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Monday, October 31, 2011
Could a lawsuit derail Android? Understanding Oracle's threat to Google (Digital Trends)
The major patent and copyright infringement case between Google and Oracle over technology included in Android looks like it may be going to trial, just not anytime soon. Judge William Alsup issued his preliminary trial plan to both sides Wednesday, noting that the trial is not going to get started in 2011?and everyone involved had better get prepared for a long-drawn out proceeding rather than a quick summary trial. Judge Alsup outlined plans for a three-phase jury trial?phase one to cover copyright claims, phase two to cover patent claims, and a third phase for all remaining issues. The judge noted that the court needs lead time for prepare, and that includes jury selection and preparation for the lengthy disruptions jurors can expect to face. And still, no trial date has been set.
What???s at stake in the fight between Oracle and Google, and what impact could it have on the future of Android?
It?s all about Java
The crux of Oracle?s case against Google has to do with Java technology, which became Oracle?s property when it acquired Sun Microsystems back?in early 2010. In the 1990s, Sun developed Java as a ?write once, run anywhere? technology that was supposed to provide a way for developers to write applications for any platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, whatever) so long as those platforms had a Java virtual machine. In simple terms, a virtual machine is a software program that simulates a computer and operating system. Software for a virtual machine doesn?t need to know anything about the actual hardware it?s running on, so long as the virtual machine provides access to all necessary capabilities. Sun developed the original Java virtual machine, but more importantly, solidified the specifications for virtual machines that could run Java applications. Other people could, and did, make their own Java virtual machines, either based on Sun?s work or starting from scratch. 
The appeal was obvious: Instead of having to write and maintain different versions of apps for every different platform, you?d write one app, and it?d run anywhere, thanks to Java.
The reality turned out a bit different. For one thing, Java apps almost always feel wrong on the desktop. They don?t follow the conventions of the host operating system, meaning users have to struggle to manage windows, controls, and even files. In the early days, Java apps performed slowly compared to native apps, thanks to the overhead of the virtual machines.
What?s more, the early days of Java were significantly muddied by Microsoft. Microsoft signed a licensing deal with Sun for Java technology, then proceeded to integrate its own changes into the Java language and virtual machine so it ran differently, and, in Microsoft?s view, better,?on Windows. Eventually, apps for Microsoft?s version of Java didn?t run anywhere but on Windows. So much for write once, run anywhere. Sun sued (and eventually settled with) Microsoft to terminate the license agreement and prevent Microsoft from advertising their apps as Java-compatible, but the damage was done. By that point, many desktop app developers were significantly put off from Java technology, although there are exceptions like?OpenOffice, which continues to rely on Java.
However, Java survived and actually thrived in two other areas: server applications and mobile. For server apps, the look and feel of a desktop application doesn?t matter: Users are only connecting to it with a Web browser, database client, or other front end that can be native to their platform. Making portions of the server-side code using Java enabled middleware and enterprise software developers to quickly deploy their systems to a number of platforms: Unix, Solaris, BSD ? heck, even Windows. This server-side aspect was one of the main reasons Oracle was interested in acquiring Sun in the first place, since Oracle?s primarily business is enterprise software. Similarly, as mobile phones and other devices began to offer more significant processing power and memory, Java became a viable solution for bringing software to those devices. Sun designed the Java Platform, Micro Edition (or J2ME) specifically for things like phones, set-top boxes, and standalone devices, and it was a huge success. Some industry estimates place the number of mobile devices with J2ME over 2.5 billion, and although J2ME isn?t in today?s leading smartphones, it continues to roll out in Symbian and other devices worldwide.
How Java is (and isn?t) in Android
As Google worked to develop Android, it realized that if it wanted to foster a broad ecosystem of device makers, it needed to provide a way to effectively write code for Android devices that would work on a wide variety of possible architectures. That lead Google directly to the idea of virtual machines, and just as quickly to Java.However, instead of licensing Java technology from Sun (this was all taking place before Oracle?s acquisition) Google decided to make its own virtual machine with characteristics useful to mobile devices: Dalvik. Google?s Dan Bornstein decided to start over from scratch, rather than starting from an existing Java VM. According to Google, Dalvik is a clean-room design of a Java virtual engine, created by reverse engineering the behavior of Java VMs without using any of Sun?s (now Oracle?s) copyrighted or patented technology. And, indeed, Dalvik exhibits several characteristics that make it distinct from other Java VMs. For one thing, it uses a register-based architecture rather than a stack design (meaning, it can run using fewer instructions with the tradeoff of somewhat larger code). Dalvik is also designed to run on resource-constrained mobile devices, and converts most Java class files to its own instruction set, which can then be further optimized on a device-by-device basis depending on profile information.
As Android got to market, Google offered an Android Native Development Kit that enabled developers to create Android software components using C and C++. Many developers use that native development kit for their apps (or parts of them), particularly for apps that can leverage multi-core processors, and high-performance game technologies. However, mainstream Android development using the standard Android SDK relies on Dalvik. In other words, with the exception of some device-specific apps and leading-edge games that only run on a handful of Android devices, the vast majority of Android software depends on the Dalvik engine.
