Internet News Record 27/07/09 - 28/07/09 LibertyNewsprint.com U.S. Edition The First Draft: Deja vu - it’s China EU to renew US bank and healthcare again scrutiny deal By Deborah Charles (Front Row (BBC News | Americas | World terrorism investigators first came to Washington) Edition) light in 2006. The data-sharing agreement was struck in 2007 after Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:04:13 AM Submitted at 7/28/2009 3:04:02 AM European data protection authorities Presidents are never afraid of The EU plans to renew an demanded guarantees that European beating the same drum twice. agreement allowing US officials to privacy laws would not be violated. Today, President Barack Obama scrutinise European citizens' banking Speaking on Monday, EU Justice continues his quest to boost support activities under US anti-terrorism Commissioner Jacques Barrot said "it for healthcare reform with a “tele- laws. would be extremely dangerous at this town hall” at AARP. Then he talks EU member states have agreed to stage to stop the surveillance and the about relations with China, just like let the European Commission monitoring of information flows". on Monday. negotiate new conditions under A senior member of Germany's With Obama’s drive for healthcare which the US will get access to ruling Christian Democrats (CDU), reform stalled in the Senate and the private banking data. Wolfgang Bosbach, said any new House — even though both chambers US officials currently monitor agreement had to provide "certainty are controlled by his fellow transactions handled by Swift, a huge about data protection and ensure that Democrats — the president is inter-bank network based in the personal data of respectable looking to ordinary Americans to Belgium. people is promptly erased". push harder for an overhaul of the House for talks with the leaders of back-to-back news conferences to German politicians have voiced The leader of the liberal Free system. the U.S.-China Strategic Economic give their own versions of what concern about the scope of US bank Democrats (FDP), Guido Democrats have backed away from Dialogue. happened. scrutiny. Westerwelle, said the proposal for a vow to take a vote on the Obama is expected to talk with the Will they announce similar results? The US wants to have access to a data-sharing with the US "must be legislation before the month-long top Chinese officials about the need For more Reuters political news, new European database that Swift is stopped". August recess but lawmakers in both for the two economic powers to work click here. setting up in Switzerland. The US The co-chairmen of the Greens in chambers are still working on the together for global economic Photo credit: REUTERS/Larry Treasury already has access to the European Parliament, Rebecca bill. This afternoon, Obama heads to recovery and also discuss issues like Downing (Obama shakes hands with Swift's American database. Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, AARP headquarters to take questions North Korea and global climate Chinese State Councillor Dai Tracking the funding of terror meanwhile accused EU foreign from senior citizens about health change. Bingguo (c) and Vice Premier Wang groups globally has been a priority ministers of bypassing the assembly. insurance and his proposed reforms. After meeting with Obama the top Qishan on Monday) for Washington since the 11 Mr Barrot said it was not a Then he heads back to the White U.S. and Chinese officials will hold September 2001 attacks on the US. "question of giving the US a blank TV to DVD & Blu-Ray: July Swift handles millions of cheque". Suspect in Kan. abortion provider killing in court (AP) transactions daily between banks and "The US authorities would continue (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Buchanan) 28, 2009 other financial institutions to temporarily access the relevant worldwide. It holds the data of some data only after legal verification and Submitted at 7/28/2009 5:09:04 AM 9 seconds ago 2009-07- (ETonline - Breaking News) 28T07:50:03-07:00 8,000 banks and operates in 200 under strict judicial control," he Learn2turn buzzed up: Sgt. Submitted at 7/28/2009 12:03:00 AM countries. added. Crowley, a Cop in Full (Pat Privacy concerns Print Sponsor Swift's co-operation with US anti- 2 Politics/ Top News/ Internet News Record

Drink orders in for Obama meet with policeman, professor By David Alexander (Front Row men. Obama inflamed the situation at his week, but it hadn’t been set yet. a fan of Red Stripe, a Jamaican lager, Washington) Crowley, who is white, arrested news conference last week by saying The timing may be up in the air, and Beck’s, a German lager. Gates, a prominent black scholar and he thought the police “acted but the drink orders are apparently For more Reuters political news, Submitted at 7/27/2009 3:12:21 PM documentary filmmaker, after going stupidly” by arresting in his own known. click here. President Barack Obama’s to the professor’s home on a report of home his friend Gates, a 58-year-old Asked what beer the president Photo credit: Reuters/Jim Young peacemaking efforts with a Harvard a possible burglary in progress. man who uses a cane to walk because might have, Gibbs observed that (Obama at White House Friday after professor and a Massachusetts police Gates had arrived home from a trip of childhood injury. Obama drank a Budweiser at the calling St. Crowley); Reuters/Brian sergeant are still up in the air, but the to China to find his door jammed and Obama called Crowley and Gates baseball All-Star Game a couple of Snyder (Crowley and Sgt. Leon drink orders are in. had difficulty entering. The two men last week to try to calm tempers. At weeks ago. Lashley, who was present when Obama invited Cambridge Police got into a dispute and Crowley Crowley’s suggestion, he agreed to “Sgt. Crowley mentioned when the Gates was arrested, at a news Sgt. James Crowley and Harvard arrested Gates on a charge of invite the two to the White House for president offered this on the phone conference July 24) scholar Henry Louis Gates to the disorderly conduct – touching off a a beer. Friday that he likes Blue Moon,” said White House for a beer last week as debate over whether the incident Spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Gibbs. Blue Moon is a Belgian-style he tried to make amends for involved racial profiling. The charge Monday the White House was trying white beer brewed by Molson Coors. inflaming a dispute between the two was later dropped. to organize the meeting for this Gates told the Boston Globe he was Ala. police use Taser on deaf and disabled man (AP) (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) st buzzed up: Panel to vote on 12 seconds ago 2009-07- Sotomayor, confirmation likely (AP) 28T07:52:44-07:00 Internet News Record Politics/ Top News/ 3 Confucius? No, Yao Ming By Deborah Charles (Front Row basketball fan, I have learned from Washington) the words of Yao Ming, who said, ‘No matter whether you are new or Submitted at 7/27/2009 9:17:40 AM an old team member, you need time Instead of a cultural icon, well- to adjust to one another.’” known author or scholar, President “Well, through the constructive Barack Obama sought the advice of meetings that we’ve already had, and … a basketball player as he talked of through this dialogue, I’m confident the importance of strong U.S.- that we will meet Yao’s standard.” Chinese economic ties. Wonder if it makes a difference In a speech opening the Strategic that the seven-time All Star just had Economic Dialogue between the foot surgery which will rule him out United States and China, Obama — for the whole next NBA season? an avid basketball fan and player — For more Reuters political news, quoted China’s most popular sports two nations needed to hold click here star and Houston Rockets center, Yao “sustained dialogue to enhance our Photo credit: REUTERS/Danny Ming. shared interests.” Moloshok (Yao plays in basketball Obama said he and Chinese Then he went for the analogy. game in May) President Hu Jintao both agreed the “As a new President and also as a The First Draft: China Divorce 'health scars permanent' (BBC News | Americas | World chronic health conditions. Anastasia de Waal, of the think and healthcare Edition) People who remarried had 12% tank Civitas, said: "This research By Deborah Charles (Front Row lawmakers will be working on more chronic health conditions than highlights the fact that whilst divorce Washington) ironing out differences within their Submitted at 7/27/2009 4:21:31 PM those continuously married, which has become much more common, it own party. Obama has learned that Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:16:22 AM Divorce has a lingering, detrimental was slightly less than the 20% for the can take not just a tremendous although both the House and the impact on health that even remarriage divorced or widowed who did not emotional and financial toll, but also Topics of the day today: more Senate have big Democratic cannot fully repair, a study suggests. remarry. a heavy health one." healthcare and U.S.-Chinese relations majorities, that’s not always enough A Chicago study involving 8,652 Researcher Dr Linda Waite, a Christine Northan, a counsellor for President Barack Obama speaks at to get legislation passed. people aged 51 to 61 found divorced sociologist at the University of Relate, said: "I'm not surprised by the the beginning of a two-day U.S.- Democratic Senator Kent Conrad, a people have 20% more chronic Chicago, said divorce or widowhood findings. It's another reason to work Strategic and Economic Dialogue in key player in bipartisan Senate illnesses such as cancer than those undermines health because incomes hard to make marriages last, unless it Washington, then top Chinese and Finance Committee negotiations on who never marry. drop and stress develops over issues is a very destructive relationship. U.S. officials will work on healthcare, said on Sunday Senate The figure only drops to 12% for such as shared child care. "It's a good idea if you can use a developing a new framework for Democrats don’t have the votes to those who remarry, researchers write Stresses and strains messy divorce to understand both U.S.-Chinese relations. pass healthcare reform without in the Journal of Health and Social Whereas marriage tends to bring an yourself better and why the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Republican support and would not Behaviour. immediate health benefit, in that it relationship did not work. and Secretary of Treasury Timothy predict whether the panel would be They say we start adulthood with a improves health behaviours for men "If you do that, you will be in a Geithner are among the high-level able to produce a bill before the "health stock" that is kept or eroded and financial well-being for women. better place to go into a second officials taking part in the meeting. August recess. depending on our marital experience. But remarriage does not heal all. successful marriage. The duo wrote an opinion piece But Obama spokesman Robert Only those who are continuously She said: "Some health situations, "But if you are drawn to people who published in the Wall Street Journal Gibbs said he is confident a bill will married can expect the same rate of like depression, seem to respond both are toxic for you, then you may be talking about the need for working pass by the end of the year. chronic health problems as the never- quickly and strongly to changes in better off staying single." with China. For more Reuters political news, wedded, the study suggests. current conditions. She said a surprising number of Congress is still working on click here. Although people who remarry after "In contrast, conditions such as people unconsciously look for healthcare reform, although Obama Photo credit: REUTERS/Carey a divorce or being widowed do tend diabetes and heart disease develop someone like their first wife or has eased up on his August deadline Gillam (Healthcare reform supporters to be happier as a result - being no slowly over a substantial period and husband and that the chance of a for working out a deal. Democratic rally in Overland Park, Kansas) more depressed than those show the impact of past experiences, second marriage ending in divorce continuously married and less which is why health is undermined was two-fold. depressed than those who never by divorce or widowhood, even when Print Sponsor married - they gain little in terms of a person remarries." 4 Top News/ Internet News Record US-Israeli talks make 'progress' (BBC News | Americas | World including a settlement freeze, the Edition) reopening of Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem, removal of Submitted at 7/28/2009 3:28:52 AM outposts, the release of Palestinian Please turn on JavaScript. Media prisoners", reports AFP news agency. requires JavaScript to play. He was speaking after the meeting US-Israeli relations have soured between Mr Mitchell and Mr Abbas over US demands to stop settlement in the West Bank town of Ramallah expansion late on Monday. US Middle East envoy George Mr Mitchell said the Palestinians Mitchell and Israeli PM Benjamin should "take action against Netanyahu say talks about reviving incitement and... refrain from any the regional peace process have made words or deeds that may make it "good progress". more difficult to move quickly There was no mention of Israel toward successful negotiations". agreeing to halt settlement Earlier on Monday Mr Mitchell construction, a key demand the US also met President Hosni Mubarak in has made of its ally. Cairo. Mr Netanyahu has previously The Egyptians are currently rejected such a freeze, saying brokering reconciliation talks "natural growth" of settlements must between the deeply divided be allowed. Palestinian factions of Fatah and Mr Mitchell is one of several senior Hamas. US officials in the region pushing for Despite several rounds of talks, the a comprehensive Middle East peace two Palestinian factions are still at deal. odds on the most sensitive issues, The Palestinians have said all such as the shape of a future unity Israeli settlement building on settlement building and for the Relations between the two allies Mahmoud Abbas. government, the remit of the joint occupied territory must cease before Israelis to say that normal life have soured in recent weeks over US Earlier, he told Israeli President security force and the system that talks can resume. continues. demands that the settlement Shimon Peres that Israel could would be implemented for any Relations soured Officials from the Palestinian construction halt. improve the climate by "dealing with upcoming elections. After a nearly three-hour meeting Authority say they are frustrated. The US is making a major difficult issues like settlements and Iran options that was expected to focus on the There was a vague hope, in some diplomatic push in pursuit of a outposts". Despite the US concern for settlements issue, the men spoke quarters, that the PA might have won comprehensive Middle East peace All settlements are illegal under movement on an Israeli-Palestinian briefly to reporters. There was no some fresh political ground from deal. international law, though Israel peace agreement, Israel says its mention of settlements. Israel ahead of the long-delayed Defence Secretary Robert Gates is disputes this. Israel has settled more number one priority remains Iran's "Good progress" was made, said Mr Fatah conference, which is due to in Iraq after stops in Israel and than 450,000 Jews in the occupied nuclear programme. Mitchell, an experienced diplomat start a week today. Jordan and President Barack Obama's West Bank, including East Israeli officials have said military who negotiated the Northern Ireland All that we do know is that George National Security Adviser James Jerusalem. action remains an option on Iran. peace agreement. Mitchell is due back, for more talks, Jones and veteran diplomat Dennis Although the Israelis are reluctant Iran denies claims it wants to build The Israelis are also being some time next month. And August - Ross are also to arrive in the region to agree to demands that they stop nuclear weapons, saying it is circumspect. A senior official said as one official hoping to sound to join the effort. settlement building, there may be a enriching uranium for a civilian that "settlements" (ie their continued optimistic, put it - "is only days 'Roadmap obligations' compromise brewing whereby the energy programme. construction in occupied territory) away". In earlier meetings in the region, Israelis agree to finish the building of In Israel on Monday, US Defence was only one element of the "whole "We look forward to continuing our Mr Mitchell urged all countries to 2,000 new apartments a short Secretary Robert Gates said recent kaleidoscope". They do not want to discussions to reach a point that we make the difficult choices needed for distance inside the West Bank, but US overtures to Tehran were "not be drawn on the speculation about can all move forward to reach a peace. freeze all other construction, says the open-ended". having the US say-so to finish comprehensive peace," he said. "That includes between Israel and BBC's Tim Franks in Jerusalem. He was referring to a statement Mr building 2,000 apartments just inside Mr Netanyahu said they were Palestinians, between Syrians and The Palestinians have previously Obama made in January, shortly after the West Bank. making progress "toward achieving Israelis, between Israel and Lebanon said nothing short of a complete and taking office, when he said if Iran The informed view is that both the understanding that will enable us and the normalisation of relations immediate end to settlement building and countries like it were "willing to sides are groping for a common to continue and complete the peace between Israel and all of the will do. unclench their fists, they will find an ground that will allow the Americans process established between us and countries in the region," Mr Mitchell Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat to say they have forced a freeze in Palestinian neighbours and the said late on Monday after a meeting accused Israel of failing "to fulfill countries in the entire region". with Palestinian Authority President any of its roadmap obligations, Internet News Record Top News/ Gadgets/ 5 US-ISRAELI continued from page 4 7 NC men charged as international "jihad" group extended hand from us". (AP) Print Sponsor (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Hassan, 22; and Ziyad Yaghi, 21. individuals who also believed that Boyd is also known as Mohammed. Submitted at 7/28/2009 5:45:02 AM Hysen Sherifi, 24, a native of Kosovo violent jihad was a personal religious It's unclear how U.S. authorities and a U.S. legal permanent resident obligation, the indictment said. The learned of the allegations of the past RALEIGH, N.C. – A North was also charged in the case. He was document did not say which son three years, although court Carolina father who led an the only person arrested who was not Boyd took to Gaza. documents indicate that prosecutors unobtrusive rural life as a drywall a U.S. citizen. Reached at her home in Silver will introduce evidence gathered contractor had militant roots dating The seven men made their first Spring, Md., Daniel Boyd's mother under the Foreign Intelligence back to 1980s Afghanistan and court appearances in Raleigh on said she knew nothing about the Surveillance Act. Pakistan and secretly led a U.S. Monday, charged with providing current case. Several of the defendants, group plotting international material support to terrorism and "It certainly sounds weird to me," including Boyd and his sons, also terrorism, federal prosecutors said. "conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim Pat Saddler said. face firearms charges. The indictment Daniel Patrick Boyd, 39, was and injure persons abroad." They're Hassan's father declined to says they had obtained a variety of arrested Monday with his two sons scheduled to appear in court again on comment, and other families did not weapons from handguns to rifles. Finally, a portable and four other North Carolina men. Thursday for a detention hearing. have listed numbers or did not return In July 2008, Sherifi left for Prosecutors accused them of military No attorneys for the men were calls. Kosovo to engage in violent jihad, ATSC tuner, now if it -style training at home and plotting listed in court records. If convicted, In 1991 in Pakistan, Daniel Boyd but it's unclear if he did any actual will only work well "violent jihad" through a series of they could face life in prison. and his older brother denied they fighting. He returned to North terror attacks abroad. Boyd lived at an unassuming were guilty of stealing $3,200 from Carolina in April 2009 to solicit By Matt Burns (CrunchGear) Authorities believe Boyd's roots in lakeside home in a rural area south of the bank. When the sentence was funds and warriors to support the Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:30:30 AM terrorism run deep. They said when Raleigh, where he and his family imposed, Boyd shouted: "This isn't mujahedeen, but again the indictment he was in Pakistan and Afghanistan operated a drywall business. an Islamic court. It's a court of did not give details. In October 2006, Expect to starting seeing ATSC from 1989 through 1992, he had Jim Stephenson, a neighbor in infidels!" Yaghi went to Jordan to engage in tuners in notebooks, netbooks, and military-style training in terrorist Willow Spring, said he often saw the When the brothers were arrested, violent jihad, according to the UMPCs soon. MaxLinear camps and fought the Soviets, who Boyd family walking their dog. The they were accused of carrying indictment. and Hauppauge Digital are working were ending their occupation of indictment shocked neighbors. identification showing they belonged Boyd's beliefs about Islam did not on a minicard that should tune in Afghanistan. "We never saw anything to give any to the radical Afghan guerrilla group, concur with his Raleigh-area ATSC, QAM, DVB-T, DVB-H, and Prosecutors say Boyd's time in clues that something like that could Hezb-e-Islami, or Party of Islam. moderate mosque, which he stopped DTMB signals. The small card also Pakistan also included terrorist be going on in their family," They had become the first foreigners attending this year and instead began consumes 50% less power than other training that he brought back to Stephenson said. to be convicted and sentenced by meeting for Friday prayers in his tuner cards, and the small size means North Carolina, where over the past In 1991, Boyd and his brother were special Islamic courts set up by the home, U.S. Attorney George E.B. that it can make its way into more three years he recruited followers convicted of bank robbery in conservative federal government to Holding said in an interview. He did packages. Sounds great, right? I’m willing to die as martyrs waging Pakistan. They were also accused of impose speedy trials for so-called not say whether any or all the just doubtful that it will pull in ATSC jihad the Arabic word for holy war. carrying identification showing they "heinous" crimes. defendants met with him. signals without a large antenna and Prosecutors would not detail what belonged to the radical Afghan The men's wives, also Americans, "This is not an indictment of the therefore killing the any portability. the group was targeting overseas. An guerrilla group, Hezb-e-Islami, or said in an interview at the time that entire Muslim community," Holding What makes you think that this indictment said they provided Party of Islam. Each was sentenced the couples had come to Pakistan in said. "These people had broken away small tuner will pull in ATSC signals money, training, transportation and to have a foot and a hand cut off for 1989. The wives refused to answer because their local mosque did not better than your HDTV with just a men to help terrorists. Boyd and the robbery, but the decision was questions about their husbands' links follow their vision of being a good tiny antenna? Go try it. I’ll wait. Just some of the others traveled to Israel later overturned. to the Afghan mujahedeen, or Islamic Muslim." hook up a small wire to your COAX in June 2007 intending to wage Their wives told The Associated holy warriors, though they did say ___ tuner and see what happens. Nothing, "violent jihad," but returned home Press in an interview at the time that their husbands embraced Islam nine Associated Press Writers Devlin right? Yeah, the same thing is going without success, the document said. the couples had U.S. roots but the years earlier. Barrett contributed to this report to happen with these tuners. It sounds Sons Zakariya Boyd, 20, and Dylan United States was a country of Boyd's wife, Sabrina, had three from Washington; Meg Kinnard great on paper, and will probably Boyd, 22, were named in the "kafirs" Arabic for heathens. sons with her in Pakistan at the time contributed from Columbia, S.C.; work great with DVB-type signals indictment. Another son, Luqman, It is unclear when Boyd and his of the sentencing: 3-year-old Alysia Patterson and Tom Foreman that aren’t used here in the States, but died two years ago in a car accident. family returned to the U.S., but in Zakariya, 1-year-old Luqman and 5- Jr. contributed from Raleigh. ATSC is notoriously hard to pull in The others charged are Anes March 2006, Boyd traveled to Gaza year-old Mohammed. The indictment without a good antenna. And a little Subasic, 33; Mohammad Omar Aly and attempted to introduce his son to filed in North Carolina says Dylan cell phone-ish expandable antenna isn’t a good antenna. 6 Top News/ Gadgets/ Internet News Record Pregnancy likely to be swine flu shot priority (AP) (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) a recent report, World Health after slipping into a coma and giving any increased dangers from the shot. MIT's Bokode tech calls Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:30:48 AM Organization experts found that birth to a healthy baby girl, delivered Until recently, many obstetricians pregnant women appear to be "at by Cesarean section. haven't offered them, choosing to out zebra stripes, QR ATLANTA – Swine flu has been increased risk for severe disease, Some infected pregnant women avoid the expense of buying and hitting pregnant women unusually potentially resulting in spontaneous have other health problems. Trunnell, storing vaccine and the hassle of codes for battle of hard, so they are likely to be among abortion and/or death, especially for example, also had asthma and the trying to convince reluctant patients, barcode supremacy the first group advised to get a new during the second and third skin condition psoriasis. But many of said Dr. William Schaffner, a swine flu shot this fall. trimesters of pregnancy." the pregnant women who died were Vanderbilt University flu expert. By Tim Stevens (Engadget) Pregnant women account for 6 However, so far, WHO has not considered relatively healthy, "Obstetricians are only now getting Submitted at 7/28/2009 9:24:00 AM percent of U.S. swine flu deaths since recommended that pregnant women suggesting pregnancy itself is a with the program and are growing the pandemic began in April, even get priority vaccinations. significant risk, Jamieson said. comfortable with administering flu Since barcodes are the sign of the though they make up just 1 percent Now doctors are waiting to see "I think the whole concept that this vaccine," he said. devil (must be true, we read it on the of the U.S. population. what's decided by the Advisory flu only affects pregnant women with It's not clear that the demand for interwebs) it's no surprise that On Wednesday a federal vaccine Committee on Immunization underlying medical conditions is swine flu shots would be much everyone wants to replace 'em. QR advisory panel is meeting to take up Practices, whose guidance usually is incorrect," Jamieson said. greater. Pregnant patients haven't codes have been quite popular, the question of who should be first to accepted by the CDC and influences Experts believe an effective expressed much concern about swine allowing people and companies to get swine flu shots when there aren't doctors and insurance coverage. vaccine would benefit not only a flu, said the CDC's Jamieson, who is tag their stuff with colorful decals enough for everyone. At the top of For more than a decade, the pregnant woman but also her unborn also an obstetrician seeing inner-city filled with bits and bytes, and of the list are health care workers, who committee has recommended that child. patients at Atlanta's Grady Memorial course RFID tags are still going would be crucial to society during a pregnant women get vaccinated for Infants, whose immune systems are Hospital. strong, but a team of researchers at bad pandemic. seasonal flu, which is considered a weak, should not get a flu shot until "It hasn't been a major concern," MIT has come up with something But pregnant women may be near serious threat even to pregnant they are at least 6 months old. So viewed as a relatively mild illness. better: Bokode. It's effectively a tiny the top of the list because they have women who are young and healthy. whatever immunity they have is They worry more about economic little retroreflective holograph that is suffered and died from swine flu at Pregnant women are unusually passed on to them by their mothers, concerns "how to take care of the just 3mm wide but, when a camera disproportionately high rates. vulnerable especially in the third doctors say. baby, how to get food to eat and how focused to infinity sweeps across it, "Are they more at risk for severe trimester due to changes in the lungs The belief in the protective powers to get safe and secure housing," the Bokodes become clear and disease? That's the issue," and it and immune system that make it of a mother's vaccination on their Jamieson said. appear much larger, captured in the appears they are, said Dr. Denise harder for them to shake off unborn children was demonstrated in So far, swine flu has likely infected video below. In this way they can Jamieson, an epidemiologist with the respiratory infections, said Dr. Kevin a study of women in Bangladesh more than 1 million Americans, the contain "thousands of bits" of data U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Ault, an Emory University published last year in the New CDC believes, with at least 300 and, interestingly, show positional Prevention. obstetrician. England Journal of Medicine. It deaths. information too, meaning the camera Pregnant women's risk from swine CDC data indicate swine flu is at found that flu shots given to pregnant The United States expects to begin knows where in 3D space it is in flu has been a raging topic in Europe, least as dangerous. Of 302 U.S. women reduced flu in infants by 63 testing swine flu vaccines on some relation to the tag. This, of course, following the contentious suggestion deaths attributed to swine flu to date, percent. volunteers in August, and predicts has hundreds of potential this month by British and Swiss the CDC has detailed information on Only about 15 percent of pregnant 160 million doses may be ready by applications ranging from grocery health officials that women should 266 of them. The agency has found women get seasonal flu shots, experts October. shopping to augmented reality, and consider delaying pregnancy if they that 15 of the 266 were pregnant noted, so it's not clear how many will ___ should lead to new and exciting ways can. women or about 6 percent. get the new shot. On the Net: for scholars to interpret/misinterpret Most health officials call that The first American with swine flu Some women avoid regular flu CDC swine flu web site: Revelations. advice unwarranted, but have agreed to die was a pregnant woman in shots, worried about possible risks to http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ [Via BBC] that the health risks are significant. In Texas. Judy Trunnell, 33, died May 5 the fetus, but studies have not shown Continue reading MIT's Bokode tech calls out zebra stripes, QR codes for battle of barcode supremacy Verizon Uses Twitter To Trash Talk AT&T Too Filed under: Misc. Gadgets By MG Siegler (CrunchGear) Tour de France-winning teammate, BEFORE a conference. #VDC"— MIT's Bokode tech calls out zebra stripes, QR codes for battle of Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:23:50 AM Alberto Contador. And in the tech complete with a TwitPic(below) of a world, we have some good smack giant Verizon truck parked outside barcode supremacy originally Twitter is great for a lot of things, talking from Verizon directed at rival the conference to bolster signal. appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul but I think my favorite use of it is AT&T today. John Czwartacki, who 2009 09:24:00 EST. Please see our public smack-talking. Just read what is the policy blog editor for Verizon, Twitter, " This what USA's most terms for use of feeds. Read| Lance Armstrong has to say about his sent the following public message on reliable wireless network sends Permalink| Email this| Comments Internet News Record Top News/ Gadgets/ 7 AP source: Jackson doc gave him Dozens missing