Dnevnik
- V gostilnah bodo igralni avtomati prepovedani,... V gostinskih lokalih po novem ne bodo smeli imeti igralnih avtomatov z igrami, katerih pravila so enaka kot pri igrah na igralnih avtomatih, s katerimi prirejajo igre na srečo, so pojasnili na ministrstvu za finance.
- Država bi morala dr. Baričeviču reči "ne" Državni organi bi lahko preprečili, da bi se nevarna bulmastifa, ki sta raztrgala lastnika – znanega ljubljanskega zdravnika Sašo Baričeviča – vrnila k lastniku, meni Sabina Stariha Pipan, doktorica veterine s Klinike za male živali Prva-K v Ljubljani. Prav tako se ne strinja s predlogi o spremembi zakonodaje, ki naj bi ljudi bolj obvarovala pred nevarnimi psi.
- Mateja Rebolj: "Moje telo je moj inštrument" Mateji Rebolj je bila, kot se reče, umetnost položena v zibko: mama je bila operna pevka, oče pa glasbeni učitelj ter operni režiser. Po srednji baletni šoli je odšla v London na Baletno akademijo Marie Rambert, leta 1972 pa je začela baletno kariero v SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana.
- Maja Delak, koreografinja Koreografinja, plesalka in plesna pedagoginja Maja Delak je vsekakor eno osrednjih imen slovenskega sodobnega plesa zadnjih dveh desetletij.
- Kostja Gatnik: čarovniški dotik ustvarjalca Kostja Gatnik (1945) je Prešernovo nagrado prejel za opus, v katerem manjka komajda kak likovni žanr in ga tvorijo risba, ilustracija, strip, grafično oblikovanje, karikatura, slikarstvo ter fotografija.
- Kostarika se je odločila za predsednico Kostarika je dobila svojo prvo predsednico države. To je postala 50-letna politologinja Laura Chinchilla, kandidatka vladne socialdemokratske stranke Partido Liberacion Nacional (PNL), katere član je tudi dosedanji predsednik in Nobelov nagrajenec za mir Oscar Aria.
- Odgovor na članek "Gaspari: Kreditiranje prevz... Minister Mitja Gaspari je v državnem zboru pred preiskovalno komisijo povedal, kar so uvodoma poudarili tudi člani komisije, da Banka Slovenije ni institucija, pod pristojnost katere spada prevzemna zakonodaja. Je pa minister povedal, da je Banka Slovenije v času njegovega vodenja sprejela vso ustrezno zakonodajo z bančnega področja.
- Ta grdi bili strah in trepet otrok in deklet Tradicionalno arhaično pustovanje v vaseh Jezerca, Magozd in Drežniške Ravne pod pobočjem Krna poteka teden dni pred uradnim pustom. Tudi tokrat so se fantje in neporočeni moški - ti lahko sestavljajo pustni sprevod - zbrali v zgodnjih jutranjih urah v opuščeni vaški mlekarni v Drežniških Ravnah, od tam pa se po gozdni poti odpravili najprej v Magozd, nato v Jezerca in se po celodnevnem pohajanju vrnili v Ravne, kjer je bila osrednja prireditev.
- Doping med športniki: za obrambo porabijo veli... Že kar nekaj časa je minilo, odkar smo o dopingiranih športnikih v Sloveniji poslušali le tuje novice. Pereč problem svetovnega športa je v zadnjih letih skokovito narasel tudi pri nas, še posebno, ko so posamezne panožne zveze postale precej bolj dosledne pri kontrolah.
- Slovenija bomba, ki tiktaka "Žreb kot žreb. Ker nanj nimaš vpliva, se z njim nima smisla obremenjevati in izgubljati energije," je bil pozdravni stavek selektorja slovenske nogometne reprezentance Matjaža Keka po žrebu kvalifikacijskih skupin za evropsko prvenstvo.
Delo
- Univerzalni temeljni dohodek - rešitev iz kriz... Je čas krize pravi čas za govor o univerzalnem temeljnem dohodku, medtem ko se javne finance borijo za čim manjši primankljaj, vsaka skupina pa za svoj kos pogače?
- Žarnić prvič pred poslanci Danes bo kandidat za novega ministra za okolje in prostor Roko Žarnić prvič stopil pred poslance. Predstavil se bo v parlamentarnem odboru za okolje in prostor, ki ga vodi poslanka SD Breda Pečan.
- »Nihče me ne bo prepričal, da ta stvar ne sm... Medtem ko svojci tragično preminulega Saše Baričeviča menijo, da se tragični dogodek izrablja tako v politične namene, je Darko Štrajn iz Liberalne akademije prepričan, da ta razkriva tudi izigravanje zakonodaje.
- Antikristu sedem nacionalnih nagrad Film Antikrist Larsa von Trierja je prejel sedem najvišjih danskih filmskih nagrad "Robert" za leto 2009, med njimi za najboljši film, najboljšo režijo in najboljši scenarij.
- Bulmastife bi morali usmrtiti že prej Večina anketiranih se ne strinja s pozivi k odstopu ministra za kmetijstvo. Slovenska zakonodaja glede nevarnih živali ni ustrezna, medtem ko je vlada dovolj trdna za vladanje in predčasne volitve niso potrebne.
- Bi, ne bi, bi … Iranske skrivalnice s svetom se neusmiljeno nadaljujejo. Predsednik Mahmud Ahmadinedžad je med televizijskim prenosom svoje znanstvenike zaprosil, naj začnejo s plemenitenjem urana na dvajset odstotkov.
- Britanski moški si pomanjšujejo prsi Medtem ko si dajejo Britanke povečati prsi, je med njihovimi moškimi vsako leto čedalje bolj priljubljeno zmanjševanje prsi. Število takih operacij se je lani povečalo s 323 na 581 ali za dobrih 80 odstotkov.
- Zaton oranžne dobe Zmagovalec petih predsedniških volitev v Ukrajini je vodja opozicijske Stranke regij Viktor Janukovič, ki je po 99,30 odstotka preštetih glasov prejel 48,77-odstotno podporo, njegova tekmica Julija Timošenko pa 45,66-odstotno.
- Kolajne? Petra, Tina, ... Vsi se strinjamo, da slovenska olimpijska odprava še nikoli doslej ni imela toliko adutov, ki bi lahko stali na zmagovalnih stopničkah. Hkrati je jasno, da je treba te žlahtne kovine še osvojiti.
- Plaz je na Voglu pokopal 17-letnika V nedeljo popoldne se je na Voglu, in sicer izven urejenega smučišča, sprožil snežni plaz, ki je pod seboj pokopal 17-letnega smučarja iz Pevnega pri Škofji Loki, medtem ko je 16-letni smučar ostal na površju plazu.
RTV Slo
- Foto: Kitzbühel, jodlarska mondenost Pred tedni smo lahko tu spremljali najbolj razvpit smuk v svetovnem pokalu in Kitzbühel dejansko oživi prav za tradicionalne tekme Hahnenkamm. A vasica je vredna obiska tudi izven norije belega cirkus . . .
- Peterka pred 13 leti slavil na Kulmu Leta 1997 je Primož Peterka zmagal na drugi tekmi za svetovni pokal na letalnici na Kulmu. Skočil je 195,5 metra in 203 metre, kar je bil nov slovenski rekord.
- Slovo Fjodora Mihajloviča Dostojevskega Leta 1881 je v St. Peterburgu umrl ruski pisatelj, predstavnik realizma in daljni predhodnik eksistencializma, Fjodor Mihajlovič Dostojevski.