Why Oracle wants a cut of Google? cash
Oracle claims that, instead of being a wholly independent clean-room implementation of a Java VM, Google knowingly, repeatedly, and directly infringed on both copyrights and patents related to Java technology. In total, Oracle claimed Dalvik violates seven U.S. patents (numbers 6,125,447, 6,192,476, 5,966,702, 7,426,720, RE38,104, 6,910,205, and 6,061,520) as well as a series of copyright violations that includes literal file copying (totaling a dozen files, including eight that were decompiled) along with 37 instances of API specifications. The API specs are ways that programmers interact with the Dalvik virtual machine that are essentially identical to the way programmers would interact with Oracle?s Java platform. 
The case filings from both sides have been updated since the initial suit was filed, and Judge Alsup has issued preliminary rulings on motions from both sides. Oracle is currently seeking between $900 million and $1.4 billion for the patent infringement alone, and wants an additional 15 percent of mobile advertising revenues generated by the entire Android platform. Last year, Google said the mobile ad revenue generated from Android was worth about $1 billion a year, which would put Oracle in line for an additional $150 million a year, assuming Android experienced no market growth at all. Of course, Android has grown during the last year, which could make a 15 percent claim on Android ad revenues worth mammoth amounts of cash.
So far, Google has had almost no success getting Oracle?s copyright violation claims set aside before the case goes to trial. The judge has only agreed with Google that the names of classes, methods, and files aren?t copyrightable: All the rest of Oracle?s copyright violation claims stand.
Google has been seeing more success in its efforts to get Oracle?s patents ruled invalid. Oracle initially asserted 132 claims of violation against seven Java patents, and re-examination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has, so far, whittled that down to 26. Of those 26, 11 are ?mirrors,? meaning only 15 of the remaining claims are unique. The patent re-examination process is not complete, and final rulings on the validity of patents and whether they?ve been violated are notoriously divergent from initial rulings. (They also tend to be appealed and re-appealed over a period of years, making the process even longer.) However, even if all of Oracle?s existing claims don?t hold up, it seems likely that a few will. In particular, Google?s challenge to Oracle?s ?520 patent seems likely to fail.
What happens to Android?
Google has indicated that it is willing to sit down with Oracle and try to work out a settlement, and the companies have had conferences to try to work out their differences. However, so far the companies don?t appear to be anywhere near an agreement.In that sense, Judge Alsup???s decision to postpone a trial until 2012 is a victory for Google. The decision removes immediate pressure of a jury trial targeting both patent and copyright claims, and gives the patent re-examination process more time to run. The longer it takes the case to get to trial, the greater the chances that more of Oracle???s patent claims may be declared invalid before being presented to a jury.
However, a delay going to trial also lets Oracle?s legal action continue to linger as a cloud over the Android platform, which is already being encumbered by Microsoft playing hardball with Android licensees as well as Apple taking on HTC for patent infringement. (And let?s not forget: Steve Jobs now-famously called Android a ?stolen product? and vowed to destroy it,?although only time will tell if a post-Jobs Apple is still willing to go thermonuclear over Android.)
Google may tout Android as ?free and open,? but if Oracle wins, it?s going to be paying Oracle for nearly every Android device on the market. Google could end up to making a large initial payment to Oracle to cover infringement up to the date of the ruling, then (worst case) handing over a significant chunk of the revenue it earns off the Android platform to Oracle in perpetuity.
Can Google change Android to dodge Oracle?
At a technical level, Google could, in theory, wiggle out of its battle with Oracle by stepping away from the Dalvik virtual machine. However, any version of Android without Dalvik would either:- require a new virtual machine compatible with Dalvik executable files, or
- be incompatible with the vast majority of Android software.
The first option would essentially be Google?s second run at creating a Java virtual machine from scratch that didn?t infringe on Oracle copyrights. However, maintaining compatibility with Dalvik?s executables (so existing Android software could run) could well wind up infringing the same patents Google is fighting now. In other words, Google might wind up running very fast only to find itself in the same place.
The second option could get out from under Oracle?s patent and copyright hammer, but would make the fragmentation of today?s Android ecosystem look trivial. Today, most Android software works on a particular version of the platform (or newer), with some apps limited to specific devices or classes of devices. However, a version of Android that can?t run software built using Dalvik would leave the vast majority of existing Android software behind. That?s the same gamble Microsoft is taking with Windows 8 on ARM: It won?t run legacy x86 applications. Microsoft might be able to get away with spawning a new Metro-only ecosystem built around tablets and mobile devices, or may not. We don?t know yet. However, Google is unlikely to cut its existing Android platform off at the knees by announcing a forthcoming version of Android won?t be able to run most existing Android software, and Google?s partners are almost certainly not willing to let that happen. Google would be better off sunsetting Android and moving on to ?Cyborg? or some all-new mobile OS.
