(CNN) — Prosecutors in Ukraine have opened a corruption investigation into former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, she said Wednesday, accusing them of a “political witch hunt.” Authorities are looking into whether she diverted…
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(CNN) — Prosecutors in Ukraine have opened a corruption investigation into former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, she said Wednesday, accusing them of a “political witch hunt.” Authorities are looking into whether she diverted…
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(CNN) — Swedish Security Police have identified almost 200 individuals, mostly young males, as Islamic extremists who advocate violence, but there’s no indication their number is growing, a new report said Wednesday. In a country once considered immune from terrorism, Swedish police say that violence-promoting Islamist radicals do exist in their country and should not be underestimated as potential threats, according to the police study, commissioned months before Saturday’s terrorist bombings in central Stockholm. Sweden experienced its first suicide bombing last weekend, when two explosions killed the bomber and wounded two other people in a district full of Christmas shoppers. Sweden’s…
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An HIV infected-patient treated for leukemia with HIV resistant stem cells is the first person to be totally rid of the AIDS virus. WebMD’s FAQ explains what this means for people with HIV/AIDS.
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A legal hammer-blow was delivered to the British oil giant BP yesterday after the US government sued it and several companies over this year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico claiming they had violated American environmental laws and must be held liable for all costs. It is the first major legal action by the US government in response to the accident that unleashed the worst environmental disaster in…
Continue reading …LG Optimus 2X: first dual-core smartphone launches with Android, 4-inch display, 1080p video recording
December 16, 2010 No Comment
That’s right, it’s official. Needless to say, that LG Star we recently got our paws on is very real, though it won’t go by that name at retail — just as LG’s own release materials had suggested , this monster has picked up the Optimus 2X name as it morphs from a prototype into brutally fast, overpowered reality. At the phone’s heart beats a dual-core Tegra 2 processor running at 1GHz, the first such configuration to be officially announced by any smartphone manufacturer (though we’re expecting others any day now). In case you’re wondering how such power might be used, well, for starters, you’ve got both full 1080p TV-out via HDMI and video capture through an 8 megapixel primary camera paired with a 1.3 megapixel cam up front for face-to-face calling. A 4-inch WVGA display is along for the ride along with 8GB of on-board storage (expandable with up to 32GB of microSD) and a 1,500mAh battery — no larger than most single-core smartphones these days, so it’ll be interesting to see if the final retail units hold up through a day of typical use. Unfortunately, the Optimus 2X is launching out of the gate with Android 2.2, but LG’s already committing to releasing Gingerbread updates “in due course.” It hits first in LG’s home market of Korea next month, followed by Europe and other Asian locales in the coming weeks; we’re sure you can hardly wait, so why don’t you check out some eye candy from our preview while you pass the time? Follow the break for the press release. Gallery: LG Star hands-on Continue reading LG Optimus 2X: first dual-core smartphone launches with Android, 4-inch display, 1080p video recording LG Optimus 2X: first dual-core smartphone launches with Android, 4-inch display, 1080p video recording originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy that for 17 years has forced gays desiring to serve in the military to conceal their sexual identity. (Dec. 15)
Continue reading …Field Monitor Pro: ‘portable’ 15.4-inch USB monitor packs number pad, DisplayLink
December 16, 2010 No Comment
This, friends, is the ThinkPad W700 ‘s worst nightmare. Rather than forcing consumers into buying a gargantuan lappie with an inbuilt secondary display (or settling for one of Mimo’s diminutive alternatives ), Mobile Monitor Technologies has an even better solution: this thing. The four-pound Field Monitor Pro is sure to be a hot seller over at Accountemps, with a fold-flat design and a spacious 15.4-inch LCD underneath. Essentially, this is a 15-inch laptop sans the guts, boasting just a 1280×800 LED-backlit display, a rear kickstand, two Kensington lock slots, a pair of USB 2.0 sockets, DisplayLink technology and a full-on number pad. It’s designed to be used in both lay-flat or stood-up modes, and if you’re looking for a more permanent solution, it can also be mounted on a nearby wall. Unfortunately, you’ll still need a separate AC line running to a wall outlet, and the relatively low resolution isn’t apt to drop any jaws. Head on past the break for a peek at what exactly this beast can offer, and then wait patiently for a price as “busy season 2011″ swings in. Ah, the sweet smell of taxes coming due. [Thanks, Ian] Continue reading Field Monitor Pro: ‘portable’ 15.4-inch USB monitor packs number pad, DisplayLink Field Monitor Pro: ‘portable’ 15.4-inch USB monitor packs number pad, DisplayLink originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …CNN’s Yellin: Congress’s Low Polls Numbers Due to Failure to Repeal DADT?
December 16, 2010 No Comment
On Wednesday's Newsroom, CNN's Jessica Yellin bizarrely implied that Congress's low poll numbers was linked to their failure to repeal “don't ask, don't tell.” After noting the public's support for repeal, Yellin stated that “Congress has its lowest approval rating in the history of polling…So it's clear that the American people are in one place, and one place where they're not so happy with Congress.” Anchor Brooke Baldwin raised the “don't ask, don't tell” issue and how the House of Representatives was taking up a stand-alone bill that would repeal the 17-year-old policy. She asked the liberal CNN correspondent whether the Senate would pass the legislation, given how a previous repeal proposal was rejected just last week (as part of the defense authorization bill): “Why might the Senate change its collective mind? I remember the vote last Thursday. It was 57 to 40. They didn't have those three extra. So, all right, who's going to change their mind or why?” read more
Continue reading …Android Dreamcast emulator nullDCe gets early video preview, still a work in progress
December 16, 2010 No Comment
Never underestimate the power of Dreamcast to live on long past its intended expiration date (which, if you ask Sega, would have been around September 2007 ). The final flagship console from the Haus of Sonic is survived by a multitude of emulators propagating across a multitude of platforms… and well, here’s another. Drk||Raziel has posted some videos showcasing the work in progress of nullDCe for Android (on what we make out to be a AT&T Samsung Captivate ). The footage ranges from buggy ( Soul Calibur ) to pretty smooth ( Crazy Taxi ), but again, no one’s calling this a finished product. See it for yourself after the break. Continue reading Android Dreamcast emulator nullDCe gets early video preview, still a work in progress Android Dreamcast emulator nullDCe gets early video preview, still a work in progress originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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