- Vse najboljše Carla Del Ponte! Na današnji dan leta 1947 se je v Luganu v Švici rodila glavna haaška tožilka Carla Del Ponte.
- Simfoniki RTV Slovenija so se namestili v svoje... "Nocoj je po 55 letih od ustanovitve orkester prvič zares doma. Doma v radijski in televizijski hiši. Tam, kjer je vedno bil prisoten, kjer je njegovo mesto, kjer odzvanja glasba iz vsakega kotička. "
- Deby pri Al Baširju krepi medsosedske odnose Predsednik Čada Idriss Deby je prispel na zgodovinski obisk v Sudan, namenjen izboljšanju odnosov med sosedama in varnostnih razmer v Darfurju.
- Barca zelo oslabljena na Calderonu Trener Barcelone Pep Guardiola ima vse več skrbi. Desni bočni branilec Dani Alves in vezist Yaya Toure sta se poškodovala na sobotni prvenstveni tekmi proti Getafeju (2:1).
- Obtoženi zdravnik Michaela Jacksona: Nisem kriv! Losangeleški tožilci so danes sporočili, da so proti zdravniku Michaela Jacksona vložili uradno obtožnico za nenaklepni uboj.
- Snežni plaz pokopal 17 indijskih vojakov Snežni plaz v Kašmirju je zasul vojaški tabor indijske vojske. Umrlo je najmanj 17 vojakov, 17 je huje ranjenih, a niso v smrtni nevarnosti.
- Nagradna igra: Oglejte si finale Eme v živo! Pesmi. Izvajalci. Škandali. V središču medijskega poročanja. Vse to je Ema, slovenski izbor za pesem Evrovizije. Si želite biti del tega dogajanja letos tudi vi?
24ur
- 'Premisli, preden se daš na net' Otroke in mlade je treba naučiti, kako upravljati s svojo spletno identiteto na odgovoren način in kako ohraniti nadzor nad tem, kar je na spletu objavljeno o nas.
- Preverite, ali boste zboleli za rakom na debele... To namreč lahko ugotovite že z zelo preprostim testom, ki vam lahko reši življenje. Zgodnje odkrivanje raka na debelem črevesu in danki namreč poveča možnosti za uspešno zdravljenje ter povzroči manj trpljenja in bolečine.
- Seksi Lara je pokazala prsi Lara Stone, ki je lani osvojila naslov najbolje plačane manekenke na svetu, je razkrila pogled na svoje brezhibne prsi. Gola se je fotografirala za Calvina Kleina.
- Kaj Slovenke najbolj sovražijo na moških Moški z ozkimi rameni in koščeno zadnjico so lahko brez skrbi, kajti Slovenke ti dve telesni lastnosti ne motita. Na prvem mestu je pomanjkljivost, ki jo je mogoče hitro odpraviti.
- 14 let je bil vklenjen v lastno telo! Ko je Martin pri 12 letih zbolel za meningitisom, je zaradi hude infekcije možganov ostal popoloma paraliziran. In medtem ko so zdravniki mislili, da tudi njegovi možgani ne delujejo več, se je deček pravzaprav zavedal vsega okrog sebe ...
- Rooney: Še nikoli nisem bil boljši Prvi strelec angleškega nogometnega prvenstva Wayne Rooney je v letošnji sezoni strah in trepet nasprotnih obramb. Po statistiki sodeč skoraj vsakič, ko stopi na zelenico, zatrese mrežo.
- Jessica Alba: Zakon je cela bedarija! Jessico Albo so mnogi označili za igralko, ki se največ pritožuje. V enem od svojih zadnjih intervjujev je razkrila svoje mnenje o porokah in zakonskih zvezah nasploh.
- Vstopnice za finale Evrosonga prodali v 20 minutah Približno 8000 vstopnic, ki so bile na voljo za finale letošnjega tekmovanja za pesem Evrovizije, je danes pošlo v samo 20 minutah, so sporočili norveški organizatorji.
- Bomo morali preimenovati deviško kožico? Švedska vladna organizacija meni, da je deviška kožica neprimeren izraz za himen. Pozivajo tudi druge države, naj jo preimenujejo. V kaj? Ne spreglejte!
- Od volkodlaka do novega super junaka Lepotec Taylor Launtner se očitno še ne bo znebil nadnaravnih vlog. Odigral bo namreč glavno vlogo v filmu Stretch Armstrong, kjer bo uprizoril gumijastega junaka.
Siol
- Banke bodo odpirale ponudbe za delež v Mercatorju Ljubljana - Skupina bank, ki ima v lasti skupaj 36-odstotni delež Mercatorja, bo odprla pravočasno prispele nezavezujoče ponudbe za nakup delnic trgovske družbe, ki jih je zasegla Infond Holdingu in Istrabenzu.
- Vzgojiteljice rešujejo natakarje Izola - Ravnateljica izolske Srednje gostinske in turistične šole (SGTŠ) Mara Kobal z mešanimi občutki pričakuje 12. in 13. februar, ko bodo imeli informativni dan za devetošolce.
- Prvačkovci pred velikim preizkusom Ljubljana - Ekipo Marchiol Vodi drevi čaka povratna tekma osmine finala pokala Challenge proti hrvaški Mladosti.
- Rački končali zmagoviti niz Los Angelesa Ljubljana - V noči na torek so v severnoameriški hokejski ligi NHL odigrali pet tekem. Po devetih zaporednih zmagah je Los Angeles tokrat izgubil proti Anaheimu. Anže Kopitar je dosegel gol.
- Slovenska druščina vse bolj pisana Ljubljana - Z odštevanjem ur do slovesnega odprtja XXI. zimskih olimpijskih iger postaja vse številčnejša tudi slovenska delegacija v Vancouvru oziroma Whistlerju.
- Milan Kučan: Bomo mar znova narod zamudnikov? Nova Gorica - V Kulturnem domu v Novi Gorici je na proslavi kulturnega praznika bivši predsednik Milan Kučan poudaril, da v kulturi skupaj z jezikom vidi temeljno obeležje in legitimacijo narodne identitete.
- Purović že dosega gole za Olimpijo Norcia - Nogometaši Olimpije se bodo v torek vrnili s priprav v Italiji. V ponedeljek so odigrali še zadnjo prijateljsko tekmo in napolnili mrežo nižjeligaškemu klubu Castellana. V polno tudi Milan Purović.
- Severnoirska pogajanja so vredna olimpijskega z... Belfast - Severnoirski prvi minister Peter Robinson se je pošalil, da bi, če bi bila pogajanja olimpijski šport, severnoirski politiki osvojili zlato.
- Čehinje si lahko najamejo moža Praga - Čehinjam se ponuja na razpolago nova vrsta storitev. Lahko namreč najamejo "moža", ki jih obišče na domu za različna popravila in opravila, ki jih pravi soprog bodisi ne utegne bodisi ne sme opraviti.
- Zmaga Svetnikov za novo rojstvo New Orleansa Miami - Na drugi strani Atlantika še vedno odmeva zmaga ekipe New Orleans Saints na Super Bowlu. Zanimivo pa je bilo slišati nekaj izjav tako s strani prvakov kot poražencev iz Indianapolisa.
Had Blog
- Rogla – Ostruščica – posnetek smučanja Smučišče Rogla – Snowboarding in Free-style Skiing Fun Park in They say jump – Fun Park Rogla sta bila zapisa iz Rogle opremljena s fotografijami. Tokrat ni fotografij, ker sem bil na smučeh, je pa video smučanja na Ostruščici. In ja, tudi iPhone lahko posname video (o kvaliteti sicer ne bi) in upam, da mi [...]
