Scientists say they may have discovered the lost city of Atlantis buried deep under the marshlands of southern Spain, north of Cadiz and near the Straits of Gibraltar.
Google Previews Updated Blogger Interface at SXSW
Tumblr and Twitter may be the hot sharing sites in 2011, but millions of bloggers got their start on Google’s free Blogger, a site that hasn’t had major visual refresh since 2004. Google previewed Blogger’s redesign at SXSW, and it looks like the classic blues and oranges are out in favor of whiter and wider writing tools. No word on launch date, but Google says it’s coming in 2011.
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Use Ethernet Connections for Video Chat and Streaming, Wi-Fi for Most Everything Else [Wireless]
Whenever I cajole my way onto This Week in Google—a web show that requires reliable streaming video—the support staff insists on a hard-wired connection to the router for video chat. It's a pain, but the reason is plain: Wi-Fi is, according to a study of 14,000 connections, 30 percent slower than cables in most homes and offices. More »
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 showcased on video, doesn’t look all that inadequate to us
We have no small amount of respect for Samsung for coming out and admitting that its Galaxy Tab 10.1 slate won’t necessarily be the best thing since sliced Apples, but we wouldn’t go so far as to describe it as “inadequate,” which is what company VP Lee Don-Joo recently called it. It’s a handsome, svelte and undeniably powerful device, a set of qualities that is in full show during AndroidHD‘s 11-minute long video of a day spent in the company of a Tab 10.1. Now, this isn’t a hands-on video so much as a commercial made by someone other than Samsung. You can tell Sammy didn’t author it because nobody tries to fit this Galaxy Tab inside a pocket. Jump after the break for the ocular feast.
[Thanks, Taylor]
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Tiny Endangered Kittens Born From Frozen Embryos
Photo: Susan Poag via The Times-Picayune
Scientists at the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans have made a genetic-breakthrough of the most adorable proportions — successfully producing two endangered kittens via in vitro fertilization. With sperm taken from a male African black-footed cat in 2003, the team inseminated an egg in 2005. The embryo remained frozen until last December, when it was finally transferred to a surrogate female named Bijou. Less than three months later, the tiny, fluffy duo were born….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Sweet Home! Auto-Uploads Photos and Videos from Android to Your Network [Mobile Apps]
Looking for an easy way to transfer your photos and videos from your Android device to your computer or network drive? Sweet Home! can do it automatically and wirelessly. More »
WiFi-only Xoom headed to Staples for March 27th release?
If you’re still holding out for a Motorola Xoom, here’s some good news. The folks at Droid Life snagged a picture of a Staples ad depicting March 27th as the targeted release date for the slate. In addition, the tablet appears to be retailing for 600 bucks — one the cheapest models money can buy. A Xoom, TI-Nspire and a new pack of pens, all from one place? Man, that really was easy.
[Thanks, Hector N]
WiFi-only Xoom headed to Staples for March 27th release? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
West Coast not at risk of fallout
Canadians on the West Coast are becoming more concerned about potential radioactive contamination after authorities in Japan raced to combat the threat of multiple reactor meltdowns.
In Praise of (Yes, You Heard Me) ‘Battle: Los Angeles’
Despite the bad press, I really enjoyed ‘Battle: Los Angeles.’ It is, after all, just a movie about war, aliens and mankind’s desire not to be exterminated without a fight.
Adobe Flash Player leaks for Motorola Xoom, we go hands-on (update: more video!)
March 18th may seem like an eternity if you expected your Motorola Xoom to come with Adobe Flash on day one. But you know what? If you put your trust in a mysterious file floating about the internet, there’s no need to wait that long. MyDroidWorld obtained possession of a leaked build of Adobe Flash Player for the Xoom, which doesn’t need root or even a preliminary update to install — you just need to check the "Unknown sources" box under Settings > Applications, sideload the file or download it from the Xoom's browser and you're good to go. The best part? Based on our preliminary testing, Flash performs exceedingly well on the Xoom's dual-core Tegra 2 processor.
