Sony Google TV booted into recovery mode, are we days away from a root? (video)
October 22, 2010 No Comment
If it’s running Android it has a root, and if it has a root some modder will find it. The Sony Google TV is most certainly running a flavor of Google’s little OS and so it too is just waiting to be cracked open. While that hasn’t happened yet, Android Forums and xda-developers member Apeman has managed to get us one step closer. He’s enabled the recovery mode on his device by holding the power button down while plugging it in, presenting a tantalizing “System Update with USB” menu option. What lovely things will this unlock? You’ll have to wait to see — just like us. Continue reading Sony Google TV booted into recovery mode, are we days away from a root? (video) Sony Google TV booted into recovery mode, are we days away from a root? (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The Week in Pictures: Rising Global Drought, Paris Motor Show and More (Slideshow)
October 22, 2010 No Comment
A new report from the National Center for Atmospheric Research starkly lays out how droughts may spread throughout many of the world’s most densely populated places by the end of the 21st century. In other news from the world of green this week: New satellite data from the European Space Agency shows 20% of juvenile bluefin tuna killed by oil, which is pretty significant since Atlantic bluefin have declined … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The former commander of Canada’s largest air force base said Thursday he deeply regretted his “despicable crimes,” moments before he was sentenced to life in prison for murdering two women. (Oct. 22)
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Boquerones fritos. Photo: Javier Lastra / Creative Commons . While returning to more traditional ways of eating is often heralded as a greener, healthier step in our super-sized, fast-food-ized culture, some long-held culinary traditions in fact pose a threat to iconic species. In
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It was rumored back in August for a September release and, though it did miss that by a full month, we’re definite believers of “Better late than never.” The ASUS 1015PN is officially the newest entry in the Eee PC family with its 10.1-inch, 1024 x 600 LCD, a dual-core Atom N550 processor, 1GB of RAM, 250GB of platter-based storage, and, perhaps most importantly, NVIDIA Ion 2 graphics that won’t put a hurting on your battery life thanks to Optimus switching tech. That means an estimated 9.5 hours of longevity on a charge so long as you don’t spend your time pumping out reams of legally acquired full HD test footage. If all that sounds good you can order yours right now for around $429. ASUS Eee PC 1015PN gets official, will do 1080p in a pinch originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Martin Freeman to play Bilbo Baggins in ‘The Hobbit’; Mel Gibson’s appearance in ‘Hangover 2′ canceled; Lady Antebellum performs free at Wisconsin gas station. (Oct. 22)
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PARIS (Reuters) – French police cleared access to the main refinery supplying fuel to Paris early on Friday as unions hardened their stance ahead of a final vote on President French gendarmes stand next to the entrance of the Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris October 22, 2010 as striking workers continue to block the refinery. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier) Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension reform expected later in the day. Signalling their determination to keep fighting even after a bill raising the retirement age becomes law, the country’s six main unions have called for two more days of action on Oct. 28 and Nov. 6 against the unpopular reform. “The protests are not stopping, we just have…
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Perhaps its testament to the quality of the iMovie ’11 trailers that Apple is blocking the use of big name studios in the titles. Ironic since Apple provides templates that ape the Paramount snow-capped mountain (pictured after the break) and familiar Universal globe, don’t try to enter those studio names into the title sequence — the words “Paramount” and “Universal” will be replaced with hyphens. We suspect other studios are affected as well. Hard to say if this is Apple’s doing or the studios as both are notoriously controlling. We’d laugh if only we could stop crying. Continue reading iMovie blocks studio name use in new trailers iMovie blocks studio name use in new trailers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s only rumor for now, but Peter Kafka over at All Things D has sources telling him that the ABC/NBC/FOX-owned Hulu Plus video site is looking to cut its $9.95 per month subscription fee in halfish to $4.95, perhaps in a bid to increase subscriber count. If so that would drop it well below the $8.95 per month fee paid by Netflix subscribers. A price drop certainly wouldn’t surprise us knowing that content owners are still experimenting with pricing in the brave new world we call the internet. Hulu Plus dropping to $4.95 per month? That’s what she said. originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Typhoon Megi stranded tourists and flooded homes in northeastern Taiwan, days after killing dozens of people in the Philippines. Coastal areas in southern China were bracing for the storm’s arrival. (Oct. 22)
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