After years of lambasting Microsoft for charging users to access premium online services on the Xbox 360, Sony may finally break down and start doing the same thing on the PS3.
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Study Funded by Cell Phone Industry Says, ‘No Cancer’
The first results of the long-awaited, 10-year, international Interphone study finds little evidence that cell phones cause either glioma or meningioma, the two most common types of brain cancer.
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Official: Acer will not launch Chrome OS devices at Computex
Oh, what’s this? Acer officially saying it will not launch a Chrome OS device at Computex or in the “short term,” just like our sources told us a few days ago? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s going on. Like we said last week, Google’s other operating system just doesn’t look like it’s ready for prime time yet, and it’s a little premature to expect devices running Chrome OS to “launch” in just two weeks — although we’re sure we’ll see someone throw an early Chromium build on a new tablet or netbook, and show it off at the upcoming Taipei computer show. Of course, we are expecting Android tablets and smartbooks to be in full force at the show, and we’ll be there hunting down the best ones. Hit the break for Acer’s official Chrome comment.
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Hollywood injunction forces Pirate Bay offline
An official injunction has forced Pirate Bay to temporarily take its controversial file sharing site offline.
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GM makes first profit in 3 years
General Motors has reported its first quarterly profit in almost three years.
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YouTube, now a cultural phenomenon, streams 2 billion videos every day
On its five year anniversary, popular video streaming site YouTube announced it streams two billion videos every day.
“What started as a site for bedroom vloggers and viral videos has evolved into a global platform that supports HD and 3D, broadcasts entire sports seasons live to 200+ countries,” it said in the official YouTube Blog on Sunday. “We bring feature films from Hollywood studios and independent filmmakers to far-flung audiences. Activists document social unrest seeking to transform societies, and leading civic and political figures stream interviews to the world.”
On Friday, audience metrics company Nielsen posted its report of Top Online Video Sites in the U.S. for April 2010, and YouTube had 97.1 million unique viewers for the month, a 1.1% month-over-month growth.
YouTube’s closest competitor in the Neilsen rankings, Yahoo! video, had 27.6 million unique viewers for the month, so the size of YouTube’s audience is staggeringly higher than the rest of the market.
But YouTube isn’t really competing with other video sharing sites, and it’s not competing with television either, because viewing habits on YouTube are very different from traditional television viewing.
“The average user spends 15 minutes a day on YouTube, that’s tiny compared to the five hours a day people spend watching TV,” YouTube’s blog post said.
Even though the site hasn’t been a profit machine for Google, it has had a huge impact on the way we share information as a community.
Just last night, I experienced something that really cemented the importance of YouTube in our culture that I thought I’d share.
Indie Singer/Songrwiter David Bazan is currently touring the United States playing only limited-capacity shows in people’s living rooms, and we booked his Baltimore show in one of our apartments. I had set up my video camera partially to test the audio capture of Bazan’s busker-style setup (no vocal amplification and a tiny practice amp to monitor his guitar sound) and partially to record just for posterity.
After the show was over and I started to break down my camera, I was approached separately by a dozen people (nearly a quarter of the total audience) who each asked for my YouTube screen name. Some wanted to share the show with friends who couldn’t make it, some wanted to use the video for their blogs, but they all asked for YouTube first.
When I was video taping shows twelve years ago, I would only be asked for copies on the rarest occasions. Now because of YouTube and tiny, high quality cameras, sharing video is part of the experience of an event.
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"House" Finale Shot on a Canon DSLR
Canon reported on Monday that the season finale of “House” has been shot entirely on a high-end digital SLR, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. The episode marks the “first network prime-time drama” to be shot on a digital SLR.Based on a preview clip I saw, the finale involves some sort of disaster trapping House and the case beneath a building. I’m not entirely sure if the video actually plays a role in the plot or not, or if it’s strictly incidental.
In any event, shooting a high-profile show like “House” on a digital SLR should validate the HD video capabilities that manufacturers like Canon have begun adding to their high-end and even mod-range cameras – even if Canon didn’t specifically say that the video shot was in HD.
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addition to shooting the episode on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF lenses
were used for a complete Canon workflow for image capture, Canon said. “Recording every
second of footage to compact flash cards, the crew for HOUSE took full advantage
of a completely digital workflow and was able to complete filming the entire
episode in just 10 days,” the company said.The finale ends tonight at 8:00 PM ET/PT on Fox.
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Capture Full Page Screenshots Entire Web Pages as a Continuous Image [Screen Captures]
Snapping a screenshot of a web page is simple enough, but capturing the entire page if it extends beyond the borders of a single screen is a hassle. Capture Full Page screenshots entire pages, no manual editing required. More »
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Auto Brand Loyalty: Honda & Ford Rule, Toyota Slips
A new survey by Consumer Reports shows that Honda is currently the brand with the most brand loyalty, with 68% of current owners claiming they are likely to purchase another Honda as their new car
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No Kidding: OnStar Cars Can Be Hacked, Remotely Controlled [Hacking]
You’ve seen the OnStar commercial: A stolen SUV is remotely disabled and glides safely into the median, no police chase necessary. Convenient and safe! But what’s to stop a nefarious hacker from doing that too? Not much, say researchers. More »
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Chrome OS Coming Along Quickly, But Not Ready Just Yet
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Finally, a little bit of news regarding Chrome OS.A report today on VentureBeat says that Acer will unveil the first Chrome OS devices in two weeks. While that certainly could happen, don't expect the OS to be finished, and don't expect those devices to launch anytime soon.
I've been digging through the notes for Chromium OS (the open source project Chrome OS will be built on) on Google Code and have found some interesting things. Notably, in the past few weeks, it seems like the Chromium team has been moving quickly to gear up for something. But I suspect this has more to do with Google I/O, which takes place next week in San Francisco, and will highlight the OS in several sessions
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Official: NBC cancels ‘Heroes’
It’s official. NBC has cancelled “Heroes.”
Full story at The Live Feed
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Tim Hortons plans to go global
The head of Tim Hortons says the iconic Canadian coffee chain plans to expand into a global brand by 2013.
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Anti-Aging Secrets in Girl’s Genes?
By analyzing the genes of a 17-year-old girl who is the size of an infant, scientists hope to find ways to achieve eternal youth.
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Boeing’s unmanned Phantom Ray makes dramatic video debut, set to take off this December
The big new trend among wargadget makers seems to be the elimination of the fleshy operator, and we’re seeing it happening with helicopters, boats, and even space shuttles. The Phantom Ray is Boeing’s take on how we can do the same to jet fighters, and it’s had its official unveiling in St. Louis this week. Primarily intended to serve as a reconnaissance and intelligence drone, this 36 foot-long airborne robot will be able to cruise at speeds of up to 614mph, and will even do a bit of suppression fire when you need it to. It’s designed to be undetectable by radar and offers a minimal heat signature for missiles to lock on to, as its engine is buried deep within the body. Sounds ominous indeed, but the Phantom Ray will serve as the testbed for even more advanced technologies and will take its first flight in December of this year. See its grand debut on video after the break.
Boeing’s unmanned Phantom Ray makes dramatic video debut, set to take off this December originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 May 2010 03:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Russell Crowe Face-off: Gladiator vs. Robin Hood
Russell Crowe won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator. The Academy was clearly moved not only by Crowe’s chiseled physique, but also his sophisticated facial expressions ranging from anger to smug self-satisfaction.
