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- I hope you (don’t) find everything you’re looking for [TNW Entrepreneur]
- RIM denies BlackBerry Playbook battery issues, device seemingly still on course for iPad 2 showdown [TNW Mobile]
- LG will “actively respond” to Sony lawsuit that could block US phone shipments [TNW Mobile]
- Coming in 2011: Touch screens that will touch back as you interact with them [TNW Mobile]
- Sergey Brin Before He Became Google’s Sergey Brin [TNW Shareables]
- What three words describe you? Ask your friends with ThreeWords.me [TNW Apps]
- Yes, there’s Android malware named Geinimi. No, you’re not going to care. [TNW Mobile]
- Skype for iPhone now has video calls and desktop support [TNW Apps]
- A London designer makes windows that are both beautiful and intelligent [TNW Shareables]
- Who Do You Call? Expand your child’s vocabulary using an iPhone [TNW Apps]
- Canadians Design a Portable Radio Station in a Box [TNW Canada]
- 10 tips get the most out of your laptop battery [TNW Lifehacks]
- Attention Lady Gaga: your LED eyelashes have arrived [TNW Shareables]
- How Not To Video a Squirrel [TNW Shareables]
- TNW Review : Boxwave Keyboard Buddy Case for iPhone 4 [TNW Gadgets]
- WordPress releases a critical update to patch a security flaw [TNW Apps]
- Facebook beat Google as the most visited site in 2010 [TNW Industry]
- DAIR giving free high speed Internet to Canadian small businesses [TNW Canada]
- New Year’s Eve Plans? Apps for cocktails, music, midnight kisses and party reveling. [TNW Apps]
- Blizzard Aftermath Video, a Walk Down the Street [TNW Shareables]
| I hope you (don’t) find everything you’re looking for [TNW Entrepreneur] Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:15 AM PST
It is the end of the year so it is time to evaluate what we have done these past 365 days. Did we reach our goals? Did it go as expected? Have we found what we were looking for? If you are an entrepreneur the answer is most likely ‘No’ to all of the above. Not because we all had a bad year, but because as an entrepreneur your plans tend to change, change goes slower than expected and success comes from unexpected places. There is a joke amongst investors that when an entrepreneur comes along with a plan you can double the amount of money and time he predicts he will need, and half the amount of users he predicts he will have to get a realistic prediction. Unfortunately that is about right for 99% of all projects. The successful projects tend to grow ten or 100 times as fast as anyones best predictions when they started. All in all I guess it is better to not expect or predict anything but just to get started and work your ass off. I remember when Zee told me he wanted to see this blog in the top 100 of Technorati within a year. That was august 2009. I cheered him on but at the same time thought it was just totally unrealistic to expect that. Only 2 months later, October 2009, we entered the top 100. I was amazed and incredibly proud. In October 2010 we entered the top 50 and today we are at 13. Zee won’t get a proper night of sleep until we make it into the top 5. Something I have a hard time imagining, but which we are bound to reach sooner rather than later if you look at our growth. There is an older and wiser entrepreneur who I tend to call if I have an important decision to make, or when the shit hits the fan and I need help. He started several companies and sold his last one for a fortune and became a multi-millionair. I told him about the chaos we were experiencing at one of our start-ups and wondered out loud if we were ever going to become ‘professional’ and avoid all these little issues and problems. He laughed and told me that as he was building his company he didn’t remember one day where he wasn’t experiencing a feeling of panic. There was always something about to go seriously wrong. Then he sold his company and got to work as a well paid manager at the company that acquired him. He was looking forward to being embedded in a professional organization and felt relieved not to feel like an amateur having to improvise everything all the time. Of course, the situation at the bigger company was no different at all, except that all the same issues, panic and small problems were experienced on a larger scale. Nothing changes, everything stays the same. I guess from a distance it seems like ‘real’ entrepreneurs come up with a great idea, then write a perfect plan and execute it down to the last detail. That is the theory. And maybe that is even the image we try to project: in control, on top of things, in charge. The truth is that our lives are in constant chaos. We are bombarded by opportunities, problems, issues, alternatives and last moment changes, and we try to handle that as best as we can. The really good entrepreneurs are able to take all that chaos and turn it into something good. An entrepreneur is “a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture”. In assuming that risk you also expose yourself to the risk of finding, or stumbling upon, great fortune and personal gratification. As a fellow entrepreneur I can’t hope you find everything you’re looking for. What I hope is that life will surprise you once again, that the stuff you don’t expect to happen will be good, and that the awkward and annoying stuff will easy to deal with. Hoping to find what your looking for is not very realistic or smart. Instead I wish that in 2011 your expectations will be exceeded, again, and in unexpected ways with double the success and half the problems. [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:13 AM PST
