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Internet Explorer 9 Looks Faster, More Developer-Friendly [News] (11)
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The Internet Explorer team is spilling some details and future promises about Internet Explorer 9 at the Mix conference, and a few of them are warming up some cold, hardened web and app developers. So far, Microsoft has announced native H.264 streaming support through HTML5, which adds another player to the split over video streaming. They're also promising native audio and vector graphics through HTML5, a new JavaScript engine, and acceleration for 2D page factors. ...Shared by Aaron Mayer (87) DannyDPX (18) Dennis (23) FerroGate (18) Henk (20) Mazz (175) Mike (6) naoki (71) Priyanka (55) rtsnance (204) and one more »- Mike said: Awesome. I would love to see IE finally become competitive/comparable to Firefox and Chrome.
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Tumblr Now Allows Instant 100MB Video Uploads [Tumblr] (14)
onTumblr, the fast and sleek way to start and maintain a no-stress blog, just added a direct video upload option, giving users 100 MB of space per clip to post to their tumblogs. That's not new or stunning, but once your ( H.264, MP4, or AAC) video has been uploaded, it's instantly ready to play—no waiting for transcoding or approval. That's a pretty nice thing for on-the-fly blogging, and for those who can't keep their ...Shared by Alexandre (211) Andrew (70) Barb (153) Courtney (174) DJ (67) JDevL (30) JPeters (4) Le (354) Martha (36) Mary (17) and four more »Comment View comments
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The Internet Is Up for the Nobel Peace Prize [Internet] (14)
onThe internet is one of 237 nominees for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. From the BBC: "The nomination for the internet is supported by 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and the founder of the $100 laptop project Nicholas Negroponte. It is unclear who would accept the prize if the internet were to win." [BBC via Wired] More »Shared by Appu (55) atrogu (60) Dennis (49) felix (87) Jared (20) Joe (8) peefeeyatko (72) Punksolid (17) Richard (521) Rohit (11) and four more »Comment View comments
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Google Voice Turns One; Here's How to Get the Most from It [Birthdays] (16)
onGoogle Voice turned one yesterday, and in the year since Google reopened the service previously known as GrandCentral, we've:Helped you decide if Google Voice is a good fit for you Eased your transition to Voice Showed you how to make free VoIP calls from Voice Detailed how to make unlimited free calls from your cellphone using Voice More »Shared by Beans (9) Brooke (9) iammikeb (13) Joey (20) Joshua (8) Nathan Manley (78) NeonDemon (103) Pete (13) practicehacker (12) Quinton (31) and six more »Comment View comments
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iPhone 4.0 to Integrate Multitasking this Summer? [Rumors] (17)
onApple will include much-asked-for application multitasking functionality when they release the iPhone 4.0 update sometime this summer, according to all-things-Apple blog AppleInsider. Multitasking (more specifically, the ability to run third-party applications in the background) is one of those big pieces of functionality that separates the iPhone OS from Android, and while Apple's sort of worked around this problem with push notifications, there are instances when there's no substitute for multitasking. Fingers crossed that this one ...Shared by Bryan (2) Courtney (174) Dano (22) David (17) Elyse (31) Frank (31) Garci (83) James Goux (20) Jason (29) Jason (10) and seven more »
- Bryan said: Fingers crossed!!
- Garci said: de donde saldrá tanto rumor...?
- kevinpshan said: Love those iPhone rumors.
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Remains of the Day: The Best Jobs in America Edition [For What It's Worth] (11)
onStep inside for lessons from the life of Albert Einstein, more snazzy HTML5 demos, and an infographic look at the best jobs in America. More »Shared by Andrew (19) ash (75) Brandon (26) Chad (294) Jason (51) Michalis Strouthos (22) psvensson (142) rtsnance (204) rzklkng (562) Sara (25) and one more »Comment View comments
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HTML5 vs. Flash: HTML5 Isn't Always Better [Flash] (14)
onAlways Better">Always Better" href="http://lifehacker.com/5490209/html5-vs-flash-html5-isnt-always-better"> Always Better" />Always Better" alt="Click here to read HTML5 vs. Flash: HTML5 Isn't Always Better" src="http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/03/160x120_firefox-html5-th.jpg" /> Flash has taken quite a beating lately by everyone from Apple (no Flash on iPad or iPhones) to YouTube (transitioning to HTML5 video) to users sick of security exploits and sluggish browsers. Everyone's looking the silver bullet that kills Flash, but is HTML5 it? More »Shared by Aaron Mayer (87) Bj (191) Compuwizard123 (171) DCFemella (223) Fatih (33) Hobie (35) Jason (63) lizilizi1 (332) Mazz (175) Mike (18) and four more »
- Travis said: Whaaaa??? Hard to believe Flash could perform that well.
