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While Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein says the company would certainly “consider takeover offers,” he insists that Palm can survive as an independent company. Not only that, but he has hope for the future: More »

 

As we anxiously await the release of the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus on AT&T, we’re heartened that AT&T has put up most of Palm’s explanatory videos about webOS on their coming soon page. We’re also confused (but in an optimistic way, mind you) that the first video ends with "Now available on at&t." Let us tell you, if that were true we’d be at least $150 poorer right now. We’ve been in the ‘coming months‘ stage for exactly one month now, we’d like to think this video means we don’t have much longer to wait. 

Anyhow, given that the launch of the Palm Pre Plus in France and Germany is less than a week away, we’re guessing that AT&T can’t be that much further off. If you haven’t yet given up your email goods to AT&T to get alerted on the launch, now might be a good time.

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If you’re a fan of the cloud computing concept, trust that Google will keep your data secure, and will be in the market for a Chrome OS-based netbook in the near future, pay attention as it looks like Google plans to keep the cost down for the average consumer.

On Monday at the Atmosphere Cloud Computing Summit, Google CEO Eric Schmidt talked about plans to make Chrome OS devices “completely disposable.”  What that means, according to Engadget, is that we are looking at “netbook-esque price points of between $300-400,” per device.  Another talking point at the forum was the possibility of pricing based on contracts with various wireless carriers (think Clear or the big four carriers here).  This is something we’re already starting to see with select carriers where one can purchase netbooks and or laptop sticks for various rates.  Additionally, on off-contract items such as the iPad, one can purchase connectivity without such an agreement, having paid full price for a device independently of any carrier.

Chrome OS is slated to launch toward the end of this year and companies such as Acer have already made it known that they plan to support the OS.  With the launch of the iPad and several other tablet devices coming down the pike, Chrome OS will have a good deal of competition, however, they’ll be the first to fully utilize the cloud for the majority of user data.

Anyone care to leave their data to the cloud?  Feel free to comment below.

Via Engadget, Gizmodo

Glee, FOX’s hit TV musical, managed to nab the Future Classic Award at last week’s 2010 TV Land Awards. What better way to pay homage to the series than by having TV Land’s very own Glee Club — headed up by David Hasselhoff and composed of some of the biggest sitcom stars of yesteryear — perform their own rendition of the song that turned Glee into pop culture pheomenon –Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.

Anything that features the vocal stylings of The Hoff is at least good for a few chuckles…..

TV Land Awards Glee Club performs “Don’t Stop Believin’” featuring David Hasselhoff and Marilu Henner
2010 TV Land Awards 4/25 @ 9P/8 About the Awards The Honorees

(Featuring David Hasselhoff, Marilu Henner,Todd Bridges, Joyce Dewitt, Jamie Farr, Marla Gibbs, Howard Hesseman, Shirley Jones, Richard Karn, Richard Moll, Marion Ross, Jimmie Walker, Marcia Wallace, and Fred Willard.)

The 8th Annual TV Land Awards — hosted by Tim Allen — airs Sunday, April 25 @ 9PM ET/PT.

Hyundai Motor Co., announced today that its quarterly profits jumped fivefold after a steady economic recovery and new models spurring demand. Hyundai said that net income rose 1.13 trillion won ($1 billion USD) in three months that ended March 31, up from 225 billion won a year earlier.

Hyundai said that the new redesigned Sonata sedan and Tucson SUV brought in buyers, helping raise first-quarter vehicle sales by 26 percent from a year earlier to a total of 825,100 units.

Click here to get prices on the 2011 Hyundai Sonata.

The South Korean automaker also benefited as strong yen that hurt Toyota and Honda in export markets.

“With a better product portfolio and worldwide recovery in auto demand, Hyundai should continue its earnings and market share expansion,” said Heo Pil Seok, CEO at Midas Asset Management Co. “Its brand and quality is steadily improving, narrowing the gap with leaders like Toyota.”

2011 Hyundai Sonata:

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The Federal Government’s decision to impose a sudden freeze on refugee claims by Sri Lankans and Afghans is a “betrayal of Australia’s commitment to fairness and humanity”, says the St Vincent de Paul Society. “This is a far cry from the values of compassion and social justice espoused by this Government at the beginning of its term”, said Syd Tutton, the Society’s National Council President.

