Is Menlo the Windows Core for Microsoft’s Next Secret Tablet? [Rumor]
Courier’s dead, but that doesn't mean Microsoft's done with tablets—Mary Jo Foley's digging for more info on Menlo, a Microsoft project to replace Windows CE (inside Windows Phone) with a mobile version of Windows NT, like for tablets. More »
Microsoft – Windows CE – Courier – tablet – Windows NT
Google Eyes YouTube for Broadcasting Live Sports
Google is shaking up the sports world. According to The New York Times, the company recently broadcast a live sporting event on YouTube for the first time. About 50 million fans tuned in from around the world (minus the U.S., where the event was broadcast on delay) to watch the Indian Premier League’s eight-team cricket tournament. It’s not the NBA Playoffs, but the 60 live matches drew about a 25-percent larger audience than Google expected.
Unlike last year’s U2 concert at the Rose Bowl which was streamed on YouTube, Google has convinced seven advertisers to foot part of the bill for the cricket broadcast, a crucial move if the company hopes to broadcast more major sports and other live events. Shailesh Rao, managing director of Google India, told the Times that’s exactly what the company wants, too, saying that Google is having “new conversations with lots of folks.”
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Keep Your House in a 20-Minutes-to-Clean State to Eliminate Last-Minute Stress [Household]
Whether you’re overly neat or very messy, this tip from reader Elanor will help you focus on the things that are important (like work) while keeping your house clean enough that you don’t stress out later on. More »
Embed Public or Private Google Waves on Any Web Site [Embedded]
Google Wave now gives bloggers, corporate intranets, and other potential Wave users a way to let the public watch what’s going on in a Wave and, for the truly daring, invite any Wave user to edit. More »
Chrome’s gain is Microsoft’s loss
Google’s Chrome increased its browser market share by 0.6 percentage points in April to 6.7%, while Microsoft’s Internet Explorer fell 0.7 points to 59.95%.
Gmail Actually Works on BlackBerry Now [BlackBerry]
It’s here, finally: Two-way Gmail syncing with BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 appears to be live in North America. [BGR] More »
BlackBerry – Smartphone – BlackberryInternetService – Handhelds – Gmail
United, Continental to merge
United and Continental Airlines will merge to form the world’s largest airline, the two companies said Monday.
Firefox add-ons gets an overhaul
As pointed out by mozillalinks, Mozilla is planning to do a major overhaul of their add-on manager UI for Firefox. The new add-on manager will change from the existing popup window, to its own tab.
The add-on manager will move from the existing top navigation to side-tabs, keeping the…
Let It Glow: Remove Objects To Make Level Glow! (Flash Game)
Let the levels glow by removing the objects in the right order!
Google Acquires 3D Desktop Manager BumpTop [BumpTop]
3D desktop company BumpTop, profiled here in the past, has been acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum. More »
Google – BumpTop – Search – Search Engines – Microsoft Windows
Riders take defender Williams No. 1 in CFL draft
The Saskatchewan Roughriders used the first pick in the CFL draft on Sunday to choose linebacker Shomari Williams, of Queen’s University.
Who is the Sexiest Woman Alive?
According to FHM for 2010, that would be Cheryl Cole. Coming in behind her on the list, unsurprisingly, is Megan Fox in second, Victoria’s Secret model Marisa Miller in third, and The Saturdays’ star Frankie Sandford in fourth. PICS included.
Windows 7 Tip of the Week: Use SkyDrive with Windows Explorer
They’re two great tastes that go together: Windows 7 and Windows Live SkyDrive. Microsoft doesn’t make it easy, but here’s how you can get them connected for drag-and-drop file transfers between your PC and the cloud.
Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know Google Maps Could Do [Lifehacker Top 10]
There’s more to Google Maps than a place you double-check your directions. Google’s data-stuffed site offers a lot of helpful tools for vacationers, spreadsheet nerds, bikers, and others. Today we’re digging into Google’s data-rich geo-tool and pulling out some helpful lesser-known features. More »
Google – Google Map – Searching – Search Engines – Map
This Is Why I’m Not A Dork [Image Cache]
Finally! There’s a definition of “dork” that allows me to claim that I don’t qualify as one. Although making that claim might’ve made me fit the criteria. Damn it! [Shoebox Blog] More »
Shopping – Health – Windows – Image Cache – Security
Saskatchewan TV gets reprieve
The plug won’t be pulled on Saskatchewan’s government-owned TV station after all – at least not immediately.
Roger Ebert Hates 3-D, and Thinks You Should Too
Whether you agree or disagree with him, Roger Ebert’s opinion matters. If it didn’t, he wouldn’t be Roger Ebert. And that’s exactly why our ears perked up and our noses began twitching when we came across his most recent Newsweek piece, in which he absolutely slams something so near and dear to our hearts: 3-D technology.
First, Ebert argues that human beings don’t actually need 3-D, since when we’re watching a film in 2-D, our minds automatically construct a third dimension anyway with our ability to understand perspective. The only thing 3-D does, in his opinion, is create distractions, and increase the chances of an audience being sent home with headaches. Ebert’s biggest gripe with 3-D, though, seems to be the profit-based motivations he sees as spurring the entire movement. Citing the surcharge that 3-D movies allow theaters to slap on ticket prices, the critic outlines his belief that studio executives have begun exerting undue influence over directors, and have gone to absurd lengths to force the technology upon viewers — at the expense of quality filmmaking. As Ebert says, “I’m not opposed to 3-D as an option. I’m opposed to it as a way of life.”
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Sask. TV network about to go dark
Saskatchewan’s educational TV network will become an ex-broadcaster at midnight Friday night unless a last-minute buyer comes forward.
Apple’s Now the Biggest Phone Company in the US [Apple]
With Motorola’s latest quarterly sales of 8.5 million, the former biggest phonemaker in the US lost its lead to Apple, who sold 8.8 million iPhones last quarter. A moment of reflection, please. [AppleInsider] More »