Marvell unveils Avastar 88W8797, first wireless SoC for mobile devices with 2×2 MIMO
February 10, 2011 No Comment
The days of the shotgun modem live on with MIMO — multiple-input and multiple-output adapters that offer numerous antennas to aggregate numerous parallel connections. Marvell just became the first to put such a solution on a tiny SoC , debuting its Avastar 88W8797 with dual 802.11n connectivity for transmission and receiving. This allows for 300Mbps transfers along with Bluetooth 4.0 and even FM transmission and reception, all built into a single chip with “advanced power management designed specifically for handheld products such as smartphones and tablets.” You know what that means: shotgun WiFi in next-gen mobile devices. Yee haw! Continue reading Marvell unveils Avastar 88W8797, first wireless SoC for mobile devices with 2×2 MIMO Marvell unveils Avastar 88W8797, first wireless SoC for mobile devices with 2×2 MIMO originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The dead woman found at the home of ex-Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV accidentally overdosed on the painkiller oxycodone, the medical examiner said yesterday. Friends previously said Adrienne Martin, 27, was firmly against illegal drugs, but Busch had speculated medication she was taking could be to blame for her death….
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Images: Golden Agri-Resources , Foreign Policy Blogs Following months—years—of pressure from activists around the world, Golden Agri-Resources, the world’s second-largest palm oil company, agreed yesterday to work with environmental groups and the Indonesian government on more sustainable practices for how it sources palm… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Lawrence O’Donnell Asks Rep. Steve King if He’s Got His Christian ID Card to Prove He’s Not a Muslim
February 10, 2011 No Comment
Click here to view this media Lawrence O’Donnell decided that turnaround was fair play with wingnut Rep. Steve King and asked him if he had his Christian ID card or some other means to prove that we should take his word that he’s not a Muslim. Here’s more from The Last Word Blog — Is Rep. Steve King a Muslim? : A focus group of Republican voters in Iowa had some harsh criticism of President Obama for his handling of Egypt. Many of those voters don’t trust him because they think he’s Muslim. And Republican Congressman Steve King from Iowa hasn’t exactly set his constituents straight. On the show, the Congressman told Lawrence that Obama’s speech in Cairo and emphasizing his middle name, Hussein, helps to “perpetuate the persona that he has a close relationship with the Muslim religion.” Obama has repeatedly declared himself a Christian. But to some, including King, that’s not enough. How can one really prove they’re a Christian or Muslim? I don’t think O’Donnell’s attempt to get King to quit playing the same game with President Obama worked very well. Shorter Lawrence O’Donnell: Can we get you to quit giving a wink and a nod to the whackaloons that our president might be a Muslim? Shorter Steve King: No. (wink, wink)
Continue reading …The Egyptian military says it is playing a neutral role in the protests rocking the country but the reality is very different, human rights groups tell the Guardian . Hundreds, possibly thousands of protesters have been secretly detained by the military and some have been tortured, the groups say. Some families…
Continue reading …Immersion’s MOTIV development platform integrates haptics into Android, we go hands-on
February 10, 2011 No Comment
You may know that Immersion’s haptic technology is in everything from surgical simulators to game controllers , but we’re willing to bet you didn’t know it’s already baked into over 200 million existing devices — including every Samsung Galaxy S smartphone and handsets by Nokia and LG. Now, using Android handsets’ existing vibrator motors, a cheap software upgrade can inject force feedback into existing elements across the entire Android UI (2.2 and up), and with future devices — built with multi-dollar piezoelectric actuators that vibrate the screen itself — the haptic experience goes hi-fi. Now that it’s revealed that little easter egg to the world, Immersion wants you to build some apps, and to that end it’s releasing the MOTIV developer platform this March. Read all about it after the break. Gallery: Immersion’s piezoelectric haptic reference handset, hands-on Continue reading Immersion’s MOTIV development platform integrates haptics into Android, we go hands-on Immersion’s MOTIV development platform integrates haptics into Android, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …WaPo Celebrates ‘Uncommon Forcefulness’ of Anti-Tea Party Protest, Submerges Anti-Thomas Hate Speech
February 10, 2011 No CommentWhile conservatives were shocked at a video showing liberals at a Common Cause rally suggesting Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should have his toes cut off one by one, be lynched alongside his wife, or be put “back in the fields,” The Washington Post seems to find mostly a burst of liberal pride. On Thursday's Fed Page on A-17, reporter Dan Eggen's story is headlined “Uncommon forcefulness from Common Cause.”
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With unemployment at 40 per cent, jobs will be a key issue when Jacob Zuma, the country’s president, delivers his ‘State of the Nation’ address to parliament. The government has promised to create five million jobs by 2020. Crime, corruption and education are also likely to be addressed in Thursday’s speech. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Bloemfontein.
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We can’t accuse Inq of having the best timing in the world — the company announced its new Facebook-centric Cloud Touch and Cloud Q phones at about the same time that HP was busy blowing minds with its new webOS range in San Francisco — but at least that gave us an excuse to get out of the Engadget bunker this morning and go check out some new gear. We’ve gotten to grips with the 3.5-inch touchscreen-equipped Cloud Touch and have broken down our first impressions of the device for you after the break. Aside from Facebook, Inq has chosen to integrate Spotify Premium into this phone along with Fluency, the typing prediction engine that powers SwiftKey . The two serve as significant upgrades on the default media player and keyboard software, respectively, and add a nice sprinkling of value to a phone that’s already expected to go easy on the wallet. The gallery below will illustrate anything else you may need or want to know, although you’ll have to check out the video to see the multifunctional unlock screen and Facebook widgetry in action. Gallery: Inq Cloud Touch preview Continue reading Inq Cloud Touch preview Inq Cloud Touch preview originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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[1] CelticPredator has improved the Super Bowl commercial for Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger, by replacing the soundtrack with the song “America, Fuck Yeah” from Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s Team America: World Police. The result is better than you might imagine. Hit the jump to watch it now. via: High Def [2] [1] http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/captainAmericaSuit-CROP.jpg… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 10/02/2011 14:00 Number of articles : 4
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