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7:20AM John Herrman | Barnes & Noble invited us all to a fancy boathouse by the river, and they’re very excited about something! Ok, it’s the Nook, which they spectacularly leaked a few hours ago. But we’re here live anyway, so, join us!? More »
Live From Barnes & Noble’s Nook Event
7:20AM John Herrman | Barnes & Noble invited us all to a fancy boathouse by the river, and they’re very excited about something! Ok, it’s the Nook, which they spectacularly leaked a few hours ago. But we’re here live anyway, so, join us!? More » 
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Watch: Live Streaming Video From Inside Giz Gallery
6:10AM John Herrman | Hey, people who couldn’t make it to Giz Gallery: save your excuses. I don’t want to hear them, you make me sick, you’re a failure as a reader, etc etc etc. Nonetheless, we’ve got some video streams for you, coming live from inside our temporary monument to technology, gadgets and pancakes — one from the front: More »
Science
World Doesn’t End on Wednesday, and You Can Watch It Live
9:18PM Jesus Diaz | We have joked about it in the past, but as our mailboxes get filled with clueless people and psychopaths’ emails we will have to say it again: there’s no chance that the Earth will cease to exist as CERN scientists activate the Large Hadron Collider this Wednesday. So, to all the morons, please stop writing and watch the LHC start up on September 10th using the real-time CERN video broadcast. More »
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Microsoft Prohibits ‘Tibet’ in Hotmail Addresses, But It’s Not What You Are Thinking
9:48PM Jesus Diaz | David Gallagher at the New York Times had to do some rumour control when a reader wrote accusing Microsoft of prohibiting the word “Tibet” in Hotmail addresses to appease the Chinese government. No “freetibet@hotmail.com”, no “tibetsmellsofwetmonks@hotmail.com”, no “ilovetibet@hotmail.com.” Is this another Chinese-Microsoft evil conspiracy? While there are some of those going on between China and companies like Microsoft, Google, or Yahoo, this is not the case. More »
Games
Games for Windows LIVE Now Free For All (Includes Multiplayer)
4:59AM Jason Chen | Games For Windows LIVE, the PC equivalent of Xbox Live, has now gone free. As of now, you won’t have to subscribe to a Games For Windows LIVE Gold Account (US$49 a year) in order to get the PC to PC or PC to Xbox 360 multiplayer action. Great news for PC owners, but we hope that Microsoft will refund the cash for people who still have a few months left on their account. [Games For Windows via Gamerscore Blog] More »
Games
PSA: Promotional Xbox 360/Zune Points Expire
3:00AM Jason Chen | Here’s an interesting fact about Microsoft Points–the fake currency used in the Xbox 360 and Zune Marketplaces–that we just learned yesterday: points expire. If you’ve got promotional, contest, or giveaway points from Microsoft for doing something or other, you should check out their billing site. These actually expire after a given time. The good news is that points you buy normally don’t expire, and would be completely ridiculous otherwise. Just keep an eye on your stuff. [Unscripted360] More »
Software
Windows Live for Mobile Hits Nokia S60 Phones
12:46PM Matt Buchanan | If you play in the Windows Live sandbox (Hotmail, Messenger, Live Contacts and Spaces) and use a Nokia S60 phone, your life just got easier. Available today in a whole buncha places it wasn’t before, the Windows Live app for S60 syncs your Live contacts and Hotmail account with the phone’s address book and mail client (not push though), and lets you do pretty much all the regular Messenger stuff from your phone, like send pictures or files. And it’s all intemagrated. If you wind up installing, let us know how it goes. [Windows Live] More »
Software
Microsoft Wants You to Pay Monthly Subscription for Office and Services You Won’t Use
5:50AM Matt Buchanan | Microsoft is testing a new bundle of fun codenamed “Albany” which rolls Office Home and Student, Windows Live OneCare, Office Live Workspace and some other Live services into a package that you’ll pay a monthly fee for. It’s this kind of thing, turning software into services you have to keep paying for and never actually own, that makes reports of Windows 7’s modularity kinda scary. Here’s what “Albany” will ask you to pony up for every month in real-world terms. More »
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