Photo: hot hottest The Taj Mahal in Agra, India is one of the world’s great sights, but it is in danger of being irreparably damaged by air and water pollution. Twelve years ago the government started a programme to save the monument, with Bill Clinton saying that pollution had done “what 350 years of wars, invasions and natural disasters have failed to do.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Dell’s Looking Glass tablet passes through FCC, shows off SD and SIM card slots
December 27, 2010 No Comment
Dell’s still calling this a Mobile Internet Device, but you can call it by any of its codenames: Looking Glass , M02M , iPad eviscerator , they’re all in here. Yes, the FCC has spent a month of quality time with Dell’s still unofficial, but very much upcoming , tablet and has given the go-ahead for its integrated 3G (the listed UMTS bands II, IV and V indicate compatibility with both AT&T and T-Mobile), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and 802.11n WiFi radios. Labeling for the attached (and apparently not removable) door on the back of the device indicates an SD card slot, which will sit right alongside a SIM card port. The latter will presumably be used mostly to funnel data into the Dell tablet, but voice calls aren’t completely out of the question either — there’s a (inactive) proximity sensor thrown in as well. Either way, Dell’s almost sure to launch this device, expected to feature a 7-inch screen and Tegra 2 internals, at CES next week. Dell’s Looking Glass tablet passes through FCC, shows off SD and SIM card slots originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Republican Joe Miller said he won’t stand in the way of Sen. Lisa Murkowski being certified the winner of Alaska’s US Senate race, but he vowed to not end his legal fight over the state’s handling of the vote count. (Dec. 27)
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Samsung Hub is reporting this morning that Samsung intends to introduce a new Galaxy Player to the tech gathering known as CES early next month. We’ve not been able to track down Samsung’s official word on the matter, but the Hub ‘s information details a 4-inch Super Clear LCD display with 800 x 480 resolution, Android 2.2 as the operating system (replete with Sammy’s own TouchWiz layer, by the look of that screenshot above), a 1GHz CPU, 3.2 megapixel imager on the back plus a front-facing camera, and a 1200mAh battery. Android Market access is also in the cards, apparently, but when (or if?) this most worthy successor to the Galaxy Player 50 will make its US retail debut remains a mystery for now. We’ll be sure to ask when we get our hands on the new hardware next week. Continue reading Samsung said to be bringing a 4-inch Galaxy Player to CES 2011 Samsung said to be bringing a 4-inch Galaxy Player to CES 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Torrential rains across eastern Australia flooded several towns on Monday while the southern state of Tasmania was hit by an unusual flurry of summer snow. (Dec. 27)
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Ah, the joy of getting something for nothing — that’s what this time of year is all about, right? The techPowerUp! guys seem to think so, and they’ve got the perfect gift for all you thrifty PC gaming enthusiasts: a BIOS flash for the Radeon HD 6950 that unlocks the full potential of its hardware (in other words, it turns it into an HD 6970). We already knew the two retail SKUs were built on the same Cayman core, but this hack confirms that all the 6950′s performance handicaps have been enacted in software rather than hardware, leaving you all to flip a switch, click a few confirmatory dialogs, and get your game on. You should be aware that the retail 6970 card uses an 8-pin and a 6-pin connector for its auxiliary power whereas the 6950 only has a pair of 6-pin intakes, which might cause trouble under extreme loads, and there’s also the fact that you’ll most likely be hacking your warranty away together with your GPU’s limitations. But hey, you can’t make eggnog without cracking a few eggs. AMD Radeon HD 6950 can be turned into an HD 6970 using a BIOS hack originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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By Chris Hedges The two greatest visions of a future dystopia were George Orwell’s “1984” and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” It turns out they were both right. Related Entries December 26, 2010 Goldman’s Massive Bonuses ‘Totally Deserved,’ Says Satan December 25, 2010 North Korea Threatens ‘Holy War’
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The murder rate in Los Angeles is shocking—shockingly low. Fewer Angelenos were killed in 2010 than any of the last 43 years and back then the city was 30 percent less crowded. Possible explanations for the drop include an easing of the drug epidemic, a gentler, more enlightened approach to gangs, and the fact that more Americans than ever are sitting in prison.
Continue reading …Intel’s Core i7-2630QM Sandy Bridge CPU spotted inside an HP dv6 in Singapore
December 27, 2010 No Comment
HP’s disregard for Intel’s officially scheduled Sandy Bridge launch continues today, with the news that Singaporean malls are already stocking Pavilion dv6 laptops with the new Core i7 silicon lurking within. It’s the same quad-core i7-2630QM chip that popped up on a dv7 spec sheet not too long ago — it runs at 2GHz by default, but dynamic overclocking and disabling of cores can take that up to the 2.8GHz mark. Keeping it company inside HP’s 15.6-inch laptop are 4GB of RAM and AMD’s Radeon HD 6570M GPU. The entire machine is described as indistinguishable, in terms of construction, from HP’s current crop of dv6s, leaving the precious internals to justify a price of 1,899 Singapore dollars (about $1,460). [Thanks, Wayne] Continue reading Intel’s Core i7-2630QM Sandy Bridge CPU spotted inside an HP dv6 in Singapore Intel’s Core i7-2630QM Sandy Bridge CPU spotted inside an HP dv6 in Singapore originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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London looking into possibility of upgrading Palestinian delegation to status of diplomatic mission. Israel fears move may lead to recognition of one-sided Palestinian statehood declaration
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