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Saturday, September 4, 2010

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Ping Surpasses 1 Million Users

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In less than two days, Apples Ping music social network has surpassed the 1 million user milestone.Apple introduced Ping as the centerpiece of iTunes 10 at its music event earlier this week. It is a music-centric social network where users can follow updates from both their friends and their favorite music artists. It includes custom song and album charts, a news feed and 17,000+ concert listings.Ping has had a rocky road since its launch late on Wednesday. Apples social network has been hit with comment spam and international availability issues. The companys in up-and-down talks with Facebook over integrations and API use. Its also received lackluster reviews from the media.However, that hasnt stopped droves of people from trying out the iTunes-based social network. Apple says that 1/3 of users that have downloaded iTunes 10 have joined Ping.Should we be surprised, though? More than 160 million people have iTunes, and curiosity is always at a high after an Apple event. However, while Ping may have 1 million registered users, that doesnt mean theyll still be using the social network three months from now. That is the numbers well be interested in, because it is what will determine the fate of Ping as a service.More About: apple, itunes, music, Ping, social networkingFor more Social Media coverage:Follow Mashable Social Media on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Social Media channelDownload our free apps for iPhone and iPad

If I have twins, they're wearing these.

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submitted by littlemissemperor to funny [link] [31 comments]

11 Must-Know Health Numbers

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From the phone number for poison control to how many times your kid should poop each week, these are 11 numbers you should know to keep your family feeling well.

Auto Insurance Companies Going To Reduce Premium Money For New Customers. Why? : reddit.com

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To Give Better Service To Customers and to Reduce their monthly Insurance bills, The insurance companies going to reduce their Premium Money To New Customers From This Month. So You can Get More Details and Get New Insurance For Your Auto's Free Online.

BlackBerry Facts You'll Be Surprised To Know

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BlackBerry's and RIM's history right up to the release of the new Blackberry Torch 9800, which just hit the scene a couple of weeks ago. Interesting stuff, but we'd hazard a guess that more than 53% of BlackBerry users check their phones while on the throne.

iTunes 10 hands-on: snappier performance, questionable UI choices

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By now, most iTunes users have already downloaded and installed iTunes 10. We've already given you the low-down on the biggest addition to the new version of iTunesthe Ping social networkbut we also wanted to give our impressions on two "improvements" promised in the release notes: look-and-feel and performance. While we agree that iTunes is "faster and more responsive," we're not sold on the revised user interface. Read the comments on this post

In case you haven't heard, New Zealand was devastated by a 7.1 earthquake only a few hours from now. My friend posted these pictures of the carnage in his apartment, only 20km from the epicenter. We can only hope their civilization can rebuild.

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submitted by Early_Deuce to pics [link] [68 comments]

Texas Launches Antitrust Investigation of Google

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It has been revealed that the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is conduction an investigation of Google over complaints of antitrust and

Sex-Mythbusters: Top 10 Sex myths

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Men want sex more than women do: Sex myth or sex fact? Bad sex always leads to breakups: Sex myth or sex fact? If he had an affair, he doesn't love you: Sex myth or sex fact? Sex myths make us feel bad about ourselves and most of the time, they're not true. Which are true and which are false? Read on.

