Gizmodo: This Week In Digital Streaming: Netflix Joins Vudu Edition [Entertainment]

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For the past several week's we've been giving you Vudu's new release movie rentals in a handy list. This week, Netflix streaming clips join the mix. Given that Netflix has just signed to share Starz...
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Techcrunch: Facebook Connect Launch Scheduled For November 30

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An update to our recent post on Facebook Connect: Facebook is pushing partners hard to be prepared for an official November 30 launch. 24 of 26 announced launch partners have yet to integrate Facebook Connect. We've spoken with a number of them. All say they are still planning to integrate the product eventually, but complain of bugs and other issues and wasted development efforts to date. Some, afraid of policy changes that will make Facebook Connect less interesting, also say they're waiting to see the final product before launching. A number of new features are being added. One, called FriendLink, allows a site using Facebook Connect to pass email addresses to Facebook and get friend recommendations back. This allows sites to make connections between users that they may not know about yet (but that Facebook already knows about). It's a key feature that is attracting a number of partners, we've heard.
Tagi: development efforts, facebook, new features, launch, bugs, email addresses

Gizmodo: RealBug Mouse Contains Giant Dead Insect Specimen [Gross]

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I know there are people out there that are into bugs...Jame Gumb (aka Buffalo Bill) and Gil Grissom for example—but this crap is just gross. Nonetheless, if you are a budding entomologist you...
Tagi: insect specimen, buffalo bill, mdash, gil, crap, bugs

1.1.3 iPhone firmware released same as the leaked one

Posted by on under sim card, iphone, rearrangement, firmware, amp, bugs |

So finally Apple released the 1.1.3 iPhone firmware - and surprise! It's exactly, 100%, bit-for-bit, identical to the leaked firmware that was demoed on Gear Live.

This means the home screen rearrangement crashing bugs will still happen.

It also means the info I released about the leaked firmware holds true. To reiterate:

If you upgrade to 1.1.3 with an anySIM-unlocked phone, your upgrade will fail, and a restore to 1.1.2 or a lower firmware will let you use your phone again.

If you upgrade to 1.1.3 with a never-unlocked phone (this includes jailbroken phones) your upgrade will succeed. You will ONLY (as of yet) be able to activate if you have a valid AT&T SIM card and service (aka the "normal" way to activate).

Once you upgrade to 1.1.3 on a normal phone, there's no downgrading. The new...

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Tagi: sim card, iphone, rearrangement, firmware, amp, bugs

ContactFlow 0.95

Posted by on under utility toy, coverflow, bugs, interface |

ContactFlow is an awesome utility/toy. It extends the pretty interface of CoverFlow to that of the contacts app. Though this app has made it to version 0.95, it still has a ways to go. There are several bugs. Some graphics need some tidying up. In the end, however, it is usable- and very cool too. The [...]
Tagi: utility toy, coverflow, bugs, interface