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Thursday, October 31, 2013

A Map of Where All Your Favorite Horror Movies Take Place

The monster in a horror movie is scary, sure. But an eerie setting is just as important. Fortunately just about anywhere can be freaky as hell when you're alone in the dark, but some places get more horror movie love than others. And this great map by the folks at Esri shows you the horrible hotspots.

Bing begins roll out of HTML5-enhanced search interface

Bing's new HTML5-and-CSS3-enhanced search interface, which was first demonstrated back in September 2010 to showcase the power of IE9, has started to roll out.

The most notable addition to the new interface is is smooth page transitions -- the fade in and out -- and navigation tabs (maps, images, videos, etc.) now persistently float at the top of the page. WinRumors is also reporting that a feature reminiscent of Google Instant search is being added to Bing, with page elements smoothly transitioning in and out as you type in your search query.

If you want to try out the new Bing UI, your best bet is to set your locale to United States - English and pray that you're part of the initial roll out. Alternatively, just wait a few days until MIX 2011, Microsoft's Web developer conference, which is when the new Bing UI should be officially launched.

Bing begins roll out of HTML5-enhanced search interface originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Myth: A Fully Cooperative Dungeon Crawl Board Game Kickstarter

It's difficult to find a cooperative dungeon crawl adventure that doesn't require one of the players to play against their friends as the dungeon master, crypt keeper, or overlord. I'm very excited to see that MERCS Miniatures is Kickstarting a ...

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First official The Lego Movie trailer is here

The teaser was great, but the official trailer is better. The movie is directed by the excellent Phil Lord and Chris Miller?who made Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs?and stars Will Arnett as Batman plus Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, and Morgan Freeman.

Google's Nexus 5 Is Now Real And Ships Today At $349 For 16GB, $399 For 32GB

At long last, Google has officially announced what has been perhaps their worst kept secret in a while: the Nexus 5. The Nexus 5 had seen more than its fair share of early outs, with everything from fleeting, ?accidental? appearances in the hands of Google employees in quickly-deleted promo videos to full-blown product pages going up on the Google Play store ahead of time. The Nexus 5 will be the first device to ship with Android 4.4 (codenamed ?KitKat? through a suprising collaboration with Nestl� and Hershey), which they first announced back in early September. Other devices, like the Nexus 4, 7, and 10, will be getting 4.4 in “the coming weeks”. The new Nexus comes with two color variants: one black, one white. The 16GB LTE model will cost you $349, while the 32GB LTE model will set you back $399. Both devices are unlocked, and will go up for sale later today. While Google?s Nexus line mainly exists to provide people a direct route to an unlocked, higher-end device, the Nexus 5 will have a few features that?ll be exclusive at first. It?ll be the first device with Google?s ?HDR+? mode, their company?s new in-house approach to HDR, which takes multiple shots in rapid succession and combines the best parts of each into one photo. It?ll also be the first with Google?s new homescreen launcher, which brings Google Search to every page of your homescreen and allows you to trigger a search at any time by saying ?Ok, Google?. Here?s what we know so far about the innards: Display: 4.95? 1920×1080 HD Display (445 ppi) CPU: 2.26 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Front Camera: 1.3MP Rear Camera: 8.0MP with Optical Image Stabilization (read: a gyroscope built into the lens that tries to counteract any shaking) Storage: 16 GB or 32 GB internal storage GPU: Adreno 330 running at 450 Mhz RAM: 2GB WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Battery: 2300mAh (w/ an estimated talk time of around 17 hours, or 8.5 hours of WiFi usage) We?re just about to run off and spend some time with the device, so check back in just a bit for our hands-on pics and early impressions!

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Proposal to make websites liable for its user comments faces opposition

A proposal to make websites liable when user-generated comments violate state laws would be disaster for many popular online destinations, according to e-commerce trade group NetChoice.