as Haiti drug before death (AP) boat sinks (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) sure that will happen here as well." oxygen tanks and an IV drip. (BBC News | Americas | World helicopter was on the scene and a Submitted at 7/28/2009 5:51:35 AM Toxicology reports are still Another of Jackson's bedrooms was a Edition) cutter was making its way there. pending, but investigators are shambles, with clothes and other Unsafe crossing LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson working under the theory that items strewn about and handwritten Submitted at 7/28/2009 2:19:24 AM The boat had been at sea for three had been using a powerful anesthetic propofol caused Jackson's heart to notes stuck on the walls. One read: A boat carrying up to 200 Haitian days when it accidentally steered into to help him sleep, and authorities are stop, the official said. Jackson is "children are sweet and innocent." migrants has capsized off the coast of a reef as it tried to avoid being working under the theory that a dose believed to have been using the drug The temperature upstairs was the Caribbean islands of Turks and spotted by a police patrol vessel, one of it administered by his personal for about two years and investigators stiflingly hot when authorities arrived Caicos, the US Coast Guard says. survivor, Alces Julien, told the physician killed him, a law are trying to determine how many at the singer's house after his death. A spokesman said 113 people had Associated Press from hospital. enforcement official told The other doctors administered it, the Gas fireplaces and the heating system been rescued from the sea, mostly by Lt-Cdr Morlag said the migrants Associated Press. official said. were on high because Jackson always the Turks and Caicos authorities, but had been undertaking "a very The official, who spoke on Murray, 51, has been identified in complained of feeling cold, the that at least two bodies had been dangerous journey". condition of anonymity because the court papers as the subject of a official said. found. "Unfortunately many people lose investigation is ongoing, said manslaughter investigation, and A porcelain girl doll wearing a Some of the injured were taken to their lives trying to reach the United Jackson regularly received the authorities last week raided his office dress was found on top of the covers hospital on the Caribbean islands. States illegally, anywhere of 100 or anesthetic propofol and relied on it and a storage unit in Houston. Police of the bed where he slept, the official Haitians often travel through the more per year," he said, adding that like an alarm clock. A doctor would say Murray is cooperating and have said. islands in overcrowded boats, hoping the heavy loss of life was mostly due administer it when Jackson went to not labeled him a suspect. Police found propofol and other to find work in the Bahamas or to overcrowding of vessels. sleep, then stop the IV drip when the Murray became Jackson's personal drugs in the home. An IV line and Florida. "They don't have enough life-saving singer wanted to wake up. physician in May and was to three tanks of oxygen were in the Lt-Cdr Matthew Moorlag of the US gear or signalling gear to ensure that On June 25, the day Jackson died, accompany him to London for a room where Jackson slept and 15 Coast Guard told the BBC his team they are able to survive if they do Dr. Conrad Murray gave him the series of concerts starting in July. more oxygen tanks were in a security had rescued 113 people who had have any problems at sea," he said. drug through an IV sometime after He was staying with Jackson in the guard's shack, the official said. been stranded on reefs and was At least nine people, including a midnight, the official said. Los Angeles mansion and, according Using propofol to sleep exceeds the helping local authorities in the search pregnant woman, died in May this Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, to Chernoff, "happened to find" an drug's intended purpose. The drug for those still missing. year when a boat carrying nearly 30 has said the doctor "didn't prescribe unconscious Jackson in the pop star's can depress breathing and lower At least two bodies have been people, mostly Haitians, sank off the or administer anything that should bedroom the morning of June 25. heart rates and blood pressure. pulled from the water - earlier reports Florida coast. have killed Michael Jackson." When Murray tried to revive him by Because of the risks, propofol is suggested that four had been found. In May 2007, at least 61 Haitian asked Monday about the law compressing his chest with one hand supposed to be administered only in "We're hopeful that we will be able migrants died when a boat carrying enforcement official's statements he while supporting Jackson's back with medical settings by trained to find survivors, however it has been 150 people sank off the Turks and said: "We will not be commenting on the other. personnel. a night and we have not located any Caicos. rumors, innuendo or unnamed The official also provided a ___ additional people," said Lt-Cdr Some of the survivors said the boat sources." glimpse into how the pop star was Contributing to this report were Moorlag. had been rammed by a patrol boat In a more detailed statement posted living in the weeks before he died, Associated Press writers Lynn Elber "We do have searches that are on from the Turks and Caicos, then online late Monday, Chernoff added describing the room in which in Tustin, Calif., Marilynn going right now and we will have towed out to sea. that "things tend to shake out when Jackson slept in his rented Beverly Marchione in Milwaukee, and Justin some aircraft up at first light." Print Sponsor all the facts are made known, and I'm Hills mansion as outfitted with Pritchard in Los Angeles. US officials earlier said a Greenpeace action targets HP over ‘Hazardous Products’ By Nicholas Deleon products on the market despite burned, PVCs release a known they have to say about all this. Still (CrunchGear) promises made years ago to phase carcinogen into the air.) Well, it’s no word from it, though. out these toxic compounds.” So, to 2009 (and well into 2009 at that) and And for those keeping score at Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:40:43 AM get back at HP, Greenpeace members artist’s rendering: these products are still in HP’s home, Apple is not on Greenpeace’s Indie rock band Greenpeace has a “climbed to the top of HP’s global It comes down to this: HP said a products. blacklist. problem with HP, specifically its headquarters and painted the message few years ago that it would eliminate Apparently Greenpeace set it up so broken promises vis–à-vis toxic ‘Hazardous Products’ in big, bold harmful products, including that William Shatner called HP chemicals in its products. The band’s letters on the roof.” brominated flame retardants (BFRs) employees to remind them about frontman, Casey Harrell, says that I could find a photo of the protest, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) HP’s awful behavior. “HP continues to put hazardous so we’ll have to make due with the plastics, from its products. (When We’ve contacted HP to see what 8 Top News/ Gadgets/ Internet News Record

hField Technologies intros revamped Wi-Fire long-range WiFi adapter By Darren Murph (Engadget) Submitted at 7/28/2009 8:04:00 AM Creative debuts Android Evidently hField Technologies has a good thing going with this inelegant US turns off Havana Wi-Fire thingamajig, as it has just -powered Zii EGG for followed up versions one and two with the latest and greatest third news ticker iteration. The revamped Wi-Fire, (BBC News | Americas | World billboards". developers and OEMs which is more formally known as the Edition) Cuba's then-leader Fidel Castro HFWFG200, is said to be some 40 accused the US mission of becoming By Paul Miller (Engadget) some 10-point multitouch capacitive percent smaller and 30 percent Submitted at 7/27/2009 7:57:13 PM the "headquarters of the counter- Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:03:00 AM input -- Synaptics' new ClearPad lighter than the previous incarnation, Please turn on JavaScript. Media revolution". 3000 if we had to guess. yet it promises to maintain a solid requires JavaScript to play. He also ordered a million people to It's hard to know where to begin The big drawback here is the lack WiFi signal while up to 1,000 feet The giant electronic ticker in march around the mission in protest. with this, but Creative has confirmed of cellular data, but hopefully away from the source. In one of those Havana The ticker was turned off in June, that Zii EGG handheld we saw pass somebody can solve that before long. classic "two steps forward, three The US has turned off a giant but correspondents say that because through the FCC a few weeks ago, The Zii EGG is a developer platform, leaps back" moments, the company electronic billboard at its diplomatic of the obstructions erected by Cuban and proceeded to slap every odd after all, but Creative says the has added in support for Linux and mission in the Cuban capital, authorities, no-one seems to have marketing term the company has platform is "market-ready" for OS X-based systems, though the Havana. noticed. come up with over the past few years picking up by OEMs for production - device only works with 802.11b/g The screen, put up during the Bush A US state department spokesman, on it. The Zii EGG runs the new - hopefully they aren't far removed devices. In other words, you won't administration, scrolled news and Ian Kelly, confirmed on Monday that "Plaszma" platform, which has from shoehorning a 3G chipset in see 802.11n speeds out of this thing, messages in 1.5m (five-foot) high the ticker was no longer operating, as something to do with " StemCell there somewhere as well. The Zii and you'll still get looked at funny letters, angering the Cuban it was "really not very effective as a Computing" and allows developers to Plaszma Starter Kit bundled with the with it affixed atop your laptop's government. means of delivering information to simultaneously develop for Plaszma Zii EGG can be had for $400. A display. If you're willing to swap Cuban authorities had tried to block the Cuban people". and Android. Since for now the Zii video demo is after the break. dignity for connectivity, you can get it from view with placards and flags. He added that President Barack EGG is aimed at developers and [Via DAP Review] one headed your way today for $59. The decision to turn off the ticker Obama's decision to allow US OEMs, it runs fairly vanilla Android Continue reading Creative debuts [Via HotHardware] comes as the US seeks to improve communications companies to do on top of Creative's ZMS-05 chip. Android-powered Zii EGG for Gallery: hField Technologies intros relations with Cuba. business with Cuba would bolster the The hardware itself is rather developers and OEMs revamped Wi-Fire long-range WiFi 'Billboard battle' flow of information to the island. impressive, with front and rear facing Filed under: Handhelds, Portable adapter The ticker, set up in 2006, streamed Earlier in July, US and Cuban cameras, HD playback, 1080p video Audio, Portable Video Filed under: Wireless, Networking news and political messages to the officials held their first talks since output, OpenGL ES support, X-Fi Creative debuts Android-powered hField Technologies intros Cuban people from the fifth floor of 2003 on Cuban migration to the US. audio processing, 32GB of built-in Zii EGG for developers and OEMs revamped Wi-Fire long-range WiFi the US Interest Section in Havana. Print Sponsor memory and a full SD slot. Other originally appeared on Engadget on adapter originally appeared on It prompted what came to be more "run of the mill" features Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:03:00 EST. Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 known as "the battle of the include WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth Please see our terms for use of feeds. 08:04:00 EST. Please see our terms 2.1+EDR, and a 3-axis Read| Permalink| Email this| for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| accelerometer. The 320 x 480 screen Comments Email this| Comments sounds strictly ordinary, but on top is Internet News Record Gadgets/ 9 The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention Part 6 By Guest Author (CrunchGear) to our customers, so we became a one of my inventions, the Thirsty Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:32:37 AM distributor of the original non-surge Light, a device that goes in PowerSquid, as well as their lower- houseplant soil and blinks when the Hello, my name is Christopher end (UL Listed) surge protectors. plant needs water. And there is more Hawker. I am a professional We successfully sold the Calamari on the way: a star clock, a new inventor, specializing in innovative into Dell’s and Apple’s online stores, innovative power strip, and a consumer products. My company is which were two of our major targets glowing rock. We still operate called Trident Design, LLC. I have all along. Unfortunately, they both Flexity, which is now building developed many products in sequestered them to the last page of slowly into a nice business. numerous industries and have over their surge protector sections. We Anticlimactically, MET Lab finally 20 products on the market. My most had no “pay-to-play” money to get passed the six-armed Squid in 2008, famous invention is the PowerSquid, higher placement. With no special but the specs were changing in 2009 a cephalopod-inspired power strip attention drawn to them and so the certification was only good for with outlets situated at the end of backwoods positioning, neither six months. Philips still sells a lot of short cords, thereby eliminating the venue proved as successful as our PowerSquid and sends us a royalty problem of losing outlets to bulky own site. check every month. transformer plugs. John Biggs, editor We went to the CES show in The PowerSquid has been a long, -in-chief of this blog, has asked me to January 2007 with a bigger, fancier amazing journey full of excitement, write the story of the birth of the exhibit booth and hoped we would opportunity, disappointments, PowerSquid and its development and renew interest in our products. It was struggles, failures, and successes. It journey to market. This is the Song a huge expense for us, but one we has been the best learning experience of the PowerSquid. felt would pay off. We were wrong. of my life and the greatest This is part 6 of a 6 part series. Our booth was in an awkward spot opportunity. It has opened doors and Read them all here. where traffic flowed all around us, made me fairly well-known in the Part 6: Philips Enters the Picture but very little came to us. We were invention industry, giving me enough In the summer of 2006, I got a call hidden in plain sight. We emerged credibility to earn an audience with from the president of Power Sentry to with only one promising lead – a most manufacturers. I am thankful tell me that they were being bought satellite dish installer company with for the journey’s experience and by Philips, the Netherlands-based a fleet of 6,000 vans that was willing rewards. consumer electronics giant. My to sell the PowerSquid out of their Stay tuned for the next exciting initial instinct was that this would be vans. They placed several large innovation from… the amazing a mixed bag. They were just too orders, but then they were purchased SQUIDBOY!! large. He reassured that it would be by a private equity firm which Christopher Hawker, an inventor great for the PowerSquid, with the immediately ended the practice of specializing in innovative consumer awesome brand and marketing power selling stuff to customers. They products, is founder of Trident of this giant, worldwide corporation wanted to refocus on their core Design, LLC in Columbus, Ohio. He suddenly behind our product. What business, installations. We suddenly elsewhere. Working with a brilliant back to Columbus in 2007 and is the author of “Inventor’s Mind: 10 really ended up happening was that lost our one big client and we were negotiation expert I had met, I restarted my design consultancy, Steps to Making Money From your the huge corporation barley noticed devastated. We spent the next year approached other industry players funded by PowerSquid royalties. We Inventions”, a free e-book available that it sold PowerSquid, since it had trying to get more major customers to and received significant interest, but, have been busy developing a line of at Invent-Shop.com. He will be thousands and thousands of other no avail and adjusting expectations to in the end, Philips made an offer we gourmet cooking gadgets in hosting his first InventShop products. The lack of focus quickly the new reality that Flexity was going couldn’t refuse and we extended the partnership with RSVP, a small Inventor’s Workshop in October became evident as the relationship to be a much more modest company agreement for the life of the patent. company based in Seattle run by a 2009 for serious inventors who want began to unfold. Most notably in than we had imagined. For no apparent reason, Philips dear friend of mine. Our Onion to learn his inventing system. their responsiveness to our needs as On the other hand, Philips’ sales of waited six months to send me the Goggles have been a hit (they were This is part 6 of a 6 part series. Flexity, which usually amounted to, PowerSquid were still going strong. signed renewal contract, leaving me reviewed here on CrunchGear not Read them all here. “bad news delivered late.” The initial agreement we had in an agonizingly stressful limbo. that long ago). We launched six more Want a PowerSquid? Leave a Nevertheless, we continued to push negotiated with Power Sentry was When it finally did arrive, however, gourmet products with RSVP this comment below (including your Flexity. Philips agreed to let us ending, so I was in position to the new deal was lucrative. year. I have just recently started email) and we’ll pick one commenter distribute their other power products renegotiate terms of the license or go So that brings us to today. I moved manufacturing and marketing another at random per day. 10 Gadgets/ Internet News Record

CSR debuts SiRFstarIV location-aware architecture, kisses slow fixes goodbye By Darren Murph (Engadget) drop with GPS enabled. CSR's first Submitted at 7/28/2009 8:27:00 AM SiRFstarIV product is the GSD4t receiver, which is optimized for Nary half a year after snapping up mobile phones and "other space and SiRF, CSR is already tooting its horn power-sensitive consumer devices." Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 about an all new SiRFstar We're told that samples of the chip architecture. The predictably titled are shipping out now, with mass SiRFstarIV technology takes quite production slated for October and superzoom reviewed: crème de la crème the leap over its three-pronged device integration happening shortly By Darren Murph (Engadget) former concluded that the outfit's marketable rivals. Don't believe us? predecessor, all but promising to nix thereafter. those annoyingly long location fixes Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:16:00 AM newest 18x zoomer was only Check the read links below for all the Filed under: GPS marginally changed from its proof you can handle. that are all too common on existing CSR debuts SiRFstarIV location- If you're in the market for a predecessor, but those who skipped [Thanks, TheLostSwede] PNDs. The new location-aware, self- aware architecture, kisses slow fixes superzoom, and you've already on over the FZ28 should certainly Read- TrustedReviews' take assisted, micro-power tech enables goodbye originally appeared on decided that none of those Micro give this one a look. In fact, it Read- PhotographyBLOG review devices to be continually aware of Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 Four Thirds options will sway you, it straight up confessed that to "get Filed under: Digital Cameras location without requiring network 08:27:00 EST. Please see our terms looks as if you'll be hard pressed to anything better than this, you'll have Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 aide; furthermore, there's hardly any for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| find a superior alternative to to move up to a DSLR." You may superzoom reviewed: crème de la power drain to speak of, which ought Email this| Comments Panasonic's minty fresh Lumix DMC notice that this bugger doesn't offer crème originally appeared on to please smartphone owners who -FZ35(FZ38 in some regions). Both the greatest zoom nor the most Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 can literally watch their battery meter TrustedReviews and megapixels in its class, but the stellar 07:16:00 EST. Please see our terms PhotographyBLOG managed to score image quality and even more stirring for use of feeds. Permalink| Email a unit for review, and both outlets video mode kept critics from this| Comments came away generally impressed. The suggesting any of those more Internet News Record Gadgets/ 11

Novatel Wireless launches MiFi 2372 with North American-loving, 3G WiFi goodness Verizon Wireless and By Laura June (Engadget) Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:25:00 AM AT&T engage in legal Novatel's just announced its North American-friendly MiFi 2372 router Sprint acquires Virgin with GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA. fisticuffs over ad slogans The Mifi 2372 will offer 7.2Mbps By Tim Stevens (Engadget) were truthful it would have to call HSDPA sharing for up to five Mobile USA for a cool connections via WiFi. If you recall, Submitted at 7/28/2009 9:01:00 AM itself " America's Least Reliable 3G Network," but maybe this is just the European, 900/1900/2100MHz Which North American wireless some attempt to make the two look $483m version launched back in June, so provider do you think is telling the like they hate each other in public we're happy to see it make its way to truth in its advertising? If you while exchanging sweet nothings and By Joshua Topolsky (Engadget) now was in direct competition with our shores at long last. The 2372 also VM. It's not quite rival city, however, answered "none of 'em," you're text messaging price hikes in private. Submitted at 7/28/2009 8:39:00 AM boasts a GPS receiver and microSD probably right, but that's not stopping All we know is this isn't the first time Virgin Mobile USA was launched as card slot, and while there's no word Verizon Wireless from going to court carriers have battled over such Remember Virgin Mobile? Sure a joint venture with Sprint, and the on pricing or definite date of to uphold its commercial honor, claims, and it sure won't be the last. you do -- not long ago the last-man- MVNO glides on Dan Hesse's availability, we can assume it'll be having been called out by AT&T Filed under: Cellphones standing MVNO snapped up Helio, network as it is. Still, it does seem to offered on subsidy from AT&T and earlier this month. VZW took the A Verizon Wireless and AT&T and seemed ready to take its place as be another indicator that the days of Rogers, and we hope that happens train down to US District Court in engage in legal fisticuffs over ad one of the few boutique prepaid the MVNO are certainly on the wane, soon. The full PR is after the break. Manhattan asking that its slogans like slogans originally appeared on operations still... er, operating. Well though Sprint now looks to own the Continue reading Novatel Wireless "America's Most Reliable 3G Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 that appears to be all but done and space -- what little there is. launches MiFi 2372 with North Network" be validated, claims AT&T 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms done, as Sprint has just announced a Filed under: Cellphones American-loving, 3G WiFi goodness earlier said were false. We're not for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| "definitive agreement" to purchase Sprint acquires Virgin Mobile USA Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, quite sure why 'ol Blue and White is Email this| Comments the company for $483 million worth for a cool $483m originally appeared Networking getting feisty, since if all advertising of sweet, succulent stock (which on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 Novatel Wireless launches MiFi looks to be right about what it was 08:39:00 EST. Please see our terms 2372 with North American-loving, valued at to begin with). It looks like for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| 3G WiFi goodness originally Sprint will pair the acquisition with Email this| Comments appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jul its Boost Mobile brand, which till 2009 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink| Sprint set to acquire Virgin Mobile Email this| Comments By Doug Aamoth (CrunchGear) Four hot chicks and a naked dude Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:32:31 AM By Peter Ha (CrunchGear) doing it either. Just watch the video Sprint and Virgin Mobile sitting in a Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:33:36 AM and I’m sure you can figure it out. tree, m-e-r-g-i-n-g. Well, not Sound off in comments if you think merging per se. More like Sprint is No, I’m not posting this for the fun you know. acquiring Virgin Mobile. Seems as looking to gain some ground in the of it, but I can’t tell you why I’m though this whole "pre-paid, no mobile arms race, wants in on the contract" thing is a hit and Sprint, action. 12 Gadgets/ Business/ * Internet News Record Linux Foundation Launches Ben Affleck & Jon Hamm Square off in Branded Credit Card. Yes, It 'The Town' Features Tux. (ETonline - Breaking News) By Robin Wauters (CrunchGear) Submitted at 7/27/2009 9:22:00 PM Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:18:55 AM Hollywood hunks Jon Hamm, and The Linux Foundation, the non- Ben Affleck are set to star in 'The profit that supports the growth of the Town,' -- read on for more movie Linux kernel, is today announcing an details. affinity Visa Platinum credit card for The film is based on the novel by people who want to contribute to Chuck Hogan, about a bank robber advancing the OS through the (Affleck) who falls for an employee ( organization's initiatives. Reading the Rebecca Hall) that works in one of press release announcing the new variety of ways (writing code, the banks he robs, Variety reports. credit card made me raise my marketing, etc.) but now have a Jon Hamm will play an FBI agent eyebrows, but after giving it a bit of convenient way of identifying who while in pursuit of the bank thought I think that this is actually themselves as supporters of the robber, also finds himself smitten by not that bad an idea. Jim Zemlin, community "by carrying Tux in their the bank teller. executive director of The Linux pocket". And then of course there's Foundation in a statement says the financial incentive. people can contribute to Linux in a Before the bell: Futures edge lower ahead of housing data, more earnings By Melly Alazraki from sellers trying to cash in profits. (BloggingStocks) On the other hand, the surprise climb CrunchDeals: Loaded 11.6-inch in housing sales perhaps should have Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:40:00 AM triggered a more convincing positive Acer netbook for $350 Filed under: Before the bell, performance. While no doubt some By Doug Aamoth (CrunchGear) • 2GB RAM International markets, Earnings would want to take some profit of the reports, Market matters, Viacom table in the coming days, more Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:00:22 AM • 250GB Hard Drive • Intel GMA 500 Graphics (VIA), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), U.S. positive news from corporate results Here’s a nice little deal on the 11.6- • 11.6 LED Backlit Widescreen Steel (X), Valero Energy (VLO), to economic data indicating a better inch Acer Aspire One 751h (see our Display (1366×768) Economic data, Teva Pharm Indus third quarter could sustain markets. review here) over at B&H. You can • Integrated Webcam and ADR (TEVA), Commodities, Oil, Continue reading Before the bell: get the fully-loaded (loaded as far as Microphone Housing U.S. stock futures declined energy trading that would be of Futures edge lower ahead of housing netbooks go) version with 2GB of • 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Tuesday morning after managing to interest to investors. data, more earnings RAM, 250GB hard drive, and six- • Windows Vista Home Basic close higher on Monday to extend the What on many investors' minds Before the bell: Futures edge lower cell battery for just $350 after a • 6-Cell Battery remarkable rally in the markets in the these past recent days is how long ahead of housing data, more earnings $54.10 instant rebate and with free • 2.75 lb last two weeks. Today, more will the rally continue. The market, originally appeared on shipping to boot. Acer Aspire One AO751h-1893 earnings are on tap, and investors on Monday, on the one hand showed BloggingStocks on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 Full specs: Netbook Computer (Black)[B&H will also focus on housing data resilience following some 07:40:00 EST. Please see our terms • 1.2GHz Intel Atom Processor Photo via dealnews] coming out before the opening bell. disappointing earnings and pressures for use of feeds. Permalink| Email Z520 Finally, there is a hearing about the this| Comments Alt Text: Sam Raimi's 'Warcraft' Movie Production Diary By Lore Sjoberg (Wired Top Time travel offers a sneak peek into encountered in turning the massively extras. Stories) the director's secret chronicle, which multiplayer online game into a captures the daily dilemmas feature film -- using real gamers as Internet News Record Business/ 13 Cramer on BloggingStocks: Time Warner's Q2 is First Niagara -- the model coming up: What should Amgen's second stock to own we look for? -quarter earnings By Jim Cramer (BloggingStocks) By Steven Mallas Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:00:00 AM (BloggingStocks) increase 40% Filed under: Market matters, Stocks Submitted at 7/28/2009 9:30:00 AM By Mark Fightmaster to Buy, Cramer on BloggingStocks Filed under: Earnings reports, (BloggingStocks) From TheStreet.com Network Forecasts, Google (GOOG), General Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:20:00 AM • Cramer's 'Stop Trading!': Merger Electric (GE), Time Warner (TWX), Mania Walt Disney (DIS), Viacom (VIA), Filed under: Earnings reports, • UBS Suspends Buying of News Corp'B' (NWS), Media World Amgen Inc (AMGN) After the Leveraged ETFs Time Warner(NYSE: TWX), a closing bell rang yesterday, TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says media company that competes with Amgen(NASDAQ: AMGN) its acquisition of Harleysville could Disney(NYSE: DIS), announced a second-quarter profit make it a great regional player in the Viacom(NYSE: VIA), News that increased 40% compared to a East. Corp.