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Street View heads back to the Antarctic, visits historic landmarks (video) Jul 17th 2012, 17:00 View Larger Map Google has already taken us on a trip to the frigid shores of Antarctica before. Now the search giant is back with even more panoramic images, this time from deeper inside the frozen continent. With help from the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota and the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust (not to mention a light-weight tripod and a fisheye lens), Street View can now bring to you the wonders of our most southern land mass. This isn't a short stroll in the footsteps of penguins either -- the ceremonial South Pole and Shackleton's Hut are among the numerous landmarks that get exposed to Google's image sensors. Enjoy the quick tour above and the video after the break. Continue reading Street View heads back to the Antarctic, visits historic landmarks (video) Filed under: Internet Street View heads back to the Antarctic, visits historic landmarks (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Google  | Email this | Comments Google searches for criminals in bid to reduce global crime Jul 17th 2012, 16:48 Google's pretty much aced searching for your latest whim, so now it's turning its efforts to criminals. Working with the Council on Foreign Relations, the internet giant has been exploring ways of using its technology for the greater good. Yahoo reports that Google Ideas will meet with the CFR (and other groups) this week to develop global crime fighting strategies. Other attendees include Juan Pablo Escobar (son of Pablo,) assistant US defense secretary Andrew Weber and the DEA director of counter-terrorism Brian Dodd. Look out for the Google+ most wanted hangouts coming soon. Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Google searches for criminals in bid to reduce global crime originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Yahoo  | Email this | Comments OnLive says support for Universal Controller on Nexus 7 is coming 'shortly' Jul 17th 2012, 16:27 Those of you who are proud owners of one of Big G's Nexus 7 -- and are frequent users of OnLive's Android offering -- may have noticed the lack of support for the gaming outfit's Universal Controller on the Jelly Bean slate at launch. Fret not, though, as that might be changing soon. Speaking to GottaBeMobile, the cloud company said that while there's no Nexus 7 compatibility at the moment, it does "hope to have it shortly." OnLive wasn't quite clear about what "shortly" really means, but according to the aforementioned site, the Universal Controller's had a tendency to work with some titles before "the official support was announced" -- so a few of you could get lucky ahead of time. Either way, we'll let you know as soon as OnLive intros a more formal solution. Filed under: Gaming, Tablet PCs OnLive says support for Universal Controller on Nexus 7 is coming 'shortly' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Android Community  |  GottaBeMobile  | Email this | Comments Smule launches AutoRap for iOS and Android, Engadget's editors drop some mad beats (video) Jul 17th 2012, 16:00 Sure, we're often mistaken for some of hip-hop's illest emcees in our day-to-day lives, but the sad truth is that Engadget's editorial team could use a little help with our flow. Thankfully, technology has come to the rescue, yet again -- this time in the form of AutoRap, the latest app from the people who brought you such mobile blockbusters as I am T-Pain and Songify. Those who've spent time with either of the aforementioned apps know what to expect from this latest addition to the Smule family: talk or rap into your iPhone or Android device, tap the button, and then wait for the magic. AutoRap will go to town, or as Smule puts it: "turn[ing] speech into rap and correct[ing] bad rapping." Talking and rapping are the two primary modes here. With the former, you simply speak into your phone, and the app chops your voice and buries it in a whole mess of autotuney goodness. There's a pretty broad handful of songs at present, including 30 premium tracks from the likes of Snoop Dog, the Beastie Boys, Outkast and Kud Cudi -- naturally, if you want access to those, you're gonna have to pony up some cash, or earn some credits doing things like watching instructional videos or filling out auto insurance quote forms. The free tracks mostly get the job done, however. Continue reading Smule launches AutoRap for iOS and Android, Engadget's editors drop some mad beats (video) Filed under: Software Smule launches AutoRap for iOS and Android, Engadget's editors drop some mad beats (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  iTunes, Google Play  | Email this | Comments Microsoft intros new cloud app model for Office 365 Jul 17th 2012, 15:43 Following all the Office news from Redmond in the last 24 hours, Microsoft's managed to take a quick breath before revealing some new dev tools and a cloud-based app model for its online iteration, Office 365. Apps made inside the model can be inserted directly into spreadsheets, as task panes, and even automatically activated when needed. Devs can also choose to wheel out their software to both the new Office Store or the existing extension system. So if you're looking to upgrade that PC work suite, it might be worth taking a closer look at what's going down at the source links below. Filed under: Software Microsoft intros new cloud app model for Office 365 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink WMPoweruser  |  MSDN blog (1), (2)  | Email this | Comments

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