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Improve your swing and putting stroke with the SwingHat! Ideal for practice on the range or course, the SwingHat combines a microchip, adjustable controls, and a contoured earphone-all in a comfortable cap.
How the SwingHat Improves Your Game
Can you really get accurate, real-time feedback on your swing from a cap? Absolutely! The SwingHat's smartGolf™ technology combines a motion sensor to detect spine angle movement and an adjustable metronome to pace your swing tempo. By transmitting instant audio feedback tones through a form-fitting earphone, the SwingHat helps you improve WHILE you swing and putt.
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Created by a team of leading engineers, with input from teaching pros, the SwingHat contains two microchips that together comprise our smartGolf™ technology.
Comfortable and discreet, the SwingHat looks like any other golf cap. But don't let its simplicity fool you. The SwingHat is one of the most advanced golf learning tools available today. Powered by a state-of-the-art microprocessor and proprietary software, the SwingHat delivers unmatched accuracy and speed.
Motion Sensor Chip
The accelerometer (or motion sensor chip) measures spine angle, while a central 25 Mhz microprocessor acts as the "brains" of the SwingHat, accepting data from the accelerometer, powering the metronome, and generating all of the feedback tones.
Programmed to detect movement at a sampling rate of 145 times per second, the accelerometer captures even the slightest vertical spine angle movement in real time while ignoring rotational and lateral movement (which are acceptable in moderation).
As the accelerometer measures spine movements that deviate from the sensitivity level that you pre-set, the SwingHat transmits an audio signal in real time, indicating the exact moment your spine angle shift exceeds this threshold.
While the accelerometer captures spine angle data, the SwingHat's microprocessor works to process this data and power the metronome. Adjustable to match your desired swing tempo, the metronome guides your pace while you swing and putt.
With the ability to set the tempo from 45 - 95 beats per minute, the metronome helps you achieve a consistent swing tempo by communicating subtle beat tones to guide your pace. You can even set the metronome to mimic the tempo of the world's best golf pros!
The SwingHat's sophisticated technology paves the way for impressive results: dramatic improvements in your swing and consistently lower scores on the course.
Why Use the SwingHat
Two universal principles underlying a solid golf swing are consistent spine angle and tempo. Below are a few real world examples to help you understand why each of these skills is so important to making a good swing and achieving consistent ball striking.
Mastering Your Spine Angle
Remember tetherball - the old game where you punched a rubber ball around a post in the ground? This is a physical system very similar to the golf swing. The rubber ball is like your clubhead and the post is like your spine. When put in motion, the ball moves in a predictable plane around the pole returning to the same place each time it comes around.
Now try to imagine how difficult tetherball would be if the pole wasn't firmly planted in the ground. A wobbly pole would create a completely unpredictable ball flight and make it very difficult to judge where the ball was going to be as it came zooming by each time.
The same applies to the golf swing. If your spine angle remains constant your clubhead will return to the same place it started the swing. Fat shots and skulls will become a thing of the past. The Swinghat can give you the feedback you need to create a system that will promote solid ball striking every time.
Consistent Tempo - Consistent Swing
Ever cracked a bull whip? It takes perfect timing to really get that loud crisp cracking sound. Start forward too soon and you get no power. Wait too long and the whip falls on the ground behind you. You can be as strong as an ox, but if you can't get the timing right you'll never hear that loud satisfying crack.
The golf swing is the same way. Your body needs to fire down at the ball from the legs up. If you try to start the downswing too fast you won't generate any torque or power. Likewise if you let the magic moment pass your arms will never catch up to your body. Finding your best personal tempo is about experimentation.
If you are generally a fast walker and talker you will probably swing with a little quicker tempo than someone with a slow methodical personality. The important thing is to find a tempo that works for you and stick with it. The Swinghat offers a range of tempos from 45-95 beats per minute. Below are the swing tempos from some of the best players in the world:
Swing Tempos From Top Pros:
Metronome Cadence
Fred Couples
Sergio Garcia
Ernie Els
Tiger Woods
Greg Norman
Vijay Singh
Nick Faldo
Retief Goosen
Davis Love III
Phil Mickelson
Mike Weir
Nick Price
Developing a Great Putting Stroke
Another important benefit to consistent tempo can be found on the putting green. The Swinghat can be set to metronome only mode. This mode allows the user to work on just tempo. Consistent tempo is a key element in good putting. The best putters in the world practice with a metronome. The reason for this is distance control. Excellent putters have consistent tempo on all length putts. This allows them to control the distance by simply changing the length of the stroke.
A quick look at the physics behind the pendulum motion shows why this method works so well. Due to the constant period of a pendulum cycle, the only variable affecting the speed of the putter head is the length of the swing arc. Therefore if tempo remains constant you can judge very precisely how far a putt will travel solely by the length of your stroke. This will make you a far more consistent putter.
What Teaching Pro's are Saying
The SwingHat is the most innovative learning tool I've seen in years. I would recommend this to any of my students who are having problems with tempo or head movement. Just the placebo effect of having a system to monitor head motion is amazing. I've enjoyed watching the transformation of wild swings to controlled precision swings when I put the hat on students. A wonderful supplement to lessons with a certified teaching pro.
—Dennis Mitchell, PGA Teaching Pro
Wow. This thing really works. I've been trying to find a way for years to help students not to lift up. It's nice to have a way to give them completely objective feedback. It's helped my distance control on the putting green also. A steal for the money.
—Don Giovannini, PGA Teaching Pro
Great Product. My students have actually been using it when they practice. I've seen some very impressive improvement between lessons. It seems to have a calming effect on people. I've watched the most jerky swings turn into fluid things of beauty. It forces people to concentrate on tempo and control their body. I'm very impressed.
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I use the Swinghat regularly during my daily practice sessions. It is helping me to keep a rock steady head and even out my tempo from driver down to sand wedge. I had a tendency to get quick with the driver and long irons. Better tempo has helped me considerably with distance control and accuracy.
