Bruce Willis, Mary Louise Parker and John Malkovich lit up the ‘Red’ carpet at their new film’s LA premiere. The ensemble cast also co-stars Morgan Freeman, Richard Dreyfuss and Helen Mirren. (Oct 12)
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HTC’s relationship with Microsoft is the stuff of daytime television. It was HTC’s commitment to building high quality QWERTY handsets for Windows Mobile that first gave the young Taiwanese company the spotlight. HTC then shifted its allegiance to Android just as the green monster was on the rise (and WinMo in decline). So where are we today? Well, of the ten Windows Phone 7 handsets announced yesterday, half were from HTC. If that doesn’t signal HTC’s commitment to Redmond then maybe a quote will. Speaking at a press conference in Taipei yesterday, HTC CEO Peter Chou said, “Right now we have Windows Phone 7 and Android, and focus the same on each, but let the market decide.” Peter then promised more WP7 handsets in 2011 without getting into specifics. So let’s check in next year and see how things go, shall we? HTC loves Android and Windows Phone 7 equally originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Police say a van carrying farm workers has crashed head-on with a truck in central Poland, killing all 18 people on board. (Oct. 12)
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Sony and Global HID are coyly batting their eyelashes at each other over a memorandum of intent to jointly develop an embedded contactless smart card reader platform for laptops. The idea is to create a single reader compatible with Sony’s popular FeliCa solution in Japan as well as NFC, HID Global’s own iCLASS, and more. As a refresher, about 315 million FeliCa cards are in circulation worldwide with another 67 million FeliCa-capable mobile phones in Japan used for electronic payments, access, interactive advertising, and membership rewards systems. Hell, Sony’s even got a FeliCa reading remote control . The dark arts of Near Field Communication have been given a boost recently with support from Nokia and the US carriers AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile . Even Apple is rumored to be getting in on the action. So let’s ink a contract already fellas, anything that will unify all these “standards” into a common embedded laptop reader sounds like a good idea to us. Continue reading Sony and Global HID to unify FeliCa and NFC laptop reader technologies Sony and Global HID to unify FeliCa and NFC laptop reader technologies originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A new museum in Mexico City is recounting the horrors of genocide, but also turning the focus closer to home, with the aim of preaching a message of tolerance. (Oct. 12)
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So what if Microsoft’s nicest WP7 slate phones all went to Europe and the rest of the un-American world? At least we’ll have the HTC 7 Pro , the true Windows Phone 7 workhorse, with its tilt-sliding QWERTY keyboard and compact 3.6-inch size. Well, as it turns out, that device will be availabe in Europe too! We’ve just confirmed with HTC that the 7 Pro is definitely headed to the UK and its Euro neighbors, with the current roadmap set for “early next year.” It’s still too soon to discuss potential carriers, but we’re sure our British buddies will be chuffed just to know the handset’s coming their way. HTC 7 Pro arriving in UK and rest of Europe ‘early next year’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Beijing, China (CNN) — China on Tuesday stepped up criticism of Norway and the awarding of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident. Liu is serving an 11-year prison term after repeatedly calling for human rights and democratization. “The Norwegian Nobel committee’s decision to give Liu the Nobel Peace Prize will damage bilateral relations. There is…
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Judy Foster and Fred Keller spent more than a year turning their old pick-up truck into an adult-size Radio Flyer wagon. The Alaska couple says their homemade convertible draws lots of stares out on the road, and some admirers. (Oct. 12)
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In case a liveblog and a never-ending stream of Windows Phones weren’t enough for you yesterday, here’s a chance to relive Microsoft’s launch presentation of its grand OS redesign. It’s kicked off by the big dog himself, Steve Ballmer, followed by Ralph de la Vega and Joe Belfiore giving us the lowdown on carrier pricing and new features. It’s good, we promise. Though we can’t guarantee it’s quite as awesome as the UK presentation, which included a Stephen Fry soliloquy on the subject of smartphones, diversity, and Microsoft’s redemption. That one we’ve got stored in our hearts, which, regrettably, don’t yet come with a HDMI output. Video after the break. Continue reading Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 keynote video now available to watch… again and again Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 keynote video now available to watch… again and again originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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