Aiming for a more civil tone, a pair of senators from opposite parties will buck tradition and sit together at the State of the Union. Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn and New York Democrat Chuck Schumer’s decision follows a push for civility in politics after the Tucson shootings. Schumer said he…
Continue reading …“If music be the food of love, compute on.” Yes, Google, has a new target in its sights—poetry. Google programmers are working on computers that can understand and translate poetry, NPR reports . “It’s what we call AI complete,” said a research scientist at Google. “Which means it’s as difficult…
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Towns in Australia’s Victoria state were bracing for high water Monday, while those in Queensland continued to clean up after their devastating flooding. (17 January 2010)
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We’re still catching up on sleep after leaving CES , but ASUS is tireless, winding up for another product release, something new it calls the Eee PC Sirocco. We have nothing to go by at this point other than the teaser image above, which promises this new product is going to be “making waves” when it is released. This metaphorical euphemism could mean anything from a revolutionary new architecture that will sweep across the industry to another netbook with some funny textures on it. If forced to bet we’d put more money on the latter than the former but, as we mentioned, we simply aren’t in Vegas any more and so won’t be engaging in such shenanigans. Asus teases Eee PC Sirocco, promises to make more waves than a VW coupe originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nokia shuts down Ovi Music Unlimited service in most markets, cites lack of traction
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Whether you knew it as Comes With Music or Ovi Music Unlimited , the sad fact is that pretty soon you won’t know it all — Nokia’s subscription music service is being shut down almost universally, with the exception of a few select markets like China , Brazil and South Africa. Reuters reports that the use of DRM to lock down content to less-than-cutting-edge devices was a major stumbling block in the rollout of what was originally supposed to be a major iTunes competitor. Those who are already signed up will continue to have access to their music libraries indefinitely, but won’t be able to access new tracks once their current subscription expires. From then on, you’ll only have the DRM-free Ovi Music store to keep you warm during those long Finnish nights. Nokia shuts down Ovi Music Unlimited service in most markets, cites lack of traction originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …This Week’s Best-Selling iPhone Game Was Developed By An Eighth Grader (AAPL)
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An eighth-grader named Robert Nay knocked Angry Birds out of the top spot on iTunes this week with an app called Bubble Ball. According to The New York Observer , Nay built his first web site in the third grade. ABC News estimates that, if only Nay had charged a dollar for every download of Bubble Ball, he’d be $2,000,000 in the black. Join the conversation about this story » Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Business Insider Discovery Date : 17/01/2011 12:00 Number of articles : 8
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Secession of southern Sudan a step closer after week-long poll is deemed ‘well-organised’ by international observers Southern Sudan referendum staff start to count ballots at a polling station in El Fasher. Photograph: Albert Gonzalez Farran/EPA…
Continue reading …Make room for a big shot of Starbucks. The caffeine-pushing franchise is unveiling a new 31-ounce “Trenta” cup size holding 7 ounces more than its current largest Venti cup. The new size will be only for iced drinks, including iced teas, coffees and lemonade teas. The drinks, selling for 50…
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The Just Green It! book recommends the Global Sun Oven in place of a microwave. Photos by R.Cruger Know someone who is green about being green? When Lisa Beres of Green Nest was touring the country for her children’s book, My Body My House , she discovered a lot of people who weren’t yet on board with eco-friendly products. “We’re in a green bubble ,” Lisa admitted. “They’d ask, ‘Bleach is bad, really?’” So … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Japan loves its 3D: more than half of all Blu-ray recorders sold last month had 3D, 3DTVs popular too
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Finally, we find a market that is truly enthusiastic about 3D . Tokyo-based researchers BCN, cited by CrunchGear , report that a cool 57 percent of all Blu-ray recorders sold in Japan last month had 3D playback functionality built in, while 23 percent of all 40-inch-plus TVs sold had the ability to relay stereoscopic imagery. Both those numbers are major leaps in popularity within the nation itself and also easily dwarf penetration rates for 3D hardware in other parts of the world. 3D has apparently grown a lot more affordable in Japan, but lest you think these data are just a symptom of people upgrading their equipment without regard to its third-dimension skills, word is that there’s still a chunky 30 percent premium associated with adding 3D to your BR recorder purchase. So, it would seem the trendsetting Japanese are leading from the front on this one — awkward, unstylish glasses be damned! Japan loves its 3D: more than half of all Blu-ray recorders sold last month had 3D, 3DTVs popular too originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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