—Shane Dews, Mini-Tour Player, Aspiring Tour Pro
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obviously more bass i good. However i doubt a fan of orchestra is going to need a 1000 watt system. thinking of what music you listen to will determine what size system is acquit to what you listen to. And in the end will give you a price range. Obviously Rap, of course is the number one, music type associated with subwoofer systems. i personally listen to NO rap, but Classic rock, and a smiggit of new rock. For my need i really dont need much watts. but i guess "brag rights" got to me. i personally own a 1000w system and LOVE it. I enjoy listening to Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult, it is one of the best songs with bass. Led Zepplin offers tons of bass and enjoy them as well. But this just demonstrates what is needed and what u might want. next is the idea of brand, brand will offer better sound than others and better warranty. Here is a guide to the goods and bads of subwoofers and amps:
Good brands, including but not limited to: Alpine, Rockford Fosgate, Kicker, JL Audio, Soundstream, ARC Audio, Cadence, Diamond Audio, Focal, Dayton (subs), Precision Power, some MTX, RE audio, Fi car audio, Sundown Audio, Hertz, MB Quart, Zapco, Infinity, Incriminator Audio, Missing Link Audio, JBL, Mach5, Ascendent audio, and DC sound labs, Digital Designs, Pioneer Premier; old school brands: Lanzar, Hifonics, Orion, and Phoenix Gold.
Mediocre brands (brands that are good for the money, but there is better): Quantum Audio, Sony ES line, Memphis (I have heard of lots of problems with their amps), Dual, Infinity (in my opinion), Pioneer, Kenwood (in my opinion).
Junk brands, including, but not limited to: Pyramid, Boss, Profile, Lanzar (except old school Lanzars), HiFonics (again except old school, series VIII and earlier), Legacy, American Pro, Rampage, MA Audio, Alphasonik, Crunch, Lightning Audio, Visionik, Audiovox, Volfenhag, Rockwood, Jensen, American Legacy, Audiobahn, Sony Explod line, VR3, JVC, Pyle. Any thing at Wal-Mart, or an auto parts store.
now some may be labeled as bad, but some actually with the right components will sound good. Good places to check are Ebay, propertyroom.com, and your local craigslist.
Yeah buddy!!! Thanks for the tips... Here's my setup
Caps are completely useless in a system. If you are worried about having a big power draw from your AMP, you may as well save yourself some money and just buy another battery and daisy chain them. Caps get blown easy, they don't really work at all. They are there for a "look at my high tech system" effect.
Also, why is your system using like 20 gauge wire (lol). It is seriously time for a new wiring job. Anything over 4 gauge is a waste of a system in my opinion.
You WILL blow your speakers if you send a clipped signal (square wave) through. The MAIN reason people clip their signals is because they are increasing the gain to try to get more from their amplifier, resulting in a clipped signal being sent to an underpowered amp, and on to the drivers where they overheat the magnetic coils. An overpowered amp would also blow the speakers, but in 99% of the cases the reason for clipping is due to people trying to get more from their underpowered amplifier.
"In the case of under-powering, the driver is blown because the amplifier is driven to the point that it can no longer amplify the signal.
The amp tries to generate the amplified version of the input waveform, but runs out of "headroom" before the full wave is generated.
The result is a square wave."
The way they work is they have the driver produce a continuous frequency for an extended period of time, thereby frying the driver. Just a note on that - a sealed box holds more heat, and reduces the driver's ability to reproduce tones.
Drivers do not bottom out because they are under-powered. It is a electromagnetic impossibility.
Clipping is a form of waveform distortion that occurs when an amplifier is over-driven and attempts to deliver an output voltage or current beyond its maximum capability. It has nothing to do with speakers.
Speakers have a rating called Xmax, which is the mechanical limits of the suspension (the surround and spider). You obviously will get distortion at the peaks of the Xmax, but you're more likely to get distortion at the amplifier from clipping.
Also, playing a continuous frequency for a period of time is how manufacturers test and break in drivers before shipping them to you. Usually they're played for 8-12 hrs to fully relax the suspension.
While sealed boxes can hold in heat, a properly built subwoofer can handle the excess heat produced by the driver and the little amount of heat that is produced has absolutely NOTHING to do with how a speaker reproduces sound.
As for vented, I've really no idea but sounds like something to do with cooling ;)
First, the only time you would use a non-ported box is when there is a port between two separate chambers, and the drivers are run with reversed polarity. Well, there is another exception - there are drivers designed for any space... self-contained so they can be in a sealed box. Generally more expensive, and a loss of quality.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. If the driver moves in and creates pressure, it WILL push back - and that's going to distort the sound you try to produce next. So the only time you would do this is when your second driver has reversed polarity and is moving IN when the other driver is moving OUT. That way one driver supports the other. Be careful the chambers are not too small or too large, or you will just end up with crappy sound. GOOD REASON TO JUST USE A PORTED BOX. If you aren't a sound engineer, don't try this without a plan designed by an engineer... or you are wasting your money.
There are some drivers designed specifically for non-ported boxes. Use these if you don't have the knowledge or specifications to make a sealed box.
When you use a sealed box with two drivers (one reverse polarity), you don't get to run your amp in bridged mono mode. When you run your drivers in series, it will drop from 4 to 2 Ohm... essentially providing an extra 3db output.
One other little thing, I can't tell if there's a crossover inside the box, and hopefully not. Amplifying all frequencies then throwing away that power would be a shame.
Many amplifiers have built-in crossovers... many passive. Best bet is to ONLY send the frequencies you want to amplify to the amplifier, by using an active (powered) crossover, placed before the amp.
Bunch of considerations... I recommend buying a box at FutureShop, get an active crossover and Bob's yer uncle.
1) Ported boxes provide a slight, natural, boost in the subwoofers Fs, which is the resonence frequency. For example, if you have a sub with an Fs of 37, you tune the port to that frequency (by adjusting the volume the port takes up) and when viewed with an RTA, you will see a boost in the 35-40hz range. The Problem with the ported box is that they're more sensitive to distortion and the sound quality is far worse. The boxes are also bigger.
2) Sealed boxes provide superior SQ and almost no distortion (regardless of how many drivers you are using). They also allow for smaller box sizes, which is always a positive thing to have.
You use a ported box when you want volume and don't care about sound quality.
You use a sealed box when you care about sound quality.
That's pretty much the end of that discussion.
Now, if you have two subwoofers, wired out of phase, the sound produced by those drivers would be cancelled out. Google Destructive Interference.
