"La Barbie" All Smiles as Cops Describe Savagery

Bust of Alleged Drug Kingpin a Coup for Mexico's War on Cartels; Texas-Born Fugitive also Wanted in U.S.

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21 Signs You've Been Spoiled Rotten by Technology

Do you complain loudly if the Wi-Fi on the airplane fizzles out? Gripe if a YouTube stream falters? Own an HDTV bigger than your couch? If so, you might be spoiled by technology. Read on for more warning signs.










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Warning: David Hasselhoff Thinks Dancing With the Stars Is a Dating Show

We just chatted up the new "stars" of Dancing With the Stars after last night's big cast announcement and have some things you must know. Like, for starters, not only is Sarah Palin...

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Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 9 Final Platform Preview

Microsoft released its fourth and final Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 9 for developers Aug. 4, as part of its ramp-up towards the browser's September beta release. This Preview features native JavaScript integration and fully hardware-accelerated HTML5, among other features.After previewing IE9 at the MIX 2010 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft has released preview versions of IE9 to developers roughly every eight weeks; the three previous Platform Previews have been downloaded more than 2.5 million times, according to Microsoft. The newest preview can be downloaded from this site."The fourth Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 9, available now, shows the opportunity of fully hardware-accelerated HTML5," Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Internet Explorer, wrote in an Aug. 4 posting on the Windows Internet Explorer Weblog. "You can run new test drive samples that show modern SVG and native JavaScript integration in action... With this installment, you will find more performance and more support for the same markup." By integrating the JavaScript engine directly into the browser, apparently, IE9 achieves speeds greater than its predecessors.Microsoft also contributed 519 new tests to the standards bodies with Platform Preview 4, bringing the total number of tests contributed during IE9 development to 2,138.Despite a strong challenge from rival browsers such as Firefox and Chrome, Internet Explorer has managed to make incremental gains with regard to overall users. Net Applications estimated Internet Explorer's share of the browser market at 60.74 percent (a slightly increase from June's 60.32 percent), followed by Firefox with 22.91 percent, Chrome with 7.16 percent, Safari with 5.09 percent, and Opera with 2.45 percent.User adoption of Internet Explorer 8 has been on the rise, even as the respective shares for Internet Explorer 6 and 7 continue their decline. Over the past few months, Microsoft executives have positioned the latter two versions' slide as a natural trend they encourage. Despite that, Microsoft currently intends to support Internet Explorer 6 through April 2014, despite concerns from some quarters over its security and relevance.But Internet Explorer's privacy policies have also raised some users' hackles--particularly after an Aug. 1 article in The Wall Street Journal that alleged company executives had killed the Internet Explorer team's initiative to create software that counteracts common tracking tools; the concern, apparently, was that such programming would interfere with the company's online-ad selling operation.In response to that controversy, Microsoft issued an Aug. 1 posting on The Windows Internet Explorer Weblog, insisting that "browsing the Web is fundamentally an information exchange" and that "your Web browser offers information in order to get information." That posting also called attention to Internet Explorer's InPrivate Filtering, which allows users to regulate their privacy settings.

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Samantha Ronson Facing Criminal Probe Over Dog Attack

The dog mauling left Samantha Ronson "incredibly sad." Depending on what investigators find out, things could be getting worse.

The celeb DJ and her bulldog Cadillac are at the...

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Griffin Releases New IPad Accessories, Cases

Despite a rough economy, iPad accessories continue to flow into the wild in an untamed river of shiny plastic and form-fitting polycarbonate. Griffin Technology...










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ZooGue Smart Case for IPad

The promo video on the $50 ZooGue Smart Case's web site plays like an infomercial, and that's appropriate. This case is so versatile and flexible that I'm still...










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BP internal probe finds errors by own engineers led to Gulf disaster: report

BP has accepted some of the blame for the deadly rig disaster that led to the worst oil spill in United States history, according to a new report.

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Detroit juror updates Facebook with defendant's guilt -- before the trial is over

Judge flips, removes juror for writing on Facebook that it was "gonna be fun to tell the defendant they're guilty."

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Remains of the Day: Lies, Damn Lies, and Market Share

Statistics and puppets are surprisingly similar: you can make either one say anything you want. Also, Apple's taking some unorthodox iPod accessory makers to...










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Dancing With the Stars Cast Revealed in Full, Includes the Hoff, a Palin, a Quarterback and The Situation

We hate to say we told ya so...

Between WWK and the Awful Truth, E! News pretty much had this one covered, having already revealed that Bristol Palin, Jennifer Grey, Mike "The...

