Photo credit Walt_Dabney via flickr and a Creative Commons license. In the U.K. they call them crisps, not potato chips. And perhaps because U.S. consumers made such as incredible fuss over SunChips crisps in (noisy) biodegradable bags , PepsiCo, owner of Frito-Lay and the British brand Walkers, said Walkers could be first to get
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The European Parliament has awarded its Sakharov human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas. In July Mr Farinas, 48, ended a hunger strike after Cuba’s communist government announced it…
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No more wondering or speculation , Nokia’s CEO just announced on the Q3 earnings call that its first MeeGo device won’t be coming this year. In no uncertain terms, Stephen Elop said that Nokia’s, “First MeeGo device will be a 2011 event.” A device rumored to be the N9 , pictured above. In general communications about new Nokia products will be made far closer to product availability. Elop added that his first impressions of Nokia’s MeeGo work “inspires both confidence and excitement.” Stephen Elop: Nokia’s first MeeGo device ‘will be a 2011 event’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …TomTom maps get loaded onto HTC Locations, promise ‘zero-wait navigation experience’
October 21, 2010 No Comment
Look out, Google Maps Navigation — here comes a little friendly competition from across the pond. While we’d heard the term HTC Locations bandied about a bit during the company’s London launch of the Desire HD , now it looks as if both HTC and TomTom are ready to make their newfound friendship official. TomTom will be partnering with HTC in order to provide maps for phones loaded with HTC Locations, which is hailed as a new mapping system that results in a “zero-wait navigation experience.” Initially, at least, it’ll only be available on the new HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z smartphones in Europe and Asia, but the outfit promises to extend that to a wide variety of future phones and geographies. It should be noted, however, that while map and location content come preloaded on HTC Locations, turn-by-turn by guidance has to be purchased separately. Continue reading TomTom maps get loaded onto HTC Locations, promise ‘zero-wait navigation experience’ TomTom maps get loaded onto HTC Locations, promise ‘zero-wait navigation experience’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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KABUL — The Afghan government’s newly formed peace council wants Saudi Arabia to play a key role in efforts to reconcile with the Taliban and find a political resolution to the war. Qiyamuddin Kashaaf, spokesman for the 70-member High Peace Council, said Thursday that Saudi Arabia would be a good place to hold any formal peace talks that develop from exploratory discussions the Afghan government is having with some high-ranking members of the Taliban. He says that if peace negotiations in Afghanistan are not successful, Saudi King Abdullah should intervene and take a leadership role in fostering talks. Saudi Arabia once had close ties to the Taliban government that emerged victorious from…
Continue reading …ABC Notes Bill Clinton Lost Nuclear Codes While President, Maybe Jimmy Carter Too
October 21, 2010 No Comment
T-Mobile USA’s tweet pretty much says it all — the Defy is nigh — and you’ll be able to pick Motorola’s ruggedized handset come November 3rd for a penny under $100 on-contract. It’s not the fastest handset on the block , saddled as it is with both Blur and Android 2.1, but there’s nothing quite like a handset that you can stab with a pen or dunk in the drink while it’s still turned on. Motorola Defy makes a splash on T-Mobile this November 3rd for $99 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The former flight attendant who made headlines for his on-the-job meltdown at Kennedy airport is back in the news. Prosecutors in Queens say Steven Slater’s apartment was burglarized Tuesday while he was making a court appearance. (Oct. 21)
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A bomb ripped through a passenger bus on Thursday in the southern Philippines, killing at least eight people and wounding 6 in an attack authorities blamed on an extortion gang with links to Muslim militants. The bus was travelling with more than 50 passengers…
Continue reading …Measuring Fashion’s Environmental Footprint with Summer Rayne Oakes (Video)
October 21, 2010 No Comment
Sourcing sustainable textiles at Source4Style. Photo: Source4Style As I wrote earlier this month , sourcing textiles can be difficult for fashion and interior designers–and sustainable textiles, even more so. This week in New York City, Source4Style co-founders Summer Rayne Oakes and Benita Singh hosted the inaugural
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