You don't need to be a sound engineer to make a good box, you just need to read the manual that comes with the subwoofer. Every respectable manufacturer includes recommended box sizes (in CuFT) and some even give you a cut list.
Any subwoofer can be used in a seal or ported box. There have been subwoofers that can be used "free air", but those are largely outdated and no longer produced.
I can't even begin to explain how you can't run your amp in bridged mono because you're using more than one driver, but then you say that running your drivers in series will drop the load in half. If you have 2 drivers and you run them in series, you have to use a mono amp (or bridge your 2ch amp).
The extra 3db output comes from using 2 drivers v.s. 1 driver and nothing to do with the load on the amplifier.
Also, every connector in between the deck and amp will cause leakage, and result in noise. It's not a big problem if you have an active crossover to get rid of it before you waste power to amplify the noise.
If you can get a deck with balanced output, then you don't have to worry about noise, as it will filter it out. A balanced deck will give you a benefit equal to 2x the size of amp. The reason for this is that for every 3db increase, it requires double the power. A balanced line results in a 3db increase over unbalanced (standard RCA). You can CREATE a balanced line by adding a 3rd wire (ground) from the deck through to an active crossover - and to the amp.
Note an active crossover will give you 3db increase as well (equal to 100% additional power).
RCA from deck to amp - passive crossover/caps - driver is equal to about 9db decrease/loss.
Balanced output from deck to active crossover - to amp - driver will result in 9db increase. AND as your amp is only amplifying frequencies you wish to reproduce, you will essentially gain another 3-6db for an increase in sound level and quality of up to 15db.
Don't worry about getting the biggest amp - instead think about how to get the best quality (balanced) signal through, and narrow the range you amplify so you don't throw away frequencies.
By comparison, a 50w amp that has balanced lines all the way, and uses an active crossover, is going to give you as much bang as you would get with a 400w amp with standard unbalanced RCA, passive crossover.
Quick notes:
- * every increase of 3db requires double the power (eg, 1 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 16...)
- balanced system gives +3db increase
- active crossover gives about +3db increase
- bridged mono series gives about +3db increase (compared to parallel)
- passive crossover/ caps throws away amplified frequencies (waste)
* known as the 3db rule

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Titans trail by three points
Rotherham Titans trail 17-14 after the first leg of a windswept semi-final at the Memorial Stadium last weekend.
Lee Blackett will have been delighted with his team's first half display, as the powerful boot of Juan Pablo Socino kicked the visitors into a 9-0 lead.
But second half yellow cards to Ed Williamson and Josh Brown - who used to ply his trade with Bristol - gave Andy Robinson's side a route back into the game.
Jamie Broadley's last-gasp try sets up the prospect of a tightly-contested second leg with it all to play for.
The Greene King IPA Championship semi-final will take place at Abbeydale, home of Sheffield RFC.
Rotherham have played one previous game at their makeshift home, going down 34-17 to Leeds Carnegie in front of the Sky Sports cameras.


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Yummy: Transformer Prime running Ice Cream Sandwich
Subject: Mobile | November 22, 2011 - 02:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: transformer prime, tegra 3, nvidia, ice cream sandwich, google, eee pad, asus
The world's first quad-core mobile processor was recently made official with our announcement of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 chip, which will debut in the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime Android tablet. Following on Google's release of Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (ICS) source code last week, we thought you'd like an early demo of ICS running on the Eee Pad Transformer Prime.
Google has done a great job on ICS and has made the platform open to the ecosystem and easy to develop on. Thanks to Google's developer support, NVIDIA's experienced software team was able to work with ASUS to quickly bring up Android 4.0 ICS on the Transformer Prime.
Recorded on November 16, only two short days after the source code for ICS was made publicly available, the video below shows the next-gen Android OS user interface looking clean and snappy on the Transformer Prime. This is just a sneak peak of things to come for the first Tegra 3-powered Android tablet.
This is just an early demo, but we think you'll agree it's extremely impressive that so much is already working well. Check out the flawless1080p video playback and quick demo of the quad-core optimized Riptide GP game in the video below.
By the way, find pre-order information for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, powered by Tegra 3, at asustablets.us.
Google Launches New Google + Pages for Brands and Businesses
Subject: General Tech | November 8, 2011 - 01:19 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: google, Internet, social networking
If you've spent any time using Google's new Plus (+) social network for the past few months, the lack of business and brand pages has likely made itself readily apparent. While Google has been working on a method for allowing businesses and brands to join in on the Google + fun for some time now, it has been in a very limited capacity. Until yesterday, that is. The big G has finally taken the velvet ropes and training wheels off of the business pages, and opened up a new Pages feature to everyone. What this means for you, fine readers, is that we are finally (unfortunately I was never able to pester Google enough to allow us beta access ;) ) able to fill that small void in your Google + world with your very own Official PC Perspective Google + Page!
Now do you see why I'm excited? It's PC Per on your Google + (what could be better?)!
What the new business pages bring to the table is the ability for cool things that are not people to finally join the social network, obviously. The Pages are then able to represent the brand in much the same capacity as a person is able to interact with the service by adding and following others, starting and joining hangouts, and sharing text, photos, videos, and links with people in the group's circle(s). Where the business pages differentiate themselves from a normal user is in the new +Direct Connect service. This allows people to jump straight to any brand (with a Google+ Page) they want simply by searching Google with a plus (+) sign followed by the name of the brand they want to connect with. For example, users are able to jump straight to the Angry Birds page by typing "+Angry Birds" into a Google search. Pretty neat. The new feature is only available for certain brands right now but will roll out to every Google + page shortly.
Vic Gundotra, the Senior VP of Engineering stated that although the Google + Pages are now live, they still have a slew of new features to implement before they will be complete and the programmers can get some rest. "Stay Tuned," he ends. What sort of additional functionality would you like to see in Pages? Feel free to head over to the PC Perspective page and let us know what you think!
Introduction, Specs, Design and Ergonomics
Samsung's Galaxy S II smartphone debuted in the U.S. with Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile in September and we finally got our hands on a review sample. The Samsung smartphone runs on Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" operating system and includes an 8 MP camera with LED flash and 1080p video, front facing 2 MP camera, and Samsung's custom TouchWiz user interface.
