After a rather large complement of leaks , Samsung has finally confirmed its Continuum phone for Verizon, via Twitter of all places. The phone will ship on November 11th. Samsung is billing it as the “first phone with a dedicated ticker display,” referring to the secondary 1.8-inch color screen below the capacitive touch buttons. There’s a Samsung Mobile event happening at 6PM EST that will undoubtedly shed more light on this Android handset, but for now we expect the specs to be in line with other Galaxy S-series handsets. You know, except for the ticker part. Samsung is also proud to announce that it’s shipped 3 million Galaxy S phones in the US, a sizable chunk of the 7 million or so sold globally so far . Samsung confirms Continuum dual-display Android handset for Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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JERUSALEM – Israel is pushing ahead with plans to build 1,300 new apartments for Jewish families in Arab East Jerusalem, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, despite fierce opposition from Palestinians. The timing of the announcement could prove an embarrassment for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in the United States looking for ways to revive Middle East peace talks that have stalled over the issue of Jewish…
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RABAT (Reuters) – Clashes between security forces and protesters in Western Sahara killed several people on Monday after Moroccan authorities stormed the site of the disputed territory's biggest anti-government protest in decades. Morocco said two of its police officers and a firefighter were killed by protesters, while the pro-independence Polisario Front said Moroccan security forces killed a 26-year-old activist during a raid on a protest camp in the desert. The violence was some of the worst in years in Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony…
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The head of the Australian airline Qantas says oil leaks have been found on multiple engines of its Airbus A380 fleet. The planes remain grounded after an engine came apart on a flight from Singapore to Sydney. (Nov. 8)
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Tom Foley, the Republican candidate for governor of Connecticut, has conceded the close race to Democrat Dan Malloy despite questions about the election process. (Nov. 8)
Continue reading …Honda’s Next Hybrid Drivetrain May Have Lithium-Ion Batteries, Ditch IMA
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Photo: Flickr , CC The key word in the title above is “may”. It’s not a done deal yet, but to me it makes so much sense that I’d be surprised if Honda didn’t go that route, especially after its CEO showed enthusiasm for electric cars . This info comes from Honda’s head of R&D…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Big-time country stars Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean and Sugarland talk about the elusive CMA entertainer of the year category and the frustration that comes with being excluded.
Continue reading …Shocker! Laptops placed on laps will overheat you where you don’t want to be overheated
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Scrotal hyperthermia — even its name sounds like a terrible, horrible thing. Yes, gadget enthusiasts, we’re talking about the vastly underrated problem that is the overheating of a techie gentleman’s reproductive parts. A study recently published in the Fertility and Sterility journal confirms what we’ve long known — that heat escaping laptops sat on laps can and will raise the temperature in your external offspring storage units — but adds a bit of handy additional info as well. Firstly, it turns out that keeping one’s legs together to balance the laptop is mostly to blame, as it doesn’t provide enough airflow to let heat escape, while lap pads have been found to be entirely ineffective in protecting testicles from rising in temperature. Another note of import is that the men in this study failed to notice when their scrotal thermometers rose above what’s considered safe, so we’d just advise doing your mobile blogging Engadget style: from a bar, a coffee table , the trunk of a car, or even a humble desk. Shocker! Laptops placed on laps will overheat you where you don’t want to be overheated originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The recent iOS updates have mostly been welcome improvements for iPhone 4 and 3GS users, but it’s been a decidedly different story for folks sticking to their venerable iPhone 3G . Not only have they been left out of some of the fun , but they were dealt a serious performance hit with iOS 4.0 that was only somewhat corrected by IOS 4.1. Could iOS 4.2 finally bring things back up to speed? According to the folks at TiPb , it just might — they’ve now tested the iOS 4.2 gold master on an iPhone 3G and found that performance was noticeably improved across the board. Head on past the break to check out their results for yourself, and keep your fingers crossed that you’ll actually see a similar improvement when the official update finally hits your 3G. Continue reading iOS 4.2 bringing speed improvements to iPhone 3G? iOS 4.2 bringing speed improvements to iPhone 3G? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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