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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Shocking Video of U.S. Marines Urinating on Dead Bodies Sparks Outcry
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai condemned a video depicting what appears to be four U.S. Marines urinating on the dead corpses of Taliban fighters.
A presidential statement described the video as "completely inhumane" and called on the U.S. military to punish the Marines involved in the despicable act.
The U.S. Marine Corps said Wednesday it is investigating the video, which went viral earlier this week, but has not yet verified its origin or authenticity.
The case has been referred to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Navy's worldwide law enforcement organization (which inspired the show NCIS).
The Afghan Ministry of Defense also condemned the actions as "shocking." The NATO-led security force in Afghanistan said the following in a statement:
"This disrespectful act is inexplicable and not in keeping with the high moral standards we expect of all coalition forces."
The International Security Assistance Force said the acts "appear to have been conducted by a small group of U.S. individuals apparently no longer serving in Afghanistan."
None of the statements have identified the personnel or explained why the ISAF thought they had left the country. More as the story develops ...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Huawei Mercury (Cricket Wireless)
Talk about a pleasant surprise. The best prepaid smartphone in the U.S. comes from Huawei and Cricket, a manufacturer and a carrier that haven't been bywords for quality in the past. But it's true: the $249.99 Huawei Mercury, paired with Cricket's terrific $55 contract-free monthly plan, beats other cell phones on Cricket, MetroPCS, Virgin, and Boost.
A gigantic Chinese manufacturer, Huawei has been slowly improving with time. It's turned out a middling smartphone, the Impulse 4G for AT&T ($29.99, 3 stars), and a decent tablet, the Springboard 4G for T-Mobile ($249.99, 3.5 stars). The Mercury is a quantum leap for the company: a good looking Android smartphone, with great call quality, a sharp display, and a solid camera. It's an easy pick for our Editors' Choice.
Design, Call Quality, and Pricing
The Huawei Mercury is the sharpest looking phone we've seen from Huawei to date. It measures 4.8 by 2.4 by .4 inches (HWD) and weighs 4.9 ounces. Though light and comfortable to hold, it feels like a substantial, quality device. Made entirely of shiny black plastic with a glass front panel, the Mercury has an appealing, minimalist-chic flair. That back panel is a bit smudge-prone, but it wipes clean whenever you put the phone in your pocket.
The Mercury's 4-inch glass capacitive touch LCD screen has 854-by-480-pixel resolution,? a notch above the more common 800-by-480. It looks sharp and bright, and I had no problem typing on the on-screen keyboard. Since this resolution is also used by Motorola's super-popular Droid line, it didn't seem to affect app compatibility. Four haptic feedback-enabled touch keys sit below the display.
The Mercury is a tri-band EV-DO Rev. A (850/1900/AWS) device, with 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. Outside Cricket's native coverage area (about a third of the U.S. population), it runs on Sprint's nationwide network. The phone connected to my WPA2-encrypted Wi-Fi network quickly and easily.
Reception on Sprint's network was average, and voice quality was very good overall. Voices sound clear, full, and natural in the phone's earpiece. On the other end, calls sound clear and easy to understand, with good noise cancellation. My only complaint is that voices can sound a touch muffled. Calls were clear through an Aliph Jawbone Era Bluetooth headset ($129, 4.5 stars), and voice dialing worked well without training. The speakerphone also sounds good, but it's far too low to hear outdoors. Battery life was excellent at 8 hours, 16 minutes of talk time. There's no Wi-Fi hotspot mode, but that isn't to be expected with this cheap a service plan.?
Cricket offers smartphone plans with unlimited talk, text, and 1GB of data for $55/month, at least $5/month less than all the major carriers. Boost and Virgin both match that price, and Boost's 'shrinkage' option can actually reduce your cost to $40/month as you pay your bills on time. MetroPCS has a $50/month plan with roughly the same terms as well. The Mercury is a better phone than all those carriers currently have, though.
OS, Performance, and Apps
The Huawei Mercury runs Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread). There's no word yet on an update to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Huawei has modified the UI, which will annoy lovers of stock Android, but I found most of the changes to be pleasant. In general, things look brighter and friendlier than stock Android; think back to TouchWiz 3.0 on the original Samsung Galaxy S and you'll get the idea.
There?s some non-deletable bloatware from Cricket, but less than you'll find on many other Android phones, which is nice. The phone syncs email, calendars, and contacts for Gmail and?Microsoft?Exchange accounts, and works with many other popular email accounts. The Android Market offers access to over 250,000 third-party apps, nearly all of which should work fine on this device. There's also an FM radio, which worked well.
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Citibank turns rewards into 'social currency'
NEW YORK (AP) ? Credit card rewards are the new social currency.
Citibank customers can now use Facebook to pool their rewards points online.
The bank on Tuesday launched a Facebook application that lets users team up to use their points, whether it's for charity, a group gift or a personal goal. Citi says it's the first bank to offer such a feature.
The app builds on a service Citi introduced last year that lets customers transfer points to one another on the bank's homepage. After getting feedback, executives decided to expand the rewards sharing capability and offer it through social media.
"Now we're delivering it to where customers are every day," said Ralph Andretta, who heads Citi's loyalty programs and co-branded cards.
Andretta noted that customers will have far more flexibility with their points, whether it's to help a friend fly home from college or team up for a big-ticket reward. The company is giving away 2,500 free rewards points to each of the first 4,000 customers to sign up.
To get started, customers download the ThankYou Point Sharing App, which is linked on Citi's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/citibank.
Customers can then start a rewards pool by naming a recipient and explaining its purpose. The recipient of the points maintains control of any contributions, so it's best if you know and trust that person.
Pool recipients must be individuals and cannot be an organization, even if the intended goal is a charitable donation.
Users can promote their goals by sharing links on their Facebook pages or privately inviting other Citi customers to contribute. Donors can see the total number of points a cause has amassed.
The app can collect personal information from Facebook profiles. But Citi says it does not share any customer account information with Facebook.
The program isn't only for credit card holders either. Citi checking account customers can also earn ThankYou points. Citi introduced its lineup of ThankYou credit cards last year.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Sony's Android Tablet Just Got $100 Cheaper [Android Tablets]
That Sony was quick to recognize that is good news for you; if you're in the market for an Android tablet you could do a lot worse than the Tablet S at this price point.. Head over to Sony right now and you can pick up the 16GB version of the 9.4" tablet for $399. The 32GB version now costs $499. [Sony via Maximum PC]
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TV Sports: With ?24/7,? HBO Refines a Winning Formula
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Source: www.nytimes.com --- Monday, January 02, 2012
The cable network follows myriad story lines with a nearly relentless ardor in ?24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road to the N.H.L. Winter Classic.? ...
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