YouTube launches Leanback, mobile site gets HTML5 revamp (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/youtube-launches-leanback-mobile-site-gets-html5-revamp-video/

Looks like YouTube's having quite the day. The site has officially rolled out Leanback, its television-friendly interface first espied during Google TV's big unveiling. The interface works via keyboard arrow keys -- sorry, no option to use the mouse -- letting you scroll through your feeds / recommendations, categories, playback options, and search bar. Videos encompass the entire browser menu and will crank up the HD when available. So far, we're seeing snappy response with navigation, and some utter embarrassment at the (unfortunately accurate) suggestions YouTube is throwing our way.

Meanwhile on the handheld front, YouTube's also pushed live a new mobile site. New touted features include a more touch-friendly UI, further incorporation of the main site's elements such as favorites and ratings, and a generally speedier existence. YouTube also promises to work at bringing update parity across its desktop and portable kin, "unlike native apps which are not updated as frequently" (come on, tell us how you really feel, guys). Since the TV season is in a bit of a lull anyway, might as well grab your iPhone, Android device, HTPC remote, laptop, or whatever other screen you have and play catchup with your viral videos. Promotional footage after the break.

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Cathay Pacific bringing 50Mbps WiFi, live TV and in-flight calling to fleet

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/cathay-pacific-bringing-50mbps-wifi-live-tv-and-in-flight-calli/

Mmm... we like where this is headed. While legacy airlines in America are struggling to outfit their fleets with in-flight WiFi alone, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways is showing 'em how it's done. The airline has just inked a memorandum of understanding with Panasonic Avionics for the "provision of full broadband connectivity on all Cathay Pacific and Dragonair passenger aircraft." Yeah, you read that correctly -- by early 2012, Cathay will make 50Mbps internet service, in-flight GSM cellphone service (voice, SMS and data) as well as live and pay-per-view television available to every last passenger. The finer details are still being hammered out, and we aren't told whether every single bird in its fleet will be online from Day 1, but we're still as giddy as ever for this to become a reality. Here's hoping this pushes those other airlines into getting with the program, and at the very least, it ought to give you plenty of reason to take that Asian vacation you've been putting off.

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Facebook Dominates Third-Party Logins For All But News

Source: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_dominates_third-party_logins_for_all_but.php

More and more, we're logging in to websites using our credentials from sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google or Yahoo. But who's leading in the battle of the third-party login? What login do we chose when it comes to entertainment sites like MTV? How about news sites like Reuters?

According to Gigya, a provider of tools for social sharing and third-party logins, Faceboook leads the pack in all realms but one - news sites.

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Looking at logins across all sites, Facebook is the clear leader. When we looked at similar statistics from Gigya last January, Facebook led by a factor of nearly 2-to-1 over Twitter and Myspace. Since then, Gigya has added a number of logins and now Facebook leads by nearly 3-to-1, with 46% of all social network logins. The closest competitor across all sites is Google with 17%. Twitter follows behind Google with 14%, barely leading Yahoo's 13%.

The numbers switch around when we start breaking them down into different categories. Facebook becomes even more dominant, with 52%, when we look at entertainment websites, with Twitter and Myspace jumping into second and third place. For B2B websites, the distribution is a bit more even overall, with Facebook taking 37% of the pie, and Google, Yahoo and Twitter all coming in with around 18%.

The one sphere that really sticks out, however, is the login we chose when it comes to the news. Of all the logins to news sites tracked by Gigya, 45% are completed using our Twitter credentials, with only 25% using Facebook and 16% using Google. The numbers seem to solidify our vision of Twitter as a network best used to quickly share links and "newsy" bits of information.

For the full results of Gigya's look at what logins we're using where, take a look at the full infographic on its website.

Images courtesy of Gigya.

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You Can Get Great Images from a Not-So-Great Camera [Photography]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5581273/you-can-get-great-images-from-a-very-cheap-camera

It's not a new idea, but it bears repeating: setup and skill are usually a lot more important than how expensive your camera is. A photo shoot using only an iPhone 3GS camera puts the lie to camera stat obsessions.

Lee Morris of the Fstoppers blog took the image up top, and many similarly striking shots, using only an iPhone 3GS. Well, only in the sense that he was using studio lights, a backdrop, a professional model, and his experience as a photographer. Still, as you can see from the raw and slightly edited Flickr set, blaming your camera for not capturing what you want can only get you so far. It hits on the same point as the "Best Camera" community: your time is best spent learning how light, angle, and other factors affect your photos, rather than wondering if other shooters are trucking with more megapixels than you.

For a full 10 minutes of iPhone 3GS shooting, check out Morris' video of his shoot:

What's the best set of photos you've taken with a seemingly crappy cam? How have you compensated for older equipment to grab great shots? Spread the links and wisdom around in the comments.

The iPhone Fashion Shoot By Lee Morris [f stoppers via Strobist]

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Android 2.2 Dusts iOS4 In JavaScript Performance [Smartphones]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5581281/android-22-dusts-ios4-in-javascript-performance

Testing stock browsers found within Android 2.2 (Nexus One) and iOS4 (iPhone 4), ars technica discovered that there's no comparison in JavaScript performance. But DoodleJump plays a bit smoother on my iPhone, which is 99% of what really matters. [arstechnica]

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