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Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse Lurking Around Web

With all the recent excitement over touch screens, it's sometimes easy to overlook that the mouse remains essentially unchanged from Ye Olden Days of the Reagan era. Sure, they've gotten more ergonomically inclined, with new inputs such as scroll wheels and third buttons; but a time-traveler from the 1980s would have no trouble recognizing and using one.The mouse's current evolution, it seems, centers on making it more touch-centric than ever. Look at Apple's Magic Mouse, with a multitouch surface that allows for scrolls, swipes and zooms. Then there's Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse, images of which recently appeared on a German shopping Website. Microsoft's not making anything official, but if the rumors prove true, the mouse includes some features that would give Sonny Crockett a severe case of future shock: touch-scrolling, a 2.4GHz nano transceiver and the ability to flatten its regular arched shape for easier transport.The mouse's page on that German Website has already been taken down, but Engadget managed to snatch some screenshots ahead of the deletion. Slashgear's also posted a supposed marketing image, which has the Arc Touch Mouse looking like a black plastic inchworm.Rumors peg the mouse's price at $69.95, and its release date sometime during the fall (soon, in any case). Personally, aside from the coolness factor, I don't see the point of a mouse that can alternatively curve or flatten--I know some people would rather use a mouse with their laptops, and carry one along on trips; but I didn't figure enough of them out there to justify that sort of engineering decision. In any case, it's a differentiator.Given how that silver strip bifurcates the top of the mouse into two black "tabs," I'm guessing this is a two-button mouse in the tradition of previous Microsoft offerings. Does a finger-swipe on that strip activate the touch scrolling? I'm thinking maybe; it's certainly positioned in the same place as a traditional scroll wheel. I'm curious about whether this follows in the steps of the Magic Mouse, with a multitouch surface, or if we're dealing with old-fashioned mechanical buttons.Either way, Microsoft will likely make an announcement soon. For your viewing pleasure, here's one of the snatched box shots that's been drifting around the Interwebs:

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LG E720 with Android leaks: it's no Galaxy S killer

The great thing about Android is that it does a reasonably good job scaling from the high end of the hardware spectrum all the way down to the lowest of the low -- and it's on that cautionary note that we show you this alleged LG E720 that popped up on a Polish site over the weekend. We're apparently looking at a Froyo-equipped device featuring a 3.2 inch display -- which we're fairly certain will fall short of WVGA resolution -- along with Qualcomm's midrange MSM7227 core and a 5 megapixel camera around back. In other words, Galaxy S owners, rest easy: LG doesn't have your phone in its sights... not with this particular model, anyhow. Pricing and availability remain to be seen, but with Android 3.0 likely in the pipeline for 2010, LG would be well advised to step on the gas.LG E720 with Android leaks: it's no Galaxy S killer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  android.com.pl  | Email this | Comments

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Aug 17, 1859: U.S. Airmail Carried by Balloon

1859: Mail is carried by air for the first time in the United States.
On a hot summer day as the temperature soared toward 91 degrees, John Wise stood at the town square in Lafayette, Indiana, waiting next to a balloon named Jupiter. Even for a balloon enthusiast and a well-known aeronaut, it was a big [...]

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M-Edge Executive Jacket for IPad

The M-Edge Executive Jacket is one of the many leather-bound ($60 with real leather, $50 with the synthetic stuff) iPad folios out there. You secure the iPad in...










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Nokia's Candybar X3 Combines Buttons and a Touch Interface

Nokia has announced the X3 Touch and Type, which combines a 2.4-inch touchscreen and with traditional 12-button keypad.










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Glenn Beck: America is wandering in the dark

Glenn Beck held a huge rally Saturday to "celebrate America" - and himself - at the Lincoln Memorial, drawing scores of Tea Party faithful into a swirling debate on race and politics.

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ZooGue Smart Case for IPad

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XtremeMac Announces New IPad Cases and Protectors

Sunrise, Florida-based XtremeMac has announced several new cases for the iPad, starting with the Tuffwrap ($40), a form-fitting silicone snap-on that protects...

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Aug. 26, 1883: Krakatau Erupts, Changes World ? Again

1883: Krakatau volcano in the Dutch East Indies roars to life with a volley of ever-increasing explosions. It will culminate the next morning with the loudest explosion in human history.
Krakatau (aka Krakatoa) had been rumbling and sending up puffs of ash since May 1883. The eruption turned deadly on the afternoon of Aug. 26, [...]

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Glenn Beck catches heat for DC rally on MLK 'Dream' speech anniversary

Right-wing media stars Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, supported by a Tea Party cast of thousands, will try to lay claim to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy in a rally Saturday on the National Mall.

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Inhabitat's Week in Green: of pedal-powered submarines and soda-powered fuel cells

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.


This week, California saw a tremendous boost for solar power as the nation's first solar thermal plant in two decades was approved for Kern County. We also saw several incredible new approaches to generating alternative energy as researchers took crucial steps towards tapping the skies for lightning power and scientists unveiled a fuel cell battery that can be powered by soda. And if you can barely contain yourself at the prospect of pop-powered batteries, relax -- a team of scientists is also working on using urine to create low-cost fuel cells.

This week we also watched green transportation take a plunge beneath the sea as French engineers unveiled an awesome pedal-powered submarine. Our neighbors to the north also broke news as students at the University of British Columbia embarked upon a record-setting trip across Canada in an electrified VW Beetle and three Canadian schools announced plans to create a car out of cannabis - hopefully it doesn't go up in smoke. Finally, we took a (sobering) look at the havoc that poor public transportation planning can wreak: a massive traffic jam in China that extended for more than 60 miles and 9 days.

Speaking of students, here are a few projects to get you energized for the coming school year: a German tank armory was recently transformed into an ultra-modern solar-powered school, and we showcased some of the world's most incredible student-built structures. In other news, we brought you two dispatches from the realm of wearable tech - a new energy-harvesting film that could wire your wardrobe and a line of clothing that lets you send and receive phone calls. Can you hear me now?Inhabitat's Week in Green: of pedal-powered submarines and soda-powered fuel cells originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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Glenn Beck: America is wandering in the dark

Glenn Beck held a huge rally Saturday to "celebrate America" - and himself - at the Lincoln Memorial, drawing scores of Tea Party faithful into a swirling debate on race and politics.

