Eddie Alvarez Wins a Decision, Keeps Bellator Belt

by Michael David SmithWhen Eddie Alvarez walked into the cage on Saturday night he was supposed to win in dominant fashion, befitting his status as the best and most popular fighter in the Bellator Fighting Championships. But Saturday's title fight against Pat Curran was tougher than Alvarez (and most fans) could have expected.

Alvarez won a unanimous decision to retain the Bellator lightweight title, and the scorecards (one judge scored it 49-46 while the other two judges scored it 50-45) make it look like the fight wasn't close. But Curran was a tough customer who was in it until the final bell.

"That guy's got a hard, hard head, man," Alvarez said of Curran afterward. "He can take a shot." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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No Strikeforce fighters to the UFC anytime soon according to Dana White

We're still in "business as usual" mode according to Dana White when it comes to crossover fights between Strikeforce and UFC fighters. So no Nick Diaz versus Georges St. Pierre or Gilbert Melendez against Frank Edgar anytime soon. White spoke with USA Today's Sergio Non:
UT: You seem to be a bit more open to the idea of interpromotional fights if fans want it. Which Strikeforce champ could you see getting first crack at a UFC star?
DW: I'm not in the interpromotional fights now ...
Well, which Strikeforce fighter will we see in UFC?
If guys' contracts expire over there, I can sign them.
But you still wouldn't bring, say, Gilbert Melendez in to fight one of your top guys in UFC?
Not until his contract's up.
White said there is one loophole:
What if his contract allows it? Scott Coker says there's no contractual impediment to having Strikeforce guys fighting in UFC.
I agree, but we have a contract with Showtime. I could see going that way before I could see guys coming this way.
So the possibility exists that the UFC could send its fighters into Strikeforce to take on the champions on Showtime.
That's still a big help to the smaller MMA company. Strikeforce lacks the depth at 155, 170 and 205 to come up with enough quality challengers for its champions in those divisions, so maybe we see guys like Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Clay Guida, Anthony Pettis, Quinton Jackson or even Tito Ortiz squaring off against Strikeforce champions.
At the end of the interview, White also addressed the recent media credentialing snafu at Strikeforce: Diaz-Daley. Non pushed the issue, but White sounds like he's sticking to his guns.

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Like, Share, Discover: Facebook For Scientists

You won't find scientists poking their colleagues and sharing photos at ResearchGate.net. Instead, they are connecting with peers and trading ideas and unpublished information.

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Google Chrome now uses SPDY HTTP replacement, halves page load time

We're not entirely sure of the time line here, but it looks like Google has now rolled out the SPDY HTTP replacement to its full bevy of Web services, including Gmail, Docs, and YouTube. If you're currently using Google's Chrome browser you're probably already using SPDY.

We originally reported on SPDY way back in November 2009, when Google introduced it as yet another experiment in making the Web faster, like Go, Native Client and speculative pre-connections. Over the last 18 months, though, SPDY support has found its way into the stable build of Chrome.

SPDY is basically a streamlined and more efficient version of HTTP. At its most basic, SPDY introduces parallel, multiplexed streams over a single TCP connection -- but at the same time, SPDY allows for prioritization, so that vital content (HTML) can be sent before periphery content (JavaScript, video). All in all, the SPDY protocol can halve page load times, which is obviously rather significant.

The best bit, though, is that SPDY is an open-source project. HTTP 1.1 is a lumbering beast that needs to be replaced before low-latency real-time computing really becomes a reality, and SPDY is one of the best options currently on the table. To be honest, we're not sure why SPDY hasn't received more coverage -- it's awesome in every way. At the moment, though, the only way to help speed up SPDY's proliferation, is with an experimental Apache mod.

As far as actually 'trying it out,' your best bet is downloading Chrome, hitting up some Google sites, and then checking chrome://net-internals to see your active SPDY sessions. SPDY is a transparent replacement for HTTP, though, and as such it's rather hard to see its effects. Google's sites definitely feel fast in Chrome, but there are more technologies than just SPDY at work.Google Chrome now uses SPDY HTTP replacement, halves page load time originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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DVD Picks: 'Tracy & Hepburn'

This newly released, 10-disk boxed set features all nine of the classic Hollywood duo's movies, a partnership that lasted almost three decades.

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Cuba Marks Bay Of Pigs Anniversary With Fanfare

Cuba is holding a rare Communist Party congress this weekend that coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs, a disaster for the United States but what Fidel Castro terms a "victory over American imperialism." The event is being marked with fanfare in Havana.

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TechCrunch Interview: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

Earlier this week, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski took the stage at the Computer History Museum in San Jose, CA for a special Commonwealth Club event moderated by Adam Lashinsky, Senior Editor at Large of Fortune.

Their conversation touched on a range of issues related to the FCC, including net neutrality and AT&T's pending acquisition of T-Mobile (which, unsurprisingly, Genachowski couldn't comment on).

Immediately following the event Genachowski took some time to speak with us (he says he's a big fan of TechCrunch). Check out the video above for our interview with him, in which we discuss why the FCC's net neutrality rules are more lenient with regard to wireless than they are for wired Internet connections.

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