Dr John Falzon, National Council CEO said, “We are unconvinced by the government’s justification for this policy reversal. We are deeply saddened to see both sides of politics trying to outdo each other in a tragic display of thinly veiled racism. In his excellent 2006 essay, Faith in Politics, Mr Rudd placed himself on the side of the ‘marginalised, the vulnerable and the oppressed’. We call on him to revisit and rescind this policy decision on the strength of this conviction”.

The Uniting Church Synod of NSW and the ACT has also expressed grave concern about the decision of the Australian Government to suspend processing asylum application by people from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. During its 2010 meeting in Sydney, the Synod said the Government should “live out the ethical commitment of the Australian people to show hospitality to people fleeing persecution as codified in the United Nations Convention on Refugees, which all parties support”.

The Synod – around 450 representatives of the Uniting Church from throughout NSW and the ACT – said universally accepted principles of human rights demanded that every human being be treated with the dignity that was their birthright”.

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Nokia has just announced its financial results for the last quarter and its not all good news. The company is still atop of the mobile business but its not ruling the smartphone business as its Finish executives would love to. Nokia sold 107.9 million handsets and 21.5 million of those were smartphones this quarter. The bad news is that the company also announced the delay of the first Symbian3 phones not that we didnt hear about it last week Read More. Nokia now says that it has

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Some screenshots purporting to show (or, perhaps, some purported screenshots definitely showing) an automatic update toggle on Android apps have shown up over at Phandroid, via 4chan. I see no reason why they shouldn’t be real, and it certainly would be a boon to all users — as long as some basic issues are accounted for.

How many of you guys have been suckered into updating an app, only to find that the only new feature is ads, or a timer? I’m currently using an old version of Klaxon because the new free version only allows for alarms on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I mean, it’s basically a demo, but if my app had been conveniently updated to that version, I would have been pissed. On the other hand, OTA updates would be wonderful for security problems or minor bugfixes.

At the moment all we’ve seen is this single “Allow automatic updates” checkbox, but I’m guessing there will be some sort of authorization when things do update. After all, an automatic update that suddenly allows for paid services would be a major breach of app etiquette — I’m sure Google will have some rules in place to make sure things like that don’t happen. Either way, I’ll be glad to not have to go through the excruciating one-by-one updating process any more.

Interestingly, as a commenter points out, the 2.2 update is running on a MyTouch, which hasn’t even gotten 2.1 yet. Could 2.2 be a big “sync” update that brings some of the older phones into the fold? I’m not holding out much hope for my G1, but it would be nice.

Applications are now open for the 2010 Woolworths Fresh Food Kids Community Grants and we invite you to encourage community organisation in your local electorate to apply. This year, a total of $3 million is available and community organisations in your electorate could be awarded a grant of up to $5,000 to help fund their project. To be eligible for a Community Grant a community group’s initiative must: be designed for primary school aged children; encourage kids to lead healthier, more active lives; and take place outside of the school curriculum. The community group must be a not-for-profit organisation and have an ABN or be affiliated with a not-for-profit organisation that has an ABN. Organisations can find further details about the Community Grants and can apply online for the scholarship at www.woolworths.com.au Applications close on 2nd May 2010. Decisions about grant applications will be announced, and grant monies awarded, between July and August this year.

Ok guys, it’s time once again for your weekly dose of PlayStation Store goodness. This week’s lineup includes a new MLB.TV application that allows subscribers to watch regular season baseball games in live HD with tons of

Some interesting Earth Day news comes from Chevy. It’s a new Volt, which is being unveiled in China today: “Chevrolet is leveraging Auto China 2010, which starts today in Beijing, to introduce the Volt MPV5 electric concept. The five-passenger multi-purpose crossover concept demonstrates the potential of the Voltec propulsion system by utilizing the same foundation as the Volt, for gas- and tailpipe emissions-free electric driving.“

The MPV5 uses the same Voltec propulsion system found in the Volt. “The same T-shaped 16 kwh lithium ion battery and 1.4 L 4 cylinder generator is used, but in this configuration only has an EV range of 32 miles, with an additional 300 miles of gas range on a full tank.”