T-Mobile and Sprint's version sports a 4.52-inch display, but AT&T's version has a 4.3-inch screen that matches the original international version of the Galaxy S II. We are reviewing T-Mobile's Galaxy S II with 16GB of internal memory (there are two options for 16 and 32 GB). The Sprint and AT&T versions are outfitted with a dual-core 1.2 GHz Orion processor, but the T-Mobile version we are reviewing today sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU.
Google Updates Chrome With Streamlined New Tab Page
Subject: General Tech | October 26, 2011 - 09:33 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Internet, google, chrome, browser
Google has been playing around with the "new tab" page in the beta and development builds of Chrome to streamline the interface, and the company has recently rolled one such update into the latest stable release of the popular browser.
The new tab page is the page that you are presented with when first firing up Chrome or hitting the new tab button(s). The new interface is much more streamlined than the old one, and has rearranged several items. The old interface showed everything all on one canvas; however, the updated new tab page has separated the most visited tabs from the Chrome Apps which now have their own page. Users are able to navigate between the most visited tabs page and applications page by clicking on the tabs at the bottom of the screen or moving the mouse to the side of the browser window and using the arrows that appear upon mouse-over.
Further, where the recently visited/closed web pages horizontal list resided below the most visited tabs on the old interface, in the new interface Google has decided to hide the recently used list. It can now be accessed by clicking on a menu item in the bottom right corner of the browser window.
Google has also made it a bit easier to organize applications. You can now click and drag applications around to organize them. When clicking and holding an application, a new recycle bin option appears in the lower right corner of the window that will allow you to remove applications. Removing is now a matter of clicking and dragging items into the "Remove from Chrome" area. This remove / uninstall feature is also available when clicking and holding on the most visited tabs on the tabs page. Finally, the various icons have been given a slight makeover and now are presented with a shiny mouse-over effect.
Google has provided a quick video overview of the interface changes.
Personally, after playing around with the new interface for a few hours now I prefer it to the old way of doing things as it allows for larger "most visited" icons due to having a greater percentage of the Chrome window area available to it (as opposed to the old interface where it was a bit crowded and things tended to fight to attention). Further, I rarely use the applications, so having them hidden away in their own section is okay with me. It definitely seems to have been (at least slightly) by tablets and touch interfaces; however, unlike Netflix's recent tablet inspired redesign i actually like the improvements Google has made. What are your thoughts on the improvements?
Google Music Will Allow Users to Share Music With Friends
Subject: General Tech | October 21, 2011 - 12:30 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: store, music, mp3, itunes, Internet, google
Google seems to be slowly surrounding itself in our online lives, and their soon to be released Google Music Store is sure to ensnare users even more tightly (not that that's necessarily a bad thing). The company's music service has been in beta for a few months now and currently operates as a virtual music locker and allows users to upload their music collection to Google's servers so that they can stream their music to computers and mobile devices. Unfortunately, the lack of a store required users to buy their music elsewhere and rip or download and then upload their music to Google Music which was kind of a pain. A store is on the way; however, so not all hope is lost. To make the upcoming music store exciting, the company hinted at a mysterious "twist" that would accompany the launch of the MP3 purchase and download service.
According to Business Insider, a source who claims to be in the know has stated that the "twist" in the Google Music Store is not only a twist tie but is a huge space warping, planet sized twist that will allow users to share their purchased music with their friends and family. This is a huge leap into the current decade for the music industry, and is sure to be a popular feature for Google. Google is allegedly paying hefty upfront payment advances to the music industry for the rights to allow users to share music with others. It seems that streaming subscription services like Spotify and Zune have been successful in softening the outlook of the RIAA after all, at least to the point that allowing users to share their own music is something the music industry will at least consider for the right price (I apologize for the ire/tongue in cheek nature of this particular paragraph).
Unfortunately, the source was not able to detail exactly how this sharing service would work, but will likely involve the ability to share a link with a Google (+?) contact or over email that would then allow the recipient to stream the song for a limited amount of time (say 30 days?). Google being Google, the process may require or "suggest" that the user set up a Google Music account in order to listen to shared music, and thus get new users foot in the door and hopefully buy music to help Google overcome all the RIAA fees. In a further bit of bad news; while the large music labels are able to (bully) their way into charging for the rights to share music, smaller indie labels and independent artists will not be getting any piece of the Google money pie for sharing their music.
Have you gotten a chance to check out the Google Music beta yet? Personally, the sharing ability will be nice and will definitely push me into using the service a bit more than I do now, especially if I can coerce some of my friends away from Itunes so that we can share the new music we find with each other.
"I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers"
Subject: General Tech | August 15, 2011 - 10:26 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: purchase, motorola, google
The tech world is always going through changes; much like life in a pond, the small things either grow into big things or something big eats them. Motorola was once a big fish, but went through some lean times, losing about $4 billion from 2007 to 2009. They started off more than 50 years ago, designing chips for radios and TVs and even providing communication chips to NASA for many missions including the first moon landing. From there they sold off the TV portion to a little known company called Panasonic, so that they could focus on their communications chips and to start dabbling in what became the 6800 and 68000 series of chips. Those chips powered Amigas, the original Apple MacIntoshes; even the joint IBM and Apple PowerPC chips were Motorola and that architecture is still used today.
As of today that once big fish is now a part of Google, as they purchased it at a premium of 63% above market value. That is certainly a decent deal for stockholders and may well be a great deal for Motorola employees as well as they move to a strictly Android based development regime. That may lead to some interesting times in the future, as Google claims that Android will remain open and run on any architecture. However, now that they own a complete closed development chain, in the form of Motorola's patents and hardware, the open philosophy may run counter to the development of hardware. John McCarthy of Forrester Blogs, as well as many others are following this story; though it will be quite a while before we know the full repercussions of the purchase.
"Earlier this morning, Google announced its intention to buy Motorola Mobility for 12.5 Billion in cash or $40/share. There are three broad justifications for the deal:
- Access to the Motorola patent portfolio which it could then license to partners like HTC and Samsung to protect against the long arm of Apple's lawyers.
- An integrated hardware/software play to compete with Apple. The problem with this logic is that the deal does not address the fragmentation on the Android platform which is the bigger issue.
