The hunt for damage from BP’s blown-out oil well heads to the Gulf of Mexico floor, with scientists scouring deep sea corals for any impacts. The Associated Press recently went down for a look. (Oct. 22)
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Photo: wn.com It’s the battle of the toothpaste titans. In the red corner we have Colgate Palmolive, the the world’s largest producer of toothpaste, who have taken out a patent for an Indian herbal tooth paste. In the blue corner we have the Indians who are disputing the patent, calling it an act of bio-piracy. Will there be a knock-out? … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace relaunches in your browser on November 15
October 22, 2010 No Comment
Microsoft just announced that its new Games for Windows Marketplace online PC games store will launch on November 15th. Think Steam , but not quite. The store offers online web access from anywhere and features fast purchase and download turnarounds to accelerate the time to game play; discounted games; and game search by title, genre or publisher. Games for Windows Marketplace is integrated with Microsoft’s existing Xbox LIVE and Windows Live services and will launch with over 100 titles including “Fable: The Lost Chapters” and “Grand Theft Auto III.” Anyone with a Windows Live ID can login. Check out the full press release after the break before heading over to Joystiq for more detailed coverage. Continue reading Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace relaunches in your browser on November 15 Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace relaunches in your browser on November 15 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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At its London Film Festival premiere, Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush talk about their latest movie ‘The King’s Speech,’ which is already gathering early Oscar buzz. (Oct. 22)
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Thousands of people gathered in Mexico’s border city of Tijuana for a massive dance Thursday. Organizers estimate 100000 people turned out to perform the choreographed dance, part of a two-week festival to showcase the city. (Oct. 21)
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Highlights of this day in history: A Cold War crisis over Cuba leads to brink of nuclear war; Shah of Iran allowed into US for treatment; ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd killed; Last victim slain in DC sniper shootings; Cellist Pablo Casals dies. (Oct. 22)
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That was quick. The FaceTime for Mac beta security flaw has been shutdown by Apple on the backend — a flaw that allowed anyone with physical access to your machine to reset and grab your iTunes Store account password and security answers. So now, if some nefarious type were to click “View Account” within your FaceTime desktop app while you were chillin’ in the Starbucks toilet or chatting away the day by the office water cooler, the would-be identify thief would simply be redirected back to the FaceTime Account Preferences pane. At which point he’d probably just slip your laptop into his backpack earning two thumbs up from that guy. Apple fixes FaceTime for Mac security flaw, not your Wolverine complex originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …US withholding aid to some Pakistani military units over rights abuse allegations
October 22, 2010 No Comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is withholding assistance to some Pakistani military units over concerns they may have been involved in human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and torture, a senior U.S. official said Thursday. The official said aid to a handful of Pakistani units believed to have committed, encouraged or tolerated abuses had been suspended under 1997 legislation…
Continue reading …Pick your poison: Vodafone Netherlands? T-Mobile UK? A shop associated with Orange? Or heck, how about RIM itself? All of the above have started teasing the BlackBerry Bold 9780 recently, RIM’s oft-leaked upcoming replacement for the Bold 9700 — so it seems like this will be a pretty wide-scale deployment around the globe (as most of RIM’s launches tend to be). We’ve yet to see any leaks via American carriers, but we’d say it’s safe to argue that AT&T (and perhaps T-Mobile, too) will be signed up to take delivery of these things before too long. As a refresher, the 9780 is basically a 9700 with a better camera, more RAM, and BlackBerry 6 preloaded… so if you love your 9700, you’re probably going to love the 9780 even more. Timing is unclear, but one carrier — Vodafone Netherlands — has proclaimed that it’ll have ‘em in early November. [Thanks to everyone who sent these in] BlackBerry Bold 9780 starts leaking all over the place originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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