UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage warns that some EU countries face "mass civil unrest, possibly even revolution" as a result of austerity caused by the euro crisis.
Three years is quite a long time for any one gadget to complete its product cycle -- even a high-end DSLR. The D700 remained on its flagship DSLR perch since its launch in the summer of 2008, all the way through Nikon's D800 announcement earlier this year. During that tenure, the full-frame camera became the primary workhorse for a bounty of photography pros, and it appears safe to confirm that its successor is up to the same task. The 36.3-megapixel D800 has completed its labs tour, leaving reviewers with positive impressions across the board.
As always, DPReview offers some of the most comprehensive analysis on the web, and highlights several advantages over the D800's competitor, the Canon 5D Mark III, including a higher megapixel count (36MP vs. 22MP) and a significantly lower price tag ($3,000 vs. $3,500). CNET struggles to identify cons, and praises the cam for its "stellar photos, excellent videos, speedy performance, and a relatively streamlined shooting design." Ken Rockwell brings a D800E into the reviews mix, concluding that the low-pass-filter-less flavor isn't the best fit for everyone. Finally, newcomer The Photo Brigade put the camera in the hands of Preston Mack, a professional on assignment who used the DSLR to capture a GigaPan photo for MLB.com and offered this takeaway: "I am very happy with the Nikon D800 camera. It is an amazing value." Overall, seems like quite a hit -- you'll find links to all of the above reviews just past the break.
MojoKid writes "Tens of thousands of Twitter accounts have been compromised in a recent hack attack in which more than 55,000 passwords were leaked and posted to Pastebin by anonymous hackers. Most of the accounts supposedly belonged to spammers, and there were many duplicate entries, Twitter officials pointed out. However, to play it safe, you should probably change your Twitter password ASAP."
US based wireless gear provider CalAmp will establish an R&D center in Auckland, New Zealand, following a US$25 million supply deal with Navman Wireless.…
Because there aren't enough of these things already: "Today, we're announcing the App Center, a new place for people to find social apps. The App Center gives developers an additional way to grow their apps and creates opportunities for more types of apps to be successful." Like I'm giving Facebook my credit card number. I mean, Apple, Microsoft, and Google: fine. But I draw the line at Facebook. Really. I will. And yes, this is sarcasm.
Ondanks het verwachte extreme weer is de ochtend- en avondspits donderdag naar verwachting niet zwaarder dan normaal. De Verkeersinformatiedienst (VID) verwacht een iets zwaardere ochtendspits dan normaal, maar geen extreme getallen.
Ook voor de...
De politie heeft woensdag uitgebreid sporenonderzoek gedaan in de zaak rond de verkrachting van een 6-jarig meisje in Ede. Agenten speurden het gebied rondom de speeltuin aan de Spinozastate af. Daar werd het meisje op 24 april misbruikt.
Het...
De succesvolle tienerkomedie 10 Things I Hate About You krijgt na meer dan tien jaar een vervolg. Captain America-actrice Hayley Atwell heeft een rol te pakken in de romantische komedie 10 Things I Hate About Life. De film wordt net als 10 Things...
Nik Wallenda, an acrobat set to walk a tightrope over Niagara Falls this summer, drew gasps after stumbling during walk 100 feet (30m) above Baltimore's Inner Harbour.
De Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie ESA heeft de hoop opgegeven het contact met de op drift geraakte waarnemingssatelliet Envisat te herstellen. Het contact ging 8 april verloren. ESA zei woensdag te blijven proberen het contact te herstellen, maar...
Your network is fast, but your download isn’t: it might not be your provider or the server, because in the middle there are too many buffers in the way. The problem is ancient, even though the term that labels it (“bufferbloat”) was only coined in 2010.…
When established enterprise competition is currently hurting, now's the time to strike. At least, that appears to be HTC's thinking, which has refreshed its HTCpro site that encompasses the manufacturer's suit-centered features and mobile solutions. This includes security guidelines for personal devices brought into businesses by its employees and more info on business apps created by its partners. Now, we're obviously all about the mobile business solutions here at Engadget and if you're looking to play buzzword bingo with the likes of maximize, leverage and innovation, you can hit up the source. You should be able to find plenty of excuses reasons why the entire office needs, nay, demands new One Xs.
astroengine writes "New analysis of high-resolution images of Mars, taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, show sand dunes in an area known as Nili Patera are shifting as fast as some dunes on Earth — despite a dearth of high-speed winds. Scientists suspect it takes a big wind to get sand particles airborne, but once launched from the surface, they bounce around with ease, thanks to the planet's thin atmosphere and low gravity. 'It's kind of like playing golf on the moon — (the sand) goes really high and far compared to what it does on Earth. When it lands it can pick up really large speeds — even with low wind speeds — and splash a whole bunch of other particles to keep the process going,' Jasper Kok, with the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department at Cornell University, told Discovery News. This research has strong implications for the understanding of erosion processes on the Red Planet's surface and for future astronauts getting caught in a Martian sandstorm, presumably."
One of Europe's main contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope - an instrument that will help identify the first stars to shine in the Universe - is built and ready to ship to the US.
An anonymous reader writes "On the heels of a similar bill introduced last month. A group of Democrats today introduced legislation in both the House and Senate to prevent employers from forcing employers and job applicants into sharing information from their personal social networking accounts. In other words, Maryland may soon not be the only state that has banned employers demanding access to Facebook accounts. The Password Protection Act of 2012 (PPA) would also prevent employers from accessing information on any computer that isn't owned or controlled by an employee, including private e-mail accounts, photo sharing sites, and smartphones."
Make public hotspots easier to use, bake DRM into kit
The WiFi Alliance’s Passpoint program is finally set to arrive in devices, with the organization announcing that the first kit certified to use Passpoint will start shipping next month.…
We've spent our fair share of time behind the dash of Tesla's gorgeous Model S, though there hasn't been an opportunity to push the all-electric vehicle to its limits on the fuel battery front. The sedan still isn't quite ready for a full-on range test, but the manufacturer has provided a teaser in the form of some updated stats, with a line graph demonstrating consistent improvements over the Roadster. Assuming constant highway travel at speeds of 50-70 miles-per-hour, the Model S is expected to continue rolling for 250-350 miles on a single charge, with the car possibly exceeding 400 miles at slower speeds (think 35 mph and below, but still on the highway). There's an 85 kWh battery on board (compared to 55 kWh on the Roadster), and despite taking a massive hit for size and weight, the Model S only consumes about 10 percent more power than its more-svelte sibling. Those figures apply to the mph listed above, and speed demons can expect to see a massive dive in range. Sounds like we can expect some fiery performance on the road -- just, hopefully not in the garage -- when the sedan begins making its way to customers next month, ahead of the original July ship proposal. Hop on past the break and hit up our source link for some nifty graphs, along with Tesla's findings in full.
De Moskouse politie heeft woensdag tientallen leden van de oppositie opgepakt die een 'wandeling van het volk' door de stad wilden houden. Dat meldde het staatspersbureau RIA Novosti.
De demonstranten, met hun kenmerkende witte linten, hadden...
Networking giant and systems player Cisco Systems hit its revenue and profit targets for the third quarter of its fiscal 2012 ended in April, but will probably take a few lumps because of the candor of CEO John Chambers in saying that there are still areas of uncertainty in parts of the global economy and that it is facing tough competition from China's Huawei Technologies.…
"Will the two screens be shown back to back? Will each screen last for 10 seconds each? Will each screen be unskippable? Yes, yes, and yes. An ICE spokesman tells me that the two screens will 'come up after the previews, once you hit the main movie/play button on the DVD. At which point the movie rating comes up, followed by the IPR Center screen shot for 10 secs and then the FBI/HSI anti-piracy warning for 10 secs as well. Neither can be skipped/fast forwarded through.'" That'll surely teach the pirates who don't buy DVDs or Blu-rays.
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Indirectly or not, the other guys seem to enjoy their time spent with CloudOn's unorthodox delivery of Microsoft Office. Fortunately for you, the service just announced it's now available to the Android folk -- at least to those with a Google certified slate. The CloudOn application comes as a freebie and it's compatible with tablets running Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich. Keep in mind that, aside from creating / editing docs on Word, Excel and PowerPoint, you'll also be able to open almost any file thanks to Adobe Reader. Furthermore, the company revealed it now offers support for Google Drive, joining the likes of Dropbox and Box as part of the cloud lineup. Ready to give it a go? It's up for grabs now via Google Play, but before you do that, there's a vid waiting for you past the break.
Facebook is no stranger to letting members use real money in web apps, but only for in-app purchases. Its new App Center on the web and in mobile versions will let you buy web apps that have an up-front cost to use rather than shoehorning you into a freemium or subscription model. The portal will even have its own shopping portal, although it'll mostly be based around -- surprise -- recommendations coming from your social network profile. The addition should, in theory, lead to premium games and other apps that wouldn't fit into the Facebook Credit mould. Facebook is taking developer beta sign-ups now, although the apps themselves will have to wait.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet has travelled with UN observers to the devastated city of Homs, which has been at the centre of the heaviest fighting since the uprising began in Syria 14 months ago.
sciencehabit writes "Tiny and efficient, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are supposed to be the bright future of illumination. But they perform best at only low power, enough for a flashlight or the screen of your cellphone. If you increase the current enough for them to light a room like an old-fashioned incandescent bulb, their vaunted efficiency nosedives. It's called LED droop, and it's a real drag on the industry. Now, researchers have found a way to build more efficient LEDs that get more kick from the same amount of current—especially in the hard-to-manufacture green and blue parts of the spectrum."