A proposal by state attorneys general group the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to amend the Communications Decency Act would open up popular sites like Facebook, Yelp, and Reddit to criminal prosecution of state laws, including libel and defamation laws, NetChoice said Thursday in its periodic release of its Internet Advocates Watchlist of Ugly Laws (iAWFUL) list.

The proposed change in Section 230?the safe harbor provision?of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would remove legal protections for websites from state prosecutions for comments site users make. It?s possible, NetChoice said, that websites could then face criminal prosecution for ?archaic? defamation laws, including a Georgia law prohibits speech that ?blackened the memory? of a state native or a Louisiana law that prohibits showing ?contempt? for a resident.

?That liability protection unleashed the development of sites like Facebook, Reddit, WordPress and many others that enable user-generated content,? NetChoice said in a blog post earlier this month. ?The whole Web 2.0 revolution was premised on innovators being allowed to provide technical platforms without fear that they would be held legally responsible for all of the words and actions of anyone using their platforms.?

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Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2059980/trade-group-opposes-proposal-to-make-websites-liable-for-user-comments.html#tk.rss_all

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Need tech support in Russia? Give Edward Snowden a call

So, what happens after you've become an international pariah? The PRISM revelations may rattle along, but the figure who started it all is trying to return to something approaching a normal life. Edward Snowden's lawyer has revealed that, after settling at an undisclosed location in Russia, the NSA ...

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Apple?s iBook App is Brilliant

By far one of the best features of Apple’s iPad is it’s ability to access thousands of apps. It does have a great multi-orientation interface too but the fact that these apps have been designed for the iPad only means there is very little chance of finding them on any other device other than the iPhone and iPod Touch. The applications cover a wide range of categories from entertainment to business with games, education and sports in between. Apple [...]

Source: http://tabletbuzzblog.com/apples-ibook-app-is-brilliant/

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Color vulnerable to simple GPS hack, lets you spy on anyone, anywhere

Color, the $41-million-in-funding location-oriented photo sharing startup, is susceptible to simple GPS spoofing. With nothing more than a jailbroken iPad or iPhone, you can use FakeLocation to trick Color into thinking you're somewhere else. Within seconds you can be browsing photos that were snapped thousands of miles away. With a little digging, you can pore through photos not intended for your eyes.

Of course, such a hack isn't illegal as such -- every photo you take with Color is public. With FakeLocation you are simply circumventing Color's very limited location-oriented security mechanism. It does undermine Color's usefulness (and uniqueness), though -- if nefarious types can sit in their bedroom or basement and eavesdrop on classy dinner parties and wild night club soirees, people might be less inclined to share personal photos with those around them.

Fortunately, both for Color and its users, this is an easy security hole to plug -- at least in the short term. The app (or server-side) code simply checks to see if the user has 'teleported' an impossibly large distance, without any intermediate steps in between. In the long term, though, Color's users must be aware that its social graph is completely public. Color's users must realize that every photo they upload is visible by anyone, from any place.

After the break, just to elucidate a little on Color's actual business model and ultimate intention, we have two amazing quotes from Bill Nguyen, Color's founder.

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Color vulnerable to simple GPS hack, lets you spy on anyone, anywhere originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Daily Crunch: Dolly

Here are some recent posts on TechCrunch Gadgets: Pico Dolly: A Diminutive Dolly System For Smaller Cameras Review: The Syma S107 R/C Helicopter Is The Coolest Thing $20 Can Buy Pogoplug Debuts New Hardware For Streaming To Mobile Devices NINOKUNI: Sony Japan Announces Limited Edition (And Pretty) PS3 i3board: Sharp Shows 70-Inch Electronic, Touch-Sensitive Whiteboard

Source: http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/02/daily-crunch-dolly/

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Hail Satan: A Map of All the Places Named After the Devil Himself

Hell exists, and it's right here on earth. Or at least, it does in name. Designer Jonathan Hull has made a map of all the places with names derived from the devil.