In either scenario, Google can?t make previous and existing versions of Android disappear. If Google is found to have violated Oracle?s copyrights or patents, it will will be liable for damages and unjust profits gained from all the Android devices on the market today.
What can Google do?
At this stage, Google?s options seem to boil down to paying Oracle now, or paying Oracle later. For the moment, Google wants ?later.?If more of Oracle?s patent claims are invalidated, Oracle?s position gets weaker and Google can leverage that to negotiate for more favorable settlement terms. However, if significant portions of Oracle?s patent claims hold up, or the case goes to trial, it will likely be in Google?s interest to cut its losses as quickly as possible? and that will give Oracle the advantage.
It?s unlikely either company truly wants the case to go to a jury. Juries and open court proceedings are unpredictable, and while settlements can be quick, jury trials and appeals processes can draw proceedings out for years. Ultimately, Google doesn?t want Oracle looming over Android?s future any longer than necessary.
This article was originally posted on Digital Trends
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Polar bear threatens beaver as Canada national symbol (Reuters)
TORONTO (Reuters) ? A Canadian senator has launched a campaign to replace the industrious beaver with the indomitable polar bear as Canada's national emblem, saying the incumbent is "a dentally defective rat."
Conservative Senator Nicole Eaton delivered her damning criticism in the Senate on Thursday, noting that the beavers wreak havoc on the dock at her waterfront cottage every summer.
"A country's symbols are not constant and can change over time," she said. "The polar bear, with its strength, courage, resourcefulness and dignity is perfect for the part."
The beaver became Canada's only official national animal in 1975. Trade in the beaver pelts, used to make fashionable fur hats, drove European expansion in North America in the 1600s and early 1700s.
Eaton said the ever-busy dambuilders are now nuisance, but avoided mentioning another gnawing problem with the emblem: In modern times, its name is slang for female genitals.
Last year The Beaver, one of Canada's oldest magazines, re-christened itself Canada's History, complaining that its emails and newsletters were being blocked by internet filters.
The magazine said market research showed younger Canadians and women were not interested in buying the publication because of its name.
As for Eaton's proposed replacement, Keith Stewart, a climate change campaigner with Greenpeace Canada, was sceptical.
"You have a Conservative senator proposing to replace the beaver with the polar bear as the symbol of Canada, yet her government's climate policy would appear to do everything possible to wipe our polar bears by the end of the century," he said.
Stewart said the debate was a distraction.
(Reporting by Allison Martell)
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Edward carries Bella over threshold
Warning: Possible spoilers for "Breaking Dawn" ahead.
I've got to say, so far I've been nothing but impressed with how closely "Breaking Dawn" appears to be sticking to the book upon which it's based. As much as I find that fourth "Twilight" book a little bit nutty (fang C-section!), this is what fans want.
After watching two new clips from the movie, which hits theaters Nov. 18, I continue to be impressed.
In the first clip (on this page) , vampire Edward lives up to his old-fashioned gentlemanly reputation by scooping bride Bella up and carrying her over the threshold into the bedroom of the enormous home his parents own on Isle Esme, their own private island near Rio.
Video: 'Twilight' wedding night (on this page)In the second clip (on this page) , Bella has realized that she hasn't needed the feminine supplies she brought with her on the honeymoon, and things start to make sense. "I'm late," she tells Edward. "My period's late." She looks at her now slightly bulging stomach in the mirror and then reacts as ... yes, something moves inside it. Vampire-human baby on the way!
Video: Havin' my vampire baby (on this page)The scenes aren't exactly as spelled out in the book line-by-line, but they're pretty close, and "Twilight" fans have read the books enough times to notice that. Edward carries her over the threshold, check. Bella needs a "human minute," check. Edward tells "Mrs. Cullen" not to take too long, check.
Story: Stewart: Shooting sex scenes with Pattinson was 'surreal'When the first film came out, one of the early interviews with the filmmakers talked about how the film had to respect the books, because fans were so devoted that some even had lines from the books ? namely, "and so the lion fell in love with the lamb" ? tattooed on their bodies. That exact line, and resulting exchange between Bella and Edward ("What a stupid lamb!" "What a sick, masochistic lion!"), appears less than an hour into the first movie. So it only makes sense that the moviemakers are careful to respect their devoted audience, and not stray too far away from Stephenie Meyer's words.
What do you think of the honeymoon clips? Has the film series stuck closely to the books, and do you approve? Tell us on Facebook.
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper is TODAY.com's movies editor.
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U.S. drone "kills five Taliban commanders" in Pakistan (Reuters)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) ? A U.S. drone strike on Thursday killed five commanders of a powerful Pakistani Taliban faction which attacks Western forces in Afghanistan, one of the group's leaders told Reuters.
The Obama administration has stepped up drone strikes against al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal border areas in an effort to stabilize Afghanistan before the end of 2014, when all NATO combat troops are due home.
