Mubarak has stepped down in Egypt, but other states around the Middle East and North Africa are scrambling to keep the lid on their simmering populations, trying combinations of reforms and crackdowns, reports the Los Angeles Times . Algeria responded to protests Saturday with thousands of police officers, and Iran has…
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We promised to dig up ViewSonic’s dual-booting Windows 7 and Android 2.2 ViewPad 10Pro tablet when we got to Barcelona, and here we are delivering on our word. We just got a chance to check out the 10.1-inch slate and we have to say hardware-wise, we’re dealing with typical ViewSonic quality — the 1024 x 600-resolution, capacitive screen isn’t exactly high quality (horizontal viewing angles were pretty bad) and the build was mediocre at best. However, software-wise we have to say the 10Pro is pretty interesting — the Intel Atom Oak Trail -powered slab boots Windows 7 Home Premium, but is running Android 2.2 on top. Unlike the first ViewPad 10 , you don’t have to reboot the device to switch between Android and Windows as the Google OS is running as a virtualization. No word on the pricing of this one, but it should be hitting the market this May. Hit the break for a quick look at the relatively-quick Android / Windows hand-off. Gallery: ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro Continue reading ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro hands-on ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: B.Alter What a lovely surprise: five women textile designers have taken over a local shop and turned it into a teaching and display area for two weeks. Called Bricolage , the women are all involved with the creation of sustainable textile art. Bricolage ‘s products include delicate screenprinted wallpapers; original hand-printed fabrics; hand and machine knit cushions and up cycled quilting. Their beautiful works are on display and they will also be holding one day workshops on darning, smocking and patchworks.
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Glory be the LG Optimus 3D. Okay, we’ll get right to it: the Optimus 3D is kinda kitschy, but at the same time fun, inevitable on a mobile device, and still a great conversation piece. The 4.3-inch glasses-free 3D display’s effect in games, film, and even the UI is pretty convincing using the set’s applied parallax barrier technology, which is otherwise unnoticeable while the effect is off. Best bit? You can film your own 3D videos using the dual cameras on the back then watch them on your 3D set via HDMI. The Optimus is by no means a tiny set, though, still pretty comfy when held. Material choices are top notch — as we’d expect hope for in a high end device — and as you’ll see in the vid, it is plenty fast with no lag getting in the way of the little demo we had. So why not take a few minutes to admire the pics and videos (which unfortunately will be very flat for your eyes) won’t you? Gallery: LG Optimus 3D hands-on Continue reading LG Optimus 3D hands-on LG Optimus 3D hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Over the next few days, Al Jazeera will be looking at the impact of rising food prices around the world. With increasing wealth in China, expensive culinary tastes have grown in popularity. And as Al Jazeera’s Melissa Chan now reports from Beijing, it is also impacting waistlines.
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Indonesia’s best known radical cleric went on trial Monday on terrorism charges. Abu Bakar Bashir could face the death penalty if he’s convicted. (14 February 2011)
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We’ve just gotten back from playing around with LG’s 8.9-inch, 3D-friendly Optimus Pad (known as the G-Slate in the US). This Android Honeycomb tablets sports a dual-core CPU inside and a dual-camera array outside, giving you both the optical and processing capabilities to produce 3D video. Its screen cannot actually play back glasses-free 3D, but if you really have to have that third dimension on the move, you’ll be able to buy a set of glasses to recreate the effect. The Optimus Pad is slim, though we couldn’t get a great feel for its ergonomics with all the wiring attached to it, has nicely curved corners, a matte black back cover that’s pleasant to the touch and seemingly durable, and an admittedly extremely glossy screen up front. We likened the Pad to the Optimus 2X in an earlier post and it carries over a lot of industrial design elements from its smartphone sibling, including the metallic strip down the middle of its rear branded with a “with Google” logo. That’s actually meaningful this time — the Optimus 2X wasn’t a stock Android installation, it was subjected to LG’s ( not entirely successful tweaks), however the Pad looks to be a straight Google Experience Device, in much the same vein as the Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, its nearest and most direct competitors. That being said, the code on the device we handled still wasn’t up to scratch on the software front, as evidenced by us managing to crash both the browser and Google Maps within a few minutes of putting down our first fingerprints on the tablet. The 3D camcorder also seems like a memory hog , we weren’t able to get it started up initially because of the number of apps that were already open (which at the time was no more than four ). Let’s remain optimistic, though, this wasn’t exactly a slate we snatched off a retail shelf and LG has time to optimize and spruce things up before shipping this thing out. We’ve got pictures for you below and a press release after the break. Video is incoming at the very fastest speed our wireless connection can carry it. Gallery: LG Optimus Pad first hands-on! Continue reading LG Optimus Pad first hands-on! LG Optimus Pad first hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Motorola Xoom gets Q2 European launch, WiFi-only and silver models now extra official
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Motorola just went official with its WiFi-only Xoom headed to Europe along side its 3G and WiFi cousin in the second quarter of 2011. Besides that little detail, it’s still the original 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet built upon a dual-core 1GHz processor and 1280 x 800 pixel resolution display. Oh, and look at what we spotted here in Barcelona? Yup, a Xoom decked out in silver just for your viewing pleasure in the gallery below. Gallery: Motorola Xoom in silver at MWC 2011 Continue reading Motorola Xoom gets Q2 European launch, WiFi-only and silver models now extra official Motorola Xoom gets Q2 European launch, WiFi-only and silver models now extra official originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Arcade Fire wins best album of the year at Grammys, beating out Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry. But it was the performances that ruled the night. (Feb. 14)
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