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You’ve seen the trailer for the next alien invasion movie The Darkest Hour. Now watch star Emile Hirsch explain how he fires his giant electric alien-killing gun! More »
Sony is confident enough about its Spider-Man reboot that it's already scheduled the sequel — Amazing Spider-Man 2 comes out May 2, 2014. So who do you think will be the villain of the sequel? More »
Android: If you ever lose your phone and don’t have a contingency plan in place, you can remotely install Plan B on your phone and locate it instantly. More »
Sean Avery of the New York Rangers was arrested early Friday morning after an incident at his home in Los Angeles, the website TMZ.com is reporting.
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British actor Rowan Atkinson, known for his Mr. Bean TV and movie character, crashed his high-powered McLaren F1 supercar this week but escaped with just minor injuries.
Looking more UFO than UAV, the Japanese Defense Ministry has created a spherical surveillance drone which they have deemed the world’s first. Designed for use in urban areas, the menacing, all-black machine can fly up to 37 miles-per-hour. More »
More BlackBerry goodness coming at you this week! RIM announced today that BlackBerry App World 3.0 is now officially available in BlackBerry beta zone for smartphones, not for the PlayBook. There are several new features, mainly the overall layout has been redesigned which will ultimately make it a better experience for Berry users. The home screen has been rejigged and also now has a storefront search bar. RIM has gone a more social route and giving you the ability to share app details through BBM, Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS. Specifically for apps, new channels have been added: Apps, Games, and Themes. Here’s the complete list of the new BlackBerry App World 3.0:
New features include:
– Sleek New Design – The BlackBerry App World experience has been enhanced to help users discover the latest and greatest apps and content, starting right on the BlackBerry App World home screen where rotating spotlight banners show off all that’s new and exciting.
– New Channels – Apps, Games, and Themes now have their own channels so users can get to what they want even faster.
– Introduction of My Account – My Account makes managing BBID and payment options easy with direct access to all account information from the home screen.
– New My World Features – My World gives users a streamlined view of their apps and status, and now at a glance, in addition to seeing which apps are installed and uninstalled, users can manage subscription content and services. When new updates or subscription renewals are available for apps, users will be notified using push technology.
– App Social Sharing – When a user finds an app they can’t live without, they can share it directly from the app details screen through BBM, Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS
– Evolved App Details Screen – At a glance, users can get a quick summary, check out reviews and star ratings, take a look at screen shots, and more
– More Search Options – Quickly find apps with a Search Bar now appearing on the storefront home screen and search results are presented across Channels as well as My World. Search Bars are also within each Channel and users have the ability to filter by App Name, Price, Rating, Newest, Best Match, or Popular
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There’s no coffin or urn, but Sheen’s character Charlie Harper’s trademark bowling shirt is on display surrounded by elaborate flowers.
Lovers often split up and then get back together. According to Mashable, however, the tiff between Google and Twitter over Realtime Search is taking on a cold air of finality — even though it seemed kinda temporary at the time. The Big G just reiterated plans to restore its social networking search function, based on Google+ and “other sources,” but it made no mention of its former sweetheart. Oh well, a wise person once told us that when it comes to relationships, you should never press rewind.
Google’s Realtime Search will return, probably sans Twitter originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Amanda Bell James from Manitoba, Canada is Netflix’s one millionth customer. She signed up 10 months after the service launched and is the happy recipient of a lifetime membership. More »
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The cable network is currently airing Season 4.5 of the veteran sci-fi series, starring Colin Ferguson.
Air Canada has been fined $50,000 US by the U.S. Department of Transportation for violating "deceptive price advertising" rules in online ads.
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When I check my email, I often rely on the message snippets to figure out which messages to open first. Sometimes, though, I want to see more than snippets, which is why I’m happy to announce that you can now preview messages in your inbox using a new feature in Gmail Labs called Preview Pane. It’s probably a very familiar layout to those of you who have used Gmail on a tablet device. We also think it’s going to work especially well if you have a larger resolution screen.
After you enable Preview Pane from the Labs tab in Gmail Settings you’ll see a toggle button in the top right corner of your message list, which lets you switch between preview and list views.
Multiple universes are accessed, in fiction, through portals in space or mystical necklaces or sometimes just in dreams, but always when characters break the rules of space time. In reality, alternate universes are not in other dimensions. They’re just far, far away. And the reason they are alternate universes is that they can’t be reached no matter what. But can they be tested for? More »
Android: Bubbleator is a utility that will slowly scroll notifications like missed calls, new SMS messages, and the latest posts from your Twitter and Facebook streams across your home screen as a live wallpaper. More »
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter may have just found flowing water on Mars. It’s the closest that scientists have come to finding flowing water on the Red Planet and will help determine if Mars could harbor life. More »
Gmail for mobile was looking a little tired around the eyes, so Google went ahead and gave the ol’ web app a cosmetic lift. The update, announced on the Gmail blog, packs a hat trick’s worth of tweaks aimed squarely at iOS and QNX (read: BB PlayBook) users. Email messages can now be manually refreshed with a top-down pull and release — a feature similar to Twitter’s own drag-down approach. The team also added a bit of finesse to inbox navigation with new sliding transitions, and even beefed up the graphical interface, taking full advantage of that Retina Display. Curious to see these tune-ups in action? Then head to the source for your own hands-on.
Gmail for Mobile gets a facelift, now ready for its Retina Display close-up originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
As part of our effort to provide an improved and consistent web experience across Google products, we’d like to invite you to try out a new look for the documents list that’s rolling out to users over the next few days. If it’s available to you, you’ll be able to preview the new look by clicking on Try the new look under the gear icon in the upper right. You’ll be able to return to the classic look using the same menu.
As part of this new look, we’ve also added keyboard shortcuts to help you easily navigate your documents list without a mouse. For example, when selecting a document, use the ⇓ (down arrow) to move down the list and the ⇑(up arrow) to move back up. Once you find the item you’re looking for, type a to open the Actions menu. Then, use the ⇑ and ⇓ arrow keys to navigate the Actions menu, and hit to select an action.
The Create new shortcuts are also convenient for creating new docs while you’re working. Simply hit Shift + T to create a new text document, Shift + S to create a spreadsheet, or Shift + C to create a new collection.
Can’t remember all those shortcuts? Just remember the question mark. Type ? when you’re not in the search bar, and a window will appear showing all available shortcuts.
These shortcuts will only be available if you’re using the new interface. Keep an eye out for more changes to the new interface as it evolves, and make sure to tell us what you think about the new design in this brief feedback form so we can continue to improve your experience.
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Former showrunner Howard Gordon says “conversations are definitely happening” but he “will not be heartbroken” if it doesn’t happen.