- Super Bowl Ads – Videos – Super Bowl XLIV Super Bowl 2007 oglasi – Super Bowl 2008 oglasi – Super Bowl 2009 oglasi Letna kategorija na mojem blogu so Super Bowl oglasi. Oglasi za katere se zapravijo ogromne vsote denarja – 3mio $ za 30 sekund in ki so ponavadi narejeni samo za to, enkratno, predvajanje. Tudi letos je bilo kar nekaj “presežkov”. Doritos® – [...]
- France Prešeren – Novičarjem Tát, rokomávh govorí jezik drúgim neuméten, márska po hlévi diší tvôja beséda, kmetávs! Lépši biló bi berílo novíc rokodélsko-kmetíjskih, ako rokovnjáške in manj bi kmetávske bilé. France Prešeren [...]
- Godiva Chocolatier – Chocolate Truffles Sem ljubitelj sladkarij – včasih sem “ljubil” škrince, zadnje čase pa so mi pri srcu čokolade. Darilo Chocolate Truffles iz Godiva Chocolatier me je spravilo dobesedno na rit. Hudičevo okusno! Vendar obstaja en zelo velik problem – 36 komadov prehitro zmanjka! Škoda! [...]
- Dost mam snega za letos!! Fotografije iz Prhovca so iz prejšnjega tedna, saj se mi zdajle, po kidanju snega (jeap, vsak dan vsaj enkrat), ne da it še enkrat ven in fotkati “čudovito lepe bele narave”. Nekaj časa se mi zdi to še zabavno in oh in sploh, potem pa me začne počasi minevati to veselje do “opojne beline”, ki [...]
- Je kriv pes, če ga lastnik zlorablja? V Zakonu o zaščiti živali je zapisano: 4. člen Mučenje živali je: – vsako ravnanje ali opustitev ravnanja, storjeno naklepno, ki živali povzroči hujšo poškodbo ali dalj časa trajajoče ali ponavljajoče trpljenje, ali škodi njenemu zdravju; 5. člen 10. Za trpljenje pri živalih se štejejo bolečine, strah, poškodbe, pa tudi povzročanje pohabljenja, degeneracije, hiranja ali obolevanja ter prekomernega in [...]
- Renault Wind – kupe-roadster iz Revoza? Pred parimi dnevi je Renault objavil fotografije novega malčka, ki naj bi ga izdeloval Revoz – Renault Wind. Študija Winda je bila predstavljena na sejmu v Ženevi že leta 2004. In marca bo ta malček, ki je malce večji od Renault Twinga predstavljen na avtomobilskem sejmu v Ženevi. Všeč mi je izvedba – kupe-roadster, 12 [...]
- Murat & Jose Band feat. Semo – Bučke Murat & Jose – http://www.muratjose.com/ sta naredila fenomenalen komad Bučke, s katerim precej dobro opišeta sceno naših bučk, ki se valijo okrog – (Folk ne verjet usega kar ste prebral in slišal, Ker resnice je mal, Večini je pa itak useen če resnice ne poznajo, Srečni so, sam da loh o čem klepetajo) [...]
- Kubanske cigare Guantanamera Cristales – unbo... Novo naročilo preko spletne strani PuroExpress.com. Tokrat cigare Guantanamera Cristales. Ker sem ljubitelj cigar iz Dominikanske republike (njihov okus, ki je bolj mild), me prav zanima kakšen vtis bodo name naredile te Kubanke. Je slučajno že kdo kadil Guantanamera Cristales cigare? [...]
- Suzana Jakšič – odpira reality show šolo?? Suzana Jakšič – njene gole fotografije so “krasile” Playboy, sodelovala je v dveh resničnostnih šovih, piše svojo biografijo, ki bo tako kot ostale biografije “znanih” Slovencev doživela milijonsko naklado, itd… odpira reality show šolo! WTF! Oseba, ki je sodelovala v dveh resničnostnih šovih, v nobenem ni zmagal, bo sedaj svoje pridobljeno znanje delila z vsemi nadebudneži, [...]
New York Times
- McCain, Facing G.O.P. Foe in Primary, Tilts to ... Challenged by J.D. Hayworth from the airwaves, and soon in a primary, John McCain has moved starkly, and often awkwardly, to the right.
- On Health Bill, G.O.P.’s Road Is a New Map Republicans this month will bring President Obama a set of ideas and a more modest health care plan.
- News Analysis: For Kremlin, an Election in Ukra... The apparent win for Russia’s preferred candidate in a starkly contested presidential race contrasts sharply with Russia’s recent history.
- Toyota Details Recall of 2010 Prius for Brake P... The worldwide recall will affect about 436,000 units of the 2010 Prius, the Lexus HS 250h and other hybrid models, according to the company’s filing.
- Paperwork Hinders Airlifts of Ill Haitian Children Doctors and aid workers are wrestling with proving that they are not illegally transporting children, whose risk of dying is rising while the paperwork awaits.
- As Data Flows In, Families See the Dollars Flow... The average American is expected to spend nearly $1,000 on services like cable, Internet and online video games.
- U.N. Climate Panel and Chief Face Credibility S... Rajendra K. Pachauri and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change face accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest.
- In City Real Estate, Old Clans Are Shrewd Again Some families with deep roots in Manhattan kept their heads a few years ago when the market for skyscrapers and other big projects overheated.
Wall Street Journal
- Menendez Prodded Fed to Aid Lender Sen. Robert Menendez wrote to the Fed last July asking it to approve a bank takeover that would have kept two of his campaign contributors from losing their investments in the ailing bank.
- Leverage Sought In Health Summit Republicans ruled out any health legislation that doesn't start from scratch in response to Obama's plans for a bipartisan health summit.
- Hearts Actually Can Break Broken-heart syndrome mimics a heart attack but is brought on by acute emotion or physical trauma. But patients usually fully recover with no lasting heart damage.
- Fannie, Freddie Remain State Wards With no blueprints for the future and no clear exit strategy for the government, Fannie and Freddie are focusing for now on the U.S. loan-modification program.
- Toyota Recalling Prius in Japan The auto maker said it is recalling its new Prius in Japan because of braking problems.
- Japan Airlines Sticks with AMR Japan Airlines is planning to announce that it will maintain its alliance with AMR's American Airlines, dealing a blow to rival Delta.
- UBS Posts Quarterly Profit UBS reported its first net profit in five quarters, but continued to lose assets from wealthy clients, underlining that the Swiss bank has yet to regain trust it lost during the financial crisis.
- CIC Offers a Glimpse of Holdings The massive national China Investment Corp. provided the closest look yet at its politically sensitive holdings, in an SEC filing that revealed that it has accumulated small stakes in more than 60 U.S. companies but is making big bets outside the U.S.
- Markets Flinch at Debt Ills, Rate Plan The Dow industrials closed below 10000 for the first time in three months as concerns about the global economy and U.S. interest-rate policy simmered.
- Mortgage Mess Breeds Unlikely Allies Some activists and investors have formed a loose coalition, aiming to cut amounts owed by borrowers whose loans exceed the values of their homes.
CNN
- Toyota recalls Prius and 2 other hybrids Toyota will announce a global recall Tuesday for three of its 2010 hybrid models.
- Jenny Sanford calls memoir 'cathartic' South Carolina's first lady, Jenny Sanford, said Monday that writing her much-anticipated memoir of her husband's affair was a "cathartic" and "cleansing" experience.
- 3 shot during Super Bowl celebrations in New Or... Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl win, police said Monday.