The dead commanders belonged to the Maulvi Nazir faction of Pakistan's Taliban, which carries out cross-border attacks from its strongholds in South Waziristan.
The group threatened in June to escalate attacks on U.S.-led NATO troops in Afghanistan in response to intensified drone strikes on its territory.
Four of the commanders killed by the remotely-piloted drone were identified as Hazrat Omar, Nazir's younger brother, Khan Mohammad, Miraj Wazir and Ashfaq Wazir. The group did not name the fifth.
Local intelligence officials said three Nazir commanders were killed. The reports could not be independently verified.
"They are a very important group because while they are based in Pakistan they are very active in Afghanistan," said Mansur Khan Mehsud of the FATA Research Centre think tank.
"If you look at drone strikes, they are one of the most heavily targeted groups."
U.S. drones have killed high-profile al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Pakistan's restive tribal regions, where everyone from al Qaeda to the Taliban to Arab fighters train and plan attacks.
The New America Foundation think tank estimates at least 325 militants were killed in U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan this year.
Pakistani leaders say drone strikes inflame widespread anti-American sentiment in Pakistan and play into the hands of militants.
But analysts say high-profile militants can't be spotted without help from Pakistani intelligence.
The latest attack comes nearly a week after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Islamabad accompanied by high-level U.S. military and intelligence officials.
Clinton again urged Pakistan to eliminate what Washington says are safe havens along its porous border with Afghanistan.
Nazir's group of around 1,200 fighters is among the militants not opposed to the Pakistani state. Pakistan struck a deal with the faction in 2007 under which they would not harbor anti-government militants.
In exchange, the group would not be targeted by the military when offensives began against the Pakistani Taliban.
(Additional reporting by Hafiz Wazir in Wana and Saud Mehsud in Dera Ismail Khan; Writing by Qasim Nauman; Editing by Michael Georgy)
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Justin Timberlake goes rogue for "In Time" (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Justin Timberlake may be riding a new wave of movie stardom as his new film, "In Time," sees its release in theaters on Friday, but the singer-dancer-actor still thinks he's an ordinary man.
Timberlake takes the lead role in the sci-fi, action thriller in which director Andrew Niccol takes audiences into a world where time has become the monetary currency.
"I found it (the movie) to be very provocative and it made me ask a lot of questions about myself, some of it which I still haven't come up with the answers for, but I like when a movie does that," "The Social Network" actor told Reuters.
In a world where everyone stops physically aging at 25, Timberlake's character, Will Salas, often finds himself with just 24 hours to live, in which he must find ways to earn time in order to prolong his life.
"I admired Will, I hope I would fight back the way he does," said Timberlake. "I've never gotten to play a character that I wanted to be like, I don't think, so I was eager to run in his shoes."
The 30-year-old "Sexyback" singer has been in the public eye since childhood as lead singer of boy-band juggernaut N*Sync in the 1990s, before shedding his child-star image to become a Grammy-winning solo artist and Hollywood heartthrob. Yet, he doesn't see himself as all that different than the kid who was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
"I think I've always looked at myself as an ordinary guy who gets to be in extraordinary situations," said the actor.
"Extraordinary" is an understatement. He has conquered pop music, moved into fashion and is doing his best to become a Hollywood movie star. He's doing a good job of it, too.
Timberlake has managed his ascendancy carefully, working in supporting roles in high-profile, low-budget movies like "Alpha Dog," voicing a role in animated "Shrek the Third," then breaking through in a key role in last year's award-winning "The Social Network."
This year, he starred in comedy "Bad Teacher" and alongside Mila Kunis in romance "Friends With Benefits." Timberlake is now setting his sights on being an action hero with "In Time."
FIGHTING TIME, SAVING WORLD
The world of "In Time" sees 'time' bartered for goods and services. Time can be given, received and stolen just by people locking arms with each other.
When Timberlake's character, Will, is given a windfall of 'time' from a wealthy person, he finds himself fighting against social boundaries and injustice in a city where inhabitants are segregated by time zones according to their level of wealth.
"The concept is pretty extreme and it's hard to take that idea and actually ground it to a point where you can actually do it and make it relevant to our society," said "Mamma Mia" actress Amanda Seyfried, who plays his love interest Sylvia.
The film has been compared to 1997's "Gattaca," which Niccol directed and 1998's "The Truman Show," which Niccol produced, both films presenting a future world that doesn't veer too far from present day.
"Andrew has this ability to toss you into another world, but in a world where you see the metaphors of what's happening today and right now," said Timberlake.
The film's themes of wealth inequality may resonate with some present day audiences, and Timberlake found it "serendipitous" that the release of "In Time" coincided with the Occupy Wall Street protests taking place across the U.S.
"I would put Will in the 99 percentile that are protesting Wall Street and Occupy LA," said the actor, adding that the film also addressed the multi-billion dollar beauty industry.
The film has received mixed reviews ahead of its release. Variety's Peter DeBruge found that it took advantage of Timberlake's action-hero potential, but the director was "incredibly surface-oriented" in addressing the themes.
