Jun 14

Google Testing New Layout For Videos – Try It Yourself

Posted in: Google, Today's Chili

This article was written on August 05, 2006 by CyberNet.

Google Testing New Layout For Videos

It looks like Google is testing a new layout that makes watching a video seem much more like YouTube. The picture above shows the new layout which I surprisingly like. The page isn’t covered with a big black area when you are viewing those small movies!

If you want to try it out yourself there are just a few simple steps:

  1. Find a video that you want to watch. This is a good example :) .
  2. Right-click on this link and copy it to your clipboard. It is some JavaScript code that will set a cookie so if you left-click on the link it won’t work.
  3. After the page has finished loading just paste the code you copied in Step 2 into the address bar and press Enter.
  4. On the right-side of the screen you should see a link to test out the new Google Video page:

    Google Testing New Layout For Videos

I think they would probably give people the option to choose which layout they want. I guess if the video is small then there really isn’t any point to filling the whole screen with a black background since the user can just hit the button in the bottom-right corner of the video player to see it in full-screen. It gets a thumbs up from me.

News Source: Google Blogoscoped

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Jun 14

Google Wants To Get Inside Your Head

Posted in: Google, search, Today's Chili, top

Google just thumped out a host of new features today designed to make search easier, faster, more ubiquitous. But the end goal? It’s to very literally get inside your head and change the way you think. More »

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Jun 14

Google announces Search by Image and Voice Search for desktop, revamped mobile search

Posted in: Google, search, Today's Chili, video
Google’s done a ton of talking about search at its Inside Search event today, and two of the biggest new developments are on the desktop. It’s just announced that Android-style Voice Search is headed to Chrome (with support for English only, initially), and that it will be joined by a new Search by Image feature (also available in Chrome, or Firefox with an extension). To use that latter feature, you simply drag and drop an image or cut and paste an image URL in the search box, and then Google tries its best to recognize it and deliver relevant results — including identifying the location in an old vacation photo, for instance (though Google notes it isn’t doing face recognition). Both features will be rolling out over the next few days, but you can get a glimpse of them now in the demo videos after the break.

In other news, Google’s announced Instant Pages (also demoed after the break), which promises to speed up browsing by prerendering results when its “confident you’re going to click them.” It’s available in the latest developer version of Chrome today, and will also be included in the next public beta. Lastly, Google took the wraps off a number of revisions to its mobile search offerings, including a new set of shortcut icons, enhanced search options, and faster local results when browsing on a phone, as well as some revamped search and image results that have been specifically tailored to tablets — all of which are also rolling out today.

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Google announces Search by Image and Voice Search for desktop, revamped mobile search originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 13

Swype 3.0 gets Honeycomb support, intense promo video (video)

Posted in: Android, app, apps, Google, keyboard, Today's Chili, video
Swype: Get to da choppa

The folks at Swype sure know how to get our attention. The Android keyboard app has always inspired us to get a bit dramatic, but we had no idea that predictive text and moveable QWERTY pads were this intense. To celebrate the beta release of Swype 3.0 it appears the company hired Doug Liman (or at least some one who has studied the Bourne Identity very closely) to whip up a promo video. Enjoy the thrills of a resizable input area! Be wowed by the Honeycomb support! Get stunned by the auto-correct! Oh, and don’t forget to head after the break to watch the clip.

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Swype 3.0 gets Honeycomb support, intense promo video (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 13

Microsoft job listing hints at annual Windows Phone updates

Posted in: Android, Apple, Google, ios, leak, leaks, mango, Microsoft, Today's Chili, Windows, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7, Wp7

From the looks of it, a job posting on Microsoft’s career site has informally confirmed that Windows Phone is on track to receive “major yearly releases.” The idea of pushing a hefty Mango-sized package of features to its phones once a year shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, as both iOS and Android aim for the same goal, but it’s nice to see that the folks in Redmond have a good feel on exactly where the platform is headed. Now, update fans need not be worried about refreshes only coming once a year; the listing asks for someone to head up work on minor amendments in between these releases, which means we should look forward to NoDo-style maintenance updates on a regular basis. Or it could all amount to absolutely nothing. Your move, Ballmer. Your move. Head to the source link for the job listing.