- Police: Iraq vet abused daughter, held her head... An Iraq war veteran has been charged with assault on suspicion of abusing his daughter, whose head he allegedly held in water to get her to recite the ABCs, according to police in Yelm, Washington.
- Americans jailed in Haiti tried taking other ki... The group of American Baptist missionaries in Haiti who are facing kidnapping charges for trying to take 33 children out of the country last week made an earlier attempt at taking dozens of other children, according to a Haitian police officer.
- CNN Student News Transcript: February 9, 2010 February 9, 2010
- Man goes undercover to combat child sex slavery Aaron Cohen first met Jonty Thern and her older sister, Channy, in 2005 while singing in a karaoke bar in Battambang, Cambodia. He has come back to see them every year since.
- Obama's 'stupid' jab at Vegas President Obama made a couple of stupid little jokes about Vegas. He uses our Las Vegas as a symbol. Everyone knows what Vegas means. Doc Pomus wrote "Viva Las Vegas" for Elvis years before Doc ever visited Sin City and got everything right.
- Iran official: Window for nuke deal open Iran's envoy to the International International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the window for nuclear negotiations is still open -- even as tensions rise over Iran's decision to defy the world on uranium enrichment.
- More than 1,000 get mumps in New York, New Jers... More than 1,000 people in New Jersey and New York, many of them adolescent Orthodox Jews, have been sickened with mumps since August, health authorities said Monday.
Mashable
- Music Ownership Beats Music Subscription in Rea... In last week’s Faceoff Series we asked about music consumption models: Do Mashable readers prefer to own their entire music collections or do some of you gravitate toward subscription services?One week later and the results are in: Ownership wins the day at a full 50% of the vote. Of all our past Faceoffs, though, this edition had one of the highest “tie” votes constituting people who really like both models. The music subscription model still came in second place behind ownership at 28% of the vote, but the “Tie: I like them both!” option was very close behind at 22%.The results seem to indicate both a growing contingent of folks warming up to the idea of music subscription services, and the idea that there could be room in the market for both approaches to be sustainable business models. Which option got your vote in our poll, and why? Let us know in the comments!Who would win in a fight: Music subscription, or music ownership?(poll)Tags: music, polls, social media, subscription, web faceoff
- Twins Discover Teenage Brother’s Death on Fac... This isn’t the way you should learn about the death of your 17 year old brother.According to Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph, twins Angela and Maryanne Vourlis had just woken up on their 20th birthday. Like most young adults, they logged onto Facebook to check their walls and inboxes for birthday greetings.Instead of finding happy birthday wishes, the two twins found messages of “RIP Bobby” (their brother) and “RIP Chris Naylor” (a friend of his) all across their Facebook news feeds. Completely shocked, baffled, and hurt, the two rang their brother’s phone in the hopes it was a mistake. It was to no avail.Next, they rang their mother. While she didn’t receive any word from the police or others about Bobby or Chris Naylor, she did know that Bobby was with his friend that night. After a call to the police, they confirmed what they had learned on Facebook: that Bobby Vourlis was dead. He passed away along with Chris Naylor in a fatal car accident that also took the life of a third teenage passenger.You can read the whole heartbreaking story over at the Daily Telegraph, but it’s clear that the real-time nature of the web spread information far faster than even the police or phone calls could. While we understand it takes time to identify victims and send an officer to a residence to inform family of the news, the process can simply take too long in today’s world.We offer our condolences to both families for the tragedy they are enduring. We could not imagine learning about it the way they did.[via CNET]Tags: Brothers, death, facebook, Twins
- From “Eraserhead” to MMS: David Lynch Goes ... Award-winning director (and three-time Oscar nominee) David Lynch (of Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks fame) and the David Lynch Foundation Television have teamed up with mobile video marketer Mogreet to bring video MMS messages to Lynch fans.We spoke with Mogreet and the David Lynch Foundation about the technology, the purpose of the campaign and how the DLF is using social media and technology to further its message.Spreading a Message With Mobile VideoThe ever-increasing pace of smartphone adoption only underscores the growing importance of mobility. As we’ve seen with everything from mobile app stores to the Red Cross’s text message for Haiti campaign, mobile is an extremely valuable platform for brands and nonprofits to get their messages across.Video is an important communication driver, too, and when you combine the two technologies together, you end up with something potentially amazing.Last month, we wrote about Thwapr, a company that specializes in doing mobile-to-mobile video. We see mobile video messaging as something that’s only going to continue to grow, especially as more and more companies realize just how many users are able to actually view video on their phones.One of the companies that is really focused on mobile video marketing is Mogreet. Mogreet works with companies so that they can send video MMS messages to users that request their information. Because virtually every mobile phone sold since 2005 or so can support MMS messages that include video playback, the potential audience for these sorts of messages is huge.I spoke with James Citron, the CEO of Mogreet, and he told me that the company has more than 2,700 device profiles in its database, meaning that if you have a cell phone, chances are, it can play one of Mogreet’s video MMS messages. Each video is encoded in a variety of different formats and it is sent to phones in the best format for that phone, so that users of an iPhone get a different experience than someone using a Motorola Razr, but each user gets the best possible experience for his or her device.While this has primarily been used for commercial advertisers, Mogreet is interested in getting into the non-profit space too, because that’s perhaps an even better market for this sort of service. Think about it, what if you could donate and then get a video message back showing someone who is helped by your donation saying thanks? Or what if you could see what is going on in Haiti or some other place that needs aid? The non-profit organization’s message might be that much more powerful. After all, images often speak louder than words.To that end, Mogreet decided to work with the David Lynch Foundation and bring some of Lynch’s talents — and messages — to his fans.David Lynch Goes MobileThe David Lynch Foundation Television is dedicated to documenting programs that awaken creativity and transform lives. To that end, the foundation has a website, DLF.TV, that has lots of video content of David Lynch and of people the Foundation has helped, as well as of other artists and friends who have support the Foundation’s vision.The first mobile video message that the DLF will be sending to fans is of a short film that Lynch directed featuring the musician and artist Ariana Delawari. Delawari’s debut album, Lion of Panjshir was recorded in Kabul and Los Angeles, and reflects the cultures of both places. Delawari’s decision to return to Afghanistan in 2007 to record the album influenced her work and its overall sound. Like Lynch, Delawari is a student of transcendental mediation and like Lynch, it has also influenced her life and her work.Lynch directed a six-minute short showing off Delawari’s style and voice. The style is unmistakable Lynch, from the background to the sound mix to the camera angles. It’s also a piece that works well when viewing on the web or on a mobile phone.To spread the word about Delawari — and to kick off a mobile-type of initiative — fans can text ‘LYNCH’ to 647338.It’s an interesting approach to spread a message from an always-interesting director. It’s also something we expect to be a growing trend, especially as nonprofits start to embrace the power of mobile.What do you think about mobile video? Are you a fan of David Lynch? What do you think of this initiative? Let us know!Reviews: videoTags: david lynch, MMS, Mobile 2.0, video, video messaging, web video
