The Daily Dispatch is a collection of interesting news about computing, consumer electronics, and other technology gathered from around the Web by Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, and other staffers. If you have a tip on news you want to share, leave a comment below.
YouTube Launching iTunes Killer (Silicon Alley Insider)Google is in talks with TV networks and studios to stream episodes of television shows for a fee on YouTube, Peter Kafka reports.
BillShrink: Now Cutting Costs For 1 Million Users (TechCrunch)
BillShrink, the startup that looks to help users save money across verticals including cell phones, credit cards, and savings accounts, has just announced that it has grown to 1 million members since its launch in April 2008. Alongside the milestone, the site is also announcing that it has found “$1 billion in savings on everyday bills”.
Scientists grow pork meat in a laboratory (TimesOnline)
...The advent of so-called “in-vitro” or cultured meat could reduce the billions of tons of greenhouse gases emitted each year by farm animals — if people are willing to eat it.
Using Google Wave for a Manhunt (Google Wave Info)
The Seattle Times is trying a to use Google Wave for a pretty serious task — catching a killer. They’ve created a public wave with information about the chase for the man suspected of killing four Seattle police officers a few days ago. There are over 100 people in the Wave that are adding video footage, suspect descriptions, police scanner audio, automobile details, etc. It’s neat to watch.
A Better Understanding of Stoplights (Yanko Design)
...Stanković promotes this stoplight as an eco solution in the following ways: If you’ve got the amount of time you’ve got to stop in front of you, you can shut your engine off, wait, be calm, and turn it back on again when the time is almost up. This not only lessens the amount of gas you use sitting still, but it lessens the amount of crazy madness you have wondering if the stoplight is stuck, or just really, really long.
Latest Microsoft Patches Cause Black Screen of Death (PC World)
Microsoft's latest round of security patches appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen, rending the computer useless. The problem affects Microsoft products including Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems, said Mel Morris, the CEO and CTO for the U.K. security company Prevx.
Google Dumps Gears for HTML5 (ReadWriteWeb)
...Now that the Chrome browser is becoming available for Mac, and the Snow Leopard OS doesn't play nicely with Gears, a Google rep confirmed the company has decided to trash the whole works and wait for HTML5, even though the spec isn't yet ready and isn't supported by commercially available browsers. Oh, the humanity... or rather, the machinery.
Lighter side: 25 Spectacular Light Painting Images (Digital Photography School)
Light Painting in its many forms has been a growing trend on Flickr and other photo sharing sites in the last couple of years. These images are attention grabbing and full of amazing color, movement and detail. In this post we share 25 examples to inspire you.
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