Google Editions launching in US before the end of the year, going international in Q1 2011
December 1, 2010 No Comment
Admit it, Google Editions wasn’t exactly your highest priority item among the things promised for a 2010 launch , but, according to Mountain View’s Scott Dougall, the e-bookstore from the world’s favorite search company will indeed make its debut before December’s through. It’s premised as a web-centric, buy-anywhere, read-anywhere platform, one that eschews the proprietary hardware and software model currently championed by the likes of Amazon for a more ubiquitous and accessible one (a humble web browser is all you’ll need, which should make Tim Berners-Lee beam with pride ). Small websites of all creeds, whether they be independent bookstores or book reviewers, will be encouraged to participate by linking their users to Google Editions of whatever scriptures they’re discussing — with an unannounced revenue sharing model keeping them interested. Retail pricing won’t differ, we’re told, from what Amazon and Barnes & Noble currently charge, which begs the question, what’s the downside to Editions ? Google Editions launching in US before the end of the year, going international in Q1 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A 10-year-old disabled North Carolina girl who was dismembered after she died may have been raped by two men according to a court documents released Tuesday. They also describe what might have happened to the body of Zahra Baker. (Dec. 1)
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A strong storm with a possible tornado tore through a north Georgia town Tuesday, damaging dozens of homes, downing trees and scattering debris across lawns. (Nov. 30)
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Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama; Former communist official Sergei Kirov is assassinated in Leningrad; Beatlemania arrives in America; Actor and director Woody Allen is born. (Dec. 1)
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Well, well, look at what’s been added to a tentative agenda when the FCC meets on December 21st: net neutrality . Here’s how the item reads: Open Internet Order: An Order adopting basic rules of the road to preserve the open Internet as a platform for innovation, investment, competition, and free expression. These rules would protect consumers’ and innovators’ right to know basic information about broadband service, right to send and receive lawful Internet traffic, and right to a level playing field, while providing broadband Internet access providers with the flexibility to reasonably manage their networks. Presumably, a draft order is now circulating amongst attendees, the details of which are of the utmost concern for both consumers and wired / wireless providers alike. According to the AP, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will outline his net neutrality proposal in a speech on Wednesday, with plans to bring the new rules to a full vote before the end of the year and ahead of the newly elected Republicans taking their seats in the House. FCC addressing net neutrality on December 21st originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A set of jewels once owned by American socialite Wallis Simpson, the woman who wooed King Edward VIII from the British throne, fetched nearly $12.5 million at auction in London. (Dec. 1)
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Continue reading the main story Inside North Korea Why border hot-spot is war relic US resorts to carrier diplomacy Hard choices for South Korea China’s muted response South Korea is planning to hold more military exercises, after its joint naval manoeuvres with the United States end in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday. Seoul officials said they were in talks with Washington to stage further naval drills, possibly as soon as this month….
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By Robert Scheer Hillary Clinton should cut out the whining about what the Obama administration derides as “stolen cables” and confront the unpleasant truths they reveal about the contradictions of U.S. foreign policy and her own troubling performance. Related Entries November 30, 2010 WikiLeaks and the End of U.S. ‘Diplomacy’ November 30, 2010 Tough Times for Superpowers
Continue reading …AR.Pursuit augmented reality shooter app for AR.Drone now available on iTunes
December 1, 2010 No Comment
Do you really need another reason to lust after the AR.Drone ? Ok, then how about AR.Pursuit , Parrot’s new multiplayer augmented reality game and the first developed for the AR.Drone? It just hit the iTunes App Store for $2.99. Sure, it’s a few days late, but you can use that pent-up angst to pursue and destroy the AR.Drones operated by your family and friends, just as the baby Jesus intended this holiday season. Continue reading AR.Pursuit augmented reality shooter app for AR.Drone now available on iTunes AR.Pursuit augmented reality shooter app for AR.Drone now available on iTunes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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WikiLeaks founder wanted on rape charges, but US officials want to prosecute him for espionage
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