- The set-top business to bolster its lagging Google TV offering."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Intel To Offer CPU Upgrades Via Software @ Slashdot
- Sandy Bridge-E to ship without cooler @ VR-Zone
- Does Chrome Burn Through More Power Than Firefox? @ Phoronix
- Flash controller turns noise into data @ SemiAccurate
- Mozilla quietly releases Firefox 6 @ The Inquirer
- Antikeylogger01-USB from Eksitdata @ Rbmods
- OCZ Virtualized Controller Architecture 2.0 @ Benchmark Reviews
- C.O.D. Giveaway: StarTech InfoSAFE External Raid Enclosure: S354UFER
- Win AN OWC Electra SATA 3 240GB SSD @ The SSD Review
Gmail Now Supports Multiple Calls and Placing Calls On Hold
Subject: General Tech | July 21, 2011 - 01:27 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: networking, voip, google
The Gmail blog recently showed off a new feature that allows you to put one call on hold while accepting another, a feature that standard phones have had for a long time now. Inside Gmail, you are able to start a call to another computer or a physical phone and then you are free to place this call on hold by hitting the "hold" button. When you wish to return to the call, you simply hit the "Resume" button- just like a normal phone. When a second person calls you, you will be asked to accept or reject it, and if you accept the call the first call will automatically be placed on hold.
According to Google, the call hold feature "works across all call types (voice, video, and phone)" and the only caveat is a limit of two outgoing calls to physical phones can be active at a time. The only feature I see missing from this function is integration with Google Music that would allow me to set up custom hold music to the chagrin to telemarketers and customer support everywhere. After all, it is almost a Friday and everyone would just love to hear some Rebecca Black, right!?
Google creates new image format; Mozilla WebPs all over it
Subject: General Tech | May 25, 2011 - 01:55 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: webp, mozilla, google
Google made news over the last year by butting heads with MPEG-LA with their royalty-free and open-sourced video codec: WebM. The hope was to provide an alternative to H.264 which was on a temporary royalty-free basis to end-users wishing to encode videos in the format (it has since been changed to a perpetual royalty-free license for end-users, 3 months after WebM's release). WebM was mostly received with open arms from vendors, especially of free and open-sourced software such as Mozilla, and really shook up the industry. Google is now hoping to catch lightning twice by releasing a similar project for still images to replace the aging JPEG format. Mozilla's response is suggesting that Google might just end up burnt by this experience.
WebP was requested to Mozilla Firefox's bug tracker, Bugzilla, late last September as an enhancement request for Firefox. Since then, Mozilla closed the bug with a status of "RESOLVED WONTFIX" and a statement that they would not accept a patch for it but will re-evaluate their stance in the future if the format changes.
So for the near future it is looking like Jpeg, GIF, and PNG will reign Kings of the web. Mozilla's Jeff Muizelaar goes into quite a bit of detail about their complaints with WebP in their personal blog. If you are a web developer you do not need to rush out and re-encode your images yet; however, you also do not have the option to if you still wish support the majority of web browsers. Typically that is a desire that web designers have.
News from the honeycomb hideout, Google's I/O
Subject: General Tech | May 11, 2011 - 10:42 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: youtube, sandwich, music, ice cream, honeycomb, google, cloud, Android
The fourth Google I/O took place over the past two days and AnandTech was there to bear witness on the keynote speech and other presentations. As you might well expect Android was the most talked about, the new Honeycomb update was discussed in great detail and with good reason. The update allows Android powered devices to use USB peripherals in the same way as a PC, powering mice, keyboards and even XBox controllers which is a big change from only being able to be used as a USB device and offers even more for those interested in the Open Accessory Library.
Others will be more interested in Google's Music Beta which will let you upload your music collection to the web and includes the ability to make playlists and albums as well as gatherig meta artist information. You can think of it like Amazon's Cloud service, though hopefully more reliable, but as Google seems not to have got the permission of the record companies it may not be.
"Google's I/O 2011 keynote may have suffered from a few choice leaks, namely the new Music service and Ice Cream Sandwich announcement, but Google still managed to include some surprises. Android 3.1, the update to Honeycomb, was announced along with a slew of development platforms, including one committed to bringing better introduction of accessories to Android devices of all types, and a home integration platform based on Android."
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So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God--through Jesus Christ our Lord!"
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In the confusion surrounding the choice of an operating system for 17,000 Classmate PCs the Nigerian government has finally come down in favor of Mandriva Linux.
At least 11,000 Classmate PCs ordered by Nigeria will run Mandriva Linux, and not Windows, according to a government spokesperson. The Intel Classmate PC initiative aims to deploy low-budget PCs mainly in developing countries. Originally ordered with the Mandriva Linux operating system, the Nigerian company responsible for system integration, TSC, decided to replace Mandriva with Windows. Mandriva suspected intrigue on the part of Microsoft and responded by addressing an open letter to Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer; Microsoft denied the accusations.
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This evening, don't be surprised to see people on street corners giving away books. They are participating in World Book Night — and inadvertently offering stress relief.
51 District volunteers are among 25,000 people around the country distributing free copies of popular books. Their goal is to remind people that reading is a way to relax and be entertained.
Library Associate Racheal Hawthorne is volunteering and plans to give her books away at bus stops near the Gallery Place Metro Station. "I do most of my reading while riding the bus to and from work. It takes my mind off my daily stress while keeping my mind active."
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Now in its third year, World Book Night events are also taking place in Germany and the United Kingdom.
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Each year the beginning of December brings the Advent Season to St. Mary's High School. In the two weeks leading up to finals that will be taken before Christmas break, special activities help the St. Mary's community to focus on what the season really means.
The calendar kicked off this year on Monday, Dec. 3, with a mass performed by Bishop Hanifen, and continued Tuesday, Dec. 4 with a Campus Ministry Prayer Service.
Michael Dillon, chair of the SMHS theology department, has been at St. Mary's for 13 years and said the Advent activities have been done every year that he remembers. The original intent of Advent Calendar week, Dillon said, was to have Mass every day, if possible.
"The Advent Calendar activities provide a refuge from the commercialization of Christmas, and allow us to focus our hearts on Christ," Dillon said. "In the hectic reality of the holidays and the end of the semester, it is nice to have some moments of peace and meaningful reflection to slow you down and focus you in a positive way. As cheesy as it sounds, it reminds you of the reason for the season, and gives you a way to live out your faith in a meaningful way."