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Huawei-branded Mobile Phones to Sell in India Market

Huawei to sell branded phones in India; in addition to its business through operators










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Illinois Politicians: Really Corrupt Or Just Dumb?

Rod Blagojevich's guilty verdict made him the second consecutive Illinois governor to be convicted of a crime and the fourth in less than 40 years. And it's not just governors. Hundreds of other Illinois public officials have been convicted in a state that some call the "corruption capita," of the nation.

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Pack rat's corpse found FOUR months later in her home

A woman who lived her life as a pack rat was so good at hoarding her dead body remained hidden in her home four months after she died.

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Paris Hilton -- What, Me Worry?

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The average person might be nervous after being arrested for possession of a cocaine -- Paris Hilton , however, is not your average person. Sources in contact with the heiress tell TMZ she isn't fazed by the arrest at all, telling people she's "not…

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Feds investigate fire at proposed Tenn. mosque

New York isn't the only city where tensions are running high over a proposed mosque. A fire on Saturday at the construction site of a new Islamic center in Tennessee is now being investigated by federal officials, and the local Sheriff's department says the incident will be ruled as arson.

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Beck: I shouldn't have called Obama 'racist'

Glenn Beck has stepped back from his claim that President Obama is "racist." Sort of.

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Beck: I shouldn't have called Obama 'racist'

Glenn Beck has stepped back from his claim that President Obama is "racist." Sort of.

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Nanotechnology enables ultra high-def LCDs, cheaper stacked-electrode OLED screens

Pixel density enthusiasts, pay close attention, because science is ready to blow your minds -- the University of Michigan has developed an LCD technology that can display their logo in a space just nine microns high. By creating a filter made of microscopic metal gratings with differently sized holes just a few hundred nanometers wide, researchers discovered they could precisely capture wavelengths associated to red, green and blue light, producing pixels roughly eight times smaller than those in the iPhone 4's famous screen, and entire images that could practically fit inside a single dot of Kopin's microdisplay.

Meanwhile, OLEDs (which don't require filters to produce their color) saw a nanotech breakthrough of their own last week, as a group at the University of Florida have discovered that carbon nanotubes can revitalize a once-inefficient but promising vertical stacking technique. Layering thin sheets of aluminum, carbon nanotubes, organic material and finally gold on top of a glass substrate, scientists have created OLEDs that promise to be cheaper, faster and require one-tenth of the power of those using polycrystalline silicon, and could theoretically be printed as a flexible display as well. Here's hoping we'll see the fruits of these fellows' labors soon -- we can't wait to pen a follow-up to this epic fight.Nanotechnology enables ultra high-def LCDs, cheaper stacked-electrode OLED screens originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink TG Daily, OLED-Info.com  |  Technology Review, University of Michigan  | Email this | Comments

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Paris Hilton Lawyers Up

Just hours after Paris Hilton was arrested for cocaine possession in Las Vegas, she called on famous celeb attorney David Chesnoff to get her out of jail.
Paris was released without posting any bail, which suggests she only had a small amount of cocaine in her possession.
Chesnoff has also represented David Copperfield, Suge Knight, and [...]

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Aug. 25, 1989: Voyager 2, Meet Neptune

1989: Voyager 2 makes its closest encounter with Neptune, passing just 3,000 miles above the cloud tops of the most distant planet in our solar system.
The Voyager 2 space probe has been our most productive unmanned space voyage. It visited all four of the outer planets and their systems of moons and rings, including the [...]

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Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in Demo

Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the...










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The Macalope Weekly: They're on to Us!

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Time Waits for No One: 'Leap Seconds' May Be Cut

Problematic for computers, the leap second may be banished










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Nike Air Maxes get a Wii Balance Board infusion

Recently Nike -- a shoe company that seems to enjoy a side dish of tech from time to time -- challenged 78 artists to "hack" its shoes and come up with something decidedly different than your typical Air Force Ones. Now, a lot of the projects were more art and less tech, but that can't be said for entrant Nick Marsh's contribution to the experiment. The designer fused the internals of a Wii Balance Board with a pair of Air Maxes to create a gaming experience that may not be nuanced, but certainly seems capable of making you break a sweat. According to Nick, games are played exactly as they would have been previously, but since you can't step of the board, you're required to lift your foot or sit down when you need to back off on the pressure. Nick finished the project in April, but it sounds like a slightly more polished version could be in the offing. Check out a quick video of the shoes in action after the break, and hit the source for a slew of pics.Continue reading Nike Air Maxes get a Wii Balance Board infusionNike Air Maxes get a Wii Balance Board infusion originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink DVICE  |  Nick Marsh  | Email this | Comments

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Microsoft Offering Windows Phone 7 to Employees

