Outside of the Nexus One (and recently-launched Nexus S , of course), T-Mobile’s G2 is about as close as one can get to stock build of Android. ‘Course, it’s now a point release behind Gingerbread, but we’re hoping that’ll be remedied in short order. Outside of that, we’re curious to know how you’d change the slip-sliding Android phone if given the schematics and the ability to start over from scratch. By and large, we felt that HTC nailed the design, but of course, everyone’s capable of seeing things in a slightly different light. What would you tweak about the G2 if given the choice? Change up the keyboard? Offer it on AT&T or a CDMA carrier? Throw in a row of LEDs along the left edge, just for kicks? All (reasonable) ideas are welcome in comments below — you never know who’ll be tuning in. How would you change the T-Mobile G2? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading the main story Darfur: World’s favourite war? In pictures: Portraits of Darfur Q&A: Darfur conflict Who are Sudan’s Darfur rebels? Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been accused of siphoning as much as $9bn of his country’s funds and placing it in foreign accounts, according to leaked US diplomatic cables. Diplomats quoted the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as saying that much of the money may be stashed in London banks….
Continue reading …E FUN Next3 Android 2.1 tablet available for $230, real fun sold separately
December 18, 2010 No Comment
Getting sick of cheap Android tablets and e-readers ? Boy, we hope not, because E FUN’s Next3 is just one of many being announced in time for CES 2011 . As you may have gleaned from the headline, the Nextbook Next3 runs Android 2.1 and has the usual array of specs for its $230 price — a resistive, 800×400-resolution 8.4-inch display, a 600MHz Rockchip processor, WiFi 802.11 b/g, 2GB of onboard storage, and an SD card slot. From the looks of the pictures in the gallery and the short press release after the break, it seems to be positioned as more of an e-reader than a tablet — you know, with its integrated Borders eBook Store and all — but you should be able to surf the web and watch some videos on it. No word on what apps are preloaded, but naturally there’s Market access. We’re going to call a spade a spade here, and say this thing looks a heck of a lot like the Pandigital Novel and Velocity Micro Cruz Reader , but we’ll be checking it out in Vegas in a few weeks to get a confirmation on that. Don’t let that stop you from ordering one today, though — it’s only $200 at HSN right now. Gallery: E FUN Next3 press pictures Continue reading E FUN Next3 Android 2.1 tablet available for $230, real fun sold separately E FUN Next3 Android 2.1 tablet available for $230, real fun sold separately originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fox legal analyst doesn’t mention Republicans voted against 9/11 health bill
December 18, 2010 No Comment
Click here to view this media Jon Stewart has shown some of this clip twice now this week as Exhibit A of how the media has dropped the ball on how the U.S. Senate has turned their back on 9/11 First Responders. In this case, a Fox News legal analyst actually rails against this, but fails to mention who the culprits really were or why. Via Raw Story : Fox News legal analyst Peter Johnson, Jr. is mad. He’s mad that Congress did not pass health benefits for 9/11 first responders. But he’s not mad enough to explain why. The bill was opposed almost exclusively by Republicans, who demanded Democrats first pass tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans. In a three minute monologue broadcast Monday during Fox & Friends, Johnson said simply that “Congress” was to blame. “Shame, embarrassment, outrage, anger, all are proper reactions to the conduct of our Senators, who will now find one excuse after another to explain away the fact that they have turned their back on American heroes,” he said. “Heroes whose only sin was to expect nothing for their service and were then promised the world by politicians who couldn’t take enough pictures with them.” Forty-one of the 42 Republican Senators voted against the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 , with one Republican, Sen. Sam Brownback of Kentucky, abstaining. Only one Democratic Senator, Harry Reid of Nevada, voted against the bill. “In this fight, America fought America, and we all lost,” Johnson added.
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If you’re living with chronic pain, you may have already tried the usual treatments. Could natural pain relief with pain supplements offer an alternative? Some experts say supplements can be the cornerstone of good pain management.
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Kimberly Smith of Lyndhurst, Ohio would have lost her unemployment benefits had Congress not acted to extend them. While thankful, she feels that the middle class are “making the rich richer and trying to help the poor survive.” (Dec. 17)
Continue reading …What’s your ploy for getting a decent night’s sleep? A healthy lifestyle is key. Supplements may also help provide restful sleep.
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We heard News Corp’s “iPad newspaper” The Daily was on track for release in early 2011, but AllThingsD is hearing something more specific — week of January 17th, in fact, with the caveat that the launch plans have “moved around a couple of times in the past few months.” From what we’ve gathered previously , The Daily will be published daily (surprise, surprise) and cost 99 cents per week (about $4.25 per month) and might leverage a new App Store subscription payment system that could be announced at an Apple event. So… nothing definitive, really. Got that? Good. News Corp’s ‘The Daily’ pub to hit iPad in January? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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President Obama signed a controversial, bipartisan bill Friday extending Bush-era tax cuts for all Americans as well as unemployment benefits. He praised the new law as a boost for the middle class. (Dec. 17)
Continue reading …Matthews Gets Another Tingle for Obama’s ‘Cute’ ‘Wonderful’ ‘Boyish’ ‘Smile We All Love’
December 18, 2010 No Comment
Barack Obama's tax compromise victory has got tingles running back up Chris Matthews' leg. After showing a clip of the President at Friday's bill signing, the “Hardball” host raved to guests Eugene Robinson and Howard Fineman about the Commander-in-Chief's “cute smile we all love…That wonderful, boyish smile” (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more
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