- Netflix Instant Streaming Goes 1080p This Year ... Update: Netflix contacted CNET and retracted its statement regarding plans for 1080p streaming, saying it has no plans for 1080p this year. However, the company stood its ground on the 5.1 surround sound plans, so you can still keep your ears open for that upgrade.–Netflix plans to bump the video quality of its Watch Instantly streaming service up to 1080p on some devices, CNET claims. It will also roll out 5.1 surround sound support. Both upgrades will occur by next year.Currently, Netflix Watch Instantly is available in 720p HD on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, and some set-top boxes. 1080p is a much higher resolution, and the existing devices don’t stream Netflix content with 5.1 surround sound.Netflix’s CEO has in the past predicted that streaming will overtake DVD-by-mail as the company’s main business. The library keeps on growing — for example, the Criterion Collection just contributed a ton of art-house and foreign films — and the number of devices you can watch the content on is growing too.No time frame for the upgrade has been given, but the core technology that powers Netflix Watch Instantly — Microsoft Silverlight — got the capability last year. You can already watch 1080p streams on the Xbox 360 through the Zune Marketplace using Silverlight.In some ways, streaming stole HD’s thunder. While the high definition digital video disc format Blu-ray was counting on viewers’ interest in quality, it turned out that more users have been interested in the convenience of watching content when and where they want. That has meant a sacrifice in resolution among other things, but 1080p Netflix is a first step towards closing the gap between quality and convenience.The highly compressed 1080p streams that are possible over the United States’ broadband infrastructure are still not high enough on the quality scale to beat Blu-ray head-to-head, but they will still be better than most people are used to.Reviews: Blu, Netflix Watch InstantlyTags: 1080p, netflix
- Tell Us Your Favorite Super Bowl Moment, Win a ... What was your favorite moment during the Super Bowl? Was it the fast-paced game or the ads that got your attention?If the ads caught your eye, which moment stood out for you? If it was the game, which play was most memorable? Why did it stick with you? We want to know!FLO TV, which ran its “Moments” commercial as one of the Super Bowl ads this year, has provided three FLO TV Personal Televisions (value: $290 each with 6 months free service) as prizes for this contest. To enter, leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite Super Bowl moment of 2010, either during the game or the ads. We’ll pick three winners based on the originality, humor and creativity of your comment.Because FLO TV works in the US, this contest is US-only. The contest will run for 24 hours and winners will be notified via email by Friday February 12.About the Prize: FLO TV Personal TelevisionThe FLO TV is a way to watch TV on the go. Here’s how the company describes the device:FLO TV brings live mobile TV to the small screen. The FLO TV service combines the best content, an intuitive user interface and a superior multicast network to deliver a true quality TV viewing experience for consumers. FLO TV offers full–length simulcast and time–shifted programming from the world’s best entertainment brands, including ABC, CBS, CNBC, COMEDY CENTRAL, Disney Channel, ESPN, FOX, FOX News Channel, FOX Sports, FUEL TV, MSNBC, MTV, NBC 2Go and many more.The FLO TV Personal Television is available through Amazon.com, Best Buy and RadioShack among other leading retailers at a suggested MSRP of $199 and comes with 6 months free service, for a total retail value of about $288.94 USD.Disclosures: FLO TV is not a Mashable sponsor or partner. Mashable and its staff receive no payment or incentives for running this contest.Image courtesy of iStockphoto, WillardReviews: Mashable, iStockphotoTags: contest, flo tv, moments, Super Bowl, Superbowl
- Super Bowl Ads: Hulu’s Winners and Losers [ST... We’ve already looked at how on-air Super Bowl advertisers fared with audiences during the Big Game, but how did online viewers react to the spots? Check out which ads were the biggest winners — or losers — with the Hulu crowd.The 2010 Super Bowl was a big win for more than just the New Orleans Saints, CBS scored big-time, too, garnering the biggest Super Bowl audience on record, and, with 106 million U.S. households tuned in, the most-watched television program of all time. That means a lot of eyes were on the ads — both online and on-air. And now more than ever, we can ascertain almost instantly how these commercials resonated with viewers.Similar to YouTube’s AdBlitz channel, Hulu’s AdZone features all of the nationwide Super Bowl spots and lets viewers vote, Siskel & Ebert-style (that’s thumbs-up or thumbs-down) on which ads worked and which ads fell flat. You can even see how many users from different demographics and locations liked or disliked certain ads, and you can compare those metrics with other ads.Hulu explains the whole process in its blog, and voting continues until tomorrow night should you choose to check it out. Still, Hulu shared some of the rating charts with us (at least as they stand right now), and we think the results are pretty interesting:Motorola clearly scored big time with its Megan Fox photo ad. Why? Not only is it the most-viewed commercial, it is the fifth most “liked” ad and the third most “disliked” ad. That’s some pretty serious buzz.Other big winners? Doritos’ “House Rules” ad got high marks from viewers and racked up the online views. Likewise, Google’s big Super Bowl ad played well with audiences and got lots of views.Proving that controversy does indeed lead to viewership, Focus on the Family’s Tim Tebow ad is one of the most watched, even if it is also the most disliked.What was your favorite ad from the Big Show? Least favorite? Let us know!Reviews: HuluTags: ads, hulu, MARKETING, Super Bowl, super bowl as, video
- New Update to Give Droid Multitouch There’s some good news and some bad news. First, the good news: sources tell Engadget that multitouch browsing will be added to the Motorola Droid in its next software update.Multitouch was one of the most requested features on Android, at least until the Nexus One gained multitouch browsing last week.The bad news: the update won’t add the ability to install live wallpapers, a coveted feature of Android 2.1 seen in the Nexus One.The point of live wallpaper is essentially to let your homescreen behave like an application, making it animated and interactive. Live wallpapers have the same access to the platform functionality that apps do, giving your homescreen the ability to change dynamically and to bring relevant information to the background of your phone. There’s no word on when or even if the Droid might support live wallpaper, but it looks like it won’t be included in this upcoming update.Other tidbits from the new build — based on Android 2.1 version 1 — include pre-installed Google Goggles experimental visual search, and versions of the news and weather widgets first included with the Nexus One.The official word on the street from Motorola is that the new update will roll out this week, so it won’t be long now before Droid users finally get to enjoy the multitouch browsing experience their Nexus One counterparts have been privy to since last week.Reviews: AndroidTags: android, android 2.1, droid, live wallpaper, Motorola, multitouch, verizon
- Rumor: iPhone 4G Will Be Taller Than Predecesso... iPhone repair shop iResQ claims that it has the front panel component of the next iteration of Apple’s iPhone, and it has posted a few photos to demonstrate a couple of ways the handset will differ from its predecessor.If these pics are legit, then the new iPhone will actually be one-fourth of an inch taller than all of the previous three models. Presumably this is to make room for a new component — or more than one new component.iResQ also observes that the front panel has a “reflective, mirror-like surface” near the top of the phone, and speculates that this is a relocated proximity sensor. The current iPhone’s proximity sensor is used to detect when you’re holding the phone up to your ear. If you are, it shuts off the screen to save battery life and to avoid blinding you with light.If the reflective surface is the proximity sensor, then Apple might be planning to use the sensor for other functions as well.If Apple is planning to launch a new iPhone this year, it will likely be announced at WWDC this June. We’ll have to wait until then to see if these photos are real. Take a look at the photos below, but remember that it’s best to pile this in with the rest of the rumors for now.[via MacRumors]Tags: apple, iphone, iphone 4g, trending
