Here’s what just went down during day two of Google’s I/O 2011 keynote: the Chrome Web Store has expanded to 41 languages to give more people access to the apps, and they also mentioned that they’re only getting five percent of app revenues, so 95 percent of the app’s price goes to the developer. That’s all good and well, but what does it mean to the average Joe? Unfortunately, the announcements won’t make much of a difference to you if you use Firefox or IE to surf the web. But here’s something that might make you want to switch: Angry Birds just jumped to the web, letting you sling these unhappy avians towards green pigs like you would on a smartphone or tablet using your browser… if you don’t own or don’t have access to a smartphone or tablet. Awesome if you’d rather use a mouse to play the game, and good news if you don’t own an Android or iOS device. Best of all, it’s totally free, as long as you’re running Chrome. (Actually, it looks like the game will be able to run on other browsers that supports WebGL, but Firefox 4 is currently not supported… yet.)
It’s been a short wait since Apple released iOS 4.3.1, but because a lot of people have been experiencing issues with frozen FaceTime calls and 3G connection issues on the iPad, here’s your fix. The iOS 4.3.2 update fixes connection issues on GSM (AT&T) iOS devices, which includes the international version of the iPad. Everyone on Verizon also gets an update to iOS 4.2.7.
Before anything else, remember that this post is about a quick clip that was showed on Conan last week. And the quote above shouldn’t be taken seriously. It’s Conan, people! Anyway, check out the video where they spoof the usual intro video that Apple does when introducing a new product. Basically, the message is: it doesn’t matter what they say. You’ll buy it anyway. Actually they’re partly correct on that one, since the thing can sell itself. If Steve Jobs said “screw it, we don’t need to hold an event for this one,” we’re pretty sure a lot of people would still line up for it. But the part where the one dude mentioned that they added “two holes with cheap cameras in them,” that was priceless. That part actually borders a bit on fact, but we never planned to buy the iPad 2 for the camera anyway. Did you? Video after the break.
Never thought you’d hear (or in this case, read) that sentence in your life, did you? Well, it’s true anyway. Here’s a 10-minute video of a guy an idiot who, for some reason unknown to us, decided to cover a working PSP in batter, deep-fry it – essentially ruining a perfectly working handheld console – and then eat it. Or at least try to. At around the 9-minute mark, he’s still gagging. Yeah, it made us squirm. Not because of the potential dangers of ingesting burned plastic, metals and battery acids, but… you know, it’s a waste of PSP. Somebody tell these guys that Jackass is so 2002. You’ve probably seen worse, but if you were looking for idiotic videos on YouTube, here’s an effective way to waste 10 minutes of your life. Video after the break.
Thanks to last year’s successful trials where they streamed live Indian Premiere League cricket matches (they got 55 million views from more than 250 countries), Google plans to stream more live sports soon. According to this report, Google is talking with the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League, as well as soccer leagues in Europe. Not that we don’t already spend more than enough time on YouTube, but if they ever pull through, that’s good news for sports fans like us who hate having to stand up from the computer desk just to turn on the TV.
