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<title><![CDATA[Road Trip Pic of the Day, 6/22: What is this]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tduncannac</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[If you know what this is and where it is located, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.Each day, I'll be posting a new photograph from my various travels, and your job is to try to correctly identify it using any means at your disposal. Throughout Road Trip 2011, which will take me to a number of countries in Western Europe, there will be a new challenge each and every day, and the opportunity to win some great prizes.And now on to today's challenge. If you know what this is and where it's located, please send me an e-mail with both pieces of information (to daniel*dot*terdiman--at--cbs*dot*com) by 6 p.m. Pacific time today. Please note: in order to be considered, you must include the phrase &quot;Picture of the Day challenge&quot; in the subject line of your e-mail. No other methods of entering are guaranteed to be considered.And please forgive me if you don't hear from me if you're not the winner. I get dozens of responses each day. Also, I've turned off comments because otherwise people will post the correct answers there. I hate to shut down discussion, but I want you to figure out the answer on your own. The giveawaysThis year, I'll be giving both a weekly prize and one grand prize at the end of my Road Trip project. Here's how it will work:For the weekly prize, I'll pick a winner at random from among all those who correctly identified one of that week's daily challenges. You get one entry into this drawing for each correct entry you submitted that week. For the grand prize, which is a major brand video game console, the winner will be the person who answers the most daily challenges correctly during the entire project. So there's definitely an incentive to play every day and to answer correctly as often as possible. Be warned: last year, there was no shortage of people who had the right answer most of the time, so the competition for the grand prize will be stiff.Given the constraints of the work I'll be doing on Road Trip, I have to minimize the complexity of the Picture of the Day challenge, so if you want to accumulate right answers and compete for the grand prize, you must use the same e-mail address and name each time. If you use a different name or e-mail address, your answers won't be counted together. For complete information and rules about the Picture of the Day challenge, please click here. Good luck today, and throughout the summer. The disclaimer: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MUST BE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR D.C., 18 YEARS OLD AND AGE OF MAJORITY OR OLDER IN STATE OF RESIDENCE AT DATE OF ENTRY INTO SWEEPSTAKES. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. SWEEPSTAKES ENDS 11:59:59 PM PT ON 8/7/11. SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR DETAILS.<br/><br/>802 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel's MeeGo is a no-go for phones]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tduncannac</dc:creator>
<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Intel's MeeGo software seems destined for obscurity, in the wake of the Nokia-Microsoft agreement announced yesterday.Why do I say that Intel made a splash at the Consumer Electronics Show last year by flourishing an LG phone with an operating system that would later be called, under joint ownership of Intel and Nokia, MeeGo. LG's phone was due in the second half of last year--according to this video taken at the 2010CES. But it has yet to appear. That's not in the least bit surprising. Why would LG build a phone with software that was being developed by a competitor (Nokia) A high-ranking Intel executive confirmed this sticky situation to me last year in a meeting. Needless to say, a MeeGo phone from Nokia is increasingly unlikely now. &quot;This is a Nokia decision. Yes, we're disappointed with it,&quot; said an Intel spokeswoman yesterday, reacting to the Nokia-Microsoft announcement. &quot;But we still believe there's a smartphone component to [MeeGo]. And we're talking to other partners. But it's also Netbooks,tablets, set-top boxes, automotive systems. So, it's a lot more than just the phone element,&quot; she said. That statement notwithstanding, there' a quick moral to this story. MeeGo is not an operating system for mass-market consumer devices, no matter how strenuously Intel would tell you otherwise. I had a brief debate at the Consumer Electronics Show last month with Intel marketing chief Tom Kilroy about this. He put up a good defense. But he didn't change my mind. And, quite obviously, Intel has not impressed Nokia. So, what is MeeGo and why does Intel continue to hold on to it with a vise grip MeeGo is what is called a reference platform. It's a way for potential customers to try out Intel chips on an open source platform with full support from the chipmaker. &quot;That's what Intel is known for. Building a lot of reference designs to show the industry what is possible. With MeeGo, they needed to get out there and demonstrate that their platform was viable,&quot; said Richard Shim, an analyst with market researcher DisplaySearch. &quot;That it could sustain and help nurture a robust mobile experience. They wouldn't have objected if it had taken off as a full-fledged platform, but it wasn't being taken up (by device makers) very rapidly. It definitely took a hit with the Nokia Microsoft announcement,&quot; he said. What else is MeeGo It's an operating system for the so-called embedded market, such as in-car devices and industrial equipment, where it is doing well, according to Kilroy. So, MeeGo will be sticking around but don't expect to pick up a consumer device at your local electronics retailer running the software. Friday's announcement made that a moral certainty. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SoloPower deal paves way for thin-film solar plant]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tduncannac</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Solar panel maker SoloPower has secured financing to build a manufacturing plant in Oregon, a step toward ramping up production of its thin-film solar technology.As part of a deal carved out with the state of Oregon, SoloPower said yesterday, it will receive a $20 million loan toward the initial construction phase, which will consist of a 75-megawatt manufacturing line employing 170 people. SoloPower, which is seeking a loan guarantee from the Department of Energy, intends to eventually expand the plant to turn out 300 megawatts worth of panels per year.SoloPower touts its flexible thin-film solar cells as easy and inexpensive to install.(Credit:SoloPower)San Jose, Calif.-based SoloPower makes thin-film flexible solar collectors, which are not really panels so much as they are long rolls of solar cells made from copper, indium, gallium, and selenium (CIGS) attached to a foil backing. SoloPower's rolled solar panels can be unfurled and wrapped onto racks or laminated to the roofs of commercial buildings. The company has a production line in San Jose but has been seeking to manufacture on a larger scale.Though some companies have been making improvements in the efficiency of CIGS cells, they are generally not as efficient at converting sunlight into electricity as are traditional solar cells. But they do have the advantage of being inexpensive and easy to install, and they offer more installation options than traditional silicon solar panels.Approval for an additional $20 million Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) from the state of Oregon is pending. The total completion of a high-volume version of the proposed plant in Wilsonville, Ore., represents a $340 million investment in total, according to SoloPower.Without the government loan guarantee or tax credits approved, it's unclear whether SoloPower will have the means to move forward on the expansion from a 75-megwatt plant to the planned 300-megawatt plant. SoloPower CEO Tim Harris has said in the past that without government assistance, the company would likely seek to manufacture its products overseas in order to remain competitive.For now, at least one Oregon official seems happy with SoloPower's initial investment leading to 170 jobs and a promise of hundreds more to come.&quot;SoloPower's considerable investment in Wilsonville has the potential to produce several hundred family-wage jobs that represents a tremendous opportunity for the city, Portland metro region, and the state,&quot; Wilsonville Mayor Tim Knapp said in a statement.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alt media player VLC cut from Apple App Store]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tduncannac</dc:creator>
<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Popular media player VLC has been pulled from Apple's App Store at the request of one of the program's original developers--in a move that's caused some hard feelings in the world of open-source software.The situation involves a conflict between the General Public License, which governs VLC and many other open-source programs, and App Store policies.&quot;On January 7th, Apple removed VLC media player from its application store for iDevices,&quot; Remi Denis-Courmont, one of the developers of the desktop version of VLC, wrote in a blog post picked up by the Web site of the nonprofit group behind the original software. &quot;Thus the incompatibility between the GNU General Public License and the App Store terms of use is resolved--the hard way. This end should not have come as a surprise to anyone, given the precedents.&quot;Denis-Courmont himself was the one who sent Apple a notification of copyright infringement involving distribution of VLC for Apple's iOS operating system, i.e., for theiPhone,iPad, andiPod Touch. The GPL lets people freely copy, distribute, and modify GPL programs provided the resulting programs are also covered by the GPL and this same provision. But digital rights management applied to programs in the App Store prevents sharing.Denis-Courmont and others see that clash as a threat to the heart of the GPL, but Romain Goyet, co-founder of the company that created the iOS version of VLC, disagrees.