The owner of the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 has started to present its defense at a trial designed to determine the causes of the deadly disaster and assign fault to the companies involved.
Source: http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2013/mar/18/defense-starts-companies-gulf-spill-trial-ar-5817245/
Google has updated its search app for iOS to version 3, adding a tool that until this point was available only on devices running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or better -- Google Now. Now adds some impressive features to your device. As Google notes, it adds "the right information, at just the right time" to your iPhone or iPad.
Back in March, a very official-looking promo video for Google Now on iOS leaked out. The same video is prominently featured in the new version of Google's app, so it seems that it was legit.
To enable Google Now, update or install the Google Search app, sign in and then swipe up from the bottom of the display screen. Google includes a short video explaining how the app works, providing "cards" full of contexual information where and when you need it.
If you're about to drive to work, the app can tell you how long it's going to take to get there and route you around traffic. If you're near a public transit station, you may get information on when the next train leaves, and if you're heading out on a trip you may well see your flight info displayed in a card.
Google's powering Now by looking into your data on other Google services (calendar, search, contacts and maps among them) so if this sort of oversight makes you twitchy, you can choose not to turn the Now capability on in the search app.
Voice search has improved in the new app. Previously, users could tap a microphone icon to enter search terms; not that exciting, really. Now you can pretty much ask Google Now anything and get responses almost immediately -- the service both seems to understand your requests better and responds faster than Apple's own Siri, so it will be a great addition to the iPhone for those of us who like to carry on conversations with our handheld devices.
Google Now added to search app on iPhone, iPad originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/04/29/google-now-and-voice-search-available-for-iphone-ipad/
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Breakfast Topic: The best things are above you originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
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Apple's Contacts app includes a lot of great shortcuts for initiating different forms of communication. Just click an email address, phone number or URL field label to display a list of available options. You can send an email, show a phone number in large type or start a FaceTime call, for example. Curiously, one shortcut that's absent from most of these popups is one for copying the email address, phone number, URL, etc. to the clipboard. Mailing addresses are one exception, as they provide an option to copy a mailing label. But, other fields don't include this option. Sure, you could just select a phone number, email address, URL, etc., and press Command+C to copy it. But, what fun is that? It sure would be nice if there were just more handy copy-to-clipboard shortcuts instead. With the help of AppleScript, you can add your own. Here's how...
Writing the Script
The following steps demonstrate how to add a Copy to Clipboard shortcut to phone number fields in the Contacts app. If you have any trouble following along, you can download the complete script here, along with ones for email address and URL fields too.
1. Launch AppleScript Editor (in /Applications/Utilities)
2. Create a new script document and enter the following code:
Note: If you want to create a version of this script for email address or URL fields, just change the action property handler to return the appropriate field type, i.e.,
on action property
return "email"
end action property
or...
on action property
return "url"
end action property
Installing and Using the Script
In order for the script you created to appear in the Contacts app, it needs to be saved in the proper place.
1. Quit Contacts if it's running.
2. Save the script you created as Contacts > Copy Phone to Clipboard.scpt, in script format, into the ~/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins folder in your Home directory. If this folder doesn't already exist, go ahead and create it.
Now, just relaunch the Contacts app. When you click on a phone number field label, you should see a new option for copying the phone number to the clipboard. Now, repeat the steps above for email addresses and URLs to enhance the Contacts app even further.
This marks my last scheduled post for the TUAW for a bit. Hopefully, you'll see more of me here in the future. In the meantime, feel free to reach out to me on Twitter to say "Hello," ask a scripting question or two, suggest a future topic, etc. Until next time, Happy Scripting!
Adding copy-to-clipboard rollovers in Contacts app via AppleScript originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/04/29/adding-copy-to-clipboard-rollovers-in-contacts-app-via-applescri/
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Continue reading 2014 Lexus IS priced at $35,950*
2014 Lexus IS priced at $35,950* originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring a handy list from Dealnews and our own hand-picked selections that include some sweet deals on iOS and OS X software (all prices are USD).
Sight Words & Spelling with Pixopop HD [iPad; Category: Education; Now free, down from $2.99] Join Stitch Bunny and friends and learn Sight Words in a fun and engaging way.
Audubon Guides - A Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Wildflowers, and Trees [iOS Universal; Category: Reference; On sale for $4.99, down from $19.99] The newly updated Audubon Birds section has all the right tools to enhance your birding experience.
MindMapper [iOS Universal; Category: Business; Now free, down from $2.99] MindMapper is a mind-mapping tool that helps users to think visually.
