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  • Strange Galaxy - Heart of the Centaur Revealed | Video

    SPACE.com
    16 May 2012 | 5:11 am
    The odd elliptical galaxy, Centaurus A (NGC 5128) has an active supermassive black hole at its core. Europe's MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope in Chile captured these images.

  • Science Fiction or Fact: Invisibility Cloaks Will One Day Exist

    LiveScience.com
    16 May 2012 | 12:22 am
    Harry Potter and Star Trek invisibility cloaks might be tough to pull off.

  • Science Fiction or Fact: Invisibility Cloaks Will One Day Exist

    LiveScience.com
    16 May 2012 | 12:22 am
    Harry Potter and Star Trek invisibility cloaks might be tough to pull off.

  • I just returned from a weekend in Maine with these beach...

    Somewhat Frank Gruber Updates
    15 May 2012 | 12:28 pm
    I just returned from a weekend in Maine with these beach memories. I cannot wait to go back this summer when the weather and ocean are warmer.

  • Judge refuses request to dismiss ebook class action suit

    TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
    Megan Lavey-Heaton
    15 May 2012 | 11:50 pm
    Apple received a legal slap on Wednesday when U.S. District Judge Denise Cote rejected a request to dismiss a class action lawsuit against Apple and five publishers. Cote scoffed at the idea that Apple and the publishers acted independently in coming up with what's known as agency pricing, their defense to the charges that they were price-fixing ebooks. Not only that, she accused Steve Jobs at being at the center of it all. Parts of the opinion, as excerpted by paidContent, reads: In short, Apple did not try to earn money off of eBooks by competing with other retailers in an open market;…
 
 
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    TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

  • Judge refuses request to dismiss ebook class action suit

    Megan Lavey-Heaton
    15 May 2012 | 11:50 pm
    Apple received a legal slap on Wednesday when U.S. District Judge Denise Cote rejected a request to dismiss a class action lawsuit against Apple and five publishers. Cote scoffed at the idea that Apple and the publishers acted independently in coming up with what's known as agency pricing, their defense to the charges that they were price-fixing ebooks. Not only that, she accused Steve Jobs at being at the center of it all. Parts of the opinion, as excerpted by paidContent, reads: In short, Apple did not try to earn money off of eBooks by competing with other retailers in an open market;…

  • Tim Cook meets with Speaker of US House of Representatives, John Boehner

    Megan Lavey-Heaton
    15 May 2012 | 11:30 pm
    U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's office has released a picture of Boehner meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday. While Boehner's staff didn't go into details about the meeting, MacRumors theorizes that Cook was lobbying for a tax holiday, allowing Apple to bring some of its offshore funds back into the U.S. Fortune first reported in February that Apple was lobbying for a tax holiday to alleviate the 35% rate that repatriated funds are currently taxed at. Apple and other corporate entities would like the government to drop this rate to 5% for a year.Tim Cook meets with Speaker of US…

  • Aaron Sorkin to pen Jobs' biopic, Variety reports

    Megan Lavey-Heaton
    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Aaron Sorkin, fresh from winning an Oscar for writing "The Social Network," will move from covering Facebook to Apple. Sony has hired Sorkin to turn Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs" biography into a feature film, Variety reports. Sony acquired the movie rights to Isaacson's biography a couple weeks before it was released in October. Another Jobs biopic is scheduled to begin filming this month. This film, with the working title "Jobs," stars Ashton Kutcher and covers the years 1971-2000. "Jobs" is slated to be released in the fourth quarter of this year. [Via Mashable]Aaron Sorkin to pen Jobs'…

  • Inkling to sell iPad textbooks in over 900 college bookstores

    Mike Schramm
    15 May 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Inkling is an e-book publishing platform that's currently running an app on the App Store, and while Apple has been making an official push for more textbooks in iBooks, Inkling is strengthening its own holdings. The company has made a deal with Follett to bring hundreds of Inkling titles into college bookstores, where students can buy the ebook content right there in person. The company is selling whole textbooks, or it's also offering a program called "Pick 3," which allows students to grab three chapters of a book at a time, keeping costs down if teachers or students don't need the whole…

  • Daily Update for May 15, 2012

    Steven Sande
    15 May 2012 | 7:05 pm
    It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) or the non-Flash link below. To subscribe to the podcast for daily listening through iTunes, click here. No Flash? Click here to listen. Subscribe via RSSDaily Update for May 15, 2012 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 15 May 2012 19:05:00 EST. Please see our…
 
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  • New Roku HD, 2 and LT updated to version 4.7, slew of 'under the hood' improvements in tow

    Edgar Alvarez
    16 May 2012 | 2:59 am
    It's been nearly a month since we saw the Roku 2 and LT get hit with some performance-boosting updates, and now the pair's about to be on the receiving end of some additional enhancements. Version 4.7 -- which is also coming to that new Roku HD -- brings with it a slew of improvements, including refined stability for the aforementioned player and a sharpened device discovery method on the company's Android / iOS applications. Inside v4.7, Roku's also added support for channels using Microsoft Smooth Streaming as well as other improvements to help with launch of "several new partner channels"…

  • IKEA Uppleva HDTV to retail for $960 in Europe beginning next month, US launch in 2013

    Zach Honig
    15 May 2012 | 11:44 pm
    Details continue to emerge as we approach the IKEA Uppleva's June launch. GigaOM has discovered that the set will be available in sizes ranging from 24 to 46 inches and will be priced "around $960" -- with a scale relative to the display size, we presume. The TV will feature a built-in Blu-ray player and a wireless subwoofer, and is being assembled by TLC, a manufacturer in China. Uppleva is expected to roll out to France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden beginning next month, then to other European countries later in the year, followed by the US in 2013. There will also be a handful of…

