 | YouTube will throw another $200 million at wannabe channel producers Jul 31st 2012, 15:19  Google's about to expand its original content experiment by spreading another $200 million around the video production community. The original $150 million, which created nearly 100 new YouTube channels with notables like Amy Poehler and NBA Star Blake Griffin, apparently caught on with advertisers who were willing to pay a premium to appear alongside branded, non-crummy content. It's also popular with the creative set, who like the instant feedback and flexibility to take a show 180 degrees if needed in order to draw eyeballs. Mountain View could possibly bring the more polished programs to French and British viewers by next year, on top of new US channels, according to WSJ sources. So if your talent needs an outlet, but the Sears gift card and allowance from your Mom won't cover the necessary explosions, you may want to get your pitch in order. Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet YouTube will throw another $200 million at wannabe channel producers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  WSJ | Email this | Comments |  | Power goes out in India, affecting 600 million Jul 31st 2012, 15:01  A power outage struck India's northern and eastern electrical grids earlier today, hitting around 600 million people -- that's roughly half of country's population of 1.2 billion -- cutting off electricity to businesses, transit and traffic lights, to name but a few. The power failure hit around 1pm local time "without warning" according to the electric company. The incident follows another major outage the day prior, which affect around 300 million people. Regions have taken to seeking out alternative energy sources such as hydro power, with local business utilizing backup diesel generators and the like, which have helped keep hospitals and airports in service. [Photo by NASA] Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Power goes out in India, affecting 600 million originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | The New York Times | Email this | Comments |  | Sprint starts rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich update to HTC EVO 3D Jul 31st 2012, 14:41  It's official: we can finally add Sprint's three-dimensional EVO to that endeavoring list of slabs running Ice Cream Sandwich. According to multiple tipsters, and promptly confirmed by The Now Network's legitimate support page, Google's ICS assortment is now being delivered OTA -- a wee bit earlier than expected, no less -- to the now-discontinued HTC EVO 3D. As we could imagine, the tasty software update brings previously known features to the 4.3-inch device, including folders, improved browser, resizable widgets and the crowd-pleasing Face Unlock method. Needless to say, Sprint certainly took its sweet time to dish out the long-awaited 4.0 nuggets -- but better late than never, right?
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Filed under: Cellphones, Software Sprint starts rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich update to HTC EVO 3D originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Sprint | Email this | Comments |  | Pantech Marauder QWERTY slider gets official for Verizon, runs $50 after rebate Jul 31st 2012, 14:23  We just saw some evidence a few days ago a new QWERTY slider from Pantech would soon be hitting Verizon, and it turns out that was indeed the case. The carrier has now officially announced the Pantech Marauder, an LTE-equipped device that will set you back just $50 after a $50 mail-in rebate (on a two-year contract) when it becomes available on August 2nd. Not surprisingly, that won't exactly buy you the highest-end phone around -- you'll get a 3.8-inch WVGA screen, a 5-megapixel camera, an unspecified 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, mobile hotspot functionality, and Android 4.0. Somewhat notably, the phone also offers you a choice of Standard and Starter modes, the former of which is apparently stock Android (or something close to it) while the latter provides a simplified UI aimed at new smartphone users. Assuming they aren't scared off by a name like "Marauder," that is. Continue reading Pantech Marauder QWERTY slider gets official for Verizon, runs $50 after rebate Filed under: Cellphones Pantech Marauder QWERTY slider gets official for Verizon, runs $50 after rebate originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Verizon | Email this | Comments |  | Google brings NYC subway alerts to Maps, makes public transit a little more bearable Jul 31st 2012, 14:02  Google has offered up New York City subway information via Maps for some time now, but as anyone who's navigated the 100-plus-year-old transit system will happily tell / complain to you, such information is only so useful without info on the requisite service changes -- a lot of work goes into maintaining something that old. Google's upping its game by bringing services changes to Maps for Android and its web-based counterpart. Clicking on one of the 468 stations in Maps will bring up relevant maintenance information, as well as step-by-step instructions for navigating around it. Until Boingo rolls out WiFi to more stations, however, you might want to check your status before going underground. Filed under: Cellphones, GPS Google brings NYC subway alerts to Maps, makes public transit a little more bearable originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Google | Email this | Comments |  |