(NASDAQ: NWS), and (parent company of BloggingStocks). year ago. The company earned $1.29 When we look back at the coming General Electric's (NYSE: GE) NBC Recently, Google(NASDAQ: per share compared to 84 cents per great banking consolidation making a Universal, will report second-quarter GOOG) sold its investment in the share a year ago. Not only did the host of new colossuses, we will think earnings on Wednesday, July 29. The online portal back to Time Warner. pharmaceutical firm top its previous- about First Niagara's (NASDAQ: call is for 37 cents per share, Continue reading Time Warner's year results, but it also outpaced the FNFG) ( Cramer's Take) acquisition according to Earnings.com. Q2 is coming up: What should we Street's estimated earnings of $1.16 of Harleysville National(NASDAQ: It will be interesting to see if Time look for? per share. Quarterly revenue dropped to $3.71 HNBC) ( Cramer's Take) announced complement its New York base. Warner beats estimates, but I'm going Time Warner's Q2 is coming up: on a sleepy Monday near the end of to be more interested in reading What should we look for? originally billion from $3.76 billion a year ago, Continue reading Cramer on but AMGN still topped the consensus July 2009. BloggingStocks: First Niagara -- the about a few other things in the appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, First Niagara, a Lockport, N.Y., upcoming press release. First, I want 28 Jul 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see revenue estimate of $3.58 billion. model stock to own Total product sales for AMGN bank, earlier this year received a gift Cramer on BloggingStocks: First to know how cash flow is doing -- is our terms for use of feeds. Read| from the FDIC -- a big chunk of PNC Time Warner generating enough of Permalink| Email this| Comments increased 1% when taking the impact Niagara -- the model stock to own of foreign exchange out of the Financial(NYSE: PNC) ( Cramer's originally appeared on the green stuff to ensure strategic Take) branches -- made necessary flexibility? Second, I'll be noting equation. Looking ahead, AMGN BloggingStocks on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 forecast full-year adjusted earnings because PNC had too much market 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms what management says about AOL power courtesy of its now seemingly between $4.80 and $4.95 per share, for use of feeds. Permalink| Email far better than its earlier forecast of disastrous acquisition of National this| Comments City. That move gave First Niagara a $4.55 to $4.75 per share and the foothold in western Pennsylvania to Street's expected $4.57 per share. Continue reading Amgen's second- quarter earnings increase 40% Amgen's second-quarter earnings RadioShack tops estimates, but market not impressed increase 40% originally appeared on By Steven Mallas Reuters, the 39 cents per share that buying interest is left at this point. BloggingStocks on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 (BloggingStocks) RadioShack booked for the second Continue reading RadioShack tops 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms quarter went 10 cents beyond analyst estimates, but market not impressed Submitted at 7/28/2009 8:00:00 AM for use of feeds. Permalink| Email expectations. might run the risk of selling off on a RadioShack tops estimates, but this| Comments Filed under: Earnings reports, Best That sounds pretty good on the decent bottom-line report just market not impressed originally Buy (BBY), RadioShack Corp (RSH) surface. And, to be honest, I bet because of worries in the system. appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, Electronics retailer RadioShack shares of RadioShack would have When you think about it, this rally 28 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see Corporation(NYSE: RSH) sold off rallied had conditions been different. has to end some time. And if you our terms for use of feeds. Read| on Monday. The market wasn't The major indexes have seen a lot of take a look at RadioShack's stock Permalink| Email this| Comments impressed by the earnings beat that bullish action as we all know, and I performance since early March, you management delivered. According to think a fair amount of stocks now have to wonder how much more 14 Business/ Social Net/ * Internet News Record Options Update: InterDigital Under the radar: Libor's dip 'Julie & Julia' Stars below 0.50% indicates further Share Food For Aug volatility at 62; Sept at 53 Thought with ET into EPS credit thaw (ETonline - Breaking News) By Paul Foster (BloggingStocks) July 30. ROK August option implied By Joseph Lazzaro Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:12:00 AM volatility is at 57, October is at 45; (BloggingStocks) Submitted at 7/28/2009 8:30:00 AM ET cooked up some fun Monday in below 26-week of 59 according to Submitted at 7/28/2009 9:00:00 AM Filed under: Earnings reports, Track Data, suggesting decreasing Los Angeles with Meryl Streep, Amy Options price movement after EPS. Filed under: International markets, Adams, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and InterDigital(NASDAQ: IDCC) Option Update is provided by Financial Crisis Some trends are more stars of 'Julie & Julia,' the film closed at $27.96. IDCC is scheduled Stock Specialist Paul Foster of obvious enough and visible to all about the culinary legend, Julia to report Q2 EPS after the market theflyonthewall.com investors. Others are more subtle, but Child. close on July 28. August option Options Update: InterDigital Aug are just as potent, and these often slip Meryl Streep, who plays Child in implied volatility is at 62; September volatility at 62; Sept at 53 into EPS "under the radar." the film, tells ET’s Lawrence Zarian is at 53; near its 26-week average of originally appeared on Case in point: The 3-month Libor, about her own favorite delicacies. 58; according to Track Data, BloggingStocks on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 or London interbank offered rate, "I have cereal sort of fanaticism,” suggesting decreasing price 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms dipped below 0.50% to 0.496% for Under the radar: Libor's dip below she says. "I'll have wheat berry salad movement after EPS. for use of feeds. Permalink| Email the first time since the financial crisis 0.50% indicates further credit thaw with mint, feta cheese, parsley, Rockwell(NYSE: ROK) closed at this| Comments began last fall, providing additional originally appeared on pomegranate, and a little bit of olive $39.61. ROK is expected to report evidence that central banks' efforts to BloggingStocks on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 oil. It's very refreshing in the Q3 EPS before the market open on loosen credit markets are working, 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms summer. I haven't found a thing that I Bloomberg News reported Monday. for use of feeds. Permalink| Email didn't like, that's my problem. I don’t Continue reading Under the radar: this| Comments know, I don't have a favorite thing." Libor's dip below 0.50% indicates further credit thaw Nexen has an energy source the world needs iPhone (Maybe) Finally Coming to By Joseph Lazzaro (BloggingStocks) China By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!) The deal is not yet done, however. Submitted at 7/27/2009 6:00:00 PM Submitted at 7/28/2009 3:41:42 AM As a Unicom spokesman put it, “We Filed under: Stocks to Buy have made progress but there are still Alternative fuels and renewable China, the world’s most populous some problems to be resolved. Both energy are gaining market share as country has been iPhone-less for far sides have their own timeframe for energy sources, but oil will too long, and now one of China’s an agreement but essentially it nevertheless remain a dominant fuel biggest mobile operators, Unicom, is depends on the practical progress of for at least the next 15-20 years, poised to fix this. According to the negotiations.” which is why Nexen Inc.(NYSE: Shanghai Securities News, which If the iPhone finally comes to NXY) is worth a review. Continue reading Nexen has an quoted unnamed sources, Unicom at the end of September, at a price of China, it will be a huge booster for Nexen, an independent, Canada- energy source the world needs got a three year deal to be the sole up to 440 dollars, and has guaranteed Apple, but it will also raise a number based global energy company, Nexen has an energy source the supplier of iPhones in China. to sell two million units a year. It of interesting questions. How will explores, develops and produces world needs originally appeared on The same source has some details would only be a modest beginning China’s strict censorship laws reflect crude oil, natural gas, and related BloggingStocks on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 about the deal. Apparently, Unicom for Apple, which sold 5.2 million on the iPhone and its myriad of products in the U.K.'s North Sea, 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms has agreed to let Apple pre-install the iPhones in the last fiscal quarter, but applications? Apple already has Gulf of Mexico, Western Canada, for use of feeds. Permalink| Email App Store on the iPhone, which gave China’s huge market (which had 687 double standards when it comes to Yemen, Colombia, offshore West this| Comments it the upper hand over China Mobile, million mobile phone users in May) iPhone apps; in China, it might be Africa and Norway. which wouldn’t accept this condition is perhaps the most important one for forced to make it triple. from Apple. If the deal goes through, Apple in the long run. Tags: china, iphone Unicom should start selling iPhones Internet News Record Economy/ Social Net/ * 15 Green.view: The price of glitz Google Voice Thoroughly (The Economist: Daily columns) “49ers” of California’s gold rush, or with protecting the environment. Banned From the iPhone; So Submitted at 7/27/2009 3:28:21 AM who merely sifted water to remove The campaign is now trying to get nuggets. Such easy—and mining companies to sign up to these Green.view environmentally benign—pickings rules, and jewellers to eschew gold Jul 27th 2009 have mostly been taken, and harsher that has come from unacceptable Much for an Open Platform From Economist.com All that practises are now employed. sources. By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!) glisters is not green Where abundant capital is Given the amounts of money Submitted at 7/28/2009 2:43:48 AM GOLD is prized because it is both available, the preferred method is involved, an initial reaction of beautiful and scarce. Just 161,000 We’ve seen Apple ban applications open-pit mining. Three-quarters of scepticism might be forgiven. But Apple’s app rejection reasons, this tonnes of it has been mined in the the world’s gold now comes from both No Dirty Gold and the from the App Store for all sorts of history of the world: barely enough ridiculous reasons. This time, it’s one rings phony as well. If nothing these pits. Mining gold, however, campaign against blood diamonds that’s similar to functions and to fill two Olympic-sized swimming produces more waste per unit have one important thing in their different; all Google Voice related pools. And because it is so scarce, it apps were banned from the app store, features iPhone already has can get extracted than any other metal. favour. Jewellery is about showing approval, then no VoIP apps should is worth digging out a lot of rock to Extracting a single ounce of gold off, or it is about nothing. And and this time Apple – or, more likely, get at it, and using poisonous AT&T – has a very good reason to be allowed. Also no camera-related requires the removal of at least 60 showing off comes in many forms. A apps, like Pro Camera. Fring? It lets chemicals to extract it from that rock. tonnes of rock, leaving a scar on the synthetic gemstone, even though it is ban them: it’s scared of them. This often results in huge holes in the Google Voice lets you do a lot of you place calls, and send free landscape. And extracting it from this a more perfect crystal than its natural messages, which is similar to SMS, ground, noxious spoil-heaps and rock often means leaching it out with counterpart, is worth less because the stuff for free that the AT&T charges polluted watercourses. for; you can place free calls in the right? Why is that OK, then? cyanide. bragging rights associated with Let’s call a spade a spade here. Freelance goldminers in areas such At the other end of the scale, an owning it are lower. Similarly, those US, you can send and receive free as the Amazonian rainforest are often SMS messages. The application is There can only be one reason for estimated 12m to 15m individual who can brag that their gold is clean thoroughly banning Google Voice careless of the rights of local miners—today’s equivalent of the and their diamonds bloodless can still in beta, invite only stage, but tribesmen. Larger mining companies, several cool applications that use the from the iPhone: AT&T, like every 49ers—smash rocks by hand and use pull moral rank on those who cannot. mobile operator, is scared of apps too, are often accused of exploiting mercury to separate the gold from the If a trustworthy system of service already exist for the iPhone. local workers. It is not a pretty sight. Sean Kovacs, the developer of GV that replicate their own services. But crushed result. They then vaporise certification can be put in place, then, by banning an app such as Google So, in imitation of the campaign that the mercury using a blowtorch, the market might persuade people to Mobile, has said on his site that has raised awareness of “blood Apple has rejected the application. Voice from the iPhone, Apple and its leaving gold behind. It is effective, do the right thing anyway. It seems partner are setting a dangerous diamonds” over the past decade or but mercury vapour is extremely worth a try. From his site: so, No Dirty Gold, a campaigning “Richard Chipman from Apple just precedent. If the developers cannot toxic. Back to top ^^ Readers' comments be certain that Apple will provide organisation based in Washington, No Dirty Gold has drawn up a list The Economist welcomes your called – he told me they’re removing DC, is trying to do something similar GV Mobile from the App Store due them a fair, free marketplace, they of what, inevitably, it calls “golden views. will move elsewhere: to Android and for gold. rules” for miners. These are all to do to it duplicating features that the The days are gone when most gold iPhone comes with (Dialer, SMS, Pre. After all, why create for a locked either with respecting the rights of -down platform where the owners was gathered by people like the local people in the area of gold mines etc). He didn’t actually specify which features, although I assume the whole take the cake and all you’re allowed July 28, 1907: app in general.” to get is leftovers? Yahoo Explains New Homepage to Tupperware's First Burp Other similar applications, such as Apple and AT&T need to make a VoiceCentral and GVDialer, have decision: is the iPhone their Your Momma [Video] By Randy Alfred (Wired Top also been banned. And Google only playground, or everyone’s Stories) has an official Google Voice app for playground? If it’s the former, that’s By Pete Cashmore (Mashable!) OK, but they shouldn’t get upset if Submitted at 7/27/2009 9:00:00 PM the Android and BlackBerry; now, Submitted at 7/28/2009 5:21:41 AM they’ve admitted that they don’t have no one wants to play with them. It’s no secret that Yahoo caters to a The inventor of Tupperware takes an iPhone app because Apple said Reviews: Android, Fring, Google general web audience, and a engineers explaining the new Yahoo his first breath. He'll achieve fame “no”. Voice significant one at that – it reached Homepage…with captioning that and fortune, but not enough of the The reason? The application(s) is Tags: Google Voice, iphone 330 million unique visitors translates the nerd-speak into first to suit him. too similar to iPhone’s own worldwide in May, according to English. functionality. Like so many other ComScore. Yahoo refers to these The take away? Yahoo’s new users as the “nerd-impaired”, while homepage is fast, simple and Sneak a Peek at New Pics of 'Iron Man 2'! customizable…for those adorable we call them “mom”. (ETonline - Breaking News) Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth In a work of self-parody that dolts who still use it. Geek speak for what went into our Submitted at 7/28/2009 2:46:00 AM Paltrow and the rest of the cast of affectionately embraces the 'Iron Man 2.' company’s less tech-savvy audience, new homepage@ Yahoo! Video Tags: homepage, Yahoo Take a look at brand-new, behind- The action-packed sequel is slated Yahoo has released a video from its the-scenes stills of Robert Downey to burst into theaters on May 7, 2010. 16 Social Net/ * Internet News Record Apple iTablet: Will You Buy One? UK Government Writes a By Ben Parr (Mashable!) the way first: 1. All of this is rumor. We really Twitter Guide … in 20 Submitted at 7/27/2009 7:48:30 PM have no idea what the iTablet will The fabled Apple Tablet – it’s a look like, how it will work, or what rumor that has been around for years. features it will offer. In fact, we can’t Pages Yet it’s looking more and more like even be sure at all it exists. Steve By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!) the Apple iTablet is no joke. A 10- Jobs could be laughing his ass off in inch portable movie-playing, book- a comfy chair at Apple HQ for all we Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:45:05 AM reading iPod Touch on steroids? Oh know. A tweet can have a maximum of yeah. 2. As a rule, Apple does its 140 characters. A guide on how to Yet while the Tablet may drop in portable and include Apple’s take on research. They perform intensive use Twitter, well, that’s another stores in September, that doesn’t testing, undergo multiple iterations, matter. The UK government has one, like the one from Wall Street Journal, design and you could have a winner. it’s not focused on forbidding things mean that it’ll be a success. Yes, Cons: and push the boundaries of usability and it took its author, Neil Williams, Apple has an incredible track record and design. There is a reason that its 20 pages and 36,215 characters to and telling employees what NOT to All of the criticism volleyed do, which is a good example of how with its Macbooks, iPods, and the towards the still-unreleased Apple products have been hits since Steve create it. iPhone, but a ten inch tablet that’s Jobs returned to the helm. The guide, embedded below, is these types of guides should be done. tablet can be summed up in one While we’re at on the subject of something between an iPhone and a scathing article by PCWorld’s While we think Scalisi’s points are actually quite an interesting read. Macbook leaves a lot of questions – all valid, they’re all towards a Besides giving a clear cut very long Twitter guides, you might Michael Scalisi. I’m just going to want to check Mashable’s Twitter and a lot of possible flaws. So will quote him on some of his many product none of us have ever seen. It explanation of what Twitter is and you, the consumer, grab one of these is unfathomable to us that Apple how (and why) the UK government Guide Book, a collection of resources points: which helps you understand what tablets? We want to know. But first, - “There are lots of things that wouldn’t realize that a tablet can’t be should go about using it, it here are the likely pros and cons of seen at a flat angle and wouldn’t take enumerates a number of third party Twitter is and how to make the best tablets are not good at. Take of it. the device to help you decide: Pros: watching movies, for example. Since measures to fix it. We’d be shocked tools (for example, bit.ly is to be The rumored Apple iTablet if they didn’t modify the iPhone OS used for links because it offers traffic Template Twitter Strategy for a tablet is designed for lying flat, you Government Departments Reviews: features highlighted in two articles have to be looking straight down to to perform admirably on a tablet. analysis), talks about risks of using by the Financial Times provide the These are things Apple tests and Twitter (for example, publishing Twitter, bit.ly view the computer. Actually, that Tags: Guide, twitter best insight into what we’re likely makes it suck for most things.” tweaks constantly. embargoed news too early), and looking to see in Apple stores come - “While I think a multi-touch We’re going to wait until the tablet discusses the value of retweeting. September. Here are some of the best display is a great idea, using it to host is in our hands until we give it a Unlike some other Twitter guides, features that we’ve been able to a virtual keyboard takes too much review, but we’re going to repeat our dissect: real estate on a petite 10-inch very simple point: Apple doesn’t - 10 inch screen display.” build crappy products. What do you Mark Buehrle's Perfect Game - Internet connectivity - “While the iPhone OS might seem think? - The ability to run iPhone apps like an obvious choice due to its We voiced our opinion, so now it’s Lands Him Coveted Letterman - Book-reading abilities small footprint and contribution time for yours. From what you know Okay, so we really know almost toward long battery life, it has about the Apple iTablet now, would nothing about this fabled device. But glaring limitations on a larger you buy it? Do you think it’s a smart 'Top 10' Spot the essential point is that it’s a slim device.” move by Apple? Or will it flop? Vote By Will Brinson (FanHouse) accomplishment. Mark Buehrle, touch-screen device that could on our poll, and then leave all of your - “Bundling it with wireless Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:30:00 AM fresh off a perfect game, did just that compete in the Netbook space. They broadband service would find a thoughts in the comments. recently, with a pretty funny list (it are rising in popularity and are limited audience.” Will you buy the Apple iTablet?( by Will Brinson made him laugh while reading it, so surprisingly useful (I’ll admit that I Really, there’s not much more we online surveys) Filed under: White Sox, MLB clearly he practiced) of "Things That love my HP netbook), but an Apple can add to the con side. Our Take Top right image by PC World Fans, MLB Media Watch, MLB Went Through Mark Buehrle's Mind tablet could blow away any netbook Let’s get two simple truths out of Tags: apple, Apple Tablet, iTablet Video, MLB Satire Reading the "Top During His Perfect Game." in speed and functionality. Make it 10" on the Late Show with David Mark Buehrle's Perfect Game Exclusive Interview: Pirate on When to Negotiate, Letterman is one of those things that Lands Him Coveted Letterman 'Top celebrities strive for -- it's truly an 10' Spot originally appeared on Kill Hostages honor, yada-yada-yada. Well, thing Fanhouse MLB Blog on Tue, 28 Jul is, if you pull off something 2009 10:30:00 EDT . Please see our By Noah Shachtman (Wired Top Carney raps with a Somali pirate awesome in the sports world -- terms for use of feeds. Stories) about how to negotiate a ransom, winning the British Open, throwing a Permalink| Email this| Linking when to kill a hostage, and how to Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:49:00 AM perfect game -- you'll probably get to Blogs| Comments avoid the Navy. appear on television and read off Wired contributing editor Scott some Top 10 list related to your Internet News Record Social Net/ 17

Wi-Fi Allergy is Going to Kill Us All Love Bacon? Need Soap? By Pete Cashmore (Mashable!) dizziness and difficulty of microwave, getting close to radio, Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:37:42 AM concentrating, Steve says, and he rather similar to mobile phone carries a wi-fi detector everywhere he signals. It transmits at much lower Now There’s Reddit Bacon Run out of things to be scared of? goes. His only refuge is his detached power than a mobile phone mast, so No matter: the tabloids have got you house in Falmouth, Cornwall, with even if those signals were harmful, Soap covered. A story in the UK’s Sun its 18in-thick walls. Wifi would be less so. newspaper today repeats the claims Separately, Fox News is said to be Mr Miller makes no mention of By Ben Parr (Mashable!) cute little alien logo and costs $9 per of Cornish club DJ Steve Miller, who working on a story about Wi-Fi mobile phones, he is only bothered Submitted at 7/27/2009 7:08:56 PM bar. says he’s allergic to Wi-Fi – an allergy and is looking for people who by Wifi. If it is electromagnetic Okay, so we know that Reddit allergy so crippling that he can barely think they have symptoms. radiation in general he’s sensitive to, Yes, you read that title right. No, loves bacon soap, but seriously, who leave his house. Wi-Fi Allergy: Improbable he’s in real trouble as radio waves I’m dead serious. in their right mind would lather up Steve says of his illness: “I feel like While on the surface an allergy to and visible light flood our Sure, we know that owning with bacon soap? Wouldn’t you just an exile on my own planet. It’s new technology might sound almost atmosphere every minute of every products and apparel with the logos be too tempted to eat it? Would you almost impossible to find somewhere feasible, The Telegraph responded day. of your favorite social media date someone who smelled like without wi-fi nowadays. If I fancy a with a debunking of the claims. Ian To be clear: The Telegraph doesn’t companies (aka schwag) is a hot bacon? It’s one of the strangest pint I have to travel three miles to the Douglas points out that the radiation comment on devices that are in trend – I mean, who doesn’t want his pieces of schwag we’ve ever seen. only pub in my area that doesn’t have levels we’re exposed to in everyday contact with the body– phones and or her own Twitter T-shirt or Perhaps bacon soap will pave the it. I can’t just go to the shops because life are significantly higher than laptops – but merely that being in a Mashable mug? We thought so. But way towards social media huge parts of the High Street affect those we’d experience from having place with wi-fi is unlikely to be the new Reddit schwag available monetization? In any case, if you me. If I go somewhere, I can wi-fi in the vicinity: hazardous. today raises the bar on schwag to need Reddit bacon soap right now, instantly sense the wi-fi and have to Wifi consists of electromagnetic But I’ll quote our last line from The new levels. The soap bar, that is. here’s how to order. Be sure to tell us leg it.” waves, just like light or radio waves, Sun, which reports with no apparent Reddit and Soapier have teamed up about your experience int he The piece adds that Steve has been with a frequency of 2.4GHz, giving it irony: Steve’s new Afterlife album, to sell…bacon soap. Specifically, comments. Reviews: reddit.com forced to turn down work because he a wavelength of around 12.5cm. Electrosensitive, is out now on they’re selling Reddit Alien Soap in Tags: Bacon, Bacon soap, reddit can’t find trains or hotels without wi- There is some variation but not Defected Records. two varieties: Orange and, you fi, and airports are off limits. His enough of a range to make any Tags: allergy, wifi guessed right, Bacon. It features their symptoms include headaches, difference. 2.4GHz is on the long end 18 Social Net/ * Internet News Record Hotseat: The Creator of Facebook's Most Annoying App Explains Himself By Douglas Quenqua (Wired Top Stories) Submitted at 7/27/2009 9:00:00 PM By now, you probably know your Facebook friends' five favorite albums, TV stars, and sodas. Blame Tim O'Shaughnessy, creator of LivingSocial, the site's most-used and most-annoying application ever. We asked him to explain himself. What inspired the app? We heard rumors about Facebook's redesign and were thinking of ways to tap into the new stream concept. We wanted something that made it really, really easy for people to form opinions and then share them with everyone. Do you think people hate you a little for that? If LivingSocial is showing up in your stream, it's because your friends want you to know more about them. Talk to them, not us. What do you do with all the data? We go to marketers and say, "Here are a couple million people into music, and here are a couple million into movies." We're working with American Idol, Green Day, TNT, a Firefox 4: Removing the Parts We No Longer lot of large brands. Do you think folks realize you're making money off their confessions? Need I think people understand that if By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!) those elements, but I’d rather have In the designs, we see Firefox not shown in the screenshot, without something's free, there's some form of monetization involved. Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:47:01 AM more space for the actual web page. taking a cue from Google Chrome, the progress indicator, the status bar The dev team that’s working on placing the tab bar on top. Yes, it could perhaps be completely hidden List your least favorite things about Here’s a little test you can try: take Firefox 4 seems to be thinking along means that the title will be truncated by default, left as an option aimed Facebook. a good look at your web browser, the same lines. Recently, we’ve to fit the length of the individual tabs, only at advanced users. One, apps aren't a part of Facebook whichever flavor you’re using, and discussed a new set of screenshots but how many users will actually What do you think? Which parts of on the iPhone, even though they're an name all the parts (outside of the which are depicting possible miss having the full title? the browser you no longer use? integral part of the Facebook actual web site you’re viewing) you interface designs for the upcoming There are some other clever Would you miss the title bar, the experience. Two, I wish Facebook don’t really need. Firefox 4. These are likely to change decisions in these mockups. Besides separate go/stop/refresh buttons, the would figure out news. And three, I I’m using Firefox, and for me, it’s before that version is released, but compressing the stop/go/refresh large progress indicator or the status wish Facebook would just hurry up the home button and the title bar; they’re a good indication that Firefox button into one, it turns the page bar where they completely removed? and buy Twitter so there'd be less furthermore, some elements, such as is about to shed its skin and remove loading progress indicator (currently Please state your opinion in the noise in the world. the status bar on the bottom, while or redesign everything that’s not an placed in the status bar at the bottom comments. Reviews: Firefox, Google useful, could probably be taking less absolutely necessary part of your of Firefox) into a thin green line Chrome space. Sure, I don’t mind having browsing experience. below the address bar. Although it’s Internet News Record * 19 The Future of Cyber Security: What Are the Rules of Engagement? By Kim Zetter (Wired Top anonymous cyberwarrior attacking us electronic results of an election or the Soviets were stealing data on Stories) is a soldier from the Red Army or sabotaging financial markets through U.S. technology, the CIA hatched a just a Jolt-guzzling teen in his computer networks. plot to insert a logic bomb into Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:00:00 PM mother's basement. Or, perhaps, a Lin and his researchers cite a case software it knew was headed to The fireworks weren't only in the Jolt-guzzling teen who's also a covert in 1982 in which a rounding off error Russia to operate pumps, valves and sky this past Fourth of July but were mercenary for the Red Army. Should in software used in the Vancouver turbines on the Siberian natural gas seemingly in the Intertubes, too, the U.S. take action against a band of stock exchange resulted in a slight pipeline. The equipment worked fine when U.S. and South Korean student hackers in China suspected of the military's first cyber warfare unit devaluation of the stock index that initially, but at a pre-programmed government websites were struck by working for their government if in 1998 and helped produce a report over many months added up to a 48 time caused excessive gas pressure to a series of cyber sorties that knocked Chinese authorities deny last year with recommendations for percent loss. Instead of the index's build on the valves. The resulting a few sites off line and left some responsibility for their aggression? the president on cybersecurity, agrees true value of 1009.811, it was explosion was captured by orbiting people seeing red — as in the Furthermore, if computers running with Lin. calculated as 524.881. The glitch was satellites and was "the most crimson Communist hue. NASDAQ trades are brought to a halt "Since the nuclear age started, unintentional, but it's not hard to monumental non-nuclear explosion Anonymous South Korean in a cyber attack, is that a criminal we've been open to public debate imagine an intentional software and fire ever seen from space," intelligence agents blamed North offense for the FBI to investigate or a about the use and deployment of our tweak that could go unnoticed for according to a former U.S. official Korea for the attacks — despite national security incident worthy of a nukes, and that's the conversation we months and collapse a market already who disclosed the incident in his presenting no evidence to back the counterstrike? And how will the U.S. need to have in the world of under strain. 