For parents who grow frustrated with their children’s seeming inability to understand others who have different points of view, here’s hope from the scientists: Give it a few more birthdays. Teen brains get better in this regard.
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt showed the world the Nexus S from a distance just a little while ago, but we knew you’d want more, and so we managed to convince the man to show us the device in person just a few minutes ago. What should you know about the heir apparent to the Nexus One? Well, it’s exceptionally thin — we weren’t able to compare, but we’d say it’s at least comparable with an iPhone 4 if not slimmer still — and it’s thinner in the middle than at either end, giving it a mildly concave profile. There’s a glossy plastic bezel up front housing an AMOLED screen, a pair of discrete volume buttons on the left side, and a black plastic back (textured similarly to the BlackBerry Bold , though patchier) which seemed too roughly manufactured to be anything but a prototype. We saw the handset for all of three seconds and weren’t able to snap a single picture nor touch it for ourselves, but as Schmidt walked away he left us with one last lingering look at Gingerbread — the screen shutting off. When he pressed the power button, the image winked out like an old CRT TV, an animation which you’ll see a carbon copy of right after the break. Gallery: Eric Schmidt shows off a Nexus S at the Web 2.0 summit Continue reading The Nexus S: a closer look The Nexus S: a closer look originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading the main story Taliban Conflict Who are the Taliban? Q&A: Fighting the Taliban Challenges for Afghan forces Suspicion over Nato tanker attacks Hillary Clinton has defended US Afghan operations against criticism from Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The US secretary of state said targeted attacks on the networks of militant leaders were a key part of US strategy. The Afghan leader had told The Washington Post there should be fewer US troops, and called for an end to special forces night raids. Gen David Petraeus, the coalition commander in Afghanistan, was said to be astonished by Mr Karzai’s remarks….
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Looks like you’ll soon be able to fill your iPod with Beatles songs available on iTunes (from The Wall Street Journal ): Steve Jobs is nearing the end of his long and winding pursuit of the Beatles catalog. Apple Inc. is preparing to announce that its iTunes Store will soon start carrying music by the Beatles, according to people familiar with the situation, a move that would fill in a glaring gap in the collection of the world’s largest music retailer. The deal resulted from talks that were taking place as recently as last week among executives of Apple, representatives of the Beatles and their record label, EMI Group Ltd., according to these people, who also warned that there is still a chance that Apple could change plans at the last minute. Spokesmen for Apple, EMI and Paul McCartney declined to comment. The agreement represents a watershed in a fraught, decades-long relationship between two of the biggest icons in their respective fields. The two sides have traded lawsuits since 1978, when the Beatles alleged that the computer maker, then known as Apple Computer, infringed on the band’s trademark. That’s because the Beatles in 1968 created a wholly owned entity called Apple Corps Ltd., that acted as an arts-promotion company and owned Apple Records. Though EMI retained ownership of the Beatles recordings, the Apple logo was printed on their albums. My wife had those two magazines shown above in her Beatle’s collection.
Continue reading …Microsoft sold one million Kinect sensors in 10 days, will be watching you sleep for a lifetime
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Now that Microsoft’s real motivations for building the Kinect are crystal clear , it’s impossible not to find a sinister tone in Microsoft’s latest press release: a proud proclamation of one million Kinects sold worldwide in 10 days. Microsoft says it’s on pace to sell a previously projected five million sensors by year’s end, but reading in between the lines we’re positive they’re implying some sort of nefarious partnership with the TSA to ruin your holiday travel plans. You heard it here first, folks. On the Kinect vs. Move front, comparisons are a little difficult because Sony’s numbers (around 3 million worldwide as of last month) were of “shipped” units, not “sold.” We’ll see who the real winner is after the holidays are over and the dust settles, but for now we wish all three motion-sensing consoles the best of luck. You know, except for the two we don’t own because they suck. Continue reading Microsoft sold one million Kinect sensors in 10 days, will be watching you sleep for a lifetime Microsoft sold one million Kinect sensors in 10 days, will be watching you sleep for a lifetime originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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NEW DELHI: At least 42 people were killed and 65 others injured when a four-storey building caved in at a congested east Delhi locality on Monday night in the worst house collapse incident in the city in recent times. The building collapsed at around 8.15pm in busy Lalita Park area of Laxmi Nagar. Scores of people are still feared to be under the debris, a senior police official said. Delhi health minister Kiran Walia said 42 people were killed…
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The love hormone oxytocin, known to be plentiful in lactating women and released by men and women during orgasm, appears to do much more, according to new research presented here at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
Continue reading …Eric Schmidt: Chrome OS aimed at keyboard based solutions, Android optimized for touch
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We’ll be the first to admit that we’ve been slightly confused about where Google’s Chrome OS will fit in with Android becoming the OS of choice for tablet manufacturers , so naturally we took the opportunity to ask Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the two operating systems while he was on stage at the Web 2.0 summit. Schmidt confirmed that Chrome OS will officially be out in the next few months in Intel and ARM-powered netbooks while also adding that the OS was primarily “designed around something with a keyboard.” Of course, that doesn’t mean Chrome OS couldn’t pop up on tablets — he added that because it’s open source anything can happen, but he definitely stressed that Chrome is meant for clamshell devices with keyboards and Android tailored for those with touchscreens. Sounds good to us Schmidt, now we’ll just be needing the details on those Chrome-books… Eric Schmidt: Chrome OS aimed at keyboard based solutions, Android optimized for touch originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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