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02 Nov 2009 09:44
Motorola DROID headed to Germany as the Motorola MILESTONE
Let’s be clear right off the bat: this is no rumor. The Motorola DROID is steaming towards a release on O2 Germany under the name MILESTONE. The news of this came from a German blog which leaked a photo of…Lieberman Would Prefer ‘Nothing’ To Health Care Reform With A Public Option
Think Progress (
For months now, media critics like Media Matters’ Jamison Foser have pointed out that the press have often demonstrated a double standard when questioning opponents and proponents of the public option, only asking advocates about whether they think it is “better to have nothing than to have a plan that does not include the public [...]Apple killing Atom support, dreams of netbook hackintoshers in next Snow Leopard release?
Engadget (
Nobody said running a netbook hackintosh would be easy -- but nobody said they'd make it this hard. Apple is currently engaged in a war of compatibility with Palm and, if the developer build of Snow Leopard version 10.6.2 is any indication, the Atom processor is next on the smack down list. Word on coder street is that the upcoming revision of OS X will kill support for Intel's little powerhouse....T-Mobile nabs HTC's Touch HD2, schedules release for November 9
Engadget (
WinMo folks, we wouldn't blame you for getting a bit of Android envy after last week's DROID onslaught, but if there's one thing that could make people pine for your OS it's HTC's HD2 , and T-Mobile has just confirmed it's coming on November 9 -- a mere weekend after Moto's new hotness hits Verizon. Mind you, there is some confusion going on here, as the picture on T-Mo's site is of the old Touch...-
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250GB PS3 spotted in Best Buy backroom, making trouble
Engadget () | yesterday |
It's not quite as delicious when Sony (in a rare move) has actually confirmed its console for a release to market, but just because we know the 250GB PS3 is landing in the US on November 3rd doesn't mean we can't derive any enjoyment at all by the fact that it's been spotted at a Best Buy in Houston, all primed for the shelves. Since the shipment's obviously already been made, we suppose we'll be...
How Scozzafava repays NRCC and RNC
Michelle Malkin () | yesterday |
Hey, how did that six-figure RNC donation to the NRCC plus $85,000 to the New York GOP plus nearly half-million-dollar investment in advertising and other independent expenditures on behalf of radical leftis Dede Scozzafava work out? [...] Read the rest »Unfinished Windows 7 feature exploited for virtual WiFi hotspots
Engadget () | 10 hours ago |
It wasn't all that long ago that Microsoft was talking up the Virtual WiFi feature developed by Microsoft Research and set for inclusion in Windows 7 , but something got lost along the road to release day, and the functionality never officially made it into the OS. As you might expect with anything as big and complicated as an operating system though, some of that code did make it into the final release,...Soon to Go Down the Memory Hole
Moonbattery () | yesterday |
Although the Ditherer in Chief continues to campaign for New Jersey's skeevy governor while our troops in Afghanistan hang flapping in the breeze, historians are encouraged to squirrel away pictures of the two together. If a Dem can even...GSM Motorola MILESTONE lacks turn-by-turn in Android 2.0 Maps?
SlashGear () | 7 hours ago | Technology
US would-be DROID buyers now livid by the European version of the smartphone’s multitouch support can take heart in the fact that while the Motorola MILESTONE gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. Mobile-Review’s Eldar Murtazin has revealed that – on his pre-release Euro model at least – Android 2.0 lacks turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps Navigation . “Anyone know why Google Maps...Politico Allen's Idea Of 'Real Toss-up': Hoffman Ahead By 17%
NewsBusters (
When you're an MSMer, you're an MSMer all the way--even when faced with facts that might make you like, well, ridiculous . . . Mike Allen, appearing on Morning Joe, has declared the NY-23rd race a "real toss-up" despite a new poll from a respected organization showing Doug Hoffman with a 17-point lead. The claim by Allen, Politico's chief political correspondent's, was so absurd that, on the spot,...-
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uTorrent 2.0 To Elimininate The Need For ISP Throttling
TorrentFreak (Technology
BitTorrent Inc. is about to launch a completely improved implementation of the BitTorrent protocol that will benefit both users and ISPs. uTorrent 2.0, which is currently being tested by thousands of people, will eliminate the need for ISPs to throttle or stop BitTorrent traffic, and will optimize the download experience for its users.
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Shirley Ann Jackson, RPI President, Tops Ranks Of Millionaire College Presidents
The Huffington Post (
The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it's likely more college leaders will make seven-figure salaries once the slumping economy rebounds. A record 23 presidents received more than $1 million in total compensation in fiscal 2008, according to an analysis of the most recently available data published Monday by the Chronicle... -
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Beef Recall Affects 8 East Coast States
Business Pundit (
Image of E. coli bacterium found here. Asheville, NY-based Fairbank Farms is recalling nearly 546,000 pounds of ground beef because of a suspected E. coli contamination. The recall affects Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New... Read more New group helps US monitor swine flu shot safety
Miami Herald (Health
Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's unprecedented program to watch for possible side effects.Audit: KBR must trim Iraq work force or face fines
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The Army's primary support contractor in Iraq is being warned by Pentagon auditors to cut its work force there or face nearly $200 million in penalties for keeping thousands too many on the payroll.-
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Former AMD chief leaves current job
Seattle Times (Technology
Hector Ruiz, former CEO of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc., is leaving his job with a spinoff company after a published report linking him to the Galleon Group insider trading case. -
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Bay Bridge won't be open for Monday morning drive
Seattle Times (
With another workweek and another commuter crush looming, there was still no word Sunday night on when the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge would be open to traffic again. But authorities said it certainly would not be functioning in time for the Monday morning drive.
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Tribes claim wind farm would destroy sacred ritual
Miami Herald () | 3 hours ago | US
From a blustery perch over a Cape Cod beach, Chuckie Green gestures toward a stretch of horizon where he says construction of the nation's first offshore wind farm would destroy his Indian tribe's religion. -
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Only 2% Would Sign Up for Nancy Pelosi's Public Option
HolyCoast.com () | 4 hours ago |
For this she's been fighting so hard? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent. That's the estimated share of Americans younger than 65 who'd sign up for the public option plan under the health care bill that Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is steering toward House approval. The underwhelming... Karadzic to continue trial boycott
Miami Herald () | 6 hours ago |
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will boycott his genocide trial again Monday but will attend a hearing Tuesday on how to get the case back on track, one of his legal advisers said.-
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Eagles quite an opening act
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PHILADELPHIA | The Eagles were in the rarest of positions on a football Sunday. They served as the opening act of a -Philadelphia twinbill instead of kicking off as the main event. and DeSean Jackson still put on a dynamic show, and the first round of the doubleheader was scored in favor of the Eagles by brutal knockout. McNabb threw three touchdown passes and Jackson had another... -
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Hobbled Cruise Industry Launches Boat 5 Times The Size Of The Titanic
The Business Insider () | yesterday | Leisure
Biggest cruise ship ever--planned before the economy cratered. Check out some of these stats: 7 "neighborhoods" ice rink 6,300 passengers 2,100 crew 750 seat outdoor theater 1,300 seat indoor theater 20 stories high 40% bigger than next-biggest cruise ship AP: KORSOER, Denmark – The world's largest cruise ship cleared a crucial obstacle Sunday, lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under a bridge in... Goldman Sachs bet on housing meltdown -- and won
Miami Herald () | 5 hours ago | Politics
In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp drop in U.S. housing prices would send the value of those securities plummeting.
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