2004 memoir. Although there were claim. U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R- respond to freelance cyber warriors cyberspace," he says. But no one should think that a U.S. no human casualties, the story might Michigan) even called on the who sell their services to any Last month, the Defense response to cyber attacks would be easily have had a different ending. administration to retaliate with a adversary who pays the highest bid? Department launched a new unified limited to an assault on enemy The situation raises all kinds of "show of force" against the If U.S. leaders have pondered any cyber command center that will networks. Defense officials told The legal questions and concerns, says Communist regime. of these questions, there's little reside at the National Security New York Times earlier this year Sachs. "What is the law of war, and The congressman's extreme available evidence of it. Last year, Agency and be headed by NSA that the U.S. government reserved how does the Geneva Convention reaction to a minor web attack is a President Bush signed the director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander. the right to respond to a cyber attack apply in cyberspace? If we poison stark reminder that we've entered the Comprehensive National The command, expected to be in full in any way it chose, including a some software as part of a conflict, is age of the cyber wars. It's also a Cybersecurity Initiative, which force by October 2010, won't only nuclear strike, with the caveat that that [considered] a weapon system?" reminder that there are numerous reportedly addresses some of these defend military networks from attack this likely wouldn't be the optimal The National Research Council questions — ethical, legal and even questions, but most of the report is but will also advise the government choice they'd select. argues in its report that without a bureaucratic — that need to be sorted classified. on defending non-military No one knows to what extent the cyber policy established well before out about the rules of engagement "The U.S government's view of this government networks and private- U.S. has already engaged in cyber it's really needed, we're vulnerable to before the U.S. launches any cyber has been completely shrouded in sector critical infrastructures and will offensive attacks. In 2007, the being swayed by hastily-formed volleys in retaliation for an attack or silence, and there has never been any be responsible for developing Department of Homeland Security arguments in favor of a counterattack otherwise. The most basic being, public discussion about this. We offensive cyber warfare weapons and grabbed headlines when it released a the minute a crisis occurs. The July what constitutes an attack, how do think that's a bad thing," says Herbert strategies. video to raise alarm about Fourth finger pointing is a minor we identify its source and what's an Lin, director of a 322-page National There's little agreement in cyber vulnerabilities in the U.S. power grid. illustration of this. acceptable response? Research Council study published in security circles about what cyber The video showed a simulated Both Lin and Sachs say that the In a battle where the militarized April, which concluded that the warfare actually means, but the latter remote hacker attack against an line between a minor cyber incident zone exists solely in the ether(net) current U.S. policy and legal could involve anything from electrical turbine which caused the and an all-out kinetic war is thin and and where anyone can wield the framework addressing cyber warfare surreptitiously infiltrating adversarial turbine to spin out of control and one that we could easily cross if we cyber-equivalent of a 10-ton bomb, is "ill-formed, undeveloped and computers to siphon intelligence, to collapse in a cloud of smoke. don't tread carefully. The first step, how do we fight, let alone find, the highly uncertain." full-on cyber assaults against a power The performance might easily have they say, is to open the topic to enemy? What standard of proof will "I think there ought to be grid or air-traffic control network. It been inspired by a 1982 incident, in public debate and establish a clear be used to determine the origin of an congressional hearings on the might also involve planting which the U.S. sabotaged the policy to guide us. Future of Cyber anonymous attack? subject," Lin says. disinformation, manipulating the Siberian pipeline. After the U.S. Security: And how do we know if the Marcus Sachs, who helped build learned from a Russian scientist that Wired reports: Read More Free Spirit: NASA Recreates Mars Surface to Liberate Rover By Dave Bullock (Wired Top Earthbound engineers work hubcaps. Stories) furiously to free the Martian rover currently stuck in mud up to its 20 * World/ Internet News Record Thanks for giving my pixels back, browser makers By Stephen Shankland LifeHacker put together. (Webware.com) The Web app era How all these changes will shake Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:00:00 AM out isn't clear yet. But what is clear is I'd personally like to offer browser that influential developers believe makers my gratitude for realizing thin frames are better than thickets of that my screen isn't big enough. icons, menus, bars, and boxes. I'm one of those people who wants The Web application trend is one every bit of display real estate I can reason this trend is important. get. The more I can see of the Consider for a moment Microsoft document I'm writing, the in-box I'm That's a question we are still temporary box that appears on the change between the Safari 4 beta and Word. Especially when the newer scanning, and the photo I'm editing, answering." lower left. When you search a Web final version. Initially, the browser version's ribbon of icons is active, it the happier and more productive I Microsoft's case is illuminating. Its page, another small window appears sported tabs in the title bar, like requires a fair amount of area to am. Internet Explorer 7 hid the menu bar, in the upper right. (Chrome looks Chrome, but Apple later moved them house its controls. The maximize button is my friend. though it could be revealed by somewhat different on Mac OS X, into the more conservative position Now consider Google Docs, which Toolbars are my enemies. pressing the Alt key, but IE 8 shows which always uses a menu bar at the immediately above the Web page. must add its word-processing user So I'm happy to report that browser menus by default. (It can be hidden top of the screen that's detached from The next move comes from interface elements with those already makers are paying new attention to again by default if people choose, the browser Window itself.) Mozilla, which leads development of present for the browser itself. Those the issue. It's important to me for and I do.) An example of Chrome's latest the Firefox browser. using the application must bear a reading Web sites, but it's really Reclaiming real estate interface on Windows.(Credit: With the dash to release Firefox 3.5 double burden. It's like going back to important to me for the new There's been some work in this area Screenshot by Stephen now over, developer attention again the era of 800x600-pixel displays. generation of Web applications. A for years. For example, hitting the Shankland/CNET) focuses on the future. Last week, Now factor in the Web application row of pixels saved once in the F11 key in Windows puts Firefox Chrome on the Mac can't free up mock-ups of Firefox 3.7 arrived to future--Picnik for photo editing, browser is returned again with each into a full-screen mode, hiding title, the menu bar real estate, so it looks trigger discussions of what the final Zoho for office productivity, Bespin Web-based application. menu, address, and tab bars. And different than on Windows.(Credit: interface should look like. On display for programming, even Microsoft Mozilla's ultimate goal is to make Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 hid Screenshot by Josh were two Chrome-like Office soon. These applications are the user interface step into the the menu bar, though it could be Lowensohn/CNET) characteristics: the two menu icons increasing in number, sophistication, background as much as possible-- revealed by pressing the Alt key; IE Missing at launch was a full-screen and the missing menu bar. and importance, even if they aren't indeed, the mobile-phone version of 8 shows menus by default again, mode, but Google rapidly filled in Shortly afterward came the Firefox replacing desktop applications as Firefox now under development has though it can be hidden again by that gap. This max-screen ethos is 4.0 mock-ups, moving the tabs to the soon as Google Chrome OS no visible user interface until it's default if people choose, and I do. one reason that Chrome, at present at title bar in one option that's even developers might hope. needed. "Every time a user has to But now the pixel reclamation least, is my default browser. more Chrome-esque. A little bit of screen real estate think about how to do something, effort is taking off in earnest. The big Another change came with Safari 4 This Firefox 4.0 mock-up shows a saved in the browser is multiplied instead of what we want to do, we as statement came in September 2008, from Apple. Like Chrome, it added very Chrome-like interface.(Credit: many times over across this range of software creators have failed," said when Google revealed its Chrome the two-button menu icons toward Mozilla) applications. And of course, Aza Raskin, Mozilla's leader of user browser--ironically named because it the upper right. Unlike Chrome, it One of the big assets Firefox has is conventional Web browsing can interface work. aims to move the user interface sports a traditional menu bar as well, its extensions system, which can be benefit, too, offering the possibility But it's not simple to redesign the elements, called chrome, as much though with the Windows version it used to customize the browser. One I of more information and less browsers. Users can be confused into the background as possible. can be hidden to free up some real like is autoHideStatusbar, which scrolling to get to it. when interfaces change, some Chrome wiped out the title bar estate. reclaims the status bar real estate It takes real work to pare back a controls are essential, and hiding altogether and arrayed its browser Safari 4 lets you hide the menu bar- except when I need it in order to see user interface without impairing them can cause problems. tabs in the newly freed space. It also -but between the beta and final where a link on a Web site leads. I software's utility. But until the day "The challenge to reducing UI (user wiped out the menu strip and tucked versions, Apple moved the tabs to the also use Tree Style Tab to move tabs arrives when my screen is displayed interface) is in recognition versus the options into two drop-down menu more conservative position off to the left; I typically need on an entire office wall or directly on recall. People generally use what buttons to the right of the address immediately above the browser Web vertical space more than horizontal. my retina, I'll hoard every pixel that they see," Raskin said. "How can we bar. Information that would show in page.(Credit: Screenshot by Stephen In the same vein, those who were browser developers can give me. provide one-click access to a status bar, such as the actual URL Shankland/CNET) enamored of the Firefox 3.7 mock-up everything possible on the Web of a Web address you're hovering Unfortunately, in my opinion, look can try it themselves in the real without also cluttering the screen? your mouse over, appear in a Apple backed off from another world with a three-step change 'We hope to break down stereotypes' By Lars Eriksen (World news From swimmers to ballroom taking part that matters and comment from the Guardian dancers, competitors at the 'gay Olympics' in Copenhagen say it is the Internet News Record * 21 'Bachelorette' Shocker: The Future of Cyber Security: Hackers Have Emotions Fly as Jillian Harris is Forced to Grown Up Choose One Guy By Kevin Poulsen (Wired Top were mostly kids and college-age make that kind of money performing (ETonline - Breaking News) Stories) acolytes sowing their wild oats penetration tests. Submitted at 7/27/2009 11:00:00 PM before joining the establishment. The change is being felt at every Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:00:00 PM Today, the best hackers have the skill level of the cyber security world. A shocking turn of events on Late last year, the software and discipline of the best legitimate When SRI's Porras dug into the Monday night's season finale of "The engineers developing a new programmers and security gurus. Conficker worm -- which still Bachelorette" left Jillian Harris Windows-based networking client They're using mind-bending controls an estimated 5 million stunned and emotional before she made her final decision on which confronted an all-too-common obfuscation techniques to deliver software, or a toolkit that will let you machines, mostly in China and Brazil problem in today's hostile internet malicious code from hacked websites -- the update mechanism initially man won her heart. Read on to see craft your own. "They actually have a what twist jolted Jillian -- and see environment: How would they make undetected. They're writing malware testing lab where they test their baffled him and his team. "I know a their software resistant to the legions for mobile phones and PDAs. The lot of people stared at that segment of who she ultimately picked! malicious code against the latest anti- Jillian, 29, chose Ed, a 29-year-old of enemies waiting to attack it? underground has even embraced the virus companies," says Rivner, code and couldn't figure out what it Particularly worrisome was a key next-generation internet protocol was," he says. It wasn't until crypto technology consultant -- but not whose group closely monitors the before a stunning whirlwind swept feature of their code, a mechanism to IPv6, according to research by IBM - underground. While most computer experts analyzed it that they realized accept updates online. If it were - setting up IPv6 chat rooms, file it was MD-6, which at the time was her up until the last moment of her criminals are "thugs," the decision. subverted, an attacker could slip his stores and websites, even as programmers and software available only from the websites of own program into an installed base of legitimate adoption lags. Ten years MIT and the U.S. National Institute The finale kicked off with the two entrepreneurs supplying them are finalists, Kiptyn and Ed, meeting millions of machines. ago, an oft-repeated aphorism held scary-smart, he says. of Standards and Technologies. The coders decided to fortify their that hackers were unskilled vandals: Other portions of Conficker were Jilllian's family. After talking and Particularly disturbing to security sorting through an awkward time software with MIT's brand-new, high Just because they can break a experts is the speed with which the equally impressive: the way it -security cryptographic hashing window, doesn't mean they could doggedly hunts for anti-virus spent previously on their fantasy bad guys are jumping on newly date, Jillian brought Ed over to meet algorithm called MD-6. It was an build one. Today's bad guys could disclosed vulnerabilities. "Even one software on a victim's machine, and ambitious choice: MD-6 had been handcraft the stained glass in the disables it; or the peer-to-peer her parents, her grandmother and her year ago, a lot of these web exploit cousin. Ed explained to Jillian’s released just two months before, and Sainte-Chapelle. toolkits were using vulnerabilities mechanism. "There were points hadn't yet faced the rigors of real-life Money is the catalyst for this where it was pretty clear that certain family his prior decision to leave her that had been discovered one or two and then return, saying: "I knew that deployment. Sure enough, the move change: Computer criminals are years prior," says Holly Stewart, major threads inside Conficker C seemed to backfire when a security scooping in millions through various seemed to be written by different I let her down, and I let myself Threat Response Manager at IBM's down." Jillian's mom, Peggy, grilled hole was found in MD-6's reference scams and attacks. The best hackers X-Force. "They were really, really people," he says. "It left us feeling implementation not long after the are growing up in Russia and former that we had a more organized team Ed with a list of 66 questions, and it old.... That has really changed, appeared as though he passed with launch. But the coders rallied, and Soviet satellite states, where there are especially this year. We're seeing that brought different skills to bear.... pushed out a corrected version in a fewer legitimate opportunities for They aren't people who have day flying colors. "I just think that he's more and more current exploits go crazy over you," Jillian’s mother new release of their software just smart coders. "If you're a into these toolkits. And we're seeing jobs." weeks later. sophisticated team of software Looking back, the first 20 years in observed of her time with Ed. Ed exploits come out that are even just a asked Jillian's father how he would It would be a model for secure developers, but you happen to be in couple days after the vulnerability the war between hackers and security software development, except for one Eastern Europe, what's your way of defenders was pretty laid back for feel if he popped the big question, to announcement." which her father replied: "I think I’m detail: The "Windows-based raising a lot of money?" says Phillip Even worse, hackers are finding or both sides. The hackers were tricky, networking client" in the example Porras, the cyber threat expert at SRI sometimes even ingenious, but rarely reading you the right way, and I like purchasing their own vulnerabilities, what I see in you…I would be really above is the B-variant of the spam- International who dissected called "zero day" exploits, for which organized. A wealthy anti-virus spewing Conficker worm; the Conficker. "Maybe we're dealing industry rose on the simple counter- quite happy to see that take place. I'd no security patch exists. With real be doing summersaults." corrected version is Conficker C, and with business models that work for money to be had, there's evidence measure of checking computer files the hard-working security-minded countries where it's more difficult for that legitimate security workers are for signatures of known attacks. coders and software engineers? A them to sell mainstream software." being tempted themselves. In April, Hackers and security researchers criminal gang of anonymous One result is hacking-as-a-service. federal prosecutors filed a mixed amiably at DefCon every year, malware writers, likely based in Want your custom code installed in a misdemeanor conspiracy charge seamlessly switching sides without Ukraine. The very first real-world botnet of hacked machines? It'll cost against security consultant Jeremy anyone really caring. From now on, use of MD-6, an important new you $23 for a 1,000 computers, $130 Jethro for allegedly selling a "zero it's serious. In the future, there won't security algorithm, was by the bad if you want them exclusively, says day" Internet Explorer exploit to be many amateurs. Future of Cyber guys. Uri Rivner, head of new technologies accused TJ Maxx hacker Albert Security: This is the future of hacking: at security company RSA. Or you Gonzales. The price tag: $60,000. It Wired reports: Read More professional, smart, and above-all can pay for a custom Trojan horse could take a lot of consulting gigs to well-funded. In the old days, hackers that will sneak past anti-virus 22 * Internet News Record Professional social networks that take on LinkedIn By Don Reisinger The site's events page is a great way (Webware.com) to network with other professionals. That said, the site is poorly designed Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:32:58 PM and its paid memberships do detract You might be using LinkedIn to from the service. stay connected with your business Ryze has a slew of great contacts, but there are alternatives on events.(Credit: Screenshot by Don the Web that will help you network Reisinger/CNET) and enjoy some extra features while Talkbiznow Talkbiznow is a fine you're at it. Whether you want to social network that will give you the hang out at some professional parties chance to discuss important topics or you're more interested in sharing with colleagues in a social setting. best practices, there are some really After you sign up for Talkbiznow, I neat business-centric social networks think you'll be impressed by the site's on the Web you'll want to visit. profile-creation tool. From adding a Go pro with these social networks simple biography to populating your Focus If you're looking for answers profile with a career history and to important business decisions, contacts, your colleagues should be Focus is the social network for you. happy with what they find. After signing up for Focus, you can Perhaps the best feature immediately start researching topics Talkbiznow offers is its Services that have some relevance to your pane, which lists several options for business. From finance to customer you to enhance your Talkbiznow service, the site is filled with standing. You can host a Webinar, professionals both asking and upload documents to your profile, answering questions on topics that hold a video conference call, or impact business. To push its social manage your calendar. Those four element, Focus allows you to write a features make Talkbiznow a unique blog, connect with others in groups, service that stands apart from some or simply post comments to of its competition. With a bigger discussion boards. If you're looking community, Talkbiznow could easily to learn more about your industry and compete with LinkedIn. you want peers to help you do it, Talkbiznow is the social network Focus is for you. for those who want more than Focus will give you some insight connections.(Credit: Screenshot by on important business topics.(Credit: Don Reisinger/CNET) Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET) directions on getting there. From the current employers, where you went helps you communicate with others Xing Xing is a professional social Netparty If you're a young site, you can buy tickets and get on to college, and more. Once that in your industry. network that competes well against professional, networking is one of the the V.I.P. list, so you don't need to information is populated, Plaxo helps After you sign up for Ryze, you'll LinkedIn. most important elements of your wait in line. It's a great service. More you find colleagues at all those firms, be able to create a full profile that After you sign up for Xing, you'll career. If you don't know colleagues, young professionals should be using as well as old classmates. It's similar includes your company's address, find that it's big on features. You can you might lose a competitive it. to LinkedIn, but since there aren't as where you live, and more. After that, fill out your profile with in-depth advantage over others vying for the Netparty connects young many users, you won't find as many you need to decide if you want to use information about yourself. Once same job. That's where Netparty professionals in local hot colleagues. Regardless, you can the Basic, free version of Ryze or complete, you can start connecting comes in. spots.(Credit: Screenshot by Don communicate with those people paid versions that cost $10 or $20 per with colleagues at companies all over Netparty's goal is to connect young Reisinger/CNET) through direct messages or by joining month for a Gold or Platinum the world. You can send them professionals in a party atmosphere. Plaxo Although Plaxo isn't groups. It's not the best social career membership, respectively. The paid messages, meet up with them at The site arranges networking events designed specifically for business service, but Plaxo's My Career isn't versions allow you to create your events that can be publicized on the for young professionals in several professionals, the social site's My bad either. own groups on the site. Xing site, or just search for them. cities across the U.S., Canada, Career option is a fine LinkedIn Plaxo's My Career page might help If you don't want to create your Although there are still some U.S.- Europe, and even South America. It alternative. you in your professional own, Ryze gives you the option to based members, there are far more sets up parties at different places Plaxo's My Career feature allows networking.(Credit: Screenshot by join groups. You can also people from Europe and Asia on the around the city you live in, charges you to fill out your professional Don Reisinger/CNET) communicate with others via an admission fee, and even gives you history. You can input your past and Ryze Ryze is a social network that message boards and direct messages. Internet News Record * 23 Microsoft kicks off Windows Mobile app store challenge By Jessica Dolcourt policies (PDF), prohibitions (PDF), (Webware.com) and submission guidelines (PDF). Microsoft's Windows Marketplace Submitted at 7/27/2009 3:40:00 PM to program the "best" of the first-ever Android applications. for Mobile application storefront will At long last, Microsoft is publicly Indeed, we were hoping to see premier on Windows Mobile phones getting its Windows Mobile more lucrative prizes from a running the upcoming version 6.5 of application storefront under way. On company whose mobile operating the mobile operating system. It will Monday, Microsoft opened the door system long ago lost its gleam to the be the distribution nexus for free and to submissions from developers in 29 iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, and premium Windows Mobile countries. To sweeten the deal and to now even the Palm Pre. With such a applications that is similar in concept drum up excitement, Microsoft has modest purse, it's doubtful that the --and likely in form--to Apple's also announced the Race to Market contest will lure important iTunes App Store, Google's Android Challenge, a contest of superlatives developers more than the promise of Market, and RIM's BlackBerry App that will end with Redmond doling sustained profit and saturating the World. out four touch-screen Microsoft mobile market on all platforms Windows Mobile 6.5 phones are Surface tables to four winning would. It might attract the smaller expected to hit shelves in early developers. fish, whose success could likely be autumn. All applications, games, and eclipsed by fast-acting bigger Interested developers can access widgets certified in the Windows players. everything from the developer toolkit Time.com brings news Marketplace for Mobile before Still, for the hopeful winners, odds to the marketplace registration here. December 31 will be eligible to win clearly favor the free and premium Microsoft is accepting submissions one of four categories: most applications that are promoted in the from developers in Australia, to BlackBerry downloaded freeware, most app store the longest, and among Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, By Jessica Dolcourt Time.com's straightforward moneymaking app (calculated by the them, apps already popular on earlier Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, (Webware.com) application is easy to navigate by number of downloads times price), Windows Mobile builds and on other Greece, Hong Kong SAR, India, scrolling and clicking stories. Text the most useful product, and the most mobile and desktop platforms Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Submitted at 7/27/2009 12:49:00 PM loads quickly, but if you're in data playful. Microsoft will determine the (Google Mobile App might be one Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, (Credit: CNET/Screenshot by and Wi-Fi dead zones, thumbnails last two subjective awards by a panel example). Norway, Poland, Portugal, Jessica Dolcourt) make a scattered appearance. You decision. The backdrop to Microsoft's Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Time.com news content has never can switch to a lighter text view, The winners' spoils are paltry in challenge is its submission process, Switzerland, Taiwan, United been farther away on a BlackBerry which strips out the thumbnails, but terms of quantity and heft when which Microsoft estimates will take Kingdom, and the United States. phone than a good RSS reader like retains the red border and graphical compared to Google's first Android 10 business days from start to finish. Originally posted at The Download Viigo. On Monday, Time launched navigation buttons. Developer Challenge, which gave 10 Developers will be able to chart their Blog its own reader, for the brand's content When you're done reading, four teams a $275,000 award, 10 teams a apps' progress on a dashboard, and alone. Time.com for BlackBerry is a buttons at the bottom of each page let $100,000 check, and each of the top access a report if Microsoft denies free, ad-supported application that you send the article to yourself or to 50 finalists $25,000 as an incentive the submission for breaching content mimics Time.com's Web experience, a friend, post on Delicious, or share albeit through a wisely pared-down via Twitter. interface. Personalizing the feed is the Jason & Janette on Their 'SYTYCD' Exit The graphics-rich application Time.com reader's best feature. (ETonline - Breaking News) Jason, both of your routines were whole process. It did stink staying in shines in Time's signature carmine Scroll through the list to approve or hue. Buttons along the top strip nix categories you'd like promoted in Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:05:00 AM great this week, especially the hip- the bottom as many times as I was, hop number. Do you think there's but I think that just proves how much navigate to top stories, popular the Top Stories home screen. Jason Glover and Janette Manrara anything you could have done I wanted to stay, fighting every week stories, lists (including 50 Essential Swampland, pass. Nerd World, made the Top Eight on "So You differently to stay in the competition? to stay in the competition. Overall, Travel Tips and 10 Big Recession check. Think You Can Dance," but last Jason Glover: I don't think that I it's been a great experience and I Surprises), and photo galleries. Keep Time.com's application for week, despite some excellent could have done anything better. I couldn't have asked for more. I didn't scrolling to the right to pick up a BlackBerry is available by pointing comments from the judges, America think that certain things could have even think that I would get to this fifth, hidden button--More--from the mobile browser to app.time.com. sent them home. Now, the two voted- been done differently, definitely point, so I'm just really happy right which you're able to browse Originally posted at The Download off dancers talk about getting the performance-wise with certain dance now. categories that have been condensed Blog boot. routines, but I was pleased with the in the interest of saving space. For now, video isn't supported. 24 * Internet News Record

