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On Tuesday, a judge ordered Microsoft to stop selling Word, its flagship word processing software and one of the main components of the Microsoft Office System – namely part of Word 2003 and Word 2007. This also now extends to Word 2010 which contains the same feature set. Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction that “prohibits Microsoft from selling or importing to the United States any Microsoft Word products that have the capability of opening .XML, .DOCX or DOCM files (XML files) containing custom XML,” according to a statement released by attorneys for the plantiff, i4i, CNET reports. Microsoft stated that it planned to appeal the verdict.

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Check out this wicked Astro Boy figurine recently spotted at Hong Kong’s Ani-Com show. I can’t wait for the big-screen CG reboot of everyone’s favorite Pinocchio-like android kid with arm canons. Speaking of which, new full-length trailer after the jump!

First created by Osamu Tezuka (the father of Manga) in 1952, Astro Boy played a big part in the rise of the anime aesthetic. Various Astro Boy comics and series have run over the years—influencing pop culture mainstays like teenage hairstyles, video games (Mega Man), and movies (Steven Spielberg's A.I.) along the way. Personally, it was the classic 80's series that got me hooked.

We’ll learn more about the availability of Hot Toys’ figurine closer to the movie’s October 23 release. Voices from Samuel L. Jackson, Charlize Theron and Donald Sutherland look solid; but let’s hope Nicolas Cage doesn’t inject his super-intense brand of fail. [Current and io9]

We’ve seen teasers before, but this full-length trailer debuted yesterday:

The average Canadian cellphone user is paying among the highest bills in the developed world, according to a new international study.

Those Microsoft rascals have scored a big one: The Xbox 360 is now the only game console that will get Netflix video streaming. No Sony PlayStation 3, no Nintendo Wii, no Atari 2600. That’s what the Xbox Update page says:

Netflix Partnership

This exclusive partnership offers you the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via Xbox 360. Xbox 360 will be the only game console to offer this movie-watching experience, available to Xbox LIVE Gold members who are also Netflix unlimited plan subscribers**, at no additional cost.

From the Netflix Web site, simply add movies and TV episodes to your instant Queue, which will appear automatically on the TV screen via Xbox 360. Once selected, movies will begin playing in as little as 30 seconds. In addition to instantly streaming Netflix movies to the TV, Xbox LIVE Gold members can browse and rate movies, fast-forward, pause and rewind, all using either their Xbox 360 Controller or Universal remote.

Oh Sony, Sony. That has to hurt. A little. In the inside. [Xbox via Endgadget]

Google Map Element

Google have just released a new service called Web Elements which allow users to cut-and-paste Google applications into their websites or blogs. The elements include real-time news, calendars, presentations, spreadsheets, YouTube videos and a simple Google Map.

To use the Google Map element you just need to define a location, choose a size and map type and add a marker title. The map element is very simple to use and is a great way to create a very simple interactive map.

If you want to create a slightly more complicated map Google also have a Get Maps web page. This page shows you how to grab the embed code from the main Google Maps site, how to create a My Map and how to add driving directions to your business website.

Via: Official Google Blog: New tools for Google Services for Websites

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Instead of watching video files on your PC it be nice to have a disc to pop into any player to watch from other locations.  Today we take a look at DVD Flick…a free and Open Source DVD authoring tool used to make a playable DVD from several different video file formats.

Installing DVD Flick

Installation is a quick and easy process following the install wizard.

After installation you will get a welcome screen that will allow you to read through their guides, website, and forums.

Using DVD Flick

Here we will demonstrate making a quick DVD using three differently formatted videos.  The first thing we’ll do is add a new title or video clip(s) to the project.

You can either browse for them in Explorer or simply drag and drop into the project window.  Notice we are using three video formats with AVI, WMV, and FLV.

Now in the project area you can start authoring the DVD by moving clips, editing titles, etc.

There are some cool menus you can choose from to customize into the DVD creation.

Once you choose a menu you can preview how it will look.

It allows you to customize settings from basically every aspect of the DVD including Audio, Video, Burning and general settings.

Projects are saved with a .dfproj file extension which may look odd later if DVD Flick is not associated with them.

Click on the Burn DVD button when ready and you’ll be shown a progress screen with an extra cool bonus.

Click on the “Entertain me” button while the DVD is burning and you can play a version of Tetris.

It uses ImgBurn technology to execute the DVD burning process and it pops up while the actual burning takes place.

When everything has finished you should see something similar to the picture below provided there were no errors.

DVD Flick is easy to use and light on system resources and includes just the right amount of features for the home DVD Author.  If you are low on cash this is a very good free alternative to a commercial application such as Nero. 

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Read the Full List of Supported Audio & Video Formats

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Three Saskatchewan men charged after a YouTube video showed ducklings being shot illegally were handed hefty fines Monday, as well as a three-year ban on acquiring hunting licences.

By Tim Conneally, Betanews

Popular social networking site Facebook has bought FriendFeed.com, and will be taking its entire staff aboard, the companies announced this afternoon.

“Since I first tried FriendFeed, I’ve admired their team for creating such a simple and elegant service for people to share information,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO.

While the small 12-person team will become Facebook employees and the four founders (all ex-Google employees) will assume executive positions at the social network, where FriendFeed users will go is not as clear cut.”

“FriendFeed.com will continue to operate normally for the time being,” The FriendFeed blog today says. “We’re still figuring out our longer-term plans for the product with the Facebook team.”

Facebook already uses a number of FriendFeed’s popular features, but one of the main advantages of FriendFeed is that its feeds show up in real time, where Facebook’s status updates must be refreshed.

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Windows Media Player 12 which is included with Windows 7 allows you to easily turn your machine into a media server to stream music, movies, and pictures to other computers and devices on your home network.  Today we will show you how to set up streaming and how to use it.

Enable Streaming

To start streaming media from your Windows 7 machine you’ll need to turn it on by opening Media Player and under the Library section click on Stream then click Turn on media streaming.

Now just click the button to turn on media streaming.  Alternately you can bypass WMP and open Control Panel \ All Control Panel Items \ Network and Sharing Center \ Media streaming options then click on the button to turn on media streaming and press OK.

Now you’ll see what devices are connected to the network and can select which computer or media device have access to the media. 

You can also customize the streaming settings by selecting what will be shared and also notice the parental ratings control.

Setup Windows Media Player

Now that we have streaming media enabled it is time to take a look at what to look for in WMP.  On another computer on the network open Windows Media Player and under Library you will see “Other Libraries” and the available libraries of Music, Video, and Pictures available for streaming.

 

This is a very cool new feature that can allow you to have one computer with a lot of disk capacity to run as your media server.  Then have computers containing less space connect and enjoy all the media they want even netbooks…Neat!

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Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and his cousin, James M. Kane, were arrested around 5 a.m. ET Sunday, accused of assaulting a Buffalo, N.Y., taxi driver and failing to pay their fare.

A small plane and a sightseeing helicopter carrying Italian tourists collided over the Hudson River between New York City and Hoboken, N.J., on Saturday, killing all nine people aboard the two aircraft.