This line from a BBC article about a $150 million tidal power project that will be partially built and deployed in India speaks to the highly competitive global market for the jobs of the future: “As much of the manufacturing as possible will take place in Gujarat, taking advantage of the skills base in India’s booming wind turbine industry.” BBC: The biggest operating tidal station in the world, La Rance in France, generates 240MW, while South Korea is planning several large facilities. To claim the title of “Asia’s first”, the Indian project will have to outrun developments at Sihwa Lake, a South Korean tidal barrage under construction on the country’s west coast. Read more Related Entries January 17, 2011 Apple’s Personality in Chief Takes Medical Leave January 13, 2011 From the Publisher Who Brought You the New Huck Finn
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked a remote area of southwestern Pakistan early on Wednesday. Tremors were caught on a news network’s security cameras, and the shaking could be felt as far away as India and the United Arab Emirates. (Jan. 19)
Continue reading …Police in Colombia busted a pigeon narco-trafficker after it was caught trying to fly into a prison with too heavy a load. The bird, which is now being cared for by authorities, was found struggling to fly with 40 grams of marijuana and 5 grams of cocaine paste strapped to…
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The FBI offered a reward for information about a potentially lethal bomb found in a backpack along the route of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Spokane, Wash. (Jan. 19)
Continue reading …Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke several times about her fears of being shot in the overheated Arizona political climate, reveals her husband, who believed for several agonizing minutes that he had lost her. In his first TV interview about the attack, astronaut Mark Kelly reveals the pain of hearing the erroneous…
Continue reading …Critics won’t have Ricky Gervais to kick around anymore. The caustic comedian says he’s had it with the Golden Globes in the wake of days of bashing for his harsh celebrity zingers at the awards presentation. “Twice is enough,” Gervais told TMZ . Even if he’s invited back next year to…
Continue reading …HP’s first webOS tablet may start shipping in March, fulfill longstanding promise
January 19, 2011 No Comment
Way back in August of last year, when temperatures were above zero and Honeycomb was still a great unknown , HP promised us the first webOS tablet will come ” in early 2011 .” Just yesterday, however, our noteworthy exposure of the vanguard members of the webOS tablet family led us to believe that at least one of them, the Opal, would take until September to arrive. That may still be the case, but DigiTimes is bringing us back around to HP’s original pledge, with word that Inventec has received instructions from HP to start producing and shipping a webOS slate (most probably the Topaz) in March. As usual, this comes from the (in)famous insider sources that tend to miss as often as they hit, but it does make sense for HP to follow up its February event with a relatively rapid product rollout. HP’s first webOS tablet may start shipping in March, fulfill longstanding promise originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nokia puts E7 up for pre-order in Finland, still planning on delivering in February
January 19, 2011 No Comment
One of the most delicious phones the consumer world hasn’t had a chance to taste yet is firming up plans to finally make its way out to retail. Nokia’s Finnish store has put the E7 up for a €599 pre-order plus an €8 shipping charge, which is expected to get the all-business device to your door some time in February. That matches the last word from Nokia on the subject of the E7′s release and should reassure anyone who’s made use of Amazon’s early pre-orders for this handset that the wait won’t last much longer. [Thanks, Esko] Nokia puts E7 up for pre-order in Finland, still planning on delivering in February originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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