While there are some events that happen each year, others change from year to year. The week always includes several Masses, prayer services held by the Campus Ministry group, and some time of fun and fellowship, Dillon said. Last year the Feast of the Immaculate Conception fell during Advent Calendar week and was celebrated at Grandparents Mass, but this year it did not. Dillon said they don't have specific days for the Masses; dates are assigned based on the availability of the priests.
As traditions are celebrated year after year, they take on special significance to those involved. Dillon said to him each activity is special but he especially enjoys the fellowship of the burrito breakfast.
"A bunch of us get here around 5 a.m. to start cooking, and it's just a fun and yummy way to end the semester," Dillon said. "The same basic cooks show up each year, and it reminds me why I love to work here at St. Mary's."
For many students the annual Grandparents Mass holds special significance. This year's Grandparents Mass will be on Thursday, Dec. 6, celebrating the Feast of St. Nicholas.
Miles Keane, who attended Grandparents Mass last year as a sophomore with his grandparents, Tom and Peggy Keane, felt the event provides time with loved ones that students might not get otherwise.
"With everything going on at school and with sports, you don't get to spend a lot of time with your grandparents or sometimes even your parents," Miles said at last year's event. "So celebrating this Mass with them is cool."
Other events during the two-week Advent Calendar include a faculty mass, Mass and Adoration, a second Campus Ministry Prayer Service, a Mass celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe, and a Christmas meditation.
The Calendar wraps up with the annual Burrito Breakfast and the singing of Christmas carols on Friday, Dec. 14.
By Amy G. Partain, Communications Associate
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Below, Miles Keane attended the 2011 Grandparents Mass with his grandparents, Tom and Peggy Keane.
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LOS ANGELES, July 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AXS TV celebrates the life and legacy of Ringo Starr, with the once-in-a-lifetime tribute concert "Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love," on Sunday, July 13, at 8 p.m. ET. The David Lynch Foundation hosts the benefit event, presenting Starr with the Lifetime of Peace and Love Award for his dedication to spreading peace and love throughout the world as a pioneer of transcendental meditation-a method for self-development, stress reduction, and relaxation, that Starr famously began practicing during the Beatles' trip to India in 1968.
Filmed at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on January 21, the unprecedented event is packed with heartfelt moments and great performances from some of music's biggest names who have come together for the first ever tribute celebrating Starr's music. Highlights include video tributes from Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono; Betty LaVette performing "It Don't Come Easy"; Ben Folds with "Oh My My"; Ben Harper on "Walk With You"; Joe Walsh with the rocking "Back Off Boogaloo"; Brendon Benson revving up "Don't Go Where The Road Don't Go"; The Head and the Heart doing the timeless classic "Octopuses Garden"; and kicking it all off Giles McWilliams from Ark Life with "Can't Do it Wrong."
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The David Lynch Foundation was founded in 2005, as a means of providing transcendental meditation training to adults and children throughout the world. Since that time, the foundation has treated tens of thousands of people, with special programs developed for underprivileged students, survivors of domestic violence, and veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress. The foundation launched the Ringo Starr Peace and Love Fund in January of 2014.
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text: A major high school conference realignment plan was approved Wednesday by the WIAA Board of Control meeting in Stevens Point. The 10-1 vote will impact eight Northeast Wisconsin conferences and 76 schools. Precipitating the move was the request of Green Bay East and West high schools to withdraw from the Fox River Classic Conference. In recent years, the two schools had a difficult time competing in both boys and girls sports and their enrollments had slipped to 1200 students at East and just under a thousand students at West. Their requested move to the Bay Conference was approved, leaving the FRCC with 10 teams. Joining the city schools in the newly formed Bay will be Menasha and Appleton Xavier. The Eastern Valley Conference will take on former Packerland and Olympian conference members Denmark, Luxemburg-Casco, Marinette, Oconto Falls and Wrightstown. The remaining Olympian Conference teams will join the Central Lakeshore Conference to create a 14 team league. The Eastern Wisconsin Conference will take on Brillion, Chilton, Manitowoc Roncalli and Valders while losing Plymouth to a new, un-named conference. That league will include Berlin, Campbellsport, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Kewaskum, Ripon, Waupun and Winneconne. Plymoth and Xavier voiced the strongest objections to the plan. Xavier did not want to lose several natural rivals in the Fox River valley area while Plymouth would become the largest member of the new conference with a greatly expanded travel requirement plus the fact the offer sports most of the other schools do not. Affected schools have 40 days to file a formal appeal. The Board of Control is scheduled to take final action on the plan in May. The conference overhaul would take effect with the 2015-16 school year.


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SHU Wrestling Wraps Up Stretch of Six Matches in Two Weeks
Northeast Duals Results | Millersville Dual Results | Bloomsburg Duals Results
The Sacred Heart wrestling team recently concluded a two week road trip that included matches at the Northeast Duals and the Bloomsburg Duals. Sophomore Andrew Polidore (Wayne, NJ) paced SHU with four victories, including a pair of pins against East Stroudsburg and Millersville. The Pioneers were unable to crack the win column as a team because of forfeits in several weight classes.
Sacred Heart (0-7) started its most recent swing at the Northeast Duals in Albany, NY, where the Pioneers locked up with Eastern Michigan and Army. Eastern Michigan knocked off SHU, 49-3, with Justin Belanger (West Greenwich, RI) earning the Pioneers only points. The senior secured a 6-4 decision over Corey Phillips at 141 pounds. Sacred Heart also struggled in a 45-3 loss to the Black Knights in which Polidore brought home SHU's points with a 9-4 verdict over David White at 133 pounds.
The Pioneers stopped to tangle with Millersville University a day before the Bloomsburg Duals. Sacred Heart only lost two matches of completion but three forfeits, totaling 18 points, proved to be too big of a margin to overcome for SHU. Polidore posted a pin and Belanger won by major decision to get the Pioneers rolling early. Joe Evangelista (East Northport, NY) earned a 5-3 overtime victory at 149 pounds while Jonathan Rizzitello (Paramus, NJ) also came away with three points with a decision at 174 pounds. Zachary Moran (Columbia, CT) dominated his opponent at 184 pounds as the junior racked up 18 points in a triumph via major decision. However, a Millersville pin and major decision gave the home team a narrow 28-20 win over Sacred Heart.
