CAIRO – Unrest in Egypt could turn increasingly vicious, leading opposition activist Mohamed ElBaradei warned on Saturday, as President Hosni Mubarak clung to power after 12 days of demonstrations. Mubarak has reshuffled his government, and the leadership of his party resigned on Saturday, but the 82-year-old president insists he will stay in office until September polls. Fearing instability in the most populous Arab nation where Islamists are the most organised opposition, the United States, Egypt’s key ally and aid donor, is emphasising gradual change and the need for talks between the government and opposition groups to forge agreement on an orderly handover of power. U.S. Secretary of…
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. “The land in the forks I think extremely well situated for a fort, as it has the absolute command of both rivers. The land at the point is twenty or twenty-five feet above the common surface of the water; and a considerable bottom of flat, well-timbered land all around it, very convenient for building a fort.”(1) -Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, Virginia Militia, 1754 J.P. Morgan, one of the wealthiest monopolists in American history, and President Theodore Roosevelt, a militarist and imperial leader, would be extremely pleased with this year’s Super Bowl contest. Not only did they help initiate and fund the sport of football, mainly to…
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Eagles quarterback Michael Vick won the AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year award Saturday. After missing two seasons serving a federal sentence for dogfighting, Vick was a backup in 2009 but led Philadelphia to the NFC East title last season. (Feb. 5)
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Remember Google TV ? It’s still kickin’, but El Goog still has quite a few content distribution quibbles to solve before it can be taken seriously — at least in our estimation. Logitech was one of the first outfits to buy into Google’s scheme to take over the television, with the Revue first out of the gate to provide Google TV access to existing sets. We had our fair share of gripes with the box, and while it definitely enabled quite the unusual videocall in a prior episode of The Engadget Show, we were never convinced said fun was worth the price. Enough about us, though — how’s your Revue treating you? Has it revolutionized the way you consume television content? Anything you’d change about it? Tweak the user interface? Broaden compatibility? Change up the keyboard? Let us know in comments below — something tells us Google’s still listening up for input. How would you change Logitech’s Revue with Google TV? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …When the uprising there began nearly two weeks ago, there was a near-total internet blackout. But exactly how was access cut off? An American advocacy group called Free Press says it’s uncovered a link to a California-based technology company which allegedly sold the Egyptian government equipment allowing it to track online activity. Rob Reynolds reports.
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Click here to view this media ( California Governor Earl Warren: Warnings of the Right Wing Fringe in The Republican Party in 1952 ) Before he was Supreme Court Justice, Earl Warren was three-time Governor of California and an unsuccessful candidate for the Presidency in 1952. On the eve of the convention, ABC Radio conducted a panel interview with Warren for their Crossfire Radio series, featuring newsmen Martin Agronsky, Elmer Davis, John Edwards and Bryson Rasch. Warren ducks and dodges a number of questions regarding his electability, but the most interesting one came from Agronsky: Martin Agronsky : At the National Press Club here Governor, you described the Republican party as having, and I’m quoting you ‘a withering right wing’. Were you referring to the wing which supports Senator Taft’s nomination?” Gov. Earl Warren:“I wasn’t pointing that at anybody, I was stating it as a fact, that there is a group in our party that is extremely reactionary, that would like to turn the clock back to former days if it could do so. . . . ” Warren: “You folks know exactly what I mean. You know the people who believe that anything that is done for them represents social progress but if it’s done for anybody else it represents socialism.” Fancy that.
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BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press= TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Police fired at an angry crowd of 1,000 attacking the police station in the northwestern town of Kef on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 17 others, the Interior Ministry said. The official Tunisian news agency said the crowd had turned on police after the police chief “abused” a member of the community. A local journalist said the police chief slapped a woman during a demonstration, triggering the violence between police and citizens. The journalist said that two other people died on the way to the hospital, but that information could not be officially confirmed. The journalist, reached by telephone, asked not to be…
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It’s been a painful two days, hasn’t it? If you’re a Windows user looking for an untethered jailbreak for your iDevice, the answer is most certainly “yes.” The Chronic Dev Team has just let loose the greenpois0n untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 , but unlike the build released 48 hours ago, this one’s meant for Wintel boxes. The team’s site seems to be down at the moment (shocker!), but there’s a download mirror linked below if you just can’t wait to get going. As always, we’d caution you to back up your iPad, iPod touch or iPhone before doing the deed, and since it’s the first of its kind (for this version of iOS, anyway), we’d be ready to see a few bugs along the way. Minor details, we know. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Greenpois0n untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 comes to Windows originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The US threw its weight behind nascent reforms led by Egypt’s new vice president as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that international support was crucial to prevent extremists from hijacking the political transition. (Feb. 5)
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Well, ain’t that a shame. The XIM3 mega-adapter you’ve been waiting patiently for went on sale this week, and within 3.299 seconds, the company managed to blow through their entire stock. If you’ve been out of the loop, this here peripheral is designed to bring keyboards, mice and all sorts of other controlling devices to the average Xbox 360 owner, and it’s obviously far more sophisticated than its predecessor . The good news is that it’s only $149.99, but the bad news is that the source link currently directs you to a sign-up form to be notified of when stock is refreshed. It’s pretty clear that the company’s having trouble keeping ‘em around, so we’d keep a pretty constant check on the site if you’d like to be a part of the first second wave. Oh, and don’t be shocked to see your online skills mysteriously decline over the weekend — something tells us a few folks will have an unfair advantage on the other side. Check out a Black: OPS example just after the break. Update : Looks as if the store may be up and down ( but mostly down ) through Monday due to the crushing order load. A good problem to have, we suppose. Thanks, Tom! [Thanks, Richard] Continue reading XIM3 Xbox 360 keyboard / mouse / etc. adapter goes on sale… sort of XIM3 Xbox 360 keyboard / mouse / etc. adapter goes on sale… sort of originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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