Acer Inc, the world’s third-largest PC brand, plans to introduce a phone model running on Google’s Android software this year, the head of its phone unit said on Wednesday. The company plans to sell this year around 10 models, with all but one using Microsoft’s Windows Mobile software.
Archive for May, 2009
Acer to Release Android Phone in 2009
Posted: 20th May 2009 by Veritas in Science | TechnologyTags: acer, android, apple, cell, google, gphone, iPhone, phones, smartphone
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U.S. Government to Add Extra Tax to Soda
Posted: 20th May 2009 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, LifestyleTags: beverage, government, healthcare, law, medicaid, medicare, soda, soft drinks, tax
A tax on soft drinks and other sweetened beverages and higher taxes on alcohol are among the options U.S. lawmakers will consider to pay for expanded healthcare coverage, a Senate report said on Monday. The beverage taxes were among the options outlined in a Senate Finance Committee report that panel members will review in a [...]
Genetic Clues to Male Autism
Posted: 20th May 2009 by Veritas in RandomnessTags: autism, cacna1g, children, gene
Among the many mysteries that befuddle autism researchers: why the disorder affects boys four times more often than girls. But in new findings reported online today by the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers say they have found a genetic clue that may help explain the disparity.
Vancouver Olympic Torch Looks Like a Joint
Posted: 20th May 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Oddly Enough, SportsTags: joint, marijuana, olympic, torch, vancouver
VANCOUVER–All hail – or inhale – the 2010 Olympic Torch. Or, as it’s jokingly known around Vancouver, the Olympic Toke. Composed of stainless steel, aluminum and sheet moulding, the torch was designed to evoke snow, ice, skiing and skating, but to many, the metre-long white torch looks suspiciously like a marijuana joint, especially when lit.
Doctor Commits Suicide in Courtroom
Posted: 20th May 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, PoliticsTags: abortion, courtroom, doctor, India, suicide
A doctor committed suicide in an Indian court just minutes after it rejected her appeal for acquittal on charges of aborting a baby because it was female. Dr Laxmi Garg swallowed poisonous tablets that she had hidden in her bag after the plea was dismissed. Although she was immediately rushed to a civil hospital nearby, [...]
Nathan “Flutebox” Lee and Beardyman Show Their Skills at Google Offices in London
Posted: 20th May 2009 by Sus Scrofa in EntertainmentTags: beardyman, beatbox, flute, google, London, Nathan "Flutebox" Lee
Scientists Debunk “Angels and Demons”
Posted: 20th May 2009 by The Dude in Entertainment, ReligionTags: Angels and Demons, antimatter, big bang, bomb, cern, Dan Brown, debunk, dynamite, energy, film, mass, physicists, scientists, vatican
CHICAGO (Reuters) – “Angels and Demons,” the recently released film version of the Dan Brown thriller, focuses on a plot to destroy the Vatican using a small amount antimatter pilfered from the European particle physics laboratory CERN, the world’s largest particle accelerator. Some of the world’s top particle physicists attempted to sort through facts and [...]
Police Beat Up Teen Who Refuses to Move
Posted: 19th May 2009 by Sus Scrofa in CrimeTags: beat up, police, teen
Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Watch this CNN video of 14-year old Trevor Casey who police say refused to move off a stoop. The police then proceeded to beat his ass! Was this deserving punishment or abuse of power. We will let you decide…
47 million-year-old Creature Found in Germany – Possible Missing Link to Humans
Posted: 19th May 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Mother Nature, PoliticsTags: ancestor, dinosaur, fossil, Germany, missing link, primate, skeleton
The nearly complete skeleton of a small 47 million-year-old creature found in Germany was displayed Tuesday by scientists who said it would help illuminate the early evolution of monkeys, apes and humans.
Ron Paul Targets Federal Reserve
Posted: 19th May 2009 by Veritas in Economy | FinanceTags: bank, fed, federal reserve, giethner, monetary, policy, ron paul
The Fed. A corrupt private bank that controls the U.S. monetary policy, and all banks beneath it. The biggest problem with this is that there is no oversight of the FED. It has been stated that the FED cannot be audited. Now, if I could run a business where I could print my own money [...]
Bling Bling With Prehistoric Gangsta Grills
Posted: 19th May 2009 by Sus Scrofa in LifestyleTags: gangsta, hip hop, lil wayne, Prehistoric Gangsta Grills, rapper
Mesoamericans got more bling than ‘Lil Wayne’ Researchers can figure out who was the Flava Flav of ancient Mesoamerica by checking out skeletons’ teeth. Dentists who lived up to 2500 years ago (who actually sound like they might be more talented than many tooth jockeys I’ve ever gone to) used to do an early version [...]