Verizon ‘s quarterly report is in, and profits are nearly twice what they were this time last year: $4.65 billion compared to $2.37 billion a year ago. Additionally, VZW added 872,000 customers, a fair bit more than the 646,000 it was expected to gain. Great news, right? Not if you’re a Wall Street analyst, who wanted to see earnings per share of 55 cents. The actual figure was 54 cents, and so down Verizon’s shares go, a 1.3 percent drop so far. Nothing particularly shocking there, but this is the last quarterly report the company will have before VZW adds the iPhone to its stable, so we’ll be very curious to see what these numbers look like three months from now. Verizon profits nearly double, but miss Wall Street expectations originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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When it comes to ColorWare , the surprise is never the choice of colors, it’s the price you’ll pay for exclusivity on a lime-green and suicide-orange paint job. This time its the already overpriced $300 Dyson Air Multiplier getting the $450 ColorWare treatment. For that absurd price you’ll be treated to a brand new “bladeless fan” personalized with the airfoil, base, and control colors of your choosing from a healthy palette of gloss and sofTouch finishes. Of course, there’s always the $150 option to send in your existing product for ColorWarezation, assuming you can go three weeks without habitually demonstrating the concepts of inducement and entrainment to baffled pets and family. ColorWare hits a lurid low with Dyson Air Multiplier originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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An explosion on a bus in the Philippine capital has killed four people and left at least 14 injured, police said Tuesday. Officials said a bomb was likely responsible for the blast. (Jan. 25)
Continue reading …The days when you could just turn up and walk straight into an airport arrival hall could soon be history, analysts warn. Airports around the world are boosting security in their arrivals areas in response to yesterday’s airport bombing in Moscow that killed at least 35 people, reports CNN . Arrivals…
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An Iraqi immigrant could be sentenced to life in prison if he’s convicted of murdering his 20-year-old daughter in a crime Arizona prosecutors have described as an ‘honor killing.’ (Jan. 24)
Continue reading …SSTL using Android handsets to control satellites, conquer the final frontier
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First, the Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation tested a Nexus One’s ability to deal with the stress of a rocket launch . Then, Google floated seven Nexi to the edge of space to see if the phones could cope with the void. Now, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is looking to launch a satellite into orbit and use a ‘droid — much smaller than the Astromech variety — to control said satellite. SSTL, who is helping build Galileo (and is acutely aware of its cost , no doubt), views smartphones as a way to democratize access to space because they are far less expensive than purpose-built control systems. The company hasn’t said which handset will be used in the satellite, but they chose Android because it allows engineers to easily modify the phone to do their bidding — from controlling pulse plasma thrusters to handling the advanced guidance and navigation systems of the foot long satellite. Additionally, the open source OS means that they “could get people to develop apps” for the satellite. We’ve seen plenty of Android apps , but we’re really hoping this venture is successful so we get to see apps… in space . [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] SSTL using Android handsets to control satellites, conquer the final frontier originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Conflicting reports have emerged about how the bombing was carried out, with some accounts citing unnamed sources as saying there were two bombers, one of them a woman. Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Monday that the attack was most likely carried out by a suicide bomber and “attempts were being made to identify him”. The blast came at…
Continue reading …Seven young men were killed when gunmen traveling in three vehicles opened fire on a soccer game in Ciudad Juarez. At least one player was among the dead. Police say they haven’t determined a motive for the shooting, which took place at a park opened last year as part of…
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At the Sundance Film Festival, former Spider-Man Tobey Maguire premieres his new movie ‘The Details’ – which sees the actor return after a two year break from film audiences. (Jan. 25)
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Sigh . We don’t know whether to congratulate the enterprising spirit of this venture or to bemoan the sad state of a world where a 60-something-year old lady feels compelled to turn into an iPhone smuggler. Either way, Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport has given us a pretty good reason for the use of full body scanners , which revealed the woman in question was strapped with 44 iPhone 4s all around her body. Dressed in traditional Georgian attire, the lady had some struggles walking around, which raised suspicion and got the officials to run her through the machines. Guess this gives us a whole new definition to the phrase “stocking stuffer,” eh? [Original image credit: buystoreshelving.com ] Woman tries, fails to smuggle 44 iPhones into Israel originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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