Samsung Galaxy Tab notches a fifth American carrier, coming to US Cellular
October 28, 2010 No Comment
Milking this one for all it’s worth, eh Samsung? In what’s easily becoming the most drawn-out product launch in the history of product launches, Sammy is just now informing us of a fifth American carrier onboard to carry its Galaxy Tab : US Cellular. The regional CDMA operator has been chosen as the token ‘little guy’ to offer the 7-inch, Froyo-based tablet, but the company’s not saying when it will be arriving nor for how much. We’re guessing it’ll cost between $400 and $600 depending on the contract situation, but considering that every other carrier is getting it within a fortnight or so, those minor points should be clarified in short order. Gallery: US Cellular Samsung Galaxy Tab Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Tab notches a fifth American carrier, coming to US Cellular Samsung Galaxy Tab notches a fifth American carrier, coming to US Cellular originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fascinating stuff from the New York Times : Critical parts of the coalition that delivered President Obama to the White House in 2008 and gave Democrats control of Congress in 2006 are switching their allegiance to the Republicans in the final phase of the midterm Congressional elections, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Republicans have wiped out the advantage held by Democrats in recent election cycles among women, Roman Catholics, less affluent Americans and independents. All of those groups broke for Mr. Obama in 2008 and for Congressional Democrats when they grabbed both chambers from the Republicans four years ago, according to exit polls. If women choose Republicans over Democrats in House races on Tuesday, it will be the first time they have done so since exit polls began tracking the breakdown in 1982. The poll provides a pre-Election Day glimpse of a nation so politically disquieted and disappointed in its current trajectory that 57 percent of the registered voters surveyed said they were more willing to take a chance this year on a candidate with little previous political experience. More than a quarter of them said they were even willing to back a candidate who holds some views that “seem extreme.” Sounds like there’s hope for Christine O’Donnell and Linda McMahon yet.
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Source: Ecomii Infrastructure is getting lots of attention. One area specifically is smart grids . They are to replace the current out-of-date energy grid that supplies energy to the US. Advocates say it is necessary to modernize the electrical sy… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste on less money, but with more design. He calls it “LifeEdited.” The LifeEdited open challenge is live, and I gave it a shot to see how it worked. I designed a bed that runs up and down on four pipes, spending the day up at the ceiling; the dining room table hangs on cables at the appropriate distance below. At night, when you drop the bed down, the dining room table drops down to just above floor level; you don’t even have to clear it. Result: a big tabl… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …11.6-inch MacBook Air cleared to remain packed through security, but we’d remove it anyway
October 28, 2010 No Comment
Really, TSA ? Are you honestly so stoked to disappoint? If you’ll recall, the American Transportation Security Administration got up close and personal with a first-generation MacBook Air after wrongly assuming it was an Apocalypse-bringer, and even after adjusting rules so that iPads, netbooks and other smaller electronics could fly through carry-on screening equipment without being unpacked, we’ve still heard of (and personally experienced) occasions where agents have demanded that tablet PCs be ran through naked. If there’s a lesson to learn here, it’s that the TSA is consistently inconsistent, and you’re probably better off putting everything you own in a separate grey bucket for the sake of covering your bases. The same applies to Apple’s new 11.6-inch MacBook Air , which is cleared to undergo TSA scanning while packed under the aforesaid amended rules. In theory, you shouldn’t have to remove it from your backpack as you struggle to reach your gate, but if we had to guess, we’d say you’ll be ask to take it out and re-run it if you try. But hey, you’re only being victimized and scrutinized in the name of security , so it’s all good. Trust us. 11.6-inch MacBook Air cleared to remain packed through security, but we’d remove it anyway originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Since the vacuous Joy Behar began attacking Sharron Angle, the latter's campaign has seen some impressive fundraising numbers in the eleventh hour of the midterm election season, Mark Hemingway reports : read more
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We don’t know how this one slipped past us, but somewhere in the past few weeks (on October 19th as far as we can tell), HP and Palm ‘s logos got together to form what you see to the left: the HP Palm logo. The new, hybrid logo is on both Palm’s website and Facebook page, so this should quell any fears that the world might lose Palm’s branding all together . We don’t know what you think of the new logo — personally, we were a little partial to our own mock up . HP Palm quietly debuts new HP Palm logo originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The 2012 campaign is underway : The Democratic National Committee formally has asked the Pentagon for reams of correspondence between military agencies and nine potential Republican presidential candidates, a clear indication that Democrats are building opposition-research files on specific 2012 contenders even before the midterm elections. An internal Army e-mail obtained by ABC News indicates that the DNC has filed Freedom of Information Act requests for “any and all records of communication” between Army departments and agencies and each of the nine Republicans — all of whom are widely mentioned as possible challengers to President Obama. The agencies are asked to respond to the request by this Friday, just four days before Election Day. The nine Republicans that Democrats are seeking information on are former Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska; former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass.; Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss.; Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.; former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.; Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.; Gov. Mitch Daniels, R-Ind.; Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La. Such requests are typical in the world of opposition research, which involves casting a broad net for publicly available material that may at some point prove embarrassing or incriminating to political candidates. The request isn’t for details of military service or lack thereof, but appears to be designed to find information on letters and memos sent to and from the potential candidates in official positions they’ve held. Obama’s going to have to do a lot more than dig for dirt to get re-elected in 2012.
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Singer Sheryl Crow talks about what inspired her recording of new soul album, ’100 Miles From Memphis.’ (Oct. 28)
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The US government has spent about $55bn on rebuilding in Afghanistan since 2001 but cannot easily show how the money was spent, a government watchdog says….
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