Following the rumors that Google is getting ready to re-launch Google Maps on iOS, the folks over at Google Maps are announcing today that they just launched aerial, satellite, and 45-degree imagery to 164 cities and 108 countries or regions. The update, according to Google, is part of their ongoing commitment to provide users with comprehensive and accurate maps. Additionally, Google’s collection of 45-degree imagery on Google Maps has been expanded as well to 40 new cities in the U.S. and 20 places around the world. Cities include Luxembourg, Romania, Romania, and Switzerland. Check out the full list after the break. (more…)
It is during a routine teardown that folks at iFixit noticed that the Google Nexus 4 uses a QUALCOMM WTR1605L 4G LTE chip which supports up to seven bands. We can already see Nexus 4 users’ eyes lighting up at the idea of a community LTE driver or something like that. We never say never, but at the moment, nothing of that kind is on the horizon. (more…)
HONOLULU — Brittney Griner and Baylor were rarely challenged during a 42-game winning streak that included a national title and a quick start to this season.
But the unfamiliar scene of Hawaii and an eager opponent in No. 4 Stanford – keen on avenging a loss in the Final Four – were too much for the top-ranked Lady Bears on Friday, who fell 71-69 to the fourth-ranked Cardinal.
Like to sing in the shower? Take a seat on your grandma’s old bathing stool — your own shower head is about to show you up. Kohler’s latest water dispersal nozzle, Moxie, features a detachable Bluetooth speaker secured in the shower head’s center with a magnet. It sounds like a bad Yakov Smirnoff gag: in Soviet Russia, shower sings to you! The speaker pops off the sprayer when it’s time to towel off, and promises to provide up to seven hours of sudsy tunes before needing a recharge. The only thing it seems to be missing is a water powered micro-turbine. Read on for Kohler’s official press release.
It looks like Anonymous followed up with its threat of digitally attacking Israel for taking military action in the Gaza strip. They’ve knocked down websites, deleted databases and have leaked e-mail addresses and passwords. It’s a whopping takedown. More »
Regardless of the General Assembly vote, the Palestinians would remain stateless and remain under occupation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. For Israel, the continued barrage of rockets is unacceptable not just to the government but to the public at large. Read More… More on Hamas
Research in Motion‘s upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphone is a source of contention, with RIM CEO Thorsten Heins predicting a successful entrance amidst critics proclaiming that the BB phone will flounder. No matter which side of the debate you sit, you can check out the phone’s sleek operating system thanks to a video posted over at Muy Computer, giving us a ten minute glimpse into the OS. The video is in Spanish, but don’t let that stop you.
The folks over at Muy Computer spent ten minutes with RIM’s Regional Senior Product Manager Claudio Roselli, who gave them a detailed tour through the BlackBerry 10′s OS via a Dev Alpha B handset. In the video, you can see the adaptive lock screen that morphs around the user’s finger as it is swiped, as well as a screen dedicated to “efficient multitasking” and a look at BlackBerry Hub. Viewers also get a nice tour of the app store.
In addition to getting this excellent video, the folks at Muy Computer also spoke with a couple different RIM associates at the BlackBerry Jam 2012 for Enterprises event. The event’s purpose was to demonstrate the BB OS 10 and the ease at which developers can both create and port apps. According to one of RIM’s managing directors, the mobile operating system works in conjunction with the hardware platform and cloud services to create an efficient, all-around effective device.
Jorge del Casar, a “BlackBerry Developer Evangelist,” had this to say on the subject. “Developers have access to several affordable and free solutions for bringing their projects to the app store. An Android app can be ported from the cloud or created by installing a plugin in Eclipse that automatically generates the application for BlackBerry.”
Amazon announced a partnership with digital media company JibJab on Friday that will introduce free, personalized video gift cards to its customers. This new feature gives you the option to attach pictures to over 50 pre-themed videos, which includes holidays, birthdays and other special occasions. Customers can load up to $2,000 on a video gift card, which can be sent instantly or at a scheduled date and time via email or a Facebook wall post. The cards never expire and recipients can share their videos through Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest or email, while keeping the gift’s cash value private. So, if gift cards from the people with the smile on the box rank high on your holiday wish list, get ready to have your inbox hit with a barrage of disco grannies and snowball-throwing elf cat videos.
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Following the rumors that Google is getting ready to re-launch Google Maps on iOS, the folks over at Google Maps are announcing today that they just launched aerial, satellite, and 45-degree imagery to 164 cities and 108 countries or regions. The update, according to Google, is part of their ongoing commitment to provide users with comprehensive and accurate maps. Additionally, Google’s collection of 45-degree imagery on Google Maps has been expanded as well to 40 new cities in the U.S. and 20 places around the world. Cities include Luxembourg, Romania, Romania, and Switzerland. Check out the full list after the break. (more…)