SHU was blanked in its first match of the Bloomsburg Duals as the Huskies routed the Pioneers, 47-0. Polidore's early pin versus East Stroudsburg did not provide the spark the team had hoped. SHU eventually fell to the Warriors, 41-9, with Rizzitello racking up the remaining points with a dramatic 6-5 decision.
The Pioneers rounded out their trip to the Bloomsburg Duals with a solid showing against George Mason. SHU won more points in matches wrestled, 15-9, but four forfeits gave the Patriots the edge overall, 33-15. Joe Harris (Massapequa Park, NY), Polidore, and Rizzitello all picked up three-point decisions while Moran pinned Corey Smith at 4:22.
The Sacred Heart wrestling team returns to action December 17 at the Bison Duals for tilts with Bucknell, Princeton, and Central Michigan.
Eastern Michigan 49, Sacred Heart 3 - at Northeast Duals (November 26, 2011)
125 - Jared Germaine (EMU) WBF Hoe Harris (SHU)
133 - Andrew Novak (EMU) WBF Andrew Polidore (SHU) 3:00
141 - Corey Phillips (EMU) 4 - Justin Belanger (SHU) 6
149 - Jaylyn Bohl (EMU) WBF Joe Evangelista (SHU) 3:00
157 - Aaron Sulzer (EMU) wins by Forfeit
165 - Lester France (EMU) wins by Forfeit
174 - Phillip Joseph (EMU) 3 - Jonathon Rizzitello (SHU) 0
184 - Mike Curby 11 (EMU) - Zachary Moran (SHU) 1
197 - Nick Whitenburg (EMU) WBF Sam Morison (SHU) 3:53
285 - Wes Schroeder (EMU) wins by Forfeit
Army 45, Sacred Heart 3 – at Northeast Duals (November 26, 2011)
125 - Scott Filbert (Army) F1:14 Joe Harris (SHU) 1:14
133 - David White 2 (Army) - Andrew Polidore (SHU) 9
141 - Connor Hanafee (Army) 8 - Justin Belanger (SHU) 5
149 - Daniel Young (Army) WBF Joe Evangelista (SHU) 1:59
157 - Jimmy Rafferty (Army) wins by forfeit
165 - Coleman Gracey (Army) wins by forfeit
174 - Ryan Tompkins (Army) WBF John Rizzitello (SHU) 4:08
184 - Wil Brown 7 (Army) - Zachary Moran (SHU) 2
197 - Michael Gorman (Army) 8 - Sam Morrison (SHU) 4
285 - Curtis Garner (Army) wins by forfeit
Millersville 28, Sacred Heart 20 – at Millersville (December 2, 2011)
125 - Tyler Mullarkey (Millersville) won by major decision over Joe Harris (Sacred Heart) 18-4
133 - Andrew Polidore (Sacred Heart) won by pin over Nick LaFlair (Millersville) 2:18
141 - Justin Belanger (Sacred Heart) won by major decision over Joshua Ruppert (Millersville) 16-6
149 - Joseph Evangelista (Sacred Heart) won in overtime over Steve Hess (Millersville) 5-3
157 - Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush (Millersville) won by forfeit
165 - Brandon Vernalli (Millersville) won by forfeit
174 - Jonathon Rizzitello (Sacred Heart) won by decision over Shane Smith (Millersville) 5-2
184 - Zachary Moran (Sacred Heart) won by major decision over Ryan Nielsen (Millersville) 18-4
197 - Joel Suter (Millersville) won by pin over Sam Morison (Sacred Heart) 5:45
285 - Bradley Ladd (Millersville) won by forfeit
Bloomsburg 47, Sacred Heart 0 - Bloomsburg Duals
125 - Elliot Zackoski (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Joe Harris (Sacred Heart) 11-2
133 - Craig Barker (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Andrew Polidore (Sacred Heart) 11-4
141 - Matthew Rappo (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Justin Belanger (Sacred Heart) 13-5
149 - Bryce Buscler (Bloomsburg) won by tech fall over Joseph Evangelista (Sacred Heart) 4:11 20-4
157 - Michael Testen (Bloomsburg) won by forfeit
165 - Christopher Smith (Bloomsburg) won by forfeit
174 - Mike Dessino (Bloomsburg) won by pin over Jonathon Rizzitello (Sacred Heart) 6:14
184 - Sam Shirey (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Zachary Moran (Sacred Heart) 11-5
197 - Richard Perry (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Sam Morison (Sacred Heart)
285 - ZacharyWalsh (Bloomsburg) won by forfeit
East Stroudsburg 41, Sacred Heart 9 – Bloomsburg Duals
125 - Zach Jones (ESU) WTF Joe Harris (SHU), 15-0, 7:00
133 - Andrew Polidore (SHU) WBF Chris Davis (ESU), 3:19
141 - Adam Hluschak (ESU) dec Justin Belanger (SHU), 8-3
149 - Andrew Ritchie (ESU) WTF Joe Evangelista (SHU), 15-0, 3:19
157 - Braden Turner (ESU) won by forfeit
165 - Thad Frick (ESU) won by forfeit
174 - Jonathan Rizzetello (SHU) dec Brenden McKeown (ESU), 6-5
184 - James Gonzalez (ESU) WBF Zachary Morgan (SHU), 6:40
197 - Ed Ebewo (ESU) maj dec Sam Morrison (SHU), 11-2
285 - Joe Blaes (ESU) won by forfeit
George Mason 33, Sacred Heart 15 - Bloomsburg Duals
125 - Joe Harris (SHU) dec Chris Rodriguez (GMU), 10-7
133 - Andrew Polidore (SHU) dec. Rich Lavarato (GMU), 9-6
141 - Danny Herndon (GMU) dec. Justin Belanger (SHU), 9-6
149 - Mike Backackus (GMU) won by forfeit
157 - Jaziah Bethea (GMU) won by forfeit
165 - Ty Knepp (GMU) won by forfeit
174 - Jonathan Rizzitello (SHU) dec. Steve Swayze (GMU), 3-2
184 - Zachary Moran (SHU) WBF Corey Smith (GMU), 4:22
197 - Bagna Tovuuajavm (GMU) WBF Sam Morrison, 6:13
285 - Adam Barnette (GMU) wins by forfeit


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February 11, 2013, 11:26 AM — The plain view doctrine allows law enforcement officials to seize, without a search warrant, evidence or contraband perceptible during a lawful observation. As an example, if a police officer who is exercising a warrant to search a house for illegal weapons sees drugs on the kitchen counter, in plain sight, then the officer can confiscate the illegal drugs and charges could be filed, even though the search was for weapons.