Why This New Apple TV Makes Sense For Now

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As a longtime Apple TV owner, Ill admit a dirty little secret: I really like the device. Sure, it has been one of the rare flops for Apple in recent years. And it could be so much more with say, a Blu-ray player or a web browser. But it is really good at its core functionality: bringing iTunes content into your living room. And thats why this new version of the Apple TV makes sense at least for now. When I first bought the Apple TV, there were two varieties: a 40 gigabyte version and a 160 gigabyte version. I was torn between which one to get, but I ultimately went with the 160 GB one thinking I could put most of my movies on it. Big mistake. I basically never use the hard drive on my Apple TV, so its a 160 GB hard drive sitting there doing nothing. Instead, I stream everything to the Apple TV. In fact, the only time I do use the hard drive on my current Apple TV is when I rent a movie on it. Currently, even when renting, you download a movie to your hard drive where it sits for up to 30 days (or 24 hours after you start playing it). But with the new iTunes rentals (both TV and movies) everything is streamed no hard drive is required (besides a small one for buffering purposes). Thanks to that, and undoubtedly the knowledge that most owners were using it for streaming, Apple removed the hard drive from the device, and cut it down in size and price. Now, at one-forth the size and less than half the price, its an even more attractive way to get your iTunes content into your living room. And it has a few very nice bonuses. The mixture of the new Netflix functionality with Apples new release rental movies makes this an excellent in-home movie machine for the masses. For those who pay $9 a month to Netflix, you get access to tens of thousands of older movies. For those interested in newer movies, theyre $4.99 a pop from Apple. Yes, Apple removed the option to buy movies on the Apple TV itself. But you can still do this through iTunes on your computer or on your iPad/iPhone/iPod touch. And guess what? With the forthcoming AirPlay feature, youll be able to stream any of those purchased movies right from any of those devices to the Apple TV. In a way, it sort of does make the Apple TV a $99 iPad accessory. Further, the removal of the option to buy (as well as the removal of the SD options) make Apple TV much less complicated for general consumers. Now there is no question about whether you should rent or buy. There is also no question about whether you should do rent or buy in HD or SD. I suspect most people were renting in HD on the device, which is why Apple made the move it did to eliminate the other unnecessary options. Theyre keeping it simple, stupid. Apple also removed the option to buy TV shows which never really made much sense to me. There are some shows that people would like to own, but most are definitely watch-once programs. Previously, there was no rental option, you had to buy. Worse, even if you did want to own a lot, the old Apple TV didnt have nearly enough storage to handle them all some HD TV show seasons take up 30 GB of space or more. The model just didnt make a lot of sense. Granted, Apples current $0.99 TV show rental option is pretty weak. They only have shows from ABC and Fox and only some shows from Fox. But obviously, just as happened with iTunes music and movies, Apple is hoping all the studios eventually get on board. And if they do relatively soon, the Apple TV will be a very interesting device to consumers as both a movie box and as a potential cable replacement. Sure, most people arent going to feel comfortable totally killing cable just yet but at $99, this will be a very interesting experiment for a lot of people. All that said, lets be clear: this Apple TV is not the killer device in the living room. This will be more popular than the current Apple TV, but it will not be iPod/iPhone/iPad-big. And Apple seems to know that, which is why theyre still talking cautiously about it. The problem Apple faces is the same problem that everyone faces: content agreements. Hollywood is proving much harder to convince than the music labels were. In a few years, if DVD sales keep falling and cable revenues start decreasing, theyll be more receptive to new options. The killer Apple TV would have TV network subscription packages. It would offer live events. It would have every movie ever made available on-demand. And on-demand is the big key to all of this. All of this content is going to move to the cloud. It has too for storage purposes and given how many devices we all have. Rentals just completely made the jump, but eventually purchases will too. At first, youll have the option to download certain movies youve bought to take on the go, but when youre at your home, even movies you own will be streamed theyll simply be streamed for free. And then one day, all of this stuff will be in the cloud entirely as mobile devices will always be connected by high-speed wireless. This is the future. Its Apples future along with everyone elses. This Apple TV is one small step in that direction, and at $99 it makes sense for now at $229, it never did. This is a stepping stone to the cloud age. Right now its a mixture of the internal cloud (streaming from within your house) with the external cloud (streaming rentals from the cloud). Soon it will all be external. If this half-step isnt your thing, if you want morefunctionality, buy a Mac mini. Theres a reason Apple just added a HDMI output to it. But that device is too complicated and way too expensive for most consumers to use as a set-top box. The Apple TV is simple. Oh, and one more thing: the true killer Apple TV device will have apps. Im still absolutely convinced (as many people are) that its only a question of when they make the jump to the living room. The fact that this new Apple TV is running iOS seems to be all the proof one should need that this will come eventually. When that happens, the Apple TV will become a hell of a lot more than a hobby.

S4 - Super Simple Storage Service

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submitted by catamorphism to programming [link] [16 comments]

7 Famous Movie Flaws That Were Explained in Deleted Scenes

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First impressions of Logitech’s Revue, the first set-top box featuring Google TV

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Logitech Revue: Hands-On Impressions

I think my 6 year old daughter is being sexually abused... Help

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My daughter just told me about a 'dream' she had regarding one of her caretakers at school pulling down her panties and then pulling down his pants and underwear... "and we were really close to each other...". She was acting really embarrassed about the whole thing and shy. I kept my cool and played for a while, then went back to her dream. More of the same. I don't know what to do. She's 6, so she's known for telling stories, but this is just too far out for my comfort. We've never talked about anything like this, and she's never seen anything of the sort. Any advice, my Reddit community? Do I call the police? Do I let her go back to school? Your assistance is appreciated.... Greatly.... submitted by shrike71 to AskReddit [link] [148 comments]

12 concept images from the new Dune movie you'll never see

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Whoa! Coming Soon unearthed a trove of concept art by comic artist Jock and Andy Diggle for Peter Berg's Dune movie that will never be. Pierre Morel took over as director after Berg left the project, and Morel's going to do his own thing, so sadly this gorgeous art will go unused.

Fed Up Author Changes The Rules For Learning Spanish

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Totally Different Learn Spanish Audio CD program

Group Attacks Google Privacy & Schmidt with Times Square Ad

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Just in time for the holiday weekend, a California-based consumer group has purchased space on a Times Square jumbotron to display a video that attacks Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and his company's privacy policies.

10 Most Torturous Methods of Execution

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Execution of criminals and political opponents has been used by nearly all societies—both to punish crime and to suppress political dissent.

Jerry Lewis on Lindsay Lohan: 'I Would Smack Her in the Mouth!' (VIDEO)

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We're not going to say this clip makes Jerry Lewis seem like an angry, half-crazed old man, because we're afraid he might hit us. On 'Inside

Ping Surpasses 1 Million Users

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In less than two days, Apple's Ping music social network has surpassed the 1 million user milestone. Apple introduced Ping as the centerpiece of iTunes 10 at

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