WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department is chipping away at a massive inventory of disability claims for veterans, reducing the number of claims considered backlogged by about 15 percent in recent weeks.
Republican lawmakers are skeptical that the trend will continue, but they’ve been unable to agree on a solution to a problem that has become a major headache for the Obama administration.
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Facebook’s Video on Instagram is undoubtedly riding on Vine’s coattails, but is it any good? We gave the app a quick shakedown on both Android and iOS, and it’s safe to say the answer is “yes.” Basic video browsing and capture are about as seamless as on the Twitter-owned Vine service, with a few tweaks: Instagram won’t auto-loop videos, and those 15-second clips allow for a little more creativity. It’s only once you dive in that you notice the truly noteworthy differences, however, and we’ll explain them in our full hands-on after the break.
Gallery: Video on Instagram screenshots
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Facebook
Illustrator Josh Mirman takes his word-shaping talents to the Galactic Federation. As he did with Mario and other classic videogame characters, Mirman drew the heroine Samus Aran in his Very Wordy style – her body parts are made of words related to her.
As with his previous creations – including these awesome Mega Man posters – you can buy Code of a Bounty Hunter printed on paper or on a T-shirt.
You can order a Code of a Bounty Hunter poster or t-shirt from Zen Monkey Studios for $10-$20 (USD) depending on the size of the poster. The t-shirt sells for $17 to $19 depending on size as well.
[via Gamefreaks]
Are you planning an early summer lakeside knife fight? To ensure you have the upper hand grab one of these floating cork knives.
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We’re deep into a bona fide bidding war here — Sprint and Dish are both battling for an approximately 50-percent stake in Clearwire, and as of today, that former contestant’s bid makes it the new front runner. To catch you up, last month Dish offered $4.40 per share for Clearwire, following Sprint’s offer of $3.40 per share made way back in December. Now, the carrier has increased its bid to a whopping 5 bucks per share, which values Clearwire at just about $14 billion. (As you can probably imagine, CLWR’s trading price has jumped today to match that new target.) This comes just days after Sprint filed a lawsuit to prevent the other two parties from moving forward. Whether or not CLWR’s spectrum and other assets make it worth that sum is a different story, but Sprint clearly sees some solid value there.
Filed under: Wireless, Mobile, Sprint
Source: Sprint (BusinessWire)
Samsung isn’t all about phones, tablets, and laptops. Today during their Premiere event, they announced a new all-in-one called the ATIV One 5 Style and they’re aiming to take a chunk out of the all-in-one market for themselves. As always, we ended up getting some hands-on time with the new machine — all 21.5 inches
Even though we’re so very close to the release of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active here in the United States with AT&T, we got the opportunity today to have a peek at the machine up close and personal today in London. This device is essentially the full excellence of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 in
Ah, the Galaxy S4 Active: it’s like the regular Galaxy S4 but, you know, more rugged. It’s actually not a truly rugged device, since it hasn’t been built to meet military specifications, but it’s certainly designed to stand up to slightly more abuse than its non-Active namesake. It is able to survive in up to a meter of water for 30 minutes and sensitive areas, like the micro-USB port on the bottom edge, are protected by rubber flaps. The beefed-up build adds some weight, about three-quarters of an ounce, and we actually find it quite welcome. Where many Samsung handsets can often feel cheap, plasticky and are lighter than they look, the S4 Active actually has a pleasant and natural heft to it. The weight makes the phone feel less fragile than the regular S4 and also delivers a better balance in the hand. We grabbed some hands-on time with it at Samsung’s London event, so dive past the break for our impressions.
Gallery: Samsung Galaxy S4 Active hands-on
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
It’s no secret that a smaller version of the Galaxy S4, known as the Galaxy S4 Mini
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