Rihanna is dinsdag opgenomen geweest in een ziekenhuis in New York. De zangeres had naar verluidt last van uitdrogingsverschijnselen en was oververmoeid. Dat schrijft de Amerikaanse website Media Takeout.
De 24-jarige zangeres zou hevig hebben...
Mystery, solved. That SGH-i667 'Mandel' Windows Phone that cropped up earlier in the month (and is shown above on the left)? Word on the street at that point was that it had been nixed from AT&T's lineup, but somehow, that same device actually made the trip to New Orleans. Sure enough, it debuted at CTIA as the Focus 2, a mid-range followup phone that's destined to tempt smartphone buyers to the WP7 side with a rock-bottom $50-on-contract price point. Hard to say if Samsung and AT&T mutually decided to carry through with launch plans after initially spiking 'em (or if that intel was just wrong to begin with), but we can think of it least one recently-canned phone that's hoping it's the former.
Intel unveiled its Hybrid Memory Cube at IDF late last year, and there's already an alliance dedicated to standardizing and implementing the technology. Now Microsoft wants in on the action: the outfit just announced that it will lend its clout to the Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium. To jog your memory, HMC technology promises seven times the efficiency of current DRR3 memory modules and is being vaunted by Intel et al. as the solution for monster systems requiring lower power usage and higher bandwidth. Redmond's joining a well-attended party; IBM, Micron, Samsung and many others are already members of the consortium.
First time accepted submitter seanzig writes "Dr. Jeff Masters of Weather Underground provides a good overview of the State of the Climate Report from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). May 2011 through Apr. 2012 broke the previous record (Nov. 1999 — Oct. 2000). A number of other interesting records (e.g., warmest March on record) and stats emerged. It just presents the data and does not surmise anything about the causes or what should be done about it."
Remember those Braven speakers from a few weeks back? Well, guess what, the trio made an appearance here at CTIA and we finally got to put our shaky, caffeine-fueled hands on them. The Six Series of Bluetooth boxes is (going from left to right in the image above) the 600, the 650 and the 625s. Both the 600 and 650 are crafted from the same aircraft-grade aluminum and are all but indistinguishable at a glance. The lone physical differentiator is the numerical labeling in the bottom right corner. Both have a pleasant heft and a matte finish that makes them feel like decidedly high-end products. And, at $150 and $190 respectively, they're priced that way too. The 3W speakers and dual passive subwoofers were perfectly pleasant sounding and got surprisingly loud -- drowning out the crowded showroom floor with relative ease. The only issue, predictively, was that the low end started to distort as the volume was cranked -- particularly on the 600. We were even able to daisy chain them through a mini stereo cable (though not turn them into a stereo pair via Bluetooth), clearly irritating Braven's booth neighbors.
The 625s is a slightly different beast. It also features an aluminum speaker grille, but the rest of the casing is wrapped in shock-absorbing rubber. It felt quite a bit lighter, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, since the company appears to think you should use this as a flashlight (hence the LED attachment). The unit even has a drybag should you decide to take it with you kayaking. We were even able to jack our iPhone in to the USB port for a bit of juice before heading back out on the floor. For more check out the gallery below.
VVD, CDA, D66, GroenLinks en ChristenUnie hebben samen met een aantal betrokken bewindslieden "heel veel voortgang" geboekt bij de uitwerking van het onlangs gesloten akkoord over de begroting voor volgend jaar.
Minister Jan Kees de Jager...
De verbouwing van het Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam is zo goed als afgerond. Vier maanden voor de opening in september moeten het gerestaureerde pand en de badkuipvormige nieuwbouw alleen nog worden ingericht.
Dat bleek woensdag tijdens een...
You remember CineSkates, right? They're the camera tripod that looks like a Gorillapod that's just discovered the miracle of rollerblading. It's got a little sibling now -- the miniSkates Video Dolly, a rollable mount that works with phones and cameras that weigh up to 1.5 pounds. The minis are available for $150 as a complete set (Gorillapod included) or $95 for just the skates. Check out the smooth video after the break.
haskellonline.org, my recent experiment to make learning Haskell easier, has been doing quite well. More than a thousand people have checked the site out since my last blog post. Yay!
I have since prettied up the interface a little bit. The editor now highlights not just the line, but also the error token itself. Simple code folding is now available too: try clicking in the gutter (near the line numbers) on the first line of a multiline definition.
Kudos to Marijn Haverbeke, author of CodeMirror, the Javascript code editing component, which made it possible to write and deploy haskellonline.org in a weekend rather than a month.
Gintautas Miliauskas: Haskell online typechecker (2) - Open full article
TheGift73 writes with a Techdirt story about a House Oversight Committee report that is very critical of the TSA's handling of money. "The House Oversight Committee has come out with a report slamming the TSA for tremendous amounts of waste, specifically in the 'deployment and storage' of its scanning equipment. Basically, it sounds like the TSA likes to go on giant spending sprees, buying up security equipment and then never, ever using it." Earlier this month Ron Paul laid out his plan for dealing with the TSA.
Ongeveer zevenhonderd boventallige personeelsleden van uitkeringsinstituut UWV blijven tijdelijk bij de instantie werkzaam dankzij de huidige werkloosheidsgroei. Dat meldt een woordvoerder van het UWV woensdag.
De werknemers worden ingezet bij de...
Baltasar Garzon, de Spaanse rechter die bekend werd door zijn onderzoek naar internationale zaken waarin mensenrechten werden geschonden, is woensdag in beroep gegaan tegen een schorsing van elf jaar.
In februari werd Garzon voor elf jaar...
Spaanse rechter Garzon in beroep tegen schorsing - Open full article
Aretha Franklin krijgt een plek in de Gospel Music Hall of Fame. De zangeres wordt op 14 augustus samen met vijf anderen opgenomen in Tennessee.
Onder de andere muzikanten zijn bluegrasszanger Ricky Skaggs en gospelgroep The Hoppers. De 70-jarige...
As if you didn't already have enough reason to be pumped for this week's Lightfair trade show in Vegas -- GE is talking up its new 27-watt Energy Smart LED bulb that can product enough power (1,600-plus lumens) to replace a standard 100-watt incandescent bulb. The bulb, which joins 13-watt and 9-watt LED bulbs (replacements for 60- and 40-watt incandescents, respectively) offers up 25,000 hours of life, which should give you roughly 22.8 years, assuming you use it about three hours a day. It'll be hitting the U.S. and Canada in the first half of next year for an undetermined price. Check the illuminating press release after the break.
Het Amerikaanse Evolution 2 Motorsport (geen racegame, wel een tuner) heeft zich losgelaten op de 458 Italia, en wat je ook van de uiterlijke tweaks mag vinden: een 458 in het blauw is best een verfrissing. (more…)
An anthropologist from the University of Virginia is using a hybrid of modern communications platforms to resurrect Arapesh, a defunct language from Papua New Guinea.…
De Mexicaanse politie heeft in de buurt van het toeristische Chapalameer zeker vijftien lichamen aangetroffen. De lijken lagen in stukken gehakt in een twee busjes.
Openbaar aanklager van de staat Jalisco Tomas Coronado zei dat het een voorlopige...
Politie Mexico vindt vijftien lijken in twee busjes - Open full article
(Novum) - Ondanks het verwachte extreme weer is de ochtend- en avondspits donderdag naar verwachting niet zwaarder dan normaal. De Verkeersinformatiedienst (VID) verwacht een iets zwaardere ochtendspits dan normaal, maar geen extreme getallen.Ook voor de donderdagavondspits worden geen ... Lees verder..
Talk of a Samsung cloud service might not have panned out at the Galaxy S III event, but that doesn't mean the Korean electronics giant isn't interested in the space. Samsung has just acquired mSpot, best known for its cloud music storage and its earlier movie streaming tie-ins with carriers. The exact intentions aren't exactly clear -- Samsung is only promising that mSpot's technology will represent a "key integrated offering" on new mobile hardware. Still, the deal suggests that the Music Hub and Media Hub may get that much more cloud-savvy in the future. When asked for comment, Dropbox coyly stated: "It's cool. Being single is the new black."
Syntus zit in de financiële problemen. Het bus- en spoorbedrijf leed in 2011 een verlies van ongeveer 5 miljoen euro. "De situatie is niet rooskleurig, maar we staan niet aan de rand van een faillissement. We zetten in op een...
Well, we kicked off the week with the current king of regulation, now we end the event with a keynote from a former regulatory king maker. President Bill Clinton will be taking the stage tomorrow afternoon to talk about... something. The philanthropist and former commander-in-chief took the long trip to N'awlins to address the industry and press, so we assume he's got something important to say. If you want to find out exactly what that might be, check back here at the time listed below to watch Willy get his word groove on.
Apple has released OS X Lion 10.7.4, which, among several other bug fixes, plugs a hole in FileVault that affected some users. Nothing particularly interesting going on otherwise.
We're oft treated to fantastic news by the FCC while devices are tested in its immense labyrinth of labs but what we've not seen much of is the type of equipment contained within them. While the smaller Rhode & Schwarz TS8991 that we had a peek at today is used more for antenna design purposes and not by the FCC, it still offers some interesting -- and frighteningly complicated -- insight into the world of those who make your handsets work. The MIMO test we watched involved two theta positioners (which can be seen in the picture above) that rotate about the handset on the pedestal which also turns to add the azimuth in the test run. Each theta positioner has a quad ridged horn antenna, which -- aside from likely being the greatest sounding antenna name ever -- capture the signal from the handset and eventually allows the AMS32 management system to generate a 3D pattern of the radio emissions. The system will test 2G, 3G, 4G, WiFi, and Bluetooth sets and rings in somewhere above $1,000,000. Follow on for a video and a pretty detailed explanation that is mostly pretty user friendly.
