Ron Garriques , who has been leading Dell’s mobile communications group ever since its formation a year ago, is leaving the company. Ron originally joined Dell in 2007, after a high profile career at Motorola , and has overseen a rather ambitious entry for the company into the phone industry. Now Dell is folding the communications unit into its “core operating structure,” and Garriques won’t be along for the transition. Of course, it’s not like there haven’t been some missteps and head scratchers along the way (we still don’t know if the Streak is a phone or a tablet or a phonelet or a tabset or whatever), and it’s a little hard to tell whether Ron decided to leave willingly when he heard his unit was being absorbed, or if Dell gave him a little “push.” True or not, it would be the perfect comeuppance for the man who re-dubbed the Lightning the Dell ” Venue Pro .” Not that we’re bitter or anything. Dell’s mobile chief Ron Garriques is out originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Five years after the launch of a national initiative aimed at getting us to eat more fruits and vegetables, Americans are barely getting a passing grade.
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Scientists gave some hamsters the frequent flier treatment and found that their brains birthed fewer neurons. The sleep-confused rodents also had learning and memory issues almost a month after their simulated travel ordeal.
Continue reading …‘Antimatter’ captured by CERN scientists in dramatic physics breakthrough
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Antimatter has been captured by scientists for the first time in an astonishing physics breakthrough that echoes the hit Hollywood movie Angels & Demons. An antimatter reactor powers the starship Enterprise in the TV series Star Trek Photo: REX FEATURES Researchers at the European Nuclear Research Centre (CERN), in Geneva claimed that had trapped dozens of hydrogen “antimatter” atoms, a technical feat that significantly boosts research into one of the great puzzles of particle physics. But the 38 atoms of anti-hydrogen trapped by scientists for one sixth of a second would hardly pose a threat to the Vatican. Nor could they drive a starship, as depicted in Star Trek. But the particles is…
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When Apple released the iPad in April, it set a high bar for tablet computers. The first real competitor has arrived in Samsung’s Galaxy Tab. The AP’s Rachel Metz takes a closer look.( Nov. 17)
Continue reading …Pause for another moment of brilliance from Rachel Maddow. Sad that she even has to say it, but she still says it brilliantly. Bottom line? Reporting what people say is not news. Reporting what they DO is news. There’s a big, big difference. If only they’d listen.
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An experimental device that destroys nerves near the kidneys helped to lower blood pressure in people whose hypertension remained out of control despite treatment with an average of five drugs, Australian researchers report.
Continue reading …FingerPrint app for Mac enables AirPrint for the printers Apple left behind
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Printing never “just works,” does it? There always has to be some wrench thrown in. We were hoping Apple was about to solve some of that with AirPrint , but at the last minute it left out the Mac printer-sharing functionalities that were supposedly going to arrive with Mac OS X 10.6.5 . That means as of right now the only way to do AirPrint with the yet-to-be-released iOS 4.2 is to buy one of those fancy new HP printers with the AirPrint-compatible ePrint functionality. We’re guessing Apple is just giving this feature a little more time in the oven, but if you’re just too passionate about printing things to wait, the FingerPrint application from Collobos might fill the void. The $8 app shares just about any printer that your Mac can find over Bonjour and… well, that’s about it. Some printers work, some don’t, and there’s a trial period to find out if it’ll work with your particular setup. Too rich for your blood? There’s always the hack . FingerPrint app for Mac enables AirPrint for the printers Apple left behind originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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An experimental image-guided laser technique could change the way cataract surgery is performed for decades to come.
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British actress Sally Hawkins talks about the importance of the fight for equal pay portrayed in her latest drama, ‘Made in Dagenham.’ (Nov.17)
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