- Barnes & Noble Nook on Shelves Wednesday While the Nook — Barnes & Noble’s $259 e-reader and Kindle rival — has been available for purchase online since November, it has yet to be sold in the company’s brick-and-mortar stores. Come Wednesday, however, that will all change.The New York Times is reporting, “Barnes & Noble, the country’s largest bookselling chain, said that its Nook electronic reading device would be available for purchase in its stores starting Wednesday.”Barnes & Noble originally made a big splash with its Nook announcement in late October, but its digital book reader has since been met with mixed reviews and suffered from stock shortage problems around the holidays.The push to finally get the Nook in Barnes & Noble stores is likely the result of the hoopla involving Apple’s iPad. As Google is learning via lackluster Nexus One sales, consumers haven’t exactly embraced the online-only purchase model when it comes to electronics. With its physical debut coming several months prior to the iPad’s, Barnes & Noble might have an opportunity to land key sales before consumers can hold the iPad for themselves.Tags: barnes & noble, ereader, nook
- 5 Insightful TED Talks on Social Media The 2010 Technology Entertainment Design conference will be kicking off tomorrow in Long Beach, California, bringing the leading minds of many fields together to talk shop about innovation, change, and what the future holds.As social media has become a game changer for industries across the board, you can bet the experts at this year’s TED conference will have their sights set on peeling back the hype and getting at the core of what social technology has in store for this year and beyond.Perhaps the best part of the TED conferences is that videos of the talks are archived and free to view right on the organization’s website. Given the wealth of insight we’re sure to see tomorrow, we thought we’d whet your appetite by highlighting a few recent and exceptional talks from TED’s past, with a focus on social media.1. Alexis Ohanian: How To Make a Splash in Social MediaWe’ll start things off with a real-life social media parable about how the biggest and most effective forces on the web usually take shape by accident. Alexis Ohanian of Reddit.com tells the quick and hilarious story of how the social web provided some unexpected help to Greenpeace in halting the Japanese whaling industry. Internet marketers take note: The meme is all powerful, and it cannot be controlled.2. Clay Shirky: How Social Media Can Make HistoryIn this talk, consultant, professor and author Clay Shirky discusses the unprecedented immediacy of real-time citizen journalism made possible by social media and the nearly ubiquitous access to mobile web technologies. From the election crisis in Iran to the massive earthquake that shook China in May of 2008, Shirky discusses how media is made on the ground, as-it-happens, via the social web.3. Evan Williams: Listening to Twitter UsersWith a couple of anecdotes building the ultimate social media case study, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams discusses how a little side project called Twitter became a game-changing phenomenon with the help and input of the very users who made the service a success. From innovative marketing uses to core functionality, Williams provides the evidence for what we knew all along: Users know best.4. Stefana Broadbent: How the Internet Enables IntimacyAs social media changes our social lives, speculation has abounded for years on how the web may be disconnecting us from intimate interactions in favor of meaningless quests to rack up followers and “friends.” Not so, says Stefana Broadbent, who explains that social networks function the same way online as they do in real life. While we may have lots of friends, we only really communicate regularly and meaningfully with a handful of them, and social technologies like e-mail, texting, and tweeting allow us to do so more often across time and space.5. Seth Godin: The Tribes We LeadFrom professional sports mascots to balloon animal makers, some communities are so extremely niche that they could only properly thrive on the Internet. So argues blogger and author Seth Godin, who believes that our revolutionary new connectedness has brought human culture back to its roots, and that tribes (groups of people mobilized around a shared interest) are the present and future of all web content.What are your favorite TED talks about social media? Which did we miss? Let us know in the comments.Reviews: Iran , Twitter, reddit.comTags: future, List, Lists, social media, social networks, technology, TED, TED Talks, twitter, video
Engadget
- PrePeat rewritable printer lets you undo print ... Inkless / tonerless printers aren't exactly new, but here's a more novel approach: inkless, tonerless, and completely reusable. The PrePeat rewritable printer is exactly that: using special paper made of PET plastic, you can make all the flowcharts and meeting notes you need, and when you want to start fresh, feed the paper back in to start fresh. Upfront cost is 500,000 yen (about $5,600 in US) for the printer and 300 yen for each sheet, in lots of 1,000 -- which we're taking to mean at least another 300,000 yen / $3,360 to get some use out of it. Each piece of paper is said to work about 1,000 times, but no word on how much (if any) history can be extracted from the materials -- just keep that in mind should sensitive information be your daily trade. Video demonstration after the break.Continue reading PrePeat rewritable printer lets you undo print jobs, no ink or toner usedPrePeat rewritable printer lets you undo print jobs, no ink or toner used originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Engadget Spanish | Diginfo.tv | Email this | Comments
- HTC Dragon and friends turn up on Dopod roadmap The HTC Dragon may not be quite the same mythical beast it once was now that the Nexus One has stolen some of its thunder, but it is still an actual device and, according to a recently leaked Dopod roadmap, it's headed for China in the second quarter of this year. Details are otherwise a bit light, but it is apparently an Android device (as expected) and packs a 3.6-inch WVGA display. Joining it over the course of the year are the 3.4-inch, Android-based A6388, the 4.3-inch Huashan (apparently now a Windows Mobile device -- possibly an HD2 successor?), the 3.2-inch Tianshan, and the considerably smaller Songshan phone, both of which are also Android phones, and should be out in either Q3 or Q4. Still no indication of a release for any of them over here, unfortunately, but something's bound to give with that many HTCphones floating about.HTC Dragon and friends turn up on Dopod roadmap originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Phone Arena | Android Central | Email this | Comments
- Nokia Nuron spotted again, connection to 5230 c... Dear Nokia fan clinging on to all hope that the 5230 and Nuron were two separate entities, whereby you'd have even more Espoo devices to look forward to: you're wrong. TmoNews has picked up what's purported to be another internal T-Mobile documentation for the 5230 Nuron. Like the previously-rumored leak, it's said to be going on sale on March 17 with a 3.2-inch touchscreen, on-screen keyboard, and Ovi Store. Oh, and just in case you weren't sure if you fit the target audience, see if you qualify as "connected socializers, 20 to 40 years old, who are new to the touch screen category." That's gotta count for at least a few readers out there. [Thanks, Alex]Nokia Nuron spotted again, connection to 5230 cemented? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | TmoNews | Email this | Comments
- Current MacBook Pro SKU given mark of death in ... We'll admit to not being leading the field of study in Best Buy-ology, but here comes a new quiz for us care of a tipster who sent TUAW a screenshot of the inventory screen that shows what looks to be the current MacBook Pro SKU with status: deleted. What that means is no new orders can be made for that unit, at least for that particular store. Sign of impending MBP refresh? Intel certainly had us riled up last month with that Core i5-infused flier, but we won't get fooled again. Don't hold your breath for this one, but if more telltale signs start popping up, we'll be sure let ya know. Update: Giving credit where due; the image originates from the MacRumors forums. [Thanks, Jose R]Current MacBook Pro SKU given mark of death in Best Buy database? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink TUAW | MacRumors | Email this | Comments