(Novum/AP) - MADRID - Baltasar Garzon, de Spaanse rechter die bekend werd door zijn onderzoek naar internationale zaken waarin mensenrechten werden geschonden, is woensdag in beroep gegaan tegen een schorsing van elf jaar.In februari werd Garzon voor elf jaar geschorst omdat hij buiten zijn boekje ... Lees verder..
Spaanse rechter Garzon in beroep tegen schorsing - Open full article
De burgemeester van Ter Apel biedt de uitgeprocedeerde asielzoekers die actievoeren bij het asielzoekerscentrum in de Groningse plaats busvervoer naar Den Haag aan. Zij worden dan bij de Tweede Kamer afgezet om daar te demonstreren. Naast een bus...
Burgemeester biedt Irakezen bus naar Den Haag aan - Open full article
jsuda writes "You would think that geeks would be as interested in fitness as dogs are of TV. After all, geeks already put in hours of finger dancing on keyboards, assembling hefty code fragments, and juggling PHP programming functions. Although intended, in part, as a guide to real physical fitness the book, Fitness for Geeks, entices geeks with what they are really interested in–the science of fitness, nutrition, and exercise. In 11 chapters over 311 pages (including notes and an index) author, Bruce W Perry, describes in great detail the science of fitness and all of its components–food selections, timings, and fastings; exercising of all types; sleep, rest, and meditation; the benefits of hormesis (shocking the body with stresses); and the benefits of natural sunlight." Read on for the rest of jsuda's review.
Atlético Madrid heeft voor de tweede keer in drie jaar tijd de Europa League op zijn naam geschreven de Spaanse club was in de finale in Boekarest met 3-0 te sterk voor hun landgenoten van Athletic Bilbao. Held van de avond was spits...
[EL] Uitslag finale Atlético Madrid - Athletic Bilbao - Open full article
Als het CDA na de verkiezingen in het kabinet komt, wil Sybrand van Haersma Buma als fractievoorzitter in de Tweede Kamer blijven zitten. Dat zei hij woensdagavond in Groningen tijdens het tweede lijsttrekkersdebat van het CDA. Van Haersma Buma...
Users of the Google+ iPhone app have sometimes complained that their version isn't given the same love as that for Android users. The TLC level just got a boost today, as a Google+ 2.0 update has remade the app in style: it now has a more immersive "carousel" for streams, with stylized fonts, a greater emphasis on profile photos and a whole lot less of that humdrum white. Actions like a +1 vote are more prominent at the same time. If you're of the Apple-owning persuasion, you can get the updated app now; Android users are also being teased with a future update that will bring some "extra surprises" within a few weeks.
De Oekraïense premier Mikola Azarov is niet welkom op een bijeenkomst van de Europese Unie volgende week vanwege de detentie van oppositieleider Joelia Timosjenko. Dat heeft de president van de EU Herman Van Rompuy woensdag gezegd.
De...
Van Rompuy: Oekraïne niet welkom op EU-bijeenkomst - Open full article
Hey, Mac users: are you ready for an update? Because Apple is dropping its latest OS version on your heads. 10.7.4 just hit, and it brings with it a number of small fixes to help improve things like security, stability and compatibility for your system. The update promises to fix an issue with the "Reopen windows when logging back in" setting, compatibility with some third-party keyboards and the ability to copy files to SMB servers, among others. You can check out a more complete list of fixes just after the break.
Chuckles08 writes "The Encyclopedia of Life project, an online resource aggregating information about all life on Earth, now has over 1 million taxon pages with content. All content is licensed under a Creative Commons license and includes text, over 1.5 million images, video, and sounds. It's an amazing resource for educators since the information is curated and rated. EOL also develops tools to make the content even more accessible, like the field guide tool that lets you build a customized online (and printable) field guide about any group of species or higher taxa."
(Novum) - Als het CDA na de verkiezingen in het kabinet komt, wil Sybrand van Haersma Buma als fractievoorzitter in de Tweede Kamer blijven zitten. Dat zei hij woensdagavond in Groningen tijdens het tweede lijsttrekkersdebat van het CDA. Van Haersma Buma was de afgelopen anderhalf jaar ook ... Lees verder..
(Novum/AP) - MEXICO-STAD - De Mexicaanse politie heeft in de buurt van het toeristische Chapalameer zeker vijftien lichamen aangetroffen. De lijken lagen in stukken gehakt in een twee busjes.Openbaar aanklager van de staat Jalisco Tomas Coronado zei dat het een voorlopige telling is omdat er ... Lees verder..
Politie Mexico vindt vijftien lijken in twee busjes - Open full article
Alcatel's OneTouch 995 first graced our pages back in November, which promised pumped-up specs and a departure from the company's traditional low-end lineup. We've now managed to lay our hands upon the device, and while it sports only Gingerbread (which contradicts those Ice Cream Sandwich rumors), it's really quite nice -- especially given the low price. While the hardware is relatively unassuming, that's not a bad thing. Instead, the OneTouch 995 manages to include just enough quality components to make the handset both attractive and functional. It features a 1.4GHz CPU, along with an admirable 4.3-inch, 800 x 480 IPS LCD display and a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash. We were also pleased to see a stock Android 2.3 interface, and Alcatel's addition of a micro-HDMI port with DLNA support is most definitely welcome. The enclosure itself is quite plasticky, but it's also comfortable to hold. We're told the OneTouch 995 will arrive on the market in the near-term, and will sell in the neighborhood of $270. As an important feature for some, it'll also be available in a variety of colors. To see the company's finest handset to date, be sure to check out our gallery below.
De Amerikaanse president Barack Obama heeft woensdag gezegd dat hij een voorstander is van het homohuwelijk. Hij is daarmee de eerste Amerikaanse president die dat standpunt inneemt.
Obama zei dat hij tot de conclusie is gekomen dat het belangrijk...
De Nederlandse meubel- en interieurmeneer Piet Boon heeft van Land Rover opnieuw een emmer matgrijze verf gekregen en de vrije hand om de binnen- en buitenkant aan te passen. Het resultaat? Een Defender die best stoer is gebleven. (more…)
Ballmer-less elastic SQL Server and .NET frameworks
If you are thinking about deploying .NET applications on a platform cloud and whacking them against an SQL Server database embedded in that platform cloud, Microsoft's The Cloud Formerly Known As Azure is not your only option. Amazon Web Services has fired up its own analog to Azure.…
British-born celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon - who revolutionised haircuts in the 1960s - has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 84, police say.
All right, so Google Maps has gotten you safely to your destination. Now what?! Don't panic -- the company is rolling out indoor walking directions for the app's latest Android release. Version 6.7 also features 360-degree photo views of businesses, to help ensure that you really don't get lost once inside. Also new is nearby deals that can be accessed by clicking "Offers," so you can nab some sweet deals within arms' reach. The latest version is up for the download now via Google Play. If you're still lost, please consult the instructional video after the break.
Hugh Pickens writes "The Atlantic reports that the Israeli parliament has passed legislation that prohibits fashion media and advertising with models who fall below the World Health Organization's standard for malnutrition banning underweight models as determined by Body Mass Index. The new law also stipulates that any ad which uses airbrushing, computer editing, or any other form of Photoshop editing to create a slimmer model must clearly state that fact. Advertising campaigns created outside of Israel must comply with the legislation's standards in order to appear in Israel. 'I realized that only legislation can change the situation,' says Rachel Adato, an Israeli parliament member with a background in medicine. 'There was no time to educate so many people, and the change had be forced on the industry. There was no time to waste, so many girls were dieting to death.' The measure has been controversial within Israel for raising the question of where free speech bumps up against the fashion industry's responsibility — and its possible harm — to its customers' psychological well-being. Donald Downs, a professor at the University of Wisconsin and an expert on the First Amendment, says that it would be very tough to pass something like Israel's law in the US Congress. 'In the US, it would be hard to justify this type of law on either legal or normative policy grounds,' says Downs. 'The Israeli law is paternalistic in that it prohibits something because of the effect it might have on others in the longer term.'"
GRONINGEN - Kandidaat-lijsttrekker voor het CDA Sybrand van Haersma Buma ziet ook zijn nabije toekomst in de Tweede Kamer en dus niet in het nieuwe kabinet. Dat heeft hij woensdagavond gezegd tijdens het lijsttrekkersdebat in Groningen.
Voormalig commandant van Dutchbat in Srebrenica Thom Karremans wordt waarschijnlijk vervolgd. Volgens de NOS adviseert de Landelijke Reflectiekamer het Openbaar Ministerie dat vervolging opportuun is. De mogelijke vervolging van Karremans speelt...
De Europese Investeringsbank (EIB) moet een grotere rol spelen in het stimuleren van economische groei door meer zakelijke projecten te financieren. Dat hebben de regeringsleiders van Spanje en Portugal woensdag gezegd.
De EIB is het...
De rechtspraak gaat meer uitspraken op internet zetten. Momenteel wordt gemiddeld twee procent van de jaarlijks 1,8 miljoen rechterlijke uitspraken op rechtspraak.nl gepubliceerd. Nu er nieuwe criteria voor publicatie zijn gaat dit aantal op den...