Skyfire halts BlackBerry browsing alpha By Jessica Dolcourt (Webware.com) Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:43:00 PM On Monday afternoon, Skyfire announced it would put a temporary halt on its alpha program for BlackBerry. The makers of a popular alternative mobile browser for Symbian and Windows Mobile phones pulled the private testing program when they discovered earlier today that a non-disclosure agreement had been broken and the program had been leaked. Co-founder Nitin Bhandari wrote on Skyfire's blog, "During the time it was leaked, there were many BlackBerry users trying the alpha release on Curves, Storms, and other BlackBerry models--it was not intended for these devices." This statement suggests the Design ideas show Firefox 4.0 with a Chrome company might fear the possibility that negative press could plague the product before its sanctioned beta release. look This alpha photo was leaked last By Stephen Shankland Chrome has had since its September Of the "more contentious Tabs-on- performance, stability, and security April. (Webware.com) 2008 debut. The Firefox 4.0 mockups Top concept," Mozilla says advantages, but requires more This is not the first time Skyfire has show two options, one similar to the advantages include that it saves memory. Submitted at 7/27/2009 1:37:00 PM had problems with overenthusiastic 3.7 ideas, and the other taking vertical space and removes visual The Firefox 4.0 mockups also show alpha testers. In April, screenshots of This Firefox 4.0 mockup shows a another step in the Chrome direction. complexity. On the flip side, it's a combination button to the right of an even earlier-stage alpha build for very Chrome-like interface.(Credit: Specifically, the second Firefox 4.0 different, and moving user interface the address bar that changes behavior BlackBerry hit the Web, much to Mozilla) mockup shows the browser tabs on elements confuses people. Also on depending on what the browser is up Skyfire's consternation. Mozilla has released mockups that top where once there was a window the negative side, the missing title to. The button can be used to start Skyfire has not said when it will show how Firefox 4.0 conceivably title bar. That's the same approach bar means people see only a loading a page whose address has reinstate the alpha testing program might look, and two words spring to that Google picked with Chrome, a truncated Web page title in the tab. been typed, to stop loading if it's in for its BlackBerry browser. my mind: Google Chrome. view of which you can see below. For Firefox, putting tabs on top the process of doing so, and to reload Originally posted at The Download Last week, Mozilla showed some Mozilla is looking for comment on meshes conceptually with it if it's finished loading. Blog mockups for the nearer-term Firefox the designs, which, the browser Electrolysis, aka Content Processes, An example of Chrome's latest 3.7 that eliminated the browser's title developer takes pains to note, are an under-the-covers change that will interface.(Credit: Screenshot by bar, replacing it with two drop-down "for brainstorming/exploration" and make each tab a separate computing Stephen Shankland/CNET) menu buttons on the right, just like aren't final. process. That carries potential Internet News Record * 25 The Full Report on Tiger Woods By Shane Bacon (FanHouse) Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:00:00 AM by Shane Bacon Filed under: PGA, PGA Championship So it has come to this. The man who awed us for years in the golf world has been relegated to a sourpuss on the links that can't win the big tournament. Sure, he has claimed three big events this year, but his missed cut at the British Open on a course that some felt he could dominant has the golf world abuzz. The Tiger Woods Conundrum is a tricky one. See, the biggest problem with it lies in the fact that Tiger has molded our expectations of him. He burst onto the scene a major championship winner at 21. He never seemed to miss the big shot or the big moment, echoing these words by Earl Woods in the old Nike commercial, certain times, and miles off at others. "I promise you, that you'll never meet With three tournaments in a row another person as mentally tough as coming for Woods, a few questions you in your entire life, and he hasn't, are in order. and he never will." He was a golfing The Full Report on Tiger Woods machine. originally appeared on Fanhouse Super Search brings search overkill Now, some might argue that he has Golf Blog on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 fallen off. He hasn't won the Masters 10:00:00 EDT . Please see our terms since 2005 on a course he should for use of feeds. to Firefox dominate. It has been five majors Permalink| Email this| Linking since Tiger last hoisted a trophy. His Blogs| Comments By Josh Lowensohn straightforward manner, putting reorganize the order of the engines or golf swing seems to be a light switch (Webware.com) search engines with which you can make a shortlist of your favorites. It's at this point in his career; on at search (from within the toolbar) in also missing out on modern search Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:29:00 PM drop-down menus on the right side of box niceties like auto-complete and PROFESSIONAL If you're the type of person who the query box. There's also a search-as-you-type suggestions--two continued from page 22 uses a lot of search engines and directory of the other 90 or so things that require the search box to site. That might discourage some you know just as much as what you doesn't mind having a toolbar engines that require a visit before know which engine you're searching from joining, since the majority of know. Netparty helps you meet other installed, you might want to check beginning a new search. with first. On the plus side, though, their U.S.-based colleagues are on important people. out Firefox Super Search. This Super Search is set up to let you the curation and organization of the other social networks, but if you're 2. Talkbiznow: With so many great Firefox-only add-on puts the power search from nearly 70 search engines engines is spot-on. doing business internationally, Xing features, Talkbiznow is worth of 160 search engines in one toolbar, right from the blue options on the Note: This add-on is experimental, is the social network for you. checking out. with about 70 that can be searched right of the search box. And the which means that it may not work Xing is the place to go if you're 3. Focus: Being a professional is right from the toolbar itself. green button on the left is a directory perfectly in your browser. We used running an international about continuing to learn. Focus If you're used to Firefox's built-in of ones where you have to begin the Super Search on Firefox version business.(Credit: Screenshot by Don helps you in that endeavor. search box, this is a pretty big step up search from that particular site. 3.5.1 without issues. Reisinger/CNET) both from selecting one engine at a (Note, this screenshot has been edited Originally posted at Web Crawler My top 3 time and having to add additional to show off all of the toolbar's 1. Netparty: Business is about who engine tools from Mozilla's catalog. features at once).(Credit: CNET) It's also laid out in a really My only qualm is that you cannot 26 * Internet News Record Jason Bateman Steelers' 'Tank' Has a Special Greg Norman Thinks Chris Brings New Comedy Advantage Evert Is Good for His Golf to Comic-Con By JJ Cooper (FanHouse) Game; Ex-Wife, Not So Much (ETonline - Breaking News) Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:24:00 AM Submitted at 7/27/2009 9:05:00 PM By Ryan Wilson (FanHouse) by JJ Cooper ET caught up with Jason Bateman Filed under: Steelers, AFC North Submitted at 7/28/2009 9:15:00 AM this weekend at Comic-Con in San Steelers fans love big running backs. by Ryan Wilson Diego, and the star opened up about From Franco Harris to Frank Pollard Filed under: Golf Odds and Ends his new big screen comedy, 'Extract.' to Barry Foster to Jerome Bettis, Loren Roberts won the Senior British "It was fun, it's a pleasure to talk there's always been a place in Open earlier this week, outlasting about this film because I'm really so Pittsburgh for a big bruising back Greg Norman who, a year ago, proud of it," Bateman says about the who is comfortable running over a finished fifth in the event a week 'Extract' film panel at Comic-Con. "I linebacker on a snowy December day after an improbable third-place feel really comfortable and confident for a key yard. showing at the Young Peoples talking about this film in front of this But since Bettis retired after Super caught up with the former UNLV star crowd. These are people that are and found that he seems to have a British Open. Bowl XL, the Steelers have been This time around, Norman, the 54- fairly sophisticated and kind of lacking a back who gives out more pretty good idea of what to expect. recent television interview. At least snobby when it comes to comedy. Fantasy Football Spin: Summers hole leader, carded a Sunday 71 (1- bruises than he takes. That's why over), good for sixth. Perhaps not the according to The Australian: Mike Judge is a super hero to them. there's such an interest in fifth-round Among Deep Sleepers Greg Norman Thinks Chris Evert Is I’m really happy to be a part of a Steelers' 'Tank' Has a Special final 18 holes of golf he was looking pick Frank "the Tank" Summers. A 5 for, but not bad given that he spends Good for His Golf Game; Ex-Wife, Mike Judge film." -foot-10, 243-pound bowling ball Advantage originally appeared on Not So Much originally appeared on In the new comedy, Bateman plays Fanhouse NFL Blog on Tue, 28 Jul more time on his various off-course who won't outrun many cornerbacks, business ventures than he does Fanhouse Golf Blog on Tue, 28 Jul Joel, the owner of an Extract but can make a linebacker think 2009 10:24:00 EDT . Please see our 2009 09:15:00 EDT . Please see our company who is down on his luck terms for use of feeds. preparing for tournaments. twice of lowering his shoulder. And as long as we're making terms for use of feeds. both personally and professionally. As he gets ready to head to camp, Permalink| Email this| Linking Permalink| Email this| Linking Blogs| Comments excuses, here's one for why he didn't the Las Vegas Review-Journal win more during his prime: his ex- Blogs| Comments wife. That's sorta the one he used in a AMC lets you 'Mad Men' yourself By Josh Lowensohn create themselves (or their friends) as It's not nearly as fun as the one Fox better. (Webware.com) early-1960s cartoon characters using did for "The Simpsons Movie" back Put your virtual 1960s self together a variety of costumes, props, and in mid-2007(nor is there a 7-11 tie- in style. Or just ditch the suit and Submitted at 7/27/2009 3:51:00 PM body parts that are loosely tied to the in), but there are a wealth of options grab a donut and an eye In preparation for the third season world within the show. to make yourself look as similar, or patch.(Credit: CNET) of its hit series "Mad Men," cable Set to rhythmic lounge lizard "out there" as you wish. Originally posted at Web Crawler network AMC has put out a new music, you can assemble your virtual The closest I could get was looking marketing tool called"Mad Men self piece by piece. When done, you creation in sizes ready for Twitter, like Kevin Spacey with a mean five Yourself." It lets fans of the show can then download and export your Facebook, and as desktop wallpapers. o'clock shadow. See if you can do No Football Camp for 'U' Men By Brian Grummell (FanHouse) Walk will put last week's stories to for supposedly flashing Miami's NCAA Football Blog on Tue, 28 Jul Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:20:00 AM bed and deliver the essentials to famous "The U" hand signal after 2009 10:20:00 EDT . Please see our bridge that agonizing space between several drills. Its unraveled into a he- terms for use of feeds. by Brian Grummell now and September. said he-said drama concerning Permalink| Email this| Linking Filed under: Florida, University of U've Been Bad-- It seemed dormant Florida's handling of his alleged Blogs| Comments Miami, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Texas, for a while with the mediocrity actions, and his right as a paying Conference USA, Heisman Every coming from Tallahassee and Coral participant. week during college football's Gables, but perhaps rivalry football Miami commit was kicked out of a No Football Camp for 'U' Men endless offseason, The FanHouse in Florida is back. A University of Florida-run football camp last week originally appeared on Fanhouse Internet News Record * World/ 27 Kevin Durant on His Summer Josh Barnett to Wrestle in Japan Plans and Talking to Fans on By Ariel Helwani (FanHouse) Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:30:00 AM by Ariel Helwani Twitter Filed under: Affliction Josh By Elie Seckbach (FanHouse) Barnett's MMA career may be on Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:30:00 AM brief hold, but his pro wrestling one isn't. "The Baby-Faced Assassin," by Elie Seckbach very much in the news these days Filed under: NBA Videos, after it was announced last week that Thunder, Interviews, NBA Twitter, he tested positive for an anabolic FanHouse Exclusive Elie Seckbach, steroid, which led to Affliction the Embedded Correspondent, brings Entertainment canceling its his exclusive video reporting to upcoming event, will wrestle on Aug. Josh Barnett to Wrestle in Japan FanHouse. Check back regularly for 9 for Inoki Genome Federation in originally appeared on Fanhouse more videos. Japan. Barnett's manager, Shannon MMA Blog on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma Hooper, confirmed the news with 10:30:00 EDT . Please see our terms Thunder is one of the brightest stars for use of feeds. Check out the video after the jump. FanHouse on Tuesday. in the NBA. In this FanHouse Barnett is one of the few athletes Permalink| Email this| Linking exclusive, we talk to him about his Kevin Durant on His Summer Blogs| Comments Plans and Talking to Fans on Twitter who has been able to enjoy success summer and what he does when he's in MMA and pro wrestling. not playing ball. We also ask Kevin originally appeared on Fanhouse who in the NBA he thinks can beat NBA Blog on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 him one-on-one, how often he's on 10:30:00 EDT . 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Thing Dr. Conrad Murray gave the late AP that Jackson had come to rely on Michael Jackson the powerful drug By Mathew Honan (Wired Top By Ariel Helwani (FanHouse) the drug for sleep, and that a doctor Stories) that authorities believe killed him, would administer it intravenously to Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:00:00 AM claims a new report. help him fall asleep -- and later stop Submitted at 7/27/2009 9:00:00 PM by Ariel Helwani The Associated Press, citing an the IV drip when he wanted to wake So-called single-serving Web sites Filed under: Affliction, UFC The unnamed official, reports that Dr. up. — standalone pages that accomplish demise of Affliction Entertainment Conrad Murray allegedly gave only one task — are popping up all will not simply go away after one Hot air balloon festival over the Net. For example: press release. The fact of the matter islostarepeat.com offers Lost rerun is that they had a lot of partners takes off alerts; d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com is a involved. One of those partners was By Laurence Topham (World guide to spelling the word correctly; Mark Cuban's HDNet television news and comment from the and amiawesome.com assures you network, which was scheduled to air Guardian | guardian.co.uk) yes, very. The URLs are clever and the undercard of the now-canceled fun, but why let someone else's "Affliction: Trilogy." Thing originally appeared on Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:46:37 AM obsession become your time suck? Fanhouse MMA Blog on Tue, 28 Jul FanHouse spoke to Cuban via e- More than 300 hot air balloons set a You can set up your own self-, er, mail about the fall of Affliction and 2009 10:00:00 EDT . Please see our single-serving site in just 10 minutes terms for use of feeds. new world record above eastern his current relationship with the France — and possibly become Internet UFC. Check out the interview below. Permalink| Email this| Linking famous. Our patent-pending Mark Cuban: Affliction Did Right Blogs| Comments SingleServing SiteGenerator walks you through it. 28 TechTips/ AppleBlog/ Internet News Record How Bill Gates Uses Office and Three Monitors [Multiple Monitors] By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) Submitted at 7/28/2009 5:30:00 AM Bill Gates drops a lengthy blog post explaining how he gets things done, Microsoft style, using three monitors to watch an inbox, read or write documents, and browse the web. Spoiler: He also digs SharePoint, LiveMeeting, and other MS apps. Photo by batmoo. Gates writes that he gets at least 100 emails per day from Microsoft employees, and "many more" from customers and partners. How does he filter all that information across three large flat-screen displays? I keep my Outlook 2007 Inbox interesting how he devotes two entire for blogging, though, Bill? Post How to Buy a Mattress: open on the screen to the left so I can screens to message streams and the screenshots. see new messages as they come in. I messages themselves. A lot of the Do you get things done like Gates, usually have the message or rest of the post reads like or do you find his methods a bit too Advice from a Mattress document that I'm currently reading endorsement copy for Office integrated? Read through his work or writing in the center screen. The products like SharePoint, routine description, then tell us your screen on the right is where I have LiveMeeting, and other peripheral thoughts in the comments. Office Salesman [Household] room to open up a browser or look at Office apps, but we don't doubt that Hours: How Bill Gates uses a document that someone has sent me Gates truly does appreciate the Office[Inside Office Online blog via By Jason Fitzpatrick them down a considerable amount. in e-mail. "unified communications Lifehacker Australia] (Lifehacker) Mattress manufactures contractually set minimum prices that they allow That's not so atypical from the technology" that puts everything into Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:30:00 AM standard three-monitor setup, but it is one Outlook bin. Next time you're up retailers to sell their mattresses at, so Mattress shopping, as we've they either have to price them at that previously highlighted, can be quite a minimum or overprice them and confusing experience. Take some off negotiate. Most of the larger chains -the-clock advice from a mattress just price them at the minimum right salesman on how to get the best away. value. Photo by caterina. Other important tips? Don't take There are dozens, if not hundreds, advice from a salesman talking about of variables when it comes to coil counts as he likely doesn't know mattress shopping. Help cut through what he's talking about. Always ask Found Footage: Why we use a Mac the thicket of choices and potential if the innerspring mattress you're rip-offs by taking the advice offered looking at has edge support to keep By Christina Warren (The YouTuber CBGFilms put together [H/T Chris Pirillo] by an insider at Get Rich Slowly. the edges firm and keep it comfy for Unofficial Apple Weblog a great compilation of why his TUAW Found Footage: Why we They have advice directly from a guy you getting in and out of bed. (TUAW)) generation uses a Mac. Interestingly, use a Mac originally appeared on The who has been part of his family's For more tips check out the full these are the same reasons I use a Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) Submitted at 7/27/2009 8:00:00 PM mattress business his whole life. He's article at the link below. Have a Mac. Stability, usability, tight on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST. full of industry-related wisdom, mattress shopping tip of your own? Filed under: Cult of Mac, Found product integration and elegant Please see our terms for use of feeds. including useful negotiation tips like Scoff at this "coil count" business Footage design are reasons why Mac users of Read| Permalink| Email this| this one: because you rock it out on a foam I'm sure it's not going to be to all all ages drink the Kool-Aid (or the Comments If a store is willing to negotiate mattress? Let's hear about it in the everyone's taste, but I think this unicorn tears, as it were). mattress prices, then they are comments. How to Buy a video is really cute and it made me Great job, Charlie! overpriced, so make sure you get Mattress[GetRichSlowly] smile. Happy Monday! So why do you use a Mac? Internet News Record TechTips/ AppleBlog/ Gizmos/ 29 Apple posts iPhone OS 3.1 Beta 3 for Skip Showing Up Super Early for Job developers By Joachim Bean (The Interviews [Job Search] Unofficial Apple Weblog By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) (TUAW)) Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:10:00 AM Submitted at 7/27/2009 3:45:00 PM One might think that showing up Filed under: iPhone, SDK, iPod notably early to a job interview touch Apple has just released Beta 3 shows potential bosses punctuality, of iPhone OS 3.1 for iPhone seriousness, and organization. developers. As this remains under Actually, according to resume NDA, I cannot post any details about consultant Adam Sterlin, it implies changes to the OS. The updates you're a type that disrupts other include the OS for the device, as well people's work schedules. as the SDK used to develop iPhone Photo by°Florian. applications. If you're a registered Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 27 Jul Sterling suggests a sweet spot of iPhone developer, head on over to 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our showing up just five minutes early to the iPhone Dev Center to download terms for use of feeds. an interview, as "not arriving late" your updates. Read| Permalink| Email this| isn't quite enough, but more than that TUAW Apple posts iPhone OS 3.1 Comments leaves the interviewer, their considered rude-so the person you early, go-get-'em interviewee, and Beta 3 for developers originally secretary, and other folks in the are meeting now has two options: a) that can definitely leave a less-than- appeared on The Unofficial Apple office off their guard and they can interrupt their schedule to optimal impression around the office. inconvenienced: meet with you early, or b) wait for On that note, share your own timing To understand this, consider what the scheduled time and be made to tips, or horror stories, in the occurs when you arrive early. The feel anxious about making you wait. comments. We can all use a good people with whom you are meeting In either case, you have made a bad laugh over (anonymous) failed This Robot Has an will be notified that you have arrived. first impression. candidates now and then. Common From a cultural perspective, most From experience, many of us can mistakes. Easy fixes. (part iPhone For a Head people don't feel comfortable making likely relate to being the underling/co two)[getpickd via Consumerist] someone wait for them as it is -worker who has to "tend" to a super- [Robots] By Adam Frucci (Gizmodo) SuperF4 Truly Kills Faltering Windows Apps Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:10:00 AM This is a robot, named Robocna, that uses an iPhone for its brain. [Downloads] Better hope Apple doesn't reject your memory as a background application, itself what to do." brain from the App Store, you poor By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) bastard. Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:00:00 AM is quicker to fire off, especially if SuperF4 is a free download for your system is herky-jerky and Windows systems only. Looking for The body is a Kondo KHR-2HV Windows: There's a certain getting to Task Manager is slow a no-software solution to unsteady humanoid kit, but its controlled by hierarchy to how you can close going. Secondly, it doesn't ask you to applications? Try a previously the iPhone, which connects via the Windows apps, including the polite confirm that you really want to end mentioned script shortcut. Want to dock connector at the neck. The "File->Quit" menu option and the this program or process—hit beef up your Task Manager with real screen shows the facial expression more thorough "End Process" in Ctrl+Alt+F4, and the currently program-killing power? Try while also letting you control the Windows' task manager. SuperF4, focused program just gets terminated, Lifehacker favorite Process Manager. robots weird, leek-based dance however, is like DDT for apps you no questions asked. Hit the Windows SuperF4[via freewaregenius.com] moves. [ Pink Tentacle] want gone right away. key and F4, and you get a familiar pull the plug on most apps, whereas What's the advantage over the skull and crossbones icon to click on Task Manager "only asks the reliable Task Manager method? For a specific app to kill out. Finally, the program to quit, and lets it decide for one, SuperF4, which resides in developer notes that his app actually 30 TechTips/ Gizmos/ Internet News Record

First Look at Firefox 4.0 Design Wine Chart Recommends Mockups [Firefox] Proper Temperatures and By Adam Pash (Lifehacker) Submitted at 7/27/2009 3:30:00 PM Remains of the Day: An Last week we took a look at initial Chilling Times [Wine] design mockups for Firefox 3.7, and Apple Tablet in September By Azadeh Ensha (Lifehacker) each as well as their corresponding now the busy designers at Mozilla Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:00:00 PM recommended temperatures and are back with some theme mockups chilling times. A heavier for the even-further-into-the-future Edition [For What It's Worth] Whether you can't tell your Chardonnay, for example, should be Firefox 4.0. By Adam Pash (Lifehacker) • Apple won't let you use cool Chardonnays from your Pinots or kept in the mid-50s Fahrenheit range (Click any of the images for a closer you consider yourself something of and refrigerated for two hours before look.) Submitted at 7/27/2009 4:00:00 PM augmented reality iPhone apps — yet Looks like anyone interested in an aficionado, it's important to store serving. If you don't have two hours, As you can see in the screenshot The elusive Apple tablet churns out augmented reality iPhone apps will and chill wine at its proper you can also chill it in ice and water above, the Firefox folks are toying more rumors, the music industry tries need to wait until at least September. temperature. This simple wine chart for five minutes or leave it in the with the idea of a Google Chrome- to make the digital album appealing, [LA Times] can help. freezer for fifteen. like tabs-on-top interface. and augmented reality iPhone apps • Android Donut Build Out: Full (Click the image above for a closer For more ways to boost your wine They're also looking at won't hit your phone until September. Multitouch, Universal Search, look.) enjoyment, take a look at our consolidating the Stop, Refresh, and • FT Claims Apple Tablet, Possible Automated Backups AND Better Consumer Reports' guide to wine previous post on how to select the Go buttons to save a little extra space September Launch Oh Apple tablet, Performance The next update to the temperatures and chilling times proper wine glasses. Tip of the Day: in the toolbar—similar to a user you seem as mystical but as Android OS promises better multi- includes a handy chart divided Find the Proper Temperature for chrome tweak we've been using for inevitable as the iPhone once was. touch, search, backups, and according to the type of wine Serving Wine and Learn About Wine quite a while. [Gizmodo] performance. Sounds like our kind of (heavier versus lighter whites, and Cellars[Consumer Reports] Keep in mind that all of the • Apple and Labels Hope to update. [Gizmodo] heavier versus lighter reds) being changes you see here are not Reinvent Digital Album as • Do You Bing? Yahooers May served, and provides examples of final—they're just exploring different Something People Buy Apple and Soon Search With Microsoft Bing ideas for upcoming releases of music labels are finally thinking keeps on marching forward. [AdAge] Firefox. Similarly, it'll be quite some about taking advantage of the digital • Fix Printer Queue Glitches Some time before either Firefox 4.0 or realm for turning the digital album smart fixes for your troubled Mac Firefox 3.7 hits servers, so if you like into something new and better. printing. [PC World] the basic look but want to get it now, [Wired] here's how to make Firefox 3.5 look like Firefox 3.7. Firefox/4.0 Novatel MiFi 2372 Makes Portable 3G Wi-Fi Hotspot Awesomeness Possible on AT&T and T- Windows Theme Mockups[Mozilla Mobile [Wireless] Wiki] By matt buchanan (Gizmodo) portable Wi-Fi hotspot because it which border on marvelous. [ Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:26:39 AM was on the less-cramped networks of BusinessWire] Verizon (and Sprint), but this HSPA We partly loved Novatel's MiFi 3G version for AT&T or T-Mobile will still have its 3G-to-Wi-Fi powers, Internet News Record TechTips/ Web/ Gizmos/ 31 Internet Fridges: State of the Market By Richard MacManus suggests is a fridge with an iPod on (ReadWriteWeb) it. The fridge freezer features an iPod docking station, wireless LAN for Submitted at 7/28/2009 2:23:44 AM Internet connection, and built-in The Internet fridge is probably the speakers. One of the suggested use most oft-quoted example of what the cases is watching video recipes. Internet of Things - when everyday Wait, There Are Some Good Uses objects are connected to the Internet - for Internet Fridges will enable. Imagine a refrigerator Perhaps the most interesting (so the story goes) that monitors the innovation we're seeing with Internet food inside it and notifies you when -connected fridges right now are ones you're low on, for example, milk. It that use Web technology to save also perhaps monitors all of the best power and optimize themselves. food websites, gathering recipes for A good example is GE's demand- Grab the Best Picks from 1,000 your dinners and adding the response refrigerator, which can ingredients automatically to your The Electrolux Cyber fridge was adjust its settings and reduce power shopping list. This fridge knows what released in 2006 and it pretty much consumption based on pricing signals Free ReverbNation MP3s [Free] sums up the current state of the By Kevin Purdy (Lifehacker) and a few other intriguing choices kinds of foods you like to eat, based from the electricity company. As on the ratings you have given to your market for Internet fridges. As the Greentech Media reported earlier this inside the massive free bin. Each Appliancist website noted: "The Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:30:00 AM dinners. Indeed the fridge helps you month, GE has partnered with energy track can be previewed in full by Screenfridge is equipped with a Microsoft has teamed up with music streaming, or downloaded in either take care of your health, because it technology company Tendril to knows which foods are good for you computer and a touch screen so you "develop algorithms and other site ReverbNation to hand out more M4A or MP3 formats. can surf the Internet, send e-mails than 1,000 MP3 and M4A files. You The comments are a great place to and which clash with medical technology that will essentially allow conditions you have. And that's just and buy and order food for your utilities employing Tendril's TREE won't know most of them, but there let others know about killer tracks home without leaving the kitchen are likely a few keepers worth an you've scoped out in such collections, part of the sci-fi story of the Internet platform [Tendril Residential Energy fridge. [...]" Ecosystem] to turn GE [...] extra click. so let us know what you've found In other words, it's just a computer Still, among the thousands of single there. Song Sponsor appliances off or on to curb power This type of 'smart home' fridge has tacked onto a fridge. No automation, consumption." This is done either via artist/song choices, you'll likely find Downloads[ReverbNation via no RFID tags, none of the 'Internet of a few tracks you wouldn't mind Download Squad] actually been attempted before, in the the Internet or special sensor meters. dot com era, and flopped. Has there Things' functionality we're all It's estimated that demand-response hearing. I spotted the Lemonheads, looking forward to. Los Lonely Boys, Pepper, DJ Vadim, been much progress since then in the systems like this save between 10- Internet fridge market? Let's find out. Samsung's Wireless ICE Pad 30% in electricity consumption in This is What We Want... refrigerator is another of this ilk. Its homes. The Time is Still Nigh This video shows a prototype of a main feature is a detachable LCD Clearly the age of the Internet fridge that uses RFID tags to touch pad computer. It also features fridge hasn't yet arrived. Adding BlackBerry Curve 8520 automatically notify you when milk an "entertainment center" (i.e. a TV); computers and TVs to fridges has needs to be bought. Designer Kim along with a calendar, scheduler, been tried by many of the main Will Be Only $50 at Otto took a Siemens refrigerator and message board for "smart food fridge manufacturers, but those Walmart [BlackBerry] replaced the existing flat screen with management." efforts were half baked. a touch screen panel PC, then added The most recent I found was Until RFID tags that connect to the By matt buchanan (Gizmodo) an RFID tag reader. reviewed by Webware earlier this cloud become more common place year: a fridge by Whirlpool featuring Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:32:14 AM ...But, Let's Tack a Computer and on food items, the Internet fridge is TV onto The Fridge For Now a detachable tablet computer made by yet another product looking for a If you're willing to swallow your The reality is less exciting than Data Evolution. solution. We'll check back in a crippling elitism and buy your what Otto presented. It turns out that It's not just computers and TVs couple of years! Discuss gadgets from Walmart, you can pick the appliance market isn't quite ready being tacked onto fridges either. Last up the trackball-less BlackBerry for internet fridges that go beyond year Gorenje released a "Made for Curve 8520 for $48.88, which is mere entertainment. iPod" refrigerator, which as the name $100 less than it'll cost you at a T- Mobile store. [ RIM] Barnes & Noble Catches Up to 2006 With Free Wi-Fi [Barnes And Noble] By matt buchanan (Gizmodo) up to 2006 with free Wi-Fi as a part Macworld] Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:10:19 AM of its "hey look, we get technology, we have an ebook store and an Barnes & Noble's finally catching iPhone app" deal. Before, it charged people for AT&T Wi-Fi. [ 32 Web/ Internet News Record Looking for a Reason to Jailbreak? Backup Your Google How about Spotify and Google Docs With LTech's New Voice? Tool By Sarah Perez Google search presented us with By Steven Walling (ReadWriteWeb) several options for doing so, although (ReadWriteWeb) we won't point to any exact resources Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:40:30 AM since this isn't exactly the most legal Submitted at 7/27/2009 1:00:00 PM Yesterday, Swedish music service way of going about things. Let's just Are you backing up your Google Spotify announced their application's say this: we got to the sign up page Docs? If not, it's better to be safe enterprise tool. However, in a phone submission to Apple iTunes App and it was only a matter of putting in than sorry, especially when it comes call with LTech, it became clear that Store. Spotify, which already boasts our name and account details. to the cloud. For customers of the OSX and perhaps even Linux over 6 million users in Europe, is Another option is to purchase an enterprise and education versions of compatibility is in their roadmap. somewhat of an iTunes alternative - account from an overseas friend who the document software as a service, The Google Docs API(and others) albeit with streaming tracks instead has access to the service in their LTech's new tool lets administrators that are the primary driver for the of downloads. However, the country. Have them purchase the do comprehensive or selective tool are not actually tied to a similarity between the two services account and you pay them back after backups. Windows architecture of course. leads some believe that Apple, they give you the There have been options before to In terms of usability, the backup notorious for booting apps that username/password.