The head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, has said the organisation faces “real, constant…
Continue reading …Complaints by British Airways have sparked a trans-Atlantic debate over airport security. (Oct. 28)
Continue reading …We’ve receive a number of reports that a 2.3.20 software update for Verizon’s Droid 2 is slowly making the rounds this morning. The OTA push promises a number of improvements and enhancements with the promise of better battery life, faster transitions between WiFi and 3G data connection, and quicker location tracking when using GPS being perhaps the most notable. Here’s the full breakdown as we understand it: Improvements: Improved battery life. Heightened proximity sensor accuracy to enable faster screen response. View the Weather widget in both landscape and portrait orientation. Simpler setup, improved user interactions, and better notifications for Visual Voice Mail. Background Email Sync during display inactivity for better user experience. Support for email domain suffixes containing more than three characters. Keep text messages organized with chronological in-box screen. Edit text messages after you’ve inserted a video file. Improved audio sound during recorded video playbacks. Stream Guided Tour videos on device in Help Center application with ease. Faster location tracking during GPS navigation. Faster transitions between Wi-Fi and 3G in data connection. Enhancements: New ability to add pictures from your Gallery to a contact. Export all your contacts to the SD card. View details of Social Networking contacts. VZ Navigator is now preloaded on device. [Thanks, Mark L.] Droid 2 update begins with promise of better battery life and more originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Photo: DailyMail The magnificent red deer stag know as the Emperor of Exmoor was shot and killed three weeks ago. This happened just a few days after his photograph appeared in national newspapers across the country. Who could resist a photo of such a magnificent stag. It turns out that trophy hunters had to have it; soon after being shot locals saw the stag’s carcass being loaded into a truc… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …By Deanne Stillman Why Sarah Palin is no grizzly and how she and her sister travelers will wipe out the real thing. Related Entries October 28, 2010 Obama Does the ‘Daily Show’ October 28, 2010 Joe Sestak’s Witching Hour
Continue reading …Following hot on the heels of the PR 1.3 update for the N900 comes the official MeeGo v1.1 build for handsets with U-Boot support. For developers, or anyone who simply likes to hack around, that means that the Nokia N900 is now ready to dual-boot into your choice of Maemo or MeeGo environments. If that sounds like fun then boy do we have the image repository for you (Hint: it’s in the source link below). We’ll let everyone else know when the community has made the process idiot-proof. Until then, why not play an unmodified webOS game or catch a glimpse of the dual-boot process in action in the video after the break. Continue reading MeeGo v1.1 for handsets is out, let the N900 dual-booting begin (video) MeeGo v1.1 for handsets is out, let the N900 dual-booting begin (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Jon Stewart was respectful but tough as the president defended his accomplishments and made the case for his party. Highlight of the night: President Obama said “Larry Summers did a heckuva job …” to which Stewart replied, “You don’t want to use that phrase, dude.” Related Entries October 28, 2010 The Rise of Sewer Money October 28, 2010 Joe Sestak’s Witching Hour
Continue reading …The biggest public works project in the US, a $9 billion-plus train tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York City, is dead in its tracks. Gov. Chris Christie made the announcement Wednesday, saying New Jersey cannot afford it. (Oct. 28)
Continue reading …By Joe Conason In New York, there is a traditional name for the kind of anonymous cash now cascading into the American electoral process. Related Entries October 28, 2010 The Rise of Sewer Money October 28, 2010 Joe Sestak’s Witching Hour
Continue reading …By E.J. Dionne, Jr. If there is one candidate who truly wishes that Christine O’Donnell had not won the Republican senatorial nomination in Delaware, it is the Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey. Related Entries October 28, 2010 The Rise of Sewer Money October 28, 2010 Joe Sestak’s Witching Hour
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