According to Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu, RIM was having difficulty tuning its QNX operating system, an operating system traditionally associated with in-car navigation, to perform for more than a couple of hours between charges. With the iPad lasting around 10 hours and the Samsung Galaxy Tab able to run for 6 hours between charges, Wu suggested the release of the Playbook was going to be pushed back into the second quarter. RIM has put an end to speculation, releasing the following statement:
Not exactly the most forthcoming statement, “comparable battery life” doesn’t exactly fill us with hope. We still have no official word on a release date for the tablet but RIM has told us to expect the BlackBerry Playbook to drop in Q1 2011 in the US and Q2 2011 in the rest of the world. With the apparent launch of the iPad 2 coming at the same time, consumers could be spoilt for choice.Image Credit [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| LG will “actively respond” to Sony lawsuit that could block US phone shipments [TNW Mobile] Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:44 AM PST
Sony filed the complaints on December 28 with the U.S International Trade Commission in Washington and federal court in Los Angeles, with the former having the power to block imports of products that have been found to violate U.S patents. According to Sony, LG phones including the Lotus Elite, Neon, Lotus Elite, Rumor 2 and Xenon are using patented technology without permission. LG has said that it will assess the claims, taking action once it has reviewed the technologies in question. It comes at a bad time for LG, the company is trying to reverse its fortunes in the smartphone market after posting third-quarter net profit that was down 99% year-on-year. It will be looking to release the world’s first dual-core smartphone, the LG Optimus 2X, in January, the last thing the company needs is to see US shipments of its handsets blocked.Yahoo News [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| Coming in 2011: Touch screens that will touch back as you interact with them [TNW Mobile] Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:10 AM PST
One of the problems about using a touch screen, whether its on your phone or on a bigger device like an iPad, the glass is unresponsive, in as much that it doesn’t provide any feedback to the user whatsoever, only haptic vibrations notify you of your input. A new technology called TeslaTouch is aiming to change all that – it’s a new touch screen technology that is developed by the Disney Research Team at Carnegie Mellon University that provides tactile feedback using what is called electrovibration. This means electrical pulses are used rather than a mechanical device to present its user with sensations of vibration and even friction.
According to an article on LiveScience, TeslaTouch will go as far as letting a user feel what the screen shows. If a user moves a file, you will be able to tell how big it is because a series of sensations including textures, friction and vibration from high voltage electrical pulses will all work together to let you know just that. The technology could be utilised for on-screen keyboards, allowing users to feel the locations of different keys, allowing them to touch type, artists using a touchscreen to draw would be able to feel paint and the paper they were effectively drawing on to. The Disney team's research lead, Ivan Poupyrev explains:
At its current state, TeslaTouch only works when a sliding finger is registered and does not currently work with with multi-touch, meaning it won’t be incorporated into a smartphone just yet. That isn’t going to stop the team though, plans are underway to develop TeslaTouch to work on smartphones and tablets. They will be presenting the technology at CES 2011, hopefully we will get to try it out for ourselves.Image Credit [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| Sergey Brin Before He Became Google’s Sergey Brin [TNW Shareables] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:15 PM PST Just couldn’t not share this, sorry Sergey. If this isn’t a Shareable I don’t know what is. And that title? Can’t take the credit, came from here. [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| What three words describe you? Ask your friends with ThreeWords.me [TNW Apps] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:16 PM PST Have you ever had to describe yourself in three words? You know what a daunting challenge that can be. What about if you wanted someone else to describe you in three words? ThreeWords.me is a site that lets people do just that. It’s simple enough — head to the site, sign up for an account (or log in via Facebook) and then create your custom URL. What you’re left with is a page that looks a lot like this:
In the style of Formspring, it’s completely anonymous if you choose, and you can view the words about you simply by being logged in at ThreeWords.me:
Given the current load issues, it’s possible that you’ll get an error when you try to pull up the site. If you do, give it another go in a few minutes. According to a thread on Hacker News, the site is making some changes to deal with the influx of traffic. [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| Yes, there’s Android malware named Geinimi. No, you’re not going to care. [TNW Mobile] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:41 PM PST
Security Alert: Geinimi, Sophisticated New Android Trojan Found in Wild What’s frightening about it? Essentially, Geinimi carries the ability to turn your phone into a member of a botnet. As such, it appears that whomever is behind Geinimi has the ability to run applications on your phone without your knowledge or consent. Pretty scary stuff…except that it’s not. Why not? Because unless you fall into the category of Android owners who download applications from unauthorized, 3rd-party app repositories based in China, you’re pretty much safe. Remember folks, in order for Android to run an application, you have to give it permission. Beyond that fact, the vast majority of Android owners get their applications from the ever-growing Android Market. While it’s not fully policed, it is at least official and it’s a better option than some unknown repository. So there you have it. Like any platform that gains in popularity and visibility, Android is set to have a number of exploits and malware attacks thrown at it. But play it smart and you’ll be playing it safe. Simply stated, stick with the Android Market or known application developer websites and you can laugh off this attack like all the ones in the past. [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| Skype for iPhone now has video calls and desktop support [TNW Apps] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:22 PM PST We’ve talked about this for a few days now, and it appears that it’s starting to become official. The latest update of Skype for iPhone shows a couple of great improvements that iPhone users have been waiting to see:
Of course, a couple of caveats are included for your viewing pleasure. You’ll need to have iOS 4.0 or above, and if you’re using an iPod Touch, you’ll need the 4th in order for the update to show for you. That aside, the update will work on iPhone 4 and 3GS to keep you upgrade-happy people in video calling nirvana. We’re giving a download and we’ll let you know what we find. In the mean time, to whet the appetite of you Verizon iPhone lovers, the LA Times is reporting an interesting finding inside of the Skype system. Do you see what we see? That appears to be a big Verizon logo, on a how-to for video calls on the iPhone. Let the rumor mills get moving once more… [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| A London designer makes windows that are both beautiful and intelligent [TNW Shareables] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:11 PM PST London designer Simon Heijdens’s latest installation “Shade” is impressing design experts across the U.S. and the U.K. To start, Heijdens’ applied a unique film to large glass windows that creates constantly-changing shadows inside in response to weather conditions outside. The reactive film is best described as “a responsive skin,” equipped with sensors that filter daylight and wind patterns from the outside to project a geometric pattern of natural shadows into the room.
The responsive film holds a grid of triangles that each individually fade between transparent and opaque, and hence block or pass light. As the angle of light and patterns of wind are continuously changing throughout the day and year, so too does the inside space. See a video of the installation here. The exhibition was commissioned by the Art Institute Chicago, and will be shown as a part of its Hyperlinks exhibition that runs up to July 20, 2011. via @Dezeen [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| Who Do You Call? Expand your child’s vocabulary using an iPhone [TNW Apps] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:33 PM PST
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| Canadians Design a Portable Radio Station in a Box [TNW Canada] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:40 PM PST
This carry-on broadcasting unit is an 18-kilo (40 lbs) FM radio kit that can either be powered by electricity, battery or even solar power. As of today, the units will run you between $10,000 to $70,000 however these stations weren't designed as a luxury item for wannabe DJ's –it was designed to educate people living in rural areas in Africa. The idea for the portable radio station was born following a troublesome election in Kenya, the co-founder Peter Onguti told CBC news. He was concerned with the fact that remote areas of Kenya were completely shut-off from information so he approached a telecommunication engineer to build it, and funded the entire project with his own personal savings. A few dozen of the units have recently been donated and will be used to inform and communicate pertinent information to Africans living in remote areas. The ability to share information is highly critical and this portable FM radio station is another shining example of why I love technology.CBC, Image: Microphone [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| 10 tips get the most out of your laptop battery [TNW Lifehacks] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:09 PM PST