Worms 2: Armageddon [iOS Universal; Category: Games; On sale for $0.99, down from $4.99] Grab your grenades and prepare for battle, as the worms are back, bigger and better than ever in Worms 2: Armageddon.
Gorilla Workout : Fitness Aerobic and Strength Trainer on a Budget [iOS Universal; Category: Health & Fitness; Now free, down from $0.99] Looking to lose weight and build muscle only using the weight of your own body? Gorilla Workout is the perfect fitness app for you.
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Ticket to Ride Europe Pocket [iPhone; Category: Games; Now free, down from $1.99] A digital adaptation of the best-selling Ticket to Ride EUROPE board game that introduced Ferries, Tunnels and Stations into the game.
InstaFonts [iPhone; Category: Photography & Video; Now free, down from $3.99] Get more Likes, engagement and followers for your photo creations, by adding beautifully designed text.
Infestor [iOS Universal; Category: Games; Now free, down from $0.99] As the INFESTOR you need to reach the exit in each level by taking over your enemies and controlling their body.
Billy Frontier [iOS Universal; Category: Games; Now free, down from $2.99] Billy Frontier is a space cowboy whose mission is to rid the galaxy of alien outlaws.
Cro-Mag Rally [iOS Universal; Category: Games; Now free, down from $3.99] Cro-Mag Rally is the wildest racing 3D game since man invented the wheel!
Audubon Birds [iOS Universal; Category: Reference; On sale for $0.99, down from $14.99] The award-winning Audubon Birds field guide with 820 species, gallery view for easy search, Find Birds powered by eBird, and NatureShare. Most Audubon apps are on sale as well.
iLuv Drawing Dinosaurs HD [iPad; Category: Education; Now free, down from $2.99] Whether you are dinosaur fan or you want your child to learn more about them, then learning to draw dinosaurs is a great place to start.
IM+ Pro [iOS Universal; Category: Social Networking; On sale for $1.99, down from $9.99] Chat on Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, Twitter and more.
Hidden Doodles [iOS Universal; Category: Games; Now free, down from $0.99] Train your memory playing in this awesome "hidden objects" game.
Tapatalk Forum App [iOS Universal; Category: Social Networking; On sale for $0.99, down from $2.99] The #1 forum app on mobile with advanced push notification systems that keep you stay connected with your favorite discussions.
Lost Robot - A Physics Puzzler [iOS Universal; Category: Games; Now free, down from $0.99] 5 chapters with 60 levels (more to come). Innovative physics gameplay.
Timeline - Calendar [iOS Universal; Category: Productivity; Now free, down from $1.99] Timeline Calendar presents your built-in calendar as a timeline in a visual and intuitive way.
Bee Leader [iOS Universal; Category: Games; Now free, down from $1.99] The bees need you! Become a Bee Leader and help the bees fill their hives with honey. Apple's Free App of the Week.
Textual [OS X; Category: Social Networking; On sale for $2.99, down from $4.99] Textual is a lightweight IRC client for the Mac.
Appy Fridays [OS X; Category: Various; Now free] Appy Fridays is offering three free apps. Titles include Converto and Phlo for OS X and FX Photo Studio HD for the iPad. Sale starts today and goes through the weekend.
Music Converter [OS X; Category: Music; Now free, down from $1.99] Convert Video & Audio to Music.
Glui [OS X; Category: Productivity; Now free, down from $2.99] Glui is the simplest way to capture, annotate and share screenshots.
Delicious Library 2 [OS X; Category: Reference; On sale for $9.99, down from $34.99] Catalog, browse and share all your books, movies, music, video games, gadgets and even clothes -- rediscover your own home library. (NOTE: This version is for users running OS X Lion and earlier. If you are running Mountain Lion, Version 3 will be available in a few days, so you may not want to buy this version.)
Collective [OS X; Category: Utilities; On sale for $1.99, down from $3.99] Meet Collective. Clipboard history for your Mac. Done right. Nearly anything you can copy, Collective will remember.
Rock in Code [OS X; Category: Games; Now free, down from $0.99] "Rock in code" brings you to a legacy pixel style world of code, line by line
Daily Deals for April 26, 2013 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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After a blistering 12-4 start, the A's have since gone 2-8 pending Monday's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels to settle at a 14-12 record. While that's still a game better than they were in 2012, the A's have to be a bit disconcerted at their level of play in the last two weeks.
While injuries have had something to do that that, notably to Yoenis Cespedes, that has not been the biggest problem. Quite simply, some players have not delivered. And going forward, there are three in particular who must make adjustments in order to help contribute to the A's winning as May approaches.
