You’re probably a lot like us: more handsome and socially adept, naturally, but with a similar fear of robots and penchant for living fast and loose with pre-release developer builds. As such, the latest changes to the stable release of the Chrome browser won’t be of much use to you. Nevertheless, Google’s official window to the web was just injected with a speed bump, 3D WebGL graphics, Google Chrome Instant search results, and the Chrome Web Store already available in Chrome’s beta channel. If nothing else, please, we beg you, do the right thing and inform the local luddite. Google Chrome 9 update brings speed, WebGL, and apps originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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ABC’s Christiane Amanpour talks about a surprise off-camera interview with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak when she arrived to speak with the new Vice Pres. Omar Suleiman. Mubarak said he’d like to leave office now but fears even deeper chaos. (Feb. 4)
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Egypt is braced for more violence this morning on what is being called the “Day of Departure”. Thousands of protesters are expected on the streets of Caril and Alexandria, calling for Egypt’s beleaguered president Hosni Mubarak to stand down immediately. The president of 30 years says he will remain in control until September, when he will not stand for re-election. However, the New York Times…
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C-Mount lenses (commonly used on 16mm film cameras) have already found a bit of new life on Micro Four Thirds cameras thanks to adapters, and it look like the compact lenses are now also found another fan in the form of Japanese camera manufacturer Kenko . It’s now showing a new compact camera that will apparently accomodate C-mount lenses directly, and be available in Japan this summer for
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A helmeted bandit who escaped the Bellagio with $1.5 million in chips during a daring gunpoint heist returned to the scene of the crime several times before his luck finally ran out, police said Thursday. (Feb. 3)
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Zach Wahls, a University of Iowa student, and son of a same-sex couple addressed the Iowa legislature this week in defense of same-sex marriage. Related posts: “The Sexual Orientation Of My Parents Has Had Zero Effect On My Character” NY Mom, Lawyer, Lesbian, To Daughter: “We are and always will be, a real family.” Watch: New GOP Chair Priebus Talks About Gay Marriage. Sort Of. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The New Civil Rights Movement Discovery Date : 04/02/2011 06:05 Number of articles : 4
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A school janitor told investigators he shot and killed a school principal who had fired him hours earlier. But the School District Superintendent says the janitor had just been sent home for the day, not fired. (Feb. 3)
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While pre-orders have been halted for the interim, several readers that got their credit card information in on time have been sent an email from Verizon alerting to an CDMA iPhone shipment en route to their residence of choice. FedEx doesn’t seem to be tracking any of the orders just yet, but we’ll check back tomorrow to be sure. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Verizon iPhone now shipping to select customers: ‘it begins’ originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Protests continued in the Egyptian capital late on Thursday as thousands defied another curfew ahead of what Egyptian’s were calling president Hosni Mubarak’s ‘Day of Depature’ on Friday. Al Jazeera’s Nick Spicer reports.
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CAIRNS, Australia – Drenching rain and the threat of flash flooding hampered recovery efforts Friday following one of Australia’s most damaging cyclones, as authorities confirmed the first death from the storm. Cyclone Yasi was downgraded Friday morning to less than hurricane strength after traveling almost 500 miles (800 kilometers) inland since crashing ashore a day earlier along a long stretch of Queensland state’s coast. The storm destroyed dozens of homes and ripped roofs and walls from dozens more. It cut power supplies in two regional cities and laid waste to hundreds of millions of dollars…
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