&quot;The way I see it, we're not violating anyone's freedom,&quot; Romain Goyet told Ars Technica. &quot;We worked for free, opened all our source code, and the app is available for free for anyone to download. People are enjoying a nice free and open-source video player on the App Store, and some people are trying to ruin it in the name of 'freedom.'&quot;VLC for the Mac, which, unlike Apple's QuickTime, plays almost all common media files, was the second most popular Mac-software download during 2010 on CNET's Download.com. And VLC for the iPad and for the iPhone captured the notice of CNET's Rick Broida because they let users play virtually all video formats, with no conversion required, leading Broida to label VLC a &quot;must-have&quot; app.For more on the VLC app getting yanked, check out &quot;No GPL Apps for Apple's App Store&quot; at CNET sister site ZDNet. And if you happen to be a developer of App Store apps, you might want to take a look at ZDNet's &quot;How to avoid modern day public GPL floggings, part deux.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CES: The 404 734: Where we're voted the worst of CES (podcast)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tduncannac</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[It's our final live show fromCES 2011, and it's safe to assume our position as Worst Podcast of CES. Case in point: did any of the other CNET Live podcasts receive an anti-teen-sexting pamphlet from PicsChecker after their show The 404 must give off some kind of unique vibe, because this service seems to appeal to our demographic. Check it out and let us know what you think. No guest on today's show, but there's plenty of stories from CES to run down, so let's go right to it!At last year's CES, Polaroid appointed Lady Gaga to the role of creative director, and this time we get to see exactly what she's been working on for the past 12 months. At her big press conference this year, Gaga announced that phones are truly the cameras of the future and debuted the GL20 Camera Glasses, an innovative pair of shades that feature two embedded OLED screens that can capture and display images of anything around you.Also announced were the GL30 Instant Digital Camera, a printer enabled device that seems to be a throwback of the old &quot;shake it to develop&quot; days of Polaroid film that works in conjunction with the GL10 Instant Printer, a Bluetooth wireless device that can produce Polaroid-style prints in under a minute. TOLD you me and Gaga have a lot in common!CES is no stranger to extravagance and ridiculousness, and this year saw a bunch of both, starting with the insane Samsung press conference. With their own child from the future emceeing the night, Samsung and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeff Katzenberg stole the show with 3D images, Samsung dance routines replete with rectangular TV props, and a sneak peek at the Xfinity TV app for the Samsung Galaxy Tab that turns thetablet into a remote control and video player.On the opposite side of the spectrum, indulge us as we take a minute to do what we do best: poke fun at some of the stranger, and perhaps more useless, products featured here in Vegas starting with this Wii/Kinect/Move-enabled bowling ball courtesy of our friends at CTA Digital. This CTA booth girl looked all right playing with it, but this single-function accessory had us shaking our heads and wondering who would buy this toy.Let's move on to the booth for Christian gaming site GameChurch.com that actually features a cardboard cutout of Jesus himself fragging enemies like there's no tomorrow. We had no idea Jesus was a gamer, but apparently he's achieved &quot;Ub3r Pwnage since 33 A.D.&quot; GameChurch.com is based on the idea that video game ratings aren't stringent enough for the God-fearing consumer, so the site is here to award its own &quot;morality ratings&quot; to popular video games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Strangely enough, the site also has a sister site at an adjacent convention called XXXChurch.com that seeks to save blasphemers from their own hands.Stick around after the break, because we have plenty more craziness from the showroom floor to get to, including an exhibiting insurance company that lets you smash an Asus laptop with a hammer, a Steampunk keyboard fetish, and more rumors about the impending Apple iPhone coming to Verizon on February 3. Plus, don't miss our picks for Best of CES 2011. Thanks for listening!Episode 734Listen now:Download today's podcast Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) |  Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video&amp;nbsp'Follow us on Twitter!The 404Jeff BakalarJustin YuWilson TangAdd us on Facebook!The 404 Fan PageThe 404 GroupJustin YuJeff BakalarWilson Tang<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cloud music service mSpot heads to the iPhone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tduncannac</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[mSpot, the service that lets you upload music to the web from your computer and listen from Macs, PCs, and Android phones, has finally made its way to the iPhone today.The company says its Android app has reached nearly 1 million users since it was launched in June. Now iPhone users will be able to join in on the fun and listen to their mSpot music library over 3G and WiFi connections.The service itself is simple: Download