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Posted Jul 19, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
At this stage of the season, with just two weeks remaining before the MLB trade deadline, it's tempting to spin every rumored deal, even those that are massive in scope and absurdly unlikely. We try not to produce too many preemptive fantasy spins around here, because such things tend to... Continue reading
Posted Jul 19, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
I am a pretty major film buff. I even wrote a book on a sixties movie producer. So I was pretty excited to hear of Spott, an app that uses augmented reality and your iPhone GPS to find the nearby locations where films and TV shows were shot. It's a... Continue reading
Posted Jul 19, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
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Posted Jul 19, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
Steve Ballmer touts desktop OS adoption but admits that share in mobile phone market has gone from 'very small to very small' as Windows Phone awaits takeoff Microsoft has sold 400m Windows 7 licences, its chief executive Steve Ballmer told its Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles - but warned... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
Anyone that's attended summer camp knows it's a place for exploration and experimentation. The same goes for summer camp in the National Hockey League, as New York Islanders rookie sensation Ryan Strome showed in pulled off this inventive move in the team's Blue and White Scrimmage last weekend: Wow. That... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
Microsoft will be happy, because either way it will win the fight for the smartphone market - because Google isn't taking anything away in the corporate server market Microsoft is reportedly demanding $15 per Android handset sold by Samsung - and has other Android handset makers in its sights as... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
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Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
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Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
So you thought expansion was over, eh? Nope. The WAC won't let it die. According to a report on BleedCrimson.net and BobcatReport.com, the WAC has extended an offer to Texas-Arlington, a non-football school in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that currently competes in the Southland Conference. To say the move is... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
Having the right programs and hardware to keep the information on your display safe from prying eyes is never a bad idea, and new software from Oculis Labs offers a very interesting take on how to do just that. It's called PrivateEye, and it utilizes facial recognition to automatically pixelate... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
The folks at CNN can be proud today to call themselves the first ever news network to have fully active 24-hour streaming news via both new-world sources. The news team at CNN have CNN.com for anyone to view a 24-hour stream via their web browser at the same time as... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
We humans like to fret. We go on vacation and worry that all manner of evil things will happen to us. Plane crashes. Shark attacks. Homicides in Mexico. Catching norovirus on a cruise ship. Pirate kidnappings. And yet, how likely are any of these travel scenarios? In What are the... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
Part of Mid-Major Week. When the Pac-12 and Big Ten started the expansion craze last year, BYU could feel the tectonic plates of college football begin to shift. There were "personality" clashes in the Pac-10, which meant a place in that league wasn't guaranteed. The Big 12 had several teams... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
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Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
Good news has been a scarce commodity in Tennessee over the last, oh, going on about three-and-a-half years now, so take a few extra minutes to savor this one, Vol fans: All-conference safety Janzen Jackson has reenrolled in school and rejoined the football team after a five-month hiatus. His return... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
The Tour de France is in full swing and cyclists around the world are watching the man in the yellow jersey, who at the writing of the post is Frenchman Thomas Voeckler, of Europcar. Here are five apps to help you keep up with the cycling action or even make... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
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Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
A leaked early version of RIM's upcoming BlackBerry Messenger 6 has been making the rounds since late February, but images of the new app are just now beginning to appear. Over at CrackBerry, the crew has shared a handful of images of BBM 6 in action. Unfortunately, you won't get... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
As speculated earlier in the week, the WAC added the University of Texas-Arlington as a non-football member. UTA is the second non-football member the conference has added in the past month, but the upside is that UTA has not ruled out adding a football program. "I think today demonstrates that... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
Not content with limiting its dominance in streaming uploaded videos, YouTube is now ready to take on competitors like Justin.TV and Ustream. The new YouTube Live service is being rolled out to select YouTube partners and will enable real-time broadcasting. In its official announcement, Google states that "The goal is... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
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Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
Iconic summer escapes are part of the American collective memory: You stand in the doorway of a wind-scoured cottage, squint against the sun bouncing off the serene ocean to view the smooth, sandy beach, heave a sigh and turn inward to continue unwinding. You are on vacation. You have found... Continue reading
Posted Jul 17, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
It's interesting, really. A month ago, 22-year-old Rory McIlroy, a man born on links similar to that of Royal St. George's, took home the United States Championship and it seemed everyone in the States was totally okay with it. He is one of the names we want to succeed in... Continue reading
Posted Jul 17, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog
Good news, everyone! The Motorola Atrix 4G (read our full review) -- another one of those phones announced at CES this year that in reality "should" have launched and Android 2.3 Gingerbread -- apparently is about to begin field trials of said upgrade. Motorola's sent out links to a survey... Continue reading
Posted Jul 17, 2011 at Michaelbbrown's blog