Standard YouTube App to be dropped from iOS 6

Looks like the YouTube video App that's been one of the stock applications on all iOS devices will no longer be included as a default app in the next revision of Apple's iOS.

Apple has already replaced the Google Maps app with their own application and now the YouTube app is gone as well. Google is expected to make available a standalone version of YouTube that iOS users will need to download on their devices.

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YouTube gets facelift, offers more user options

Like many of Google's other properties, YouTube today received a facelift, logo redesign and improved functionality and features. Hit jump for the release.

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Review: Samsung SH100 WIFI enabled 14 Megapixel camera

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

After spending time with Samsung's SH100 WiFi-enabled 14 megapixel touchscreen based camera it has become apparent that this is where all consumer digital cameras are headed. WiFi connectivity and the ability to backup photos, send e-mail from directly from the camera as well as upload to online services like Picasa, YouTube and Facebook is a defining feature but the touch-screen based control interface is a mixed bag.

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NBA, NHL and Google in talks to stream live games on YouTube

Google, the NHL and the NBA are reportedly in talks to enable live games to be shown on YouTube. According to a Bloomberg story published today, Gautam Anand, Google’s director of content partnerships for Asia Pacific said that the second half of 2011 would see a number of live sport events streaming on YouTube.  This would supposedlly include the ongoing NBA and NHL games as well as soccer leagues from Europe.

“It’s fair to say that there will be a lot more appealing sports content you’ll see on YouTube,” Anand said. “We have ongoing conversations with pretty much everyone." The NBA has been active in finding ways and means to offer fans access to games from their mobile devices as well as on demand through their NBA League Pass programs 

Source: Bloomberg