E Ink reference phone and flexible display hands-ons (video)

Looking for your dream phone? Chances are, this isn't it -- but it could be the precursor to what could eventually be cradled in your pocket, especially if you are a fan of E Ink. The device seen above and in the first gallery below is one of just five prototypes of the E-ink reference phone in existence. The point? The company wants to have a tangible Android-powered (2.3.5 Gingerbread, to be exact) model to give to potential partners, so they can craft something similar down the road. We're told that it will most likely be used on the back of color phones, much like the YotaPhone, but partners are welcome to get crazy on the front screen as well. No official timeframe for availability or seeding has been set, but it is expected to roll out in limited capacity sometime this year.

Official specs are few and far between, but what we do know is that this nameless phone is driven by a Cortex-A5 CPU of some kind. Given that this is an extremely early prototype, the E Ink device had a lot of bugs when we played with it: force closes, reboots and slow response are among the things we noticed. However, we imagine this will continue to improve with time, so by the time of seeding it may be a completely different story.

The UI reminds us of a simplistic feature phone geared toward the basic user, with six icons on the front screen including an app menu. As we'd expect, the phone is great for reading books, and it comes with the option to install applications (though it's possible most games wouldn't look that great). You can also shake the device to clean the text in case it ends up getting "dirty," or misaligned.

Gallery: E Ink prototype hands-on

Gallery: E Ink flexible display prototype hands-on

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Keith Ellison and Sean Hannity Had an Epic Battle on Fox News Tuesday (Atlantic Politics Channel)

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Zimbabwe PM's party reports increase in violence

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ? The party of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Tuesday that violence against its supporters is increasing as political tensions rise before upcoming elections.

The Movement for Democratic Change party said an arson attack on the home of an election candidate in eastern Zimbabwe killed the politician's 12-year-old son. The attack was one of 120 incidents of violence recorded so far this year, said the third ranked MDC official, Finance Minister Tendai Biti.

The candidate's house has suffered nine attacks surrounding previous elections and the last violent and disputed elections in 2008. The child's burial is to be on Thursday.

Biti said his party was "enraged at the increase in politically motived violence throughout the country" that he blamed on a faction of President Robert Mugabe's party.

Biti accused Mugabe's ZANU PF party of attempting to once again instill fear in the electorate.

"ZANU PF intends to harvest fear in the 2013 elections," he said.

He also alleged that Mugabe's security services have crafted a strategy of intimidation, arrests and possible assassination attempts against leaders of the former opposition in a shaky coalition government with Mugabe.

Voters go to the polls March 16 in a referendum on a new constitution, followed by parliamentary and presidential elections slated around July to end the coalition brokered by regional mediators after the troubled 2008 vote.

No arrests have been made in the death of the 12-year-old. Party officials said it took seven hours for police to reach the scene of the fire in the Headlands district, 140 kilometers (90 miles) east of Harare, on Saturday.

Mugabe's party, blamed along with loyalist police and military for much of the political violence surrounding elections over the last decade, has denied the involvement of its supporters in the fire at Headlands, a stronghold of a staunch veteran Mugabe ally, Didymus Mutasa.

The United States embassy in Harare immediately called for urgent and impartial investigations into the alleged arson attack.

"Respect for the law and apolitical policing are essential for creating conditions for credible and non-violent Zimbabwe elections this year," it said in a statement.

Both Mugabe and Tsvangirai have repeatedly called for violence-free elections.

Human rights monitors of an independent group, Heal Zimbabwe Trust, said authorities on Tuesday attempted to stop mourners and sympathizers gathering at the scene of the fire.

Tsvangirai party activist and aspiring lawmaker Shepherd Maisiri, the father of the dead child, said communities were fast losing confidence in the calls for peace by political leaders, according to the trust's information bulletin on Tuesday.

The trust quoted Maisiri telling its monitors: " I am told I must trust Robert Mugabe that elections are going to be peaceful. Well, this is proving false. My son is dead before we even get to the referendum. What more will happen as we approach highly contested elections?"

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network also reported Tuesday its observers noted the re-emergence of feared pro-Mugabe youth militia groups in several parts of the country.

It reported "instability and political tension" across the nation.

"Observers continue to report the presence of intolerance and a generalized lack of freedom of association and expression," the group said.

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Virus shows promise as prostate cancer treatment

Feb. 25, 2013 ? A recombinant Newcastle disease virus kills all kinds of prostate cancer cells, including hormone-resistant cells, but leaves normal cells unscathed, according to a paper published online ahead of print in the Journal of Virology. A treatment for prostate cancer based on this virus would avoid the adverse side effects typically associated with hormonal treatment for prostate cancer, as well as those associated with cancer chemotherapies generally, says corresponding author Subbiah Elankumaran of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg. The modified virus is now ready to be tested in preclinical animal models, and possibly in phase I human clinical trials.

