Before heading back to Washington, President Obama and his family went to the Honolulu Zoo for a private tour. (Jan. 4)
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Tens of thousands of residents of a major Australian town are facing complete isolation as flood waters are predicted to reach a peak in the next 24 hours. 560 315 TelegraphPlayer-8237105 The city of Rockhampton, which has a population of 77,000 people, could be completely cut off from the outside world when the Fitzroy River reaches 31 feet on Wednesday. The brown floodwaters have already rolled into several inner city streets and low-lying outer suburbs have been turned into inland lakes. Officials have been carrying out forced evacuations and have issued warnings about marauding snakes and crocodiles as one of Australia’s worst floods, which has already hit dozens of towns, threatened to…
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A 10-year-old Ohio boy was charged as a juvenile with murder in the fatal shooting of his mother after authorities say he told a neighbor about the killing. (Jan. 4)
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New cables reveal rise of ayatollah influence; who you need to know to be successful businessman in Tehran
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Yisrael Beiteinu says has majority to establish parliamentary inquiry commission to investigate cooperation between international ‘anti-Zionist’ groups and local organizations
Continue reading …Vizio bringing 21:9 Cinema HDTV to CES with 2560 x 1080 resolution, all our hopes and dreams
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Vizio actually teased a 21:9 TV at last year’s CES , and one year later it’s ready to deliver: the Vizio Cinema HDTV LED LCD is here. The TV handles a 2560 x 1080 resolution in a 21:9 aspect ratio, just like that 21:9 Philips display we’ve been drooling over for the past couple of years, and comes in 50-inch and 58-inch flavors. Details are still pretty scarce, since all we have right now is a teaser page, but we doubt there’s much more going on here. Basically, ultra-wide CinemaScope-style movies on a set that will likely be much cheaper than Philips’ offering — and more likely to show up at your local Costco. We look forward to the full announcement later this week. Also: buying one. [Thanks, Kacy] Vizio bringing 21:9 Cinema HDTV to CES with 2560 x 1080 resolution, all our hopes and dreams originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Hassan al-Turabi, the Sudanese opposition leader, once seen as the real power in his country, has said that opposition parties are working on peaceful ways to overthrow the government of president Omar al-Bashir. “As dialogue with the regime took a long time, and after opposition leaders realised that the elections were hopeless… they have agreed to topple the regime,” Turabi, once Bashir’s mentor but now one of his fiercest critics, said on Monday. “Sub-committees have been designated to prepare… the means by which to overthrow the regime right after the results of the referendum are announced,” added Turabi of the upcoming vote on independence for south Sudan. Al Jazeera’s Omar…
Continue reading …Shocker! Media addicts suffer withdrawal symptoms, just like real addicts
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…and we’re all media addicts, aren’t we? A recent study conducted by the International Center for Media & the Public Agenda (ICMPA) certainly seems to indicate that this is indeed the case. The premise was pretty straightforward: students at twelve universities around the world were instructed to abstain from using all media for twenty-four hours. The results were somewhat predictable: across the board, going without television was somewhat easy to do, while abstaining from text messaging and instant messaging brought on withdrawal symptoms: “When I did not have those two luxuries,” wrote one student, “I felt quite alone and secluded from my life. Although I go to a school with thousands of students, the fact that I was not able to communicate with anyone via technology was almost unbearable.” According to Dr. Roman Gerodimos of the University of Portsmouth both psychological and physical symptoms were reported by the young techno-junkies. Shocker! Media addicts suffer withdrawal symptoms, just like real addicts originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Telegraph says two Palestinian suspects in plot to fire missile during Israeli premier league soccer match worked as maintenance men at UK consulate in Sheikh Jarrah; according to report, they purchased weapons for main suspects
Continue reading …Spriiing Smile Android phone hits Thailand by way of Sweden with China’s help
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Did a Thai company we’ve never heard of just make the best-looking portrait QWERTY Android phone to date? We might not jump the gun that quickly — but it’s definitely up there. Spriiing Design (yes, three i’s) is launching its Smile model in Bangkok on January 18th and the rest of Thailand thereafter, featuring a 3 megapixel camera, 512MB of ROM, 256MB of RAM, microSD expansion to 16GB, and a 2.6-inch QVGA display along with 3G support on the 900 and 2100MHz bands paired to a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 core atop Android 2.1. In other words… yeah, this pretty low end fare. More interestingly, though, the handset was apparently designed in Sweden and manufactured by Huawei — in fact, it’s got “In connection with Ideos ” silkscreened on the back, and Ideos is the brand that Huawei’s been pushing this year for its Android-powered gear. Small world, ain’t it? Follow the break for Spriiing’s video teaser. Update: Turns out this puppy is on sale in Australia, too, through Boost Mobile (yep, there’s a Boost Mobile there). Thanks, Matt! Gallery: Spriiing Android phone hits Thailand by way of Sweden with China’s help Continue reading Spriiing Smile Android phone hits Thailand by way of Sweden with China’s help Spriiing Smile Android phone hits Thailand by way of Sweden with China’s help originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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