There are more dudes sitting at laptops here than I’ve seen in… well, at least since I left Seattle. But there are also some enterprising builder types taking advantage of the toys and junk gadgets donated to the Hackathon. They’re putting together noise machines, marker critters, and some other stuff I really can’t identify. I took some pictures. Here they are.
Let’s all pause from the Froyo mania for a second and ponder the above picture, brought to us via Howard Forums. This purportedly is the Motorola Shadow, which kind of looks like a mashup between an HTC and Moto device, borrowing a number of stylings from the former.
That’s about all we know at the moment, well, that and it’s about time we saw some new hotness come out of Moto. Thanks to everybody who sent this in!
With all of the high-profile privacy lapses we’ve been seeing lately, no one would blame you for wanting to keep your Google searches, well, your Google searches. Google’s new beta service does just that, protecting your queries with SSL encryption. More »
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Sure, the NBA and NHL playoffs are nearing their respective ends, but that doesn’t mean that it’s too late to pick up a couple of apps to help you keep track of all of the teams and games you’re interested in. For a limited time, both Basketball Live! and Hockey Live! are 25% off of their normal asking price, or a cool $1.50 each.
United States President, Barack Obama
Not surprising, President Obama has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to begin working on tougher fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks in the 2017 model year moving forward.
The administration will announce plans to extend a program that set efficiency standards this year for cars, and to also ask federal agencies to develop heavy-truck standards beginning with the 2014 model year. The president also intends to push for further development of electric-powered and other advanced technology cars.
This past April, as part of the president’s push to modernize America’s automobiles, he announced rules for 2012-2016 model year vehicles to aim for 35.5 mpg. The rules are welcomed by automakers and environmentalist groups alike.
California has also agreed not to adapt any further state standards through 2017, but this extension will set national standards for efficiency. “Improving the gas mileage of these vehicles not only would provide opportunity for economic growth and job creation, but would strengthen our energy security and reduce global warming emissions as well,” said Don Anair, a senior analyst with UCS.
– By: Stephen Calogera
Source: MSNBC
Image Source: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
CNET has also recently had the opportunity for a hands-on with the Windows Phone 7 LG Panther.
They note the device looked a bit more work focussed, with a rather thick body, but their impression of the software was a bit more appealing.
When we took the phone for a spin, we were impressed by how polished the OS looked. Everything from music to maps proved smoothly responsive to our touch, and the operating system seemed to be living up to its promise.
Viewing and editing documents is a massive pain on the small screen, and we can’t recommend that you ditch your laptop for a mobile phone. But Office in WinPhev is focused on quickly jotting down notes — not analysing your yearly sales figures or writing your novel.
The OneNote app lets you take notes in the form of text, images or voice recordings. It can sync them wirelessly with your company’s SharePoint server, if it has one, or to the cloud via Windows Live SkyDrive, which sounds pretty cool.
See their gallery of pictures here.
Speaking to the graduating class of 2010 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, President Obama laid out the broad themes of the National Security Strategy he’ll unveil next week. It’s an assertive multilateralism with “American innovation” — that is, a vigorous, healthy and balanced American economy — at the core of the international order. And it’s a rejection of the proposition that American power is either restricted by international cooperation or generally on the decline.
U.S. success internationally is found “by steering those currents in the direction of liberty and justice, so nations thrive by meeting their responsibilities and face consequences when they don’t,” Obama told the cadets, newly commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. The measure of success is found in that cooperation’s ability to “lessen conflicts around the world.” And in guiding the international order toward it, the approach the U.S. has to take on its own must involve a more equitable distribution of its military and civilian power.
Next week, Obama will release his National Security Strategy, fleshing out the themes here in greater detail and connecting them to the course his foreign policy is already on. Already, much of them have been on display in the Quadrennial Defense Review, Obama’s Oslo speech accepting the Nobel Peace Prize and a recent speech by Jim Jones, his national security adviser.
Some relevant excerpts from the West Point commencement address:
American innovation must be the foundation of American power — because at no time in human history has a nation of diminished economic vitality maintained its military and political primacy. And so that means that the civilians among us, as parents and community leaders, elected officials, business leaders, we have a role to play. We cannot leave it to those in uniform to defend this country — we have to make sure that America is building on its strengths.