PayPal has joined forces with Softbank to bring its mobile payment system/digital wallet to Japan. PayPal Here uses an encrypted card reader -- like its BFF Square, and more recently, VeriFone -- to minimize users' cash dependency. There's also a redesigned app that makes it easier for customers to locate participating merchants while they're out and about. The $25 million joint venture targets small businesses, especially those using iPhones (though it also works just fine on Android), and will be made available to the Japanese masses over the next several weeks. We're sure the setup will be used exclusively by the forces of good to stimulate the local economy.
(Novum/AP) - ATHENE - Het is in Griekenland woensdag niet gelukt om een nieuwe regeringscoalitie te vormen. Dat hebben Antonis Samaras, leider van de Griekse conservatieve partij Nea Dimokratia, en Alexis Tsipras van de radicaallinkse partij Syriza woensdag bevestigd.Samaras' partij werd zondag de ... Lees verder..
coondoggie writes "An innovative project, called Autonomous Dynamic Analysis of Metaphor and Analogy, or ADAMA, aims to build a software system that can automatically analyze metaphorical speech in five different languages by analyzing huge quantities of online data got off the ground this week when the U.S. Army Research Laboratory awarded a $1.4 million contract to the team conducting the research. The research is backed by the US Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), which develops high-risk, reward research projects for the government, and is intended to build a repository of speech metaphors from American/English Iranian Farsi, Mexican Spanish and Russian speakers. ADAMA could have immediate applications in forensics, intelligence analysis, business intelligence, sociological research and communication studies, researchers stated."
(Novum/AP) - WASHINGTON - De Amerikaanse president Barack Obama heeft woensdag gezegd dat hij een voorstander is van het homohuwelijk. Hij is daarmee de eerste Amerikaanse president die dat standpunt inneemt.Obama zei dat hij tot de conclusie is gekomen dat het belangrijk voor hem is te benadrukken ... Lees verder..
Remember the Samsung Skyrocket HD for AT&T? Great, now forget it. According to Sammy, the largest GSM carrier has decided to forego the mysteriously absent device, announced all the way back at January's AT&T Developer Summit, in order to focus on other products. This move adds credence to our suspicions that this particular handset wouldn't have a distinct place in the lineup alongside the carrier's version of the Galaxy S III, which hasn't been officially announced for US availability yet.
We reached out to Samsung, and here's the company's official statement on the matter: "AT&T and Samsung have agreed to cancel plans to offer the Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD. We are concentrating resources on other products to bring exciting experiences to consumers." Not too much of a surprise, but those eagerly awaiting this device shouldn't get too frazzled -- if you can't wait for Samsung's newest flagship, at least we're hopeful that a few carrier-branded prototypes will leak out on eBay to whet your appetite.
It's Italian for the number four and also the name of a certain German auto, but Unnecto's latest device bearing that very moniker has little to do with either. In fact, the star feature of this low-end Android 2.3.5 handset, shown off on the CTIA 2012 show floor, is its ability to accommodate dual-SIMs. Yes, much like the touchscreen-only TAP that preceded it, this phone offers users with multiple lines the option to pack two SIMs -- full-sized and micro -- for easy account switching.
Spec-wise, the 4-inch handset's not much to get hot and bothered about, loaded up as it is with a middling 800 x 480 TFT display, VGA front-facing / rear 5 megapixel cameras, 4GB of storage (augmented by a pre-loaded 8GB microSD) and a 1,400mAh battery. There's no dual-core running under the hood either, just a lone 650MHz MediaTek 6573 processor and it shows given that our brief hands-on with the preliminary software was riddled with lags and stutters. Keep in mind the phone's still a work in progress and that mostly stock UI will eventually ship sometime this June with a customized overlay. An upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich is also purportedly on deck for Q4, but we're somewhat skeptical the single core handset could even support it. As for the price, well that all important bit is still up in the air, although we've been told it should retail between $150 to $200. If you're interested in buying what Unnecto's selling, check out the gallery below and hop on past the break for a brief video demo.
Opmerkelijk. Een Hyundai Sonata-bestuurder staat voor een stoplicht in de stad Daegu en krijgt opeens last van een motor die uitzichzelf toeren begint te maken. (more…)
If ever you needed a salutory tale about the perils of sitting on your laurels, then STEC, once EMC's SSD darling and pioneering enterprise flash high flier, can provide it in spades. First movers have got to be fast and STEC was unconscionably slow.…
(Novum/AP) - NEW YORK - Secretaris-generaal van de Verenigde Naties Ban Ki-moon heeft woensdag een bomaanslag vlak bij VN-waarnemers in Syrië scherp veroordeeld. Hij zei dat het mogelijk een 'directe impact op de toekomst van de missie heeft'.Bij de aanslag raakte geen VN-personeel gewond en ook ... Lees verder..
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ananyo writes "Scientists can now add a 'dwarf mammoth' to the list of biological oxymorons that includes the jumbo shrimp and pygmy whale. Studies of fossils discovered last year on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea reveal that an extinct species once thought to be a diminutive elephant was actually the smallest mammoth known to have existed — which, as an adult, stood no taller than a modern newborn elephant (abstract). The species is the most extreme example of insular dwarfism yet found in mammoths."
Een 27-jarige inwoner van Venlo is woensdagmorgen ingereden op een 50-jarige plaatsgenoot. Het incident vond plaats in een voetgangersgebied op de Kloosterstraat in Blerick.
In het voetgangersgebied kreeg de verdachte ruzie. Daarbij werd op een...
Survivors of the massacre carried out by Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik on the island of Utoeya last July have been giving their accounts in court.
De baas van een van de grootste radiostations van Honduras, Alfredo Villatoro, is woensdag in de hoofdstad Tegucigalpa ontvoerd. Dat heeft een woordvoerder van het ministerie van veiligheid bevestigd. Villatoro ontving geregeld...
We've seen augmented reality, and GPS with augmented reality, but we haven't seen the two combined at the front of a car's windshield. A pair of Cyber Navi rigs from Pioneer promise to change all that, using an add-on, laser-projected heads-up display from MicroVision that shows driving directions just above the road itself, making sure that you focus on what's in front rather than squinting at the LCD off to the side. If you do need to look at that LCD, however, you'll get yet another augmented reality view if your car has a camera up front, more detail about the route and a new speed limit sign alert system. The usual rounds of DVD media, iPhone/iPod playback and 1Seg over-the-air TV tuning are also on tap. Buying either of the new HUD-equipped GPS units will require a deep wallet, some patience and an airplane trip to Japan, however -- the 2-DIN ZH99 and dual 1-DIN VH99 cost ¥300,000 and ¥320,000 ($3,770 and $4,021) respectively, and their late July release isn't known to include the US at this stage.
First time accepted submitter kmoser writes "Like most people, I have a couple of surge protectors for sensitive/important electronics, and even a UPS for a couple of items like computers. But I don't have surge protector on all outlets, and these consumer-grade devices don't cover things like 220 volt appliances. Add to that the fact that I live in a lightning-prone area and it's only a matter of time before one of my expensive devices has a major meltdown. I've looked into full-home surge protectors that install next to the fuse box but the prices vary widely and I have no idea how reliable they are or what brands are good. An electrician friend tells me they can still blow out, and when they do they're difficult to replace if they were installed behind a wall. Can anybody shed some light on the best options for protecting all the electronics in my house with a single surge protector?"
South Sudan's information minister accuses Khartoum of bombing within its territory, in violation of a UN Security Council resolution to end hostilities.
Als Diederik Samsom zijn plannen om het begrotingstekort terug te schroeven naar Brussel had gestuurd, had de EU de drieprocentsnorm wel versoepeld. Dat zei de PvdA-leider woensdag naar aanleiding van uitlatingen van Eurocommissaris Olli Rehn. Die...
Samsom claimt versoepelde EU-norm bij PvdA-plannen - Open full article
(Novum) - De rechtspraak gaat meer uitspraken op internet zetten. Momenteel wordt gemiddeld twee procent van de jaarlijks 1,8 miljoen rechterlijke uitspraken op rechtspraak.nl gepubliceerd. Nu er nieuwe criteria voor publicatie zijn gaat dit aantal op den duur toenemen. Lees verder..
Alle wijkteambureaus van de politie in de regio Amsterdam-Amstelland zijn donderdagmiddag gesloten in de strijd voor een goede cao. Dat hebben de politievakbonden woensdag besloten tijdens een actiebijeenkomst in Leusden.
De bureaus gaan vanaf het...
Speaking of HP, the company replied to a question if they copied Apple for their latest ultrabook, the Envy Spectre XT. "There are similarities in a way, not due to Apple but due to the way technologies developed. Apple may like to think that they own silver, but they don't. In no way did HP try to mimic Apple. In life there are a lot of similarities." It's an ultrabook, a category of laptops defined by Intel. Coincidentally, Intel also developed the internals of the MacBook Air. These products are looking relatively similar because their internals have been designed by the same damn company. Get over it.
If retro-style snaps are worth a billion dollars à la Instagram, what does that say about the value of real prints taken with pre-WWII gear? Reminding us that early cameras were photochemical and shutterless, Kabul is home to two lone holdouts who still practice the 75-year-old art of wooden camera photography. Due to a ban on picture-taking by the Taliban, and then an influx of cheap digital cameras, the number of practitioners of kamra-e-faoree has steadily dwindled. But thanks to the Afghan Box Camera Project, the legacy left by these artisans is being preserved -- not least in the video above. Discover how it all works and then leave the faux-vintage to the hipsters.