Source: http://www.ca-medicalnews.com/male-sexual-dysfunction-what-is-it.html
Continue reading Weekly Podcast Roundup: April 22-28, 2013
Filed under: Podcasting, Weekly Podcast Roundup
Weekly Podcast Roundup: April 22-28, 2013 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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From the Q&AContinue reading The Care and Feeding of Warriors: Future Wishlist
Filed under: Warrior, (Warrior) The Care and Feeding of Warriors
The Care and Feeding of Warriors: Future Wishlist originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you obsess over your website traffic and bemoan the fact that Google doesn't have a decent iOS Analytics client, then you should take a moment to check out Quicklytics. Quicklytics pulls your Google Analytics data and gives you a detailed look at your almost realtime** website traffic in just a few taps.
The iPad version of the app has an attractive, split-pane layout that places the most commonly checked statistics at the top of the screen in portrait view or on the left in landscape. This section includes a graph and six smaller panes that show metrics like pageviews, visits, goals value and more. Tapping on the pane changes the graph, which now shows the data for the metric you just selected. Tap and hold on one of these panes, and you can change the metric. It's an intuitive layout that packs a lot of information into a relatively compact space.
The other section of Quicklytics contains the bulk of your metrics. You can view your audience information, sources of your traffic, content information and ad conversions. Each one of these sections has between 10 and 30 variables that you can pour over. Quicklytics also supports multiple Google analytics accounts, and you can easily switch between each one with a swipe to the left or to the right. It's a staggering amount of data that you can carry around with you in your bag.
There are several smaller features that make Quicklytics useful for anyone who is involved in running a website. With a single tap, you can compile a report and share the metrics for a variable like visit duration, device information and others. There is support for filters so you can curb the firehose of data when you need to look at the little picture instead of the big one. A series of tabs let you view your traffic data for today, yesterday, the month, or a custom time frame.
Quicklytics is available in the iOS App Store for US$1.99, down from the regular $4.99. This sale price is available through Friday.
**How quickly you will see your data change is dependent on your site's traffic. Smaller sites, like the ones I tested with, will see changes hit the app faster, while larger sites may take longer to update. In general, the developer says most sites will see traffic updates every 5-10 minutes.
Daily iPad App: Quicklytics is the Analytics client that Google should have made originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/04/25/daily-ipad-app-quicklytics-is-the-analytics-client-that-google/
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Filed under: Motorsports, Hybrid, Audi, Racing
Continue reading Audi testing long-tail version of R18 e-tron quattro for Le Mans
Audi testing long-tail version of R18 e-tron quattro for Le Mans originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Around Azeroth: Her face is forever etched in my memory originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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With a Shakespearean tragedy of an NBA season now mercifully behind them, so much uncertainty follows the Los Angeles Lakers this summer that one can only wonder if the worst is, in fact, over. Yet, of the several questions that will be hotly debated, here are the four most noteworthy.
Between injuries, age, free agency, the luxury tax and the pending 2014 LeBron James summer sweepstakes, who is the most important piece to the Los Angeles Lakers moving forward?
The answer is Kobe Bryant. Despite tearing his ACL at the tender age of 34, few doubt he will eventually return, but questions of how soon and at what cost will continue to fuel speculation that the organization may legitimately entertain amnestying him. Know why they won't though? Allow me to defer to the good and holy book of common sense, which states in chapter four, verse nine:
Let not thou head be as thick as the statue of which thou shalt build to immortalize an individual, and lest it be tarnished by the sin of amnesty, for which an unspeakable revolt would ensue because thou is a blithering idiot.
Funny as it may sound, the only guaranteed return that Lakers fans can hold onto at this point is of the same guy who is currently battling a career-ending injury and is due upwards of $30 million next season. By the way, that's why they call him the black mamba.
What will Dwight Howard's future hold with Los Angeles?
In a perfect world, the Lakers would use him as the principle guy in a sign-and-trade deal to get another superstar who is actually worthy of having the torch passed to him from Kobe. Perhaps someone like Chris Paul, for instance.
In reality though, and despite all the devastation and heartache that Dwight has had to "deal" with all season long, he'd be crazy to leave LA. They can offer him the most money, the most tradition, the most celebrity, the brightest spotlight and, to be quite frank, just as much of a shot as winning in the juggernaut Western Conference as any of the teams that will be throwing money at him can.
The cold hard truth is that Dwight really can't do as much for the Lakers as they can do for him. Try as he might, he will never be as dominant as Shaq, as competitive as Kobe or as charismatically cutthroat as Magic. At the end of the day, the best thing Dwight has going for him is that he is the easiest big fish the team can catch at this point.