Microsoft employees will apparently be given free Windows Phone 7 smartphones, according to staffer Tweets escaping from Microsoft Global Exchange, the company's annual sales conference (Mary Jo Foley tweeted about it first). Gizmodo's also posted an internal e-mail purportedly from Andy Lees, senior vice president of Microsoft's Mobile Communications Business, with additional details:"I am thrilled to announce that a new Windows Phone 7 will be made available to every Microsoft employee as we launch in each market around the world. The process will vary based on your market, your carrier and your launch date so stay tuned for more information closer to launch."This is exactly what you'd expect, no? Apple employees walk around campus with the iPhone, Google employees have a tendency to whip out their Android in meetings, so it stands to reason that Microsoft staffers would follow suit.I've expended a lot of digital ink on the question of whether Windows Phone 7 will succeed. But this week's earnings numbers from both Apple and Microsoft make the stakes of that success all too clear. On the strength of its mobile devices--the iPhone and the iPad in particular--Apple posted quarterly revenues of $15.7 billion... while analysts predict that Microsoft, with much of its energies still focused on the desktop, will post revenues of $15.27 billion (the earnings call takes place at 5:30 EST).Microsoft knows it needs to diversify into the cloud and mobile--its Worldwide Partner Conference last week devoted substantial amounts of time to both. If Windows Phone 7 succeeds beyond expectations, then Microsoft will have another robust vertical to supplement Windows 7 and the other flagship software that support its current revenue model. If it fails, then Microsoft will find itself trapped in its old paradigm, at least in the short- to medium term; while the company has a number of cloud initiatives, none have translated into awe-inspiring cash flow. (So many heads would roll in the event of a Phone 7 meltdown, it would make the recent restructuring in the Entertainment & Devices Division look like a haircut by comparison.)Being trapped in the old paradigm is, frankly, unacceptable. Microsoft knows this. Giving its 88,000+ employees a Windows Phone 7 is a no-brainer; the next step is seeing whether it can convince a few million outsiders to put down cash for the privilege.

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Engadget Podcast 210 - 08.27.2010

Do you hear that? It's the sound of Nilay Patel's heavy breathing and ice clinking, but not there. Enjoy it, this week only.

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Dancing Queen

00:02:29 - Samsung Galaxy Tab gets official teaser video
00:13:28 - Exclusive: Dell Thunder prototype preview (video)
00:13:50 - Exclusive: Samsung Cetus i917 bows for AT&T, shows off its Windows Phone 7 ways
00:13:58 - Exclusive: T-Mobile G2 in the wild!
00:14:05 - T-Mobile G2 again, this time with less Mr. Blurrycam
00:14:17 - Exclusive: LG C900 for AT&T has Windows Phone 7, shows off a little carrier branding
00:14:20 - Exclusive: HTC's Windows Phone 7-equipped T8788 breaks cover for AT&T
00:14:30 - Exclusive: Motorola MB520 Kobe / Diablo for AT&T in the wild
00:26:15 - Sony Alpha A55 and A33 hands-on
00:31:42 - Canon EOS 60D: 18 megapixels and 1080p video flexes its articulating screen this September
00:36:43 - Apple to hold 'special event' September 1st... we'll be there live!
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Beck: U.S. Has 'Wandered In Darkness' Too Long

From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told a crowd of tens of thousands of people Saturday "Something beyond imagination is happening."

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Yahoo Japan's Google Deal Godzillas Microsoft

Yahoo Japan has apparently agreed to use Google for its back-end search and advertising system, according to online reports. For Microsoft, the news must be something of an unexpected blow, considering that its 10-year search-and-advertising agreement with Yahoo is currently in the midst of implementation; although Yahoo's U.S. corporate mother ship only owns about 35 percent of Yahoo Japan (says Bloomberg), you'd think that the sheer magnitude of the agreement would be enough to sway even the most recalcitrant franchise into preemptively jumping onboard the Bing wagon, right? Right?

Wrong, I guess.

"At the present time, we feel there are quite a few areas where Microsoft is not yet ready," Yahoo Japan Chief Executive Masahiro Inoue told the media during a news conference in Tokyo, according to The New York Times. "Google is one step ahead in Japanese-language services."

For its part, Microsoft seems furious.

"This agreement is even more anti-competitive than Google's deal with Yahoo in the United States and Canada that the Department of Justice found to be illegal," Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, said in a statement currently drifting around the Web. "The 2008 deal would have locked up 90 percent of paid search advertising. This deal gives Google virtually 100 percent of all searches in Japan, both paid and unpaid."

Under the terms of the search-and-advertising agreement, Bing will power back-end search for Yahoo's online properties, while Yahoo takes over worldwide sales force duties for both companies' search advertisers. Microsoft's AdCenter platform will power search advertising for Yahoo, as well. Both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission cleared the agreement in February.

Microsoft likely hopes that the deal will result in Yahoo's search-engine market share porting over to Bing with relatively little attrition. But this brouhaha with Yahoo Japan suggests two things: a.) Yahoo's global presence is too fractured, with too many other players possibly owning their own little pieces, to make such a transition uniform, and b.) Microsoft may face a very steep uphill battle as it tries to increase Bing's market presence into new international markets.



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Leo DiCaprio: 'Delusional' Stalker Thinks She's My Wife

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Leonardo DiCaprio was granted a restraining order against a woman who claims she's married to the actor ... and even carrying his child -- whom she says is Jesus. According to documents filed in L.A. County Superior Court, DiCaprio claims Livia…

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Could iPhohnes Kill the Mouse?

A Gartner analyst predicts that touchscreen interfaces in the iPhone, Microsoft Surface and elsewhere may spell the end of the ubiquitous mouse....