- JXD V3 handheld is confused, confusing and alto... We won't front -- there's little chance we'd actually use JXD's V3 handheld, but it's not for lack of interest. This here PMP / game player hybrid isn't apt to leave the shores of Asia, but for those in that neck of the woods, this unit offers up emulators for a slew of game consoles, a 4.3-inch display, a 5 megapixel camera and plenty of file format support to handle your favorite music and video. Reportedly, the device even features an FM radio tuner, and in case you're curious as to why there are two D-pads on this thing, it's because you'll need 'em to get through certain Game Boy / NES titles. Or so they say. We can't say we're stoked about the $112 price tag, but in a way, we're kind of in love with the whole flip-top design.JXD V3 handheld is confused, confusing and altogether interesting originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink OhGizmo, The Gadget Site | v15i | Email this | Comments
- NVIDIA pursuing external graphics accelerators ... It's not everyday that we can say there's external laptop GPU love in the air, but right on the heels the appearance of the Gigabyte M1405 with its GeForce GT220 dock, NVIDIA is expressing interest in external laptop GPUs as well. Manager of notebook GPUs Rene Haas told X-bit Labs that he thinks external graphics adapters for laptops are a "big opportunity" for NVIDIA, though he noted the drawback of their high price tags. We assume he is referring to AMD's ATI XGP box (or Fujitsu Siemens's Lasso) which is the only one available -- the ASUS XG station (pictured above) that seemed to vanish into thin air after its brief appearance at CES 2008. Either way, Haas very clearly states that the large market appeal of affordable external GPUs is just his opinion, though we're going to assume his opinion holds a bit of water in Santa Clara.NVIDIA pursuing external graphics accelerators for laptops? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Electronista | Xbitlabs | Email this | Comments
- 1080p, 5.1 surround sound coming to Netflix Wat... Netflix Watch Instantly fans could be due for a big upgrade, as CNET has heard the company will roll out 1080p and 5.1 surround sound later this year. No word on timing or any other details, but this could mean its moving to version 3 of Microsoft's Silverlight streaming platform with its additional tweaks for adaptive streaming and hardware graphics acceleration. Also unknown is how much bandwidth would be necessary, but considering Microsoft already uses very similar technology for its 1080p Instant On videos on Zune Marketplace through the Xbox 360 while only requiring 3 Mbps and VUDU HDX 1080p videos only state a minimum of 4500 Kbps, a massive jump in available bandwidth might not be necessary if you already get clear 720p video. The last big hurdle? How much content will be available that way, Gizmodo points out only about 6 percent of current offerings stream in HD we'll be watching carefully if the pace picks up going forward. Update: Netflix pinged CNET to let them know that 1080p was mistakenly included on a roadmap of 2010 features, however if you can get over missing all those extra pixels, surround sound and closed captioning are definitely booked for an appearance later this year.1080p, 5.1 surround sound coming to Netflix Watch Instantly in 2010? Update: No, yes (and closed captioning) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Gizmodo | CNET | Email this | Comments
- Microsoft says Windows 7 battery 'issue' isn't one After Microsoft stated a week ago that it would look into reports of Windows 7 causing premature battery degradation, we've been staying up late at night with our frazzled lithium ion cells, reading them stories about Battery Heaven and generally trying to keep an upbeat tone around the Engadget HQ. Well, it turns out not everything is rosy in batteryville, but Microsoft says Windows 7 isn't the one to blame. According to the company's testing, the new tool, which reports when a battery is down to 40% of its designed capacity and suggests replacement, hasn't reported a single false positive. Additionally, the tool uses read-only data from the battery, and is in fact incapable of tweaking the battery's life span or internal data -- it merely reports the data it receives, and stacks the theoretical design capacity up against the current full charge capacity. Microsoft attributes the reports of the tool dooming batteries to an early grave to the mere fact that many people might not have noticed the degradation already taking place in their batteries -- most batteries start to degrade noticeably within a year. Of course, not everybody's going to just take Microsoft's word for it, and Microsoft itself will continue to look into the issue, but for now this sounds like a bit of a non-issue. The part about Windows 7 being less conservative with power use is a whole 'nother issue, of course.Microsoft says Windows 7 battery 'issue' isn't one originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink ZDNet | Engineering Windows 7 | Email this | Comments
- Motorola: Droid update to Android 2.1 'will sta... digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Motorola_Droid_update_to_Android_2_1_will_start_ths_week'; We knew Android 2.1 was coming for the Droid, but we'll confess -- we didn't expect it to come this soon. Motorola is now reporting via its official Facebook page that it's "happy to relay the 2.1 upgrade to Droid will start to roll out this week," going on to tease that it "will have more information to share on other device upgrades later." There's no detail on what the Droid update will entail or whether it'll roll out to every user this week (we doubt it), but by all indications, this is a promising sign that Moto's keeping the pedal to the metal, we'd say. [Thanks, andrewcweaver]Motorola: Droid update to Android 2.1 'will start to roll out this week' originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Facebook (official Motorola account) | Email this | Comments
- Google's Nexus One 'equipment recovery fee' sla... So the good news here is that Google appears to have heard the cries for help, having taken a chainsaw to its brutal $350 "equipment recovery fee" that had been lumped on top of T-Mobile's $200 ETF for subsidized Nexus One contracts canceled in the first 120 days. The bad news, though, is that it still exists at all -- a hairy precedent for an industry being watched with eagle eyes by the FCC right now. The company has knocked $200 off the fee, bringing it down to $150; in other words, if you break your contract, you'll pay the same ETF that Verizon now charges on its "advanced devices." Whether that was a deliberate move to let 'em say that they're no more expensive than Verizon is unclear, but let's be honest: $350 is extreme, $550 was highway robbery. At least we're going in the right direction.Google's Nexus One 'equipment recovery fee' slashed to $150, still a pain originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Phone Scoop, The Wall Street Journal | Google | Email this | Comments
Wired
- Feb. 9, 1870: Feds Get on Top of the Weather President Grant signs the law creating what will become the Weather Bureau and eventually the National Weather Service.
- Macworld Expo 2010 Caters to Apple Fans —... The Macworld trade show goes on without Steve Jobs. But will it live another year?
- Video Gallery: Lightning Reveals Its Power in S... Ultrahigh-speed video reveals six lightning strokes in startling slo-mo.
- Stormy Weather Cannot Defeat Re-Engineered Umbr... Saving up for a rainy day? Consider using some of that cash on an umbrella from Blunt. This reinforced dome will hold up to gusts short of hurricane force.
- Storyboard: Chris Anderson on Long Tail of Stuff Advances in product design and prototyping signal the start of a new industrial revolution, Wired's top editor argues in his latest cover story. Anderson and Wired Executive Editor Thomas Goetz discuss the implications of these radical changes in this week's Storyboard podcast.
- Feb. 9, 1969:Boeing 747 Makes First Flight The world's first jumbo jet, Boeing's 747, shows that it's ready for service.
- Audio: DIY Recordings of Awakening Sun A backyard radio astronomer and artist in New Mexico has captured sound recordings of the newly noisy sun showering the Earth with particles.
- JooJoo Tablet Faces Uphill Battle Against iPad Apple's iPad could sound the death knell for JooJoo, a tablet from an an unknown Singapore-based startup that was once the talk of gadget blogs.
- Jurors Told to Stop Tweeting The federal judiciary is being told to instruct jurors not to tweet, Facebook or perform online research for cases they are involved in. The developments follow a rash of twittering, facebooking and internet researching by federal jurors — some of which have led to mistrials.
- Google Making Gmail Into a Communications Hub Google is set to turn Gmail into a communications dashboard with rolling status updates. It's a bid to keep up with Facebook and make Gmail the place users turn to when they want to send messages, no matter what the medium.
