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Winter Olympics Get Facebook, Danish Students Surf During Exams

by Warren Riddle on November 4, 2009 at 11:55 AM


Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • The Winter Olympics are right around the corner, and NBC is adding some significant upgrades to its NBCOlympics site, including the incorporation of social networking via Facebook Connect. The HD video player will also now allow users to save their favorite moments from the games. [From: Tech Crunch]
  • Who'd have thought 40 years ago that school kids would be allowed to access an infinite supply of knowledge and information during final exams? Probably no one, but 14 colleges in Denmark are experimenting with a new program that allows test takers to troll the Web, with only an honor code preventing them from e-mailing or IMing each other the answers. [From: The BBC]
  • Despite its well known and wide-ranging benefits, CNET is asserting that the iPhone is 'The Worst Phone in the World,' and the writer provides some pretty compelling arguments to back up the premise. And, if you don't believe CNET, just ask an Apple owner living in New York. [From: CNET]
  • Wii owners and 'Zelda' lovers have been waiting (sometimes) patiently for almost four years for a follow up to 'Twilight Princess,' and details about the next episode in the franchise, announced at E3 2009, are finally starting to emerge. Miyamoto, the resident ruler of Hyrule, recently revealed that with the incorporation of Motion Plus technology, swordplay will be much more realistic and precise so you're not just wildly flailing your arms. [From: Joystiq]
  • We've been giving Microsoft a pretty hard time over its decision to lamely bail on a commitment to sponsor a 'Family Guy' special, but the company just redeemed itself (to dog lovers, at least). The company decided to reimburse an Xbox owner whose dog charged over $60 to his Live account while mangling a controller. The company even cutely created a gamertag for the canine. [From: The Consumerist]
  • Apple Stores are integrating iPod Touches into the checkout process, so employees no longer have to lug around bulky Windows-based handheld computers. The first Apple Store opened in 2001, so it only took eight years to wean the shops of Microsoft technology. Nice. [From: Wired]

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