The team at Digg have seen an opportunity in the ending of service in Google Reader – that taking place on July 1st. Speaking with Wired, Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin spoke of the company and its parent company Betaworks, saying the team is aiming to rejuvenate the entire infrastructure of the site, starting with the
That whole Yahoo buying Tumblr thing? That’s a done deal. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer took to Yahoo’s Tumblr account — meta! — to announce her excitement at the deal’s close. “Today is an incredibly exciting day for Yahoo! and Tumblr,” Mayer said. She reconfirmed Yahoo’s commitment to running Tumblr as a separate entity, and announced a whole mess of new Tumblrs dedicated to various capacities of Yahoo (Search, Messenger, Mail, Sports, Answers and Flickr). There’s even a GIF containing the fairly amazing image seen above. Head below for the full letter of celebration from Mayer herself.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Source: Yahoo
Dart isn’t conquering the world wide web just yet, but that doesn’t mean Google is giving up on its darling programming language. The internet giant has just released the first beta of the SDK and Editor, and the update’s focus is obvious: speed. The analysis engine, which is responsible for altering you to errors in your code, has been revamped and is now 20 percent faster, according to Google. There are a whole bunch of new features designed to simplify development too, such as the ability to import or rename libraries. And the Editor’s autocomplete engine is now “camelcase aware,” meaning when you type “iE” the editor tracks down “isEmpty.” Dart code compiled to JavaScript now results in significantly smaller file sizes and Dart VM performance has supposedly been boosted by between 33 and 40 percent. Oh, and there’s much, much more… this is just the SparkNotes, folks. For the full change log hit up the source.
Source: Chromium Blog, Dart News & Updates
Google has been under the gun in the EU for a while now about its privacy policies, particularly in France, which is fairly hardcore about such matters. In fact, the nation’s CNIL computer watchdog has just ordered Mountain View to change its practices or face an initial maximum fine of €150,000 (around $200,000), followed by a penalty of up to €300,000 for further non-compliance. Google has just three months to fall in line, and the French regulator’s ruling could just be the beginning; it investigated the search giant at the EU parliament’s behest, meaning nations like Italy, Spain and the UK could follow suit. For its part, Google — which is no doubt very sensitive to such matters at the moment thanks to the NSA saga — said it “respects European law” and will continue to work with French and EU authorities on the matter.
Source: Reuters
Dolphin has done a pretty fine job when it comes to keeping its browser loaded with plenty of handy features, both on Android and iOS. Now, the Dolphin’s hit version 10 for Android, bringing along an array of things including a revamped user interface, drag-and-drop support for speed dials on the home screen, additional swipe-based gestures and a new store for web-based applications. In addition to all that, Dolphin brought back support for Adobe Flash, while also taking to this release to improve the built-in search options and allow users to dig through sites like Amazon, Twitter, Wikipedia and YouTube right from within the app. The overhauled Dolphin browser is now available on Google Play, so give the source below a quick click if you’re eager to check out these changes.
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Via: Droid Life
Source: Google Play
We’ve heard talk about a possible Viacom partnership with Twitter before, bringing with it social TV show clips. Such rumors became official today with an announcement by Viacom that it has joined Twitter’s Amplify program. To kick things off, Viacom will be launching with the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, and will move on from
Twitter isn’t quite done refining TweetDeck’s interface following recent web and desktop overhauls — there’s still a little tweaking left in store. The company has just updated the Chrome and web versions of its social app with grab handles that let users drag and drop columns at will. It’s also easier to jump back to the top of a column when there are unread tweets, and a selected column now snaps to the sidebar when there are fewer than three total columns on the screen. While the fresh interface is web-only for now, those who prefer the native Mac and Windows apps should get matching upgrades in the near future.
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Source: Twitter
While Viacom hasn’t always understood how this whole internet video thing works, it’s showing some tech savviness today with confirmation of rumors that it’s joining Twitter’s Amplify program. Beginning with the MTV Video Music Awards on August 25th, Viacom will deliver ad-backed video highlights on Twitter for shows and events across its channel range, including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. In theory, the agreement is a win for everyone: Viacom and Twitter get more revenue, while we get a legal way to revisit those inevitable celebrity slip-ups. The two sides haven’t said how long their partnership will last, although we wouldn’t be surprised if results from the VMA broadcast help shape the deal’s future.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Via: Viacom (Twitter), The Verge
Source: Viacom
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc, Internet
Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology.
I have a confession to make. I love /r/cringe, the sub-Reddit dedicated to those moments usually caught on video that make us feel better about our lots in life when we can watch a 30-second chunk of happenstance and walk away thinking, “I am at least one level of dork above that person.”
Back in the day you were either a nerd… or not. There were no levels of dorkiness like we have today. You were into computers and Dungeons & Dragons or you weren’t: that was pretty much it. You were grouped into a subculture that enjoyed all things electronic, idolized Brian Tochi, knew who Steve Wozniak was and could explain why Weird Science was not a nerd revenge film, but actually a celebration of giving up the machine for love and conformity shrouded in a Hughesian attempt to finally give the dweebs a chance to get some. Still a cool movie, though, and a righteous theme song.
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