All of my life I wanted to be an astronaut. I starting working in the Miami Planetarium at age 13; studied aeronautics and engineering and propulsion systems, and was stopped only by a 20/25 left eye during an exam for the US Air Force Academy. But space exploration has always been my primary passion. Here is Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Big Government Discovery Date : 09/02/2011 19:01 Number of articles : 4
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Palm HP didn’t bother mentioning the webOS versions during its ‘Think Beyond’ event today, but based on a little fine print on the outfit’s official Touchstone portal, we’ve learned that the TouchPad will ship with webOS 3.0 (a heretofore unheard of build), while the Veer and Pre 3 will get going with webOS 2.2. That said, the incredible Tap-to-Share functionality that’ll enable these slates and phones to converse with one another will also support “webOS 2.2 or higher” on the phones, suggesting that an update could be in the waiting. We’ll keep you updated as we hear more. Follow along with HP’s announcements right here in our ongoing liveblog ! HP’s TouchPad shipping with webOS 3.0, Veer and Pre 3 with webOS 2.2 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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As protests continue, Egyptians have started to count the cost of the uprising – and many are mourning those who have died in the clashes. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons reports from the capital Cairo.
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HP has plenty of great new stuff to announce in the phone and tablet space today, but something is notably absent: the Palm brand. It appears to be a casualty of this acquisition and subsequent “scale,” and while the brand might not mean much to the modern smartphone consumer, it will be sorely missed by those of us who have been looking to Palm (in all its various forms) for handheld innovation for roughly two decades. HP is keeping the webOS brand around, however, so there’s that — and hopefully nobody will notice when we prefix it with an under-the-breath Palm when we’re feeling a little sentimental. RIP, Palm: 1992 – 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Lauer to Michelle Obama: ‘Do You Think People Hate Your Husband, Even Those On The Far Right?’
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NBC's Matt Lauer seemed shocked that Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, during his Super Bowl interview, actually asked Barack Obama about
Continue reading …Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia won’t run for a second term in 2012, a decision that gives Republicans a better chance of regaining their swing-state Senate seat. Webb, a Vietnam vet and former Navy secretary, said he’s heading back to the private sector, reports the Times-Dispatch . Friends tell Politico he…
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CAIRO-Egypt’s anti-government activists pushed to expand their protests and sought to drum up labor unrest as thousands launched strikes at state firms and offices around the country, in defiance of the vice president’s warning that demonstrations calling for President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster would not be tolerated for much longer. Efforts by Vice President Omar Suleiman to open a dialogue with protesters over reforms have broken down since the weekend, with the youth organizers of the movement deeply suspicious that he plans only superficial changes far short of real democracy. They refuse any talks unless Mubarak steps down first. Showing growing impatience with the rejection, Suleiman…
Continue reading …Recently-freed Google executive Wael Ghonim appears to be calling for another huge demonstration. “We are hoping that the ‘Friday of Martyrs’ will be the world largest funeral to bid farewell to 300 Egyptians,” Ghonim tweeted today. Ghonim also talked to CNN , saying it is “no longer time to negotiate” with…
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Italian premier Silvia Berlusconi Wednesday denounced prosecutors’ request to indict him over a sex scandal. He claimed the moves to start a trial are subversive and aimed at toppling his government. (Feb. 9)
Continue reading …The HP Pre 3: 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU, 3.6-inch WVGA, familiar sliding QWERTY
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The first Pre breathed new life into Palm. The Pre 2 , on the other hand, didn’t exactly have the same luster and longevity. Here’s to a decidedly Palm-less round three . The QWERTY slider with the all-too-familiar form factor has a 3.6-inch 800 x 480 display, 5 megapixel camera with AF and LED flash, HD video, a front-facing camera for video calling, mobile hotspot. Under the hood? A Qualcomm CPU running at 1.4GHz (!), HSPA+ and EVDO Rev A — yep, it’s a world phone — and the same RAM as the Pre 2 (that’s 512MB DRAM). It’ll be Touchstone compatible, naturally, and will switch to Exhibition mode when docked to show pictures and upcoming appointments. It’ll comes with either 8GB or 16GB of storage. There’s some interesting synergy going on where the TouchPad tablet can take Pre 3′s phone calls. So yeah, we’re looked at marked improvements over the Pre 3′s predecessors, particularly in resolution and processing. This one’s gonna keep you waiting, though — available is this summer. Developing. Check out our liveblog of HP / Palm’s “Think Beyond” webOS event , and news on the HP Veer and HP TouchPad ! Gallery: HP Pre 3 The HP Pre 3: 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU, 3.6-inch WVGA, familiar sliding QWERTY originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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