It doesn't take too much to get a lot more time out of your battery, just, well, 10 simple things:
I hope these tips help you, for myself when I follow the advice here I can still get 3 or 4 hours out of my 2008 era MBP. Which is pretty good I think. Just remember the basic precept: if you don't need it, turn it off, turn it down, or quit it. [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| Attention Lady Gaga: your LED eyelashes have arrived [TNW Shareables] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:34 PM PST
At first glance, one would assume these are one of those fashion-before-health kind of devices. It's similar to clubbing in 6-inch heels, you may break your neck but you'll look seriously hot falling. We can't say these LED powered eyelashes will glean the same attention as a pair of sexy stilettos but they may be a cool accessory to accompany next year's Halloween costume –a perfect match for a Lady Gaga uniform. These unusual falsies work with the use of a mercury sensor inside the eyelashes that turn the LED lights on and off. Every lash is equipped with a thin wire that connects to an earpiece that gives the lashes their glamorous bling. It also appears to generate a flicker of light altered by the movement of the users head. There are two things that are troubling here. For starters, my gut instinct tells me mercury next to your eyeball is crazy and secondly, constant flashes to the eyeball might have grave repercussions to your health. If these aren’t your style but you really want to light up a room, you could always try the LED dress instead. SoomiPark, the designer of the lashes, have recently obtained a patent on the design as of this month. It's a good thing because I'm sure a lot of companies were just dying to get these things into production (said in my most sarcastic tone). I'm interested to know, would you wear them? [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| How Not To Video a Squirrel [TNW Shareables] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:28 PM PST ‘Nuff said. Thanks, Tim! [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| TNW Review : Boxwave Keyboard Buddy Case for iPhone 4 [TNW Gadgets] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:24 PM PST
First there was the unveiling of iOS 4 and with it some claiming Apple had “lost the game.” Then there were the device’s detractors following what was dubbed “Antennagate.” Throughout all the naysaying the iPhone 4 still managed to make our list of the “Top 8 Gadgets of 2010.” As an early adopter of the iPhone 4 (4 hours of fun spent trying to pre-order the device when it was made available) I have nothing but love and adoration for Apple’s latest, and greatest, smartphone. That said, as with all touchscreen devices, the neat freak in me shudders at the slightest smudge on a screen, be it my iPhone, iPad, or devices I’ve reviewed. Despite purchasing the best screen protectors, personal choice for the iPad and iPhone 4 comes from Moshi, smudges and grime continue to plague my touchscreen devices. Upon learning that Boxwave was set to release the Keyboard Buddy Case for the iPhone 4, I checked out the features on the site and quickly rid myself of $69.99 to pre-order the device and anxiously awaited the case’s arrival. Following a prolonged wait, the Boxwave Keyboard Buddy Case has made it to my home and on to my iPhone. After spending several days using the Keyboard Buddy, here’s what you need to know, good and bad, about a pricey addition to one’s iPhone. Features
Unboxing After its arrival one will find the Keyboard Buddy housed in relatively nondescript packaging. Opening the box reveals the case, an extremely small set of instructions for use and the device’s USB charging cable. That’s correct, the keyboard works using an integrated slide-out Bluetooth keyboard allowing users to switch easily between typing via the physical keyboard or on the iPhone’s touchscreen. Setup Getting started with the Keyboard Buddy Case is super simple. Grab your iPhone, grab the case and slide your iPhone into the case at an angle. The case snaps right on fits snuggly around your iPhone and looks great. After one’s iPhone is in its new home, one needs to head to the iPhone’s “Settings” area. Select “General-Bluetooth-On,” flip the Keyboard Buddy Case power switch to “On” and “Bluetooth Keyboard” will appear on your iPhone as an available device. To complete pairing of the Keyboard Buddy Case to your iPhone, enter the password using the Keyboard Buddy when prompted, press “enter” and your finished! Using the Keyboard Buddy Case
