So you might have noticed a few reviews of Verizon’s iPhone 4 crop up last night, nothing unusual about that, but a couple of its reviewers have had something to say about AT&T’s version of the phone as well. Walt Mossberg and David Pogue (who has since stricken the date from his review) both pinpoint February 13th as the date when they expect AT&T to turn on the Personal Hotspot capability that Verizon’s iPhone will have from launch. That’s expected to happen with an update to iOS 4.3 , which recently went out to developers in its third beta iteration , suggesting the software’s nearly mature enough for public consumption and seemingly fitting right into this timeline. Mind you, this is still not concrete information, as Mossberg could conceivably have been talking of AT&T’s Mobile Hotspot app which is launching on the same day on devices like the Inspire 4G, and Pogue could have deleted the date for similar reasons, but we’re somehow disinclined to believe that two gentlemen in a position to have insider(ish) intel would both make such a mistake at the same time. iPhone 4 to get AT&T mobile hotspot capabilities on February 13th? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Scientists have spotted 5 new planets orbiting stars in our galaxy that are close to the size of Earth and are located in a “habitable zone,” according to researchers. They’re the right distance from their stars that make the existence of life-essential liquid water possible. The planets are among a…
Continue reading …Mexican authorities have launched an investigation into a beauty treatment received by a suspected drug cartel queen while cooling her heels in prison. Sandra Avila Beltran—facing charges of cocaine trafficking to the US, money laundering and conspiracy—was given a Botox injection by a doctor last month in an…
Continue reading …EyeSight brings its gesture controls to Android tablets, Windows-based devices
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EyeSight has been bringing its hand-waving UI to all sorts of mobile devices for some time now, and it’s now expanded things yet again. Following up its launch on Android last summer, the company has announced that its gesture recognition software has now also been tailored specifically for Android tablets and other “computer-based” Android platforms, and it’s announced that it’s now available for Windows-based devices as well. As before, the software is able to work with just about any built-in camera, and the company says that it has been “highly optimized” for mobile platforms, with low CPU and memory requirements. It’s not something available directly to users, though — it’s up to developers to license it and include the functionality in their applications. Head on past the break for an idea of how it works — just try to ignore that conspicuously out of place iPad at the beginning of the video. Continue reading EyeSight brings its gesture controls to Android tablets, Windows-based devices EyeSight brings its gesture controls to Android tablets, Windows-based devices originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Article by WN.com Dallas Darling. Two recent reports detailing how wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were taking a toll on active duty soldiers and returning veterans, are reminders of another time, another place, and of another war. The year was 1781, and time was running out for the Continental Army which was at war with the British Empire. Disillusionment, unrelenting cold and misery, and little pay and food, added to the possibility of mutinies. Circulating rumors of the British plundering and confiscating local farms and businesses only added fuel to desertion or a large scale military revolt. On January 1 at Morris Town, New Jersey, militiamen from Pennsylvania, who had pledged their lives…
Continue reading …Call it Nerd Wars II: The Empire Strikes Back. Microsoft angrily denied Google’s recent claims that Bing has been copying Google’s search results , calling the accusation “insulting,” in a ratcheting up of tensions between the two computer giants. “We do not copy results from any of our competitors. Period. Full…
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As pro-democracy protests continue in Egypt, many cities across the country including the capital, Cairo, have become very dangerous at the moment. And many foreigners are getting out as quickly as they can, even Iraqis are heading to back to Baghdad for the sake of their safety. Al Jazeera’s Jane Arraf reports now on the exodus.
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Who will win the standoff between millions of angry Egyptians and the country’s defiant leader?
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You know why he’s so happy? Because he’s Japanese, and being Japanese is awesome. Trains run on time, robots do the work, and you get to wear kitty-faced masks with a USB- or battery-powered fan to circulate the atmosphere in front of your air holes… and nobody cares.
Continue reading …No wonder she has such a mysterious smile: the lady was a scamp. Mona Lisa isn’t the portrait of a local merchant’s wife, but was inspired instead by a beautiful boy apprentice who later became Leonarda da Vinci’s lover, argues an art expert. Silvano Vinceti, the head of an Italian…
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