Among the many new-product announcements that have been released in the time leading up to CES, word on the web is that Dell will launch a new Latitude 2120 netbook at the Vegas convention next week. Apparently, the 2120 has specs identical to the previously available 2110 , but gets double the computing power of the single core Intel Atom N470 chipset in its predecessor courtesy of a dual core N550 processor. While the upgraded processor is the big news, sources indicate the newest Latitude gets an optional Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator, which should be a welcome addition for those students planning to watch March Madness during that 10AM lecture this spring semester. No word on price or availability, so interested parties will have to wait until the official launch for such details. Dell to launch Latitiude 2120 netbook at CES? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 Jan 2011 01:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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SEOUL, South Korea — In an annual New Year’s commentary that is widely seen as an indicator of the country’s political and economic goals for the coming year, North Korea called Saturday for dialogue with South Korea and a relaxation of tensions “as soon as possible.” “If a war breaks out on this land, it will bring nothing but a nuclear holocaust,” said the editorial, carried in the leading official newspapers in the North and read on state television there. The commentary, which called for “an atmosphere of dialogue and cooperation” with the South, was reported by local news agencies in Seoul. Relations between the Koreas in recent months have been at their most…
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Notre Dame, South Florida, Central Florida and Florida State end their seasons with bowl victories on New Year’s Eve. (Dec. 31)
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enlarge Credit: Crooks and Liars Happy New Year to everyone from all of us at Crooks and Liars! It’s an open thread AND a New Year’s Eve party. What are you doing tonight, hoping for this year, resolving for the next few? Welcome and a toast to our readers and commenters! Cheers!
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Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas was upset on Thursday that Gary Bauer would claim that Muslims would fare much worse if they were treated like Christians are in Ameica. He shot back: “wait, what if Christians were treated like Muslims?” Christians would be racially profiled at public places and transportation hubs. Christians wouldn't be allowed to build churches wherever they pleased. Christians wouldn't be allowed to wear their traditional garb without mocking and angry looks. Christians wouldn't be allowed to say the word “Jesus” without triggering alarm bells at the NSA. Christians wouldn't be allowed to go to church without having their property vandalized, and even being physically attacked. Christians would be the villain in every action thriller. Christians wouldn't be able to run for office without having bigots accuse them of being in league with terrorists. The weirdest claim is that “Christians would be the villain in every action thriller.” Every? How many action thrillers since 9/11 have had Muslim villains? Some film versions of books with Muslim villains were scrubbed clean when they became movies . read more
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Andrew Cuomo has been sworn into office as New York’s 56th governor, effective at midnight. The Friday night ceremony was a private family swearing-in, with his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, at his side.
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Strikes and rallies have been staged across Pakistan against proposed changes to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Protests were staged in Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi against a move to amend a law which permits death sentences for those found to have committed blasphemy. The law received attention in November when Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman, was sentenced to death after being found guilty of defaming the Prophet Muhammad. Pope Benedict XVI has called for the release of Bibi, a mother-of-five, who is now in jail pending an appeal. Human rights campaigners say the existing law encourages Islamic extremism. Demonstrations turned violent in Karachi as angry protesters…
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Earlier this year, we asked how you’d change Palm’s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus , both of which were launched with webOS 1.x. Needless to say, a lot can happen in three calendar quarters. Since, HP has swallowed Palm up, and webOS 2.0 has hit the wilds of our wondrous planet. The Pre 2 wasn’t exactly the most enthralling device to launch the OS on, but it is what it is. And now, we’re curious to know how you’d overhaul it if given the seat that Mark Hurd once resided in. Have you grown annoyed by any specific thing within webOS 2.0? Would you have tweaked the distribution process? Are you satisfied with developer participation? Would you alter certain things knowing that a nondescript webOS tablet was on the horizon? Go ahead and spend your last moments of 2010 in comments below — who knows what the next year holds for this gem of a mobile OS. How would you change webOS 2.0? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Fireworks lit up the skies in capitals from Athens to London as Europeans ushered in a new year, hoping for better economic times. 2010 was a grim year for the European Union, with a number of countries experiencing deep financial trouble. (Dec. 31)
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By Ron Kovic As a former United States Marine Corps infantry sergeant who was shot and paralyzed from the mid-chest down on Jan. 20, 1968, during my second tour of duty in Vietnam, and as someone who has lived with the wounds of that war for over 40 years, I am writing this letter to ask you to join me as we begin a critical new phase in the growing anti-war movement. Related Entries December 30, 2010 Pakistani Disappearances: C’mon Guys December 28, 2010 ‘The Comeback Kid’ and the Kids Who Won’t
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