AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press= SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s U.S.-backed president, in power for more than three decades, pledged Wednesday not to seek another term in office in an apparent attempt to defuse protests inspired by Tunisia’s revolt and the turmoil in Egypt. The concession by Ali Abdullah Saleh signaled that another autocratic Arab leader once thought immune to challenge was ceding ground to pent-up fury and demands for reform of the kind that have swept the region. It came one day after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, target of nine days of protest calling for his ouster, made a the same pledge gave a similar speech on television. Yet Saleh’s move posed questions about…
Continue reading …Android Market gets a web store with OTA installations, in-app purchases coming soon
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Google’s Android Market now has a web client. Finally! And guess what else, it’s already live. Hit the source link below to get exploring. It’s very simple, really, you can browse the entire Market catalog on your desktop or however else you’re accessing the web, you can purchase anything that takes your fancy, and then — via the magic of over-the-air transfers — it downloads and installs onto your Android handset. A neat phone management section will let you nickname your registered devices to make them more recognizable as well. Google has also just announced that Android will soon support in-app purchases . Widespread developer interest has been cited as the major reason for doing it, so you’ve got those lovable coders to thank for the oncoming wave of micropayments you’ll have to deal with in your Android apps. The in-app purchasing SDK is releasing to devs today and will be “live to users prior to the end of this quarter.” Android Market gets a web store with OTA installations, in-app purchases coming soon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Elton John talks about the eleven year battle he and partner David Furnish had making animated film ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’ – a retelling of the Shakespeare classic with garden gnomes. (Feb. 2)
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The Academy of Country Music Award nominations are out, and Miranda Lambert leads with seven. Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band follow with five each. The ACMs air live on April 3 from Las Vegas. (Feb. 2)
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Much of Pennsylvania woke up to a fresh glaze of ice after a wintry mix moved through the state overnight. The winter storm made travel treacherous on roadways and knocked out power to thousands. (Feb. 2)
Continue reading …A Picture Is Worth… Want To Be Thinner & Healthier? Live Near Farmer’s Markets & Eat Your Fruit
February 2, 2011 No Comment
Image from Practice Fusion via MindBodyGreen Another facet of the US’ national weight crisis and horrendously skewed food production and distribution system: MindBodyGreen is highlighting an interesting infographic showing the … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Payroll processor ADP reported that private companies added 187000 jobs in January, more than economists expected. (Feb. 2)
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Thousands of supporters and opponents of President Hosni Mubarak battled in Cairo’s main square Wednesday, raining stones, bottles and firebombs on each other in scenes of uncontrolled violence chaos as soldiers stood by without intervening. (Feb. 2)
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“I think because of my passion for wildlife,” Paul Nicklen says , “I like to show people things they would never see.” His incredible photography captures the art and drama of life in the arctic but getting these perfect shots is far from easy…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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