The Volt MPV concept is slightly bigger in all dimensions, as well as being in a crossover configuration. The Volt MPV5 has a slightly longer wheelbase, and is about 7 inches (181 mm) longer, 3 inches (73 mm) wider, and 7 inches (182 mm) taller than the Volt. The Volt MPV5 also offers 62.3 cubic feet (1764 liters) of cargo space with the seats folded and 30.5 cubic feet (863.7 liters) of space with the seats up.

GM obviously believes in the REEV platform they have developed with the Volt. Although there are no production plans for this concept vehicle yet, it is good to see potential alternatives that could leverage GM’s work and reach other consumer segments with different versions of the electric car concept.

via: GM-Volt.com

Yesterday was Earth Day, and we felt it was an apt time to clear the air over at The Daily Caller about the PETA-fueled myth that eating meat causes ecological destruction. But more importantly, Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) penned his own piece on the animal-rights “Humane Society” of the United States in The Baltimore Sun. Citing our research and our website HumaneWatch.org, Rep. King points out that despite the “humane society” in its name, HSUS earmarks less than one percent of its budget as grants to local, hands-on pet shelters. Coming from a farm state, he also knows that HSUS is a threat to honest livestock farmers everywhere:

Farmers and ranchers across the country have long known what many Americans are just now learning. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is a political machine masquerading as an umbrella organization for local humane societies.

HSUS solicits money from well-intentioned but often uninformed animal lovers and uses these donations to lobby Congress for an anti-meat, anti-animal-agriculture agenda….

Leaders of this organization have made statements indicating they would like to see animal agriculture end. John "J.P." Goodwin, the manager of Animal Fighting Issues at HSUS, told AR-Views, an animal rights Internet discussion group, that his "goal is the abolition of all animal agriculture."…  Paul Shapiro, senior director of HSUS' factory farming campaign, told a Colorado audience in 2003 that "eating meat causes animal cruelty." HSUS has given funding to the notorious anti-meat organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Read the whole piece here.

RTM can carry out work on prototypes, pre-production samples and production batches, even when several stages are involved, and acts as a key partner for clients who operate in the most varied manufacturing fields and wish to exploit the possible applications of laser technology where it involves: welding, surface treatments, micromachining.
Our skills, technical abilities, facilities (with several workstations available) and a wide range of sources to choose from allow us to apply laser technology to every type of metallic, non-metallic, ceramic, composite and plastic material, right up to the new generation of materials developed.

A nifty new facility on the FLIR website enables users to evaluate infrared images online. So even without dedicated camera software, visitors can upload an image for analysis. It’s intuitive, easy-to-use and absolutely free.

The FLIR WebViewer also allows measurement tools to be created, moved and deleted. Users can change colour palettes, access details of camera properties and choose the most appropriate temperature measurement scale.

Adjusted images can then be saved to the pc for attachment to an email or incorporation into a report. The online tool provides five image examples with which the user can experiment – a volcano, heating pipes, a power line, a row of parked cars and a building interior.

A direct link to FLIR WebViewer is on the home page at www.flir.com/thg

Get more money for your metal scrap by increasing its bulk density. Efficiently reduce turnings – including difficult-to-handle nested wads – to flowable chips with PRAB’s broad line of metal turnings shredders. Housekeeping maintenance and worker safety is also enhanced with automated handling of turnings. PRAB offers a complete line of turnkey chip and fluid management solutions to further process material for increased value, environmental compliance, fluid recovery and more. Comes with PRAB’s exclusive Performantee™, a true performance guarantee.

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Eriez® introduces the revolutionary ProSort II Airless Metal Recovery System. “The ProSort II includes all of the advanced features of the original ProSort, but with twice as many sensors per paddle. The new inverted paddle design means better detection of both larger and smaller metallics–even some wire!” said Mike Shattuck, Eriez Project Manager—Heavy Industries.

ProSort II Airless Metal Recovery System helps reduce landfill waste, re-use metals and save energy. It is designed for the most efficient and economical processing of shredded automobiles, co-mingled recyclables, electronic scrap, glass cullet, foundry sand as well as many other resource recovery operations.

ProSort II Airless Metal Recovery System uses high sensitivity metal sensors aligned with low energy electromagnetically driven paddles to separate valuable metals from waste material. “With twice as many sensors per paddle than the original ProSort, the detection capability of ProSort II is unsurpassed,” said Shattuck.

