Google Search for iPad Receives an Interface Overhaul, Instant Search, and More [Video]

Google Search for iPad Receives an Interface Overhaul, Instant Search, and More [Video]:
! Google's Search app just received a nice update for iPad, bringing some nice interface enhancements. This includes Google Instant, which is better late than never, but you'll probably find the other stuff more exciting. For example, you can load a web page in a side tab after you search and then swipe back to your search results to look for other pages while that side tab is loading. The app also features a pretty slick image viewer that's in a similar style to Apple's cover flow but a bit more practical. If you want to look up any of your past searches you can with a visual search history browser. You also get easier access to existing search tools and other Google Apps. More »

How to Get the Most Out of Using Google Music [Google Music]

How to Get the Most Out of Using Google Music [Google Music]:
Now that Google Music is available to everyone (in the US), you have it set up and you're bobbing your head to music wherever you are, it's time to accent those experiences with better listening tips. More »

How to Load Up Your Ereader with Ebooks For Free [Ebooks]

How to Load Up Your Ereader with Ebooks For Free [Ebooks]:
Amazon unveiled their Kindle Lending Library for Amazon Prime members last week, but even if you're a Prime member, the new Lending Library only offers you a single book per Prime account, and if you use a Kindle app or another ereader, you're out of luck. Put that Kindle-or any ereader for that matter—to better use in a closer place than you might expect: your local library. More »

The 400 Richest Americans Pay Only 18% Tax Rate

The 400 Richest Americans Pay Only 18% Tax Rate: "The 400 richest Americans used to pay 30% of their income on the average to Uncle Sam. Today, they pay 18% on the average, according to Steve Rattner, a Wall Street financier."

PlanetInAction.com - Ships

PlanetInAction.com - Ships

A very cool ship simulation game that uses the google earth plug-in and your browser.

Wi-Fi Coming to New York City Subways

Wi-Fi Coming to New York City Subways: "

Good news for any New Yorker who hates interacting with others during their daily commute (read: all New Yorkers): Wi-Fi and mobile service are coming to a subway near you. Yup, now even the Mole People won’t be able to escape the outside world.

According to Bloomberg, after three years of stalled progress, Transit Wireless LLC — a conglomerate of wireless and construction companies that was awarded a contract to undergo this project with New York Transit — has finally found the money to move forward. Broadcast Australia has footed the bill, which will bring NYC up to speed with Singapore, Berlin and Tokyo — all of which currently have Wi-Fi in the tubes.

Back in 2007, Transit Wireless LLC had promised to get the job done in 10 years, now it has two years to outfit six stations near New York’s Union Square, and then four more years for the other 271 platforms. The Wi-Fi comes in the form of smoke detector-size antennas, and will afford passengers access on platforms, mezzanines and in sections of the tunnels (not the whole tunnel). Overall, the whole deal will cost $200 million dollars — which begs the question: If the city’s willing to go to the trouble to go wireless, why do I have to take a shuttle nine weekends out of 10 because they’re “doing repairs on the tracks”? But I digress…

Pretty soon, it seems, a goodly portion of NYC will be Wi-Fi ready; AT&T outfitted Times Square with free wireless two months ago and ubiquitous coffee chain Starbucks offers pro bono access as well. Just think, that whole “I was stuck in a tunnel” excuse is never going to be the same…

Amazon unveils new generation of Kindles

From CNet.com: you cannot beat these as a standalone book reader. 12% smaller and lighter makes it even easier to hold while reading!

Amazon unveils new generation of Kindles: "The online retailer will ship a smaller, lighter $189 Kindle with new features on August 27. A Wi-Fi-only version will cost only $139."

Afghanistan War Illustrated In Depressing Visual Simplicity [War]

From www.guardian.co.uk: Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it....

Afghanistan War Illustrated In Depressing Visual Simplicity [War]: "

The big news in the grown-up media today is the latest WikiLeaks disclosure, which has seen 90,000 documents on the war in Afghanistan released to the press. The Guardian has created this grim mash-up illustrating key events. [The Guardian] More »

The poor also need protection.

From Newsweek.com:

The poor also need protection.: "“To me, it was so counterintuitive,” Rivlin says. “People with no money in their pockets is good for business?” But they were profitable. By 1996, there were more payday lenders than all the McDonald’s and Burger Kings in the land combined."

Who Cooked The Planet?

Who Cooked The Planet?: "Why didn’t climate-change legislation get through the Senate? The triumph of greed and cowardice.

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