What should the Lakers do with Mike D'Antoni?
Replace him in favor of Phil Jackson, or Phil's understudy, Brian Shaw.
Mike D'Antoni may be an offensive genius, but he butted heads with Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol recurrently, and his willingness to play Kobe such heavy minutes undoubtedly led to his ACL injury.
But the real red flag here is that too many "coincidences" tend to happen around him. For instance, both Jeremy Lin and Kobe suffered season-ending injuries under his helm after playing heavy minutes for their respective teams.
Or what about the fact that the Los Angeles Lakers dropped from being a three seed in last year's playoffs to a seventh seed this year, while the New York Knicks jumped from No. 7 to No. 2 in that same span? The common denominator: Mike D'Antoni.
Another interesting note, courtesy of Bill Simmons:
After the Lakers lose today, Mike D'Antoni will be 1-14 in the playoffs since the infamous Diaw/Amar'e 1-game suspension happened (in 2007).
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 29, 2013
What should the Lakers do about Steve Nash and Pau Gasol?
Based on Gasol's impressive and inspired play in Kobe's absence (which is partially a testament to Mike D'Antoni finally learning how to use him) and the fact that his huge contract will expire right before the summer of LeBron, he likely isn't going anywhere.
Steve Nash is another story. Unlike Howard, Nash was a consummate professional from start to finish this year, but it appeared as though his age finally caught up to him, nagging injuries and all.
At this stage of his career, he seems best suited to be a backup. He came to LA to compete for a championship, but because of what happened to Kobe, the Lakers are clearly in a transitional period.
As the only player under contract past 2014 and due a little over $9 million next year, it would only seem logical that the Lakers explore either amnestying or trading him, assuming he doesn't preemptively decide to retire.
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The U.S. Army has identified the five-member crew killed in the crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Monday.
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Filed under: Government/Legal, Japan, Recalls, Mitsubishi
Japanese government chides Mitsubishi over recall delays originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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A Carnival cruise ship that experienced technical issues with its propulsion system and canceled one stop has arrived as scheduled in Tampa, Fla.
Source: http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2013/mar/17/troubled-carnival-ship-arrives-back-tampa-ar-5813118/
Everyone loves a good bicycle-kick goal. Kennedy Igboananike scored a great one this weekend.
Igboananike, a 24-year-old Nigerian striker, netted an impressive goal with an overhead kick as AIK Solna drew 3-3 with Halmstad in the Swedish Allsvenskan. The goal came in the 74th minute and gave AIK a 3-2 lead until Johan Blomberg equalized for Halmstad in the 90th minute.
With a cross coming from the right, just outside the box, Igboananike positioned himself away from a defender and timed his jump perfectly before powering an overhead volley into the net past a stunned keeper at the near post.
Most of the time you see an overhead kick, even one that results in a goal, you don't see the player make solid contact with the ball. That's not the case here. Igboananike thumped the ball, and the keeper had no chance to save.
The goal appears in GIF form below. It's our Set Piece Goal of the Weekend. Enjoy.
For a video version of the goal, click here.
Igboananike signed with AIK from rivals Djurgården IF as a free agent in November. ''Kennedy has soccer qualities that give us more offensive options," AIK sports director Jens T. Andersson told the club's official website at the time (via AllNigeriaSoccer.com). The Nigerian forward scored his debut goal last week, but we're thinking this bicycle kick was probably closer to what Andersson was talking about.
Through six matches in the 16-team Allsvenkan table, AIK are 11th with six points. Halmstad are 15th with four.
What was your goal of the weekend? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1621737-the-only-goal-you-need-to-see-this-weekend
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Around Azeroth: Down on Old Man Lovecraft's farm originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedan, Rolls-Royce, Design/Style, Luxury
Rolls-Royce Ghost getting a nip and tuck originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It's an app Audubonanza as Audubon discounted its nature and field guide apps to honor John James Audubon's birthday on April 26. The sale extends to both its single subject apps, now US$0.99, and its regional guides, which are $1.99.
You can find the full list of Audubon apps that are on sale on the NatureShare website. NatureShare, previously known as Green Mountain Digital, is the developer behind the Audubon apps. The sale started yesterday and runs through April 29th.
Audubon field guide apps on sale for Audubon's birthday originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/04/26/audubon-field-guide-apps-on-sale-for-audubons-birthday/
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Authorities have charged a man and his wife in the hit-and-run fatality of a 70-year-old Tennessee man who was killed early Saturday morning in south Mississippi.
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