Lady Gaga wins big at the MTV Europe Music Awards; Garth Brooks’ benefit concert sells out 9 times; Will Ferrell’s ‘Megamind’ tops the US box office. (Nov. 8)
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter Before any of you fall off your chairs reading what goes into this pasta dish, let me just say, this is something you would make once, for company. My husband, seeing what I was cooking, did wonder in passing if I was trying to do away with him…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Clashes between rebels and Myanmar government forces erupted along the Thai border following Sunday’s election. Thousands of refugees escaped to Thailand. (Nov. 8)
Continue reading …Open Handset Alliance member confirms Android 2.3 is Gingerbread, coming soon to Nexus One
November 8, 2010 No Comment
For an “Open” Handset Alliance , Google has been keeping its cards rather close to its chest when it comes to the oft-discussed Gingerbread flavor of Android , specifically whether it would be another point release or could it be spicy enough to knock us up to 3.0. Now it’s looking confirmed that Gingerbread is indeed 2.3, with Alvaro Fuentes Vasquez, member of the leadership team at the Open Handset Alliance (and who shall now be known as “The Gingerbread Man”), delivering this tweet: Prepare your Nexus One (Developer version) for Android OTA update 2.3 (Gingerbread) in the next few days 
That’s some good news for many N1 owners, and of course means it’s time for those who possess other Android handsets to start with the hoping and the waiting. Open Handset Alliance member confirms Android 2.3 is Gingerbread, coming soon to Nexus One originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Nau’s Mid-thing length Succint Trench jacket. Photo: Nau Nau ‘s high performance apparel and commitment to sustainability are just a couple of reasons why we have been covering them for year, but they also offer smart design: For fall 2010, Nau has slim-cut down jackets that are collapsible and as light as a t-shirt , meaning you can start wearing them now. Highlights include Nau’s d… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Can’t say we’ve ever heard of Soundfreaq, but it’s safe to say said company has our attention now. The newly introduced SFQ-01 Bluetooth audio system is easily one of the most stunning we’ve seen , and since it accepts BT commands, it’ll play nice with just about any mobile phone and / or PMP in the modern era. As for aural qualifications, you’re looking at Kevlar-reinforced balanced drivers (2.75-inch), an acoustically tuned dual-port chamber and a UQ3 spatial enhancement processor, all of which presumably combine to deliver pure nirvana straight to your ear canal. Doubly so if listening to Cobain. You’ll also find an inbuilt FM radio tuner as well as a 3.5 millimeter auxiliary input, but you won’t spot the unit itself anywhere other than Target; it’ll ship there later this month for $199. Soundfreaq’s SFQ-01 Bluetooth audio system exemplifies gorgeous originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a Formula One race car out for a spin Sunday, reaching speeds of almost 150 mph. Putin signed a deal last month with F1 to bring the sport to Russia starting in 2014. (Nov. 8)
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Keen readers of the Financial Times will have been greeted this morning by a nice little bit of insider information regarding HTC’s future software plans. We already knew the phone maker was keen to play a more active role in the softer parts of the smartphone experience it offers, but two new sources have come forward with word that HTC is actively hiring new staff in preparation for setting up its very own app store. The HTCSense.com cloud service that recently launched with the Desire HD and Desire Z Android models in Europe looks like the first step toward that goal, with its HTC Hub area already acting as an app discovery assistant — it wouldn’t be terribly difficult to include an extra section in it for HTC’s own application offerings. That’s not to say that this would be an Android exclusive thing, as HTC already boasts a selection of ten apps on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform and it would seem quite logical that it’d want an organized repository where it could sort through all its wares. HTC said to be working on its own app store, would make a lot of Sense originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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MSNBC says Keith Olbermann will be back on the air Tuesday, ending his suspension for violating NBC’s rules against making political donations after two shows. (Nov. 8)
Continue reading …Qualcomm says all options are on the table for FLO TV, including sale of spectrum
November 8, 2010 No Comment
FLO TV may be dead as we know it , but it’s still a significant asset for Qualcomm, and it looks like the company is keeping all options on the table for what to do with it. As CEO Paul Jacobs himself laid out during a recent analysts’ conference call, that includes a possible restructuring of FLO TV’s wholesale business model, a joint venture with a third party, or a complete shutdown of the service and sale of its sure-to-be-valuable 700MHz spectrum. On that latter possibility, there’s apparently been some “strong interest” from various parties looking to use he FLO TV network or spectrum for one purpose or another, although specifics beyond that are obviously still being kept under wraps. Qualcomm says all options are on the table for FLO TV, including sale of spectrum originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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