(Obviously, backup your Docs, but LTech seems system is pretty simple. The default duplicate iTunes functionality, won't connection, the Spot application has you'd want to go with a real friend to be the first official enterprise mode to interact with your Docs is approve the new Spotify iPhone yet to implement this type of feature you trust here, not some random partner of Google to offer such a through a GUI, but there is support application. And in another example according to a forum posting. That's stranger from the internet.) software package. Currently there's a for working from the command line. of Apple's totalitarianism, the a big drawback, unfortunately, since Either way, getting access to single user demo available for free, Authentication with both your admin company also just pulled Google the caching ability is precisely what Spotify via Spot is a bit more with an enterprise license for the credentials and OAuth key are Voice and other third-party Google makes Spotify feel less like a difficult than we hoped it would be, domain version (of Apps). required. Once you're in, you can Voice applications from the App streaming service and more like a but it's not impossible if you're really Sponsor backup Docs to your local drive Store. real iTunes alternative. motivated. GV Mobile Coming to LTech has been an enterprise either in bulk or filtered by folder. Luckily for jailbreakers, problems There's also another major issue for Cydia partner of Google for quite some Output file types include, but aren't like those above are less of an issue. jailbreakers here in the U.S. looking Although there aren't any Google time, 2001 to be exact. Their flagship limited to, Microsoft Office, PDF, There's currently an open source to get on board with Spotify - the Voice alternatives available just yet, products have focused on Google rich text and HTML. Once you're Spotify client app available for premium account. In order to run we hear that one in particular is Apps specifically, providing done, there's a plain text report issued download and the third-party GV Spot, you need a premium account to coming soon. The third-party client management and single sign on that keeps track of all your stats. Mobile app for Google Voice is sign into the app. However, in order application GV Mobile was among capabilities. The system automatically separates coming soon. to get a premium account, you have the Google Voice apps just pulled Older options for backing up your out users in to their own folders, and Sponsor to sign up at Spotify.com, a site from the App Store. According to a Google Docs were fairly hit and you can do basically whatever you Spotify for iPhone Jailbreakers which currently prevents you from tweet from the developer Sean miss. For personal backups, there want with the files once they've been Like the official Spotify iPhone doing so because Spotify is not Kovacs, he plans to upload the latest have been utilities available on synced to your machine. Primary client, the third party client app available in this country yet. So what version of the application to Cydia Google Code, or a Greasemonkey motivators for those with an called Spot, available from Cydia, good is an open source app if you ("or similar"...perhaps referring to script for Firefox users. But neither enterprise license are related to also requires a Premium account in don't have a premium account, right? Icy) soon. You may want to follow of these are well-suited to heavy use sharing with those without Docs order to work. Also like the official Fortunately, there are a few his Twitter account for more details by enterprises. access and for compliance. For those app, Spot lets you search for songs workarounds for this issue. For one, as to when that occurs. The Google Docs Backup from purposes, LTech's tools is a solid and build playlists. However, where you could access the Spotify web site For more details on jailbreaking, LTech currently only works in choice. Discuss the official client will let you cache using a UK-based (or other European check out our how-to guide here. Windows, which is natural for an playlists to listen to when the AT&T country-based) proxy server. A quick Discuss network fails or you lose your Internet News Record Web/ 33 Will Apple's "Interactive Album" Code.Intuit.com - Cocktail Inspire Better Bands? Partner Platform Gets a By Dana Oshiro (ReadWriteWeb) Dash of Open Source Submitted at 7/27/2009 2:01:22 PM By Steven Walling In an unsurprising move, Apple is (ReadWriteWeb) said to be working with major record labels to provide an "interactive Submitted at 7/27/2009 3:28:00 PM album" to consumers. The company Intuit launched code.intuit.com is rumored to be working with EMI, today, an open source community Sony, Warner and Universal to that functions as an extension of their bundle photos, lyric sheets, liner partner platform. The new site is notes and videos with album designed to give partner companies a which is providing the software to purchases in the iTunes store. free resource with code, toolkits, and run the community side of According to the FInancial Times, documentation for building SaaS code.intuit.com. How Open is Your the move is meant to increase album apps. Source? The site may be out of beta, sales. Nevertheless, a number of Code.intuit.com has been released but exactly how welcoming it will be critics have already argued that the as a complement to the federated is unclear. Intuit comments: attempt will be ill-fated. While it's applications program, which lets "The initial Intuit-sponsored open true that "interactive" music material developers use any programming source projects are designed to album art; however, fans can also fans may find themselves connecting expand a shared infrastructure to has already been executed in various add extensions to trade mix tapes, with their music on a whole new language and cloud infrastructure iterations, Apple's move may have a they like. Though it was public, the make it easier for developers to publish their playback histories to level. integrate their applications with the extremely positive affect on the Last.FM and publish their listening Band history, politics and cultural platform has been taken out of beta music industry as a whole. and is released under the Common Intuit Partner Platform. In the future, history to Twitter. context can affect whether or not we Intuit will sponsor additional projects Sponsor 3. Songkick: Songkick is a concert part with our money. I'm going to Public License. A number of bands already offer Sponsor and encourage involved developers recommendation engine with a music take a wild guess that Hasidic Jewish and organizations to create and run "interactive material" to their fans history component. The site allows reggae artist Matisyahu's highest Big Names Intuit has worked with and while not many offer it through some initial partners to create their own Intuit Partner Platform- users to upload concert-related download numbers don't come from related projects." [Emphasis added] downloads, materials like band photos, liner notes, poster art, videos Muslim music fans. And do you flagship applications during the backgrounders and liner notes are public beta: standout examples of the Intuit is creating an interesting mix and even ticket stubs. The think Radiohead's name-your-own- of open and proprietary systems for readily available through a number of community is a live music wiki price In Rainbows album would have Federated Apps include those from services including the following 3: VerticalResponse, DimDim, and development around its small updated by those die hard fans made as much money if the group business platform. No actual Intuit 1. Bandcamp: RWW reviewed who've not only attended the wasn't known for its activism? Rypple. Bandcamp earlier and dubbed this Intuit has also gathered an advisory products are being open sourced, but concerts, but also documented the The interactive album tells us with code.intuit.com, they're clearly service the"MySpace Music Killer". experience. For Bob Dylan alone, the where artists have come from and board of fairly big names in the open The company offers bands the source community: Jay Sullivan, VP hoping to capitalize on the community has uploaded information how they're using their voices outside advantages of being open by letting chance to upload liner notes, album on 2788 past concerts in 767 cities. of the music. A number of services of mobile at Mozilla, Michael Coté arts and links to their materials of Redmonk, and Jason van Zyl of third parties participate in a Apart from their interactivity and provide the delivery framework for moderated way. Discuss through an online DIY store. In this great social components, one thing the information, but only Apple the Apache Maven project. Also C. case, interactivity is not bundled with that BandCamp, Songbird and provides direct access to mainstream Michael Pilato from CollabNet, the album downloads, but rather Songkick have in common is the fact audiences. Regardless of whether or found in a link on the site. that they are not Apple. While each not the independent labels follow 2. Songbird: Songbird is the open- of the services are wonderful in their suit, these new band dossiers give us source Mozilla-based music player own right, Apple's potential the social narrative we need to make that offers users a chance to listen to commitment to interactive albums informed choices as consumers. albums while also viewing can set an industry-wide precedent Discuss information about artists through on how albums are released. By various in-browser plugins. Songbird providing listeners with liner notes, offers the basic functionality of an videos and background information, "interactive album" with lyrics and 34 Web/ Gizmos/ Internet News Record Five Video Apps That Play Nicely Google Giving Away With Twitter eReaders at Google Books By Jolie O'Dell (ReadWriteWeb) ready to launch an iPhone app soon. Type: Single-user webcam - What Took So Long? Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:22:52 PM recordings of up to 10 minutes or By Marshall Kirkpatrick Video apps that cater to Twitter video uploads from a drive. users are all the rage at the moment, Test Video (ReadWriteWeb) but this particular bandwagon is 2. Twitcam is a pared-down Submitted at 7/27/2009 11:02:06 AM filled to overflowing with apps that offering of parent company Google announced today that it is rock jostling for mindshare with apps LiveStream. It runs a Twitter-based running a contest for the next ten that barely function. chat program alongside the video days where visitors to the know anything about Google Books, We've spent the past couple of days itself, and videos are archived for controversial and under-loved it's that the service is in a protracted testing and retesting a slew of these linking and embedding after the fact. Google Books site can win a Sony legal battle with the publishers of the sites, and we are ready to present our Unfortunately, the tweet/chat module Reader eBook device. Literature- books it's indexing. top five picks for sharing video only allows users to send out one related trivia will now be hunted for We'd guess almost no one knows content on Twitter. Read on to find tweet every 30 seconds, which using the site's new search inside the about the service's new magazine out which app comes out on top and minimizes the real-time fun to be book feature and people who find the search or the excellent mobile which ones didn't make the cut. had. Still, it's been one of the easier, right answers will be entered into a version of the site. Sponsor more fun apps we've tried today. drawing to win a Sony Reader Last month we reported that 5. TweeTube is currently available Type: Single-webcam live- device. Google plans to go into the eBook only for Mac OS X and requires a streamed video with Twitter-based The contest is the kind of sales business by allowing vendors to download, but it allows users to share chat module and post-stream archive traditional marketing that more web sell eBook copies through Google webcam videos, images, YouTube of video and chat. applications could benefit from and Books. videos, and links via Twitter. The Test Video will no doubt introduce many new Why not give away a free reader video component reminded us a bit 1. TwitVid is a great little app we people to the features of the service. every day and bring all the people to of 12seconds.tv or Seesmic's video wrote about recently that allows Our question, though, is this: why not the site that a promotion like that offering from back in the day, i.e., users to record and upload video do this every day of the year? At surely would? Heck, give away three last month. It wasn't our favorite app from a webcam or any video-enabled under $300 retail price (and you every day. At this point the project to play with, and the limitations seem lets users upload prerecorded video mobile device or to upload know Google could get a deal) it has to be bleeding money and yet to outstrip the benefits. content. prerecorded video. They also have a would cost around $100k to give one how often do you hear people talk Type: Twenty-five second webcam Type: Thirty-second webcam nifty iPhone app that works like a away every day. How much do you about it? If eBooks are really a big uploads that are embeddable and recordings or video uploads that charm. The site also lets users auto- think the Google Books team has part of the future, a few hundred linkable with Twitter-enabled appear in a video bubble over the post their TwitVids to other sites spent on legal defense in the last thousand dollars spent by Google to comments. Twitter web interface. such as Facebook and YouTube. Best year? Millions of dollars, we're sure. promote their offering in this market Test Video Test Video of all, each video has its own "like" Sponsor sure would be money well spent. 4. BubbleTweet is a service we've 3. TwitVid.io is the Twitter- and "retweet" buttons as well as Our guess is, in as much as people Discuss been trying and testing for several friendly video recording and Meebo-powered chat, all of which months with mixed results. However, uploading tool from video website- feed back into the Twitter stream. As the premise is great for Twitter. The creating service Fliggo. It allows far as Twitter integration with video, site lets users upload a simple, 30- users to record up to ten minutes of we tend to think TwitVid does it best. second webcam recording, which video from a webcam or upload Type: Single-user webcam/mobile then shows up on Twitter as a small, videos they've already created and recordings with retweet, chat, "buzz," unobtrusive "bubble" of video over tweet a URL. Co-founder Chrys and other Twitter options. the web interface. BubbleTweet also Bader also tells us they're getting Test Video Discuss Averatec N3400 Laptop: Cheap, Light and Aluminum [Laptops] By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo) out the specs: that part) (forget that part, too) Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:10:00 AM • 2.16GHz Intel dual-core • External USB 8x DVD optical All-in-all, not a horrible looking • 13.3-inch WXGA, 3.8lbs, .4-.98 drive little system for the price. Has If Apple released a 13-inch, 3.8lb inches thick • 3 USBs and memory card reader anyone out there owned an Averatec aluminum laptop for $799, we'd all • 250GB hard drive • 802.11n and ethernet rig before? [ Press Release] be going freaking nuts. Just check • 3GB of memory • Intel GMA X4500HD (OK, forget • Microsoft Vista Home Premium Internet News Record Web/ World/ Gizmos/ 35 IPhone Augmented China restores limited internet access By Tania Branigan (World news reopen, although it did not indicate messaging services were suspended and comment from the Guardian when. hours later. Reality Apps Expected | guardian.co.uk) "We have received no instruction on The government says the dead when to fully resume the public included 137 Han and 46 Uighurs. Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:49:13 AM internet connection in Xinjiang," Another 1,700 were injured. in September Block on calls from China to Haimiti Mijiti, vice-president of China yesterday condemned Japan By Marshall Kirkpatrick overseas numbers and on most text China Telecom's Xinjiang branch, for allowing a visit by the exiled (ReadWriteWeb) messages remains in place told China Daily yesterday. Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, whom Normal internet access in China's Asked about rumours that normal it accuses of instigating the violence. Submitted at 7/27/2009 7:33:44 PM troubled north-western region of access would not be restored until She denies the claim and alleges The dazzling new trend of Xinjiang may not be resumed for after 1 October – the 60th Chinese security forces killed "augmented reality" mobile months, it has emerged, as officials anniversary of the founding of the peaceful protesters. applications, software that puts layers begin to allow users to visit a small People's Republic of China – Mijiti "We are extremely dissatisfied that of information on top of a mobile number of sites. said: "There is no set time given yet." the Japanese government ignored the device's camera viewer, is something The internet was blocked across the An official in Urumqi told the Chinese side's repeated, stern that's left iPhone owners feeling out region three weeks ago after inter- Guardian that controls "might be" representations and insisted on letting of luck. Now one company ethnic violence in Urumqi killed at lifted after that date. Rebiya visit Japan to engage in anti- the Nearest Tube train finder, that the least 197 people. Authorities also Nuer Baikeli, the governor of Chinese, splittist activities," the developing such an app says Apple app will be approved for distribution has said the technology required will shut down text message services. Xinjiang, told reporters recently: foreign ministry said on its website. after Apple releases version 3.1 of Mobile phone users are now "Internet control was necessary ... It Beijing routinely criticises be officially enabled in the next the iPhone software, which the version of the iPhone OS - which is receiving texts again – but only in the became a tool to spread false international trips by the exiled developer expects will land in early form of a daily update from the information." Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, but expected out in September. September. Developers are able to access the authorities and weather reports. The The authorities said yesterday that has rarely commented on Kadeer's The availability of the requisite first, on Sunday, told them the false rumours were still circulating in travels. necessary controls in the phone official tech hooks in September illicitly, but when Apple offers a security situation had improved and the city – such as claims that people Details of her trip are unclear, remains for now a rumor. It's a little urged them not to believe rumours. had taken hostage pensioners, although she will give a press stable and official Application hard to imagine Apple telling one Programming Interface (API) for A block on calls to overseas women and children, demanding the conference tomorrow. A Japanese particular vendor about a major numbers – from any phone – also release of suspects detained after the foreign ministry spokeswoman said layering data over the camera viewer platform change, and it's a little hard - that's going to be game changing. remains in place. unrest. there were no plans for official to imagine a vendor genuinely Authorities told the official Violent riots broke out on 5 July, meetings with her. The particular app in question is a trusted with that kind of information subway route finder that shows route newspaper, China Daily, that there after an initially peaceful protest by • China telling the LA Times about it. was now access to a small number of Uighurs angry at the killing of two • Rebiya Kadeer signs when you point your phone one Anything is possible, though. direction or another. The list of sites including internet banking, the Uighur workers by Han Chinese • Xinjiang We've written extensively about online stock exchange and university colleagues in Guangdong, southern guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & possibilities is long, though, so we Augmented Reality before. Here's hope this September date is for real. enrolment services. China. Witnesses reported Media Limited 2009 | Use of this our wishlist of apps we hope that A statement from the indiscriminate attacks on Han, content is subject to our Terms & Sponsor someone builds. Cross your fingers, The rumor was first unearthed on Telecommunications Administration mainly by young Uighur men. Conditions| More Feeds some of these crazy apps could be this weekend said that business and Two days later Han revenge Friday by Mark Milian of the LA coming as early as this Fall. Discuss Times: government-related sites would also attackers targeted Uighurs. Text Apple told Acrossair, developer of Creative Zii Egg Plaszma: Android-Wielding iPod Touch [PMP] By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo) iPod Touch. camera, front facing live chat VGA that the hardware begins to resemble Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:23:58 AM Being seeded to developers as part camera, 32GB of integrated storage a smartphone without the phone. And of a $399 SDK (final units are with SDHC card expansion, Flash I'm surprised on a daily basis that Spotted in a recent FCC filing, the expected to ship in bulk at $199), the Lite support, GPS, Wi-Fi and, oh anyone is still buying big iPods that now-revealed Creative Zii Egg Zii Egg Plaszma is an Android- right, it's powerful enough to output can't make phone calls. [ ZiiLabs via Plaszma boasts some of the world's friendly "handheld computer" that's 1080P video. GeekyGadgets] first " flexible StemCell architecture" like an iPod touch beefed up with Of course, its greatest assets, the that uses 24 floating-point more than a few popular requests. option for the open Android OS (the processors. But you may care more You navigate the platform through multitouch screen. From there, you company offers its own Plaszma OS because it's basically an open source a 3.5" 320x480, 10-point capacitive can access the rear facing HD video but that's a bit less exciting), means 36 World/ Gizmos/ Internet News Record China's big three power firms 'emit more carbon than UK' By Tania Branigan (World news extreme weather events such as it the biggest wind energy firm in large-scale wind power input. Some and comment from the Guardian droughts, heat waves, typhoons and Asia. wind farms have been unable to start | guardian.co.uk) floods, worsened by climate change. But Greenpeace said only three of operating because of a lack of grid These power companies can and the top 10 produced 10% or more of connection or were operating at Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:29:03 AM must help China to prevent climate their energy from renewable sources. levels lower than planned. Greenpeace report names top three disaster by rapidly increasing The vast majority relied heavily on But experts warn that de- polluters and calls for tax on coal to efficiency and the share of renewable hydropower — with eight of the carbonising the energy supply must improve efficiency and encourage energy such as wind and solar," said firms not even halfway to their legal happen fast, given the massive toll on BedBunker: Sleep switch to renewables Yang Ailun, Greenpeace's climate obligation to produce 3% of energy China's environment. State news Soundly with WWIII China's three biggest power firms campaign manager, at the launch in from other renewable sources by agency Xinhua reported yesterday produced more greenhouse gas Beijing of the Greenpeace report, 2010. that the country's largest desert lake Under Your Pillow emissions last year than the whole of Polluting Power: Ranking China's Greenpeace urged the Chinese could vanish in decades due to [Furniture] Britain, according to a Greenpeace Biggest Power Companies. government to impose energy and climate change and human activities. report published today. The report says that in 2008, environment taxes on coal, "Just 10 years ago, one couldn't see By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo) The group warned that inefficient Huaneng, Datang and Guodian — the encouraging increased efficiency and the other bank of the Hongjiannao Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:50:00 AM plants and the country's heavy top three firms — emitted more a move to renewable sources. even through a telescope. Today, it's reliance on coal are hindering efforts greenhouse gases than the whole of It also called for a doubling of the visible with the naked eye," said He I can't speak for everyone here, but to tackle climate change. While the United Kingdom. national renewable energy target to Fenqi, a researcher with the Chinese if I could sleep every night atop my China's emissions per capita remain But Yang added: "China is ideally 30% by 2020 and for stricter Academy of Sciences. 32 rifles or 70 handguns, I'd just far below those of developed placed to…[become] the world's efficiency standards for coal-fired The Hongjiannao, sandwiched worry that the Boogie Man would countries, the country as a whole has superpower in terms of smart energy power stations. between the Muus Desert in Shaanxi find a way to arm himself. surpassed the United States to and renewable energy." The State Council, China's cabinet, Province and the Erdos Plateau in The BedBunker is a 1300lb 10 become the world's largest emitter. The group said China closed down is currently drawing up plans for a Inner Mongolia, has shrunk by at gauge steel strongbox that locks your Greenpeace said the top 10 54.07 gigawatt of the least efficient massive"new energy" programme to least 30% in the past two decades, arsenal away safely with a hydraulic companies, which provided almost coal-fired plants over the last three cut emissions and ensure energy Xinhua reported. It now covers 4,600 gas-assist piston—even in a fire. 60% of China's total electricity last and a half years — more than the security. Reports in the domestic hectares and its water level is Withstanding up to 1533 degrees for year, burned 20% of China's coal — total electricity installed capacity of media and from foreign diplomats declining by 20 centimetres annually. 2 hours, the BedBunker keeps your 590m tonnes — and emitted the Australia. suggest the next decade could see • Carbon emissions guns safe from your extensive equivalent of 1.44 billion tonnes of It urged power firms to phase out between 1.4 trillion (US$200 bn) and • Fossil fuels napalm collection, making $2,200+ a carbon dioxide. all inefficient coal-fired plants under 4.5 trillion yuan (US$600bn) • Coal small price to pay for a good night of The efficiency of Chinese power 100 megawatt by 2012, saving 90m investment in projects ranging from • Climate change your guns' sleep. [ BedBunker via generation compares unfavourably tonnes of coal consumption and nuclear power, low carbon transport • Energy Uncrate via OhGizmo!] with other countries. In Japan, 418 220m tonnes of carbon dioxide and clean coal technology to super- • Greenpeace grams of carbon dioxide are emitted annually. efficient electric grids. • China per kilowatt hour and in the US, the Firms are already turning to This huge expansion is already guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & equivalent figure is 625 grams. But renewable energy and by the end of causing problems. Manufacturing Media Limited 2009 | Use of this most of the top 10 firms in China last year Guodian had installed 2.88 capacity is outstripping supply and content is subject to our Terms & produce 752 grams of CO2. gigawatt of wind power; almost 24% the country's under-invested power Conditions| More Feeds "China is suffering the pains of of China's total and enough to make grid networks were not ready for Brando Tells Apple TV to Suck on this HD Media Player [Home Theater] By Mark Wilson (Gizmodo) another upgrade. Now it's an HD VOB, DAT, MPG, MPEG and So what's up next for Brando's Submitted at 7/28/2009 5:50:00 AM media player. MOV) through HDMI and infamous hard drive dock? Let's just Accepting 2.5 and 3.5-inch SATA component outputs. If hard drives say that if there's no laser or disco Seamless white boxes? Pfft. Brando drives through a cartridge-like and movies aren't enough, it also ball involvement we'll be vastly doesn't need any of white plastic's loading system, the $200 player reads SD, SDHC, MMC and MS disappointed. [ Brando] pomp and circumstance. Instead, streams 1080P content (H.264, MKV, RM/RMVB, TP, AVI, M2TS, cards and supports e-books and their Darwinian hard drive dock gets MPEG1/2/4, DIVX, XVID, TS, music. Internet News Record World/ TechNews/ 37 Jackson 'depended on propofol for Cambodia accused over sleep' 'Aids colony' By Helen Pidd (World news and shake out when all the facts are made while supporting Jackson's back with By Justin McCurry (World news conditions can mean a death sentence comment from the Guardian | known, and I'm sure that will happen the other. and comment from the Guardian or a ticket to a hospital." guardian.co.uk) here as well". The official provided a glimpse | guardian.co.uk) According to Médecins sans Toxicology reports are still into how the pop star was living in Frontières, conditions at Tuol Sambo Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:05:30 AM pending, but investigators are the weeks before he died, describing Submitted at 7/28/2009 3:18:01 AM do not meet the minimum Doctor gave Michael Jackson working under the theory that the room in which Jackson slept in Open letter from human rights international standards for temporary propofol by intravenous drip on night propofol caused Jackson's heart to his rented Beverly Hills mansion as groups condemns 'life-threatening' housing. of star's death, anonymous stop, the official said. Jackson is outfitted with oxygen tanks and an conditions at settlement outside The families were evicted from investigator alleges believed to have been using the drug IV drip. Another of Jackson's Phnom Penh Borei Keila to make way for a Michael Jackson could only sleep for about two years, and investigators bedrooms was a shambles, with Aids campaigners and human commercial development, which was by being hooked up to an intravenous are trying to determine how many clothes and other items strewn about rights groups today accused the reportedly granted government drip, according to a US official other doctors administered it, the and handwritten notes stuck on the Cambodian government of herding approval on the understanding that investigating his death. The drip official said. walls. One read: "Children are sweet HIV-affected families into an "Aids the developer would place the contained propofol, the powerful Using propofol to sleep is said to and innocent." colony" outside the capital, Phnom residents, including those with anaesthetic that authorities believe exceed the drug's intended purpose. The temperature upstairs was Penh. HIV/Aids, into new housing. killed him. The drug can depress breathing and stiflingly hot when authorities arrived In an open letter to the country's The evictions continued despite The singer relied on the drug like lower heart rates and blood pressure. at the singer's house after his death. prime minister, Hun Sen, and the protests from UN agencies, and the an alarm clock, according to the Because of the risks, propofol is Gas fireplaces and the heating system health minister, Mam Bunheng, more campaigners' letter said: "We have official, who spoke to the Associated meant to be administered only in were on high because Jackson always than 100 international and domestic reason to fear that relocations of HIV Press on condition of anonymity. medical settings by trained complained of feeling cold, the pressure groups said they were -affected families are continuing When Jackson wanted to sleep, his personnel. official said. A porcelain girl doll deeply disturbed by the "life- even as we sign this letter." personal doctor would hook him up Murray, 51, has been identified in wearing a dress was found on top of threatening" conditions in the They urged the government to stop to the drip, which he would turn off court papers as the subject of a the covers of the bed where he slept, settlement. moving families to Tuol Sambo, when the singer wanted to wake up. manslaughter investigation, and they said. Forty families are forced to live in urgently improve living conditions On 25 June, the day Jackson died, authorities raided his office and a Police found propofol and other sheet-metal sheds without running there and ensure that people with Dr Conrad Murray gave him the drug storage unit in Houston last week. drugs in the home. An IV line and water or proper sanitation. HIV have access to antiretroviral through a drip some time after Police say Murray is co-operating three tanks of oxygen were in the The government has spent the past drugs. midnight, the official said. and have not labelled him a suspect. room where Jackson slept, and 15 two months moving people with Local officials said they were Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, Murray became Jackson's personal more oxygen tanks were in a security HIV/Aids from the Borei Keila aware of the concerns over the has said the doctor "didn't