The iPhone 4 is relatively small for a smartphone. The Keyboard Buddy Case, while adding additional weight and depth to the device’s 0.37 inch (9.3 mm), and 4.8 ounces, does not, as some have claimed, make the iPhone 4 fat or bulky. In the image above, and through a highly unscientific method which included use of a ruler and and kitchen scale, I found the Keyboard Buddy Case added 4mm to the device’s depth and roughly 2 ounces to the weight of iPhone 4. Unfortunately, Boxwave does not list the size and weight of the keyboard on their site. That said, the added size and weight is a small price to for those seeking a physical keyboard for their device. Typing on the Keyboard Buddy Case will take some getting used to, especially for those like yours truly, who’ve spent the last 3 years using a touchscreen device almost exclusively. The keyboard slides out with relative ease, exposing a full QWERTY keyboard. The keys, like the case itself are coated with a soft, smooth, material which is pleasing to the touch. Concerning the keyboard, it features a top row of numbers as well as Home and Spotlight search buttons. The downside? The “Shift,” “Function” and “Caps” are located on only the left-hand side of the keyboard, making typing tricky at first. However, after using it for sometime, these minor inconveniences are quickly forgotten as one realizes increased typing speed, and decreased screen filthiness. One surprising feature of using the Keyboard Buddy Case? Increased iPhone 4 battery life. Since using the case with the iPhone 4, I’ve noticed a substantial increase in battery life, strong battery life being something which the iPhone 4 has in spades. Hits:
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Conclusion For those seeking a physical keyboard for their iPhone 4, Boxwave’s Keyboard Buddy Case not only maintains the grand look of your iPhone overall, but also results in no longer needing to repeatedly clean the device’s screen as fingerprints begin to mount. If most of your time composing emails, updating social networks, or conducting business is spent using your iPhone 4 and you’d like a way to speed up your typing, thereby increasing productivity, while keeping your device’s screen as clean as a whistle, the Keyboard Buddy Case is definitely worth your consideration. [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| WordPress releases a critical update to patch a security flaw [TNW Apps] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:24 PM PST If you run a WordPress-powered blog (not hosted on WordPress.com) then it’s upgrade time. As much of a pain in the tail as it might be to update your WordPress installations over the holidays, this one is marked critical by the WordPress team:
The WordPress team is also asking for help, this time around. If you’re a security expert, the team is asking you to put your eyes on the changeset for the new release. Of course the team has spent their own time working on things, but given the critical nature of the update, more eyes are always better. [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| Facebook beat Google as the most visited site in 2010 [TNW Industry] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:18 PM PST
In 2010, Facebook accumulated some 8.93% of site visits online, while Google secured just 7.19%. However, YouTube took in 3.52%, and so if you combine Google properties they are in aggregate more popular than Facebook. Facebook took third place in 2009, making its sharp rise to the top a surprise. Perhaps it was expected to edge up one spot this year, but to take first place is a move that few anticipated. Here is the top visited sites according to Hitwise for both 2009 and 2010.
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| DAIR giving free high speed Internet to Canadian small businesses [TNW Canada] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:58 PM PST
The new program is called DAIR and it will initially be starting as an online program to assist Canadian ICT companies design and launch new products without the need to dish out a fortune for research, development and infrastructure. Canarie aims to improve Canada's ICT sector which Jim Roche, Canarie CEO says is "underperformed compared to its global peers". A problem that the Government of Canada is throwing a lot of hard cash at. Canarie's major investment comes from the Government of Canada (Industry Canada). It operates as a non-profit corporation that facilitates research across Canada and around the world. To put it simply, Canarie basically offers a dedicated network to connect innovators. They call it a research and innovation network. With DAIR, companies can utilize Canarie's high speed fibre-optic broadband network that is already being used by over 40,000 researchers in more than 225 Canadian universities and colleges. This government funded corporation expects their DAIR program will give Canada's ICT companies a major boost and they hope it will drive a flood of high-tech applications in Canada. Canarie's program DAIR, will run on a dedicated portion of it's high-speed network and will include features such as wireless and VPN (virtual private network) access, cloud-based computing, on-demand provisioning and instant scalability. Here's the skinny.. The pilot is open to everyone however depending on the demand of the program, Canarie may be required to limit the number of users. Small to medium sized companies pay nothing for the duration of the DAIR program although if there's a huge demand for the service, and I'm sure there will be, Canarie may need to recover costs if it evolves on a larger scale after 2012. Canarie even covers support and training for company staff in order to ensure the supplied hardware is being used properly in test environments. And lastly, all a company will require on their end is a VPN client or a VPN firewall.
