Jul 05
We are officially in the dog days of summer. Here in New York it’s brutally hot, and the air has the consistency of bath water. You need something refreshing. The Greenhound is that something.
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Jul 05
Hostess will begin freezing some of its Twinkies before shipping them when it re-releases the highly-anticipated pastries this month, the company confirmed to The Huffington Post on Friday.
In an emailed statement, Hostess spokeswoman Hannah Arnold said that the decision was made after a small percentage of the company’s retail customers explicitly requested frozen versions of the treat, which will allow companies to “date the product for freshness,” while providing “flexibility in filling their shelves.”
Any retail customer will still be able to request non-frozen Twinkies, and the company maintains freezing Twinkies will have “no impact on the quality or taste” of the product.
Jul 05
The next iteration of Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has been one of the hottest topics in brand-specific forums over the past couple of weeks, with fans of the brand doubling up interest after a device-filled event held by the manufacturer brought on everything but. What we saw back then was glimpses of the machine – an implementation of the S-Pen here, another version of the Galaxy S 4 there, but the Galaxy Note III itself remained a mystery in a large way. Here several weeks before said device is tipped to premiere, rumors of specifications begin to flow.
The illustration above comes straight from Samsung’s Facebook page, linked in that case to “An inspirational talk from blogger & RSA Chief Executive, Matthew Taylor”, found here: (YouTube Link). Tips for the future!
That image also shows the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, reviewed by SlashGear earlier this year.
The images you’re seeing below have been shared by microblogger (and several-times proven inside source-connection) TechKiddy, who suggests the photos depict a “prototype” still in testing. While the common guess thus far has been that the machine is an early edition of the Samsung Galaxy Note III, it’s a bit more likely that we’re still looking at Galaxy S 4 ware – perhaps even the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini in photos taken in the weeks leading up to its first market-ready edition.
As for the Galaxy Note III, analysis seems to converge on several key specifications, starting with a 5.7-inch display. This would put the display at another .2 inches above the previous model, where the Galaxy Note II was .2 inches larger than the original. The original Samsung Galaxy Note came in at a size that now seems slightly less hand-dominatingly large than it was back at its initial reveal with a cool 5.3-inches of screen real-estate.
Another key piece of this puzzle seems to center on an industry first: 3GB of RAM. While the Samsung Galaxy Note III does not seem to be headed toward a processor any more powerful than the Samsung Galaxy S 4 or the Samsung Galaxy S 4 LTE-A, an extra 1GB of RAM should be well and above what’s needed to keep this machine swift and active. Inside we’ll likely find a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa SoC (as in the international edition of the GS4) or a Snapdragon 800 SoC (as in the LTE-A).
The launch date for the next Note has been tipped as September 4th, just before the international technology convention known as IFA. The original Galaxy Note made its debut at IFA in Berlin – the Galaxy Note III may warrant a Samsung “Unpacked” event of its own.
Samsung Galaxy Note III September unveil has the pocketable grow again is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Jul 05
Instagram for iOS gets landscape mode, Cinema stabilization support for front-facing cameras
Posted in: Today's Chili
Today, the Instagram app for iOS gets a new landscape mode for both pics and video. This will be good news to anyone who’s had the frustrating experience of taking photo or video while holding the phone sideways, only for Instagram to not flip your masterpiece accordingly. That new orientation option isn’t the only big tweak in version 4.0.2, as the update also brings Cinema stabilization support to front-facing cameras. Head to the source link below to download the refresh, then find yourself a sunset to snap.
Via: The Next Web
Source: Instagram (iTunes)
Jul 05
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Religious leaders in Africa strongly rebuked President Obama’s call to decriminalize homosexuality, suggesting it’s the reason why he received a less-than-warm welcome during a recent trip to the continent.
In a news conference in Senegal during his three-nation tour, just as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on same-sex marriage, Obama said African nations must grant equal protection to all people regardless of their sexual orientation.
