Reality Bites
According to this leaked slide, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will cost $399 with new 2-year contract on T-Mobile. As Sprint was rumored to charge that much too, 400 buckaroos will probably be the Galaxy Tab’s price on all the carriers. More »
After 66 days, the drill has finally reached the 33 Chilean miners trapped half a mile underneath the ground. If all goes well, the miners will be lifted out in a few days. More »
The NHL announced on Thursday morning that it was collaborating with venerable comic book legend Stan Lee on…
If you dislike the way you look on video, a new kind of image-manipulation software could make you feel better about yourself. More »
This video shows the Sikorsky X2 breaking the world's helicopter speed record: 260 knots—that's 299.2mph vs the 172mph of conventional helicopters. Bonus: The video shows their X2 Light Tactical Helicopter too. More »
Back in 2007 we launched 1-800-GOOG-411, a voice-powered directory assistance service that connects you quickly to businesses across the U.S. and Canada. On November 12, 2010, we will shut down the service.
GOOG-411 was the first speech recognition service from Google and helped provide a foundation for more ambitious services now available on smartphones, such as:
Our success encouraged us to aim for more innovation. Thus, we’re putting all of our resources into speech-enabling the next generation of Google products and services across a multitude of languages.
If you don’t use a smartphone, and you’re trying to call a business, you can send a text message with the name and location of the business to 466453 (“GOOGLE”) and we’ll text you the information, or on Gmail you can use the new phone-calling features to call any U.S. business free of charge. Also, if you don’t have the free voice search app pre-installed on your phone, you can download it here.
Thanks for all the calls, and keep an eye out for all the innovation to come.
Posted by The GOOG-411 Team
If you were waiting for the BlackBerry Storm 2 refresh—which was supposed to fix the wrongs in that ball of SureCrap that is the Storm 2—you may be out of luck. It looks like RIM is canceling it. More »
Windows: Security Essentials Screensaver scans your computer using Microsoft Security Essentials (Microsoft’s excellent anti-malware tool) whenever your screensaver activates. More »
While Fox and Universal’s joint attempt to make a Halo movie with Pater Jackson producing and Neill Blomkamp directing may have died a slow death years ago (with Blomkamp going on to become a star anyway as the director of District 9), all is not lost. New York Magazine’s Vulture blog reported yesterday that Dreamworks and Steven Spielberg are looking to get into the Halo movie game. Spielberg in all likelihood would not direct the thing, but would instead be an executive producer, not really having a hand in it at all.
Vulture says they’re aiming to adapt the novels rather than the games so as to avoiding to potentially having to foot the $12 million bill for Universal’s previous development.
Not a bad plan. Save some cash, and you still get exactly the same story, since, for the most part, the books are adaptations of the games. And I like the idea of a Halo movie, and the live-action ads Microsoft runs in advance of each new game, particularly “We Are ODST,” have shown the potential there. Do it, Dreamworks.
Talks between the two companies reportedly even touched on a possible acquisition
If you’re looking for a place to rant, rave, and delight in the newest happenings of your favorite shows, Miso is a tv-oriented social network that catalogs your favorite shows, keeps you updated, and connects you with other fans. More »
Android/iOS/Windows Mobile: If your main objection to location sharing services is that you don’t want to share your location all the time and when you do you’d like easy and private sharing, Glympse is a private and real-time location sharing tool. More »
Kristina Svechinskaya – who has been dubbed the "world's hottest female hacker" – recently appeared in a NYC courtroom to face charges of stealing $35,000 for the notorious Eastern European ZBot cyber-criminal gang.
Video chatting—the future is now! But it sure is expensive. Between Logitech’s Revue ($300 for the box and $150 for the cam), and Cisco’s $600 Roman emperor-priced offering, you might feel left out. But you have (affordable) options. More »
Dear Lifehacker,
Let's say I want to share a few files with someone sitting right beside me, and using a file-sharing service—like Dropbox—seems slow and unnecessary. What's the best way to share files with a friend sitting next to me? More »
We all have our own favorite sites to consult for the latest movie, music or video game releases. With a cleanly designed site called ‘When it Drops,’ though, Web surfers can now find all this information with one click of a mouse. Each week, When it Drops gives a snapshot of the latest movies, DVDs, albums, books and video games to hit the market that week, as well as the products released the week prior and those scheduled to drop over the next two weeks. Hovering your cursor over each icon will also give you some basic information about the newly released item. If you’re interested in seeing the latest movie to hit theaters, for example, you can instantly check the film’s rating on RottenTomatoes, find links to buy tickets, or view trailers. The concept may sound simple, but that’s exactly what makes ‘When it Drops’ so useful.
‘When it Drops’ Gives You the Latest Movie, Music and Book Releases originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
