| Visualized: giant 'metal moles' ready to chew through London's underground Mar 16th 2012, 10:49 The city of London will soon have a new underground train to climb aboard, dubbed the Crossrail. But, before anyone can ride the line, tunnels will have to be dug. That means its time to break out the TBM beasts. Over 490 feet long and topping 1,000 metric tons, these giant metal moles will slowly carve new tunnels under the city at about 330 feet per week. At that rate the Crossrail won't open until 2018 but, until then, we can all sleep soundly knowing that machines -- more than thrice as tall as a man -- are slowly eating away at the largest city in the British Isles from underneath. For more images of London's mayor, Boris Johnson, standing next to the German-made monstrosities, dressed in his daddy's suit hit up the source link. Visualized: giant 'metal moles' ready to chew through London's underground originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  BBC |  Crossrail | Email this | Comments | | Sky Sports for iPad 2.0 launches with live TV streaming, F1 Race Control companion Mar 16th 2012, 10:08 Another day, another app release from the folks at Sky, who have this time around delivered v2.0 of Sky Sports for iPad (formerly Sky Sports News). Coming just in time for the F1 2012 season, this iteration includes not only live streaming of the four Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports F1 HD, but it also has a new F1 Race Control companion feature built-in. During a race, it lets viewers choose from eight different camera feeds with in-car and pit lane views, in-race highlights, live race data like lap times and integrated social media feeds -- while these are just for racing now, according to Sky's blog post, we may see similar ones for other sports soon. Access to the app is included with various Sky TV packages, while those in the UK and Ireland without a TV plan can get access to the app and Sky Sports News channel streaming for £4.99 per month, billed through iTunes. Check it out there for a few more screenshots or to download and get ready for the Australian GP. Sky Sports for iPad 2.0 launches with live TV streaming, F1 Race Control companion originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Digital Lifestyle | Sky, iTunes | Email this | Comments | | Microsoft PSA: Internet Explorer 9 can do more than download other browsers (video) Mar 16th 2012, 09:26 See that up there? It's called inertia, and it's what the crew at Microsoft is trying to overcome. For the past 17 years, Internet Explorer has been little more than meme fodder and a litmus test of whether you knew how to navigate the web -- and let's be honest, the addition of the 'Go' button in IE5.5 only reinforced the stigma. Sure, Internet Explorer 9 was a huge leap in the right direction, but it's done little to restore the product's lousy reputation or stem its dwindling user base. Fortunately, Microsoft knows how to poke fun at itself, and the company's latest ad campaign fundamentally screams: our product's no longer awful, so please use it for something other than downloading another browser. Yeah, it smacks of desperation, but now that Mammon's awoke and realized, "Lo! It was naught but a follower," we can appreciate its sense of humor. Follow the break for a good laugh, and just for the hell of it, use IE while you're at it. Continue reading Microsoft PSA: Internet Explorer 9 can do more than download other browsers (video) Microsoft PSA: Internet Explorer 9 can do more than download other browsers (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Verge | The Browser You Loved to Hate (Microsoft) | Email this | Comments | |
