A black state senator in South Carolina has caused a ruckus with his argument against a law curbing illegal immigration. The US needs these immigrants, said Robert Ford, because they’re willing to do hard work that ordinary Americans won’t. Except he used far more colorful language: “I know brothers—and…
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HP’s decided to end its fireworks -rich presentation on a gorgeous bombshell: webOS is coming to PCs! The company says it’s thinking beyond today and intends to take webOS to “other connected devices, including printers, and some form factors you haven’t seen before.” Aside from the groundbreaking discovery that our next LaserJet might run the same code as the dashing new TouchPad , there are few specifics to be learned, but HP promises to share further details as the year goes on. webOS is coming to PCs later this year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …US investigators haven’t been able to prove that Bradley Manning gave files directly to Julian Assange—and now officials say they also can’t prove that Assange induced Manning to leak the documents in the first place. Manning was initially painted as a confused young man influenced by Assange, but now…
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Democratic Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia announced plans to retire at the end of his term, deepening the challenge to his party as it struggles to maintain a majority in 2012 elections. (Feb. 9)
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Continue reading …It’s bad enough two hedge fund managers have been charged with insider trading, but they’re also being ridiculed for incompetence in trying to cover up their alleged misdeeds: “The evidence laid out in the complaint is largely the defendants’ own words,” an FBI official tells the New York Times . “For…
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Continue reading …HP Touchstone Touch-to-share lets devices swap URLs, ‘Exhibition’ mode added for phones
February 9, 2011 No CommentSo, HP is extending ” Touchstone ” to mean more than “that heavy, slanted magnet thing that my Pre always slips off of.” For starters, the TouchPad has a Touchstone charging dock — it’s not magnetic, but at least you don’t have to worry about plugging the thing in, and it’s particularly suited to working with a keyboard. But that’s not the real magic. HP has enabled its three new webOS devices (The TouchPad , Veer , and Pre 3 ) to communicate over Touchstone using “Touch-to-share” tech. You simply place your phone on top of the TouchPad, as illustrated, and whatever you’re viewing on the phone pops up in the tablet’s browser. We’re not sure how this works bi-directionally, but HP mentions both scenarios, so hopefully it shouldn’t be that difficult to configure the URL to come from the tablet and land on the phone. The two devices have to be on the same webOS account, however, so don’t get any crazy ideas about sharing URLs with friends. Naturally, there should be a lot more ” Continuous Client “-style uses for this tech in the future, but we’d say URL pushing is a good start. Finally, the old-fashioned Touchstone is going to work with the Veer and Pre 3, which will now be sent into an “Exhibition” mode when docked. The mode allows the phone to display photos or upcoming appointments, depending on the user’s particular level of sentimentality. For more on all of HP’s webOS announcements today, click here ! HP Touchstone Touch-to-share lets devices swap URLs, ‘Exhibition’ mode added for phones originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Time Inc. has been trying to work out a deal on tablet magazine subscriptions for some time now, and it’s just made a fairly big move in that direction with the help of HP. It confirmed at its ” Think Beyond ” event today that it has teamed up with the publisher to offer subscriptions to some of its magazines on the TouchPad when it launches this summer. That will apparently include Sports Illustrated , Time and People initially, with Fortune and other Time Inc. titles to follow further on down the road, according to AdWeek . Still no word on pricing, but HP promises they’ll deliver an “immersive reading” experience. Update: Palm’s Lisa Bewster has confirmed via Twitter that this deal also involves Time getting its big wish : subscribe to the print magazine and you’ll get full access to the tablet version. For more on all of HP’s webOS announcements today, click here ! Time inks deal with HP to bring magazine subscriptions to the TouchPad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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