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FCC Considers Dedicating Portion of U.S. Wireless Spectrum to Free Wi-Fi [Wi-Fi] (23)
onThe FCC is considering dedicating a portion of the wireless spectrum to "free or a very low cost wireless broadband service," according to Reuters. They didn't offer much in terms of details, and you can file this one under the believe-it-when-we-see-it category, but it's a nice thought. [Reuters via Gizmodo]Shared by Aaron (193) Aaron Mayer (87) Baljinder (58) Bryan Zirkel (3) Dan (29) David (45) David Vasquez (11) Dedalus (103) Hasan (116) LogiX (45) and 13 more »Comment View comments
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Firefox's Next JavaScript Engine Will Borrow from WebKit [Firefox] (15)
onMozilla's home-brewed JavaScript engine for its Firefox browsers, TraceMonkey, has impressed us before, but in the raw benchmark game, it's starting to fall behind its competitors. To up its game, Firefox's developers are building a new engine, dubbed JägerMonkey. Ars Technica writes that the new compiler uses some open-source WebKit code to get the job done, including parts of Apple's just-in-time compiler. Promising news—though it's worth noting that, at the moment, Opera seems to hold ...Shared by Bastoune46 (50) d3a1i0 (31) ehu4ever (236) foxmachia (150) Jason (29) keith (140) kmohr25 (156) Lorin (113) M9 (4) MarK (22) and five more »
- foxmachia said: Webkit rules？
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Office 2007 Users Get Free Upgrade to Office 2010 [Upgrades] (11)
onIf you need to buy a new copy of Microsoft Office but don't want an instantly outdated suite when Office 2010 is released later this year, you're in luck: If you buy Office 2007 any time between March 5 and September 30 of this year, you automatically qualify for a free upgrade to Office 2010 when it's released. [Microsoft via Digital Inspiration]Shared by Ben (283) Compuwizard123 (171) Daniele Bazzano (dAn) (142) Hasan (116) Jeff (137) Jeff (the メガマクダジ of FF) (276) Jim (90) Mark Edwards (10) Nick (5) Sir Shuping (181) and one more »Comment View comments
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New Office 2007 Users Get Free Upgrade to Office 2010 [Upgrades] (22)
onIf you need to buy a new copy of Microsoft Office but don't want an instantly outdated suite when Office 2010 is released later this year, you're in luck: If you buy Office 2007 any time between March 5 and September 30 of this year, you automatically qualify for a free upgrade to Office 2010 when it's released. [Microsoft via Digital Inspiration]Shared by Baljinder (58) Ben (89) Ben (283) blackinwhite (65) Bluraven (11) bobbywan (13) Compuwizard123 (171) Doug (14) Hasan (116) Ingrid (15) and 12 more »
- Ryan said: hehe i love when i see articles link directly to my site :)
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iPad Launches April 3, Pre-Orders Start March 12 [Updates] (15)
onThe iPad is officially launching in the U.S. on April 3, with pre-orders starting on March 12. (The 3G version will be available later in April.) International users can expect a launch sometime in late April. While we've got our problems with the iPad, we still imagine it's going to see a lot of love. [Apple via Gizmodo]Shared by Aaron Mayer (87) Brandon (5) Doc (39) Doug (14) Jamelle (137) Jason (45) Jeremy Bean (148) Jim (90) jmb1977 (116) John (10) and five more »Comment View comments
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Remains of the Day: Why DRM Doesn't Work Edition [For What It's Worth] (54)
onDesigner Brad Colbow details how to download an audio book from the Cleveland Public Library (or why DRM doesn't work), YouTube adds closed captioning to all videos, and a Google employee predicts that "in three years time desktops will be irrelevant."(Click the image above for a closer look.) Why DRM Doesn't Work? Another side of the same coin as why piracy works. [The Brads] Platform shifts Mainframe to Mini to PC to Mobile. Why leaders ...Shared by Airwin (5) Alexandre (211) bcgie (6) blindmonk (39) Bruce (10) Bryan (8) Cam (75) chbm (62) chesty (24) cifero (63) and 44 more »Explore read four notes
- Karin said: Fact: Librarians hate overdrive yet give them tones of $$$ because it's the only thing out there.
- Mookyjooky said: I love these DRM comics.
- IThink said: Entitities are entitled to make money from us for services they provide to us. But oh the pain we have to endure so that those entities can secure their financial interest.
- paradisetossed said: Sad, but true.