prescribe physician in May and was to guard's shack, the official said. district of Phnom Penh to Tuol settlement and were trying to or administer anything that should accompany him to London for a • Michael Jackson Sambo, a flood-prone area 15 miles improve conditions. have killed Michael Jackson". When series of concerts starting in July. He • United States (25km) away. "We are trying to find clean water asked yesterday about the law was staying with Jackson in the Los guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & "By bundling people living with for them," Phnom Penh's deputy enforcement official's statements, he Angeles mansion where, according to Media Limited 2009 | Use of this HIV together in second-rate housing, governor, Mann Chhoeun, told the said: "We will not be commenting on Chernoff, he "happened to find" an content is subject to our Terms & far from medical facilities, support Phnom Penh Post, adding that plans rumours, innuendo or unnamed unconscious Jackson in the pop star's Conditions| More Feeds services and jobs, the government had been made to distribute free sources." bedroom on the morning of 25 June. has created a de facto Aids colony," medicine via the Centre of Hope In a statement posted online late Murray tried to revive him by Shiba Phurailatpam, of the Asia- mission. last, Chernoff added: "Things tend to compressing his chest with one hand Pacific Network of People Living In 2008, according to UNAids, an with HIV/Aids, said. estimated 67,200 adults and 3,800 Taser Drops Misguided Lawsuit Against Second Life Rebecca Schleifer, a Human Rights children in Cambodia were living Watch spokeswoman, said conditions with HIV/Aids. By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) Yes, seriously. It was hard to see because the company has dropped at Tuol Sambo posed "serious risks" • Cambodia Submitted at 7/27/2009 10:58:02 PM how Linden Lab would be the lawsuit. Anyone know if Taser- to people who were already • Aids and HIV responsible for the actions of its like devices are still around in vulnerable to illness. guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Back in April, we had a story about users, but Taser has a long history of Second Life? "People living with HIV have Media Limited 2009 | Use of this how Taser was suing Second Life's being ridiculously overaggressive in Permalink| Comments| Email This compromised immune systems and content is subject to our Terms & parent company Linden Lab because trying to protect its brand. However, Story are especially vulnerable," she added. Conditions| More Feeds some users in the game had created perhaps someone explained how "For them, these substandard fake Taser-like virtual stun guns. unlikely its chances were in court, 38 World/ AppleBlog/ Internet News Record Scores feared dead as boat capsizes Booyah releases Booyah (World news and comment from vessel and accidentally steered the migrants and often helps in search the Guardian | guardian.co.uk) boat on to a reef as they tried to hide, and rescue efforts. said Alces Julien, a survivor. Haitians routinely take to the seas Society, an app/game that Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:31:19 AM Moorlag said information from in rickety, overcrowded boats to try Survivor says vessel hit reef near those who were aboard the boat to escape poverty in the western Turks and Caicos Islands as it indicated that it set off from Haiti hemisphere's poorest nation. tracks "life achievements" attempted to avoid police boat with about 160 passengers. It then In May 2007, an overcrowded By Mike Schramm (The (GPS to track where you've been), Up to 85 people are missing after stopped at an unknown location and sloop carrying more than 160 Unofficial Apple Weblog but for now, everything's basically on an overloaded sailboat carrying about picked up 40 others. migrants capsized off Turks and (TUAW)) the honor system. Will it work? Who knows. The app 200 Haitian migrants sank off Turks Petty Officer First Class Jennifer Caicos Islands. Some of the Submitted at 7/27/2009 4:15:00 PM and Caicos Islands, the US Johnson said overloading appeared to passengers were eaten by sharks. The is available for free right now, and coastguard said today. be a factor in the accident. "These 78 survivors accused an official Filed under: Gaming, Software, they're planning to include The boat struck a reef as it tried to vessels, they are grossly overloaded. patrol boat of ramming their vessel as Developer, iPhone, App Store microtransactions in the future to let elude police yesterday afternoon, a Two hundred people on a sailboat is they approached shore and towing Booyah is a company I've had my you buy things to dress up your survivor said. astronomical," she said. them into deeper water. eye on for a while -- they're a couple avatar with, as well as looking at Rescuers found 113 migrants The coastguard team was using a A boat carrying about 30 mainly of veterans from Blizzard partnerships with other businesses stranded on two reefs about two helicopter, a jet and the cutter Haitian migrants capsized off the Entertainment (makers of the popular (i.e., you can get a certain miles south-east of West Caicos Valiant, which was sending smaller Florida coast in May this year, killing Diablo and World of Warcraft achievement by going to Wendy's island. Most of them were ferried to search vessels, Johnson added. A C- at least nine people, including a games, two of my favorites) who and ordering some fries). Very land by authorities. Two bodies were 130 aircraft was expected to join the pregnant woman. have been teasing a big-time iPhone interesting -- as with most social app also recovered, said Lieutenant search. • Haiti app. Just today, they've finally ideas, this one seems like it'll make Commander Matt Moorlag, a Turks and Caicos authorities guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & showed their cards, and have released or break it based on who chooses to coastguard spokesman. reported the accident to the US Media Limited 2009 | Use of this Booyah Society, a 3D, interactive, play it faithfully. They've got quite a The boat had been at sea for three coastguard, which patrols the region content is subject to our Terms & social network-connected pedigree with the Blizzard days when those aboard saw a police for drug traffickers and illegal Conditions| More Feeds "achievement system for life." If that background, and built-in audiences sounds like an idea that's pretty with Facebook and Twitter floaty, you probably heard it right. integration, but whether or not people Basically it's a game system that will find themselves invested in Baghdad robbers kill eight in £4m more or less overlays on what you're tracking these achievements and already posting to Facebook and scoring points for their avatars, only Twitter. If you do anything from time will tell. raid conquering a new videogame to TUAW Booyah releases Booyah (World news and comment from Iraqi army, police and bank officials funds. doing a new exercise to visiting a Society, an app/game that tracks "life the Guardian | guardian.co.uk) was formed to investigate the raid, Five people were killed on Sunday new restaurant, you can earn achievements" originally appeared on which netted 8bn Iraqi dinars, an when gunmen broke into the al-Nibal achievements and points for an The Unofficial Apple Weblog Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:07:02 AM interior ministry official said. money exchange office in Karradah, ingame avatar and scoreboard. In (TUAW) on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 Police say insurgents trying to get Investigators believe the gunmen east Baghdad, shortly before noon, essence, they're aiming to take the 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms cash to fund their operations were used silencer-fitted weapons, because killing three employees and two things we already tell each other for use of feeds. behind robbery witnesses and neighbours did not customers and wounding 12 others, we're doing, and put this Read| Permalink| Email this| Gunmen killed eight security hear any gunshots. It was not clear including eight employees. game/scoring system on top of that. Comments guards and made off with more than how many gunmen were involved. In April, gunmen armed with There are plans to use the iPhone's £4m today in an early morning "While I cannot confirm that the silenced weapons killed at least hardware to do some self-reporting robbery at a bank in central Baghdad. attacks were terrorist-related, it does seven people during a daylight raid The gunmen broke into the state- fit past trends of terrorist groups in of jewellery stores in Baghdad. In the run Rafidain Bank at about 4am, Iraq of financing their operations same month, gunmen used similar killing three on-duty guards and five through crimes – like kidnappings for tactics, killing two, during the others who were either on a break or ransom, robberies and black robbery of a currency exchange in asleep, an Iraqi police official said. marketeering," David Shoupe, a US the southern city of Basra. It was the second deadly robbery in military spokesman, told the • Iraq a week in Baghdad's commercial Associated Press. guardian.co.uk© Guardian News & Karradah district. 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Applications Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, that provide innovative solutions to Wireless, Bad Apple, iPhone, App users, but which fall outside the Store In the wake of TJ Luoma's bounds of what a traditionally- report earlier tonight that the two minded telecommunications independent Google Voice company like AT&T considers applications have been removed from acceptable, are being either hobbled the App Store, Jason Kincaid at by arbitrary restrictions like Skype Family Guy may have TechCrunch says that the official and Sling or blasted out of existence Google Voice app has also been like Google Voice. gone too far with a given the shaft. He theorizes that, Whether it's Apple's fault or planned abortion despite the official Apple line that the AT&T's, it's getting tiresome to see apps "duplicate features that come innovative applications like Skype or episode with the iPhone," the real reason the Google Voice constantly kicked to By Jason Hughes (TV Squad) apps were removed was because of the curb or kneecapped. Are we squawking from AT&T. headed for an App Store with nothing Submitted at 7/27/2009 8:03:00 PM While TechCrunch doesn't offer in it except fart apps? Those, at the Filed under: OpEd, Animation, any definitive proof that AT&T is very least, don't duplicate any built-in Reality-Free, Comic-Con It looks behind the Google Voice blockage, iPhone functionality that I've heard like an episode produced for the they do cite GV Mobile developer of. upcoming season of FOX's Family Sean Kovacs' point that Phil Schiller One more thing: who else thinks Guy may be too much for the himself, who you may remember it's ironic that a company started by a network too handle. I can only from Apple events like Macworld '09 couple of guys who spent lots of time imagine what a Family Guy episode and WWDC, personally approved the phone phreaking in a garage in the about abortion would consist of. And GV Mobile app last April. In fact, 1970s now kowtows to AT&T and in my imagination, none of it would Kovacs says that Schiller called him As TJ said in his post, it's difficult as well. kills apps that help people make survive the FCC. So what does that to apologize for the delays in getting to believe that Apple truly thinks It's true that Google Voice isn't cheaper calls? mean? It means more incentive for the app approved. users will be confused by an necessarily as "scary" to AT&T as a TUAW Is AT&T behind the fans to pick up the DVD set where it Given that high-level support for application that does the same thing true VoIP app like Skype, but some rejection and removal of Google will inevitably land. the app, it's not hard to follow as the built-in Phone app when they of the Google Voice functions that Voice apps? originally appeared on FOX, however, says the decision TechCrunch's logic and set sights on went out of their way to purchase and TechCrunch describes, like free SMS The Unofficial Apple Weblog isn't final on what to do with the AT&T when looking for reasons for download it. Even setting that aside, messages and cheaper long distance, (TUAW) on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 episode (UPDATE: It is now!). I its removal. While few people would it's not at all clear exactly what certainly do sound like something 00:45:00 EST. Please see our terms could see creator Seth MacFarlane argue that Apple's app approval functionality is supposedly being that would rattle AT&T's cage. for use of feeds. actually being disappointed if FOX process is pretty broken right now, duplicated. If it's the dialer, then Take into consideration that Skype Read| Permalink| Email this| airs it. On a show that prides itself on it's hard to believe that an application that's a poor excuse; lots of other was approved because it will only Comments pushing the envelope as far as he can, that was approved by Apple's VP of approved apps include dialers, work over Wi-Fi, even though there's it's gotta feel good to take it too far marketing was somehow magically including Skype. If it's the SMS no technical reason it shouldn't run from time to time. unapproved because it "duplicates functionality, again, poor excuse, as over 3G. Look at how crippled He's already blasted religion, gay functionality." other apps provide SMS functionality SlingPlayer is compared to the same marriage, and plays with pedophelia almost constantly. Maybe abortion is the one topic you just can't lampoon. At the same time, I'd love to see what he comes up with. Really, all of this just raises awareness of the show and reminds us that it's supposed to be edgy. It's all for the ratings, baby! Permalink| Email this| | Comments 40 AppleBlog/ Internet News Record GV Mobile and Voice Central pulled Livescribe for Mac gets from App Store handwriting recognition By TJ Luoma (The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)) thanks to Vision Objects Submitted at 7/27/2009 7:00:00 PM By Steven Sande (The Unofficial Filed under: App Store Apple Weblog (TUAW)) Update: The official Google app is apparently not going to be released Submitted at 7/27/2009 6:00:00 PM either. Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Earlier today, iPhone developer Peripherals, Software, Odds and Sean Kovacs posted on his blog that ends, Leopard When it comes to cool his Google Voice client, GV Mobile, tools for the Mac, the Livescribe is getting pulled from the App Store Pulse smartpen is one of the most due to "duplicating features that the innovative. It's a pen that works with iPhone comes with (Dialer, SMS, special dot paper to capture your etc)." Kovacs says he received a call handwriting and drawings, and links handwritten notes from Livescribe from an Apple staffer, who "wouldn't what you write to what you hear Desktop, convert shapes, tables, and send a confirmation email either - too since it also records every word drawings from the pen into editable scared I would post it." within earshot. All of that images, and send converted text from The app still appears in the App information is transferred to your MyScript to Microsoft Word for Store, but when you attempt to Mac for future reference. further editing or to Apple Mail. purchase it you will be told "The The Mac software that comes with A 30-day free trial for Pulse item you tried to buy is no longer the Pulse has been lacking in smartpen owners is available here, available." We've also heard that web apps were all we needed, there being pulled from the App Store.) comparison to its Windows sibling in and the program can be purchased for Voice Central(another Google Voice are certain things which a native I hope these are growing pains that that it couldn't convert handwriting to US$29.95 at any time. MyScript application) is similarly no longer application makes much easier. Apple and the App Store will leave editable computer text. Livescribe requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher on available for purchase. GV Mobile is a very popular behind. Users who seek out, find, and Vision Objects today announced an Intel processor. There has been speculation that application for using Google Voice download, and install 3rd party the Mac version of MyScript for TUAW Livescribe for Mac gets Google is preparing its own iPhone on the iPhone. Apple's own phone applications are unlikely to be Livescribe, handwriting-recognition handwriting recognition thanks to app for Google Voice, however, in application is great, but for Google "confused" by the "duplication" of software that converts handwritten Vision Objects originally appeared light of the news that Apple Voice users, a native application was functionality. The fact that they notes from Livescribe into editable on The Unofficial Apple Weblog 'requested' that Google make a nice thing to have. sought them out is evidence that they text. (TUAW) on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 Latitude a web app instead of a I'm not sure why Apple keeps found something lacking from the Owners of the Pulse smartpen can 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms native app"in order to avoid insisting that users would be applications that Apple offers. create their own dictionaries of for use of feeds. confusion with Maps on the iPhone," confused by apps which do similar The App Store is wonderful, except commonly used words, Read| Permalink| Email this| I wonder if we are unlikely to see things (How many different for the parts of it which are terrible; abbreviations, names, or terms for Comments such an application from Google. applications are there which namely, the review process (which even better conversion accuracy. MailWrangler, a native Gmail duplicate "Notes" functionality?), but takes too long and rejects too many MyScript can directly receive client for the iPhone was also a greater concern is the idea that a apps) and the removal of applications rejected from the App Store because developer can work on an which do no harm and which have the "application duplicates the application, have it released to huge been released for some time to great functionality of the built-in iPhone success, and then have Apple turn success. application Mail without providing around and yank it from the App TUAW GV Mobile and Voice sufficient differentiation or added Store. Central pulled from App Store functionality, which will lead to user This in loco parentis attitude from originally appeared on The confusion." As a heavy duty user of Apple hurts iPhone users and Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) Gmail, I've wished for MailWrangler developers alike. Developers like on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EST. from the beginning. Sure you can use Fraser Speirs have stopped Please see our terms for use of feeds. Gmail through Mobile Safari -- as developing new applications for the Read| Permalink| Email this| you can use Google Voice -- but as iPhone and he's not the only one. ( Comments Apple soon learned after trying to Fraser's post on Twitter was how I convince users and developers that heard how I heard about GV Mobile Internet News Record AppleBlog/ Entertainment/ 41 Retrospect 8.1 brings back PowerPC Hackintosh netbook support, improves performance compatibility updated By Robert Palmer (The improvements to performance and By Dave Caolo (The Unofficial Unofficial Apple Weblog the client software. Apple Weblog (TUAW)) (TUAW)) As Steve Sande mentioned, Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:00:00 PM Retrospect's update comes on the Submitted at 7/28/2009 12:01:00 AM Filed under: Hardware, OS, Hacks heels of BRU Server 2.0, which Boing Boing's gadget blog has Filed under: Enterprise, Software added a new user interface and updated the list of potential EMC announced today an update to performance improvements. Ullman hackintosh netbooks. You can ponder its popular Retrospect network noted that BRU Server and the whole thing or cut to the chase: backup software; version 8.1 brings Retrospect are fundamentally "...get a HP Mini 1000 or a Dell Mini back support for PowerPC-based different, with Retrospect scanning 9/Vostro A90." While the Mini 9 has workstations and improves more closely to prevent file been discontinued, the Vostro A90 is performance for Intel-based Macs. duplication and save time copying apparently a rebadged version of the Eric Ullman, director of project files. Retrospect is generally less highly hackable Dell and it works management for Retrospect, said that expensive than BRU Server, though just as well as the original. while older G4-based Macs will run their pricing structures and trim The Eee 1000H also scored highly. significantly slower than their Intel- levels are a little different. There are 21 machines on the chart, based counterparts, Retrospect 8.1 The update is available now on the each scored across 10 items like can at least back them up (a Retrospect website. It's free for working Wi-Fi, Ethernet, sound capability that was lost in the move Retrospect 8 users and Retrospect 6.1 board and so on. from the legacy 6.1 version). G5s users who purchased the product Our own Steven Sande wrote about enough for a daily ride in my with multiple processors, however, after January 14, 2008. For new his experiences with turning a Dell can see performance gains of 10 to users, Retrospect 8 comes in a backpack and is a genuine Mac. But Mini 9 into a hackintosh. His as my hacker friends would say, 15 percent compared to Retrospect variety of flavors ranging in price experience was less than optimal, but 6.1. from $129 to $1,669, depending on "Where's the fun in that?" your own may differ (those Windows [Via Gizmodo] Intel-based workstations will also the size of the network. and Intel stickers sure do look see performance increases of 10 to 15 TUAW Retrospect 8.1 brings back TUAW Hackintosh netbook sweet). compatibility updated originally percent compared to 8.0, and 30 to Retrospect 8. Phase one was the PowerPC support, improves In related news, the fabled and still 35 percent compared to Retrospect performance originally appeared on appeared on The Unofficial Apple initial release, supporting Intel non-existent "iTablet" is rumored to Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 27 Jul 6.1. Other improvements, including processors; phase two now supports The Unofficial Apple Weblog be coming this year or next, updates to the user interface based on (TUAW) on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our PowerPC processors. Phase three, depending on whom you choose to terms for use of feeds. feedback from early adopters, are according to Ullman, is slated for 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms believe. As for me, I'd be happy also included in the update. for use of feeds. Read| Permalink| Email this| release "in the Snow Leopard enough to pick up a 13" MacBook Comments Ullman said that with Retrospect 8, timeframe," and is expected to Read| Permalink| Email this| Pro and call it a day. It's small EMC had "recommitted itself to the include support for importing Comments Mac market" and this update was the Retrospect 6.1 sets and second part of a three-phase configurations, among other deployment of the completely-rebuilt Psych totally disses The Mentalist By Kona Gallagher (TV Squad) feed. In it, they make the not-so- However, Psych's assertion is kind common. Regardless, the promo is Submitted at 7/27/2009 9:00:00 PM subtle point that The Mentalist kind of like Scrubs saying that Grey's pretty funny, and I've helpfully of ripped them off. Anatomy ripped them off because embedded it below. Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, To be fair, when I first heard of they're both shows that follow PSYCH on USA Network - The Video, Watercooler Talk, Reality- The Mentalist, the exact way it was hospital interns who transition into Mentalist Spoof- Click here for Free, The Mentalist I've been hearing described to me was, "It's like Psych, residents. Granted, the "fake psychic" funny video clips about this for a couple of days, but but a drama." So I can see where The genre is slightly more specific, but Permalink| Email this| | Comments today USA just posted Psych's new Mentalist's ridiculously high ratings people associated with Psych the other than that, Psych and The promo on the show's official Twitter and Emmy noms may rub some wrong way. Mentalist don't have a whole lot in 42 Entertainment/ Internet News Record Star Wars was the first ever Weeds: A Distinctive Horn By Jane Boursaw (TV Squad) Comic-Con panel televised, Submitted at 7/28/2009 5:06:00 AM Filed under: OpEd, Episode but was it good TV? Reviews, Weeds, Reality- Free(S05E08) "I've come to reclaim By Jason Hughes (TV Squad) my territory, Superfly." - Nancy to Submitted at 7/28/2009 9:03:00 AM Andy, who's turned her room into a Filed under: OpEd, Reality-Free, 1960s crash pad Comic-Con Star Wars is a big deal. I First of all, for some reason, I find tell you this in case you are Alanis Morissette completely The Closer: unfamiliar with the property (hey, it's annoying as the doctor. I don't know possible!). So if you're going to if she's just boring or whether it's Elysian Fields because she was mean to Andy: choose which panel from this By Allison Waldman (TV Squad) weekend's Comic-Con to become the "You're unemployed, you're closer to first ever televised convention panel, 40 than 30, you drive a car from a Submitted at 7/28/2009 12:20:00 AM why not go with Star Wars? You've TV show, and your greatest recent Filed under: Other Drama Shows, got a rabid fan-base, half of them accomplishment was beating the CSI, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free upside-down kill screen in Ms. opening credits. Tonight's featured a probably dressed up like their file drawer with a "Weeds" file and a (S05E08) When I say that a lot of favorite characters from the saga. Get Pacman." this episode of The Closer felt like a The only upside of her and Andy's "Jenji Kohan" file. I also picked out a two of your most popular on-air "Power of Attorney" file, which CSI episode, with the emphasis on personalities to host it and you date is that it got him to shave that the gory and gruesome aspects of ridiculous Geico caveman beard off. came into play later in the episode. should have television gold. Continue reading Weeds: A original murder, I'm not being That was G4's plan going in. Kevin while they were waiting in line or I really appreciate seeing his face critical. And when I mention there again. Distinctive Horn Pereira and Olivia Munn host the something, because they didn't get Permalink| Email this| | Comments were also elements that reminded of nightly live Attack of the Show, excited about anything. It didn't help I also love the little vignettes at the Cold Case, that's also not a diss where they're topical, geeky and that the majority of the panel was beginning of each ep with the because Cold Case is an underrated funny. I thought they brought much incredibly boring. show. of that same energy to their hosting Continue reading Star Wars was But unlike Cold Case, which brings here. So what went wrong? the first ever Comic-Con panel the past to life, The Closer remained For one, it seemed like somebody televised, but was it good TV? very much in the present. Generally slipped the audience some Xanax Permalink| Email this| | Comments speaking, this was a pretty strong episode that played up Brenda's vulnerability. Nurse Jackie: Pupil Continue reading The Closer: By Jane Boursaw (TV Squad) Well, there are certain things about disastrous. I know we've talked about Elysian Fields Permalink| Email this| | Comments Submitted at 7/28/2009 4:16:00 AM Nurse Jackie that you just know are this before, but you have to wonder going to come into play. Like the how she can function so well doing Filed under: OpEd, Episode assisted suicide story we had all those drugs. And what would Reviews, Reality-Free, Nurse Jackie recently, and tonight's chilling happen if she suddenly didn't have (S01E08) "Honey, I know I'm opening scene where Jackie's access to them. pretty, but you just wasted 30 daughter accidentally gets Jackie's Continue reading Nurse Jackie: seconds staring at me." - Mo-Mo, to drugs mixed into the sprinkles on her Pupil a male nurse who needs to get back doughnut (loved that slo-mo camera Sooner or later, Jackie's not going Permalink| Email this| | Comments to work work, though). to catch stuff like that, and it'll be Mythbuster Adam Savage goes undercover at Comic-Con By Danny Gallagher (TV Squad) their most sought after celebrities are year's convention. Continue reading Mythbuster Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:02:00 AM together in one place for easy To make it even creepier, he Adam Savage goes undercover at pickings. It must be their Costco. dressed up like a clown. That Comic-Con Filed under: Reality-Free, Comic- One star, however, decided to turn slurping sound you hear is my spine Permalink| Email this| | Comments Con I imagine a lot of stalkers must the tables on his fans and used his falling out of its socket from love a place like Comic-Con. All of own costume to stalk and hunt down a few of his fans on the floor of this uncontrollable shivering. Internet News Record Entertainment/ Tech Games/ 43 Gears of War 2 'All Fronts' and 'Dark Corners' DLC available now By Richard Mitchell (Joystiq) Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:00:00 AM Attention, COG lovers and Locust loathers, the new Gears of War 2 DLC is now available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace. For the truly hardcore Marcus fans out there -- the ones who have already bought all the previous multiplayer maps -- you'll want to look for the Dark Corners Multiplayer Map Pack. It contains seven new multiplayer maps and the single-player level "Road to The Bachelorette: Season Finale - open 64K signature petition Ruin" and will set you back 1200($15). thread For those who are new to Gears of delays German govt's War 2-- or those who have avoided By Bob Sassone (TV Squad) robot? Did she kill the last couple of all the DLC thus far -- you'll be better Submitted at 7/28/2009 8:08:00 AM bachelor contestants? Did Bobby served by the All Fronts Collection, Ewing show up in the shower alive? which contains every single Filed under: Other Reality Shows, What a stupid show this is, on so game-banning bill multiplayer map released and"Road Watercooler Talk many levels. But I'm just glad that By Majed Athab (Joystiq) delay spurred by the petition won't to Ruin" for 1600($20). The ABC.com promo for the Jillian has found TRUE LOVE. Submitted at 7/28/2009 2:00:00 AM change the government's mind. For a detailed look at all the new season finale of The Bachelorette What did you think? Considering Germany is a place multiplayer maps, check out our proclaimed "Trust us, you won't Permalink| Email this| | Comments There has been a string of unrest in that enjoys the sound of the video walkthrough above. Find our believe what happens." So what Germany over violence in video banhammer falling (examples: coked take on "Road to Ruin" after the happened? Did Jillian turn out to be a games as of late, which is why the up Red Bull, genetically modified break. government there is working on a bill corn products and even 26 years of Add Dark Corners to your Xbox to ban violent games from the its own history have all been 360 download queue NBA Live 10 gameplay footage country. While the man in the outlawed), there's no guarantee the Add All Fronts to your Xbox 360 Bundestag has plans of censorship, bill will be deterred. In fact, the download queue hits the hardwood German gamers are fighting back source Gamezine notes Germany Continue reading Gears of War 2 By Randy Nelson (Joystiq) guess this is one of those crazy with a petition. And not just any old passed the internet censorship 'All Fronts' and 'Dark Corners' DLC petition, mind you; the one already bill(which was a similar case that had available now Submitted at 7/27/2009 10:25:00 PM "What If?" scenarios. (Or, more likely, EA wanted the game's debut submitted contains 64,824 signatures, double the petitioners) earlier this Gears of War 2 'All Fronts' and You were probably expecting the video to include the power couple of which means there's enough cause year. 'Dark Corners' DLC available now first gameplay footage of NBA Live Shaq and LeBron James.) (by German law) for the government [Via Game Politics] originally appeared on Joystiq on 10 to feature a reenactment of the Time-traveling Shaq aside, it looks to open a public hearing. 64K signature petition delays Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EST. 2009 NBA Finals match-up between good to us. What's your first In specifics, the government is German govt's game-banning bill Please see our terms for use of feeds. the LA Lakers and the Orlando impression of EA's latest hoops sim? looking to ban any software "where originally appeared on Joystiq on Permalink| Email this| Comments Magic, but it doesn't. NBA Live 10 gameplay footage the main part is to realistically play Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:00:00 EST. It seems at first glance to be the hits the hardwood originally the killing of people or other cruel or Please see our terms for use of feeds. Eastern Conference Finals between appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 27 Jul un-human acts of violence against Read| Permalink| Email this| the Magic and the Cleveland 2009 22:25:00 EST. Please see our humans or manlike characters." Comments Cavaliers. But wait -- Shaq's in the terms for use of feeds. Basically, kiss all those lovely game! He wasn't traded to the Cavs Permalink| Email this| Comments shooters goodbye -- that is, if the until after the Finals, so we can only 44 Tech Games/ TechNews/ Internet News Record

