Remains of the Day: Firefox 3.5 Does Crazy Things with Video Edition [For What It's Worth] - 2871th Edition

iPhones are expensive, Firefox 3.5 has some really cool video tricks up its sleeve, and you spend more money when you don’t see the dollar sign.

• Total Cost of Ownership: iPhone 3G S versus Palm Pre versus Android G1
  Previously mentioned BillShrink pits the iPhone 3GS agains the Palm Pre and Android G1, displaying a nice feature comparison and total cost of ownership over 2 years. Guess which phone is most expensive? [BillShrink]
• Take Currency Symbols Off The Menu, Restaurant Patrons Spend More
  A study conducted by Cornell University found that people are willing to spend more money at restaurants if the menu leaves off the dollar sign. [Consumerist]
• Ubuntu aims for ten-second boot time with 10.04
  Faster boot times are great and all, but does your computer’s boot time really make *that* much of a difference to you? [Ars Technica]
• OS 10.6: PowerPC officially left behind
  Looks like PowerPC users are out in the cold with Snow Leopard; this release will be for Intel Macs only. [TUAW]
• State Farm Launches Pocket Agent iPhone App
  Yesterday we pointed you toward a handy car accident checklist; Now State Farm has released an iPhone app that streamlines your accident reporting from the comfort of your phone. The even made a funny video. [State Farm]
• Demo: FireFox 3.5 Treats Videos Like Web Pages. Why Can’t Flash Do That?
  A preview release of Firefox 3.5 shows off some seriously cool video demos that we get when HTML 5 starts finding its way into our browsers. Now that’s some upcoming tech to rock your world. [TechCrunch]
• Google Fusion Tables
  A new beta app from Google lets you upload large data sets that aren’t currently supported by Google Spreadsheets.

By Adam Pash
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