The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy said Timberlake "capably carries the film but a glint of true rebelliousness, of a slightly unhinged element in his character's makeup, could have nudged the performance to another level."
(Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Clinton, Blair befriended businessman charged in UK bribery case (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) ? Victor P. Dahdaleh, who was charged with bribery by British authorities on Monday, has no shortage of powerful connections. The international businessman counts former President Bill Clinton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as friends and beneficiaries of his generosity.
Peter Mandelson, who was EU commissioner for foreign trade, introduced Dahdaleh in a 2006 speech to the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce as "Victor my friend" and described him as "a business dynamo, a public-spirited figure and a big-hearted personality all rolled into one."
Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) allege Dahdaleh was also corrupt. They have charged him with paying bribes to officials of Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C., a smelting company whose majority owner is the Bahrain government.
The SFO said the payments, made between 2001 and 2005, were connected to contracts that the American aluminum giant, Alcoa, Inc., made for supplies of alumina shipped to Bahrain from Australia.
Dahdaleh, who lives in London and holds dual British and Canadian citizenship, denies the charges. He was released on bail pending a court hearing scheduled for October 30. British authorities said that during the course of their investigation, they had been in contact with the U.S. Department of Justice, which has been conducting a parallel inquiry.
The prestigious London School of Economics, where Dahdaleh has been a governor and major financial backer, told Reuters that as a consequence of the criminal case, it was reconsidering his position as a governor.
Dahdaleh has been an active financial and political supporter in recent years of former U.S. President Bill Clinton's international charity activities and of former British Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair and Mandelson, a former European Commissioner and senior aide to Blair who is now a member of Britain's House of Lords.
In a biography posted on his website www.victordahdaleh.com, Dahdaleh describes himself as a "board trustee" of the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation.
The website of the Clinton Foundation lists Victor P. Dahdaleh and the Victor Philip Dahdaleh Charitable Foundation as contributors of between $1 million and $5 million in 2010.
According to a cached page recovered from the website of the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce, in December 2005 Clinton gave a speech at a reception held by the group at London's Jumeirah Carlton Towers Hotel. Dahdaleh is described in the posting as the Chamber's President.
The Chamber's London office said on Monday that the group had no comment on Dahdaleh's arrest or his current relationship with the Chamber.
In October 2009, Clinton appeared at a "leadership summit" sponsored by Montreal's McGill University where he accepted an honorary doctorate. The McGill Daily, a university newspaper, reported that Clinton had been invited to the summit by Dahdaleh, a McGill alumnus, who the newspaper described as a "very close ally" of Clinton.
A spokesman for Clinton and his foundation had no immediate comment on Dahdaleh's arrest or Clinton's relationship with Dahdaleh. The U.S. State Department did not comment on whether Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had ever met Dahdaleh.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
In Britain, Dahdaleh was a major backer of groups and individuals connected to the Labour Party, which under Prime Ministers Blair and then Gordon Brown, held power between 1997 and 2010.
In October, 2006, Prime Minister Blair was the featured speaker at a lunch celebrating the 85th anniversary of the Canada-UK Chamber. A pamphlet memorializing the event, posted on the Chamber's website, features 15 photographs in which Blair and Dahdaleh both appear. Blair's did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A spokesman for Mandelson said: "Lord Mandelson has always expressed his gratitude to Mr Dahdaleh for supporting" a think tank Mandelson helped to found (called Policy Network). But the spokesman added: "It would be an exaggeration to describe them as friends."
On his website, Dahdaleh has appeared particularly keen to promote his support for the London School of Economics (LSE), where a spokesperson confirmed that Dahdaleh has until now been a governor, honorary fellow and former student.
Last May, Jordan-born Dahdaleh announced that his foundation was working with an LSE project on global governance and with Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office on a project to provide scholarships for Palestinian students wishing to study global politics in Britain.
A press release announcing the scholarship program was taken down from Dadahleh's personal website within 24 hours of the announcement of his arrest.
The LSE spokesperson sought to put distance between the school and Dahdaleh, saying: "Mr Dahdaleh is no longer on LSE's Development Committee (formerly the Fundraising Campaign Committee) or on the Advisory Board of the Center for the Study of Global Governance as this center has now closed.
"In light of the escalating and serious allegations against Victor Dahdaleh and his arrest today by the SFO, LSE is considering his position as a governor of LSE," the school representative added.
The Foreign Office had no immediate comment.
On his website, Dahdaleh posted an announcement saying he had "interrupted his busy scheduled business commitments to voluntarily attend an appointment" at a London police station, where he expected to face bribery charges. The statement quoted a spokesman for his law firm, Allen & Overy, saying that Dahdaleh "believes the investigation into his affairs was flawed and that he has done absolutely nothing wrong."
Dahdaleh, the statement said, "will be vigorously contesting these charges at every stage, confident in clearing his good name."
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TSMC reports shrinking profit, revenue in 3Q (AP)
TAIPEI, Taiwan ? Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip maker, said Thursday its earnings dropped by more than a third in the latest quarter amid uncertainties about the global economy.
