After cutting about $1 million from the mosquito budget in the spring, the Saskatchewan government has changed course – pledging a similar amount Wednesday to control the pesky bugs.
OnStar Adds Google Maps, Too
Not to be outdone by Ford, OnStar has signed an agreement with Google that lets subscribers search for Google Maps destinations and send them to OnStar’s Turn-By-Turn Navigation service.
By the end of the month, OnStar subscribers can expect to see a new feature called OnStar eNav inside Google Maps. Anyone with a Turn-By-Turn capable GM vehicle that’s 2006 or newer will be able to use the feature. It will also integrate with OnStar Destination Download to send destinations directly to the in-car navigation system.
I’m still of the opinion that these “send destination” systems are a niche feature at best, thanks to their inherent complexity and multiple pieces. But we’ll see soon enough, right?
‘Golden Girls’ Rue McClanahan dies
Rue McClanahan, the Emmy-winning actress who brought the sexually liberated Southern belle Blanche Devereaux…
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Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 tablet prototype preview
So, there may never be a Windows 7 Phone tablet, but that device above looks pretty darn close to what one may have looked like. In actuality that’s just the tablet that Microsoft has been using at Computex to demo its new Windows Embedded Compact 7 supporting Silverlight for Windows Embedded, Flash 10.1, and multitouch within the browser. We caught a few minutes with the NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered, 8.9-inch slate and found ourselves drooling over the Zune / Windows Phone 7-like interface that had been built by Microsoft. But before we tell you to jump past the break to check out the short demo, we want to break the news to you that this UI was created just to show off the capabilities of the new CE platform — there’s no plan to bring it to market as is on Microsoft’s end at the moment. Instead manufacturers, like ASUS and others, have to do their own engineering with the preview release and then the RTM build that will come later this year. But we certainly wouldn’t object to one of those companies creating something similar to what you are about to witness in the gallery and video below.
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Unlocked Dell Streak Tablet To Be Available Next Month For $500 [Dell]
We heard whispers that the Dell Streak tablet would come this summer and it looks like the wait won’t be long: Dell will be selling the device for $500 next month. Oh, and it’ll be unlocked. [All Things D] More »
tablets – Dell – Android – Dell Streak – IPad
Kno dual-screen tablet appears at D8, we go hands-on — Engadget
Kno promised to launch a double-screened Linux-based e-reader designed for students at D8, and the undercover startup didn’t disappoint — believe us
Teenagers cannot concentrate because their brains are undeveloped
(PhysOrg.com) — New research from the UK has found that teenagers and young adults find it hard to concentrate because their brains are more similar to those of much younger children than those of mature adults, with more grey matter but lower efficiency. The findings suggest the brain is not fully …
Freeze frame!
From iGoogle’s debut in 2005 to our more recent launch of stars in search in March, we’ve enjoyed making your search experience more relevant, useful and fun through personalization. Today, we’re introducing a new feature that brings a whole new level of personalization to Google by letting you add a favorite photo or image to the background of the Google homepage. You can choose a photo from your computer, your own Picasa Web Album or a public gallery hosted by Picasa which includes a selection of beautiful photos.
An example homepage featuring artwork by Jeff Koons, photographed by Sandy Volz
A second example page, featuring artwork by Tom Otterness, photographed by Cesar Perez
Whether you choose a photo of a loved one, a picture of your favorite vacation destination or even a design you created yourself, Google.com is now yours to customize. For those of you who want to enjoy the clean, simple look of Google as well as your personalized view, we’ve made it easy to switch between your customized search page and classic Google.
We are beginning to roll out this new feature to users in the U.S. over the next few days, so if you don’t see a link in the lower left-hand corner of Google.com now, check back soon. For those of you outside of the U.S., you can expect to see this new feature in the coming days as we roll it out internationally to offer similar, consistent experiences globally.
And if you’ve customized your look with a fun personal photo we’d love to see what your new homepage looks like. Tweet a picture of your page with the hashtag #myGooglepage and share it with us!
We hope you enjoy this fun new feature and that it makes Google search more your own.
Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP Search Products & User Experience
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DivX Acquired By Sonic Solutions With Hollywood Streaming in Mind [DivX]
DivX Inc, the company that owns the codec which made your early 2000s movie downloads look actually not too bad, is being acquired by Sonic Solutions, a content delivery company, for a reported $300 million. Sonic's been working in circular media like CDs and DVDs for years—they own the popular Roxio brand—but is now looking to the internet as the content delivery platform of the future. DivX, a current competitor of Sonic's, has been helping deliver video content to internet users, legally and otherwise, for years. More »
DivX – Sonic Solutions – DVD – Multimedia – MPEG
Project Natal retail unit revealed at D8?
Hey — you know Microsoft’s Project Natal? Well we’ve just gotten an up close look at what appears to be the retail version (though it’s clearly marked a developer unit). We couldn’t storm the stage while Walt and Kara (and her son!) were showing it off, but no one seemed to mind that we took a load of these shots for your perusal. Check out gallery below for more pics!
