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Firefox 6: A Firefox too far? (Review) | ZDNet - 0 views

  • For many years, it was the best Web browser around.
  • Mozilla got serious about improving it
  • The other Web browser developers have caught up and surpassed Firefox.
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  • last few versions of Firefox haven’t been that good
  • I’ve found one Web site, my bank as it happens, that works fine with Firefox, but it doesn’t recognize Firefox 6 as being a valid Web browser.
  • This version of Firefox also does much better than previous versions at managing memory
  • I know that Firefox 7 will have better memory management. I also know that Firefox 7 is due out on September 27th
  • Firefox 6, the newest version, is better than Firefox 5, but it’s not that great either.
  • Just because Mozilla developers are paid to keep up with constant change doesn’t mean that individual developers or small independent software vendors (ISV)s can keep up.
  • I ran not only Firefox, but Chrome 13 and Internet Explorer (IE) 9 to see how Firefox 6 compared to its chief rivals
  • Firefox, once more, didn’t do well on Web standards.
  • Firefox really fell behind with 4,588 points. On this benchmark, IE surged ahead with a score of 8,343 to Chrome 13’s 8,010.
  • The other browsers are better
  • I wish I coud still recommend Firefox, but I can’t.
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Why Parents Lie to Let Kids Join Facebook - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Why Parents Lie to Let Kids Join Facebook
  • 7.5 million users under age 13 (the site’s threshold for membership); more than 5 million were under 10.
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Road Test: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 - 0 views

  • Road Test: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350
  • Every car should be this fun to drive. And easy.
  • ing a manumatic (no clutch), the third-generation SLK was easy on my left knee. And with 302 horsepower available from the 3.5-litre V6, my right foot did not need to floor it to reach hair-whipping speeds. The SLK goes from zero to 100 kilometres an hour in a mere 5.6 seconds and on to a top speed of 210 km
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  • Inside the roadster, the opulent leather seats are fit for a queen. The adjustable driver's seat provided a soft and comfortable but snug perch behind the adjustable steering wheel. Snug in a good way - the seats envelop you until they feel like part of your body. No matter how fast I drove or how curvy the road was, neither I nor the car experienced the slightest hint of body roll, thanks in large part to the standard Dynamic Handling Package.
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Statue of Liberty to close for a year for renovations | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

  • 27.25m renovation that will make the interior safer
  • remain open and the statue itself will be mostly unobstructed from view, officials said in a statement.
  • October after the 125th anniversary of its dedication.
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  • stairwells
  • 2004 after a $20m security upgrade. The observation deck at the top of the crown was reopened on 4 July 2009.
  • 240 people visit each day. About 3.5 million people visit the monument every year.
  • history
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AFP: Now you can eat -- Angry Birds mooncakes - 0 views

  • The popular mobile game, which was first launched for Apple's mobile operating system in 2009, features cartoonish, wingless birds that the player must slingshot into enemy pig territory to reclaim stolen eggs.
  • Angry Birds' popularity has led to versions of the game being released for all major smartphone brands, personal computers, and game consoles. It currently has at least 120 million active users on mobile devices.
  • hina's mooncake tradition is said to have started after the people were rallied to revolt against the country's Mongolian Yuan dynasty rulers by pieces of paper calling for an uprising on the mid-autumn festival inserted in each cake.
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Firefox 6: Is it really faster? - CSMonitor.com - 0 views

  • There are also plenty of nice security tweaks on Firefox 6,
  • Meanwhile, Laptop magazine's Dan Howley takes full stock of the speed of Firefox 6, which was rumored to be substantially faster than Firefox 5.
  • measures a browser’s capabilities using Java, Firefox 5 scored 4,733. We then ran Firefox 6 on the same system using Peacekeeper, and recorded a similar score of 4,572
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  • Higher scores are better.)
  • Howley says Firefox 6 lagged behind its main competitors on the same Peacekeeper scale
  • score of 4,830, while Chrome managed to score a 8,400
  • Firefox 6 isn't quite as speedy as some analysts had hoped. But hey, maybe Mozilla can correct that in the next major update, due in about 6 weeks.
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Leona Lewis legal battle finally over | The Sun |Showbiz|Music - 0 views

  • Leona Lewis legal battle finally over
  • THE legal battle over Leona Lewis's comeback single is finally over.
  • Collide will now be released as a collaboration between the singer and Swedish producer Avicii.
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  • The DJ, backed by label Ministry Of Sound, began legal action in July to block the track's release, claiming the song was similar to his own track Fade Into Darkness, also known as Penguin.
  • Syco responded, saying that Avicii was already credited as a songwriter on the Leona song.
  • Leona's reinvention - will now be released under the joint Leona Lewis/Avicii title.
  • Ibiza-style euphoric
  • rave reviews
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E.U. sales ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 scaled back - latimes.com - 0 views

