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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that the speed of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last September kept U.S. armed forces from responding in time to save the four Americans who were killed.

Testifying for likely the last time on Capitol Hill before he steps down, Panetta defended the U.S. military’s response on a chaotic Sept. 11 day as the Obama administration tried to assess the threat from protests in Tunisia, Egypt, the Libyan capital of Tripoli and other countries.

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GoPro all but owns the extreme action camera market, but as simple as its compact hardware is to use, you still need to find a way to safely mount it to your ride or helmet. And that’s where the creators of the Video Head, a helmet with a built-in camera, think they have a better approach. More »

Back in October, the Wikipad was hit with a delay on the day that it was supposed to be released. Since then, we haven’t heard much about it, and the company was even a no-show at CES, despite have booth space during ShowStoppers. However, the tablet is officially back in a 7-inch form factor, which will be releasing sometime this spring for $249.

The company had originally promised a 10-inch tablet back when it was announced, but it looks like that model will be delayed even further. Instead, Wikipad is working with a smaller tablet this time around — a 7-inch tablet for $249. The company says that the delay of the 10-inch model was ultimately due to the lack of interest with tablet gamers, so the company decided to out a cheaper tablet that would be catered towards more mobile users.

It’s not yet said where the tablet will be sold at, other than at “leading retailers,” and no official release date has been confirmed, other than a spring 2013 window. The 7-inch Wikipad has an NVIDIA Tegra 3 chip, 1GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 1280×800 resolution. The tablet will also be running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and will have the full array of ports, sensors, and amenities, including WiFi, Bluetooth, and HDMI out.

As for the 10-inch Wikipad, the company says that’s still in the works, and they hope to release it before the end of 2013, but there seem to be no guarantees. The gamepad itself will have two joysticks — one on each side — as well as a D-pad and four regular buttons. There will also be Start and Select buttons, with one on either side.

Wikipad lives: 7-inch gaming tablet arriving this spring for $249 is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A group of conservative activists wrote a letter on Wednesday calling for the firing of Jonathan Collegio, the spokesman for the Karl Rove-backed Super PAC American Crossraods, because he called one of them a “hater.”

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The famed Michelin Guide became the victim of a spoof after Adam Mascall, a 28-year-old Brit, bought the domain name MichelinGuides.com. He decided to fill the page with pictures of 1980s French soccer player (well, football player if you’re in Britain) Michel Platini dressed up as a Girl Guide (similar to a Girl Scout). He calls the site “Michel in Guides.”

After catching wind of the site, the Michelin Guide responded with a cease and desist letter. A spokesman told The Sun, “While we appreciate the amusing nature of the website, we have to do everything possible to protect the Michelin brand.”

Mascall seems rather amused by the whole thing:

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