TMZ
- Beyonce's Dad -- Destiny's Child? Filed under: Baby Watch, Beyonce Knowles, Exclusives Beyonce Knowles has a new half-brother -- if you believe Alexsandra Wright.Wright -- who filed a paternity suit against Mathew Knowles back in October -- gave birth last Thursday to a baby boy. The name ... Nixon. Priceless.Wright -- who once ...Permalink
- 'Twilight' Lawsuit - That's Our Moonlit Forest! Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Twilight Find a successful movie and TMZ will find a corresponding lawsuit alleging a shameless ripoff. Case in point - "Twilight."Summit Entertainment, which owns the trademark to the stylized TWILIGHT trademark, is suing a company that is selling a ...Permalink
- Spurs Organization Joins Battle over Nude Pics Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives The San Antonio Spurs are SOL in their attempt to have nude pics of one of their players removed from a website -- for now -- because the site's lawyer just said the pics of their player's basketballs are there to stay.The Spurs' lawyer fired off a ...Permalink
- Gabriel Iglesias Laughs Off Cyber Threat Filed under: Celebrity Justice Comedian Gabriel Iglesias -- a former finalist on "Last Comic Standing" -- had to call in extra security to his stand-up show in L.A. this weekend after receiving 2 threats on his safety. The comic claims someone fired off an email and a voicemail ...Permalink
- Singer Paul Young: 'Memba Him? Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!In 1984, English pop star Paul Young became famous for hits like "Everytime You Go Away," "Come Back and Stay" and for singing the first line of the Band-Aid charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Guess what he looks like now! ...Permalink
- Daughtry's Hair -- All Growed Up! Filed under: American Idol Since losing "American Idol" four years ago, Chris Daughtry has really grown as an artist.The 30-year-old showed off his non-bald scalp at a concert in Miami this weekend.It's good to see Chris going back to his roots. See Also Daughtry -- ...Permalink
- Hugh Hefner Accused of Screwing Playboy Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Playboy, Exclusives Hugh Hefner has been sued for living the good life and refusing to give it up for the sake of his company.We've obtained a class action lawsuit filed by a Playboy shareholder who claims the company is falling apart and Hugh has intentionally ...Permalink
- Med Board Goes After Murray with a Vengeance Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson Dr. Conrad Murray is a "danger to the public" -- according to the medical board that licensed him to practice medicine in California.According to documents filed with the court, the Medical Board of California believes Murray showed, "utter disregard ...Permalink
- Conrad Murray Pleads Not Guilty in Jackson Case Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson Dr. Conrad Murray was arraigned today and pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Michael Jackson. He was taken into custody for booking and bail was set at $75,000.Jackson's parents and several of his siblings were front ...Permalink
- Drew Brees' Home -- A Shrine to a Saint Filed under: TMZ Sports Ya think they like Drew Brees in New Orleans? Saints fans have been rolling over to Drew's place in droves -- leaving signs, trinkets and flowers for the Super Bowl MVP. No word on what they're leaving on the front doorstep at Peyton Manning's house ...Permalink
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- Usher's CD Delayed! Again! Not good. Usher's latest CD was scheduled for release yesterday on Super Bowl Sunday, but it has now been pushed back to March 30! Jive Records is refusing to release the new album until the singer signs with new management. His former manager AND mother Jonetta Patton are effing done professionally since late November 2009. [...]
- Selena Covers The Original Selena!! Look at that little cutie pie go!! Selena Gomez paid mad props to one who came before her, the late, great Selena, by covering her track, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom!, last night at the San Antonio Rodeo!! Who knew she could speak Spanish???? And do our eyes deceive us?? Is that Nick Jonas watching from [...]
- Howard Stern Will Replace Simon Cowell on Idol ... We'd do it for free! Howard Stern has said that he would replace Simon Cowell on American Idol, but only if they cough up 100 million big ones. Says Stern: "They'd have to pay me a ton of dough because I already make a ton of dough. Yeah I would do that show for $100 [...]
- MTV Wants Snooki All To Itself!! Wow. It must be pretty bad if even the network is saying enough is enough. It's not like they're ones to turn down publicity. The head honchos at MTV are reportedly pulling the plug on the cast of Jersey Shore and all of the club appearances they've been making because they're afraid of overexposure! [...]
- Joaquin Phoenix Goes On A Date! Good for you! See what happens when you shave off the Captain Caveman beard! Joaquin Phoenix was seen out grabbing some take-out with a PYT Saturday afternoon in Hollywood. Just another tiny step to returning to normal! [Image via National Photo Group.]
- SJP Buys Another House! This will make house #3 for the Parker-Broderick clan near the Long Island shoreline. Perhaps its time to look to other places for real estate. Sources say that Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick quietly bought another home on Long Island's East End, dropping $5.8 million on the humble abode. The couple is reportedly bringing the whole brood [...]
- Kate Gosselin's New Book! Another one? And it even features her shiteous extensions on the cover! Kate Gosselin is releasing a third book on April 13 entitled I Just Want You to Know: Letters to My Kids on Love, Faith and Family. The book will have prayers, journal excerpts and letters to each of her children. Kate says of [...]
- Oh, Deer! Random! A frightened deer ran into the Gateway Inn Hotel and Suites in Florida, completely clearing the front desk leaping through the air! LOLs! Poor little guy — watch the craziness above!
- Kate Bosworth And ASkars, Still On! Lucky bitch still has her hands on that sexy Swede! Kate Bosworth and rumored boyfriend Alexander Skarsgard were spotted on the tented patio of the Chateau Marmont in El Lay with a big group, but the actress was paying particular attention to the True Blood star. Stealing kisses and sitting next to each other, the pair of [...]
- Your Daily R-Patz! Seksi, seksi! Check out the first official shot from Robert Pattinson's upcoming spread in Details. You're welcome!
Superficial
- Jennifer Aniston's blurry nipple I put off posting these all day because, personally, I prefer a naked Anna Torv and Blake Lively through a telephoto lens over a pack of cougars in bikinis. Fortunately that move paid off because I had time to... ...read full story
- Megan Fox's breasts are still making movies and... - Brangelina suing over break-up rumors. [Lainey Gossip] - Kendra Wilkinson wasn't crying because of the Super Bowl last night. [PopEater] - Snaggletooth lives! [DrunkenStepfather: Site is NSFW] - Taylor Lautner must've seen a shoe sale down there. ...read full story
- Blake Lively in a bikini You know that feeling when you see your first child being born then hold him or her in your arms and realize between buckets of tears your life is never going to be the same again? That pretty much... ...read full story
- Samantha Ronson beats Lindsay? Gossip Cop has "debunked" recent reports claiming Samantha Ronson is physically abusing Lindsay Lohan: Without furnishing any specific time or place where Ronson was allegedly "violent" with Lohan, RadarOnline quotes an unnamed source saying, "One t ...read full story
- Anna Torv probably could've picked a better top... Because Esquire is apparently ditching the impeccably dressed male crowd in favor of sci-fi geeks, here's Fringe star Anna Torv posing half-naked for the March 2010 issue. That said, I have no explanation for why she's basically taking a... ...read full story
- Brad Pitt still loves a part of Angelina Dear Every Woman Who Dreams of One Day Landing a Sophisticated Hollywood Dreamboat Who Won't Grope Your Chest at Random Moments Like Your Current Man, NONE OF YOU ARE SAFE. Love, The Superficial... ...read full story
- Olivia Munn is dead to me Dane Cook posted a picture of himself with Olivia Munn at the Super Bowl yesterday and there's no way these two aren't fucking. If you're dumb enough to be photographed with Dane Cook at the start of your acting... ...read full story
- Reggie Bush is getting anal tonight I may not like Kim Kardashian. I may think she's everything that's wrong with America if it had a giant ass and a penchant for trick photography. I might even nurse a theory that her entire family murdered Nicole... ...read full story
- Anne Hathaway in British GQ Because her chest makes me want to launch a war in Ancient Greece, here's Anne Hathaway in the latest issue of British GQ. If this spread is to help the world forget she dated an Italian con-man who pretended... ...read full story
- Lorraine Nicholson still wearing bikinis and ot... - ?uestlove sets the record straight about NBC's Black History menu yet still doesn't address the hateful lack of grape soda. "SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT!" [PopEater] - Jessica Simpson is not fucking Taylor Kitsch. [Lainey Gossip] - Mischa Barton... ...read full story
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