As we build these economic sources of our strength, the second thing we must do is build and integrate the capabilities that can advance our interests, and the common interests of human beings around the world. America’s armed forces are adapting to changing times, but your efforts have to be complemented. We will need the renewed engagement of our diplomats, from grand capitals to dangerous outposts. We need development experts who can support Afghan agriculture and help Africans build the capacity to feed themselves. We need intelligence agencies that work seamlessly with their counterparts to unravel plots that run from the mountains of Pakistan to the streets of our cities. We need law enforcement that can strengthen judicial systems abroad, and protect us here at home. And we need first responders who can act swiftly in the event of earthquakes and storms and disease.
The burdens of this century cannot fall on our soldiers alone. It also cannot fall on American shoulders alone. Our adversaries would like to see America sap its strength by overextending our power. And in the past, we’ve always had the foresight to avoid acting alone. We were part of the most powerful wartime coalition in human history through World War II. We stitched together a community of free nations and institutions to endure and ultimately prevail during a Cold War.
Yes, we are clear-eyed about the shortfalls of our international system. But America has not succeeded by stepping out of the currents of cooperation — we have succeeded by steering those currents in the direction of liberty and justice, so nations thrive by meeting their responsibilities and face consequences when they don’t.
There’s also this assertive declaration that American power and American leadership are hardly in decline. Charles Krauthammer of The Washington Post has spent Obama’s presidency hysterically and unconvincingly trying to argue that Obama is a “declinist” in practice, so expect a forthcoming Krauthammer column to explain this away:
We believe, “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” And that truth has bound us together, a nation populated by people from around the globe, enduring hardship and achieving greatness as one people. And that belief is as true today as it was 200 years ago. It is a belief that has been claimed by people of every race and religion in every region of the world. Can anybody doubt that this belief will be any less true — any less powerful — two years, two decades, or even two centuries from now?
It took what for most Nexus One owners seemed to be a lifetime, but we now have the download location for Android 2.2 (Froyo). Here’s what you need to do to flash it to your phone:
Update: Yeah. Hang on a sec guys. Sorry bout that.
We’re doing ours right now, so stand buy, and sound of if you’re having fun.
Update #2: You can install a FroYo nandroid backup (courtesy of scepterr at the CM irc channel) as long as you’re running ERE27
Having once been an oil skimmer himself, Bill Nye knows just as much about oil spills as he does about every other scientific topic. So leave it to him to succinctly and simply explain the challenges of cleaning one up. More »
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Toyota President and CEO, Akio Toyoda
ToMoCo President Akio Toyoda has said that scrutiny from inside and outside of the company has been a ‘good lesson’, and expects his company to emerge stronger than ever.
“There is a Japanese proverb: After the rain, the ground hardens,” Toyoda said in an interview yesterday. “I am very confident we will look back and say the company has become more focused on our customers and safety because we went through this period.”
Toyoda, who came in as president almost a year ago, attributes the recent problems to the company’s rapid expansion. The NHTSA continues to investigate the company’s handling of past recalls – the company faced a record-high fine for improper notification of known safety issues. As part of its image restoration efforts, the company has formed a global quality committee.
Toyota faces serious competition from Ford and Hyundai in the U.S. market. It has announced separately, a joint-venture with Tesla Motors – bringing the world’s leading hybrid manufacturer together with the only manufacturer of U.S. highway-legal battery-powered cars. The deal with Tesla will help offset some of the threat from GM and Nissan and their advancements in electric-battery powered vehicle technology.
– By: Stephen Calogera
Source: Automotive News (Subscription Required)
Andrew Cuomo the New York State Attorney General stated that he will run in election in New York City with reason enough is enough, well it looks like he has ready made plans to refor New York. He is 52 years old with a lot of political experience.
Cuomo told the following “We want our government back, I have a plan to rebuild New York from the ground up.” We’ll see what he was trying to explain here in future the big thing now is that he’s ready to be elected.
He also stated that he have ready made plans to revolutionize New York’s economy without raising taxes, this sounds very catchy but we’ll see how he plan to do this. Cuomo is very popular and reputable in NY so he have good chances in election. He remembered a better New York and he misses it.
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron has come out publicly against German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s moves to expand the European Union’s power and federalize control of member states balance sheets, according to The Guardian.