The company which supplies chips for use in gadgets including Apple's iPhones and iPads said its third quarter net profit of 30.4 billion New Taiwan dollars ($1 billion) was down 35 percent from last year and down 15.5 percent from the second quarter of this year.
Quarterly revenue totaled $3.5 billion, down 5 percent from a year earlier and 3.6 percent lower than the second quarter.
TSMC's customers are either uncertain about their outlook or expecting a weaker first quarter of 2012, Chairman Morris Chang told an investor conference in Taipei.
Company officials said shipments have declined for chips used in computers, consumer and industrial electronics, while handset chips sales have expanded. But newly installed production using the cutting-edge 28 nanometer process could help improve profit margins next year, they said.
Chang said the current economic landscape was not as severe as the winter of 2008 when the world was mired in a financial crisis. He said TSMC expects its wafer shipments to pick up by March next year with customers rebuilding the inventories they've depleted in the last quarter.
"Perhaps ... we may suddenly find a surge that's amazingly strong," he said.
TSMC has diversified into solar panels and LED lights, two sectors facing losses because of oversupplies.
But Chang said TSMC is in the startup stage in both sectors and has not been hurt by the sharp price declines.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Some Asthma Drugs Raise Risk of Complications, Especially in Kids: Study (HealthDay)
TUESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- When used alone, the asthma medications known as long-acting beta-agonists are associated with an increased risk of serious complications, new research indicates.
What's more, the increased risk of complications, including hospitalization, intubation and death (called the asthma composite outcome), associated with the use of these medications was even higher in children than in adults.
However, when long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) are used in combination with inhaled corticosteroids, the increased risk appears to dissipate.
Products that only contain a LABA are marketed under the brand names Foradil and Serevent in the United States, while they are sold under the brand names Symbicort and Advair when combined with inhaled corticosteroids.
"What we found overall was that there was a greater risk of the asthma composite outcome in the group that took LABAs as opposed to the group that didn't. And, the risk was higher in the younger asthmatic population," said study author Dr. Ann McMahon, associate director of science and director of KidNet in the Office of Pediatric Therapeutics at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"The other important thing is that in a smaller subgroup that took LABAs and inhaled corticosteroids [ICS], and took those consistently, we did not find that the risk was elevated. But, this subgroup was rather small, so the results regarding ICS are somewhat inconclusive. The agency is now pursuing doing a large randomized clinical trial in the context of LABAs and consistent ICS use," McMahon said.
Results from the current study are published in the November issue of Pediatrics.
The FDA first began looking into the safety of LABAs in 2005 when concerns about a possible increase in serious complications were first raised. In 2008, the first meta-analysis examining the safety of LABAs was conducted. As a result of that analysis, an FDA advisory committee voted to restrict the use of LABAs to be used in combination with inhaled corticosteroids. The current meta-analysis was undertaken to expand the knowledge gained from that initial analysis.
The current meta-analysis included 110 clinical trials with a nearly 61,00 people with asthma. The trials included people aged 4 and up. Some used LABA medications; some did not.
Overall, the researchers found that 6.3 more events per 1,000 patient-years occurred in people taking LABAs compared to those not taking the medication. Events included asthma-related hospitalizations, intubations and deaths.
In children between the ages of 4 and 11, the difference between the two groups was 30.4 events per 1,000 patient years. In children between the ages of 12 and 17, the difference was 11.6 per 1,000 patient years.
McMahon noted that most of the complications in children were hospitalizations related to asthma flares. Asthma-related deaths and intubations were rare complications, according to the study.
She said the study was designed to identify trends, not look at individual cases, so "we don't have a lot of answers about why the asthma composite outcomes were higher in the younger age groups."
"Sometimes we find that products that work well in adults don't work well in kids," said senior study author Dr. Dianne Murphy, director of the Office of Pediatric Therapeutics at the FDA. And in the case of LABAs, there could be numerous explanations. It may be that asthma is a different disease in children than in adults, or it may have to do with children's smaller airways. Or, she said, it could be that children might not always let their parents know when their asthma symptoms are getting worse.
Whatever the reason for the higher risk of complications in children, Murphy said, what's important to take away from this study is that "if your child requires a LABA, they ought to be on a steroid with it." And, she added, if your child's symptoms aren't improving on the combination medication, let your child's doctor know.
"This meta-analysis suggests that we have more to learn. It looks like LABA alone may not be the right treatment for the pediatric population, and we don't use it alone. But, combining the two potentially may not increase the bad outcomes," said Dr. Allyson Larkin, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of pulmonary medicine, allergy and immunology at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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Utility Communications Networks for the ... - CommNexus San Diego
The EcoCom SIG Presents...
