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YouTube Launches New HTML5-Friendly Embed Code

The YouTube blog has just posted about a new video embed style that uses and will eventually provide a more robust experience for users across browsers and devices. The big advantage of this new embed style is that it can serve content to users using either Flash or HTML5 , depending on where the video is being viewed and the preferences of the user. The new embed code is still being tweaked, but developers are encouraged to use it and give YouTube their feedback. Back in January, YouTube rolled out its HTML5 player , and support for HTML5 has since continued to expand and evolve. However, not all video is viewable in HTML5 in all browsers, and sometimes content needs to use the Flash player
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Clicker Mobile Brings Online TV Shows, Remote Queue Management to Your Smartphone [Downloads]

Android/iOS: Previously mentioned online television aggregator Clicker has just added some mobile apps to their service, letting you watch shows on your phone and manage your queue on-the-go. More
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Clicker Mobile Brings Online TV Shows, Remote Queue Management to Your Smartphone [Downloads]

Android/iOS: Previously mentioned online television aggregator Clicker has just added some mobile apps to their service, letting you watch shows on your phone and manage your queue on-the-go. More
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The Wait for the White iPhone 4 Continues

As of last week, the white version of the iPhone 4 was still on track to ship at the end of this month . However, for the second time, the device has been delayed, with Apple issuing a brief statement this morning saying that it “[continues] to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected.” Apple now offers only the vague “they will not be available until later this year” as a potential arrival date. With a lack of clarity around the date, you probably want to avoid buying a black iPhone 4 in hopes of exchanging it later (if you’re super committed to getting white anyways). As Mashable’s Christina Warren noted the first time white iPhone 4 was delayed , customers only have 14 days to return the device, except in California, where they have 30 (though customers unsatisfied with the device can also return it for a full refund as a result of antennagate).
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Amazon Customers Now Order $1 Billion of Products Per Year via Mobile

Amazon –- who earlier this week made some noise by reporting that Kindle books now outsell hardcovers –- is out with another tale of the times stat: customers are now ordering more than $1 billion worth of products per year via mobile devices. In a statement, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said, “The leading mobile commerce device today is the smartphone, but we’re excited by the potential of the new category of wireless tablet computers. Over time, tablet computers could become a meaningful additional driver for our business.” Along those lines, the company recently launched an iPad-optimized version of its already popular iPhone app. With more than three million iPads now in circulation, and Amazon apps also available for Android and BlackBerry, it’s no surprise mobile is starting to convert into serious sales for the company. Amazon’s mobile ambitions don’t stop with shopping, though –- the company now offers Kindle on every major platform, and is also working to bring Amazon Payments (its PayPal rival) to third-party mobile applications.
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Google Voice Gets Faster Phone Calls

Google has launched an update for its native Android and BlackBerry apps that will speed up phone call connections. In an update to its blog, the Google Voice team pinpointed an issue with dialing out; there could be lag between dialing and connection. This is because the app had to make data requests to the server every time you made a call.
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Flickr Updates iPhone App for HD Video Uploads and Multitasking

Photo-sharing service Flickr has released version 1.2 of its iPhone app, adding several new features to take advantage of the iPhone 4 . Version 1.2 comes with two major additions specific to iOS 4 and iPhone 4 users. First, the new app now supports multitasking for uploads; you no longer have to keep the app open in order to send the photos and videos you capture to your Flickr account. On top of that, Flickr for iPhone now supports HD video upload to correspond with the iPhone 4’s 720p video capabilities. The app also comes with some usability and design enhancements, including the ability to clear recent searches and the removal of navigation controls on full-screen photos until you tap on the photo you’re viewing
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Top 5 Mobile Commerce Trends for 2010

The mobile trends series is supported by Samsung. Read more about the Samsung Galaxy here . Considering that most people would rather lose their wallet than misplace their cell phone, it’s fitting that the mobile world is quickly becoming a new hub for business. For many of us, our cell phone never leaves our side. It holds a place at the dinner table, is easily accessible in your bag’s front pocket, and often, somehow it even manages to end up sharing your pillow at night.
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Nook for Android Is Here

Nook for Android hit the Market for free download today, and it has some nifty features that make e-book reading easy and clean, even for someone who would much rather breathe in the dust of a library book than stare fixedly at her Droid X. A little less than a month ago, the Kindle for Android app came on the scene, much to the delight of the Google device-inclined. Although Amazon’s app is clean, simple and rather stunning (much more attractive than its iPhone counterpart and Borders’s Kobo-powered app, IMHO), Barnes & Nobles’s app has a few more goodies. First of all, the Nook boasts eight font styles and five text sizes — which means I can read Imperial Bedrooms in Times New Roman (no Comic Sans, alas).
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Inside Street Food’s Social Media Revolution [VIDEO]

The hot dog cart on the corner still remains a fixture of New York’s culinary landscape. But a new wave of street vendors aren’t content to stand still and hope customers find them. Equipped with mobile kitchens and mobile broadband, they roam the urban landscape, luring the crowds to them via social media. Do you follow any food carts on Twitter ?
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