When you are born in a family of actors, you are expected to become an actress eventually. The same happened with Soha Ali Khan, despite her trying very hard not to step into Bollywood. With yesteryear’s beauty queen Sharmila Tagore as mother and superstar…
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Toronto’s Chris Bosh scored a hard-earned 33 points on Wednesday to help the Raptors beat the Bobcats. Photograph by: Mark Blinch/Reuters, National Post TORONTO — Chris Bosh has been miscast as a crunch-time scorer in the past. Toronto Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo knew that, and that helps explain the US$53-million spent on Hedo Turkoglu this summer. The merit of that decision can be debated, but it is temporarily beside the point after Wednesday night’s game, a 107-103 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats, the Raptors’ fifth straight win. With Turkoglu out of the game with a right knee contusion, all sorts of funky things happened when the Raptors had the ball. Most notably, guard…
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A day without landline phones? Some may say that’s inevitable, but it looks like AT&T is now starting to try to speed things up a bit, with it recently responding to an FCC request for comments with a 32-page filing that details its position on the matter. That more or less boils down to two major requests: that the FCC eliminate the regulatory requirements that it support a landline network, and that it provide a firm deadline for phasing it out. To back up that request, AT&T has provided the FCC with a whole host of statistics that paint a bleak picture for landlines, including the fact that less than 20% of Americans rely exclusively on switched-access lines for voice service (though plenty more still use them as their primary voice service), that at least 18 million homes now use a VoIP service, and that those two numbers are fast growing in opposite directions. Needless to say, such a change would have a broad range of regulatory implications, and AT&T isn’t providing answers for everything — like exactly how it expects that last mile of users to transition away from landlines, or how to deal with issues of public safety or those with disabilities.
AT&T asks FCC to phase out landline regulations originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It looks as if we’re still waiting patiently for color e-ink to become a reality (at least in a mass produced shipping product), but if you’re kosher with low-energy consumption LCDs, Paradigm Shift has the ticket. Similar to Sungale’s Cyberus ID700WTA, the outfit’s 5-inch EER-051 and 7-inch EER-071WF are both e-readers with color, but neither boast e-ink displays. The former includes 1GB of built-in memory, an SD expansion slot, an integrated MP3 player and support for just about any kind of ebook file (non-encrypted EPUB included). The latter steps up to 2GB of memory, and thanks to the Windows CE operating system, it’ll also handle Office files and the like when it’s not flipping text. Both devices are expected to ship in February through Delstar here in the States, with the 5-incher available in a rainbow’s worth of hues for $149.95 and the big boy in black or white for $50 more. The full release is after the break.
Continue reading Paradigm Shift intros 5- and 7-inch readers with color (LCD) displays
Paradigm Shift intros 5- and 7-inch readers with color (LCD) displays originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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China remained defiant today in the face of condemnation from the UK Government and human rights campaigners over the execution of a Briton said by his supporters be suffering from mental illness. China remained defiant today in the face of condemnation from the UK Government and human rights campaigners over the execution of a Briton said by his supporters be suffering from mental illness. The Chinese embassy in London said Akmal Shaikh, 53, from Kentish Town, north London, had “no previous medical record” of mental illness and that his rights and interests had been properly respected. Shaikh, who was convicted of smuggling 4kg of heroin into the country, was executed in the early hours of…
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Angelina Jolie dashes across a street in New York during filming of “Salt.” (AP photo)Bar Refaelia (AP photo) Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and the kids spent the holiday in New York City. Five days before Christmas, the family sipped hot chocolate at NYC’s Caf
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We’ve seen these miniature robots dance and wrestle aplenty, so it’s only a matter of time before they pick up weapons and murder us all for crafting their bulky looks and squeaky servos. Fortunately for now, this Takara Tomy i-SOBOT seems to be content enough with demolishing just balloons and polystyrene foam blocks, courtesy of its owner who blessed the bot with a range of “handmade” firearms and edged weapons. Don’t be so quick to laugh, though — that mini mini Gatling gun may be pointed squarely at your face one day. Until then, keep smiling and enjoy the video after the break.
Continue reading i-SOBOT goes haywire with stash of weapons, instills fear in mere mortals
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PosiMotion announces Helix gaming grip for iPhone / iPod touch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The declining flow of oil from Alaska’s North Slope is creating anxiety among executives who run the trans-Alaska pipeline. Within a matter of years, they say, they will need to take costly steps to preserve the life of the 800-mile-long line. If they aren’t successful, ice and wax could become a serious problem for the pipeline, increasing the risk of corrosion and spills. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.’s sense of urgency isn’t because the North Slope is running out of oil. The Slope’s producing oil fields still contain enough oil to supply the pipeline for at least several more decades. Many other oil prospects on land and in the ocean remain unexplored. So what’s the problem? In the 1980s,…
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New Delhi, December 27: Tata Motors has said all the existing bookings of the Nano will be delivered at the current prices, notwithstanding the rising input prices. “The current bookings will be executed at…
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