Newcastle disease virus kills chickens, but does not harm humans. It is an oncolytic virus that hones in on tumors, and has shown promising results in a number of human clinical trials for various forms of cancer. However, successful treatments have required multiple injections of large quantities of virus, because in such trials the virus probably failed to reach solid tumors in sufficient quantities, and spread poorly within the tumors.

The researchers addressed this problem by modifying the virus's fusion protein. Fusion protein fuses the virus envelope to the cell membrane, enabling the virus to enter the host cell. These proteins are activated by being cleaved by any of a number of different cellular proteases. They modified the fusion protein in their construct such that it can be cleaved only by prostate specific antigen (which is a protease). That minimizes off-target losses, because these "retargeted" viruses interact only with prostate cancer cells, thus reducing the amount of virus needed for treatment.

Retargeted Newcastle disease virus has major potential advantages over other cancer therapies, says Elankumaran. First, its specificity for prostate cancer cells means it would not attack normal cells, thereby avoiding the various unpleasant side effects of conventional chemotherapies. In previous clinical trials, even with extremely large doses of naturally occurring strains, "only mild flu-like symptoms were seen in cancer patients," says Elankumaran. Second, it would provide a new treatment for hormone-refractory patients, without the side effects of testosterone suppression that result from hormonal treatments.

About one man in six will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and one in 36 will die of this disease. Men whose prostate cancer becomes refractory to hormone treatment have a median survival of about 40 months if they have bone metastases, and 68 months if they do not have bone metastases.

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Tech Support Pro Reports Record Visitors In January, 2013 After Windows 8 Release, Maintains Lead Over Competition

Tech Support Pro Reports Record Visitors In January, 2013 After Windows 8 Release, Maintains Lead Over Competition 11:19:57 - 22 February 2013
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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 22, 2013 - Today Tech Support Pro announced record-setting traffic to their website in January, 2013, shortly after Windows 8 was launched. The figures have surpassed previous traffic records held by the company, such growth also signifying that Tech Support Pro maintains lead over competitors when it comes to reliable and prompt Windows 8 tech support services, announced the company.

?The traffic records for last month are a clear reflection of Tech Support Pro?s commitment to delivering reliable solutions to efficiently managing computer?s health and maintaining a fast-operating computer with minimum costs,? says Marketing Director for Tech Support Pro. ?Our dedication to providing straightforward, comprehensive and affordable remote IT support services will continue to reflect in our traffic reports, as we?ll continue to expand client database in 2013.?

Tech Support Pro has been one of the first tech support companies to offer Windows 8 assistance and remote IT support. Last month?s record-setting traffic was led by Tech Support Pro?s distinctive approach to offer support for the recently-launched Windows 8, software installation, antivirus update and registry scanning.

Tech Support offers to help users having trouble installing or using Windows 8, Microsoft?s operating system utilized by more than a billion computer users across the globe. Compared to its predecessors, Windows 8 has improved resource allocation to the system and its applications, allowing higher load and boot speed. Its innovative and highly dynamic desktop goes intuitively with touchscreen devices, interactions facilitated by the customizable grid layout. The enhanced search function is stronger than in previous versions, displaying results almost instantaneously, while the Windows Live Syncing makes OS migration to a new computer as simple as possible.

?For computer users who find it difficult to tinker with the newest Windows version, Tech Support Pro provides remote tech support from our trained and well-equipped technical consultants, who are able to address all OS issues and provide proper tech maintenance,? continues Marketing Director for the company.

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'Vulcan' and 'Cerberus' Win Pluto Moon Naming Poll

The votes are in, and it looks like 'Vulcan' could be the new name for one of Pluto's smallest moons.

After weeks of online ballot casting by people around the world, the poll asking the public to name two of Pluto's moons ? currently called P4 and P5 ? ended today (Feb. 25).

As of 12 p.m. (1700 GMT), the polls closed with a total of 450,324 total votes cast since Feb. 11 with 'Vulcan,' a Pluto moon name proposed by Star Trek's William Shatner,?is the clear winner.?Vulcan nabbed roughly 160,000 votes, with Cerberus in clear second place with nearly 100,000 votes.

Vulcan was a late addition to the Pluto moon name contenders, and pulled into the lead after Shatner, building on his Capt. James T. Kirk persona, plugged the name on Twitter. Vulcan, the home planet of Kirk's alien-human hybrid first officer Spock, is not just a fictional world in the Star Trek universe. It is also the name of the god of fire in Roman mythology, and officials at SETI added the sci-fi favorite to the ballot for that reason.