De kleinste BMW ooit gebouwd, wie wil daar in hemelsnaam een minuscule pickup/lorry van maken? Iemand die nog een Volkswagen-chassis over had, zo blijkt. (more…)
Dell's PowerEdge server line is once again trying to get out in front of Intel, announcing that its PowerEdge-C family of microservers are revved up with the new Ivy Bridge Xeon E3 processors, which the chip giant is launching soon.…
(Novum/AP) - ISTANBUL - Turkije is niet van plan de Iraakse vicepresident Tariq al-Hashemi, die in eigen land in verband wordt gebracht met terrorisme, uit te wijzen. Dat heeft Ankara woensdag gezegd. Al-Hashemi werd onlangs door Interpol op een lijst geplaatst met meest gezochte personen.Irak ... Lees verder..
While Sony was busy launching its HX8 TVs over in the UK, it let slip another nugget of televisual goodness. That extra BBC Sport coverage that's planned for summer, and available as a TiVo app, will also be coming to UK owners of Bravia TVs (2011 and onwards,) PS3s, and even some Blu-ray players (at a later date). Those 24 channels of HD Olympic action will be translated into live streams, and there will be the usual array of catch-up options too. It's not just the Olympics, either, with most of the Beeb's sports coverage set to be available through the app, along with much of the additional content that was previously dealt with by the Red Button. Sony claims it has worked with the BBC to develop the app, and should be the first to launch it direct on TVs just in time for Wimbledon. It will likely find its way to other Smart TVs too, but no details on which at this time.
(Novum/AP) - BUENOS AIRES - Argentinië wil terminaal zieken en personen wier voltallige hersenfuncties zijn uitgevallen een waardiger heengaan bieden door patiënten zelf over hun lot te laten beslissen, of deze keuze te laten aan hun familieleden. Lees verder..
Argentinië wil keuze levensbeëindiging verruimen - Open full article
(Novum) - De burgemeester van Ter Apel biedt de uitgeprocedeerde asielzoekers die actievoeren bij het asielzoekerscentrum in de Groningse plaats busvervoer naar Den Haag aan. Zij worden dan bij de Tweede Kamer afgezet om daar te demonstreren. Naast een bus zou de gemeente ook eten ter beschikking ... Lees verder..
Burgemeester biedt Irakezen bus naar Den Haag aan - Open full article
Een Russisch passagiersvliegtuig is tijdens een demonstratievlucht ten zuiden van de Indonesische hoofdstad Jakarta van de radar verdwenen. Aan boord zijn 44 mensen, meldden de autoriteiten woensdag. Het toestel is een Soechoj Superjet-100, een...
eldavojohn writes "American news outlets like The New York Times seem to thrive on chemophobia — consumer fear of the ambiguous concept of 'chemicals.' As a result, Pulitzer-prize winning science writer Deborah Blum has decided to call out New York Times journalist Nicholas Kirstof for his secondary crusade (she notes he is an admirable journalist in other realms) against chemicals. She's quick to point out the absurdity of fearing chemicals like Hydrogen which could be a puzzler considering its integral role played in life-giving water as well as life-destroying hydrogen cyanide. Another example is O2 versus O3. Blum calls upon journalists to be more specific, to avoid the use of vague terms like 'toxin' let alone 'chemical' and instead inform the public with lengthy chemical names like perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) instead of omitting the actual culprit altogether. Kristof has, of course, resorted to calling makers of these specific compounds 'Big Chem' and Blum chastises his poorly researched reporting along with chemophobic lingo. Chemists of Slashdot, have you found reporting on 'chemicals' to be as poor as Blum alleges or is this no more erroneous than any scare tactic used to move newspapers and garner eyeballs?"
We don't understand exactly what European big-hitter Telefónica is set to gain from its new app. Free VoIP calls and messaging doesn't sound like a massive money-spinner for a company that steers several of Europe's biggest mobile carriers, but that's what its new app is offering. Tu Me can connect through either WiFi or your own phone signal and throws in some location-sharing features for good measure. The app still will still find it tough to break through on the iPhone, which already has plenty of options, include VoIP champ Skype and the home-grown iMessage. According to The Verge, an Android version is already in the pipeline, but if you're driving an iPhone, you can grab the free download from the App Store now.
Het is in Griekenland nog niet gelukt om tot een nieuwe regeringscoalitie te komen. Dat heeft de leider van PASOK en voormalig minister van financiën Evangelos Venizelos woensdag gezegd. Door de uitslag van de verkiezingen van afgelopen...
(Novum/AP) - TEGUCIGALPA - De baas van een van de grootste radiostations van Honduras, Alfredo Villatoro, is woensdag in de hoofdstad Tegucigalpa ontvoerd. Dat heeft een woordvoerder van het ministerie van veiligheid bevestigd. Villatoro ontving geregeld doodsbedreigingen.Zes mannen in twee auto's ... Lees verder..
(Novum) - Voormalig commandant van Dutchbat in Srebrenica Thom Karremans wordt waarschijnlijk vervolgd. Volgens de NOS adviseert de Landelijke Reflectiekamer het Openbaar Ministerie dat vervolging opportuun is. De mogelijke vervolging van Karremans speelt al langer.Nabestaanden van de slachtoffers ... Lees verder..
(Novum) - Het onderzoek naar de bestuurscultuur bij het Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers (COA) heeft ruim negenhonderdduizend euro gekost. Dat blijkt woensdag uit documenten die demissionair minister voor Immigratie en Asiel Gerd Leers naar de Tweede Kamer heeft gestuurd. Lees verder..
concertina226 writes "Yahoo has announced that board member Patti Hart, who led the committee that hired CEO Scott Thompson, will be stepping down. Hart has been under fire for overseeing the hiring of Thompson, whose resume wasn't fully vetted. I know some of you on Slashdot think that Scott Thompson didn't do anything wrong by claiming he had a computer science degree on his CV when he doesn't, but don't you think it's kind of weird that the guy who lied gets to keep his job as CEO, yet this director is being made a scapegoat? It just sends out the message that it's cool to pretend to have qualifications that you don't have."
AT&T's Glenn Lurie believes that WiFi-only tablets won't be around for long as the cost of cellular modems falls. Talking at CTIA Wireless, the "emerging devices" honcho thinks that the low ($30) cost of an HSPA+ radio will eventually make manufacturers abandon the two-tier model -- doubling the potential customers for his network. He pointed to the success of the sold-out Pantech Element and has said that the company would be offering similarly enabled tablet devices in the future. Of course, if manufacturers only charged $30 extra for 3G-enabled tablets in the first place, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation.
(Novum/AP) - PARIJS - De beroepskamer van het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens (EHRM) weigert het beroep te horen van de radicaal-islamitische geestelijke Abu Qatada. Die stapte naar het hof om het besluit van Groot-Brittannië aan te vechten om hem uit te zetten naar Jordanië.Het hof ... Lees verder..
(Novum/AP) - ATHENE - Het is in Griekenland nog niet gelukt om tot een nieuwe regeringscoalitie te komen. Dat heeft de leider van PASOK en voormalig minister van financiën Evangelos Venizelos woensdag gezegd. Door de uitslag van de verkiezingen van afgelopen zondag is de Griekse politiek in een ... Lees verder..
"Leo Apotheker's disastrous tenure as HP's CEO revealed a dysfunctional company struggling for direction after a decade of missteps and scandals. Can his replacement, Meg Whitman, fix the tech giant?" As a consumer, I wish they simplified their product line-up. They have the engineering skills - I just have no idea what I'm supposed to buy when I visit their site. The choice for the ZenBook late last year instead of anything HP had to offer was elementary.
hypnosec writes with good news for folks who want to live in a Faraday cage. From the article: "A new type of wallpaper, which has been developed by scientists from the institut polytechnique Grenoble INP and the Centre Technique du Papier, will go on sale in 2013 after a Finnish firm, Ahlstrom acquired the license. What looks like a bog standard wallpaper roll actually contains silver particles that allows it to filter out up to three different frequencies simultaneously. It is not the first time that such a technology has surfaced. Back in 2004, BAE Systems was tasked by Ofcom to come up with a similar solution based on what was then called a stealth wallpaper. It used copper instead of silver and blocked Wi-Fi signals while letting GSM, 4G and emergency calls through. Back then though, a square meter cost £500 whereas the Wi-Fi wallpaper devised by the French researchers should be priced reasonably, with costs matching those of a "classic", mid-range wallpaper according to M. Lemaître-Auger, from Grenoble INP."
Uninhabited 'smart city' will be boffins' playground
A site in New Mexico, near the city of Hobbs in Lea County, has been chosen as the place to build a shiny new city with all the latest mod cons, smart tech and cool gear, but there's not going to be anyone there to enjoy them, the Associated Press reported.…
Billion-dollar high-tech ghost town to run itself without humans - Open full article
Het onderzoek naar de toestanden bij het Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers (COA) heeft dik 9 ton gekost. Dat blijkt uit een stuk namens minister Gerd Leers voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel. De kosten van de advocaten die het COA en de...
John Travolta heeft nog meer slachtoffers gemaakt. Dat zegt advocaat Okorie Okorocha, die twee masseurs bijstaat die zeggen te zijn aangerand door de acteur. Okorocha is benaderd door meerdere mensen die mogelijk ook stappen willen ondernemen...
