A movie about a stuttering monarch, without sex, car chases or super heroes hardly sounds like blockbuster box office fare. For 11-year-old Erik Yehl, a Chicago boy who began stuttering in preschool, the movie’s message is, “I’m not stupid.” (Feb. 4)
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Photo: building.co.uk TreeHugger loves flatpack construction: it’s easy to ship, easy to assemble and generally pretty efficient. Ikea has raised it to an artform in their furniture . But what about in schools? Is that a step too far? The UK has a new government which is on a budget-cutting rampage. Its latest idea is prefab schools built to standard design from a few pre-approved plans, which supposedly could be assembled in 13 weeks. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …New Orleans’ population has far from rebounded from Hurricane Katrina and it’s now a much smaller city that it was a decade ago, according to newly released data from the 2010 census. The city’s population now stands at 343,829, down 29% from 2000. The black population has shrunk at…
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Now that the Android Market website has finally launched (and stabilized ) we’re beginning to see reports of rooted devices running custom ROMs not being recognized by the website. We’re having the very same issue ourselves, where a pristine Desire Z running a factory installed copy of Android 2.2 Froyo is listed on the “My Device” page while an old HTC Hero hacked to run Froyo courtesy of FroydVillain ROM does not, even though it’s logged in and syncing using the same Google login ID and the Android Market has been recently used from the device (as Google recommends on the “Trouble Downloading” help page). So what about you oh reader, oh rooter… what are you experiencing? View Poll [Thanks, Florian] Does Google’s new Android Market website ignore custom ROMs? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …It’s too late to help Tiger Woods cover his tracks, but the creators of a text message auto-delete service say other celebrities trying to keep their lives private are among its half-million users. TigerText—no connection to the golfer—sends texts that disappear from both a user and sender’s phone…
Continue reading …Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo named and previewed in one fell swoop, bringing Gingerbread to MWC 2011
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We said it at the Show and we’ll say it again, Sony Ericsson just doesn’t know how to keep a secret. One of its phones set for launch at Mobile World Congress 2011 has just slipped the net ( again ) and this time we have its full product name to boot, the Xperia Neo. You’ll be familiar with this Android 2.3 handset already from mobile-review ‘s thorough preview a couple of weeks ago, though at the time it was known under its codename of MT15i. This latest hands-on look at the hardware is similarly positive about the Neo, describing it as a well constructed phone and praising Sony’s Android modifications as restrained and actually useful. Talk about a 180-degree turn from the way things used to be . There’s another reason to be excited about this phone, however. Back in December, Sony Ericsson registered trademarks for Xperia Arc , Xperia Play , Xperia Neo, and… an Xperia Duo. We expect all four to be out and about at MWC this year, and we may have already seen the latter device in yet another bit of leaked photography . Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo named and previewed in one fell swoop, bringing Gingerbread to MWC 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Demonstrators have returned to the streets of Cairo Friday, calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Organizers have called on their supporters to fill every square in the capital. (Feb. 4)
Continue reading …The BBC has apologized for remarks made by the hosts of a car show following a deluge of complaints from outraged Mexicans. When reviewing the Mexican-made Mastretta sports car, Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond said that cars reflect national characteristics, and “Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless,…
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At least three people were killed Thursday when the pickup truck they were in went off of a snow-covered interstate bridge and plunged 80 feet into the icy Spring River below. Miami, Okla. police say 8 people were in the truck. (Feb. 4)
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