to Android Market in 30 Days]. Opera Mini 5.1 is already one of the most downloaded apps for any smartphone-of course it is, Opera Mini is simply the fastest mobile browser available. Now, Opera is finally set to release the full Opera Mobile browser for Android OS after announcing it in December of 2009.... 3:16PM. .
Xbox Germany Leaks News That XBL Friends List Cap Soon to Increase [Xbox Germany Updates Facebook Status Saying That XBL Friend Cap Will Soon Raise to 1000; Deletes Status Update Shortly Afterward]. Here's a bit of good (and breaking) news for all of you plagued by the limitations of Xbox Live's friend list: Xbox Germany announced in a Facebook status update that Microsoft has heard the complaints of the tiny friends list allowance – currently set at 100 – and... 3:16PM. .
Apple launches new MobileMe Calendar. Apple has announced that their new MobileMe Calendar, previously in beta, is now ready to rock for all members. If you haven't already tried it, features include: Push calendar sync between Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch Share calendars Publish calendars Event... 3:16PM. .
Torrent Technologies raises cash. Private equity firm Century Capital Management has taken a minority stake in Torrent Technologies , a 5-year-old Seattle company that provides claims processing services to insurance companies that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The company plans to use the... 3:16PM. .
Dead Space Ignition is ugly, boring. Dead Space Ignition is $5 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, or you can get it for free if you pre-order your copy of Dead Space 2 . Igntition takes place before Dead Space 2 , and you can unlock items for your Dead Space 2 playthrough by completing Ignition . Here's the thing,... 3:16PM. .
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ozzie starts blogging (again). For being a social-media fan, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie hasn't been big on sharing publicly via blogging or Twitter. But on October 14, after a four-year hiatus, Ozzie started a new blog. 3:13PM. .
Skype Swallows the Facebook Pill. Skype has just released a new version for Windows that integrates with Facebook, making it easy to call, chat, or text Facebook friends using Skype.How does it work? A new Facebook tab in Skype streams your Facebook News Feed and uploads your Facebook Phonebook. The news feed... 3:11PM. .
Windows Phone 7 Threatens Android, But How Much? Given the disruptive precedents set by Apple iPhone and Google Android, analysts are sure smartphones based on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 will slow sales of Android phones. - Smartphones equipped with Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 operating system aren't on the market yet, so... 3:11PM. .
The Auto Industry Is Cruising on Slow but Steady Demand. Vehicle sales have been less than stellar in recent months, disappointing some analysts. But the industry is gradually improving in a broad trend that is benefiting nearly all automakers -- including the Big Three, which have returned from the brink. Continue reading The Auto... 3:11PM. .
Toyota to unveil another Prius. Toyota will unveil a new version of its famous Prius Hybrid at the Detroit Auto Show in January, the automaker announced Thursday. This car would not be a replacement for the Prius hatchback but would sell alongside the now-familiar egg-shaped car. 3:10PM. .
Gadget Ownership. The cell phone -- by a wide margin -- is the most commonly owned piece of personal technology. Half the public owns a computers and/or mp3 player, while e-books remain a niche item. The average adult owns three of the seven gadgets asked about in the survey. 3:10PM. .
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007 Cheats XIV (DS). Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007 is a video game developed and published by Japanese company Konami exclusively for the Nintendo DS. As its name says, it is part of the extremely popular Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise and is just one of the many video games that were inspired by the long... 3:07PM. .
Avoid speeding tickets with the iPhone. Cobra's new iRadar uses an app on the iPhone to display alerts from its radar detection module. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog 3:07PM. .
Rentech's synthetic diesel fueling A3 TDI road trip. When Audi accepted last year's 2010 Green Car of the Year award, it may not have realized that a road trip was part of the prize package. Next week, two Audi A3s will traverse down the California coast as part of the magazine's Green Car of the Year Tour using Rentech's... 3:07PM. .
Germans Test Self-Driving Taxi [Germany's Self-Driving Car Includes Companion iPad App]. Achtung, Google! Seems the Germans are sneaking up behind you with their own brand of driverless car. It's still in the testing stages, of course, but they're already slipping in a couple interesting side concepts with it. (...)Read the rest of Germans Test Self-Driving Taxi... 3:06PM. .
Mozilla ropes in ex-Adobe executive as new CEO. Mozilla Corporation�announced today that it has appointed former Adobe executive Gary Kovacs at the helm of the company, ending the search for a new CEO to run the for-profit software subsidiary of the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation. Kovacs was most recently general manager and... 3:06PM. .
Justin.tv business officer departs after job becomes defunct. David Aufhauser, the chief business officer of live video streaming site Justin.tv, has left the streaming site now that it has decided to shift its focus to a consumer-driven "YouTube model" for live streaming. Aufhauser's specialty was bringing in large-scale events and media... 3:06PM. .
New Hires In Social Gaming: Ayogo, Kabam, Metrogames, & More. After a fairly big wave of hiring�last week, we have found nine developers making changes this week, according to LinkedIn as well as information sent in by the companies.�While a few are merely internal shifts, most are hiring new faces, including a few big positions as well.... 3:06PM. .
Steve Jobs sent iPods to the Chilean miners.. Steve Jobs sent iPods to the Chilean miners. Join the conversation about this story � 3:06PM. .
Top 6 Ways to Keep Your Kids Safe Online. Must-know parenting tips for protecting privacy, reputation online. 3:06PM. .
Cloudkick Now Managing 1 Million Servers. Cloudkick, a Y Combinator -incubated startup that offers a free server management system to businesses, has hit a few milestones today. The startup is now managing 1,000,000 servers around the world. Cloudkick provides detailed graphs on the health of your servers, and tools to... 3:06PM. .
GetGlue Hits 10 Million Monthly Ratings; Adds Coupons For Check-Ins. GetGlue, a social browsing assistant that shows ratings and recommendations of movies, books, restaurants, stocks, and more on the web, has officially hit 10 million monthly check-ins and ratings in September, up from an average monthly rate of 5 million ratings and check-ins in... 3:06PM. .
You'll Be Able To Watch President Obama's Town Hall Without Leaving Twitter.com. As you may be aware, President Obama is holding a Town Hall event today with the help of TV networks MTV, BET, and CMT. One key to the event, which takes place at 1 PM PST, are tweets. The President will be fielding questions from Twitter when people use the appropriate hashtags... 3:06PM. .
Photo Gadget Round-up. Part of learning how to use that new camera is learning what to buy to make it work for you. Here are a few gadgets that I like to have around to help me, depending on if I'm using a point and shoot for family shots, or a my DSLR with a full blown flash [...] 3:06PM. .
A helmsman's chair that would make James T. Kirk green with envy. NorSap is a Norwegian firm that manufactures those impressive chairs for the helmsmen and pilots on sea-going vessels. These chairs are extremely rugged, as they need to be able to stand up to rough conditions, but they also need to be adjustable to fit a variety of body sizes... 3:02PM. .
