A new study by mobile application store operator GetJar, says the market for smartphone applications will increase by four times its current value to $17 billion a year. There are now a total of eight app stores available, with more in the works, an expected 38 by 2012.
Apple just passed…
Humans Could Regrow Body Parts Like Some Amphibians
Regrowing amputated limbs, broken backs and even damaged brains could one day be a reality after scientists discovered a gene that is key to the almost magical ability.
Pepsi out of schools by 2012
PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at reducing childhood obesity.
The Movie Studios’ Big 3D Scam [3D]
Are we ready for 3D? As CG supervisor and avid moviegoer, I’m sad to say that I’m not convinced we are. Yet. And the worse is yet to come, as studios try to milk us all for these half-baked goods. More »
Send to Google Docs Uploads Files and Web Screenshots to GDocs [Downloads]
Chrome: Google Docs’ open 1 GB storage space can be a handy, centralized space for stuff you find on the web. The Send to Google Docs Chrome extension makes web capturing very fast with instant page-to-PDF and file uploading. More »
Ovechkin suspended 2 games
Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin has been suspended by the NHL for the second time this season, drawing the latest ban for his hit Sunday on Chicago defenceman Brian Campbell.
CAT Scan, Literally [Humor]
Computed axial tomography scan—CAT Scan—is a medical imaging method employing tomography created by computer processing. And cats' groins. That's what inventors thought at the beginning, anyway. Then they got rid of the cats. [Julia Segal via Richard Blakeley] More »
Happy Birthday .com, 25 years old today
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A year later and only five other companies had registered a dotcom address. Flash forward to 2010 and 25 years later there are nearly 90…
First Look at ‘Predators’
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Future Hard Drive Upgrades Will Slow Down XP Users [Windows XP]
Windows XP is the most widely used operating system in the world, but users might be given a firm reason to upgrade soon. The BBC reports that, as hard drives upgrade to a new standard, XP users could see performance hits. More »
Tracking When, Where and How People Have Sex in Real-Time
Part Twitter, part Google Maps, IJustMadeLove.com is the brainchild of Cyprian Cieÿkiewicz, a 26-year-old programmer in Poland who got the idea for the site in May. While driving home one night, he started wondering what it would take to create a Web site with flashing notifications representing where people have exchanged bodily fluids.
2011 Ford Mustang V-6 vs. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro V-6
Both the Mustang and the Camaro can be loaded up with more features than your average mid-1980s luxury sedan. The Camaro even offers rear parking assist to help overcome its lack of visibility. The 2011 Mustang’s full specs haven’t been revealed yet, but the 2010 model’s options are sure to carry over for the most part..
NHL GMs develop blindside hit rule
NHL general managers have developed the framework for a new rule punishing hits to the head.
Hockey Canada finds Crosby’s missing gear
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Charlie Sheen returning to work
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Microsoft shows off XNA games running on Windows Phone, full 3D is a go
Alright, we’re going to be straight with you: you’re not going to like this. See, Microsoft just showed us a pair of 3D games running on its ASUS Windows Phone prototype and built with its brand new XNA Game Studio 4.0, but wouldn’t let us nab a single photo or video of the process. What we can tell you is that they exist, they work, and at least Microsoft tossed us some screenshots to wave in your face. The two titles are The Harvest (pictured), a good looking touch-controlled dungeon crawler with destructible environments, being developed by Luma Arcade; and Battle Punks, a less impressive one-on-one sword fighting Facebook game by Gravity Bear that’s being ported over. We didn’t get to see any full motion 3D camera moves, since Battle Punks is just composed of two characters duking it out, and The Harvest has a fixed camera and some pre-rendered elements, but there were indeed some real polygons being crunched before our eyes at a full resolution (no upscaling), alpha-rev, choppy framerate, and we were assured that full screen 3D was possible. We also got to see one of our first glimpses of universal notifications on Windows Phone: Achievement unlock notices (also pictured above) that slide down from the top of the screen in a black bar and then slide back, and can’t be interacted with. Follow after the break for some more nerdy details, along with a video of VisualStudio in action, and screenshots of the two games are in the gallery below.
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Guilty plea in Letterman extortion bid
A TV producer has pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny for trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman over the comedian’s sexual affairs.
Best VPN Tool: OpenVPN [Hive Five Followup]
Last week we asked you to share your favorite VPN tool, then we rounded up the top five contenders for a vote. Now we’re back with the results. More »
HP Slate makes an appearance to show off Flash, stays for a rock concert
It shouldn’t be any surprise that the HP Slate supports Flash, since it runs Windows 7, but we’ve seen so little of the device since Steve Ballmer first waved it around at CES that we’re still totally intrigued by this video from Adobe showing it in action. Yep, there it is, playing video, running casual Flash games, and using AIR applications. We also get a quick shot of the on-screen keyboard, which looks like a mildly tweaked version of the standard Windows 7 keyboard. We can’t say until we use it, but it certainly doesn’t look like it’ll be fun to type on. Interestingly, Flash is said to be hardware-accelerated on the Slate, which suggests something other than a bone-stock Atom setup in there — we’d guess it’s an Atom plus a Broadcom Crystal HD Accelerator, but there’s a chance it’s something else entirely. HP’s also posted up a new marketing video, which bears a striking resemblance to last night’s iPad commercial — until the end, which frankly makes no sense. Check ’em both after the break.
[Thanks, Rick]
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Microsoft Demos Game Across Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360, and Windows 7 – Xbox – Gizmodo
Whoa. During the keynote presentation at TechEd Middle East in Dubai, Microsoft’s Eric Rudder played the same Indiana Jones-ish game on a Windows computer, a Windows Phone 7 phone, and an Xbox 360. Gaming is about to get real ubiquitous.