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...iPhone's Web widgets and browsing software will enable access to a wide range of Google applications, with built-in tools for Google Maps and searches. A number of the portal's other mobile applications, such as Google News, will also work on the iPhone, benefiting from its touch-friendly browser. And Google's newest mobile tool, an on-the-go version of its calendar program, will take advantage of the iPhone's bright colors, though Apple will offer an alternative in the form of a built-in version of its own iCal software...
...screen. Bayona sets his camera relentlessly gliding, creeping, tracking toward the eeriest mystery, or backing away from it to reflect our fear. He loves to lead us on treasure hunts and into secret compartments: doors and drawers, which may suddenly burst open or slam shut, and yet another, unknown portal, hidden behind wallpaper, where the last revelation awaits...
...Saundry oversaw the launch of the Earth Portal in April, which he says provides for a "visible" community of scientists from around the world, who back their words with their names and reputations. Evolving each day, this portal now has 700 approved experts from some 46 countries contributing to its "Encyclopedia of Earth...
...encyclopedia of faith," - which Wikipedia has been called - "the Earth Portal doesn't have to be taken on faith," says Saundry. He points out that they have the cadre of experts and "quality control" that comes with the Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as the free access that comes with Wikipedia. (Larry Sanger, Wikipedia co-founder, was instrumental in making the Earth Encyclopedia happen...
...finding a way to deliver accurate information directly from topical experts to viewers is exactly what has the science community so enthused about the Earth Portal. "This can help open up communication between scientists and the general public in a way we haven't seen before," says renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, who is on the ManyOne Foundation Board. "It can be a wonderful tool not only for science students, but really for anyone seeking credible information about any number of important topics: climate change, bio-diversity, conservation and so much more...