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We have seen our fair share of pico projectors from AAXA Technologies in the past, and this time around, they have every intention of expanding the entertainment role of your Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 with the introduction of special MHL cables that were specially developed to be compatible with the aforementioned smartphones. The new Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2 adapter will hook up straight into the Samsung 11 pin micro USB input, letting either device hook up to AAXA’s M2, P3, P4X, P300 and LED Showtime series of pico and micro projectors seamlessly.

This means you will be able to enjoy a crisp 1,280 x 720 pixel resolution image or movie on a suitable surface via this cable, letting your smartphone function as more than just a communications device. This means you might even be able to load up a video presentation on your handset (memory permitting, of course) instead of carrying the file on a notebook. The AAXA MHL cable measures 6.5 feet in length, and will play nice with the full sized HDMI ports that are available on the M2, P3, P300 and Showtime, in addition to the P4X’s mini-HDMI port, all for a mere $19.99 a pop. [Press Release]

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By Corrie MacLaggan

LEANDER, Texas, Feb 19 (Reuters) – First-term Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas on Tuesday staunchly defended his aggressive, in-your-face style that already is raising eyebrows in Washington and has led a Senate Democrat to suggest his tactics reminded her of McCarthyism.

“Washington has a long tradition of trying to hurl insults to silence those who they don’t like what they’re saying,” Cruz told reporters on a visit to a Texas gun manufacturer. “I have to admit I find it amusing that those in Washington are puzzled when someone actually does what they said they would do.”

Employees at LaRue Tactical near Austin cheered the senator enthusiastically during his appearance.

Cruz, 42, raised eyebrows in Washington by aggressively criticizing former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee for defense secretary, during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

Cruz angered lawmakers in both parties by suggesting, without giving evidence, that Hagel might have taken money from countries such as communist North Korea.

In comments published in the New York Times on Saturday, Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California compared Cruz’s accusations about Hagel to those made by former Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s in his hunt for communists.

“It was really reminiscent of a different time and place, when you said, ‘I have here in my pocket a speech you made on such and such a date,’ and of course, nothing was in the pocket,” Boxer said, according to the Times. “It was reminiscent of some bad times.”

On Tuesday, Cruz said he worried that his concerns about Hagel – such as what he sees as Hagel’s refusal to answer certain questions about financial disclosure – were getting lost in the focus on Cruz’s style.

“Washington is a rough-and-tumble place, and I certainly don’t mind if some will take shots at me,” said Cruz, who has been unusually assertive for a freshman senator. “What I do think is unfortunate is if the coverage of the political game overshadows the substance.”

Cruz’s appearance at the gun manufacturer came as Obama, a Democrat, pursues gun-control measures following the Dec. 14 massacre of 20 children and six adults by a gunman at a Connecticut elementary school.

At LaRue Tactical, which makes semiautomatic rifles for civilians and also makes guns for the military, marketing director Mark Fingar said Cruz was a “no-nonsense senator.”

“He’s our type of guy,” Fingar said.

In a noisy room at LaRue where machines that make molds were whirring, Cruz said stripping Americans of their right to defend their families would not prevent violent crime and that he wants to see efforts focused on deterring and punishing criminals. He accused Obama and Democrats in Congress of taking advantage of the Connecticut school shooting.

“In Washington, there is no liberty that I think is more in the targets right now than our (U.S. Constitution’s) Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms,” Cruz said.

Obama is asking lawmakers to approve “common-sense” gun control measures such as expanded background checks and a ban on military-style assault weapons. (Reporting By Corrie MacLaggan; Editing by David Bailey and Eric Beech)

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The HTC One S from T-Mobile is not exactly a smartphone that will light up the faces of those around you whenever you pull it out from the pocket. Basically, the HTC One S will be a functional workhorse of a smartphone, and it is nice to see that carrier T-Mobile is not quite through with this device just yet, having announced a minor update that will introduce more security enhancements to the device. Hooray for added security, considering the spate of compromises that we have seen so far.

The update for the HTC One S from T-Mobile will require you to adhere to the standard issue requirements, namely having a stock version of the Android operating system that is unrooted, a minimum amount of 50% battery life and of course, we would recommend you having performed a backup on the HTC One S prior just in case Murphy decides to drop in on the update process. The entire update will weigh in at approximately 49MB, and this OTA (Over The Air) download will be available from now onwards, with the rolling out process completing by February 28th, so fret not if your HTC One S has yet to receive it.

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami has finally received its notice of allegations from the NCAA, a long-awaited document accuses the Hurricanes of a “lack of institutional control” within its athletic department.

The allegations arrived on Tuesday. The institutional-control charge is typically one of the most severe the NCAA can bring after an investigation of rules violations. The governing body for college athletics declined comment Tuesday, one day after revealing that it was erasing some elements of its case against Miami because the information was obtained in impermissible ways.

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami has finally received its notice of allegations from the NCAA, a long-awaited document accuses the Hurricanes of a “lack of institutional control” within its athletic department.

The allegations arrived on Tuesday. The institutional-control charge is typically one of the most severe the NCAA can bring after an investigation of rules violations. The governing body for college athletics declined comment Tuesday, one day after revealing that it was erasing some elements of its case against Miami because the information was obtained in impermissible ways.

“We deeply regret any violations, but we have suffered enough,” Miami President Donna Shalala said in a statement Tuesday night.

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