To commemorate the big two-oh years since its release, Bethesda has offered up the full Wolfenstein 3D experience to play for free in your web browser. Not only that, you'll also be able to play the id original on iOS devices gratis (at least for today) and creator John Carmack has decided to offer us a director's commentary on the game's development while shooting his way through a few levels. Watch, nod and reminisce right after the break, then hit up the source to play for yourself.
ROTTERDAM - Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) in Rotterdam gaat in beroep tegen de uitspraken die de politierechter dinsdag deed over de Maasgebouwrellen bij de Kuip. Het OM vindt de straffen te laag, aldus een OM-woordvoerder woensdag.
(Novum/AP) - MOSKOU - De Moskouse politie heeft woensdag tientallen leden van de oppositie opgepakt die een 'wandeling van het volk' door de stad wilden houden. Dat meldde het staatspersbureau RIA Novosti.De demonstranten, met hun kenmerkende witte linten, hadden eerder op de dag deelgenomen aan ... Lees verder..
Here's another interesting tidbit from today's HP event in Shanghai: according to Kevin Frost, Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Notebooks Business Unit, 15-inch is currently the most popular laptop screen size in the US, while the folks in China prefer 14-inch offerings. Oddly enough, Kevin wasn't keen on explaining this phenomenon, but he added that 17-inch laptops also do well in Europe and the US, but not in China.
(Novum) - Alle wijkteambureaus van de politie in de regio Amsterdam-Amstelland zijn donderdagmiddag gesloten in de strijd voor een goede cao. Dat hebben de politievakbonden woensdag besloten tijdens een actiebijeenkomst in Leusden. De bureaus gaan vanaf het middaguur dicht, zegt een woordvoerder ... Lees verder..
Niet alleen de aanleg van ons wegdek loopt soms voor op schema, ook de kassa’s op hoogte schijnen soms rapper dan verwacht te worden geplaatst. En zo kan het dat de permanente trajectcontrole op de A2 nu een half jaar naar voren wordt getrokken. (more…)
A claim by the English National Opera's artistic director that screenings of live performances in cinemas do not boost audiences is queried by representatives from other arts organisations.
theodp writes "At Chicago's Billy Goat Tavern, construction workers found physical threats an effective way to discourage smart-ass Whitney Young High School students from playing annoying jukebox songs over and over again. But with Google's newly-patented technology for the Collaborative Rejection of Media for Physical Establishments, you no longer need to resort to violence to prevent Elton John Songs from being played on jukeboxes in bars. Its invention, boasts Google, 'enables customers of an establishment to collaboratively reject a media file that is currently playing and/or pending to be played within that establishment by entering data into a personal wireless portable computing device on their person, for example a cellular telephone.' But don't get your hopes up too high, kids. Much like Google's dual-tier stock plan, the patent calls for 'customer status levels including a premium status and a standard status,' so a premium customer will be able to veto attempts by lowly standard customers to kill his requests to play MC Hammer's 'Can't Touch This'. The patent comes from a quirky Outland Research IP portfolio acquired by Google; its inventor is Louis B. Rosenberg, a Stanford PhD and professional film maker."
(Novum/AP) - KAMPALA - Sudanese beschuldigingen dat Uganda anti-Sudanese rebellen steunt, zijn niet meer dan een manoeuvre om de aandacht af te leiden van de Ugandese bewering dat Sudan onderdak biedt aan de gezochte krijgsheer Joseph Kony. Dat heeft James Mugume van het Ugandese ministerie van ... Lees verder..
Yeah, yeah, we all knew that Rovio was doing gangbusters with Angry Birds series, but here's a little number to put it all into perspective: one billion. That's how many times the slingshotting birds have been downloaded, when you add up all of the titles and all of the platforms. Naturally, the company made a video to celebrate the accomplishment. You can find it after the break.
Sprint's been rather quiet at this year's CTIA Wireless in New Orleans, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been sitting around without making any sort of noise. This morning, the Now Network let the cat out of the bag about Direct Connect Now, which is a service that will allow any regular smartphone user the opportunity to use the company's push-to-talk services in very similar fashion to devices that come with PTT already built into the hardware. How is this made possible? Simply put, there's an app for that -- or at least, there will be one coming to Google Play at an unspecified time in the not-too-distant future. This doesn't mean Sprint is giving up on hardware-based Direct Connect devices: new models will continue to be released going forward, but more smartphone users will at least have an opportunity to take advantage of the services in one way or another. More info as we receive it.
(Novum) - Het Openbaar Ministerie gaat in beroep tegen de straffen die dinsdag werden uitgedeeld aan relschoppers die in september het Maasgebouw bestormden. Zes hooligans kregen van de rechtbank in Rotterdam voorwaardelijke celstraffen en taakstraffen opgelegd. Lees verder..
No sooner did the international variant of the One X reveal its source code, now the AT&T version has landed itself an unofficial root. Better still, the folks over at xda-developers have already squeezed the occasionally laborious process into a one-click install. For those not in the know, this doesn't mean an unlocked bootloader, which is still wrapped up in AT&T red tape. Root meddling types can hit up the source for the necessary files. Just, be careful -- that's some pricey polycarbonate and the Galaxy S III's still some weeks away.
Opposition leader Ed Miliband has dismissed the government's legislative programme as offering "no hope" to people suffering as a consequence of the "recession made in Downing Street".
Ai ai ai. Met een Ferrari 458 donuts draaien op een stuk 14e eeuws Chinees cultureel erfgoed is niet zo slim. De Chinese autoriteiten zijn ‘not amused’, om het zacht uit te drukken. Erg handig Ferrari, op je grootste afzetmarkt.. (more…)
Het overleg tussen VVD, CDA, D66, GroenLinks en ChristenUnie met minister Jan Kees de Jager van Financiën over de uitwerking van de begroting voor 2013, wordt donderdag voortgezet. Dat zei D66-leider Alexander Pechtold. Het overleg woensdag...
Kopers van Amerikaanse dvd's en blu-rays krijgen in het vervolg twee strengere piraterijwaarschuwingen te zien voor de dvd- of blu-rayfilm begint. De teksten moeten de nieuwe bevoegdheden van anti-piraterijorganisaties benadrukken.
Hollywood voorziet films in VS van strengere piraterijwaarschuwingen - Open full article
HPC blog When it comes to Big Data, I’m as geeked out as the next guy – if not a little more so. For the last three years or so, I’ve been telling anyone who will listen (and plenty of people who won’t) that Big Data and enterprise analytics are the "next big thing" both in business and computing. Today, it’s widely accepted that Big Data is going to make big changes to our world.…
Biz prof disses Big Data as a fetish for info hoarders - Open full article
AstroPhilosopher writes "Researchers at the Federation of American Scientists have discovered documentation (PDF) that allows the military to keep footage from drones for up to 90 days to determine whether further investigation is warranted. Besides using footage from natural disasters and monitoring of domestic military bases, all that's truly required is for an operator to 'accidentally' have the camera running while flying."
Major exhibitions featuring the works of artists including Roy Lichtenstein, LS Lowry and Marc Chagall are among the highlights of the 2013 programme at Tate Galleries.
TSMC zou de 28nm-productie van Nvidia-gpu's naar verluidt prioriteit hebben gegeven boven andere fabrikanten. Nvidia zou ontevreden zijn over de capaciteit van de Taiwanese chip-fabrikant en uitgekeken hebben naar alternatieven.
Klanten van de Rabobank kunnen woensdag sinds 14.30 uur niet internetbankieren of mobiel bankieren. De oorzaak is een netwerkstoring, legt een woordvoerder uit. De zegsman kon nog niet aangeven wanneer het probleem opgelost zal zijn.
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(Novum) - De politie heeft woensdag uitgebreid sporenonderzoek gedaan in de zaak rond de verkrachting van een 6-jarig meisje in Ede. Agenten speurden het gebied rondom de speeltuin aan de Spinozastate af. Daar werd het meisje op 24 april misbruikt.Het onderzoek kon pas worden gedaan nadat duidelijk ... Lees verder..
(Novum/AP) - BRUSSEL - De Oekraïense premier Mikola Azarov is niet welkom op een bijeenkomst van de Europese Unie volgende week vanwege de detentie van oppositieleider Joelia Timosjenko. Dat heeft de president van de EU Herman Van Rompuy woensdag gezegd.De betrekkingen tussen de EU en Oekraïne zijn ... Lees verder..
Van Rompuy: Oekraïne niet welkom op EU-bijeenkomst - Open full article
(Novum/AP) - BERLIJN - De Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie ESA heeft de hoop opgegeven het contact met de op drift geraakte waarnemingssatelliet Envisat te herstellen. Het contact ging 8 april verloren. ESA zei woensdag te blijven proberen het contact te herstellen, maar acht de kans daarop 'extreem ... Lees verder..
De VVD wil van het kabinet weten hoe het de opkomst van stemmers in het buitenland gaat bevorderen. Kamerlid Joost Taverne heeft daarover vragen gesteld aan demissionair minister van Binnenlandse Zaken Liesbeth Spies (CDA).
Taverne hield al eerder...
Negen mannen van Pakistaanse en Afghaanse afkomst zijn woensdag in Groot-Brittannië veroordeeld tot lange celstraffen voor het misbruiken van jonge meisjes. De zaak veroorzaakte veel onrust in Groot-Brittannië en speelde extreemrechts in...
