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Entertainment
Hollywood Studios Strike DivX Deal For Download-to-Own Movies
10:01PM Danny Allen | There are a ton of devices that support DivX playback (the PS3, DVD and Blu-ray players, etc.), so news of Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros agreeing for their movies to be downloaded in DivX for the first time is actually pretty interesting. And any added competition for iTunes and Cinema Now is only going to help keep them on their toes, right? More »
Screens
Punt Hits World’s Largest HD Video Screen In Cowboys Stadium
7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | During last night’s Tennessee-Dallas game, a Titans punter actually hit Dallas’s massive 55-metre-long HD screen, creating a bit of a situation: The play isn’t reviewable, and there’s no provision for a replay. The solution may cost millions of dollars. More »
Business
Need A Job? Microsoft Hiring For Retail Stores
1:50AM Joanna Stern | Good news for the unemployed: Microsoft has posted job listings for its retail stores. Those living near or around Scottsdale, AZ or Mission Viejo, CA can now apply to work in one of the wall sized screen equipped stores. More »
QOTD
Are You An Internet Addict? Find Out If You Belong In ReStart
7:00AM Sean Fallon | Think you might be an internet addict? If so, I have good news. You can now get the help you need at reStart—the first internet addiction treatment centre of it’s kind in the US. But do you qualify? More »
Phones
Are The Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 And M20 Both Headed To AT&T?
9:45PM Danny Allen | Following recent confirmation of US tests, two separate credible sources now report that the Linux-based G60 and Windows Mobile-based M20 are on course to AT&T. More »
Online
San Francisco Sets An Example, Opens City Data For Anyone To Use
9:20AM Jason Chen | SF Mayor Gavin “Handsome” Newsom just announced via Techcrunch that the city will start placing crime, health and other city data online for people to use. What’s it for? Think iPhone apps that show restaurants’ health code ratings, for one. More »
Business
U.S. Pays More For Mobile Phone Service, Not A Rip Off Say Carriers
8:00AM Sean Fallon | A survey by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) revealed that the U.S., Canada and Spain pay considerably more for mobile phone service than dozens of other nations. Of course, the carriers were quick to spin the findings. More »
Design
Manhattan Population By Day, Manhattan By Night
12:11AM Jesus Diaz | I love NYC to bits. But when I see the millions of people shifting in and out Manhattan in a pretty pretty graphic like this, I feel vertigo. And then, when I see the subway statistics, I feel panic. More »
Robots
12:14PM Nick Broughall | In quite possibly the funniest story I’ve heard all year, 19 year old Sean Stanley Smith was arrested for indecent exposure and resisting a police officer after he entered a casino buck naked claiming to be a Terminator sent from the future. More »
Terminators Are Real, Weak Against Tasers
12:14PM Nick Broughall | In quite possibly the funniest story I’ve heard all year, 19 year old Sean Stanley Smith was arrested for indecent exposure and resisting a police officer after he entered a casino buck naked claiming to be a Terminator sent from the future. More »
Gadgets