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Western Digital?s New WD TV Does Netflix

Netflix devotees looking for a way to get content on their HDTV will like this gadget.










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G-Mate Mag Gun controller for Xbox and PS3 gets FCC approval; we'd like to see them try and stop it

Hopefully you had your Campbell's Chunky Fully Loaded Beef Stew this morning, because it takes a Man to look down the barrel of the G-Mate Mag Gun and live. The weapon just passed through the FCC unscathed, and now it's gunning for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. The basic operation is simple enough, with triggers, face buttons, a d-pad and everything else you'd need to ape a modern console controller. There's only one analog nub, but that's of course because the gun's own motion is meant to emulate the second. G-Mate isn't so clear on how that part of the gun works, but from what we can glean, it's basically an accelerometer and / or gyroscope, which you calibrate to the center of your particular screen with a dedicated button. A sensitivity knob completes the Mag Gun-specific functionality -- which probably won't revolutionize the FPS genre, but certainly might give those suspicious of the Move or too masculine for the XCM Fire something to watch out for. Check out some videos of it in action after the break.Continue reading G-Mate Mag Gun controller for Xbox and PS3 gets FCC approval; we'd like to see them try and stop itG-Mate Mag Gun controller for Xbox and PS3 gets FCC approval; we'd like to see them try and stop it originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Wireless Goodness  |  HKCC  | Email this | Comments

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Gov't to appeal stem cell research ban

WASHINGTON (AP) The government will quickly appeal a court ruling that undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research, the Obama administration declared Tuesday, but dozens of experiments aimed at fighting spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease and other ailments probably will stop in t

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21 Signs You've Been Spoiled Rotten by Technology

Do you complain loudly if the Wi-Fi on the airplane fizzles out? Gripe if a YouTube stream falters? Own an HDTV bigger than your couch? If so, you might be spoiled by technology. Read on for more warning signs.










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Joan Rivers: "My Dress Turned Mel Gibson Into a Jew-Hater!"

Oy.

Joan Rivers thinks she could be the reason behind Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rants. And to make matters worse, it may have something to do with something she...

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Cinnabun to Jesse James: Help! I Hate L.A.

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Jesse James has moved on to greener pastures -- Austin, TX, -- but poor Cinnabun is still stuck in Long Beach, CA. Jesse has officially moved lock, stock and barrel, but sans Cinnabun ... he says because his pooch is an escape artist and he needs to…

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Virtual Vuvuzelas Gone Wild: Get Your Own Free App

Willing to honk for Spain or the Netherlands in this weekend's FIFA World Cup soccer final? Here's a roundup of free vuvuzela apps for your phone. Make some noise!










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Cinnabun to Jesse James: Help! I Hate L.A.

Filed under: Jesse James, Pets

Jesse James has moved on to greener pastures -- Austin, TX, -- but poor Cinnabun is still stuck in Long Beach, CA. Jesse has officially moved lock, stock and barrel, but sans Cinnabun ... he says because his pooch is an escape artist and he needs to…

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August 27, 1874: He?s Ammoniac, Ammoniac at the Fore

1874: Carl Bosch, a chemist whose work would transform agriculture and industry — and eventually enable the Green Revolution — is born.
Bosch’s contribution to humanity was the development of the Haber-Bosch process, a technique for creating ammonia in large quantities.
Ammonia is an essential component of agricultural fertilizers, because it’s rich in nitrogen — which makes [...]

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ZooGue Smart Case for IPad

The promo video on the $50 ZooGue Smart Case's web site plays like an infomercial, and that's appropriate. This case is so versatile and flexible that I'm still...










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Christina Applegate's Ex-Husband -- Divorcing Again

Filed under: Johnathon Schaech, Jana Rae Kramer, Dirty Divorces, Celebrity Justice

Christina Applegate 's ex-husband Johnathon Schaech is about to be the ex-husband of another actress -- because Schaech's current wife just filed for divorce ... less than two months after they wed.  According to legal documents filed in L.A.…

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Apple iTV Gets Apps in September, Says Digg Founder

Apple reportedly is revamping its TV entry to bring it into the family of iOS-powered products.










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Dual-core Smartphones on the Horizon

Smartphones with dual-core chips could allow for faster application performance and 1080p video playback.










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Microsoft Plans Slow and Steady Retail Store Pace

Apple's retail stores won't have a challenger from Microsoft, at least in the short term.

That was one of the nuggets pulled from an Aug. 10 talk at the Oppenheimer Annual Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference by Bill Koefoed, Microsoft's general manager of investor relations. Near the end of that event, an analyst in the audience asked a question about Microsoft's retail stores, which have been opening over the past year in cities such as Denver and San Diego.

"I think we have six open today, or we've announced six," Koefoed told the audience, according to a transcript released by Microsoft. "We think stores are important. We think they're important to give the end customer the experience of our products in an environment that we think we can optimize."

That being said, Koefoed added, "We've got to get the model right, and I think [Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's] been pretty clear that the stores need to make money." To that end, "We're continuing to grow at a prudent pace, one that we're learning from, and one that we're going to continue to learn from [to] make sure that we're making the right investments in the right places."

After months of Microsoft executives trumpeting that they were preparing to challenge Apple's retail experience head-on (and hiring George Blankenship, the former Gap executive who helped launch Apple's retail arm in 2001, to assist in the effort), the company opened stores in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mission Viejo, Calif., in late 2009.