  • The BBC's coverage promises to make you sick of the Olympics by the time it's done

    Brian Heater
    15 May 2012 | 10:57 pm
    How much Olympics is too much Olympics? The BBC aims to find out at this year's London 2012 games, by offering up "the most comprehensive coverage ever," a list that includes 2,500 hours of coverage via the broadcaster's site and up to 24 live HD streams. Live coverage will be offered up for every sport and each sport, athlete, venue and country will have its own page on the site. The BBC will also be providing a free mobile app, a mobile browser site and apps for connected TVs -- 3D and Super Hi-Vision coverage is a bonus. Check out an explanatory video about the new video player after the…

  • Microsoft rolling out new apps to Xbox 360, including MUZU.TV and Manga in the US

    Edgar Alvarez
    15 May 2012 | 7:03 pm
    You can never have enough apps, right? With that in mind, Microsoft's rolling out a couple of new applications to Xbox 360s in the US and Canada. For starters, those of you living Stateside will now have access to Manga Entertainment and MUZU.TV (also available in the True North); the first of which allows you to watch free video content from its catalog, while the latter has around 40,000 music videos ready for your viewing pleasure. In addition to the aforementioned apps, the Australia-only FOXTEL application has been updated with support for Redmond's Kinect, allowing Oz folks to control…

  • Engadget HD Podcast 299 - 05.15.2012

    Trent Wolbe
    15 May 2012 | 6:31 pm
    Episode number 299 comes in with a bang as automated commerical skipping makes its triumphant return to the DVR with Dish Network's "Auto Hop" and we also take a peek at the updated TiVo Premiere XL4. Also invading this week is a flood of OLED news, from production models delivered by Samsung and some tasty Panasonic / Sony team-up rumors. Also in the news is BBC's Sport app and WatchESPN on Comcast, while the return of Total Recall on Blu-ray is definitely reason to celebrate. Get the podcast [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3). [RSS - AAC] Enhanced feed, subscribe to…
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  • 'NCIS' Season Finale: Who Died?

    Catherine Lawson
    16 May 2012 | 4:25 am
    Season 9 of "NCIS" (Tue., 8 p.m. ET on CBS) came to an explosive end Tuesday night as a terrorist bomb went off outside the team's office. Not only that, but Ducky (David McCallum) escaped the blast only to collapse on the beach when he heard the news. "Dear God," he said. "How many?" Which is precisely what viewers were asking as the cliffhanger ending left the fate of all major characters hanging in the balance. Find out who survived when "NCIS" returns for Season 10 in September 2012. TV Replay scours the vast television landscape to find the most interesting, amusing, and, on a good day,…

  • Welcome To Lisa Vanderpump's O.T.T. Bathroom

    Catherine Lawson
    16 May 2012 | 3:57 am
    On "Celebrities At Home" (Tue., 8 p.m. ET on HGTV) Tuesday night viewers got a glimpse into the opulent lifestyle of "Real Housewives" star Lisa Vanderpump. Surveying the vast expanse of white marble and mirrors in her jaw-droppingly extravagant bathroom, she said "I know it’s decadent. I know it’s ridiculous. But," she added, "I’m really, really happy I did it. Because I spend a lot of time here." The blingtastic decadence continued in the rest of the house with tons more marble, mirrors and crystal throughout. Check out more houses of the rich and famous on "Celebrities At Home,"…

  • 80-Year Old Rapper Granny G Keeps It Positive On 'AGT'

    Jason Hughes
    16 May 2012 | 3:40 am
    The new "America's Got Talent" (Tue., 8 p.m. ET on NBC) continued to send through some surprising candidates, but was Granny G one of those? The 80-year old presented a rap that focused on family values, with some straight talk for all the "horny boys out there." She stole the show, had the audience in her corner, and got three affirmative votes from the judges. Granny G is headed to Las Vegas, where she'll no doubt continue preaching positive messages. If she takes Sharon Osbourne's advice, she'll be doing it from behind a pimped out walker, too. But while the audience and judges seemed…

  • '90210' Finale: Wedding And Car Crashes

    Jason Hughes
    16 May 2012 | 1:02 am
    When Naomi gets a job offer from Rachel that would require her to head to New York on the "90210" (Tue., 8 p.m. ET on The CW) finale, she decides she won't be able to finish helping with Max and Madison's wedding. But Max thinks she wants to skip out because of unresolved feelings. It turned out he was right, as Naomi didn't head east. Instead, she crashed the wedding and convinced Max to leave Madison at the altar. What that means for New York will have to wait. But while Max did choose between his two lovers, Silver chose neither of hers. Instead, she went with Teddy to be the donor for her…

  • 'Cougar Town': The Death of Big Carl

    Jason Hughes
    16 May 2012 | 12:25 am
    ABC treated fans of "Cougar Town" (Tue., 8 p.m. ET on ABC) to back-to-back installments of the under-rated show. With the good news already in that the series will continue with a 15-episode commitment on TBS, fans were able to relax and enjoy the fun. Unfortunately, the hour also came with a price. Ellie wanted so desperately to believe that Stan wasn't a hellion, that she convinced Jules to let him be in her wedding. But Stan is already tagging the town, among other crazy activities. And in a moment completely out of nowhere, he completely and totally broke Jules' heart. He threw Big Carl…
 
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