Well, it’s not the promised thinner and lighter replacement for the XPS 14, but Dell has just announced two other new XPS laptops: updated versions of it XPS 15 and XPS 17. Both of those are available today in a whole range of different configurations, including your choice of Sandy Bridge or Huron River processors, NVIDIA GPU options up to a GT 540M on the XPS 15 or GT555M on the XPS 17, up to 8GB or 16GB of RAM, and even an optional 3D-capable panel on the XPS 17. As usual, prices vary widely depending on the configuration, but things start at just $899 for a basic XPS 17 or $1049 for the XPS 15 — hit up the link below to check out all the options available. Dell rolls out updated XPS 15, XPS 17 laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …1 Billion Hectares Have Been Planted With GM Crops – Half Of Total In US
February 22, 2011 No Comment
Though it seems you can barely avoid GM crops in the US, opposition is quite strong in Europe. Photo: Luther Blissett / Creative Commons . It may be just 10% of the world’s total arable land but it still is significant: According to new figures from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agro-biotech Applications passed on by BBC News the world just passed… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Protesters in Wisconsin complain the governor is out to kill unions made up of government workers, to which Jonah Goldberg responds: Hallelujah. Remember, he writes, we’re not talking about private sector unions here—those played a needed role in protecting imperiled workers, like coal miners. By contrast, “do you recall…
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Edward Peter Djerejian, former US ambassador to Syria and Israel, talks to Al Jazeera about the US position on the unrest in Libya.
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Inflammatory bowel disease may more than double the risk of a serious blood clot in the legs or lungs, according to a new study.
Continue reading …US officials were already skeptical of claims that a military operation last week killed 65 Afghan civilians , but now Gen. David Petraeus has apparently taken things a step further: During a Sunday meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Petraeus reportedly suggested Afghans burned their own children in an effort to…
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[1] Those of you following along will recall that we posted a fan created trailer for E.T. 2 in Friday’s edition of Page 2 [2]. That trailer was a mash-up of scenes from Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds and E.T. Christopher Campbell [3] has discovered another fan created E.T. sequel trailer – this one is longer, more-fleshed out and better edited. Created by Robert Blankenheim and Derek Johnson… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 22/02/2011 20:30 Number of articles : 4
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Moving Beyond the Automobile: Biking from Streetfilms on Vimeo . It is a video that captures much of what we have been saying for years on TreeHugger; that bikes take up less space, use less energy, build healthier citizens and that the key is to give them their space, their place in the City. It’s now a national movement, where people are voting with their pedals. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …One in three people don’t understand when an ambulance is not necessary to deal with common medical situations, a survey indicates.
Continue reading …Adobe promises Flash Player 10.2 for Honeycomb tablets ‘in a few weeks,’ Xoom gets namechecked
February 22, 2011 No Comment
We found out yesterday that Motorola’s Xoom would be shipping sans Flash support on Verizon Wireless, and while Big Red claimed that an update would be doled out this spring, the folks at Adobe are pointing to a far more specific time frame. In a new post over at the Flash Platform Blog, Adobe has confirmed that “Flash Player 10.2 [will be] pre-installed on some tablets and as an OTA download on others within a few weeks of Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) devices becoming available, the first of which is expected to be the Motorola Xoom.” We’re guessing that the company’s going public with a statement like this to fend off fears that the Xoom may be waiting an eternity for Flash, in essence removing a bit of fear from hesitant early adopters. Either way, it’s excellent news for those eying a Honeycomb tablet of any flavor, and we’re going to take the liberty of taking “a few weeks” to mean “a fortnight.” Cool, Adobe? Adobe promises Flash Player 10.2 for Honeycomb tablets ‘in a few weeks,’ Xoom gets namechecked originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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