Since then, Microsoft has seemed content to dip its toes in the water: a store opening here, another one there. The company could be reluctant to challenge big-box stores such as Best Buy that already sell Microsoft products and would doubtlessly be irritated if Redmond tried to seize a major chunk of their electronics revenue. But this could also be a more generalized feeling-out of the retail space; no sense in spending hundreds of millions on invading strip malls across the country if your company lacks the institutional knowledge to make such a strategy work.

In any case, Microsoft likely won't be challenging Apple store-for-store any time soon--but based on Koefoed's comments, the company obviously sees value in continuing the retail effort.

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Emmys Poll! Will January Jones Close the Deal?

Could some tough competition cause major, uh, Damages for reigning champ Glenn Close on Sunday? The noms fighting for the Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy all have strong cases, and include...

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Daisy-Chaining HDMI

Rickpfloyd asked the HDTV & Home Theater forum if one loses image quality daisy chaining HDMI cables from a DVR through a receiver to your HDTV










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Nokia's Candybar X3 Combines Buttons and a Touch Interface

Nokia has announced the X3 Touch and Type, which combines a 2.4-inch touchscreen and with traditional 12-button keypad.










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iPhone 4 Case Program Begins - Here Are the Options

Apple's free bumper program began Friday. Here are the free iPhone 4 cases customers can choose among.










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Gary Busey to the Rescue in Highway Crash

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Gary Busey is being hailed a highway hero -- after the actor witnessed a collision in Malibu earlier this week  ... and rushed to the scene to help out a 21-year-old man who was injured in the wreck. Law enforcement sources tell us Gary called 911…

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Appistry Offers App Dev Framework for Free

Framework is designed to ease development of apps written in Java, Spring, .NET or C++ for grids.
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Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 9 Final Platform Preview

Microsoft released its fourth and final Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 9 for developers Aug. 4, as part of its ramp-up towards the browser's September beta release. This Preview features native JavaScript integration and fully hardware-accelerated HTML5, among other features.After previewing IE9 at the MIX 2010 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft has released preview versions of IE9 to developers roughly every eight weeks; the three previous Platform Previews have been downloaded more than 2.5 million times, according to Microsoft. The newest preview can be downloaded from this site."The fourth Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 9, available now, shows the opportunity of fully hardware-accelerated HTML5," Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Internet Explorer, wrote in an Aug. 4 posting on the Windows Internet Explorer Weblog. "You can run new test drive samples that show modern SVG and native JavaScript integration in action... With this installment, you will find more performance and more support for the same markup." By integrating the JavaScript engine directly into the browser, apparently, IE9 achieves speeds greater than its predecessors.Microsoft also contributed 519 new tests to the standards bodies with Platform Preview 4, bringing the total number of tests contributed during IE9 development to 2,138.Despite a strong challenge from rival browsers such as Firefox and Chrome, Internet Explorer has managed to make incremental gains with regard to overall users. Net Applications estimated Internet Explorer's share of the browser market at 60.74 percent (a slightly increase from June's 60.32 percent), followed by Firefox with 22.91 percent, Chrome with 7.16 percent, Safari with 5.09 percent, and Opera with 2.45 percent.User adoption of Internet Explorer 8 has been on the rise, even as the respective shares for Internet Explorer 6 and 7 continue their decline. Over the past few months, Microsoft executives have positioned the latter two versions' slide as a natural trend they encourage. Despite that, Microsoft currently intends to support Internet Explorer 6 through April 2014, despite concerns from some quarters over its security and relevance.But Internet Explorer's privacy policies have also raised some users' hackles--particularly after an Aug. 1 article in The Wall Street Journal that alleged company executives had killed the Internet Explorer team's initiative to create software that counteracts common tracking tools; the concern, apparently, was that such programming would interfere with the company's online-ad selling operation.In response to that controversy, Microsoft issued an Aug. 1 posting on The Windows Internet Explorer Weblog, insisting that "browsing the Web is fundamentally an information exchange" and that "your Web browser offers information in order to get information." That posting also called attention to Internet Explorer's InPrivate Filtering, which allows users to regulate their privacy settings.

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Florida Primary: Big Bucks Don't Always Pay Off

It was outsider's night in Florida's Republican primary for governor, with big-spending upstart Rick Scott toppling veteran insider Bill McCollum. But billionaire investor Jeff Greene lost to Rep. Kendrick Meek in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.

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More Trouble for Montana Fishburne

Montana Fishburne may be guilty of some questionable career choices, but when it comes to crime, she swears she's innocent.

Laurence Fishburne's porn-aspiring offspring pleaded...