The move puts political progress to protect the euro in serious doubt, because it could initiate a new two track European Union.
Right now, the EU works because the euro is seen as something all members either consider or plan to enter. They maintain, or plan to maintain, their national budgets within the rules of the Maastricht Treaty. Obviously, member states have not followed those rules, and Greece, Portugal, Ireland, and Spain are perfect examples of that. The UK and Denmark have special exemption from following these rules.
Merkel wants to give the European Union real power over its member states’ budgets, forcing them to take action to limit their deficits and debt.
But the UK, a key member of the European Union (but not the eurozone) has said an emphatic no to an expansion of power for the EU.
This means that Merkel, and whomever she can rally in support, will have to exclude the UK from whatever reforms are made.
If the UK can negotiate its way out of this political expansion, how many other states will? And how long will it take for legislators in Brussels to find a way to write their way out of this mess?
There is no easy way for Germany to get their way on EU budgetary controls. Will that leave them looking for other paths out of their problems?
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State party conventions are a time of arm-twisting and deal-making.
But some politicians do their best to avoid confirming the actual deals that are happening in the hallways. Waterbury Mayor Michael Jarjura, though, is not one of those who hides in the shadows.
When asked to confirm whether he was involved in any deals to help him secure the Democratic nomination for state comptroller, Jarjura smiled and said, “It’s a convention. Isn’t that what we do?”
He declined to confirm whether he had been involved directly in a deal involving vote trading for the secretary of the state. But he said he was in a deal for his own race for comptroller.
“My deal has been with the mayors of Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport,” Jarjura said. “Everybody made a deal.”
He noted that New Haven Mayor John DeStefano said that the mayors need “one of our own advocating for us” in the state comptroller’s office.
“They’re going to have a friendly ear,” Jarjura said of his fellow mayors. “I wouldn’t think deals are anything nefarious at a convention.”
In one of the deals of the day, secretary of the state candidate Gerry Garcia of New Haven withdrew his name from the nomination on the second ballot after he had already qualified for a primary. Garcia then threw his support to state Sen. Jonathan Harris of West Hartford, and the New Haven delegation delivered all 81 votes to Harris.
But House Majority Leader Denise Merrill of Storrs won the party’s nomination, defeating Harris in a close race on the second ballot.
“Thanks, everyone!” Merrill yelled from the stage after her victory. “Oh, my God, what a great day to be a Democrat!”
Merrill thanked Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, who will not be on the ballot this fall.
“Susan has left some big shoes to fill,” Merrill said. “Why do I want to be secretary of the state? Because I think it’s the best job in the world.”
Orders are now being taken for the Volkswagen Golf VI Match, which is priced from £17,730 RRP OTR for the 1.4-liter TSI three-door. First deliveries will start at the end of June.
This model, which replaces the existing SE trim level, has over £1,600 worth of extra equipment but it only costs £300 more. The Match is equipped with 40 PS BlueMotion Technology model for extra economy and performance. Standard equipment include ABS, ESP, seven airbags, Climatic air conditioning, alarm, cruise control and multi-device interface for connectivity to iPod or MP3 player. Continued after the jump!
Match model has added 16” Croft alloys, a leather multifunction steering wheel, DAB digital radio receiver, Bluetooth system, front and rear parking sensors and an RCD 510 touchscreen stereo with six-disc CD autochanger.
The Match model has an engine range that includes 1.4 liter TSI with 122 PS, a 1.6 liter TDI with 105 PS or a 2.0 liter TDI with 140 PS. Both small engines are offered with seven-speed DSG gearbox. Buyers can opt for the six-speed DSG for the 2.0 liter TDI.
VW claims that the 1.6 liter TDI engine can deliver 68.9mpg with the BlueMotion Technology. On the 2.0 liter TDI engine, the technology can result to a combined fuel economy of 65.7 mpg.
The improvement in the fuel economy from the BlueMotion Technology models is due to the Start/Stop system and battery regeneration.
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Filed under: Car Buying, Classics, Auctions, Porsche, Racing
Today’s eBay find of the day is a particularly rare Porsche, a 1967 910 Spyder coupe. “Spyder Coupe,” you say? But that makes no sense! This particular car began life in early 1967 as the third of five 910 Spyders built by the factory for European hillclimb competition. After winning two of four races in ’67 as part of the factory team, the car was rebuilt and offered for sale. It was purchased by John von Neuman, who raced it for the next two years in the U.S.