Microsoft job listing hints at annual Windows Phone updates originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 13

1Gbps Internet coming to 700 homes in California for $70 a month

Posted in: Google, Today's Chili

At one time, a 1Gbps broadband connection to the Internet seemed like a pipe dream. That was until we reported in April 2010 that an ISP based in Hong Kong planned to offer it for an astonishing $26 a month. Luckily, such a service being offered here in the U.S. became more of a reality when […]

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Jun 13

YouTube subtly adds HD preview images, logoless playback option

Posted in: 1080p, Google, preview, Today's Chili, video, YouTube

It ain’t nearly as monumental as the day that YouTube actually started supporting high-def videos, but it’ll certainly make those who routinely upload HD content a bit happier. We’re talking about two new additions put forth by the YT team: HD preview images and a logoless playback option. Any new video uploaded to the site in a resolution of 480p or higher will have an HD preview image wherever the player is embedded, and we’re told that preexisting HD videos will be updated “in the next few weeks.” Moving right along, that pesky YouTube watermark (seen above) will be no more should you choose to nix it, but it’s not as simple as just ticking a box; you’ll need to add “?modestbranding=1” at the end of the video URL in order to make it disappear. So, celebratory drinks at noon?

YouTube subtly adds HD preview images, logoless playback option originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 13

ASUS to ship 300,000 Eee Pad Transformers in June, surpass all non-iPad tablet sales

Posted in: Android, android tablet, AndroidTablet, ASUS, Google, honeycomb, Today's Chili


ASUS has had a hard time meeting demand for its Eee Pad Transformer since the device’s launch earlier this year, but we clearly don’t have component shortages to blame. Jerry Shen, the Taiwanese company’s CEO, says that he expects to sell 300,000 of the tablets this month, following shipments totaling 400,000 in April and May. That figure puts the device in the number two spot for worldwide tablet shipments, just behind the prevailing iPad 2. At that rate, ASUS’s latest hybrid will bring in NT $2.5-3 billion (approximately $86.6-104 million), accounting for 10 percent of the company’s total revenue for June — a figure which could increase after sales pick up in Europe and mainland China in Q3. As for North America, it looks like e-tailers are finally able to maintain inventory of the $399 (16GB) flavor — it’s listed as in stock with major sites, including Amazon and Best Buy.

ASUS to ship 300,000 Eee Pad Transformers in June, surpass all non-iPad tablet sales originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 11

Bing Mobile updated, news and maps get minor facelifts

Posted in: Android, Apple, BlackBerry, Google, ios, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, IpodTouch, maps, Microsoft, mobile, refresh, RIM, search, Today's Chili, update

How can you “be what’s next” without having what’s next on your phone? Bing is here to help you fulfill its tagline by updating its mobile site for any device that runs HTML5. If the update had a highlight reel to show off the newest features, here’s what would be on it: a carousel-like interface in the news section that lets you swipe your finger left or right to switch to other categories; maps that show directions together in split-screen format; a search history complete with trending topics; and the ability to share images and links on Facebook. The new enhancements are now available to iOS, Android, and BlackBerry, so it’s an easy jaunt over to your browser to check it out. Or, if you’re reading this on your phone, give the ol’ More Coverage link a quick tap.

Bing Mobile updated, news and maps get minor facelifts originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 10

Hack Alert – Check Your Gmail Filters!

Posted in: Email, Gmail, Google, Today's Chili, Web Sites

This article was written on December 26, 2007 by CyberNet.

Gmail Filters Hacked

One of the features that I use quite often in Gmail is the filter list. With filters I’m able to forward, apply labels, and delete/archive emails as they come in. Unfortunately this was also a source for hackers to wreak havoc on you.

As it turns out new filters could previously be added simply by visiting an unsuspecting website. The malicious site can create filters that will scan emails looking for phrases such as “password,” and have those emails forwarded to an address of their choosing. Here’s how it works:

The victim visits a page while being logged into GMail. Upon execution, the page performs a multipart/form-data POST to one of the GMail interfaces and injects a filter into the victim’s filter list. In the example above, the attacker writes a filter, which simply looks for emails with attachments and forwards them to an email of their choice. This filter will automatically transfer all emails matching the rule. Keep in mind that future emails will be forwarded as well. The attack will remain present for as long as the victim has the filter within their filter list, even if the initial vulnerability, which was the cause of the injection, is fixed by Google.

Unfortunately one guy has really felt the wrath of this vulnerability, and you should protect yourself by double-checking your current filters. Look for any filters that forward to an unknown address.

This vulnerability has already been patched, but if you’re still worried about something similar happening in the future there is a very simple solution. After you get done reading your email just logout of your account. If you’re not logged in vulnerabilities like this one will be unable to access your account.

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