A clean up operation was underway to clear a mudslide from a town in southeastern Peru on Tuesday. (Oct. 20)
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A Reno, NV woman is the proud owner of the world’s longest domestic cat. The Maine Coon named “Stewie” is 48 1/2 inches long from tip to tail. (Oct. 20)
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Creative spirits that know their way around an Eclipse project (and, optionally, a soldering iron) but have a deeply-rooted hatred for CDMA will be happy to know that the tinkerers at Bug Labs have announced a new partnership with AT&T, its second with a US carrier after teaming up with Verizon a few weeks back. The core of the program is the new BUG + 3G / GSM kit, featuring per-certified Bug modules ready to work on AT&T’s network; that package will in turn build on top of AT&T’s existing Connection Kit for developers that includes activated data SIMs and other tools you’ll need to build the next great connected device that Engadget will inevitably write about… and hopefully review. So, you know, make sure we’re on your list for review units, alright, everyone? It looks like the new modules will be available in January, so start working on those million-dollar ideas — in the meantime, you can find the full press release after the break. Continue reading AT&T Connection Kit marries Bug Labs with 3G, whatever crazy gizmo you dream up AT&T Connection Kit marries Bug Labs with 3G, whatever crazy gizmo you dream up originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …By Ruth Marcus In this, the year of the Mama Grizzly, let’s stop stirring the moose chili for a moment to ponder three words— man up and whore —and what they have to tell us about the muddled state of gender politics. Related Entries October 20, 2010 DOJ Moves to Block ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Injunction October 14, 2010 U.S. Exploring Talks with Taliban in Afghanistan
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When Google’s Street View cars glide through your neighborhood next, you can leave the WPA2 encryption off — Canada says that the company has “discontinued” the practice of snooping on unsecured WiFi networks with its mapping vehicles, and “has no plans to resume it.” That’s one of several findings in a report by Canada’s privacy commissioner today, which also claims that the controversial data collection feature was the work of a single Google engineer, and that Google intends to use smartphones to pinpoint WiFi networks from now on. Naturally, the latter caused the commissioner concern that Android phones might capture the same data as the cars. Perhaps you’d best keep those shields up after all. Google’s wardriving days are over, says Canadian privacy commissioner originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A group of mothers in California voiced their support for the legalization of marijuana. California voters will consider a ballot proposition that would allow cities to regulate and tax marijuana and legalize possession of small amounts of pot. (Oct. 19)
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The city of Bell, Calif., drew quite a bit of unwanted attention to itself last summer with the revelation that several top officials were pocketing ridiculously high salaries at the expense of its citizens. Now it’s looking like payback time, as the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is on the case.
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The iOS dev community already shattered the new Apple TV, but now it’s been poisoned , too. What does this mean for you? It means that there’s still a chance your $99 set top box might be jailbroken to run apps , even though Shatter is gone . Now we’ll just have to wait and see if someone figures the hard part out, and gets some apps installed. Those Angry Birds don’t fling themselves, you know. Apple TV jailbroken again with Greenpois0n, lets Shatter off the hook originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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October 20, 2010 No CommentTeetering no longer . According to Reuters , satellite phone maker TerreStar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect itself from liabilities in the range of $1.6 billion. As expected, a restructuring is in order, with Blackstone Group LP providing financial advice for such a move. One of TerreStars’ creditors, EchoStar, is offering $75 million in financing to help keep the company operate while it goes through the bankruptcy. Shame that it’s the icing on the cake for its Genus , having just launched on AT&T not one month ago. Them’s the breaks. [Thanks, Brian] TerreStar makes it official, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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