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Don't Hit F1 in Windows If a Web Site Asks You To [Malware] (54)
onMicrosoft has announced a scripting vulnerability affecting Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 users using Internet Explorer. A dialog pop-up that convinces the user to hit F1, the commonly known "Help" button, could then run code on the machine, which would lead to, well, all kinds of unfortunate things. A patch will arrive, but in the meantime, let no web site direct you to call for help. Original image via Tom's Guide. [Microsoft TechNet via ...Shared by Adam (29) AdamB (56) AkiraMedia (31) Amr (62) Amy (114) Andrew (19) Bart (31) cosgr (18) Daggity (110) Dani (83) and 44 more »Comment View comments
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What the Numbers on Your Credit Card Mean [The More You Know] (27)
onThe string of numbers on you credit card houses a batch of information. For instance, the first number tells you what kind of card it is—4 for Visa, 5 for MasterCard, and so on. Visa cards are always 16 digits long and have other identifying characteristics: When looking at the balance of the numbers, the 2nd through 6th digits are the bank number, and the 7th-15th numbers are your account number. The remaining digit is ...Shared by AdamB (56) aerogeek (92) Alex (530) Allie (11) ash (75) ashburn (64) Cheeky (32) crazybob (37) Danny (4) F.Selçuk AKBAŞ (11) and 17 more »Comment View comments
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Google Buys Online Image Editing Tool Picnik [Image Editing] (20)
onGoogle today announced that they've acquired Picnik, a great web-based image editor that we've highlighted in the past. They're not doing any significant changing up to the service just yet, but it's a safe bet they'll integrate some of its features into their photo-sharing app Picasa sometime in the near future. [Official Google Blog]Shared by Ace (7) AlperUmutCimen (34) Dan (29) Doc (39) Eric (10) Félegyházi Dávid (101) G (542) Lou (50) Matt (34) mrplatts (6) and 10 more »
- ydant said: For those keeping score at home, Picnik is what Flickr (Yahoo) uses for image editing.
- simplerich said: Uh oh... will this mess up Picnick's relationship with yahoo owned flickr?
- shrutes said: NOOOOOOO I LOVE PICNIK!
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Google Adds Flickr, Picasa Photos to Street View [Google Maps] (12)
onGoogle actually began incorporating geo-tagged photos into Street View last year, but they've now added a new photo-viewing interface for users moving through a Street View tour of well-captured areas. That allows you to peek at places that weren't accessible by Google's camera-topped cars, and also provides more angles on any area you're looking at. ReadWriteWeb frames the addition as a competitive move against Bing Maps' PhotoSynth powers, but it also seems like a fairly ...Shared by Danie (77) deusdiabolus (109) indyumd (3) Kevin (23) marleyuk (391) Pipid (9) Ross (45) Sir Shuping (181) Tebo (169) Travis (6) and two more »Comment View comments
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All Android Phones in the U.S. Will Receive an Upgrade to Android 2.1 [Updates] (34)
onAccording to Android fan site Android and Me, every Android phone in the U.S. will eventually receive an update to Android 2.1. That's great news for Android users (like our own Kevin Purdy) who've been frustrated with how quickly Android devices are left in the upgrade dust. Not every device will be capable of supporting every feature of Android 2.1 (like live wallpapers or other hardware prohibitive stuff), but that's the sort of thing that's ...Shared by Aaron Traffas (57) AutomaticPixel (32) Bryan (38) Chris (18) Chris (2) Chris (120) Corvida (520) DennisLaumen (102) elightbo (9) Fobtastic (118) and 24 more »Explore read four notes
- jayman16 said: Wow, this is much better than the clean, easy way Apple does it. You know, how all iPhone's can run the latest version...
- Chris said: Hooray!
- Fobtastic said: This should apply to Android phones everywhere, not just in the US, right (eventually?).
- elightbo said: That's great news. Maybe I'll have to jump on the 'droid bandwagon after all.
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Sunday Last Day for Windows 7 RC, But Upgrading Is Easy [Upgrades] (14)
onThis Sunday is the last day users still running Windows 7 RC will be able to go about their everyday computing before Windows starts with the nagging and auto-rebooting. The annoying part is less that the Windows 7 RC period is ending (it was a great run!), but more that there's no upgrade path for going from Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 proper. Luckily we've already highlighted a simple step-by-step method that will allow ...Shared by BaddMann (65) crazy (34) Dano (22) DMClark84 (28) Edgar Rodríguez (39) Eric (60) Fee (179) Geoff (19) Harold (180) Jason (36) and four more »Comment View comments
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Google Adds Location Filters to Search Results [Search Techniques] (11)
onGoogle has added a new Location featured to their Options sidebar, allowing you to filter search results to find things near you. To access it, click the Show options link near the top of the search results page, then click the Nearby link. (You can also customize the location if your default isn't right and tweak the search depth based on city, region, or state.) It's interesting to watch as more and more web services ...Shared by akirakuniyasu (142) Baljinder (58) Eric (60) Erik (69) Gato (24) Harmen (17) John (2) Roberto (59) Scott (1) Steve (10) and one more »Comment View comments
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