Oh man, the Apple Store is down, guys. Do you think that means Apple might be about to announce or release new products that we can buy with human money? We’re going to camp outside of the Apple HQ and liveblog our experience , just in case something goes down. Our guess is 1PM, were anything to happen. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] The Apple Store is down originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Heavy rain in Thailand and Vietnam kills over 70 and leaves thousands either stranded or homeless. (Oct. 20)
Continue reading …As the French pension protests gather pace around the country, the Gilly family from Marseille work tirelessly for the main union there, Force Ouvriere, to organise rallies and shore up support for the workers’ cause. (Oct. 20)
Continue reading …Though John Legend was advised not to record with the Roots, he’s happy to take the risk on their collaborative CD ‘Wake Up!’ Legend and Roots drummer ?uestlove also talk about meeting each other in the 1990′s. (Oct. 20)
Continue reading …Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has released an anti-bullying message, after a recent spat of suicides among young Americans. Clinton urged young people to ‘hang in there and ask for help’ if they feel bullied. (Oct. 20)
Continue reading …We haven’t seen many — okay, any — Windows 7 slates from major manufactures (i.e. HP , Lenovo, ASUS) like Steve Ballmer promised back in July , but one thing is for certain, smaller companies aren’t just sitting around waiting for the other shoe, er slates to drop. We’ve already gotten our hands on products from the likes of CTL and Netbook Navigator , but Australian-based Tegatech also wants a piece of the large touchscreen pie with its 10.1-inch Tega v2 . Like the others, the $799 Tega v2 is pretty much a netbook that’s lost its keyboard — it’s got an Intel Atom N455 processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 32GB SSD that boots Windows 7 Home Premium — but the 0.5-inch / 1.9-pound slate sets itself apart by being one of the thinnest and lightest out there. Oh, and did we mention that it dual boots Android? So, is the Tega v2 the Win 7 tablet you’ve been waiting for — assuming you have in fact been waiting for one? Hit that read more button to find out in our full review! Gallery: Tegatech Tega v2 Continue reading Tegatech Tega v2 review Tegatech Tega v2 review originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …I personally doubt that any of these people would actually dare vote against Pelosi if the House was closely divided which is why I don’t trust any of these people: There are now more than a dozen House Democrats – the list is at 14 and growing by the day – who want to fire Speaker Nancy Pelosi if their party somehow manages to keep its majority on Nov. 2. Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania on Tuesday became the latest to decide that it was politically advantageous to jettison the first female House Speaker in history. It is becoming a trend, as vulnerable Democrats in conservative districts or tough races decide Pelosi’s San Francisco liberalism is too heavy of a weight to survive. The vanguard of outright Pelosi opponents includes Jim Marshall of Georgia, who has even run TV ads against the Speaker, Gene Taylor of Mississippi, Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, Peter DeFazio of Oregon, and Bobby Bright of Alabama. “We need to have leadership from the middle, conservative centrist leadership. It’s too hard to govern from the middle if you’re from the far left or the far right,” Marshall spokesman Doug Moore told The Daily Caller. Other House Democrats who have refused to commit to supporting Pelosi – indicating they too would like to see a change – include Walt Minnick of Idaho, Michael McMahon of New York, Scott Murphy of New York, Travis Childers of Mississippi, Dan Boren of Oklahoma, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Zack Space of Ohio, and Chet Edwards of Texas. TheDC contacted 50 conservative Blue Dog Democrats by phone and e-mail on Tuesday, and received only one response in support of Pelosi. And then there’s this : A new Gallup poll finds that Nancy Pelosi’s favorable rating is 29 percent — the lowest it has been since Pelosi became Speaker of the House. Fifty-six percent of those surveyed have an unfavorable view of Pelosi. I’m not sure her approval numbers are even that high among congressional Democrats right now. If the GOP retakes control of the House one of the most interesting post-election stories will be the future of Pelosi. Ousted Speakers don’t generally remain in the House – they retire from Congress and turn the minority leadership over to someone else. Could San Fran Nan bring herself to give up all political power and leave Washington where she’s lived for all these years and return to private life? She certainly would not be able to get enough votes in the Dem caucus to retain any sort of leadership position, and I don’t see Nancy taking a seat as a back-bencher. They may have to drag her kicking and screaming out of there.
Continue reading …It’s been 25 years since Darius Rucker started his music career with Hootie and the Blowfish, and now he’s out with his sophomore country album, “Charleston, SC 1966.” (Oct. 20)
Continue reading …Is 3D gaming on the verge of completely revolutionizing your world? If you’re a hardcore PlayStation fan, you might believe the answer to that question is “yes.” However, given the recent DisplaySearch findings on 3DTV adoption , we’re thinking more of you fall in with the leanings of Microsoft’s Phil Spencer, who is making it clear that he isn’t pushing the technology at this point: For better or for worse, people just don’t really have TVs in their house right now that are going to do 3D in a way that’s going to work… As a corporate mandate, I don’t need to sell you a new TV, that’s not part of my business model. Other companies maybe have that part of their business model. I don’t. “Other companies,” eh? Yeah, we think you can figure out who he’s talking about there. Phil isn’t just dishing up the Haterade, though, throwing props to Nintendo: “I like the 3DS , you don’t have to wear the glasses.” Microsoft’s Phil Spencer rains on Sony’s 3D parade, thinks 3DS has potential originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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