Both men and women report being happier in marriages where the wife is thinner than the husband. Here’s why.
RIM axes 2000 jobs, changes managers in effort to halt decline
Just a month after a disgruntled employee accused RIM’s managers of failing to make bold decisions, the latter have responded by boldly sacking 11 percent of their workforce. The company says it will notify affected employees in North America and some other countries this week. It also announced a number of changes to its executive team, with Thorsten Heins taking on the expanded role of COO, Product and Sales. Other personnel changes were generally confined to sales, marketing and operations, which leaves us wondering what, if anything, will change in the way RIM comes up with new products.
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Judge tells Oracle to rethink $2.6 billion claim against Google
The war between Google and Oracle is far from over, but the big G keeps racking up tiny victories in what are admittedly modest battles. Now the Redwood Shores-based company has been told to go back to the drawing board with its damages report. Originally Oracle sought $2.6 billion, but its theories were largely dismissed and Judge William Alsup suggested an alternative starting point of roughly $100 million. The company still has an opportunity to present a new report, one that will likely seek much more than the proposed $100 million, but things are looking increasingly tough for the claimant. It wasn’t all good news for Goog, though. While the judge told Oracle to narrow its focus from Android as a whole to just specific infringing features, he did agree that related advertising revenue should be included in the theoretical royalty base. He also offered harsh criticism for what he viewed as its “brazen” disregard for intellectual property rights. The trial is still scheduled for October, so we should have a better idea of how this whole thing will play out by Halloween.
Judge tells Oracle to rethink $2.6 billion claim against Google originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Study claims viewing 3D video can cause discomfort in some people
We have been told over and over again by technology companies, movie directors and others that 3D is the wave of the future when it comes to viewing content. More and more 3D televisions are being sold. More movies are being released with 3D support and a number of PC…
“And every day since you came my way, I knew that you would steal my heart.”
“And every day since you came my way, I knew that you would steal my heart.”
– MoZella
Dog attacks on Canada Post carriers on the rise
Canada Post workers across the country are reporting a higher-than-usual number of attacks by canines, with 41 incidents recorded in the first three weeks of July.
Time Travel Impossible, Say Scientists
By showing a single photon cannot travel faster than the speed of light, scientists prove time travel is impossible.
Rumor: Google+ to launch social game support
The rapidly growing user base for the new Google+ social networking service is a prime target for some kind of social or casual based gaming service. It looks like Google will be launching games for Google+ in the near future, according to an article in AllThingsD.com. The story cites unnamed…
Singer Amy Winehouse found dead
Troubled soul singer Amy Winehouse, who had been attempting a comeback after a few years battling drug and alcohol addiction, has been found dead in her London home.
Eureka will go animated for their next Christmas special [Eureka]
Yesterday’s Eureka panel promised an animated Christmas special, a big mission into deep space, sinister forces plotting against the town, and a love triangle between Fargo, Felicia Day, and a hugely dickish Wil Wheaton. More »
Comic-Con 2011: ‘Chuck’ Says a Tearful Goodbye and Reveals Final Season Spoilers
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The cast and creator of the NBC series talk its last season on Saturday’s panel.
Futurama Renewed for 2 More Seasons! [Futurama]
We’re in the Futurama panel, where it was just announced that Comedy Central has renewed our favorite future-set comedy show for another two years. And we watched a hilarious anime spoof in which the Futurama team are transformed into the Action Squad! More on this later… More »
How the Internet Changes What We Remember [Brain Hack]
A recent psychological study in Science suggests we may be changing the way we store memory. Instead of remembering facts and information, we have started to remember where we can find the information online. More »
Two Bullet Trains Collide, One Falls From Bridge [Bullet Trains]
Two bullet trains have collided over a bridge in Wenzhou, China. As a result, four carriages of the first train derailed. Two were catapulted by the force of the impact into the ground, killing at least 16 passengers. More »
Haywire Official Trailer
Giant body of water found in space, black hole claims it was just hydrating
Is that an intergalactic wave pool, or just a hungry, hungry quasar? Turns out it’s a bit of both — well, not the wave pool bit, but it’s watery. A NASA-funded peep into the farthest reaches of the cosmos has uncovered this “feeding black hole” 12 billion light years away. APM 08279+5255, as this compacted mass of inescapable doom is affectionately known, has been gorging on water vapor and spewing out energy. How much H2O exactly? It’s only the “largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe,” and it weighs in at 140 trillion times the amount in our oceans. Located via the cooperation of two teams of astronomers and their star-gazing equipment — the Z-Space instrument at California Institute of Technology’s Submillimeter Observatory in Hawaii and the Plateau de Bure Interferometer in the French Alps — this aqueous discovery proves the wet stuff is more universally omnipresent than we once thought. Also, surfing aliens, right?
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Americans will get the new Judge Dredd movie 10 months after the Brits [UPDATED] [Judge Dredd]
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We may be getting Torchwood a few days ahead of the U.K., but when it comes to the greatest lawman in Mega-City One, Americans are getting shafted. More »
Steven Spielberg announces Jurassic Park 4 "in the next two or three years" [Jurassic Park]
![Click here to read Steven Spielberg announces <em>Jurassic Park 4</em> "in the next two or three years"](http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2011/07/small_1993_jurassic_park_wallpaper_001.jpg "Click here to read Steven Spielberg announces <em>Jurassic Park 4</em> "in the next two or three years"")
One of the most exciting announcements at Comic-Con today? Steven Spielberg said that a fourth chapter of his famous dinosaur epic Jurassic Park is finally in the works. More »
Winnipeg Jets unveil new logo
The Winnipeg Jets have opted for a sleek fighter jet as the centrepiece of their new logo. The design has the jet pointed north over a red Maple Leaf in a blue and grey circle.
The Best Apps of the Week [Video]
In this week’s app roundup: songs, made by speech; Sketchbook Pro, on Honeycomb; workouts, Videofied ; infographics, explained; Google+, ported to the iPhone; Cube Dogs, played with; iPod app, replaced; dominoes, strategized; live wallpapers, photo’d and much, much more. More »