AT&T has mentioned today at CES that it’s prepping to launch some 12 Android devices this year — presumably a mix of phones and tablets, many of which have been announced here today at the carrier’s developer event. For the mathematically challenged, that works out to one a month on average — a pretty aggressive pace and a sign that Android’s showing no signs of slowing down in terms of carrier and manufacturer adoption. Though the hardware looks great, none of AT&T’s Android announcements so far here feature a stock UI experience — sure, nothing they’ve done in the past year suggests they’re keen to offer a stock device, but with 12 in the pipe, surely just one of ‘em can go skinless? AT&T launching 12 Android devices in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Survey finds US, Israel seen by Turkish citizens as top threat, followed by Iran; only 27.9 percent say ties with Jewish state should be improved
Continue reading …Fight Winter Skin and Hair With 10 Simple Homemade Spa Treatments (Slideshow)
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Photo: Mom the Barbarian / Creative Commons Winter doesn’t have to be dry and scaly. With these 10 simple homemade spa treatments, you can give up the chemicals, toxins, and mystery ingredients found in your favorite commercial lotions and fight cold winds, blizzards , and freezing temperatures — which can do major damage on skin and hair in winter. Even better, these DIY beauty products rely on ingredients you may e… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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In July we posted a montage of movie clips featuring “The 100 Greatest Movie Insults” in movie history [1]. The editor (Harry Hanrahan of Pajiba [2]) has compiled another wonderful montage, a sequel: the other 100 greatest movie insults of all time, in just 10 minutes. Watch the video now embedded after the jump. [1] http://www.slashfilm.com/votd-the-100-greatest-movie-insults/ [2] http://www.pajiba.com/guides/the-other-100-greatest-movie-insults-of-all-time.php… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 05/01/2011 17:39 Number of articles : 9
Continue reading …Idapt’s i1 Eco universal charger keeps it lean, mean, and definitely green
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You won’t have a difficult time hunting down a charger these days, but hunting down a good one? Now that’s a challenge. If you’re looking for something that’s off of the beaten path (and shamelessly fond of Ma Earth), Idapt’s new i1 Eco may be precisely what the doctor ordered. It’s a universal charger with two points of charger: a USB port and a tip port, the latter of which is useful for “over 4,000 gadgets” include the iPad, iPhone, PSP, your Xbox 360 controller and your GPS unit. It features an auto-off system that disables it when not in use, and a restart button kicks things back into gear when the time comes. It’s slated to ship this spring, but only heaven knows for how much. Continue reading Idapt’s i1 Eco universal charger keeps it lean, mean, and definitely green Idapt’s i1 Eco universal charger keeps it lean, mean, and definitely green originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Palliative care improves life by helping patients and caregivers cope with life-threatening illness.
Continue reading …Genetically Modified Cotton Contamination Caused More By Mishandling Than Cross-Pollination
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photo: flydime / Creative Commons A new study has just been published in the online journal PLoS One examining the causes of contamination of non-genetically modified cotton fields by genetically modified strains. Rather than being caused by cross-pollination, as has been believed, the study finds that mishandling of seeds is the far, far greater cause of GM plants being found in conventional plots. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We don’t have full details yet, but Acer has just launched three new Aspire laptops, all featuring AMD’s Fusion APU. Up first, the 10.1-inch Aspire One 522 — which we’ve seen previously — boasts the AMD C-50 APU, AMD Radeon HD 6250 graphics, and it supports 1080p video with HDMI output. The 10.1-inch panel has WXGA resolution with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and other features include Wi-Fi and LAN, plus optional Bluetooth or 3G. The Aspire One 522 will come in green or black. No word on pricing or availability yet. The other two offerings Acer has announced are the Aspire 15.6-inch 5253 and the 14-inch 4253. These bad boys feature AMD’s E-Series accelerated processing unit, as well as its Vision engine. The Aspire 5253 can pack up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM, and both laptops feature 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi. There’s no pricing or availability information for these, yet either, but we’ll let you know as soon as we do. Acer outs three AMD Fusion powered laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola Atrix 4G’s Laptop Dock and Webtop app turn your phone into a smartbook
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Turns out Motorola’s just-announced Atrix 4G for AT&T will be available with a setup they’re simply calling the Laptop Dock that pairs up with an app on the phone — Webtop — to transform the Atrix into a full-fledged smartbook. All you do, it seems, is dock the phone into a larger, 13.9mm thick chassis — great for those times when nothing other than a big physical keyboard will do. We don’t know how much it’s going to cost on top of the phone itself, but something tells us it won’t be a bundled accessory. More details as we have them. Gallery: Motorola Atrix 4G’s ‘webtop application’ Motorola Atrix 4G’s Laptop Dock and Webtop app turn your phone into a smartbook originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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No. Korea called Wed. for “unconditional and early” talks with rival South Korea to put an end to months of tensions. Seoul quickly dismissed the offer as insincere and said it’s waiting for an apology for two deadly attacks blamed on Pyongyang. (Jan. 5)
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