While this early build of Flash was pretty choppy during HD playback, low-res video content rendered at perfectly viewable speeds, and we were able to play games (like Nanaca Crash and Canabalt) so long as they didn’t require anything more than single-button control schemes. By contrast, Hulu was a no-go (it’s still blocked), and this build has some kinks to work out when it comes to multitasking — while any single Flash site ran well and we could quickly tab between, the more Flash-heavy tabs we had open, the slower each one ran individually — which is why the video above starts out so choppy. Adobe’s UI also seemed to have some difficulty detecting when we wanted to make a Flash item full-screen. Typically, you double-tap an item to enlarge it, but sometimes that didn’t work… but with some Flash content, we found we could long-press on a Flash window to bring up a UI bar that would let us focus on it individually. Before you judge the merits of Flash on tablet, remember that this is a leaked version of a beta release, and if it’s this good out of the gate, we’re pretty excited about how well it might perform after a few tweaks. Don’t miss our video above, and find the file you need to install Flash yourself at our source link.
Update: We managed to get Flash to drop one of those context-sensitive buttons during a session of Canabalt and make the window full screen, which not only enlarged the window but also seriously sped up our little runner — probably by redirecting the tablet’s resources to our game. Photographic proof after the break!
Update 2: We’ll be shooting a second video later in the day to show how the Xoom handles Flash one site at a time.
Update 3: There’s a brand-new video after the break! As it turns out, you can make certain Flash windows full-screen by long-pressing on them, and we’ve updated the article to reflect that.
Update 4: Adobe’s confirmed that we’re looking at a leaked build of Flash 10.2, but has also asked us nicely to take our link to the Surprise_flash.apk file down, saying that performance will be further optimized by the time it officially rolls out. Read the company’s statement below.
The leaked version of Flash Player 10.2 is an earlier build than the one we will make available on Android Market on 3/18. Additional optimization work has been completed since then and we’d like Xoom customers to receive the correct build starting this Fri.
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Partial meltdown likely: Japanese official
A partial meltdown is likely underway at a second nuclear reactor affected by Friday’s massive earthquake, Japan’s top government spokesman says.
Man held in Springside killing
A man is in custody in connection with the killing of a woman in a home near the small town of Springside, RCMP say.
Word Puzzle Wrapping Paper For Your Wordie Friends [Gift Wrap]
Although not necessarily cheap, this word-puzzle wrapping paper is an “any occasion” wrapper which you can use for just about any gift. More »
Fox delays time travelers and dinosaurs show Terra Nova until Fall 2011 [Television]
The premiere of Terra Nova, the Steven Spielberg-produced TV show about humans traveling 85 million years into the past to escape their crappy, everything-is-dead present, has been pushed back from May until next autumn. More »
Turn on Hardware Acceleration in Google Chrome 10+ [Tweaks]
Google Chrome has allowed you to render web pages using your GPU in the past few versions, however the location continues to change (and depends on which version of Chrome you are running). More »
Samsung Galaxy Tab’s WiFi-only version rumored to cost $399, arrive on April 4th
Shocking as it might be, we still haven’t had a Galaxy Tab from Samsung that rocks nothing but the WiFis, though that seems about to finally change. The 3G-deprived 7-inch Tab, promised for Q1 2011, has slipped on its schedule a little and looks set to now hit retail in the first week of April, at the admittedly appealing price of $399. Now, we all know the tablet market of April 2011 is shaping up to be extremely rich on machines with high specs, large screens and inflated opinions of themselves, but there could still be a fine little niche for an affordable, well built slate, even if it does only run on Froyo.
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Japan investigates possible nuclear meltdown
A nuclear power plant affected by a massive earthquake is facing a possible meltdown, an official with Japan’s nuclear safety commission said Saturday.
Via Rail, Charest latest to condemn NHL decision
Via Rail issues a scathing letter condemning the NHL’s decision not to suspend Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara.
Multi-car pile-up sends dozens to small town
The community of Midale, Sask., declared an emergency following a multi-vehicle pileup during a snow storm.
B.C. tsunami threat passes
The tsunami warning for British Columbia has been lifted, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska.