The rumors that started yesterday about Apple holding an iPad 2 event on March 2nd are true. This morning Apple sent out invites to ”come see what 2011 will be the year of”.
The invitation (pictured) features a large 2 with the calendar page pulled back just enough to give a glimpse of what could be the next iPad. Some have noted that the page is not pulled back far enough to show the facetime camera which we are certain will be on iPad 2.
It is also interesting to note that Apple decided to hold an event releasing iPad 2 on the second day of March. Coincidence or clever marketing? We believe the latter. Now that we know when the second generation iPad will officially be revealed, we will wait patiently and hope Steve Jobs is able to make the announcement.
The event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco at 10:00 am. Apple has used this venue to introduce a number of products in recent years including the first generation iPad.
Are you planning on getting the second generation iPad?
Google is taking on an unlikely role: wedding planner.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Google has rolled out a dedicated site where consumers can create a wedding website, edit photos and plan their wedding using wedding-specific templates in Google Sites, Google Docs and Picnik. The company announced the move today on its official Google blog.
Google teamed up with wedding planner Michelle Rago for the templates, and Rago also provides tips to the soon-to-be-betrothed. To spread the word, Google is also hosting a wedding sweepstakes offering a prize of $25,000 and the chance to get Rago to help plan your wedding. ( There are more than 20 wedding templates that can help track the event budget, collect addresses for invitations and compare vendors, the Internet company said.)
The site is the latest attempt by Google to insinuate itself into consumers’ lifestyles. In 2008, Google launched Google Health, which is designed to let users organize, monitor, track and use health information on the site. But there’s a thin line between providing helpful information and invading privacy: In 2009, Google Health partnered with CVS to provide patients online access to their prescription drug history via their Google Health accounts, raising issues about Google’s access to sensitive personal information.
Apple has just launched its Mac Apps Store, with over 1,000 apps available so far. "To get the App Store on your computer you must have Snow Leopard, and you must update your software. Alternatively, you can visit Apple's site," notes Business Insider. The Unofficial Apple Weblog notes that iLife apps, like iPhoto and Garage Band, can be purchased individually for $15 and can be used on all your computers. Realmac Blog has thoughts on what the App Store will mean--"Mac apps are going to get cheaper. There's been plenty of developers posting that they'll keep selling their $50+ apps at the same price. We wish them the best of luck with that." Of course, "Developers will be free to sell their wares via their own websites using traditional methods. There's going to be a transition period where software is bought and sold both ways. The question everyone's asking is: how long will that period last? Years? Months?" writes Cult of Mac.
And, says paidContent, the App Store reflects "that consumers are relying less and less on inserting a CD or DVD to provide applications--and [suggests] that like the Macbook Air, the next set of Apple computer products may eschew the disc player altogether."
Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight, iTunes makes the world’s easiest way to preview Elvis Presley’s magnificent world, there raise another wave to commemorate the most important figure in American 20th century, so, why does this occurred? Here we can get the answer.
When Elvis Presley died on 16th August, 1977, radio and television programs were overwhelmed by the news of his death, the streets were jammed with cars, and Elvis Presley films were shown on television, and his records were played on the radio all day, even President Carter was asked to declare a day of national mourning. Though Elvis left his fans, his music remains, it’s like the world never forget the” The Hillbilly Cat”.
Elvis lived a poor life in his early days, and little Elvis never had music lessons, but was surrounded by music from an early age. After Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel”, he soon became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. This Cat obtained national attention and transformed the field of popular music and had a huge effect on the broader scope of popular culture. Even today, Severing hip twist、famous outfit's eagle motif、sensational stage performance still fascinate a great mumble of people in the word, As if one Presley gone, lots of Presley rise .
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Greece Myth, with distinctive characters and complicated story, is the source of western civilazation. Since it is a great source of making film, there are lots of film with Greece Myth theme. With the development of computer technology, lots of mysterious animal and things can be shown in front of people's eyes.
Different with Chinese Myth, there is hero besides God and human beings in Greece Myth who is the descendant of God and human being together. And the story is mainly narrating them. God in Greece Myth has the similar character with human being. They can be angry and jealous and show their emotion easily. The story about hero cannot seperate with God and human beings.
God has a lot of appearance in Greece Myth. Generally they have human being appearance with gorgeous beauty. As they also have emotion as human being, they can be easliy get involve of the fight with human being. In Olympic, they fight for right. There is no perfect God in Greece Myth which show live reality and its attraction. All the fight and adventure story comes from complicated relationship like soap opera.
Bastard- Zeus's son cannot be offended
There are lots of bastards in Greece Myth. For example, Zues is the greatest God who is called the Hammer of God for controlling lightening. He becomes the third generation God by killing his father Cronus assisting by his mother Rhea. He has lots of bastards as he has affairs with many goddess and human beings behind his wife.
In the legend, Acrisius, king of Argost is predicted to be killed by his grandson. He is afraid about that and builds a copper tower to lock his unmarried daugther Danae. Out of his expectation, Zeus has caught an eye on Danae and has relationship with her. After that, Danae gives birth to Perseus. Acrisius drops Perseus into the ocean to kill him but in vain. Perseus comes back to revenge after grown up and becomes a hero with help by Zeus.
Distrust between husband and wife
Different from Chinese Myth, God in Greece Myth would like to revenge even with great power. Zeus and Hera would be the outstanding couple for this event. Hera, who is Zeus' sister, is Zeus' seventh wife. She controls marriage and childbirth and protects women. She is also elegant and faithful to Zeus. However, she is very jealous. She always fights with Zeus for his dis-loyal but easy to make up by Zeus' sweet words.
In Clash of the Titans, Hera does not appears to be crazy revenging wife as Thetis, Goddess of Sea, sets lots of traps on Perseus' growing for revenging Zeus not forgiving sins of she and Zeus's son Kalibosi. That's why Hera steps back to let all the things go as it does.
Brothers' fight- rigth and wonmen
Brothers' fight would be a typical element of soap opera. In Greece Myth, replacement of God is not hereditary but fight to die before getting crown. The first king Uranus eats all his children as being afraid to be replaced by his children. Zeus has been saved by his mother for turning him into a stone. Finally, Zeus become the third king of God by overthrowing his father. After that, Zeus happens to fight with his brother Hades for getting Persephone. At last, Hades get Persephone.
Clash of the Titans also narrates fight between Zeus and Hades. And the final result will be determined by son the of Zeus, Perseus.
iTunes 9.1 has released with several new features and improvements, including:
• Sync with iPad to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on the go • Organize and sync books you've downloaded from iBooks on iPad or added to your iTunes library • Rename, rearrange, or remove Genius Mixes
Besides those features, have you found some details in this update? Here is one you may not notice. Click right mouse on one song, there would be some selection changed. And you can find there is not selection for Create Ringtone and Create AAC Version. Where are those selection? Now this selection for creating ringtone is on the top menu of Store. As we all know, you need to pay $0.99 for creating ringtone in iTunes even if you own the song. If it put this selection on the right click menu, someone will think it is a free function. Now, we can clearly understand we need to pay in iTunes to create ringtone for our iPhone. Good news, we will not misunderstand from now on. Bad news, Apple never want to give us free ringtone creation from iTunes.
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Now from iTunes 9.1 : In order to save a lot of $0.99 for each ringtone, the better way is to use a software to finish this task. Here you can check some useful software such as Ringer, Aimersoft iPhone Ringtone Maker. For more convenience, iSkysoft iPhone Ringtone Maker can help you skip iTunes to transfer ringtone to iPhone. So it would be a great choice to make ringtone.
There would be more detailed changes for iTunes 9.1, let's keep an eye on it and give all of you more details later.
Not matter what you raise, you need to pay for affection. It would be simple to become a great friend with your cat or your dog you raised, but how about raising an ET or dragon? How to Train Your Dragon is a great appreciated film in 2010. DreamWorks do not take a violate action to make this film as to Shrek but give us deep emotion this time.
This 3D animation is edited according to Children fiction from English writer Cressida Cowell. The story happens in Pirate Country in North Europe and fire dragon world and narrates a group pirates lives on hunting fire dragons and is proud in fighting and killing fire dragons. A great chief has a son who is very week and imaginative named Hiccup. His work is just making weapons for warriors with his teachers in a room. However, Hiccup believes he can do some great thing and try to make a plan to become famous. The more his father distrusts him, the more he try to get approve from his father. He make a big slingshot and shot the strongest dragon Night Fury in the fighting. Night Fury has great speed and strong destruction power. But nobody see its face before. And this time Hiccup tie it with his slingshot.
Hiccup try to kill Night Fury but giving up and release it finally. And this make a rare story of human and dragon. As Night Fury lost a wing, it cannot fly in balance and is trapped on a lake surrounded by stones. In order to solve the trouble, Hiccup give Night Fury a artificial wing to make it be able to fly again. And they become great friend after that. Hiccup named Night Fury a funny name- Toothless.
However, Hiccup has being sent to training class for killing dragon. Warriors is planning on attacking dragons nestles. As time goes by, Hiccup realize that it is fault relationship between human and dragon now. They can establish friendship without fighting and attacking.
From here, the stroy is like he human and dragon version Avatar, Pocahontas, Sauvez Willy or ET the Extra-Terrestrial. Some critics said that this story combines mystrial culture of Kung Fu Panda, driving dragon action of Avatar and deep spirit of Lilo & Stitch together. The concept of communication and understanding to contribute harmony living of different races has been told thousands of times. Drama is just put the prototype in different scene.
And why How to Train Your Dragon is fantastic? Because it is with smooth and compact plot, suitable but not over-active humor, funny design, grand fly and fighting screen and touching emotion as pure communication and trust between human and animal. Expectance, dispointment, forgiveness, encouragement and regain relationship between father and son in this film turn to be deep and thoughtful. DreamWork make a main-stream film. Compare with How to Train Your Dragon, Alice in Wonderland just has visual special efficacy without raising sympathy from audience.
There is also love and friendship in this film. It is romantic when young adventure take his loving girl driving dragon flying to the sky. It is a dream to human to fly in the sky freely just like that.
Movie Overview Movie Details: Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation and Adaptation Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min. Release Date: March 26th, 2010 (wide) MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language. Distributors: Paramount Pictures Production Co.: Mad Hatter Entertainment Studios: DreamWorks Animation U.S. Box Office: $43,300,000 Produced in: United States
The rumors that started yesterday about Apple holding an iPad 2 event on March 2nd are true. This morning Apple sent out invites to ”come see what 2011 will be the year of”.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Google has rolled out a dedicated site where consumers can create a wedding website, edit photos and plan their wedding using wedding-specific templates in Google Sites, Google Docs and Picnik. The company announced the move today on its official Google blog.
Not matter what you raise, you need to pay for affection. It would be simple to become a great friend with your cat or your dog you raised, but how about raising an ET or dragon?