the mSpot Uploader program to your Mac or PC, choose the music you want uploaded and sit back while the upload is completed. Once your music is on mSpot&amp;'s servers, you can play it back from any Mac or PC web browser, as well as the Android and iPhone apps. The uploader keeps your mSpot collection synchronized with your computer&amp;'s music, and it also carries over metadata like track titles and cover art. You get 2 gigabytes of storage for music free, which you can upgrade to 40 gigabytes for $4 a month.On mobile devices, you have the option of caching music on your phone to account for cellular reception issues, or you can just stream your music collection entirely to save storage space on your phone. The mSpot app on iPhone and Android offers an &amp;''Airplane Mode&amp;'' to listen to cached music when no network connectivity is available. There&amp;'s also a &amp;''Live Lyrics&amp;'' feature that lets you read the lyrics to songs as they play on your phone.I didn&amp;'t have the chance to test out the iPhone app before it hit the App Store, but my experience with the Android app has been generally positive. Music sounds decent (it&amp;'s certainly not as good as having an MP3 file right on the phone), and the service switches between songs quickly &amp;8212' even over 3G connections.Apple bought (and shuttered) a similar service called Lala late last year, but it has yet to do anything with the acquisition. It&amp;'s been rumored that Apple is preparing to bring iTunes to the cloud with Lala&amp;'s talent and technology.Palo Alto, Calif.-based mSpot raised $2.3 million in funding in 2006. It also runs mSpot Movies, a service that lets users stream movies to their smartphones.Previous Story: 5 harsh realities of being an entrepreneurPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, cloud music, cloud storage, iPhone, mac, music, pcCompanies: Apple, lala, mSpot          Tags: Android, cloud music, cloud storage, iPhone, mac, music, pcCompanies: Apple, lala, mSpotDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Will eBay reveal street artist Banksy&'s secret identity]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tduncannac</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Secret identities are pretty valuable. Street-artist Banksy knows that pretty well, having never revealed his (or her) own.But not all things can stay secret in the age of the internet. Anintrepid seller on eBay is offering the identity of the anonymous artist for a cool $1 million.Banksy is the pseudonym for a British street artist known for painting traditionally satirical and black humor paintings on the walls of buildings across the world. The artwork relies on a stencil-like style and has become a bit of a cult phenomenon, even spurring the creators of the Simpsons to commission an opening couch gag from the eccentric artist.But Banksy&amp;'s identity has never been revealed. Even when creating the couch gag episode, the Simpsons creators went through a series of representatives for the artist and never had direct contact with him (or her). That&amp;'s actually been part of the appeal of the enigmatic artist a4&quot; that, and Banksy&amp;'scontempt for auctioneers that try to sell his art for profit.The eBay seller, Jaybuysthings, claims he has confirmed Banksy&amp;'s identity by matching the price he sold his artwork for with some tax records. That&amp;'s a pretty crafty way to go about doing it, although the seller didn&amp;'t give any additional details about how he came by the tax information.Regardless of the validity of the claim, it&amp;'s already attracted 38 bids and the price has gone all the way up to a cool $999,999.00. The auction started just last week and ends on Wednesday. The winner will receive a piece of paper that will have the name of Banksy on it a4&quot; because eBay originally wouldn&amp;'t let Jaybuysthings sell something that wasn&amp;'t a physical object.The seller has a 100 percent positive feedback rating, but then again, he only has 9 reviews in the past 12 months. Mad props to Jaybuysthings if the sale actually goes through without a hitch a4&quot; that&amp;'s quite a way to generate a cool $1 million for some extra work.To the rest of the Internet (especially those bidding on the identity) a4&quot; seriously The identity of Banksy is probably worth that much, but eBay doesn&amp;'t seem like the most productive way to go about discovering it.At least Jaybuysthings is offering free shipping.[Photo: Leeks]Next Story: Plastic Logic announces $700M investment to make its plastic e-readers in Russia Previous Story: Goldman cuts US investors from Facebook deal, blames the mediaPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: internet detective, secret identity, street artPeople: Banksy          Tags: internet detective, secret identity, street artPeople: BanksyMatthew Lynley is VentureBeat's enterprise writer. He graduated from University of North Carolina, where he studied math and physics, in May 2010. He has reported for Reuters. He currently lives in San Francsico, Calif. You can reach him at mattl@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @logicalmoron.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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