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Boost Mobile unveils the entry-level Samsung Factor

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If you’re not planning to get one of those 4G, Android smartphones that are scheduled for release in the coming weeks and you just want a simple mobile phone where your friends and family can easily and quickly contact you anytime, check out the Samsung Factor. Best Mobile is offering the Samsung Factor for just $49.99 exclusively to its retail stores nationwide and select independed wireless dealers. You can also get this phone direct via boostmobile.com. Continue reading →

Suit challenges discretion in issuing gun permits

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(03-10) 19:44 PST Sacramento, Calif. (AP) –

The nationwide debate over liberalizing gun laws spilled into a federal courtroom in Sacramento on Thursday as gun-rights groups challenged how much discretion California’s law enforcement officials have in issuing concealed weapons permits.

Gun-rights advocates argued that county sheriffs, who handle most such permits, must issue them to anyone who completes a training course and has no mental health problems or criminal background. Continue reading →

Sprint Kyocera Echo Android phone passes the FCC

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Kyocera Echo

It’s been some time since the Kyocera Echo was announced by Sprint, and according to the reports, the dual-screen Android smartphone has made its way through the offices of the FCC. This can only be a good sign and might mean that it won’t be too long before we see it on sale. The Kyocera Echo is the first dual-screen cellphone in the US and will go on sale for $199.99 with a 2-year contract on Sprint. This dual 3.5? screen phone packs a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Android 2.2, and has access to special apps that make use of its dual-screen display. It can also function as a single screen phone and dual-screen mode in both portrait and horizontal mode, depending on the app. The approval of the phone at the FCC means that it should arrive on time (it was slated for a spring release) this year. Head here to read our hands-on preview with the dual-screen device

source : http://www.ubergizmo.com

Homeroom Period: Khan Academy edition

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Long-time readers know I’m a huge fan of TED talks. Here’s one from the most recent TED conference. Former hedge fund analyst Salman Khan talks about how Youtube videos can change education.

 

 

If Isaac Newton had done Youtube videos on calculus, I wouldn’t have to. – Salman Khan

Back when I was in elementary school, a big part of our weekly library period was always spent learning how to use the Dewey Decimal System for finding nonfiction books. Well the system is now on the outs at many libraries in favor of a bookstore-style system, according to the Chicago Tribune. The article says this is mainly happening at smaller, suburban libraries, which makes sense. I think it would probably be too confusing at larger libraries. Continue reading →

Paula Abdul 911 Call – She’s Frantic! – Listen To It!

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During her run as a judge on American Idol, Paula Abdul would often shed tears of happiness over a contestant’s audition.

But the singer unleashed a cry of a different kind on Valentine’s Day this year, as a recording of her 911 call has hit the Internet. In it, Abdul is in hysterics because her (unidentified) boyfriend won’t let her out of the car.

Driving along the highway, near Santa Barbara, Abdul sobs to the operator: “I wanna go, and he won’t let me!”


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