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Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse Lurking Around Web

With all the recent excitement over touch screens, it's sometimes easy to overlook that the mouse remains essentially unchanged from Ye Olden Days of the Reagan era. Sure, they've gotten more ergonomically inclined, with new inputs such as scroll wheels and third buttons; but a time-traveler from the 1980s would have no trouble recognizing and using one.The mouse's current evolution, it seems, centers on making it more touch-centric than ever. Look at Apple's Magic Mouse, with a multitouch surface that allows for scrolls, swipes and zooms. Then there's Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse, images of which recently appeared on a German shopping Website. Microsoft's not making anything official, but if the rumors prove true, the mouse includes some features that would give Sonny Crockett a severe case of future shock: touch-scrolling, a 2.4GHz nano transceiver and the ability to flatten its regular arched shape for easier transport.The mouse's page on that German Website has already been taken down, but Engadget managed to snatch some screenshots ahead of the deletion. Slashgear's also posted a supposed marketing image, which has the Arc Touch Mouse looking like a black plastic inchworm.Rumors peg the mouse's price at $69.95, and its release date sometime during the fall (soon, in any case). Personally, aside from the coolness factor, I don't see the point of a mouse that can alternatively curve or flatten--I know some people would rather use a mouse with their laptops, and carry one along on trips; but I didn't figure enough of them out there to justify that sort of engineering decision. In any case, it's a differentiator.Given how that silver strip bifurcates the top of the mouse into two black "tabs," I'm guessing this is a two-button mouse in the tradition of previous Microsoft offerings. Does a finger-swipe on that strip activate the touch scrolling? I'm thinking maybe; it's certainly positioned in the same place as a traditional scroll wheel. I'm curious about whether this follows in the steps of the Magic Mouse, with a multitouch surface, or if we're dealing with old-fashioned mechanical buttons.Either way, Microsoft will likely make an announcement soon. For your viewing pleasure, here's one of the snatched box shots that's been drifting around the Interwebs:

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Apple Updates iMac, Mac Pro, and Display Lineup

Apple announces an update to its iMac, Mac Pro, and display lineup offering a mix of big new monitors, powerful new towers, and power-packed desktop.










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Aug. 23, 1977: Pedal-Powered Gossamer Condor Flies Into Record Books

1977: Bryan Allen completes a figure-eight course piloting and powering the Gossamer Condor to claim the Kremer Prize for human-powered flight.
In 1959, British industrialist Henry Kremer created a prize for a successful human-powered aircraft. The criteria were fairly simple in concept, but would turn out to be very difficult to execute.
In order to win the [...]

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Timbuk2 Slingshot Netbook Case

Timbuk2's Slingshot is a minimalist bag designed to cart around an iPad, netbook, or e-reader--and not much else. It features some of Timbuk2's signature...










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FCC cracks open Sony's Xperia X8, posts user's manual and revealing photos

Sure, that Xperia X8 in the picture may look demure, but the FCC doesn't mess around -- mere seconds after we found this shot of the 3-inch, Android 1.6 handset, we stumbled across a PDF showing the phone in -- ahem -- various states of dress. Now, we try to run a clean site here, so you'll have to hit our source link to find those salacious pics (and manual) yourself, but if you want some nice, tasteful shots of the device's exterior and ports you'll find them immediately below. No new specs here, by the way -- it's the same quad-band GSM HSPA handset with WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, A-GPS and FM radio we've seen before. Gallery: Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 hits the FCCFCC cracks open Sony's Xperia X8, posts user's manual and revealing photos originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  FCC  | Email this | Comments

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ZooGue Smart Case for IPad

The promo video on the $50 ZooGue Smart Case's web site plays like an infomercial, and that's appropriate. This case is so versatile and flexible that I'm still...










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CA church minister to face trial for wedding gay couples

It may have been legal - but as far as the church is concerned, it was an unholy offense. Retired Presbyterian minister Jane Spahr will go on a church trial in California for marrying gay couples during the brief period when same-sex marriage was legal in the state.

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Will Apple TV Become iTV?

The set-top box may be getting a new life running iOS applications and producing 720p HD video output.










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Time Waits for No One: 'Leap Seconds' May Be Cut

Problematic for computers, the leap second may be banished










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Microsoft Launches PC vs. Mac Website

Remember Apple's "Get A Mac" ads? They featured Justin Long as a Mac, and John Hodgman as a PC. Throughout a variety of 30-second spots, Mac demonstrated his superiority over fussy, buggy, increasingly frustrated PC:



During the late and unlamented Windows Vista era, those ads forced Microsoft on the defensive; not until the economic recession compelled PC buyers to give serious thought to cheaper devices (allowing Microsoft to score points with a series of ads emphasizing PCs' ostensible cost-effectiveness), and Windows 7 negated many of the arguments about buggy Microsoft operating systems, did Redmond seem to find its public footing again. The last few "Get A Mac" ads, one of which tried to launch a broadside at Windows 7, were also the series' weakest:



Now Microsoft's reviving that old rivalry somewhat, with its PC vs. Mac Website. Some of the information presented here is accurate: Windows PCs really do have more gaming options than Macs, and there are some security advantages.

In other areas, however, Microsoft's arguments are more subjective. "While some may say Macs are easy, the reality is that they can come with a learning curve," insists one section. "PCs running Windows 7 look and work more like the computers you're familiar with, so you can get up and running quickly."

There are obvious differences between the respective user interfaces of Mac OS X and Windows 7, but anyone who uses one can learn the other fairly quickly. Does it take time? Sure. But I've also known technologically inept individuals who, having spent their working lives on Windows machines, were able to make the leap to Mac versatility in an afternoon. I use both operating systems, often side by side, for hours a day; the differences aren't even close to insurmountably vast.

That aside, Microsoft shoots itself in the foot when it comes to the Website's Compatibility section. "Apple's productivity suite file formats won't open in Microsoft Office on PCs," this part claims. "This can be a real hassle for Mac users sharing work documents with PC users."