  • Samsung's Galaxy Tab
  • 10.1 is back on sale in the European Union
  • , except in Germany
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  • dispute between Samsung and Apple.
  • Samsung has agreed to halt Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales in Australia until its patent dispute with Apple can be sorted out.
  • Apple has sued Samsung in the U.S., Europe and Australia,
  • accusing Samsung of ripping off its iPhone and iPad
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BBC News - Driver spotted using two mobile phones is banned - 0 views

  • A man spotted using two mobile phones while behind the wheel of his car has been banned from driving for 12 months.
  • Norwich magistrates heard David Secker, 34, was seen talking on one phone while holding the other as if texting.
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  • Secker, who is unemployed, did not appear to be holding the steering wheel when he was spotted on the 70mph A47 at Blofield, near Norwich on 17 May.
  • magistrates
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Firefox 6 ships, but we shouldn't really pay attention - 0 views

  • Firefox 6 ships, but we shouldn't really pay attention
  • eight weeks after the release of Firefox 5
  • not a lot has visibly changed
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  • s much less memory
  • attach some significance to the new release
  • It's just "the latest."
  • Mozilla wants to take this a step further
  • The argument is made that you don't know what version of, say, Twitter or Facebook you're using, so why should your Web browser be any different?
  • If you're going to force the user to know about every update, it seems a little unfair to refuse to even tell her what version she's using.
  • he regards the entire discussion as crazy.
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Bing-Yahoo Search Alliance Gains U.S. Market Share - Forbes - 0 views

  • Bing-Yahoo Search Alliance
  • launched its search engine Bing back in 2009.
  • Microsoft
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  • Google’s stock
  • value of about $192 billion
  • Bing now powers nearly a third of all U.S. searches once you combine Yahoo and Bing together.
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Firefox could get even more Chrome style | The Download Blog - Download.com - 0 views

  • Firefox could get even more Chrome style By: Seth Rosenblatt August 1, 2011 5:25 PM PDT Print E-mail Share 67 comments Early design concepts for Mozilla Firefox indicate that the browser continues to bend toward the light emanating from Google Chrome.
  • Early design concepts for Mozilla Firefox indicate that the browser continues to bend toward the light emanating from Google Chrome
  • Designs released for the interface-focused branch of the nightly version of Firefox reveal a look that brings the browser even closer to looking like its Google competitor, although it definitely has its own approach
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  • The designs also show that the in-focus tab will get rounded corners, practically identical to tabs in Chrome.
  • However, background tabs will not look like their Chrome counterparts,
  • instead retaining the current rectangular approach.
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Twitter, Facebook, Skype and foursquare are all coming to the Playstation Vita - 0 views

  • The PS Vita will not only have the computing power of the PS3, at the same price, but you will also be able to tweet your new high-score directly from the device
  • Users will be able to download the apps through Sony’s PlayStation Store for free. Once the apps are installed you can launch them directly from the home screen.
  • We are curious to see just how each of these social apps will be implemented on the Vita
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  • Only time will tell exactly how all of these apps will work. One thing is for sure having these types of apps will make the Vita an overall more appealing product.
  • The real app that we are waiting to hear confirmation about is NetFlix, with the Vita’s amazing screen it would be a great viewing experience
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    There is new psp that contains apps of facebook, twitter, and skype.
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BlackBerry Bold, Torch: Hands-On With RIM's Newest -- InformationWeekBlackBerry Bold, T... - 0 views

  • two of its best smartphones (the Bold and the Torch)
  • BlackBerry Storm (1 and 2)
  • HTML5-compliant web browser
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  • BlackBerry 7
  • new OS
  • iPhone 5
  • Samsung's Galaxy II phone
  • Windows Phone 7 (Mango, or 7.5)
  • (with a keyboard
  • In-Depth With The Phones
  • single-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm processor
  • 5 megapixel cameras with image stabilization
  • 24-bit
  • 4x zoom
  • 8 megapixel cameras; some have 3-D video capture and playback.
  • BlackBerry battery life standards
  • fairly heavy mobile phone user, consuming apps
  • 5.5 hours of talk time on GSM
  • 9810 rates 6.5
  • Torch 9800
  • 768 MB
  • of RAM
  • Torch 9850 has 4 GB of storage on board, expandable to 36 GB, while the Torch 9810 has 8 GB on board, upgradeable to 32 GB. The Bold starts with 8 GB, and maxes out at 40 GB.
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Mozilla (Carefully) Slams Apple | ConceivablyTech - 0 views

