Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney talks about his documentary being released nationwide Nov. 12, ‘Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer.’ (Nov. 11)
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We’d always thought this was going to be the year of Android tablets , but until the day Google gives its full blessing for the tablet form factor, the market will still be lacking in apps that make good use of the extra screen estate. Funnily enough, today the Wall Street Journal took a leap of faith and pushed out an Android version of its tablet app, just in time to ride on the Samsung Galaxy Tab’s first wave. In many ways, WSJ’s Android app appears to be a slimmed down version of its iPad equivalent. Once logged in with a subscription account, users are greeted by the same start screen for choosing your papers, which are automatically downloaded at launch. Naturally, once the papers are on your device, you can read them regardless of internet connectivity, and you can save your favorites to a dedicated area there for quick access as well. More after the break. Gallery: App review: Wall Street Journal’s Android tablet app Continue reading App review: Wall Street Journal Tablet Edition for Android App review: Wall Street Journal Tablet Edition for Android originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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An 86-year-old alleged Mafia patriarch, Nicolo Rizzuto, was gunned down in his Montreal home, the latest blow to a once-formidable criminal organization. Rizzuto was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. (Nov. 11)
Continue reading …Verizon FiOS Flex View shows off VOD across TV/PC/mobile screens, will stream your files in 2011
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Verizon’s showing off the full capabilities of its Flex View service, already available on a number of its mobile phones , which brings FiOS TV On Demand even when you’re away from the cable box. Up to five devices (all set-top boxes in the home collectively count as one device) can be authorized for viewing of any titles rented through VOD and can even be played offline on PCs running its Media Manager software or smartphones. The feature that allows users to keep personal content like music, video files and pictures synced across all three screens is due next year, but still no word on exactly when that live TV-to-iPad streaming will launch. Continue reading Verizon FiOS Flex View shows off VOD across TV/PC/mobile screens, will stream your files in 2011 Verizon FiOS Flex View shows off VOD across TV/PC/mobile screens, will stream your files in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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In case you hadn’t noticed, the Republicans have taken over the House, and they’re ready to make some big changes and help everyday Americans by … focusing on ousting Obama and extending certain extant tax cuts. Oh. Related Entries November 11, 2010 Republicans Repeal Health Care at Their Peril November 11, 2010 Do Only Conservative Victories Count?
Continue reading …Sarah Palin has been many things to many people: Vice presidential candidate to John McCain; inspirational leader to scores of She-publicans and “Mama Grizzlies,” not to mention tea partiers in Alaska and “the lower 48”; brunt of jokes to countless others besides Tina Fey. Related Entries November 11, 2010 Republicans Repeal Health Care at Their Peril November 11, 2010 Do Only Conservative Victories Count?
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If there was any doubt that video games weren’t mainstream entertainment, the latest first-person shooter has blown that uncertainty away.(Nov. 11)
Continue reading …Newsweek’s Samuels: Why Hasn’t Hollywood Drawn Inspiration from the Obamas?
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According to Newsweek's Allison Samuels , American TV audiences are not “ready for 'super-negros' on the small screen.” Samuels made her complaint in light of NBC's cancellation of it's ratings-plagued spy series, “Undercovers,” which featured a black actor and actress in the lead roles as glamorous and deadly CIA agents: read more
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Image Credit: Lunch Breath With Permission click to enlarge Graphic designer and cartoonist Tobias Lunchbreath lampoons all of those tags made of recycled cardboard telling us where our money goes. More at Lunch Breath , found on Core77 … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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