Friday, May 4, 2012

The Dutch Have the Weirdest Google Maps Censorship [Censorship]

The Netherlands have given the world so much: pizza, sex tourism, The Hague, Rembrandt, Vermeer—and let's not Aelbert Cuyp. In the tradition of the last three, the Dutch now serve up the most artistically bizarre Google blurring ever. More »


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Boingo to offer its WiFi services to New York City subway stations

Boingo to offer its WiFi services to New York City subway stations

Your dreams of WiFi connectivity from within NYC's subway stations will soon be a reality. Boingo has announced an agreement with Transit Wireless to offer wireless internet service inside the Big Apple's subway stations. The partnership will allow eager commuters the chance to connect via their smartphones, tablets, e-readers and other WiFi-equipped devices. One-click access will be available to those with a Boingo subscription as well as through the outfit's roaming partners: Skype, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. Right now, the plan is to roll out the new service to subway stations over the next five years. If you're jonesing for a few more details, hit the PR button below to read on.

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Cate Edwards Leaves John Edwards Trial in Tears


Cate Edwards, the daughter of John Edwards, had to leave his trial on federal campaign violation charges yesterday after some upsetting revelations.

She walked out of the courtroom, crying, as a witness started to describe an argument between her parents after a tabloid reported her dad's affair.

The former U.S. Senator faces charges of illegally using campaign contributions to cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter while running for president.

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Former Edwards aide Christina Reynolds testified about the day in 2007 when John and Elizabeth Edwards learned of the National Enquirer's report.

They were at the airport, and "Elizabeth was very upset... She was very vocal," Reynolds said. "She stormed off and collapsed into a ball in the parking lot."

After aides helped Elizabeth Edwards get back to her feet and led her to a nearby restroom, "She seemed a little calmer," said Reynolds, "then stormed out of the bathroom and tried to engage Mr. Edwards."

In an emotional outburst, Elizabeth reportedly told her husband, "You don't see me any more," and tore off her shirt and bra on the spot.

John Edwards "didn't have much of a reaction."

Elizabeth Edwards died in 2010 at age 61 after a long battle with breast cancer. Shortly before she passed, she left John, though they never divorced.

John denied, adamantly, that he had an affair with Hunter, though he was later forced to admit it ... as well as the fact that he fathered her love child.

This was all too much for their daughter to take yesterday. After a brief recess, Cate Edwards, 30, a lawyer, returned to the courtroom.

John Edwards, 58, faces up to 30 years in prison and up to $1.5 million in fines if convicted of the charges, which he adamantly denies.

He admits myriad personal shortcomings, but denies diverting nearly a million dollars in campaign funds illegally for the Hunter cover-up.

Former aide Andrew Young, who says he facilitated the cover-up, said Edwards called her a crazy slut when he learned Rielle was pregnant.

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Sony unveils its first Ultrabook, the VAIO T13 / T11

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Finally escaping its plate glass prison at CES, Sony's unveiled its first Ultrabook, the VAIO T13 and T11. It's set for release next month and currently packing a Sandy Bridge Intel Core i3-2367M processor (no third-generation processor just yet), within a 323mm-thick frame that weighs in at around 1.6kg for the 13-inch version. Storage is a hybrid of a 320GB HDD and 32GB SSD, which promise to juggle fast start-up times with capacity, while a HD web cam beams out from above the 13.3-inch (1366 x 768) display; no word on the res of the 11-incher. There's 4GB of DDR3 memory with Intel's own HD Graphics 3000 on the side and Sony reckons you'll be able eke out up to nine hours from its SSD model. Other connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI output, and USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports. Interested? Then hit up the full gallery of Sony's new Ultrabook below, with a press release thrown in after the break for good measure.

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AdInsight Raises $2.6M From Eden Ventures For AdTech That Bridges Online And Offline Analytics

AdInsight logoA lot of adtech startups have focused their attention on ways to improve the process of measuring, buying and delivering online ads, but here's an example of a company getting some traction for a solution that to better sense of how a company's online activities relate to what customers do to interact with the company offline: the UK-based?AdInsight, which connects a user's browsing history with how he then interacts with the company on a phone, has picked up ?1.6 million ($2.6 million) in a Series A round from Eden Ventures. The investment is the first round of funding for AdInsight, which has been around since 2008 and counts?TUI Travel, Thomas Cook, RAC and British Gas among its customers.

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Crowdstar Raises $11.5M To Double Down On Mobile Gaming, Has Layoffs As It Leaves Facebook Behind

social-girlIt's a sign of the times.?Crowdstar is through with making games for Facebook and the company has just raised another $11.5 million to double-down on their move toward mobile gaming. The company's existing investors including?Time Warner, Intel Capital, YouWeb, The9, and NV Investments all topped up, bringing the company's total funding to $35 million. Chief executive Peter Relan says there are some new investors too, but he couldn't disclose who they are. "Last year's mission was pivot to mobile and this year's mission is profitable growth," Relan said in an interview. "We see the mobile market as five to six times larger than the Facebook social games market." You may know Crowdstar from such absurdist titles as Top Girl and Social Girl. In the game, you're a girl who needs to buy virtual clothing, meet other virtual girlfriends and get a virtual boyfriend. At times, the game's notifications have screamed at me, "YOU'RE NOT HOT ENOUGH!"

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It?ll Be a Boy for Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler

"He's having a boy," Bennett, 25, said on the Boers & Bernstein show in Chicago Tuesday. "I am excited for Jay. It's a great time."

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