Public Utilities, whether electric, gas or water, face considerable challenges in the next decade to deliver greater efficiency and operational effectiveness while dealing with stretched supply lines, the need to modernize and growing resistance to costs being passed on to end-users. ?Many Utilities face one or more of the following:
???? The upgrade or replacement of aging infrastructure;
???? The modernization of systems to meet tough new environmental regulations;
???? The minimization of operating expenditures in the face of a variety of economic pressures;
???? Integration of renewable energy sources or green consumer products;
???? The adoption of new models of value creation;
???? Reaction to liberalization, convergence and competition for end customers
CIO Forum
Public Utilities, whether electric, gas or water, face considerable challenges in the next decade to deliver greater efficiency and operational effectiveness while dealing with stretched supply lines, the need to modernize and growing resistance to costs being passed on to end-users. ?Many Utilities face one or more of the following:
???? The upgrade or replacement of aging infrastructure;
???? The modernization of systems to meet tough new environmental regulations;
???? The minimization of operating expenditures in the face of a variety of economic pressures;
???? Integration of renewable energy sources or green consumer products;
???? The adoption of new models of value creation;
???? Reaction to liberalization, convergence and competition for end customers
In many ways one of the biggest investment risks for Utilities (and for their regulators, rate payers and investors) are the telecommunications networks required to support network wide modernization, for without modern communication networks Utilities cannot take advantage of such technologies as:
???? Remote reading of consumer meters;
???? Condition based maintenance monitoring;
???? Load shedding technologies;
???? Demand response technology;
???? Remote connect and disconnect
Implementation of these communication networks, so different from the legacy systems in place today, requires a paradigm shift in understanding and thinking.? Without well thought-out and robust communication platforms, network modernization may not meet the lofty expectations that have been bandied about. ?Utilities may need to understand issues including but not limited to:
???? What communications technologies to use;
???? How to effectively locate sensors in challenging topographical environments;
???? What is the availability of suitable spectrum for wireless communications;
???? How to undertake the data mining of the Terra bytes of information that can potentially be collected from the network and consumer alike.
Our panel of local Utility CIO?s and senior executives will discuss their current and future telecommunications initiatives and some of the challenges that have been identified.
PANELISTS:
Chris Baker
CIO, SDG&E
Chris Baker is senior vice president ? support services and chief information officer for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), Sempra Energy?s regulated California utilities.? In his current position, Baker oversees information technology, supply management, diverse business enterprises, environmental services and emergency services, fleet services, real estate, land management and facilities at SDG&E and SoCalGas. ?He is also responsible for the design and implementation of new systems and procedures to improve the operating efficiency and customer experience at both utilities through the operational excellence and smart metering programs.? Baker served as Sempra Energy?s director of software development from 1997 to 2000, and as information management and security administration manager from 1995 to 1997.
Prior to joining Sempra Energy in 1995, Baker was a senior systems consultant with Logicon 4GT, where he worked with defense finance and accounting services.? He also worked on analysis for several government entities, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Finance and Management and the U.S. Postal Service?s National Air and Surface System.
Previously, Baker held several positions in the banking industry, including serving as section manager of information management and executive information services at HomeFed Bank, a position he held from 1990 to 1993.? Prior to 1990, he was employed with Home Savings of America, holding several different positions in their information technology division. Baker serves as a board member on CommNexus.
Geoff Stevens
CIO, Otay Water
Mr . Stevens is the CIO at the Otay Water District, in San Diego.? He is responsible for enterprise strategic planning and IT.? He has also held assignments at Sempra Energy in San Diego, and Consolidated Edison of New York.? His primary focus is on enterprise asset management and leveraging IT for strategic benefit. He has a Masters Degree in Communications Research from the University of Pennsylvania.
SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Mike Elconin, VP, Tech Coast Angeles
Maria Sendra, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
Joel Garcia, Co-Founder, CM Tech Partners
Thomas Hartman, Managing Director, Ventana Capital
Gary Hawkins, Vice President, Sun Ray Solutions Inc.
Alex Kim, Director, Customer Innovations, SDG&E
Mark Bowles, Chief Marketing Officer & Founder, EcoATM
DATE:
November 10th, 2011
TIME:
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Jackson doctor's defense case expected to start (AP)
LOS ANGELES ? Defense attorneys for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death are expected to begin calling witnesses in their case Monday after they finish grilling a key prosecution expert.
The defense case will be Dr. Conrad Murray's opportunity to counter four weeks of damaging testimony about him from 33 prosecution witnesses who have cast him as an inept, distracted and opportunistic doctor who repeatedly broke legal, ethical and professional guidelines.
The defense case is expected to comprise of 15 witnesses, although Murray's attorneys have not publicly revealed whether they will call the Houston-based cardiologist to testify on his own behalf. Jurors have heard from the doctor through a more than two-hour interview with police, and it seems unlikely that Murray's attorneys would subject their client to what would be blistering questioning from prosecutors.
Monday will begin with lead defense attorney Ed Chernoff questioning Dr. Steven Shafer, the prosecution's final witness and an expert in the anesthetic propofol, which Murray had been giving Jackson as a sleep aid. Chernoff's questioning on Friday challenged Shafer's conclusions and comments he had made about colleague Dr. Paul White, who will testify for the defense team.