I suppose that was true a decade ago. And maybe iWork has some compatibility issues, despite Apple's insistence to the contrary, but I also don't know a single Mac user who relies on it; everyone in that category uses either Office for Mac or Google Docs. By suggesting that documents created on a Mac are incompatible with a PC, Microsoft seems to be implicitly denigrating its own work in creating Apple software--but given how the company stands to profit more if someone purchases a Windows 7-equipped PC, as opposed to a Mac running Office, I'm sure that position was regarded as the lesser of two corporate evils.

In its public-facing communications, Microsoft likes to emphasize how consumers have a choice. For its part, Apple has a Webpage where it touts the benefits of Macs over PCs. Either way, I'm happy to see the discourse between the two companies has elevated itself above a kindergarten level.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg can't be blocked

He's not only the face of Facebook, he's also the all-seeing eye. The "block this person" function on Facebook seems to work for all but one of the more than 500 million users on the social networking site: the company's CEO.

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Early Decision Coming for Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan's judge knows something we don't.

L.A. Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini says that Judge Elden Fox is prepared to issue a ruling on Tuesday afternoon, a day...

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The Proper Care and Feeding of Your HDTV, Phone, and Camera

Want to stretch your tech equipment's life? Here's how to properly clean and care for your HDTV, smartphone, and digital camera.










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This Week's Primaries A Qualifying Round For Conservatives

Four more states hold party primaries this Tuesday, and they pretty much define the four corners of the national map. Most of the suspense is on the Republican side in each state, as candidates compare their credentials as conservatives. Guest host Rachel Martin discusses the primaries with NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving.

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Heidi's Alleged Sex Tape Partner -- Naked Sunbather

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Playboy Playmate Karissa Shannon -- the star of an alleged girl-on-girl sex tape with Heidi Montag -- showed off the goods in Vegas this weekend ... during a quasi-naked sunbathing session. As we previously reported, Karissa doesn't deny that a tape…

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ZooGue Smart Case for IPad

The promo video on the $50 ZooGue Smart Case's web site plays like an infomercial, and that's appropriate. This case is so versatile and flexible that I'm still...










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ZooGue Smart Case for IPad

The promo video on the $50 ZooGue Smart Case's web site plays like an infomercial, and that's appropriate. This case is so versatile and flexible that I'm still...










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ZTE Joins US Big Leagues With Verizon Handset

Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced the Salute phone from ZTE, the first handset from the company on a top-tier U.S. carrier.










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Windows Phone 7: DOA?

Microsoft didn't bother to send me one of the Windows Phone 7 prototypes they've been circulating to media over the past week--which is OK, because I had my hands full reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S--but I'm hoping they'll see the light over the next couple of days, if only so I can jump into the review fray.A lot of those reviews seem very polite. There's some praise for the Windows Phone 7 operating system, which attempts to aggregate Web content and applications into subject-specific Hubs, as opposed to arranging individual apps on a grid-like home screen. And then there's Galen Gruman, who basically went nuclear."Microsoft needs to kill Windows Phone 7 and avoid further embarrassing itself by shipping this throwback," Gruman wrote in a July 15 posting on InfoWorld's Mobile Edge blog. "It's not a question of whether Windows Phone 7 will fail--it will--but how long it will take Microsoft to admit the failure. For the company's sake, the earlier it fesses up, the better."According to Gruman, Windows Phone 7's sins include an "awkward and unsophisticated" UI that "recalls Microsoft's history of clunky design" and use of "inexcusably old technology" such as Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft, he says, has come up with "an imperfect copy of an old iPhone."Gruman predicts that Windows Phone 7 devices will find their way to the carriers' remainder bins by "in January 2011."I'm not so sure that's the case here. I haven't had the chance to dropkick a Windows Phone 7 device of my very own (you truly never know how well a smartphone can suit your needs until you test whether it can survive a stray boot), but I have seen it in action, in a very limited way. Based off that limited interaction, the user interface seemed intuitive, and certainly nothing like the iPhone circa 2007.The bigger question--and this will affect its rate of consumer adoption--is how versatile the UI proves in handling people's lives and apps. If it's a snap to add new apps, or update information for a particular Hub, then Windows Phone 7 could prove sticky in the marketplace. If it's a pain, then users will shy away.If anything's going to kill Windows Phone 7, it's the Windows Phone Marketplace. I've said this before: if third-party developers don't get onboard with their apps and games, then this platform will die--but that death will be gradual, certainly not the "$25 bin by President's Day" demise predicted by Gruman.At this point, the developer front seems a toss-up. On one hand, Microsoft is pushing very hard (and even offering cash, rumor has it) for developers to port their wares on Windows Phone 7. On the other, I've been hearing a lot of angry rumblings from Windows Mobile developers--who could be the natural core group for Phone 7 development--grumbling about how Microsoft's attempt at a smartphone "reset" has left them with a.) no easy upgrade path for their existing apps to the new platform, and b.) needing to adapt to the all-new requirements of building for Phone 7. And at least one of those developers is a pretty major-sized entity.So we shall see. If Microsoft mismanages the launch--I've listed some of the things they need to do to succeed, here--then they're in very big trouble. But I think they could have the platform to make it work, or at least halt their slide in smartphone market share.What do you all think?

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