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How many browsers is enough? Between Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer, (not to mention, Baidu, Amazon, Maxthon, Dolphin, etc…) you’d think we’d have plenty ways to surf the web. Not according to Yandex. The Russian search company has just released its own branded browser built around a Webkit base using Chromium as a starting point. This isn’t its first foray into the world of software though, it’s been offering a customized version of Firefox for some time, with Yandex as the default search engine. The new entry into the crowded browser market also borrows threat scanning technology from Kaspersky and Opera’s Turbo for quickly loading content on slow connections. Tigran Khudaverdyan, head of mobile services at the company, even suggested to Business Week that a mobile version was in the works. For now it’s only available for OS X and Windows, however. Check out the PR after the break and hit up the source link to download it now.

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Yandex launches its own browser targeting Russian market originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ready the spandex and decide on a name for your alter ego, because come October 16th, you’ll have the chance to fight crime from the comfort of your computer. On that date, the “Connected To The Case” website goes live with the aim of crowd-sourcing tips from its users to help the cops solve active investigations. You’ll use your Facebook login for access, as the service pulls data from your profile to prioritize cases with which you might have a connection. Morgan Wright, CEO and Chief Crime Fighter of Crowd Sourced Investigations, told us its system looks at five key areas when digging for pertinent triggers: “date, location, time, relation and demographics.” It then uses that data to tailor notifications of unsolved crimes based on — for example — proximity to your school, or where you used to work. Rest assured that you control the privacy settings, and if you’ve got useful info to share, you can do so anonymously.

Law enforcement agencies can register to include their cases from today, with the initial roll-out targeting the US. The plan is to expand first to other English-speaking countries, with foreign language support in the future to build a global network of internet do-gooders. Including data from other social networks is also in the pipeline, starting with Twitter and later, Foursquare and Pinterest. A smartphone app is also on the agenda, so get your detective devices ready — we can be heroes, if just for one click.

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Connected To The Case to use Facebook for crowd-sourced crime solving originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re huge fans of Evernote here at the Engadget compound (it’s great for keeping track of our latest world domination schemes). But, we’ve got to admit, the web service is clearly the company’s red-headed step child. The desktop and mobile apps are undeniably top-notch, but the webapp is just sort of there. Being able to edit your notes and share them from any browser is a great feature, but we wouldn’t exactly call it an enjoyable experience. Today the company took the wraps off a revamp that should ease the pain a bit. Evernote is particularly proud of its new shared note design, that offers a much more attractive and interactive look at entries. You can reshare notes, enter a slideshow view or copy it to your own account. The broader redesign is subtle, but refreshing. There are new icons, some color changes and a tweaked top bar that lend a less cluttered feel without removing functionality. There’s even a handy button that collapses the sidebar for those of you rocking smaller laptop screens. We also noticed that the new interface seems to load notes with multiple images much faster. You can read about it straight from the horses mouth at the source or just go to the Evernote homepage and check it out yourself.

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Evernote web interface updated with better sharing, cleaner look originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AOL’s continuing push to boost its video presence on as many internet places as possible has just secured many of the company’s brands a spotlight inside one of the world’s biggest sites. According to AllThingsD, AOL and YouTube have inked a deal that will bring “branded channels” with content from sites such as Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Moviefone and even clips from the recently launched HuffPost Live over to the video streaming platform. And while AOL did previously offer some tidbits on YouTube, this move is expected to better solidify and highlight the vid work from properties like the ones mentioned above — which, of course, could only be accomplished by reaching a new “everyone wins” type of revenue sharing agreement.

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AOL strikes deal with YouTube to start streaming content from various brands originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re a Windows user who makes MSN their homepage on the regular, you’ll be glad to hear that they’ll be getting a giant re-design optimized for the touchscreen environment this Autumn. This change comes at the same time as Windows 8 is released, with a jump-off date of October 26th in the mix. This update brings Windows 8 and Windows RT users using Internet Explorer 10 the chance to keep their touchscreen-usefulness at its hight.

This new interface for the MSN-laden web is being shown off this week at New York’s Advertising Week. This new version of MSN online will be shown right alongside a collection of advertisements for Windows 8 and Windows RT that are touch-centric in nature as well. This release will not be viewable to the general public until the 26th of October when Windows 8/RT goes on sale to the general public.

MSN update on a mocked-up tablet device.

This update will have what was up until recently called a “Metro” look and feel with buttons large enough for the finger to tap in any situation. This update will only be shown to Windows 8 and Windows RT users working with Internet Explorer 10 specifically at the start, but it may be expanded to other systems in the future. Advertisements for Windows 8/RT with touch-centric goals will be released throughout the week.

This new portal will have MSN News from AP and Reuters news sources alongside Microsoft’s own staff of in-house writers. The updated MSN homepage will have Sports, Entertainment, and Money subsidies as well – as the current homepage does already. This new portal is going to be used – in one way or another – as an interface for the new Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 apps that will be released in 2013 – more than likely. There’s a Windows 8 Bing News app in the Windows Store right this minute, and it’s currently unclear if one will replace the other.

[via Microsoft]

MSN portal takes giant Windows 8 touchscreen cue is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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