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A Microsoft Surface in every office? Yeah, fat chance. At $8,000, you may never see Samsung's SUR40 glow in the wild, but budget versions of the backlit HD table have begun popping up, such as the Merel Mtouch, which retails for half the price. Still, four grand is a lot to ask from casual users -- we need a bargain-basement option to help catapult the concept to success. The Playsurface could be one solution, with an open-source design and a much more affordable price tag. The multitouch computing table is the product of Templeman Automation, and its creators have begun promoting their concept on Kickstarter. In its current iteration, the Playsurface will ship in two flavors -- short, to double as a coffee table, and tall for stand-up applications -- with a $1,750 pledge netting backers a complete kit.
Setting out to fulfill the goal of widespread adaptation, the creator is promising one Playsurface kit with a $1,750 pledge, including a Windows computer, a short-throw 1280 x 800-pixel DLP projector and a transparent touch surface, all housed within a self-assembled wood enclosure. There's also an infrared LED strip to aid with input recognition and something called a "Blob Board," which serves as a dedicated hardware processor tasked with touch detection and connects to the computer via USB. A $350 pledge gets you a Blob Board alone, while $650 is matched with a table (sans computer and projector) and $1,250 will net you a full kit, less the computer. There's just shy of four weeks left to go to get your Playsurface pledge in -- hit up the source link to make it happen.
DEN HAAG - Het overleg tussen VVD, CDA, D66, GroenLinks en ChristenUnie met minister Jan Kees de Jager van Financiën over de uitwerking van de begroting voor 2013, wordt donderdag voortgezet.
(Novum) - Een 52-jarige man uit Neede moet twee jaar de cel in voor jarenlange ontucht met drie minderjarige jongens. Ook moet hij bijna achtduizend euro schadevergoeding betalen aan twee van zijn slachtoffers. Dat heeft de rechtbank in Zutphen woensdag bepaald. Hendrik T. Lees verder..
Twee jaar cel voor ontucht met minderjarige jongens - Open full article
Sony unveiled two LTE-supporting Xperia smartphones today, although with the UK still blighted by a lack of 4G, they'll only be big in Japan for the time being.…
De NS vreest dat nieuwe frequenties voor mobiele telefonie vertragingen op het spoor zullen veroorzaken. Regionale vervoerders delen de vrees. De vertraging zou ontstaan als machinisten en de treindienstleiding niet kunnen communiceren, waardoor...
Spoor voorspelt vertragingen door frequentieveiling - Open full article
scibri writes with bits and pieces from the article: "From the early 1950s to the end of the cold war, nearly 250,000 animals were systematically irradiated in the Russian town of Ozersk. Fearful of a nuclear attack by the United States, the Soviet Union wanted to understand how radiation damages tissues and causes diseases such as cancer. Now, these archives have become important to a new generation of radiobiologists, who want to explore the effects of the extremely low doses of radiation — below 100 millisieverts — that people receive during medical procedures such as computed-tomography diagnostic scans, and by living close to the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors in Japan."
De politie heeft vijftien nieuwe tips binnengekregen in de zaak van een vermiste Limburgse autohandelaar, maar vooralsnog ontbreekt de gouden tip. De 47-jarige man is sinds eind maart vermist. De politie laat weten dat de tips woensdag blijven...
Nog geen gouden tip in Limburgse vermissingszaak - Open full article
Within Temptation heeft reden voor een feestje. De band rond frontvrouw Sharon den Adel bestaat vijftien jaar. De Nederlandse metalband viert zijn jubileum in november in Antwerpen, dat heeft het management van Within Temptation woensdag...
Italian sports car maker Ferrari has apologised after one of its cars drove on an ancient Chinese monument, prior to a publicity event, causing damage.
(Novum) - De GGD gaat de bevolking van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba voorlichting geven over euthanasie. De Euthanasiewet wordt op 10 oktober van kracht in Caribisch Nederland en omdat euthanasie daar gevoelig ligt, wil minister van Volksgezondheid en Welzijn Edith Schippers (VVD) er scherp op ... Lees verder..
(Novum) - De zestig uitgeprocedeerde Irakezen die sinds dinsdagmiddag actievoeren bij het asielzoekerscentrum in het Groningse Ter Apel moet zo snel mogelijk naar Irak terugkeren. Dat laat demissionair minister Geerd Leers voor Immigratie en Asiel (CDA) woensdag weten in een verklaring aan de ... Lees verder..
Board sets up three-man team to investigate Thompson
The Yahoo! director who led the search for CEO Scott Thompson has said she won't be standing for re-election to the board as a new committee is appointed to look into his padded CV.…
Yahoo! director! bows! out! after! CEO! CV! blunder! - Open full article
If you've been on the hunt for Sprint LTE devices that won't yet function on the carrier's latest 4G network (that, ahem, isn't even scheduled to go live until this summer), May 18th seems to be the day to call in sick. The company's first LTE/WiMAX/3G hotspot will be making its way from the Sierra Wireless manufacturing line to your door for the princely sum of $99.99 (after a $50 rebate and a two-year service agreement) on that date. Data plans range in price from $35 for 3GB to $80 for 12 gigs, on whichever network happens to be available in your area. There's a 3,600 mAh battery on board, which will reportedly keep you online for up to eight hours, along with an Overdrive Pro-like info screen for displaying key stats, like remaining power and your wireless key. You'll find a hearty list of suggested usage scenarios in the press release just past the break, if for some reason you need a PR push to discover just how such a device will fit into your life.
De geruchten waren er al even, maar nu is het zeker: op 25 mei, aan de vooravond van de roemruchte GP van Monaco, zal Renault een werkend Alpine-concept lanceren, ter gelegenheid van de 50ste verjaardag van de A110. De naam? ZAR. (more…)
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Pegatron, which already makes iPhones and iPads, has landed orders for the iPhone 5 and a ten-inch iPad, it has been claimed.…
Een nieuwe lading van de populaire micro-pc Raspberry Pi is onderweg naar klanten. Terwijl er nog zo'n 345.000 klanten wachten op hun gereserveerde minicomputer komt de massaproductie op gang.
EDE - Leden van de mobiele eenheid (ME) hebben woensdag in Ede op de geluidswal langs de snelweg A12 gezocht naar sporen die te maken hebben met de verkrachting van een 6-jarig meisje eind vorige maand.
Politie zoekt naar sporen verkrachting meisje Ede - Open full article
(Novum/AP) - LONDEN - Negen mannen van Pakistaanse en Afghaanse afkomst zijn woensdag in Groot-Brittannië veroordeeld tot lange celstraffen voor het misbruiken van jonge meisjes. De zaak veroorzaakte veel onrust in Groot-Brittannië en speelde extreemrechts in de kaart.Rechter Gerald Clifton zei ... Lees verder..
Samsung heeft zijn nieuwste travelzoomcamera, de WB850F, geïntroduceerd. De camera heeft een flink zoombereik, maar onderscheidt zich door zijn vermogen om foto's via zijn ingebouwde wifi-adapter naar verbonden apparaten te verzenden.
Samsung introduceert wifi-camera met gps en 21x optische zoom - Open full article
Russell Brand heeft zaterdagavond een fan die iets had geroepen over Brands ex-vrouw Katy Perry een lesje geleerd. De 36-jarige komiek sprong in het publiek tijdens een optreden in Atlantic City.
"Ik wil weten hoe deze persoon eruitziet", riep hij...
(Novum/AP) - MEXICO-STAD - In de strijd om een zetel in het Mexicaanse Congres heeft Natalia Juarez haar lichaam in de strijd geworpen. Ze is topless te zien op een verkiezingsposter. Naar eigen zeggen wil ze met de poster aanzetten tot rebellie en de strijd met vooroordelen aanbinden.Juarez neemt ... Lees verder..
Mexicaanse politica topless op verkiezingsposter - Open full article
Last we heard from Pogoplug, it had unleashed its Series 4 hardware (its current device for making any of your drives network accessible). Today, the company, known for its pursuit to make the cloud more "personal," has shifted its gears back to software, aiming directly at businesses with a new service dubbed Pogoplug Team. On basic level, Team is similar to the software-based version of Pogoplug, enhancing the experience with goodies like multiple accounts and full customization to match your businesses' look. Interestingly, Pogoplug isn't including storage options for Team's pricing scheme, but instead charging $15 a year for each user (minimum of three required) -- meaning your users dictate the amount of storage space needed with their own computers and drives, rather than utilizing remote servers as with other major services like Google Drive or SkyDrive. Better yet, current Pogoplug users can upgrade to Team if they're interested. Curious for all the details? There's a nifty press release just after the break.
Get on with 4G auction already, pleads UK cell challenger
Cuts to mobile termination rates (MTRs) are hurting the company that campaigned to get them cut – but not half as much as they are hurting its competitors. Three network's chief financial officer Richard Woodward said today he reckoned he'd be £130m better off if regulator Ofcom hadn't cut the rate.…
Three kingpin: Mobe termination-charge cuts can't hurt us - Open full article
jones_supa writes "Barton George, director of marketing for Dell's Web vertical reveals information about 'Project Sputnik', a laptop tailored for developer needs in web companies. 'We want to find ways to make the developer experience as powerful and simple as possible. And what better way to do that than beginning with a laptop that is both highly mobile and extremely stylish, running the 12.04 LTS release of Ubuntu Linux', George ponders and, gives a quick list of packages that the default installation could include. The machine will base on the XPS13, assessing a couple of its main hardware deficiencies along the way."
According to the article, this is a "...6 month project to investigate an Ubuntu laptop. If successful, we have big plans for the effort." It's unclear how closely they are working with upstream, but there's mention of Canonical as a commercial partner so this may mean Dell is working to ensure some of their hardware Just Works (tm) with Ubuntu. The software side is so far just a customized install with developer tools preinstalled. Ars remains skeptical about Dell's strategy for GNU/Linux support, which may be warranted given their track record.