Apple Says No To Google Voice On The iPhone By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) Submitted at 7/28/2009 3:15:31 AM As we wait to hear if Spotify's Trion World Network hiring mobile app gets approved(I heard a rumor that it was, but have seen no proof yet), we hear of another for PS3 MMO development questionable Apple iPhone rejection: By JC Fletcher (Joystiq) for PlayStation 3 developers, the Google Voice iPhone app has been forbidden from the iPhone, Submitted at 7/28/2009 9:17:00 AM including Senior Programmer, Senior Graphics Programmer, and Interface though the reasons aren't entirely Whenever we post about MMO Designer. All of these new hires will clear. Still, it does show that Apple The ECA wants you to tell developer Trion World Network, two be working on the SyFy project, doesn't care who you are, or how big facts inevitably come up: meaning that Trion is planning to a name. If it doesn't like your app, • It's working on some mysterious bring the MMO to PS3. too bad. Once again, this seems like Obama how cool video TV show/MMO for (ugh) SyFy Now all we need to know is an argument for why more open • It raised$100 million anything at all about this game. solutions will win out in the end. Not games are We mostly like mentioning the [Via Massively] only do users not have to worry $100 million because we enjoy Trion World Network hiring for about arbitrary rejections like this, By Ben Gilbert (Joystiq) away." thinking about the possibility of just PS3 MMO development originally but innovation will happen much While we're sure Mr. President Submitted at 7/27/2009 11:25:00 PM convincing people to give us a bunch appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Jul faster on open platforms where each would love to read all about how of money, but both of these facts are innovation doesn't need to be Video games are totally cool, right? 2009 09:17:00 EST. Please see our World of Warcraft taught you about entirely relevant to the latest terms for use of feeds. approved by a mercurial secret cabal. The Entertainment Consumers time (mis)management or how Drop7 development out of the company. Permalink| Comments| Email This Association thinks so, and wants you Read| Permalink| Email this| makes you see things in groups of Trion is using some of that money, Comments Story to let the US President know how seven or less everywhere you go (is according to job listings on its site, you feel about video games and their that just us?), we're thinking the effect on your life, via an email form "intellectual stimulation" and on its website. Specifically, the folks "problem solving" routes might be a at the ECA want you to "point out bit more advantageous. Is The AP Even Relevant Any More? some ways that video games have [Thanks, Jack!] By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) the local newspapers could reprint needs to be entirely different from empowered and educated you." Like The ECA wants you to tell Obama Submitted at 7/27/2009 8:57:13 PM the works from others (and from the what it's been for most of the AP's that time you were empowered by how cool video games are originally AP's own reporters) and have a history. Each newspaper doesn't need GTA IV to rob someone, right? appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 27 Jul The original purpose of the complete newspaper on their own. to copy the same report from the (That's a joke, Mr. Thompson.) The 2009 23:25:00 EST. Please see our Associated Press was to pool But does that even make any sense in White House briefing room. political lobbying group is of course terms for use of feeds. together resources of various an internet era? The NewsFuturist Everyone can just link to different responding to the continuing message Read| Permalink| Email this| newspapers in order to be able to blog notes that the internet has reports (including more than just one from President Obama during Comments cover and share reporting on basically done away with the two key to give multiple perspectives). The speeches to "put the video games different events around the world. reasons that explain the AP's very whole reason for the AP's very Otherwise, it simply wasn't practical existence, which probably explains charter makes little sense these days, for every local newspaper to have a why they're trying out questionable and it's time for the AP to come to Washington DC bureau or a London ideas designed to hold back the terms with that, and adapt... or go bureau or a Moscow bureau or power of the internet, rather than away. whatever other location needed news embracing it. Could there be a place Permalink| Comments| Email This reporting. And then, the idea was that for a modern Associated Press? Story by collectively teaming up, each of Absolutely. But its core purpose Internet News Record Tech Games/ 45

Reminder: The Matrix Online Sonic Universe #6: The Unofficial shuts down this week Sonic Fandom Test By David Hinkle (Joystiq) (mostly our robotic slaves returned), By JC Fletcher (Joystiq) reading the comic, you're a really serious Sonic fan. And if you read Submitted at 7/28/2009 12:00:00 AM but, in the end, it'll be for everyone's Submitted at 7/28/2009 1:00:00 AM benefit. We can finally get back to the entire comic, and then felt We've been locked in this hellish those ridiculous dance parties we all Not sure just how much of a Sonic anything but disgust ... how's that Big war against the machines for years love so much! the Hedgehog fan you are? Read the Cat costume coming along? now, but word has just come in from [Via Massively] through the preview of Issue #6 of Sonic Universe #6: The Unofficial Morpheus that Neo is close to Reminder: The Matrix Online shuts Archie Comics' Sonic Universe, in Sonic Fandom Test originally striking up a deal with those metallic down this week originally appeared which Silver the Hedgehog visits a appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Jul monstrosities. Neo has been trying to on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 future Sonic and Sally Acorn to 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our negotiate a treaty for some time now 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms prevent a disaster. terms for use of feeds. and, if what we're hearing is true, the for use of feeds. If that made any sense at all, you're Read| Permalink| Email this| machines will finally shut down the Read| Permalink| Email this| a pretty serious Sonic fan. If you read Comments Matrix on July 31 and let our Comments the comic excerpt we posted at the brothers and sisters go. Now, we top, and then decided to continue didn't get everything we wanted 'New THQ' hires old Midway exec to head Darksiders marketing By Alexander Sliwinski (Joystiq) marketing campaign for Darksiders, release planned, Darksiders has Please see our terms for use of feeds. Submitted at 7/28/2009 10:30:00 AM which will cover seven months and plenty of time to build hype -- and Read| Permalink| Email this| form part of the company's new believers. Comments THQ has hired, as MCV puts it, strategy to get the word out about its 'New THQ' hires old Midway exec "popular Midway exec Mark Cook" games earlier. to head Darksiders marketing as marketing manager for UK and The " new THQ" has been on a roll Undisputed and Red Faction: originally appeared on Joystiq on Europe. Cook will head the recently with hits like UFC: Guerrilla. With a January 2010 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:30:00 EST. 46 TechNews/ Internet News Record Examining Fact And (Gov't Crafted) Fiction On The Number Of Chinese Web Surfers By Ian Bell (Techdirt) Information Centre ( CNNIC) which, reconcile anything even close to the Submitted at 7/27/2009 4:59:11 PM by its own admission, takes orders numbers coming from the Chinese from the Ministry of Information Government. If that isn't good Statistics lauding the growth of the Industry (MII) to conduct daily enough for you, let's turn to profits. Internet in China have become so business. In fact, google Chinese While serving what was allegedly the commonplace as to inspire yawns, Internet Traffic and you'd be hard- world's largest internet audience, despite breathless press reports of pressed to find data that did NOT Baidu appears to be tracking to earn hundreds of millions of Chinese originate from the CNNIC. Hmm. about $500 Million in revenue this going online and signing up for the Call me a cynic. year. Google's revenue appears to be 'net. With the Chinese Government It is likely difficult for most (any) tracking to about $23 Billion for declaring that their internet of us to corroborate or even 2009 with its pithy 157 Million population surpassed the US last conceptualize these high numbers, unique visitors. Any way you slice it, year, it would seem that the real but it seems suspicious nonetheless, if China's internet userbase is as large opportunity for expansion and particularly from a country whose as Beijing says it is, and if Baidu's growth online is not in the West, but median income is around $3400 and market share of that audience is what somewhere behind the Great Firewall whose Per-Capita GDP is ranked it's widely purported to be, then both of China. Cue the ads for Chinese 104th, right behind Armenia. In the number of uniques reported by Web Hosting, Chinese Industry trying to substantiate this, once can external traffic sites and the revenues Liaisons, and the omnipresent point to Alexa's site rankings which reported by the public company that legions of Chinese business agents. currently reveal that 3 Chinese- owns Baidu should be exponentially Many Western technology language web sites rank in the Top greater. companies have heeded that call, but 20: Search Engine Baidu(#9), IM These stats seem to either indicate have found themselves cast onto the chat and portal QQ(#14), and portal that Chinese do not use search very rocks of Chinese shores including Sina.com.cn(#18). Sounds good, often, or that there just aren't too companies like Microsoft, Google, right? But look closely at the many of them heading out into the Cisco, eBay, and Yahoo! The rankings. Baidu, an undisputed leader wilds of the Internet. Either way, massive markets just never seem to in Search for China, reaches 5.73% statistics emanating exclusively from have materialized in the Orient for of the internet populace, whereas bureaucratic sources within Beijing, these giants, or when success has Google.DE (#13) reaches roughly particularly those which seem to fly loomed on the horizon the murky 3% of global internet users while in the face of all other external Chinese bureaucracy has stepped in servicing German, Swiss and metrics, are not to be believed. The to snatch defeat from the jaws of Austrian users exclusively. Combine Internet population. This site quotes alexa.com, and others, hitting thesis of this post is not to suggest victory. Partnerships have vaporized the populations of these three murky Nielsen Online data pegging roughly 600,000 unique visitors per that China is NOT a massive overnight, and ( particularly in the countries and they don't even add up Chinese Internet Users at roughly month globally. High-side estimates opportunity for online properties and case of Cisco) core Intellectual to 100 million people. 300 Million. Beyond these hearsay of the Internet's penetration in the US other technology purveyors, it is Property has been outright stolen, Gersham pointed me toward the reports, empirical measurements are peg it at 72.5% of the populace, or simply an attempt to point out that, reverse-engineered, or redistributed. Firefox Download Stats, where, as of difficult to come by. about 220 million. This makes the like in a lot of cases in dealing with Perilous waters, indeed. this writing, Germans have made So, let’s throw up our hands and try data on Google's penetration vs the the People's Republic of China, So it was with this skepticism that 4,948,666 downloads of various to reverse-engineer the data using addressable market reasonably things are not what they may seem. my friend Gersham viewed the latest Firefox versions compared to only published stats. According to June accurate (71% if you do the math). Pay no attention to the man behind piece of propaganda emerging from 672,972 for China. Again, Germany 2009 data from Comscore, Google Following this logic, if Baidu in fact the curtain. Cross-posted from our friends in China that we have has a population of 82Million vs. has captured 65% or so of US Search has 73% of China's purported 338 IanBell.com. now reached the new height of 338 1.3Billion in China. As a control, Traffic. This made it the #1 web site Million users, it should be ranking as Ian Bell is an expert at the Insight million Chinese Internet users; a 13 Americans have downloaded Firefox in the world, with 157 Million US the #1 web site by far, with 246 Community. To get insight and percent increase since the end of 7,959,727 times as of this writing. Visitors in June, according to Million unique visitors per month. In analysis from Ian Bell and other 2008, and just about exactly one Do the Chinese really just prefer Comscore. In the Chinese Market, fact if any of this data were true, then experts on challenges your company quarter of the country's population. Internet Explorer? Baidu has captured 73% of Chinese Chinese sites should occupy at least 4 faces, click here. All of this, of course, seems to have In January 2009, Comscore search, with Google in the Number of the Top Ten global web sites. Permalink| Comments| Email This been tabulated and distributed by the measured the Chinese internet Two spot. Yet Baidu.com barely Whatever your opinion of Story slightly inaccurately-acronymed audience at closer to 180 Million moves the needle by comparison, Compete's and Alexa's relative Chinese Internet Network users, still an impressive 18% of the according to compete.com, methodologies, it's impossible to Internet News Record TechNews/ 47 No Surprise: Fair Use Rejected As Why Is The Tenenbaum Defense Administration Fighting By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) scold him multiple times and threaten to a wealth of digitized media and Submitted at 7/28/2009 1:13:40 AM sanctions) seems to recognize that if giving the veneer of privacy or Nesson and Tenenbaum had thought anonymity to acts that had public Transparency On TARP? We've been careful to avoid it out, there might actually have been consequences. At the beginning of By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) administration to force the banks to covering most of the insanity around ways to make a fair use claim stick. this period, both law and technology Submitted at 7/28/2009 5:52:03 AM explain what they were doing -- and the Joel Tenenbaum trial from the But, instead they failed to make a were unsettled. A defendant who was told that was impossible. So he last few months, as it became compelling case and (as Gertner shared files online during this We haven't written that much about did it himself -- and asked the banks increasingly clear that the whole says): "propose[d] a fair use defense interregnum but later shifted to paid the economy lately, as others seem to to let him know how the funds were thing was a giant mess -- culminating so broad that it would swallow the outlets once the law became clear be doing a great job on it, but back being used, which they did. He used in the plan to try to defend Joel's file copyright protections that Congress and authorized sources available when the TARP program first came that and some other info to put out a sharing as "fair use." Pretty much has created." So what would such a would present a strong case for fair about, we were quite concerned with report, suggesting that the funds everyone told the legal team that fair use defense entail? To be sure, use. It might matter, too, who the the nature of the program, and aren't being used as was expected. such a defense would never fly and it this Court can envision certain defendant shared files with--his specifically the lack of transparency. That sounds exactly like what the was a huge mistake. It's entirely circumstances in which a defendant friends, or the world--as well as how With the change in administrations -- independent watchdog should be unclear why Charlie Nesson kept sued for file-sharing could assert a many copyrighted works, and for especially to one that insisted doing. pushing it. It should come as no plausible fair use defense. Indeed, an how long. transparency was a key factor, we But the administration (mainly the surprise, then, to find out that the amicus brief previously filed in this But the Defendant has offered no hoped that things would get better. Treasury Department) has been judge has rejected a fair use defense. consolidated action by the Berkman facts to suggest that he fits within Now, it's no secret that we've been fighting him, and is now trying to One can hope that Nesson and crew Center at the Harvard Law School these categories. He is accused of upset about some of the new have it declared that the independent actually have a better defense ready, (on which Defendant's counsel was a sharing hundreds of songs over a administration's failure to live up to watchdog actually is under the but with the judge rejecting the signatory) outlined some of those number of years, far beyond the its own transparency promises. But control of the Treasury Department -- planned fair use defense just hours circumstances--for example, the infancy of this new technology or there had been some evidence lately which would basically take away the before the trial began, you have to defendant who 'deleted the MP3 files any legal uncertainty. As with the that it really was becoming whole "independent" part. That wonder if "Team Tenenbaum" has a after sampling them, or created MP3 Jammie Thomas case, it makes you increasingly transparent with how seems to go against the very concept real strategy at all. Hopefully it's just files exclusively for space-shifting wonder how things would have been some taxpayer funds are being spent. of the transparency we were been hidden from all of us, because purposes from audio CDs they had different with better legal counsel. Apparently, that doesn't apply to promised. It's great that this guy and there are significant legal points that previously purchased.' The Court can Either way, unless there are any the bailout, though. his very small team of folks are can be attacked, but to date Nesson also envision a fair use defense for a major developments, we're unlikely Here's a disturbing story about the actually monitoring what's happening seems to have focused on long shots, defendant who shared files during a to talk about the day-to-day events of guy who's in responsible for being with our taxpayer money (whether rather than the real legal questions at period of time before the law this trial until a ruling is made. the independent watchdog over how you agree with how it was used or play. concerning file-sharing was clear and Permalink| Comments| Email This the TARP money is being spent. not). It's not a good sign that the Not only that, but it appears that paid outlets were readily available. Story While he's a long-term Democrat and Obama administration is now trying even Judge Gertner (who originally The advent of the internet in the Obama supporter (so his views aren't to muzzle him. That's not approached Nesson about late 1990s threw a number of norms political), he's been quite critical of transparency people can believe in. representing Tenenbaum, but had to into disarray, offering sudden access how the administration is not being at Permalink| Comments| Email This all transparent concerning how Story TARP is being used. He wanted the Russian Telcos: Skype Is Hurting Our Business And Must Be Stopped By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) Skype is evil because it makes it Submitted at 7/27/2009 6:40:03 PM difficult for the old guard telcos to charge super high fees. Competition Usually, these days, when is such a pain sometimes... companies beg the gov't for Permalink| Comments| Email This protectionist policies against upstart Story competitors, they at least work out a record companies claiming that some truth to those stories (or not), Skype. They at least try to pass off a convoluted story about some sort of music will stop being made, or but the real reason is to avoid plausible non-save-our-asses reason: real harm (i.e., beyond the bottom perhaps food companies complaining competition. Over in Russia, for mentioning security, but they don't line of those asking for protection) about the safety standards of foreign example, it appears that a bunch of do a very good job hiding the truth. caused by the upstart. So, you get the food products. There may even be telco execs are complaining about Repeatedly they seem to plead that 48 TechNews/ Sports/ Internet News Record EXAMINING CONTADOR continued from page 46 continued from page 48 steps beneath Contador, and one below Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck — the Miami Herald’s Linda Student Files Lawsuit After Teacher Robertson thinks Armstrong is a long way from finished. “He’s got big Demands Facebook Password, Logs Into The Count: Armstrong’s plans, for his LiveStrong foundation, for cancer patients and researchers, Account & Distributes Private Messages for his new team, for himself,” Unique Longevity at Top Robertson writes. “He’s always got By Michael Masnick (Techdirt) of students to see if they were doing (WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) something to prove or disprove, and Submitted at 7/28/2009 7:30:00 AM anything illegal (drugs, drinking, that keeps those legs spinning, in that etc.), which is already pretty Submitted at 7/27/2009 1:47:08 PM signature cadence. No. 3 is Remember the story recently about questionable from a privacy Lance Armstrong and casual wonderful. But he’s used to being how Bozeman, Montana was asking standpoint (and violates Facebooks' No. 1.” all applicants for city jobs to hand cycling fans may have been terms of service). But to then use the disappointed with his third-place In USA Today, Vicki Michaelis over their social networking contents of private communication to reveals that Armstrong is staking out passwords so city officials could log finish at the Tour de France that publicly humiliate the girl and punish ended Sunday, after he’d won his a loftier spot on the podium in 2010. into their accounts? After some her for her private messages seems to In the New York Times, Juliet Macur widespread complaints, the city seven prior Tours, from 1999 to go way beyond what is both right and 2005. But his showing was good examines French cyclists’ ongoing smartly backed down, but apparently legal. Other students at the school enough for the podium — he’s the year). Overall, just 14 riders finished struggle to win on their home turf.* * they're not the only ones demanding had quickly deleted their Facebook * passwords. CitMediaLaw points us to second-oldest cyclist to finish in the in the top 50 of each race, and just 19 profiles when the teacher demanded top three — and it was a testament to Four more former hardball mortals a lawsuit filed in Mississippi, their passwords, but this girl chose of this year’s top 50 finished the his remarkable staying power. Getty 2005 race at all. The rest of the best ascended over the weekend to what concerning a high school student not to, but certainly never expected 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame who turned over her Facebook Images of 2005 either trailed the pack this what followed. It's amazing that any Lance Armstrong is practically the broadcasting inductee Dave Niehaus password at the demand of a teacher teacher would think that they have a year, have retired, or missed the Tour only common thread between the due to injury or a doping suspension. — among others — calls “baseball at the school. The teacher proceeded right to demand access to private heaven.” No one is challenging the to log into her account, read her 2005 Tour (pictured) and this year’s. By 2005, though, Armstrong’s social networking accounts and then One way to quantify Armstrong’s worthiness of inductees Rickey private messages and then send them to make use of the content of private seven-year reign was over. There is remarkable comeback is to compare almost no overlap between this Henderson, Goose Gossage and Joe around to others at the school, messages in that manner. Gordon (or 2009 broadcasting causing a lot of problems for the girl. the final standings for this Tour with year’s standings and 1999’s. Permalink| Comments| Email This that of his prior one, in 2005. He’s inductee Tony Kubek), but Larry Apparently, the teacher had Story Christophe Moreau (27th in 1999 and the only rider to finish in the top 10 29th this year) is the only other rider Stone of the Seattle Times wonders originally demanded usernames and what will happen when Hall of Fame passwords to Facebook from a bunch in both. And fellow American to finish in the top 50 of both races, George Hincapie is the only other and just four other cyclists who voters have to decide on the tainted cyclist to finish in the top 25 in each finished in the top 50 this year placed race (14th in 2005 and 19th this in the 1999 standings at all. CONTADOR page 49 Contador Makes It Official in Celebratory Final Ride (WSJ.com: The Daily Fix) third place. AFP/Getty Images indignation at his treatment. That Guardian’s Richard Williams writes. Submitted at 7/27/2009 9:32:25 AM Alberto Contador drank champagne resentment showed in his racing, “For the Manxman [ from the Isle of with teammate Sergio Paulinho while both in Andorra and in the Alps.” Man -- Ed.] now to lose in such The final outcome of the Tour de he solidified his claim to the yellow Norway’s Thor Hushovd claimed a circumstances would provoke France wasn’t really in doubt, and jersey. disputed green jersey, which goes to inquests. And in winning the final Alberto Contador had sealed his Contador raced brilliantly both the overall points winner, but British charge up in front of an immense resounding victory long before the before, during and after his famed rider Mark Cavendish’s jaw- crowd, he wrote his name into the Champs Elysees came into view mountain surge, but his rivalry with dropping victory in the final stage, history of the Tour de France.” Sunday. But that did nothing to sap Armstrong — his teammate on the his sixth in the Tour, capped Armstrong’s name is already all the drama from an exciting Tour that Astana squad — was a bigger media Cavendish’s time-trial tour de force, over that book, which made a third- saw Contador stake a compelling story than Contador’s dominance. In Contador’s self-esteem, both on and perhaps the biggest non- place finish less satisfying. But while claim to being the best racer in the the Times of London, Jeremy Whittle off the road, but failed to deter the Contador/Armstrong story of the he was clearly unhappy with his world and marked a successful suggests that the rivalry was a big Spaniard from taking him on,” race. “His dominance in such place on the podium — a couple comeback to the sport by 37-year-old deal to Contador, too. “The Whittle writes. “In fact if anything, it circumstances is so absolute that it Lance Armstrong, who finished in American chiseled away at seemed to fuel Contador’s growing may never have been matched,” the Internet News Record 49 CONTADOR continued from page 48 stars of the steroid era. the speech for yourself here.* * * matches. “Forrest was one of the new arm stroke.* * * In the end, though, Stone declares If there were an actual belt reading most engaging athletes I’ve ever The soccer teams from the U.S. and his intention to “watch the Hall of “Best Fighter, Pound-for-Pound,” come across,” the Atlanta Journal- Mexico both played without many of Fame induction ceremony, enjoy the Vernon Forrest likely would’ve worn Constitution’s Jeff Schulz writes. their most-recognizable stars in the speeches, and not think about it for awhile in the early portion of “He did charity work. He started a Gold Cup finals on Sunday. It steroids.” That’s decent advice in this decade. There isn’t, though, foundation, ‘Destiny’s Child,’ which showed but only for the U.S. Both general, but doubly good when which was probably fine with benefited people with mental Mexico’s 11-game winless streak dangerously verbose, third-person- Forrest. He won plenty of actual disabilities. He was a guy you pulled against the U.S. and the U.S.’s 58- singular aficionado Rickey belts, for one thing — beating Shane for. Boxing needed more like him.” game undefeated streak at home Henderson is among the inductees. Mosley for the WBC Welterweight At AOL’s FanHouse, Kevin against rivals from its regional Resplendent in a white three-piece title back in 2002, and beating Sergio Blackistone explains that Destiny’s federation, CONCACAF, ended suit, Rickey delivered one of the best Mora in September ‘08 for the WBC Child — which was home to 30 when Mexico claimed a resounding 5 -received induction speeches in Super Welterweight belt. But while mentally challenged adults and -0 victory before 79,156 fans at recent memory. “As Henderson said Forrest was near-universally became a million-dollar business — Giants Stadium. It likely didn’t help recently, ‘Speech and me don’t get considered one of boxing’s best all- was more than a foundation. It was, the U.S. team that the crowd was along sometimes,’ ” ESPN’s Jerry around fighters at any size, he was Blackistone writes, the defining largely pro-Mexico, but the Mexican Crasnick writes. “Would he resurrect not into the sport’s self-promotion or pursuit of Forrest’s life.* * * team didn’t really need much the whole third person thing, or talk self-aggrandizement. You’ll notice Six world records changed hands at assistance in dispatching a U.S. team so fast the crowd would need to all the past tense here. Forrest was swimming’s world championships on that was missing Landon Donovan employ a slide step to keep up? Not killed in a botched car-jacking in his Sunday, including the previously and Tim Howard, among other stars. to worry. With a national TV adopted hometown of Atlanta on unassailable-seeming women’s 100- In the New York Times, Jere audience looking on and 50 Hall of Saturday. meter butterfly and men’s 400-meter Longman details Mexico’s emotional Famers breathing down the back of Those who saw Forrest fight freestyle. But all these records fell to victory. In the New York Daily his neck, Rickey slayed.” remember a long-armed, cerebral swimmers wearing the sport’s News, Michael Lewis reveals that the At Yahoo, Jeff Passan argues that boxer who was a unique combination controversial suits, which are Americans are offering no excuses Rickey’s speech revealed a Yogi-an of methodical and thrilling. “Forrest scheduled for a mothballing in 2010. for the blowout. The two teams will (as in Berra, not yoga-practitioner) was a fighter’s fighter, a self- “The controversial high-tech suits meet again in Mexico — likely with understanding of language — one described purist, who embraced the will be put in dry dock — but not very different lineups — on August that’s both instinctual and sport’s nuances and geometry,” until 2010,” Lisa Dillman writes in 12. endearingly weird. “For the past few Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim the Los Angeles Times. “For now, — Tip of the Fix cap to reader Don weeks, Henderson honed his speech writes. “Though lanky and wiry it’s a frenzied grab-fest of records at Hartline and fellow Fixer Garey Ris. with students at a public-speaking strong, he was much more likely to the swim bazaar. Get these records Found a good column from the course in the Bay Area,” Passan win a fight by outflanking his while you still can.” world of sports? Don’t keep it to writes. “He didn’t need any help. If opponent than by beating the crap out While the Michael Phelps-led yourself — write to us at anyone understands the key to a of him. ‘The goal of boxing,’ he American team won the 400-meter [email protected] and we’ll consider successful speech — an ever-present explained, ‘isn’t just to bust the other freestyle relay at the championships, your find for inclusion in the Daily element of surprise — it’s the man guy up.’ ” Phelps wasn’t pleased with his Fix. You can email David at who frustrated more pitchers and And the goal of Forrest’s life, in individual time and is, Dillman [email protected]. catchers than anyone.” You can see turn, was more than winning boxing blogs, ending his experiment with a