Why Videos Go Viral [Video]

Not all YouTube videos are made equal. Some languish in obscurity, while a tiny percentage rack up millions of hits. If you've ever wondered why that is, this explanation by Kevin Allocca, YouTube's trends manager, is well worth watching. More »

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SanDisk Extreme SSD has 'mighty' mix of performance and support

SanDisk's new Extreme SSD sounded nice enough when it launched recently, but we weren't expecting anything too crazy -- just another 6Gbps SandForce-based drive that would compete on $-per-GB more than performance. As it turns out, that doesn't do it justice. StorageReview has shown that the unit actually beats the Intel 520 in some key real-world tests and delivers a "chart-topping" 4K random write speed of 88,324 IOPS. With the bonus of the low price-point -- starting at $190 for 120GB -- and the level of support from SanDisk, the Extreme SSD can now boast an Editor's Choice trophy. Click the source link for the full report.

SanDisk Extreme SSD has 'mighty' mix of performance and support originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toyota and Samsung turn your smartphone into a second display for your ride

Toyota and Samsung are pairing up to get the latter's smartphones to work perfectly with the former's vehicles. The duo will launch Samsung Mobile Car Application to sync your Android device to the in-vehicle-infotainment (IVI) systems of modern cars. You'll be able to use voice control and improve the accuracy of your GPS by hooking it up to mobile internet. At the minute it's just an announcement, we won't see any products entering the market until the second quarter of the year. They just wanted to tease, those lovable scamps.

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Toyota and Samsung turn your smartphone into a second display for your ride originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPad vs. Laptop – Which Is The Best Buy?

Apple has been revolutionizing the world of personal computers and gadgets of today. When you are deciding to buy your personal computing machine, it is understandable that you will face a dilemma when choosing iPad vs Laptop. While iPad and iPad 2 owners are continuing to grow as years go by, the owners of laptops are likewise enjoying growth, as shown by various sales surveys. This inspired us to compare these two gadgets in this iPad vs Laptop article. iPad [...]

Source: http://tabletbuzzblog.com/ipad-vs-laptop-which-is-the-best-buy/

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Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard join as launch partners for Isis mobile payment service

The Isis mobile payment service backed by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon may have been a bit overshadowed by Google Wallet in recent months, but it's still on track for a "mid-2012" trial launch in Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah, and it's now gotten a boost from a trio of new financial partners. Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard confirmed today that they'll each support the NFC-based service and let folks load their credit, debit and prepaid cards into their Isis Mobile Wallet, joining existing partners Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Unfortunately, any specific launch details beyond that still remain a bit on the light side, with Isis only promising that a national rollout will follow sometime after the initial trial launch.

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Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard join as launch partners for Isis mobile payment service originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T Is Planning to Let Developers Pay for Your Data Usage [Data]

Comparing it to the data equivalent of a toll-free 1-800 number, AT&T's network and technology head John Donovan, said that AT&T is working on creating a service that would let developers foot the bill for data usage in its apps. Like if all the data you used in an app would be free to the user and not count against data usage limits. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/CKcgN7QxsHM/att-is-planning-to-let-developers-pay-for-your-data-usage

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HTC Announces Three New Phones Running Ice Cream Sandwich

HTC announced three Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphones at Mobile World Congress Sunday, sending a bold message to the world that Android 2.3 will no longer be tolerated in high-end handsets. Besides including Google’s most advanced mobile OS, HTC’s new “Series One” phones will feature Beats audio technology, and rear-facing cameras with RAW image support. The [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/02/htc-announces-three-new-phones-running-ice-cream-sandwich/

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Is uTorrent Coming to Android? [Rumors]

There are plenty of things iOS can do that Android can't—Siri and Facetime, for example. However, Andorid may soon be getting its own exclusive feature: P2P file sharing courtesy of uTorrent, the most-used torrent client in the Western World. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/DrAtcUHyz7U/is-utorrent-coming-to-android

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In-app payment support arrives on Android

Right on cue, Google has launched in-app payment support for Android applications. Developer testing began last week, and now many popular apps -- like the ones pictured above -- can begin charging users for add-on functionality, content, or whatever the heck else they feel is worthy of additional bits of your pocket change. If you were wondering, Google will take the same 30% cut that Apple takes from in-app purchases.

At last we can buy individual issues in Comics with minimal fuss!

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Starz Play movies disappear from Netflix streaming this week

A little more than three years after arriving on Netflix's Watch Instantly streaming service, Starz is packing up its online package of movies and original TV shows and heading home at the end of this month. While the deal brought in high profile movies from Disney and Sony (not to mention shows like Spartacus and Boss), it's also caused problems with the availability of certain movies / features on the Xbox 360, a renegotiation of terms between Starz and Disney followed by the removal of Sony's flicks from the service last year. Finally Starz reportedly asked Netflix to change its pricing strategy to a tiered one, but the companies couldn't agree and renewal negotiations ended September 1st of last year. Netflix is trying to fill the gap with more deals directly with studios and offering its own original shows, while the selection of kid-friendly movies will be supplemented by a Dreamworks arrangement that kicks off in 2013.

That means subscribers have until midweek to enjoy Toy Story 3, Tangled or about 800 (mostly somewhat lesser-known) other movies that may be kicking around in their queues. While Netflix breaks out the Starz Play titles on its site, TVandMoviesNOW has put together a list of all of them, sortable by release date, rating, genre and other items including the 50 or so that are viewable on Amazon's Prime streaming service. We probably won't dive in too deeply since the movies lack HD res and surround sound, but if you haven't seen Party Down yet then this is the time.

Starz Play movies disappear from Netflix streaming this week originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mozilla Joins Forces With Telefonica to Launch Its New Mobile OS [Mozilla]

We've known since last year that Mozilla has been working on an Android-based phone OS. But it's just announced at the Mobile World Congress that it's teaming up with Telefonica to roll out devices by the end of 2012. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/mxtRW6S6gs0/mozilla-joins-forces-with-telefonica-to-launch-its-new-mobile-os

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