At least 20 people have been killed in drug-gang violence over the weekend in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, including seven found dead outside one house. (Nov. 7)
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Hey. Were you living under a rock this week? Were you living in some sort of bomb shelter or trashy warehouse where you couldn’t keep up with the week’s consumer electronics news? If you were, the Engadget Podcast is a great place to catch up on what you missed in a fun, cool, easy-to-swallow way. Whether it’s your first or your 218th, please make sure to welcome this week’s edition to your media player of choice – now! Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, Nilay Patel Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Enter Sandman Lounge music: Something About Us 00:04:03 – Google TV review 00:11:00 – Sony Internet TV with Google TV review 00:17:00 – Sony Internet TV Blu-ray Disc Player with Google TV review 00:21:03 – Logitech Revue gets OTA update, a cure for the framerate jitters? 00:23:24 – Kinect for Xbox 360 review 00:44:53 – Samsung Galaxy Tab review 00:59:45 – T-Mobile myTouch 4G review 01:13:05 – Skyfire disappears from iTunes App Store due to technical difficulties (update: ‘sold out’) Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) LISTEN (OGG) Contact the podcast 1-888-ENGADGET or podcast (at) engadget (dot) com. Twitter: @joshuatopolsky @futurepaul @reckless @engadget Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Podcast 218 – 11.07.2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Nov 2010 21:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Zurawik: ‘TV Journalism Diminished in Public Mind’ Due to MSNBC’s Election Coverage
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The Baltimore Sun's media critic is still fuming about MSNBC's pathetic coverage on election night. In his piece published Saturday, David Zurawik called the cable news network a “liberal prep school” while claiming the behavior of folks like Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, Lawrence O'Donnell, and Keith Olbermann was “so egregious” that the “entire realm of TV journalism was diminished in the public mind”: read more
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Burma has banned international journalists from reporting from inside Burma Continue reading the main story Burma: Battle for Democracy How democratic will election be? Aung San Suu Kyi: Fading light? David v Goliath in Rangoon Burma election: Q&A Western powers have dismissed Burma’s first general election for two decades, describing it as neither free nor fair. During a visit to India, US President Barack Obama said “for too long the people of Burma have been denied the right to determine their own destiny”. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said Sunday’s election would “mean the return to power of a brutal regime”. Two parties linked to the military are expected to dominate the poll. The…
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Burma has banned international journalists from reporting from inside Burma Continue reading the main story Burma: Battle for Democracy How democratic will election be? Aung San Suu Kyi: Fading light? David v Goliath in Rangoon Burma election: Q&A Western powers have dismissed Burma’s first general election for two decades, describing it as neither free nor fair. During a visit to India, US President Barack Obama said “for too long the people of Burma have been denied the right to determine their own destiny”. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said Sunday’s election would “mean the return to power of a brutal regime”. Two parties linked to the military are expected to dominate the poll. The…
Continue reading …Been waiting on an Eee PC 1215N with an AMD Neo processor ? Or how about an Eee PC 1015T with a 12.1-inch display? We know, you need a damn almanac to keep up with all of ASUS’ netbooks, but if you have in fact been waiting on the respective strengths of those two Eee PC variants, the company’s got you covered with its new 1215T. Forgoing the Intel Atom / NVIDIA Ion 2 combo for a single core 1.7GHz AMD Athlon K125 processor, the 12.1-inch notbook (our word for a machine that’s not really a netbook anymore) packs 2GB of RAM, an 320GB hard drive and Windows 7 Home Premium. The system looks to have the same chassis as the $485 Eee PC 1215N we reviewed not too long ago, but instead rings up at around $436 on Amazon right now. We obviously haven’t tested the AMD version nor have we seen any reviews, but we’d venture to guess that while you may save $50, you’ll give up the better battery life of the Intel / Ion-powered 1215N — the AMD Neo laptops we’ve tested haven’t lasted longer than four hours on a charge. That’s just our hunch, but hey, don’t let us stop you from hitting that source link and ordering one right now. [Thanks, Sal] ASUS Eee PC 1215T with AMD Neo on sale now originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Conakry – Guineans cast their ballots on Sunday in a vote that has been delayed multiple times following violent ethnic clashes that pitted the nation’s two largest ethnic groups against each other. The ethnic divide between supporters of rival candidates Cellou Dalein Diallo and Alpha Conde has overshadowed what was supposed to be a historic vote for the African nation of 10 million, which has never had a vote considered free and fair. Election observers said voting was calm and that they had recorded only minor problems, including insufficient voting materials in some polling stations. No major incidents were reported by midday. Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister of France – Guinea’s…
Continue reading …Conakry – Guineans cast their ballots on Sunday in a vote that has been delayed multiple times following violent ethnic clashes that pitted the nation’s two largest ethnic groups against each other. The ethnic divide between supporters of rival candidates Cellou Dalein Diallo and Alpha Conde has overshadowed what was supposed to be a historic vote for the African nation of 10 million, which has never had a vote considered free and fair. Election observers said voting was calm and that they had recorded only minor problems, including insufficient voting materials in some polling stations. No major incidents were reported by midday. Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister of France – Guinea’s…
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On Friday's Situation Room, The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz stated that the fundraising activities of Fox News contributors Dick Morris and Karl Rove somehow rose to a worse level than Keith Olbermann's maximum individual donations to three Democrats, which violated MSNBC's policy. Kurtz also suggested that both networks “tighten up on this stuff or just tear up the rule book.” Correspondent Mary Snow covered Olbermann's suspension during a report just before the bottom of the 6 pm Eastern hour. Snow began by noting how the anchor “has become a star power at MSNBC for voicing his liberal opinions, but Keith Olbermann is now sidelined for financially supporting three Democratic candidates. Records show he contributed $2,400 each to Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway, and two members of Congress from Arizona: Gabrielle Giffords and Raul Grijalva.” She continued that “Congressman Grijalva was a guest on Olbermann's show October 28, the same day Olbermann donated to his campaign.” Later, after recounting how the MSNBC personality has been “a vocal critic of Fox and its parent company, News Corp, for donating $1 million to the Republican Governors Association,” the CNN correspondent played her clip from Kurtz, who gave his take on the Olbermann suspension and on the Fox News contributors' fundraising: read more
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