(Novum/AP) - GISENYI - Duizenden inwoners van Oost-Congo zijn de grens met Rwanda overgevlucht na een toename van het geweld in het gebied. Een groep legerdeserteurs heeft in Oost-Congo een nieuwe rebellenbeweging opgericht, die onder leiding zou staan van een kolonel die in het verleden diende ... Lees verder..
Italian sports car maker Ferrari apologises after one of its cars drives on top of an ancient Chinese monument, ahead of a celebratory event, causing damage.
Een storing treft bij internetbankieren en mobiel bankieren bij de Rabobank. De bank meldt dit op Twitter, maar kan nog geen details geven. Ook lezers van Webwereld melden de storing.
Een storing treft bij internetbankieren en mobiel bankieren bij de Rabobank. De bank meldt dit op Twitter, maar kan nog geen details geven. Ook lezers van Webwereld melden de storing.
Storing treft internetbankieren Rabobank - UPDATE - Open full article
De Japanse regering heeft woensdag Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), de eigenaar van de door een aardbeving en tsunami getroffen kerncentrale Fukushima Dai-ichi, een noodlening verstrekt van 9,6 miljard euro. Het bedrijf is onder toezicht van...
Lenovo is recalling a further 188,000 of its ThinkCentre PCs due to a possible fire risk. The M70z and M90z all-in-ones come with a faulty component in its embedded power supply that has already seen two units self-immolate. The company recommends that you check the serial number (via our source link) stamped on the base of the housing, let Lenovo know, unplug the unit and wait for a replacement.
(Novum/AP) - BELGRADO - Het Servische oorlogsmisdadentribunaal heeft woensdag twee voormalige agenten in hoger beroep vrijgesproken van oorlogsmisdaden. De twee werden verdacht van betrokkenheid bij de liquidatie van drie Albanees-Amerikaanse broers.Het hof bepaalde woensdag dat er onvoldoende ... Lees verder..
Servische ex-agenten vrijgesproken van oorlogsmisdaden - Open full article
(Novum/AP) - MADRID - Architect Rafael Moneo is gekozen tot winnaar van de Spaanse Prins van Asturiasprijs voor kunst van 2011. Moneo is een van de bekendste architecten van Spanje. Hij ontwierp de kathedraal van Los Angeles en het treinstation Atocha in Madrid.Het werk van de architect heeft de ... Lees verder..
De 43-jarige man uit het Gelderse Rheden die anderhalve week geleden werd aangehouden voor een dubbele verkrachting in Arnhem, heeft bekend. Dat meldt de politie woensdag. De rechtbank in Arnhem besluit vrijdag of de verdachte langer wordt...
The authorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh state order an inquiry into reports that a senior police officer made comments in support of honour killings.
(Novum) - De NS vreest dat nieuwe frequenties voor mobiele telefonie vertragingen op het spoor zullen veroorzaken. Regionale vervoerders delen de vrees. De vertraging zou ontstaan als machinisten en de treindienstleiding niet kunnen communiceren, waardoor het treinverkeer moet worden stilgelegd. Lees verder..
Spoor voorspelt vertragingen door frequentieveiling - Open full article
The US National Association of Broadcasters has asked the courts to dismiss its own appeal against the FCC's decision to permit the exploitation of radio White Spaces - and not before time.…
US telly overlords retreat from White Space invaders - Open full article
(Novum) - De 43-jarige man uit het Gelderse Rheden die anderhalve week geleden werd aangehouden voor een dubbele verkrachting in Arnhem, heeft bekend. Dat meldt de politie woensdag. De rechtbank in Arnhem besluit vrijdag of de verdachte langer wordt vastgehouden. Lees verder..
Someone at Google's advertising department has probably received the hairdryer treatment this morning after a Gmail advert prematurely revealed that Sony's Xperia Ion would arrive in June. The banner ad popped up atop Droidmatters' inbox and revealed that the Stateside version of the Xperia S will turn up just in time for Summer.
(Novum) - De 60-jarige man uit Westkapelle die wordt verdacht van kindermisbruik staat terecht voor ontucht met acht minderjarigen. Drie slachtoffers hebben aangifte gedaan, meldt het Openbaar Ministerie. De zaak wordt donderdag pro forma behandeld door de rechtbank in Middelburg, maar gaat pas ... Lees verder..
(Novum/AP) - KIEV - Het Europees kampioenschap voetbal volgende maand leek voor Oekraïne een kans om te schitteren: de banden met het Westen konden worden aangehaald, het internationale imago kon worden opgepoetst en de kwakkelende economie zou een oppepper krijgen. Lees verder..
TheGift73 writes "By far the most controversial bill discussed in the Queen's speech today has to be the 'Draft Communications Bill' which '...will allow the police and intelligence agencies to collect data on communications, like texts and emails, flexible to changes in technology, such as the Internet. This will apply UK wide.' The Queen's Speech has set out the government's legislative plans for the next year."
El Reg has the skinny on the CCDP related parts. From their article: "It's unclear if those 'strict safeguards' mean that a warrant, for example, would be needed before spooks could access such data. The rough proposal appeared to only fuzzily indicate that such protection for British citizens would be provided, however."
(Novum/AP) - TOKYO - De Japanse regering heeft woensdag Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), de eigenaar van de door een aardbeving en tsunami getroffen kerncentrale Fukushima Dai-ichi, een noodlening verstrekt van 9,6 miljard euro. Het bedrijf is onder toezicht van de staat gesteld. Lees verder..
Het Venlose muziekgezelschap D'n Heiten Haspel speelt op Lowlands. De joekskapel (Limburgs voor dweilorkest, red.) speelt daar uitsluitend Venlose carnavalsmuziek, als begeleiding voor auteur Jan van Mersbergen.
Van Mersbergen leest op Lowlands...
Wolfenstein 3D is de game die first-person shooters zoals we die vandaag kennen heeft gedefinieerd. De game wordt dit jaar twintig jaar oud. Ter ere daarvan heeft id Software de game gratis speelbaar gemaakt voor internetbrowsers. Speel het hier....
Een echtpaar uit Tiel heeft voor 139.000 euro uitkeringsfraude gepleegd. De 55-jarige man en 49-jarige vrouw ontvingen jarenlang ten onrechte een bijstandsuitkering. De politie maakte woensdag bekend dat de sociale recherche de fraudezaak aan het...
Tiels echtpaar tilt sociale dienst voor 139 mille - Open full article
De Nederlandse staat eist 8,7 miljoen van het internetbeveiligingsbedrijf DigiNotar. Dat bevestigt een woordvoerder van het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken woensdag. De claim moet de gemaakte kosten als gevolg van een hack bij het bedrijf vorig...
HP's spent the afternoon here in Shanghai to share some details about its latest products and strategy, and to our delight, there was one session dedicated to "Style Meets Function," during which Vice President of Industrial Design Stacy Wolff talked about his design philosophy and design goals for the current market. Most notably, we learned that some of HP's latest laptop designs were based on the work of its research centers from 11 different cities, and the company isn't afraid of admitting that it used consultants for an outside perspective as well.
Despite Stacy's upbeat presentation and interesting stats (apparently these days men have a boring color preference, from first to fourth favorite: black, gray, blue and white), the inevitable question popped up: One lady expressed her concern that the brand-spanking-new Envy Spectre XT reminded her of the MacBook Air a lot, so she wondered if HP's ever worried that Apple might sue.
Stacy kept his initial reply pretty brief:
"I would go back to the TC1000 [Tablet PC] from about 10 years, and that's a tablet. I think if you look at the new Spectre XT, there are similarities in a way, not due to Apple but due to the way technologies developed. Apple may like to think that they own silver, but they don't. In no way did HP try to mimic Apple. In life there are a lot of similarities."
As always, we wanted more from the horse's mouth, so we grabbed hold of Stacy right after the session and had a little chat over this topic -- you can see the full and surprisingly candid interview after the break.
Voor de internetbranche bestaat nog veel onduidelijkheid over de gisteren aangenomen telecomwet. Het is niet helder hoe consumenten nu precies toestemming moeten verlenen om cookies te ontvangen.
Internetbranche: uitvoering cookiewet nog onduidelijk - Open full article
(Novum) - Dieven hebben dinsdag voor de vijfde keer in nog geen twee maanden tijd putdeksels gestolen in Rijen. Dinsdag werden tien van de nu in totaal 28 deksels gestolen. Er zijn door de ontstane gaten in de weg nog geen ongelukken gebeurd, laat een woordvoerder van de gemeente Gilze en Rijen ... Lees verder..
Dog-sized hippos, dumbos also wandered holiday paradise
Minute woolly mammoths roamed the Greek holiday island of Crete 1 to 2 million years ago, boffins have claimed after examining fossilised teeth and a leg bone.…
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haskellonline.org, my recent experiment to make learning Haskell easier, has been doing quite well. More than a thousand people have checked the site out since my last blog post. Yay!
AT&T's Glenn Lurie believes that WiFi-only tablets won't be around for long as the cost of cellular modems falls. Talking at CTIA Wireless, the "emerging devices" honcho thinks that the low ($30) cost of an HSPA+ radio will eventually make manufacturers abandon the two-tier model -- doubling the potential customers for his network. He pointed to the success of the sold-out Pantech Element and has said that the company would be offering similarly enabled tablet devices in the future. Of course, if manufacturers only charged $30 extra for 3G-enabled tablets in the first place, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation.
