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Anh Vu

You Can Now Watch "The Big Lebowski" With Your Facebook Friends - 0 views

  • You Can Now Watch “The Big Lebowski” With Your Facebook Friends
  • The cult classic The Big Lebowski is now available to rent on Facebook.
  • Users that rent the film can “like” and make comments on memorable scenes and quotes throughout the film.
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  • They can also see what other Facebook fans and friends have said while watching the movie.
  • 48-hour rental is 30 Facebook Credits ($3), which is the same amount other studios are charging for similar titles.
  • reward up to five friends with a $1 discount on the Facebook rental
  • Even though the film is available on DVD, Blu-ray and through digital download services such as Amazon, Cinema Now and Vudu, we think a Facebook offering makes sense for this type of film.
  • this would be a great way for friends spread out across the country to share a funny, infinitely quotable movie together.
Hanna Anderson

Steve Jobs: 'Unfortunately, That Day Has Come' - BusinessWeek - 0 views

  • surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2004, Steve Jobs has dismissed questions about his health as irrelevant.
  • Jobs said that he would know if or when he was unable to fully execute his duties as Apple’s (AAPL) chief executive officer. “Unfortunately, that day has come,”
  • Jobs’s past 14 years as CEO have been unprecedented
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  • the company he co-founded at the age of 21,
  • s an oracle, Jobs, 56, is irreplaceable
Ho Sung Han

Dangers of Facebook for teens - chicagotribune.com - 0 views

  • intriguing e-mail
  • received
  • National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
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  • The center does an annual survey on teen attitudes toward drinking and drug use.
  • This year’s report found something new and alarming: Teens who regularly use Facebook and Myspace are much more likely than social network avoiders to drink, smoke and use marijuana.
  • Maybe a kid has a parent who drinks heavily or uses drugs, or lives in a neighborhood where such things are commonplace.
unchan ki

Audi building hybrid A8 for 2012 | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews - 0 views

Andy Chen

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Narrated Trailers - 0 views

  • Square Enix have recently released a new video for their forthcoming title, Final Fantasy XIII-2, the direct sequel to last year's Final Fantasy XIII. Many of you may notice this new video contains no new footage; that is because it is a compilation of the various trailers already released for Final Fantasy XIII-2, but now with added commentary from the game's creators
  • In previous announcements, we have brought you close-ups of main character Lightning. New character Noel features in battle, as well as further action shots, along with some great looking scenery.
Giang V

What HP's TouchPad fire sale tells iPad rivals - Telegraph - 0 views

  • What HP's TouchPad fire sale tells iPad rivals For a short time this week, the TouchPad was the world’s most wanted gadget. Now with stocks sold out, HP is left to wonder what might have been.
  • Hundreds of thousands of TouchPads have been sold in days, after HP announced it would stop manufacturing its would-be iPad competitor.
  • The sudden desirability of the device was of course due to heavy discounting. Currys and PC World were selling their stocks off for just £89, down from the original RRP of £399.
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  • each of the gadgets cost HP at least £180 just to build, so selling the Touchpad for £89 would never have been considered until the firm decided to abandon it.
  • others hoping to loosen Apple’s stranglehold on the tablet computing market.
  • The main Google Android tablets, made by Samsung and Motorola, are pitched at around the same £400-ish price point as the iPad. But, put together with all the other Android tablets, it’s estimated they are outsold by Apple’s devices eight to one.
  • Amazon, which is rumoured to be preparing to release an Android tablet this autumn. Like Apple with the iPad, it has built and dominated a market for itself with the Kindle, its hugely successful e-reader.
  • Kindle’s success is its relatively low price of £111
katrina Sukumaran

Apple Gets Ban on Samsung Galaxy S, SII, and Ace Smartphones | PCWorld - 0 views

  • Despite accusations that it may have altered photos of Samsung’s Galaxy S smartphones
  • order to strengthen its case,
  • Apple has succeeded in getting a Dutch court
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  • ban the sale of three phones are "too similar" to the iPhone. The ban begins October 15.
  • Missing from the ban, however, are the Galaxy Tab tablets,
  • included in the original suit filed this month.
  • evidence that it may have doctored photos in that case, as well.
  • get the Tab banned in Germany,
  • A Dutch court found Samsung to be infringing on an Apple patent
  • technologies related to a “Portable Electronic Device for Photo Management.”
  • covers the various aspects of a photo gallery user interface
  • Samsung’s Galaxy S, SII, and Ace smartphones have thus been banned from sale.
  • use of touchscreen gestures
  • ban takes effect October 15
  • phones will be barred in Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the Netherlands.
  • ruling will not be enforceable in other EU member-states because Apple failed to pay the administrative costs necessary in order to make the patent valid, tech patent blog FOSS Patents reports.
  • Apple’s failure to keep its paperwork in order
  • ban could have disruptive effects on Samsung sales across Europe.
  • fact that a good portion of Samsung’s distribution system for the region runs through the Netherlands:
  • sell these devices, the company will now need to ship them into various countries directly.
  • Samsung is obviously not pleased with the ruling, and has vowed to take “all possible measures including legal action” to ensure there will be no disruption in sales of its devices.
  • That said, Samsung still has options: the injunction found that Android 2.3 infringed on the patent but Android 3.0 and above did not.
  • Korean electronics maker needs to do is update the banned phones and the injunction will be un-enforceable, something Judge E.F. Brinkman
Hanna Anderson

Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, stunning tech world - San Jose Mercury News - 0 views

  • #___plusone_0 { display:inline-block !important;float:right !important;margin-left:10px;width:78px !important; } .twitter-share-button { display:inline-block;float:right;margin-left:10px; } .IN-widget {float:right;} inShare0 ReprintPrint   Email   Font ResizeSteve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, stunning tech worldBy John Boudreaujboudreau@mercurynews.comPosted: 08/24/2011 08:19:45 PM PDTUpdated: 08/24/2011 08:26:58 PM PDThttp://extras.mercurynews.com/slideshows
  • bs, who built Apple
Hye Rin Bae

Toronto News: Survey: Teens on Facebook more likely to do drugs - thestar.com - 0 views

  • That’s the kind of Facebook status update making American teens more likely to drink and take drugs, according to a phone survey of 1,037 teens by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
  • Teens who use social media are five times likelier to smoke, three times likelier to use alcohol and twice as likely to use marijuana than those who don’t, the survey found.
  • It warns that viewing photos of kids passed out drunk or lighting up a joint on social media sites has an even greater impact on teens.
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  • Forty per cent of teens said they were exposed to such images, half of them before they were 13. This group were also more able to procure weed or prescription drugs and four times more likely to smoke up.
  • psychiatrist
  • skewed
  • portrayal
  • demographics
  • Parents were skeptical, according to the survey. Of a phone poll of 536 parents, a majority said they did not think social media made their child more likely to drink or use marijuana.
Andy Chen

Kirby set to return to Wii and 'Dream Land' - 0 views

  • Publisher Nintendo revealed the platformer originally called Kirby Wii will be titled Kirby's Return to Dream Land and will launch Oct. 24.
  • The next Kirby adventure for the Nintendo Wii will take a trip to Dream Land this October.
  • The game follows Kirby and friends as they retrieve parts of an alien spaceship that has crashed in their world. Dream Land features drop-in, drop-out cooperative play, allowing up to three other players to join in as either Meta Knight, King Dedede or Waddle Dee.And as our preview shows, there is plenty of hugging. The game will be featured heavily during this weekend's Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.
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  • Kirby set to return to Wii and 'Dream Land'
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    "Kirby set to return to Wii and 'Dream Land'"
Mojo joanne

Skype Click to Call Add-on Now Supports Firefox 5 & 6 - 0 views

  • Skype Click to Call Add-on Now Supports Firefox 5 & 6
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      On Skype? Cool!
Chozen Takei

Amy Winehouse death: Toxicology reports alcohol, but no drugs - latimes.com - 1 views

  • No dru
  • Mystery of Amy Winehouse's death continues
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  • Amy Winehouse did not have drugs in her system, according to a statement by the "Back to Black" singer's family.
  • there was alcohol present in her body at the time of death,
  • untimely death on July 23. Some had theorized that the "Rehab" singer, who had struggle
  • drug problems, may have succumbed to
  • an overdose.
  • seeking treatment for alcohol issues and her family had earlier said that she may have gone "cold turkey"
  • raising the risk of stroke and heart attack.
  • And though alcohol was detected in Wine
  • house's system, it's not clear whether it played any role in her death
  • too much, or too little.
  • emphysema -- a
  • rare disease in the twenty-something set;
  • a mystery.
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    There have been no significant sings of alcohol in Amy Winehouse's body, and the mystery of her death continues.
Rebecca Lee

Google sites top Yahoo as No. 1 internet destination « News [Brafton] - 0 views

  • Google sites – ranging from the company's search engine to YouTube
  • This is only the second time in the past six months that Google has managed to come out on top of the company's web property rankings.
  • Microsoft, Facebook and AOL rounded out the top five, with Microsoft garnering 174 million visitors, Facebook attracting 162 million and AOL drawing 105 million visitors. Overall, more than 215 million Americans used the web in July, up 1 million from the previous month
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  • Given the timing with the launch of Google+ on June 28
  • strates how many American consumers use Google and the other major search engines. The top three internet destinations are all owned by companies with search engines, and by leveraging search-optimized news content, businesses will be able to extend their companies' reach and generate more exposure.#dd_ajax_float{background:none;float:left;margin-left:-120px;margin-right:10px;margin-top:10px;position:absolute;z-index:1}.fb_iframe_widget{margin-left:10px}.dd_button_v{padding:8px 0}Want to receive Brafton news automatically? Join our daily or weekly email list! Filed under News · Tagged with: Bing, Google, Yahoo Disqus Login About Disqus Glad you liked it. Would you like to share? Facebook Twitter Share No thanks Sharing this page … Thanks! Close Login Add New Comment Post as … Image Sort by popular now Sort by best rating Sort by newest first Sort by oldest first Showing 0 comments M Subscribe by email S RSS Reactions Google sites top Yahoo as No. 1 internet destination http://t.co/4iUX7kI 7 hours ago <d
  • ComScore's data illustrates how many American consumers use Google and the other major search engine
  • op three internet destinations are all owned by companies with search engines
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