“My basic view is that regardless of race, regardless of religion, regardless of gender, regardless of sexual orientation, when it comes to how the law treats you, how the state treats you … people should be treated equally,” Obama said. “And that’s a principle that I think applies universally.”
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Jul 05
Chief justice of the U.S. is a pretty big job. You lead the Supreme Court conferences where cases are discussed and voted on.
Jul 05
LONDON (AP) — Trying to become Britain’s first male champion at Wimbledon since 1936, Andy Murray reached the final for the second consecutive year, beating 24th-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 Friday in a match that concluded under the Centre Court roof.
After dropping the first set, Murray trailed 4-1 in the third against the big-serving Janowicz before taking five games in a row. When the third set ended, after 8:30 p.m., Murray complained about the decision to shut the retractable roof because of approaching darkness. Action resumed after a half-hour delay, and Murray quickly broke for a 2-1 lead in the fourth.
The second-seeded Murray faces No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final. A year ago, Murray was the runner-up to Roger Federer.
Jul 05
Rick Perry Had An Awkward Bro-Down With Herman Cain Right Before His Big Debate ‘Oops’: Book
Posted in: Today's ChiliMost people remember Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s most famous debate mishap: that time when he could not come up with a third government agency to scuttle as The Fate Of The Perry Candidacy Hung In The Balance.
But Dan Balz’s new book, Collision 2012 — which describes a bunch of “collisions” that happened in “2012” at length — adds a bit of fun backstory to Perrydämmerung. Apparently, one thing that might have been pawing at the back of Perry’s mind during that fateful GOP primary encounter was a failed attempt at a bro-down that transpired a short while before Perry took the stage. Balz writes:
Perry said he had no recollection of a debate prep room in turmoil. In fact, he said he felt as well prepared for that debate as any other he did. Before going onstage the night of the debate, he took his customary trip to the restroom. He saw Herman Cain standing just behind him. The Michigan debate came shortly after Politico reported that two women had accused Cain of inappropriate behavior when he was the head of the National Restaurant Association. The Cain campaign accused one of Perry’s new advisors of leaking the story, a charge that was denied by Perry’s campaign. Perry recounted to me later what happened next. “He looks over at me and he’s always got that big smile on his face and I said, ‘Herman, how you doing, you big stud?’ That’s a term of endearment that I would use. Then he kind of had a funny look on his face and I was like, ‘God, I bet he thinks I’m making some kind of derogatory remark at him because of what’s happened here in the last week.’ I walked out of there and I came in and told that story [to his own advisors] and everybody was laughing.”
Jul 05
The 2001 earthquake that brought down a length of State Route 99 running through downtown Seattle was a measly 6.8 on the Richter scale. But rather than rebuild the Alaska Viaduct, as the double-decker section was known, city officials instead decided to take the freeway underground in their very own Big Dig. To do so, Seattle’s using "Big Bertha:" the biggest Tunnel Boring Machine on Earth.
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Jul 05
Will Durst: FIREWORKS IN THE FOG
Posted in: Today's ChiliAaaah. 4th of July. The Great American Holiday. Dead solid center summer. Picnics, baseball, watermelon, fifth graders flying past with red, white and blue streamers flowing from their bicycle handlebars. And ice cream. In the street. From a truck. Blaring John Phillip Sousa. Where’s the bad?
It’s a party the whole country relishes celebrating. A day to forget what divides us and to concentrate on what binds us together. Hard to get bogged down in politics while watching a parade. Except for that whole- making fun of the clownish numskulls waving at us from the backs of convertibles- deal. This particular birthday festivity transcends partisanship. You don’t have to live in a red state to charcoal red meat.
Betsy Ross needed both the red and the blue to make an American flag. And not just the white. But the brown and the yellow and the mustard and the black and all the other colors of the human rainbow. Even the LGBT and the Muslim colors. And Independence Day reminds us that we are all endowed with certain inalienable rights… among them, life, liberty and the pursuit of charring the flesh of large slow mammals while blowing stuff up real good.
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