This is incredibly great news for companies that can't afford the astronomical costs of research & development, let alone broadband costs. It's also fantastic for Canada and may spark tons of new exciting technology that may have never been without the help of DAIR. What do you think? Pretty exciting stuff right? MediaCasterMagazine, Image: Broadband [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
| New Year’s Eve Plans? Apps for cocktails, music, midnight kisses and party reveling. [TNW Apps] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:34 PM PST
Cocktail AppsSave the champagne for midnight. Save the beer for the summer and the red wine for the rest of the winter. Spice up your libations by mixing a few creative cocktails for you and your friends this New Years. >MixologistMixologist lets you search for specific drinks, browse thousands of recipes and conveniently lists what cocktails you can make with what you have in your liquor cabinet and fridge. If you’re going to be brave and attempt to venture out into the masses of party revelers, the app can also locate nearby liquor stores and bars. Download it here for the iPhone. ($.99) >10001 CocktailsIf you're an Android user, check out 10001 Cocktails. The app has enough cocktail recipes to keep Lindsay Lohan behind bars for life. The app also lets users add their own recipes, browse user ranked recipes and it’s easy to save favorites. Download it here for Android. (Free) >Last CallI hope you don’t have to use this one, but just in case it might be nice to have (if you can remember that you downloaded it). Last Call determines how loaded you are by calculating your weight and how many of what type of drinks you’ve had. It also gives you options on what to do next now that you’re super drunk such as call a taxi or find a lawyer. Thanks to TNW writer @lawrencecoburn for the suggestion. Download it here for the iPhone. (Free) Music AppsIf you happen to be hosting or find yourself at a house party that needs better music, throw these apps on and let your phone DJ for you.
>PandoraOn Pandora’s long anticipated app, which launched this summer, you can enjoy all the stations you’ve created on the web and create new ones right from your phone. You can rate songs, and bookmark favorite artists and songs. Pandora on your phone is fully integrated with Pandora on the web, so everything you create, rate or bookmark on the phone also appears the next time you log back in. Download the app here for multiple platforms. (Free) >DubsetDubset is re-creating DJ-defined Internet radio. It’s like Pandora but all the stations are custom-created by the world’s top DJs rather than an algorithm telling you what you should listen to. Earlier this month, they released a multi tasking feature which allows you to listen in the background, so you can still use your phone to send texts and look up drink recipes. Download it for the iPhone here. (Free) Party AppsOh good, you’ve decided to get out of the house and join the masses at midnight. Assuming you are looking for something more inspiring than your local Lady Gaga concert, check out these great apps for alternative parties in your city. >FlavorpillI wrote about the new Flavorpill iPhone app here, that was released in November. The app covers the best cultural events in your city, spanning music, art, design, film, theatre, dance, parties and more. Flavorpill is available in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco (with London, Miami, Las Vegas, and Dallas coming soon). Expect off the beaten path events like loft parties, concerts in masonic temples, burlesque shows, artful aerials and all-star stripteases. Download it here for the iPhone. (Free)
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| Blizzard Aftermath Video, a Walk Down the Street [TNW Shareables] Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:11 PM PST Update: Watch this lovely short film called: “Man in a Blizzard” as well! The Aftermath: [Notice: this is the RSS feed for ALL stories from across The Next Web - that means a lot of stories every day - for just our top stories, subscribe to our Top Stories RSS feed here.] |
After an analyst warned investors that RIM was having trouble keeping the battery on its 
LG Electronics has said that it will “actively respond” to a lawsuit filed by Sony that would block all LG mobile phone shipments to the United States if upheld.
Touchscreens provide a slick and easy way for people to interact with their devices, using their fingers to swipe, press and flick to perform certain actions.
So what’s next? Nobody really knows, yet. The site’s developer seems to have run into a bit of a viral issue and ThreeWords.me is experiencing some pretty heavy traffic right now. As the developer scrambles to keep things in order, you can be sure that the servers will continue to get hammered. Why? It’s simple addictive and fun. Those are three things that we should see more often in one-off ideas.
TNW Quick Hit
Two Canadians have designed a portable FM radio station that is small enough to fit inside a briefcase and will transmit a broadcast from 30 to 100 kilometres.
When manufacturers talk about how great their laptops are one of the feature they all highlight is battery life. Remember when getting a couple hours out your laptop battery was awesome? Yeah now getting something less than 5 or even 8 hours isn't acceptable. The only problem is that in the real world it's often hard to get those kinds of results, unless you know a few tricks.
When you hear the term "LED" (light-emitting diode), you most likely associate it with things like the LED flash on your phone or LED Christmas lights — but LED eyelashes–seriously?
Canarie
New Year’s Eve is two days away. As if it weren’t stressful enough to look sexy, stay warm, plan a party or find a party, you also have to try and lock down a midnight kiss. While there are apps which display fireworks and 
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