ProSort II Airless Metal Recovery System uses a traditional conveyor belt and sensors to detect metals, then, instead of costly air reject systems, cost-effective two-inch “electromagnetic motorized paddles” reject material. These paddles are positioned side-by-side in a bank as wide as the belt, so when the sensors detect metal on the belt, the control circuit energizes the appropriate paddle at the moment the metal passes below/under, diverting from the product stream. This system recovers the majority of nonferrous and stainless steel from the waste stream.

The motorized paddle is adjustable: up and down, forward and backward and angle up and angle down to maximize separation efficiency. The ProSort II comes in a modular design in units up to 90 inches wide. By replacing expensive air compressor plants, valves and airlines with energy-efficient electromagnetic drives, the ProSort II requires less than 25 percent of the electricity needed to operate a comparably sized air-powered sorter.

“The energy-efficient, waste-reducing ProSort II Airless Metal Recovery System is just one of our many innovative ‘green’ products,” says Tim Shuttleworth, President and CEO. “Eriez has become a market leader in the growing recycling industry as we strive to reduce the amount of waste heading to landfills, while providing profit for our customers.”

For more information about ProSort II, contact Eriez.

This new gun will handle the toughest spray jobs in all industrial markets whilst providing the best fit, feel and the comfort operators demand.

He has standard flat tip AND Twist tip cleaner available with a wide range of tips from .007” (0.18mm) to .035” (0.89mm)
He is easy to remove “in-line” needle assembly for quick maintenance
Solid forged gun body for maximum durability and longer life

The spray gun is available with either HVLP or Trans-Tech© air caps operating at lower fluid and air pressures than competitors to achieve an exceptionally fine finish with superior paint savings and lower energy consumption.

This very versatile hand gun is ideal for spraying wooden products, furniture, heavy plant, commercial vehicle chassis, agricultural machinery, aircraft etc. Operator fatigue and the risk of RSi are considerably reduced due to the light weight, light trigger pull and gun styling.

Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Performance, Hatchback, Porsche, Luxury

Porsche has just announced that it is filling out the remainder of its Panamera lineup with the addition of a V6-powered model that will be available with either rear- or all-wheel-drive. Starting price for the RWD V6 Panamera will be $74,400 while the AWD Panamera 4 will begin at $78,900 (plus destination).

Wondering how that compares with the V8-powered Panamera S? Let’s look at some numbers. The 3.6-liter V6 puts out 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque, which is a decrease of an even hundred horses and 74 lb-ft from the 4.8-liter V8. Each buyer will have to decide for themselves whether those hundred extra ponies are worth a $15,400 surcharge.

Porsche’s seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) dual-clutch transmission will be standard equipment in the V6 Panamera, along with such necessities as an electric moonroof, power liftgate and the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system with navigation.

According to Porsche, the V6 puts 66 fewer pounds over the front axle, resulting in an overall weight of 3,880 pounds. Auto Stop/Start technology ought to help the V6 Panamera eke a few more miles from each gallon of gasoline, and though official EPA numbers are not yet available Porsche says the car will not be subject to a gas guzzler tax. Check out the gallery of high-res images below and hit the jump for the official press release.

[Source: Porsche]

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Remember all those 3G connectivity issues that plagued the Google Nexus One at the beginning of the year when Google decided to officially launch it Well it looks like users are still experiencing problems but Google will not dwell into that anymore.Google has officially acknowledged the fact that there are still problems with the 3G reception of the Nexus One but the company doesnt seem interested to fix it. Instead youll have to change your location or even the orientation of you

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While the nation seems to be divided in its support for the recently passed healthcare reform bill, the majority of Americans say they do not understand the specifics of the law and don’t have enough information to recognize how they will personally be affected by the new programs, insurance regulations and tax credits, a new survey has found.

According to the recently released Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, a total of 31 percent of Americans expect the bill to improve their current situation, while 33 percent believe they will be worse off under the new law. Meanwhile, nearly 56 percent of those surveyed said they are confused about its specifics, including a high percentage of those who support it.

"People are struggling to understand how the law will affect them and their families and to separate fact from political spin," said Kaiser president and CEO Drew Altman.

While most registered Republicans and Democrats who were surveyed favored their party’s view of the legislation, the majority of independents disapproved of the law. Overall, the most stringently opposed aspect of the bill is the federal mandate that Americans are required to purchase health insurance.