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While we’re not sure if it was deliberate or just an accident, some information about Lenovo‘s newest touchscreen ultrabook, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch, has popped up on the company’s website. The webpage teases visitors with a product shot of the new ultrabook, but not much else except a release date of sometime in December. However, the page has since been taken down, so we’re guessing it was an accidental leak on Lenovo’s part.

Optimized for Windows 8, the touch-friendly ThinkPad ultrabook doesn’t have a lot of details to go along with it, but we do know it’ll be available at some point in December and it will run Windows 8. Then again, if the touch-enabled ThinkPad is anything like the non-touch version, we should see some of the same specs on the inside.

Lenovo claimed the non-touch ThinkPad X1 Carbon as the world’s lightest business-class 14-inch laptop, so we’re guessing the touch-enabled version will tout a similar claim. It weighs just under 3 pounds and measures 0.74 inches thick. It packs up to an Intel Core i7 processor, Intel HD Graphics 4000, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, 128GB or 256GB SSD, and Dolby Home Theater v4 sound, with pricing starting at just over $1,100.

However, the X1 Carbon Touch will feature a 14-inch “HD+” (most likely 1600×900) display with 10-finger multi-touch support and also full support for Windows 8 touchpad gestures. Other than that, Lenovo just mentions that it’s “thin and light” and has a “carbon-fiber construction,” just like the original ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabook.

[via The Verge]

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch unveiled on Lenovo’s website is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The twin sister of one of the women in the David Petraeus scandal appeared before the media with celebrity attorney Gloria Allred on Tuesday but declined to answer questions about her links to Petraeus, who quit as director of the CIA after admitting an affair.

Natalie Khawam also did not discuss her relationship with Marine General John Allen, who succeeded Petraeus as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.

Allen has been linked to Khawam’s twin, Tampa, Florida, socialite Jill Kelley, through “flirtatious” emails that turned up in the Petraeus investigation.

Both Allen and Petraeus wrote letters of support on Khawam’s behalf when she was in a custody dispute with her ex-husband.

Allred told reporters that Petraeus and his wife, Holly, were long-time family friends of the sisters.

“They have loved Natalie’s child and emotionally supported her and her son through the toughest times in Natalie and her son’s life,” Allred, who has a long list of celebrity clients, said at the news conference at the Ritz-Carlton hotel.

She did not mention the letter of support written by Allen, who took over as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan when Petraeus left the post to become director of the CIA in September 2011.

Petraeus quit the CIA job on Nov. 9, admitting that he had a n affair.

The affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, was revealed when the FBI found communications between her and Petraeus. Kelley had set the investigation in motion by telling an FBI agent that she had been receiving threatening emails that were eventually traced to Broadwell.

That investigation also uncovered emails between Kelley and Allen t hat a re now the subject of a Defense Department internal inquiry. Allen has denied that the two had a sexual relationship, officials have said on condition of anonymity.

At the news conference, Khawam described her sister as a kind, generous person and her “best friend.” She did not provide details about her or Kelley’s relationship with the Petraeus or Allen families, or about her custody dispute.

Khawam “will continue to love and support Jill for doing the right thing,” Allred said, without elaborating on what she meant by “right thing.” Jill Kelley has not been charged with any wrongdoing.

Khawam’s ex-husband, Grayson Wolfe, was awarded sole custody of their 4-year-old son and a judge found that Khawam “has extreme personal deficits in the areas of honesty and integrity.”

“I look forward to the day when I’m able to answer everyone’s questions and explain what really happened in this matter,” Khawam said on Tuesday. She did not take questions. (Reporting by Karey Wutkowski and David Ingram; Editing by Bill Trott)

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A couple weeks back, we heard the FTC may be close to making a decision on whether or not it wants to take Google to court over claims of anti-competitive behavior. If a new report from Bloomberg is to be believed, however, the FTC may have a problem actually hitting Google with antitrust charges due to a lack of evidence. If that’s true, then Google may just be able to get out of this whole thing without ending up in court.

The FTC investigation stems from anti-competitive claims from Google’s competitors. According to them, Google pushes its own results higher up in search rankings, while pushing those of its competitors down. The problem there is that consumers may not get the best information in regards to low prices if Google is weighing the search results in its favor. With that potentially being the case, it’s easy to see why the FTC would want to investigate such claims.

There are other complaints against Google the FTC is currently looking into, but the search complaint is definitely the big one. According to Bloomberg’s sources, Google has been told to “propose a resolution to a host of antitrust concerns in the coming days or face a lawsuit,” though without enough evidence for a solid antitrust suit, that may not go anywhere. The FTC is expected to decide on whether or not to take Google to court by the end of the month, which is coming up pretty quickly.

Considering that recent rumors were telling us that the FTC would deliver a decision by the end of the year, it may not be long before we know if Google is being taken to court. If Google is found guilty of anti-competitive behavior, then it could mean bad news for the way the big G displays search results, so don’t expect the company to just take these claims lying down. Keep it tuned to SlashGear for more information.

FTC may not have enough evidence to hit Google with antitrust charges is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Scientists say any successfully cloned animals would be used in zoos for captive breeding, and would only be released into the wild as a last resort.

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