HTC seeks EVO View 4G trademark, all but confirming WiMAX tablet for Sprint
March 8, 2011 No Comment
Not that we were doubting the veracity of our tipster’s info , but here’s a nice fat slice of pseudo-official confirmation of what we were told a couple of days ago. HTC has laid claim to the trademark of “HTC EVO View 4G,” confirming our indications that an EVO View tablet would be coming to Sprint’s Now Network. That postulation is also supported by the fact that the EVO branding has only ever appeared in association with Sprint as well as some pretty compelling circumstantial evidence . There is an interesting new piece to the puzzle, however, in the 4G appendage to the device’s name, which would imply that we’re looking at our first WiMAX tablet — something Sprint promised for this year and looks set to unveil at the upcoming CTIA 2011 trade show. Our expectation is that the EVO View 4G moniker will be attached to HTC’s1.5GHz Flyer , a 7-inch Android Gingerbread slate with aspirations for Honeycomb glory in its near future. Only one way to be sure though, keep an eye on our CTIA coverage and we’ll let you know as soon as the official bird chirps out the official word. HTC seeks EVO View 4G trademark, all but confirming WiMAX tablet for Sprint originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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March 8th: First US combat troops land in South Vietnam; Russian Revolution begins; Matthew Perry makes 2nd landing in Japan; Joe DiMaggio dies.
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RAS LANUF, Libya – Government warplanes bombed rebel positions near this coastal city’s oil refinery yesterday, seeking to drive the opposition forces farther back to the east, as President Obama warned that the West was considering all its options in Libya, including possible military intervention. Britain and France are drafting a UN Security Council resolution that would authorize a no-fly zone over Libya aimed at protecting antigovernment forces in Libya from military airstrikes, diplomats said. Yesterday’s airstrikes near Ras Lanuf, which killed at least one person, started in the morning, sending huge plumes of smoke into the air. At every sound of a jet engine, the rebels opened fire…
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A young woman who made international headlines when she accepted the job as police chief in a violent Mexican border town was fired Monday for apparently abandoning her post after receiving death threats. (March 7)
Continue reading …Microsoft goes on a hiring spree for new Xbox hardware devs, staffing up for next console push?
March 8, 2011 No Comment
Before you go leaping to any conclusions, do remember that Microsoft plans on keeping the Xbox 360 going until at least 2015 so we’re not really talking imminent changes here. Nonetheless, the software giant has listed a plethora of new job openings, with the most interesting ones being at its Mountain View research campus, where a team responsible for “defining and delivering next generation console architectures” is looking for fresh blood. A graphics hardware architect is sought to ensure that the next Xbox strikes the optimal balance between the awesome and affordable, while a design verification engineer and a few others will be hired to test and help develop prototypes. This bolstering of numbers seems to indicate Microsoft is starting to ramp up research and development on its next-gen home entertainment linchpin, and while nothing’s likely to emerge from those Mountain View labs in the short term, the mere sound of clanking tools and buzzing electrons is getting us excited already. Microsoft goes on a hiring spree for new Xbox hardware devs, staffing up for next console push? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Recently, the Los Angeles branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) released a video
Continue reading …Adobe Flash Player 10.3 enters beta before Q2 release on desktop, mobile to follow soon after that
March 8, 2011 No Comment
Adobe’s Flash Player 10.2 is ( somewhat infamously ) still absent from mobile devices , but the company is bravely promising that its brand new desktop beta of version 10.3 will be coming to both desktop and mobile devices “soon.” Improvements in the latest iteration include some acoustic hocus pocus for better internet telephony, new video analytics APIs, privacy controls integrated into browser settings in Firefox 4 and IE8 (Chrome and Safari to follow), and native control panel integration with both Mac’s System Preferences and Windows’ Control Panel. Beta testing ends in Q2 2011 for the desktop and a mobile release should follow swiftly thereafter. As to when we’ll finally be able to stop discussing which devices have or can run Flash, not even Adobe could provide us with a reliable roadmap for that. Adobe Flash Player 10.3 enters beta before Q2 release on desktop, mobile to follow soon after that originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Surveillance video at a gas station in Springfield, Oregon shows a car crashing through the station’s wall, nearly running over an employee. The worker was not seriously injured. (March 7)
Continue reading …Ah, if only we could flip a big happy switch and convert all the web’s Flash content into (functional) HTML5 code. It’s a dream shared by many and, funnily enough, the company pushing to make it a reality is none other than Adobe itself, the owner and proprietor of Flash. Its Labs research team has just released an experimental new dev tool, dubbed Wallaby, that’s targeted at taking Flash-encoded artwork and animations and turning them into a more compatible mix of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Of course, the intent here is not some magnanimous move to free us from the shackles of Flash — Adobe openly admits that the initial goal for the new tool will be to help convert animated banner ads so that they work on the iOS platform — but hey, even bad tools can be used for good sometimes, right? Adobe outs experimental Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tool, calls it Wallaby originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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What if the 14 Democrats of Wisconsin were at the Alamo Mitch, Ed, & Tommy sing “Fleebagging” Scott Walker Misses The Wisconsin Dems Wisconsin Democrats Propose Border Meeting With Scott Walker WASHINGTON — The Democratic state Senate leader in Wisconsin has written a letter to Gov. Scott Walker asking him to hold a meeting to resolve differences regarding his controversial proposed budget at a neutral site along the … Sarah Palin Says Wisconsin Democrats Should Be Fired « Alan Colmes … Sarah Palin told Jeanine Piro on Fox News that the 14 Wisconsin Democrats who “retreated, not reloaded.” As Tommy Christopher points out, Palin knows all about retreating. …if you take her at her word, she resigned in principled … Latest update headline news | Wisconsin's Democrats ask for talks … MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Wisconsin Democrats whο fled thе state some-more thаn dual weeks ago tο retard the opinion οn the Republican рlοt tο extent open zone kinship powers qυеѕtіοnеd οn Monday tο “resume critical discussions” tο … Wisconsin's Democrats ask for talks on unions | Greensboro, NC … MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Wisconsin Democrats who fled the state more than two weeks ago to block a vote on a Republican plan to limit public sector union powers asked on Monday to. Wisconsin Democrats seek meeting with Walker | Bloggers For Change Wisconsin Democrats seek meeting with Walker. Posted on 07 March 2011 by kos. Goal Thermometer. As the standoff in Wisconsin enters its third week, the 14 Democratic Senators who left the state to prevent Governor Scott Walker’s … HeadlinesVZ says: Are #Wisconsin Democrats & the Governor any closer to a resolution? Frankly, I can't tell any more than you can. http://tiny.cc/0wgt9
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