Project Natal retail unit revealed at D8? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 explained, trial download now available
Microsoft certainly made a bit of splash at Computex with the introduction of Windows Embedded Compact 7, but it’s not necessarily the easiest thing to wrap your head around right off the bat (or say three times fast). Thankfully, Microsoft has now come through with a site that explains the new OS in detail (complete with videos), and a trial download that will let you get a sneak peek at it yourself. The short of it is that the OS is aimed at devices that don’t need or aren’t well suited to the full-fledged Windows 7 (or Windows Phone 7, for that matter) — like the Eee Pad pictured above — which, incidentally, seems to address one of the major concerns from folks like NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang. That added simplicity also means that the OS won’t run regular Windows applications — it is a successor to Windows CE, after all — but Microsoft does at least promise a “streamlined developer experience.” That’s not to say the OS isn’t capable in its own right, though — it boasts a full-range of media playback capabilities (including MPEG-4 and HD video), built-in support for Silverlight for Windows Embedded and Flash 10.1, a customized version of Internet Explorer with full multitouch, support for Open GL ES 2.0, support for the latest ARM v7 architectures and, of course, “seamless” integration with Windows 7, to name just a few highlights. Still hungry for more details? Then hit up the source link for the complete rundown and Microsoft’s videos, and for all the information you need to download the preview release.
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AMD Demos Hybrid CPU/GPU Fusion Chips For 2010 Release [Amd]
AMD has been trying to crack their Fusion technology—combining a CPU and a powerful GPU in the same chip—for years now. Today, they showed off working Fusion chips in a demo that got Intel and Nvidia’s attention: More »
Advanced Micro Devices – Nvidia – AMD – Fusion – Graphics processing unit
Google: Chrome OS launching this fall
Originally announced with a planned second half of 2010 launch, today Google has narrowed the launch of its Chrome OS to fall. This, according to Sundar Pichai, Google VP of product management speaking at Computex. By our calculation that is sometime between 22 September and 21 December in the northern hemisphere if you want to take the man literally… and you do, don’t you. Wonder if we’ll see a Chrome OS tablet launch at the same time?
Google: Chrome OS launching this fall originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Microsoft reveals Windows Embedded Compact 7 at Computex, hosts heaps of tablets
We know, you’re probably eager to brush off yet another “embedded” operating system, but here at Computex, Microsoft is giving the naysayers a reason to think twice with the official debut of Windows Embedded Compact 7. Showcased along with a number of Windows 7 handhelds and slates at the company’s monstrous booth, the public community technology preview of the new OS is being made, with the goal to get this onto lightweight ARM-powered devices that either aren’t powerful enough for a full-fledged copy of Windows 7, or are simply aimed at a different market. Put simply, it’s yet another product that Microsoft can offer up and coming device makers who may otherwise consider MeeGo, Android or a plethora of other mobile OS options. We’ve got an interview session lined up with Steve Guggenheimer, corporate vice president of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Division, for later today, but we just couldn’t wait to show you all of the Windows 7 and Windows Embedded Compact 7 tablet PCs that were impossible to avoid. Hit the gallery below (or video past the break) for specs and the like, and don’t blame us for those plastic covers — Microsoft wasn’t about to rip ’em off, as a fair amount of these are super early beta units.
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Steve Jobs: iPhone OS ‘started on a tablet’
Well, Steve Jobs just dropped a little nugget of history on us during his chat with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the All Things D conference. When asked by Walt why they originally put their new OS on a phone and not a tablet, Steve said, “I’ll tell you a secret. It began with the tablet.” After working on the tablet OS which had a glass display and multitouch, another idea occurred to Jobs. “My God, I said, this would make a great phone … so we shelved the tablet and built the iPhone.” And there you have it.
Steve Jobs: iPhone OS ‘started on a tablet’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Microsoft indirectly responds to Google moving away from Windows
Today, in a blog post from Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc over on the Windows Team Blog, Microsoft responded to the various claims that were circling the web last night, which asserted that Google was “ditching” Windows for Mac and Linux because it was too much of a “security effort”. The blog…
Saskatchewan eyes private CT scans
The Saskatchewan government plans to contract out some CT services in the province to a private health provider to try to reduce wait times for the medical imaging procedure.
Firefox Sync to Incorporate Bookmark, Password, Preference, History, and Tab Sync Directly in Firefox [Updates]
Firefox: Mozilla’s previously mentioned Weave project has been a great way to sync nearly everything about your Firefox setup between computers for awhile, despite its experimental label. The add-on has finally graduated from Mozilla Labs, though, renamed Firefox Sync and set to be packaged with future versions of Firefox. You can still get it as an add-on now, under the new name and complete with a few new features such as availability in 15 languages, a simpler setup, and one-click access to all your synced tabs. Plus, it’s built to be the perfect companion to the upcoming, previously mentioned Firefox Home, so you can keep your data synced between all your devices. More »
Weave – Firefox Home – Firefox – Firefox Sync – IPhone