"Vulcan is the Roman god of lava and smoke, and the nephew of Pluto. (Any connection to the Star Trek TV series is purely coincidental, although we can be sure that Gene Roddenberry read the classics.)," wrote SETI scientist Mark Showalter in a blog officially adding the name to the list on Feb. 12. "Thanks to William Shatner for the suggestion!"

These votes don't necessarily mean that P4 and P5 will end up being called Vulcan and Cerberus, however. SETI is going to recommend the winning names to the International Astronomical Union ? the organization responsible for naming the moons. The IAU will take the results into consideration, but ultimately they have final say over what the tiny moons are called.

Pluto has five moons ?that astronomers currently know of. Scientists first caught sight of Pluto's largest moon Charon in 1978, but it was not until 2005 that astronomers discovered two other moons (Nix and Hydra) using the Hubble Space Telescope.

The moon P5 was discovered in 2012, also using the?Hubble telescope ?. The moon P4 was discovered in 2011. Both P4 and P5 are only 15 to 20 miles (20 to 30 km) in diameter.

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Senate panel plans Tuesday vote on Lew nomination

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says the committee will vote on Tuesday on the nomination of former White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be treasury secretary.

Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana says Lew has answered the committee's questions "in a thorough and fully transparent manner" and the committee has conducted a "thorough review" of the nominee.

Lew would succeed Timothy Geithner in President Barack Obama's second-term Cabinet.

Some of the toughest questions he faced during his confirmation hearing dealt with his short time at Citibank. Lew was a top executive during the height of the financial crisis.

On policy matters, he addressed Europe's debt crisis, U.S.-China relations and the 2010 financial regulatory overhaul.

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Sony Xperia Z - Ein erster Eindruck

Sony Xperia Z - Ein erster Eindruck

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Knapp anderthalb Monate ist es schon wieder her, dass Sony auf der CES 2013 in Las Vegas mit dem Xperia Z das neue Flaggschiff der eigenen Handy-Sparte angek?ndigt hat, ab heute ist das gute St?ck auch endlich hierzulande in diversen Shops zu erhalten. Wir sind deshalb spontan gestern im Sony Center...

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What?s Slowing Down Mobile Video Adoption? Android, Disagreements On HLS And MPEG-DASH Standards

Editor's note:?Bismarck Lepe is co-founder and president of products at Ooyala. Mobile World Congress kicks off next week, and business and technology leaders from around the world will converge in Barcelona to see what?s next in mobile tech.?But one thing you won?t find amid the keynotes,?networking gardens and after parties is a frank discussion about why mobile video continues to be a huge pain for viewers and broadcasters alike.

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Indian Troops Kill Pakistani Soldier Who ?Accidently? Crossed Border

The Pakistani soldier was killed in a gun battle after the Indian army opened fire, detecting ?some suspicious movement,? Lieutenant Colonel Rajesh Kalia, a spokesman for the Indian army's northern command, told the AFP on Friday.

The soldier had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowshera sector in Kashmir, about 100 kms from Jammu, "to attack Indian post," the spokesman said.

The Indian army said that ?on being challenged, the intruder fired" and Indian troops retaliated, killing the Pakistani soldier. An AK-47 rifle was found alongside his body.

Two Indian soldiers were also injured in the gunfight, news agencies reported.

Indian army officials said that the soldier?s body was returned to Pakistan at its request at 3:00 p.m. (9:30 a.m. GMT) Friday "with full military respect due to a soldier,? NDTV reported.

Pakistan said that the soldier had lost his way and accidentally strayed across the border.

Meanwhile, an Indian defense spokesperson?confirmed to India Today?reports of unprovoked firing by Pakistani rangers on Indian posts in Mendhar sector of Jammu Thursday night. No casualties were reported.

The directors general of military operation (DGMOs) of both nations held fresh talks on Friday morning after the latest cease-fire violation along the Line of Control, or LoC, Indian media reported.

Two Indian soldiers and three Pakistani soldiers died last month near the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between the two countries, in the worst bout of violence since both nations declared a cease-fire in November 2003. The recent bout of skirmishes began on Jan. 8 with the killing of two Indian soldiers. One of them was beheaded.

The cease-fire violations sharply deteriorated India-Pakistan relations.

On Jan. 21, officials in the India-administered region of Kashmir issued an advisory to residents to be prepared for a potential nuclear, biological or chemical war by building bomb-proof basements or bunkers and stocking up essential supplies.

Local officials maintained that the warning was only a part of a routine campaign to educate the public and that the newspaper advisory was ?not connected with anything else.?

On Jan. 18, India Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said that there was a ?positive tone? in Islamabad?s offer to hold high-level talks to diffuse the tensions, adding: "We welcome it and will make an appropriate response."

Cross-border trade and transport, which were suspended for a few weeks in January in the wake of the tensions, resumed by the end of the month.

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