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June 24, 2010 – The 2011 Ford Mustang, which made history when it became the first car ever to deliver more than 30 mpg and 305 horsepower, has set a new record by running 1,457 laps at Bristol Motor Speedway while averaging 48.5 mpg.

Calling all counterfeiters, identity thieves and extortionists! The pen-makers over at Pilot have recently launched a free Web app that converts your handwriting (or, we suppose, anyone else’s) into a typeface. Check out the video demo after the break. It makes the process seem simpler than it really is, but we have to say that, whether you’d use it to compose a thoughtful digital missive or to blackmail your boss with a letter he didn’t actually write, we’re fairly impressed.

Simply hop over to PilotHandwriting.com and print out the alphabet template. Once you’ve drawn your letters, you can scan or photograph the paper to upload to the site — or, better still, you can use your computer’s webcam to take an instant snapshot. The demo makes this look deceptively simple, and we had some trouble getting all of our letters to render correctly. (It took a good half-dozen attempts to get it nearly perfect.) Some letters didn’t even show up at all, but that’s okay. The app includes some (rather primitive) editing tools to help you sharpen your script.

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Turn Your Garbage Handwriting Into a Personal Font originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The highly anticipated Windows 7 SP1 has leaked to the web.  The new service pack provides many updates to the platform but does not introduce any drastic changes or new features.  The impact of the service pack is expected to be minimal as the service pack is relatively light compared…

We’re only holding it in the way that you showed us.

Hey Apple, you’re holding it wrong originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows only: Microsoft just released the beta version of Windows Live Essentials, a suite of free desktop applications including Windows Live Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Mail, and several more useful apps you may just want to download. More »









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If you receive Microsoft® Word files as attachments in Gmail, you can now view them with a single click — no need to download, save, and open files with a desktop application when all you want to do is have a peek. The Google Docs viewer that allows you to view .pdf, .ppt, and .tiff files in your browser now supports .doc and .docx formats too. Just click the “View” link at the bottom of a Gmail message and the viewer will take it from there.

If you decide you want to edit the file, clicking “Edit online” will open it in Google Docs, or you can download it to your desktop from there.

Posted by: Marc Miller, Software Engineer

Google’s adapted the aesthetics of Chrome OS slightly, making it even less-cluttered and easier-looking to use, as some screengrabs found in the Chromium OS code page show. More »









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Chicago blue-liner Duncan Keith capped off a wonderful season by receiving the Norris Trophy as the top defenceman in the NHL, but his spirit was somewhat subdued because hours before the awards ceremony, the breakup of the Blackhawks had begun.

A Quebec town near the epicentre of a 5.0-magnitude earthquake is calling for emergency help after tremors felled the steeple of its church and damaged several other buildings, including the town hall.

Apple’s latest gadget, the iPhone 4, is due to go on sale on Thursday, but early adopters are reporting display discolourisation bands or spots and major reception issues.

Gadget blog Gizmodo has two stories regarding early issues. The first is that some iPhone 4 Displays have yellow discoloration bands and spots across their…

If Steve Ballmer’s still pumped eight months later, there’s a good reason — Windows 7 has reportedly sold its 150 millionth copy, just two months after crossing the 100 million mark. If you run the numbers — and we have — that translates to roughly seven licenses sold per second since launch, a very convenient number for Microsoft to tout in their marketing communications from here on out. Perhaps execs can celebrate with a nice Windows 7 Whopper, topped with a fresh .dll pickle.

Windows 7 hits 150 million licenses: that’s seven copies a second originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Heritage Minister James Moore has stirred a hornet’s nest by saying that opponents of his proposed copyright reform bill are “radical extremists.”

Today, the court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s lawsuit with YouTube. This means that the court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. The decision follows established judicial consensus that online services like YouTube are protected when they work cooperatively with copyright holders to help them manage their rights online.

This is an important victory not just for us, but also for the billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share experiences with each other. We’re excited about this decision and look forward to renewing our focus on supporting the incredible variety of ideas and expression that billions of people post and watch on YouTube every day around the world.

UPDATE 2:12PM: This decision also applies to other parties to the lawsuit, including the Premier League.

Posted by Kent Walker, Vice President and General Counsel

The Edmonton Oilers have announced that Tom Renney will take over as head coach, with Pat Quinn to be moved into the position of senior hockey adviser.

Earlier last week we asked you to share your favorite blogging platform, we tallied up the nominees for a Hive Five, and now we’re back to highlight the winner and runners-up.
Leading the pack by a landslide was WordPress with 55% of the vote. Following behind was Blogger (17%), Tumblr (13%), Posterous (8%), and SquareSpace (4%). Check out the full Hive Five for more information about each entry or check out the results in graph form below. More »









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It’s been long known that Adobe has been working on Flash for the Android platform. In spite of all the drama surrounding their move into the mobile space, Adobe has stood firm in their commitment to providing users with the content they’re accustomed to on their PCs, even when they’re…

Google has added a new feature to their Google Docs platform; OCR for PDF and images files. OCR or optical character recognition will read the the text embedded into a PDF or image so that you can edit the document in a normal text editor.

OCR is not completely accurate though….

In a discovery likely to fan the flames of climate change debate, a team has concluded that the thinning ice on one of Antarctica’s major glaciers is not caused by global warming.

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Continue reading Jolicloud promises touch support in version 1.0, gives a demo now

Jolicloud promises touch support in version 1.0, gives a demo now originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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