An American missionary working in Mexico says gunmen in a pickup truck shot his wife in the head. 59-year-old Nancy Davis later died in a South Texas hospital. (Jan. 27)
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Lenovo’s insatiable ambition for growth has taken another boost today with the news that China’s best-known computer maker is partnering up with NEC for a “strategic alliance” in Japan, the world’s third biggest PC market. Under the terms of the deal, a new NEC Lenovo Japan Group will be formed, wherein Lenovo will benefit from 51 percent of the shares and NEC will own 49 percent plus the choice of first CEO, for which it’s selected its own Hideyo Takasu. Lenovo will also pad NEC’s pockets with $175 million of change and contractual formalities are expected to be completed by the end of June this year. Sadly, specifics on how this will benefit consumers are light on the ground — both companies will continue to sell products under their respective brands and there’s only general talk of collaboration, economies of scale, harnessing operational synergies, and leveraging each company’s strengths. At least you’ll know your computer’s been made in the spirit of fraternal cooperation. Full PR after the break. Continue reading Lenovo and NEC partner up to become Japan’s biggest PC vendor Lenovo and NEC partner up to become Japan’s biggest PC vendor originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Uganda Gay Rights Activist Killed – Uganda gay rights campaigner, David Kato, who last year sued a local newspaper which named him as being homosexual has been beaten to death. Police have confirmed the death of David Kato but say they are still investigating the circumstances. Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda, with punishments of Uganda Gay Rights Activist Killed is a post from: Daily World Buzz
Continue reading …Jailed Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford is mentally impaired and incompetent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled yesterday. Psychiatrists testified that Stanford, who is accused of masterminding a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is suffering from a major depressive disorder, an addiction to anti-anxiety medication, and a brain injury he…
Continue reading …Nokia smartphone market share shrinks to 31 percent, operating profit takes a beating too
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Stephen Elop’s first quarterly results as Nokia CEO have just come out, and while the company’s still growing, others seem to be speeding ahead of it. Nokia’s reporting its converged mobile devices (smartphones, to you and us) reached volumes of 28.3 million during Q4 2010, which is a neat bump from 20.8 million at the same time last year and 26.5 million in the previous quarter. However, in the context of the broader smartphone marketplace, that figure now amounts to only a 31 percent share, according to Nokia’s own estimates, which is a major dip relative to its 40 percent slice in Q4 2009 and 38 percent in Q3 2010. Elop’s perspective on the matter is as follows: “In Q4 we delivered solid performance across all three of our businesses, and generated outstanding cash flow. Additionally, growth trends in the mobile devices market continue to be encouraging. Yet, Nokia faces some significant challenges in our competitiveness and our execution. In short, the industry changed, and now it’s time for Nokia to change faster.” When your operating profit goes from €1.47b (€950m net) a year ago to €1.09b (€745m net) this year, the response should indeed be to change and to change fast. Nokia’s still not disclosing sales figures of the N8 , but given that this was the first full reporting period where the company’s Symbian flagship has been on sale, it doesn’t seem to have had quite the impact Espoo will have hoped for. Wanna try again with the N9 ? Nokia smartphone market share shrinks to 31 percent, operating profit takes a beating too originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Google’s Voice calling application is adding a long-promised feature: the ability to move a phone number from a cell phone to Google’s service. Previously, Google Voice assigned each user a new number,making it more difficult to take advantage of its features, which include cheaper international calls and the ability…
Continue reading …One Tonne Life: Interview with Project Architect Gert Wingårdh on His Energy Efficient Building (Video)
January 27, 2011 No Comment
Image via One Tonne Life – Portrait of Gert Wingårdh Last week the One Tonne Life project began in Stockholm and TreeHugger was there to meet the key players in this fascinating low carbon lifestyle experiment. To recap, the Lindell family have moved into a solar powered prefab house, designed b… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Robert Graves and Didier Madoc-Jones : Parliament Square Time Out , London’s weekly events-listing magazine, has asked experts to describe the impact of great catastrophes on the capital city. Many are related to climate change and the outlook is not good. A scientist outlined the effect of global temperatures rising by 4C, something that has been predicted as a worst case scenario. Another wrote about technology melt down and another of energy supplies dwindling. In a word: we are doomed…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …“They’ll be back.” No, not Terminator robots from the future, but something nearly as deadly—earmarks. Harry Reid says President Obama is wrong to try to end the practice that allows members of Congress to insert benefits for their home states into bills. “The executive branch of government is powerful…
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Why bother waiting for its official Mobile World Congress reveal in February when you can view the newest HTC flagship today? The touchscreen slate prototype (notice the serial number stamped along the bottom of the handset’s face) you’re looking at above matches the leaked Pocketnow render exactly including the arcing earpiece and isolated front-facing camera with chrome ring. It was just spotted by an eagle-eyed tipster while waiting for a Taipei metro system. Sorry Windows Phone 7 fans , this baby is Android through and through. And seeing it in the wild lends credence to all of the HTC devices pictured in that leak. A couple more snaps after the break. [Thanks, LIMIX] Continue reading HTC’s newest Android flagship phone revealed HTC’s newest Android flagship phone revealed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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