Eventually, the original Spyder bodywork was replaced with a coupe shell and the car passed through several collections over the next 30 years. It currently resides at Symbolic Motor Cars in La Jolla, California, where we stumbled across it a couple of months ago while browsing. If you happen to be in La Jolla, Symbolic has a pretty impressive inventory; at the time of our visit, it included two Bugatti Veyrons, a Lamborghini Reventon, a 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra and a number of Ferraris whose vintages range the 1960s to the present.
Oh, and the asking price for the Porsche 910? A cool $995,000.
[Source: eBay]
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We were given a few snapshots of the new look and UI of DriveSafe.ly and we’re curious to know what else has changed, because it’s looking good! I’m very curious to see what else has been changed and added. If you haven’t heard of DriveSafe.ly, here’s what the app is all about.
I’m so curious to find out what’s going to be new, so keep your eyes open. Currently there are two different versions, the Free and the Pro. Of course the free is limited in customization but some of us don’t mind. The pro version is $29.99 and is fully customizable. Here’s the features for the Pro.
Do any of our readers use DriveSafe.ly? Anyone excited about the new features and wonder what they might be? Share with us, we want to know.
I think I’d like to have 007’s voice in mine, so he can read to me as I’m driving, but that’s just me.
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[JURIST] US President Barack Obama Friday nominated former Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] lawyer James Cole [professional profile] for the position of Deputy Attorney General, the second highest position at the DOJ. Cole previously spent 13 years at the DOJ, including four years as head of the department’s Public Integrity Section [official website], responsible for prosecuting government officials. During the 1997 investigation [CNN backgrounder] of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich [personal website], Cole served as the Special Counsel to the House Ethics Committee [official website]. The position of the Deputy Attorney General [official website] has been filled by Gary Grindler [official profile] since February, after first Obama Deputy AG David Ogden resigned [JURIST report] only nine months after being confirmed.
Ogden had been a key member of the Obama transition team at the DOJ prior to his nomination as Deputy AG [JURIST report]. The nomination was controversial, as conservative groups took issue [JURIST report] with his support for abortion rights, including the amicus brief [text, PDF] he wrote for the American Psychological Association in Planned Parenthood Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey [opinion, PDF].
By Rinker Buck
A last minute maneuver to throw votes to West Hartford State Senator Jonathan Harris failed to stall the bid of House Majority Leader Denise Merrill to win the Democratic endorsement for the Secretary of the State.
On the second ballot yesterday at the State Democratic Convention in Hartford, Merrill won 964 votes to Harris’s 826, which exceeded the 50 percent required to secure the party’s endorsement.
Merrill prevailed despite a move by New Haven Alderman Gerry Garcia to release his supporters to Harris. But the switching of votes from Garcia to Harris was not enough to stall Merrill’s momentum.
But all three candidates–Merrill, Harris and Garcia–won 15 percent of the delegate vote on the first round of balloting, guaranteeing them a place on the primary ballot in August and boding for a crowded primary season this summer.
On the first ballot, Merrill won with 44 percent of the delegate vote. Harris won 31 percent of the vote and Garcia won 24 percent.
(In photo, Representative Denise Merrill, center, cheers with supporters, including State Representative Pat Widlitz, left, after winning the democratic endorsement for Secretary of State over State Senator Jonathan Harris at the Democratic Convention. Bettina Hansen/Hartford Courant)
By Rinker Buck
It’s beginning to look like the most contested primary among the Democrats will be the Secretary of the State’s race.
On the first ballot Saturday at the Democratic State Convention in Hartford, three candidates won at least 15 percent of the delegate vote and thus qualified for the Aug. 10 primary. House Majority Leader Denise Merrill won on the initial round of balloting, with 44 percent of the delegate vote. State Senator Jonathan Harris from West Hartford won 31 percent of the vote and former New Haven Alderman Gerry Garcia won 24 percent.
But a candidate must win at least 50 percent of the delegate votes to qualify for the party’s endorsement. Several more ballots might be required until a clear winner emerges.
Regardless of the official party endorsement, however, the three candidates who qualified at the end of the first ballot guarantee a crowded primary until August.