  • Mozilla (Carefully) Slams Apple
  • Mozilla is having issues especially with Apple
  • heading into a direct confrontation with the mighty Jobs.
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  • Mozilla is carefully circumventing the phrase of “waging war” against the creation of closed or “siloed” environments on the web.
  • competing, but not so by going directly against a rival, but by being “different”
  • That name would be Apple, which Mozilla’s chairman and chief lizard wrangler Mitchell Baker directly addressed in a series of sequential blog posts that outline Mozilla’s future direction. The attacks aren’t as crude and as we typically see between Mozilla and Microsoft. They are much more carefully worded, perhaps in an effort to remain polite and not to raise any unnecessary attention
  • “There’s no reason why “apps” can’t incorporate the characteristics that are important about the web. They don’t today because Apple didn’t build them that way. There’s no reason Apple should; Apple has a different view of the world. But we can. In fact, Mozilla is one of the very few organizations that can do this.”
  • Mozilla has yet to show what it plans to do and leaves us with its vision for now. Mozilla believes that its opportunity is a user’s desire to run anything he wants on any device he owns. Mozilla believes that a user wants to be in charge of his web experience, not Apple, Google or a device. Mozilla believes that a user would want to be in control of her/his identity and the information that is made available. Of course, Mozilla’s model is also based on Firefox and a web browser, which Apple could care less about at this time.
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Is constant 'Facebooking' bad for teens? - TODAY Tech - TODAY.com - 0 views

  • Today's teens and college students
  • constantly connected to the Internet and Facebook
  • , texting and instant messaging.
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  • new studies reveals
  • psychological effects of constant Facebooking.
  • teens who use Facebook
  • chances to learn how to socialize
  • , particularly shy teens
  • Facebook can be distracting
  • negatively impacting teen grades
  • teaching in compelling ways that engage young students.
  • more than 1,000 urban adolescents.
  • omputer, Internet and social-network use, use of mobile Internet devices and phone services like texting, as well as factors related to mental health
  • ood aspects of the digital lifestyle today's teens were born into.
  • experience can give shy kids an easier experience building relationships, by speaking through a keyboard
  • person
  • social networks promote healthy social relationships, an important step in teenage development
  • can teach teens empathy, or the ability to understand someone else's feelings
  • Social networks
  • addition to the positives
  • associations between social network use and various mental issues
  • lack of empathy
  • , increased aggression and traits associated with mental illnesses
  • schizophrenia and depression.
  • detract from a teen's learning and grades
  • observing 300 teenagers study
  • most frequently had Facebook open
  • lowest retention
  • similar effect of texting.
  • notifications after
  • wo-minute "tech breaks
  • heck their messages
  • 15 minutes of studying
  • social networking
  • negative effects on academics.
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    Facebooking can be bad for teens and good for teens
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Yao lauded for impact on NBA after early retirement - USATODAY.com - 0 views

  • Yao Ming'
  • era is over
  • Chinese superstar has left a legacy
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  • helping
  • 7-6, 310 pounds,
  • true giant
  • Yao averaged 19.0 points (9,247 total)
  • NBA into a global brand
  • 9.2 rebounds (4,494)
  • 1.9 blocked shots (920)
  • in seven full seasons
  • leg injuries led him to retire in July
  • Yao, 31 next month
  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • contributor
  • As a player entry
  • Yao is not eligible for induction until 2017.
  • elected as coaches
  • Three hundred million Chinese play basketball.
  • five games last season,
  • 51 networks in China was up 11%.
  • Yao is "a transformational player,
  • eight-time All-Star
  • Yao's jersey is the 36th most popular.
  • here were 4.7 billion page views on the NBA's website from China this past season
  • 43% increase
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Eterniti Motors SUV to debut at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show | Car Advice | Reviews - 0 views

  • The new SUV will be the company’s first model and will sit at the top end of the ultra-luxury SUV market.
  • The brand is planning to produce around 100 vehicles per year and says it will offer a new segment to the market, saying
  • More details on the company and who is involved will be announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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  • “we will be first in the segment, a new market niche”.
  • “elements of other vehicles”
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Cellphones used to entertain, evade - UPI.com - 0 views

  • Many Americans find cellphones useful for
  • boredom
  • 42 percent o
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  • say cellphones can help stave off boredom
  • 13 percent say
  • avoid interacting with people around them.
  • 29 percent
  • 83 percent of U.S. adults own some type of cellphone
  • phones for awhile to get a break
  • 35 percent own a smartphone of some kind,
  • 51 percent say
  • phone at least once to get information they needed right away in the last 30 days.
  • One-quarter say they experienced a situation in the previous month in which they had trouble doing something because they did not have their phone at hand
  • 40 percent of cellphone owners
  • hey have found themselves in an emergency situation and having a cellphone was helpful.
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Libyan rebels claim to make advances - 0 views

  • In Libya, rebel fighters were seen celebrating in the Libyan port city of Brega on Saturday, as they boast of advances in their battle against Moammar Gadhafi's forces
  • Fighting has intensified in the troubled land of Libya, with rebels saying they have made new advances
  • According to their military spokesman, the rebels are now clashing with Gadhafi's troops to take control over the rest of the city.
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  • Also on Saturday, the rebels said they fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya, seen as their most significant advance in months.
  • But the Gaddafi government has denied the rebel report as a "media game,"
  • The city of about 200,000 is key because it controls the main supply road to Tripoli from the Tunisian border.
  • Many of Zawiya's rebels then fled into the mountains and were among the lead forces advancing on the city on Saturday.
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    Rebel in Libya claims that they reached a great advancement taking over city.
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