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I mention this doctrine because it intersects to a certain extent with a company policy that states that employees have no expectation of privacy when using company computers and networks. We are basically saying that we will judge anything on them as being in plain view.
This policy is what allows my analysts to monitor network activity for security breaches and other illegal activity. Naturally, we are mostly interested in detecting attempts to leak any sensitive company information. To that end, we have indexed a fairly small set of key documents for our data loss prevention (DLP) tool to look for. But we also look for certain number sequences and keywords suggesting credit card numbers, Social Security numbers or other personally identifiable information, and we look for keywords that might indicate illegal activity such as downloading child pornography. That's because we don't want to be surprised someday with a search warrant that could disrupt our business and result in some bad press for us. It's better to be on top of such things and alert law enforcement anytime we come across anything suspicious.
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After much deliberation the judges have finally reached their decision and have also awarded a number of high recommendations. Full details of the results can be found here.
Megan wins a £500 cash prize and the Stephen Perse Foundation, Cambridge, an author visit and What on Earth? resources worth £1,000.
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Here's one for all those who keep playing up the "peak oil" routine.
… new wealth springs from the Bakken formation, a sprawling deposit of high-quality crude beneath the durum wheat fields of North Dakota, Montana and southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Bakken may give the U.S. — the world's biggest importer of oil — a new domestic energy source at a time when demand from China and India is ratcheting up the global competition for supplies and propelling average U.S. gasoline prices to almost $4 a gallon.
And unlike the tar from Canada's oil sands, Bakken crude needs little refining. Swirl some of it in a Mason jar and it leaves a thin, honey-colored film along the sides. It's light – -almost like gasoline — and sweet, meaning it's low in sulfur.
Best of all, the Bakken could be huge. The U.S. Geological Survey's Leigh Price, a Denver geochemist who died of a heart attack in 2000, estimated that the Bakken might hold a whopping 413 billion barrels. If so, it would dwarf Saudi Arabia's Ghawar, the world's biggest field, which has produced about 55 billion barrels.
Now watch for the environmental groups to converge on the prairies and try to find some newly endangered species of durum wheat or canola so they can ensure that we continue to rely on foreign oil sources.


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Louisville police say a pregnant woman has died and two other people were injured when an SUV lost control on Interstate 71 and struck a tree.
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One passenger was ejected in the crash. She was taken to University Hospital in Louisville, where she was later pronounced dead. The other two women were also injured and in serious condition.
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Hopefully Judges outside of Germany can identify blatant photoshopping.
While I do like Apple I still want this Samsung Tab to stay on the market here in Europe.
Apple and Samsung (and other companies aswell) MUST compete against each other in order to improve their products even further. just saying...
btw, nice picture of an iPad/Galaxy Tab mix
IMO this just shows how weak Apple's case is against Samsung and it should be immediately thrown out.
Suck it Apple!!! Suck it like a pig on a platter sucks you!!!!
There was no mistake on the photochopping and if I was the judge I would actually find Apple guilty of manipulation of evidence.
Amazon.com: Samsung Galaxy Tab (10.1-Inch, 16GB, Wi-Fi): Computers & Accessories
Aahh don't worry you still can get it from eBay...
I ment that the underside of the Galaxy tab is slightly copied from the iPad
Its really shameful that forged evidence had to be used to convince a judge that Samsung "copied" the ipad design. Its even more shameful that apple feels that they are the only company entitled to make tablets and accuse others of copying when they have done the same.
Orange Slovensko, a.s. - Samsung Galaxy Tab
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Are you sure that's some sort of a tab? (the samsung)
It looks more like a digital photo frame
Sorry, I didn't read the post thoroughly
Anyways, it's still a big differens between a photo frame and a tab. I mean they serve their duties in two whole different ways
But still available in the Netherlands (permanently!) The court only granted some demands regarding Samsung phones, but dismissed any "lookalike" claims regarding the
And I ? Actually I had a Galaxy 10.1 for a week but sent it home again a week ago.
Deal breakers:
1. Poor video support
2. No Skype video support at all
3. Uncertain future of app development, as a result of possible negative outcome of law suits in Australia and the US.
I loved the looks, the size, the handling and thinness though.
So I ordered an iPad 2 64GB Wifi. I discovered that 3G for a tablet (no texting/sms, no phone, expensive roaming abroad) is not really something I need.
Still I despise Apple's anal device control and hope that iOS5 and iPhone5 (my 3GS subcription finishes in December) will be jailbroken soon. Because I really liked my 3GS and oh boy, was that one jailbroken! . As of day 1!


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A Terre Haute man could spend up to 13 years in prison if he is convicted on charges of stabbing another man.
38 year old Dustin Davis faces several charges in connection to a fight he had with Anthony Davis back on June 14th.
Dustin was arrested over the weekend on a warrant for battery by means of a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness.


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El Paso — Firefighters were dispatched Thursday morning to a house fire at 5500 Oakbriar Circle after reports of light smoke coming from a garage were reported to 9-1-1 by a neighbor. Upon arrival, firefighters saw light smoke showing from the eaves above the garage from a quadruplex unit. Two adjacent units were evacuated as a safety precaution.
No one was inside the home at the time of incident and crews quickly extinguished the smoldering wood within ten minutes.
Firefighters determined the smoke and smoldering were caused by an electrical short in the exposed electrical junction box. The damage was contained to a small portion of the roof above the garage. Damages are estimated at $3,000.00.
No injuries were reported.
The home, where the incident occurred, and neighboring units did not sustain any further damage. Approximately seven (7) fire units and 19 firefighters responded to this incident.