CNET Update explains the Xbox One:
Microsoft has revealed its new console, the Xbox One, and it aims to be the one system to handle all home entertainment. This episode of Update gives you the quick roundup of Xbox One’s features. Not all these features will be good news for gamers — such as the requirement to pay a fee to play a used game.
Dive deeper into CNET’s coverage of the Xbox One with these stories:
- Details on Microsoft’s Xbox One
- The games revealed for the Xbox One
- Details about the Kinect sen [...]
What we know about the Xbox One
CNET Update explains the Xbox One:
Microsoft has revealed its new console, the Xbox One, and it aims to be the one system to handle all home entertainment. This episode of Update gives you the quick roundup of Xbox One’s features. Not all these features will be good news for gamers — such as the requirement to pay a fee to play a used game.
Dive deeper into CNET’s coverage of the Xbox One with these stories:
- Details on Microsoft’s Xbox One
- The games revealed for the Xbox One
- Details about the Kinect sen [...]
‘I hope I get a second chance’: Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC m...
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Anthony Weiner, seen at a Brooklyn Nets-Toronto Raptors game in November, hopes people will give him a “second chance.”
Anthony Weiner, whose career as a congressman collapsed after he posted sexually suggestive pictures of himself on Twitter, has announced that he’s running for mayor of New York City.
“I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I’ve also learned some tough lessons,” the Democrat said in a video posted on his website late on Tuesday.
“I’m r [...]
Kenya leaders named in truth report
22 May 2013
Last updated at 04:14 ET
About 1,500 people were killed in the aftermath of disputed polls in 2007
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy have been named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses in the country.
The report gave no recommendation for action to be taken against Mr Kenyatta and Vice-President William Ruto.
The report’s chairman told the BBC this was because they already face charges at the International Criminal Court [...]
Carlton Cole to leave West Ham
Striker Carlton Cole will leave West Ham United this summer after the club decided not to renew his contract.
The 29-year-old has spent seven seasons at Upton Park but struggled for form this season, scoring only twice.
Cole’s future at the club appeared in doubt as the club have
agreed a fee to sign Andy Carroll on a permanent deal.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce said: “Carlton’s need at his age is to be playing football as often as he can. We felt it better he found pastures new.”
Cole, w [...]
Report: Fox News records seized
The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza has uncovered more details about the Justice Dept.’s investigation into the former State Dept. contractor who is accused of leaking classified information to James Rosen, the Fox News reporter.
According to Lizza, the Justice Dept. also seized phone records of numbers associated with two White House staffers and at least five Fox News reporters.
“The document uncovered today suggests the government seized ‘call detail’ records from Rosen’s work and cell phones, which would show who [...]
SAP touts service that sells customer data from phone firms
Verizon Wireless already sells its customers’ mobile data to marketers. Now European enterprise-software giant SAP is taking things a step further by testing a service that will sell data collected by a number of wireless providers.
SAP announced its Consumer Insight 365 mobile service this week at the
CTIA 2013 wireless show in Las Vegas. The service will, the company said in a release, pull data from SAP’s “extensive partner network” including “over 990 mobile operators;” aggregate and analyze it &# [...]
More storms on the way, tornadoes possible across swath of US
An area stretching from the lower Great Lakes to the Tennessee Valley was expected to be hit by severe thunderstorms on Wednesday, forecasters warned.
The National Weather Service said that the “primary threats” would be damaging winds and large hail, but added “isolated tornadoes will also be possible.”
“Farther south, Tuesday night thunderstorms could continue into Wednesday morning with some damaging winds and hail,” it said.
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Weather.com showed a map outlining the main area of risk, which stretched from Buffal [...]
Ahmadinejad to contest bar on ally
22 May 2013
Last updated at 04:21 ET
Mr Mashaei (left) is a protege of Mr Ahmadinejad
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month’s presidential poll.
Mr Mashaei and ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have been excluded by the Guardian Council, which vets election candidates.
The eight men cleared to stand are all considered conservatives.
The Guardian Council is loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“In m [...]
Garcia apologizes for "fried chicken" jibe at Woods
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Wed May 22, 2013 4:19am EDT
LONDON (Reuters) – Spaniard Sergio Garcia has apologized after a “fried chicken” jibe aimed at world number one Tiger Woods during a European Tour awards dinner on Tuesday.
Garcia, who has a frosty relationship with Woods, was on stage with his Ryder Cup team mates when he was asked in jest whether he would be inviting Woods for dinner during next month’s U.S. Open in Merion.
“We will have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken.&# [...]
Blitzer talks religion
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer talks to an Oklahoma tornado survivor:
Blitzer: We’re happy you’re here. You guys did a great job. I guess you got to thank the Lord. Right?
Survivor: Yeah.
Blitzer: Did you thank the Lord for that split-second decision?
Survivor: I — I’m actually an atheist.
Blitzer: You are. All right. But you made the right call.
Survivor: Yeah. We are here. And you know, I don’t blame anybody for thanking the Lord.
Blitzer: Of course not.
(h/t Katie Glueck)
Logitech intros classroom-friendly Wired Keyboard for iPad
The Lightning connector version of the Logitech Wired Keyboard will ship in August (click image to enlarge).
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Logitech)
We review a lot of wireless Bluetooth keyboards and keyboard cases for iPads and other tablets, but we’ve yet to review a wired keyboard for the iPad. It comes as little surprise then that Logitech, which makes plenty of Bluetooth keyboards, has unveiled the Wired Keyboard for iPad, which it dubs “the first iPad keyboard made specially for the classroom environment.”
The keyboard will com [...]
SAP in autism recruitment drive
22 May 2013
Last updated at 04:00 ET
SAP believes people with autism can give it an advantage
German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology.
The firm said that by 2020, 1% of its global workforce of 65,000 employees would be people with autism.
Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause problems with social interaction and physical behaviour.
However, some people with the condition are highly intelligent and have a ke [...]