You know those weapons of mass destruction that triggered the US war on Iraq? Their existence, which turned out to be nonexistent, was only “suspected,” Donald Rumsfeld has finally admitted in his new book, Known and Unknown . OK, so “I made a misstatement,” he says. At the time he was…
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Tunisia’s parliament has passed emergency powers for the interim President. The unprecedented move came as the main ruling party the RCD, was suspended from all political activity. Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri has the story from Tunis.
Continue reading …A man who set up a TV station in New York state to counter negative stereotypes about Muslims has been found guilty of beheading his wife in what lawyers say appears to have been an “honor killing.” Muzzammil Hassan, the Pakistan-born owner of Buffalo’s Bridges TV, will be sentenced to…
Continue reading …Dell Streak gets Honeycomb SDK port, starting to look like a real tablet
February 8, 2011 No Comment
Dell always told us the Streak was a tablet and not a phone, so it makes perfect sense to see Android’s latest version, the tablet-friendly Honeycomb , ported over to its 5-inch slate. As usual with these builds, we’re still at a very early stage, with the chap responsible for the hack noting that “no way is this close to release,” but it’s still rather exciting to see that brand new interface freshening up familiar pieces of kit. And hey, it’s not like Dell itself is going to be delivering Android 3.0 anytime soon either, right? Click the source link to keep yourself updated on how this community port progresses. [Thanks, Chris] Dell Streak gets Honeycomb SDK port, starting to look like a real tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …A Google executive freed after 12 days in Egyptian detention admitted yesterday he was behind the Facebook page that helped spark the nation’s uprising, and sobbed as he spoke passionately about needed change in his homeland. He ripped his captors for calling him a traitor, reports AP . “Anyone with good…
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In Cairo’s Tahrir [Liberation] Square, there’s a growing sense of camaraderie, as demonstrators continue to rally until Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak steps down. As the unrest enters its third week, protesters are forging close bonds, and exploring new ways of making their voices heard. Al Jazeera’s Sherine Tadros reports from Cairo.
Continue reading …A Chechen militant leader has claimed responsibility for the bombing that killed 36 people at Russia’s biggest airport last month. Warlord Doku Umarov appears in a 16-minute video posted online in which he says the suicide bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport was carried out on his orders and warns of…
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Highlights of this day in history: the funeral of Jordan’s King Hussein; Premiere of ‘The Birth of a Nation’; a South Carolina civil rights protest turns deadly; the Boy Scouts of America is incorporated; actor James Dean born. (Feb. 8)
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We heard last month when we got our first glimpse of a white Nexus S that it might be headed to Vodafone, and that’s now finally been confirmed by Vodafone itself. Details are still pretty light beyond that, but Vodafone says that the phone is “coming soon,” and that it will be the only carrier to offer the phone in white — in the UK, at least. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] White Nexus S confirmed to be ‘coming soon’ to Vodafone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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