So far, Shafer has not retreated from his position that Murray is solely responsible for Jackson's death and that the cardiologist committed 17 egregious violations of medical practices that each could have either led to Jackson's serious injury or death.
After Shafer is done testifying, Murray's attorneys will likely ask a judge to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter case against the cardiologist. Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor will rule on the oral motion immediately and if he rejects it, the defense case will begin.
Defense attorneys have said they will call police detectives who prosecutors did not call, several character witnesses, White and possibly other experts. They expect their case will last through Thursday.
Murray has pleaded not guilty, and faces up to four years behind bars and the loss of his medical license if convicted.
The defense will have its work cut out for them to try to sway jurors to acquit Murray.
"He will have to change the landscape here and show some reasonable doubt, said Marcellus McRae, a former federal prosecutor and trial attorney who has been following the case closely. "The question is will this be enough."
McRae said calling Shafer as the prosecution's final witness was a master stroke.
"Brick by evidentiary brick, Shafer has built a wall of scientific reasons for the jury to conclude that Dr. Murray was criminally negligent," he said. "It allows the prosecution to tell the jury that their case is built on science rather than shifting theories."
Out of sight of the jury, the defense's theory has shifted in recent months from arguing that Jackson swallowed propofol and gave himself the fatal dose and more recently that the singer had swallowed several pills of the sedative lorazepam, which led to his death.
They may also argue that Jackson somehow gave himself a shot of propofol after Murray left the room, killing him quickly.
Prosecutors have sought to discredit all those theories through Shafer, who himself drank propofol before the trial in an attempt to confirm that it wouldn't induce sedation or other ill effects. He called the amount of lorazepam in Jackson's stomach "trivial" and last week said the only possible explanation for Jackson's death based on the evidence was that Murray put the singer on IV drip of propofol and left the room after the singer appeared to be asleep.
This week, it will be the defense's turn to either offer alternate theories or somehow pick apart the prosecution's case.
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AP Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch contributed to this report.
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McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Margin Call
This extreme compression, of course, can?t help but lead to considerable distortion?to properly tell the long-view story of what happened in 2008, you?d need a multigenerational miniseries spanning at least three decades, the Roots of Wall Street. But Margin Call isn?t interested in the long view; the perspective it takes is rather a close-up of the ruthlessness of unfettered capitalism in action. This may be the first post-2008 feature film to dramatize the crisis itself, rather than using it as a backdrop for an outraged harangue against the banks. Don?t get me wrong, the banks need haranguing, but now that Occupy Wall Street?s on the job, maybe the movies can return to time-honored tasks involving character and story.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Got Klout? You may qualify for a free Windows Phone
Turns out that Microsoft's hoping to get some influential people on board with Windows Phone, and it's choosing a unique strategy to do so. It's partnered with Klout, a service that uses social media analytics to weigh the influence you have on your social network, to give away 500 free devices -- along with VIP passes to one of five Windows Phone launch parties across the country -- to those who qualify through Klout Perks. The winners appear to be determined by their Klout score and if they live in the same city as one of the five shindigs. But it's clear that the Windows giant wants to be heard, and it might just work: according to Klout's official blog, "top influencers are trusted by their audience to share their real opinions and more and more brands are recognizing this power." In short, Redmond's banking on the possibility that some mightily influential people will have great things to say about its product. After all, word of mouth is a powerful marketing tool. Head to the source link to find out how to learn if you're one of the lucky 500.
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What defines life satisfaction for consumers living in poverty?
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People whose basic needs are met get more life satisfaction when they are more connected to others and when they experience greater autonomy, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But those who live in dire conditions have little hope of achieving such satisfaction.
"About three-fourths of the planet's population lives in nations with less than ideal material conditions, defined by low levels of marketplace abundance and lack of bargaining power necessary to access this abundance," write authors Kelly D. Martin (Colorado State University) and Ronald Paul Hill (Villanova University). According to the authors, nearly half the world's population lives in absolute poverty, and the poorest 40 percent account for 5 percent of total income. More than one billion people lack access to potable water, and two billion don't have access to basic sanitation.
The authors set out to examine the relationship between life satisfaction and societal poverty. They looked at self-determination, which stems from conditions of relatedness (connection to important others) and autonomy. "We believe conditions of relatedness and autonomy are important to the poverty-life satisfaction relationship, but argue these conditions depend upon a country's existence of a baseline of goods and services necessary for survival termed consumption adequacy," the authors write.
The authors examined data from more than 77,000 consumers across 51 developing nations. They found that the situation for many of the world's people is so bleak that neither relatedness nor autonomy could provide them satisfaction.
"These findings demonstrate that individuals living under extreme poverty are less likely to experience ameliorating effects associated with self-determination (relatedness and autonomy), revealing the added damage to people who already experience the worse possible material conditions," the authors write. "Our results emphasize the pervasiveness and sheer hopelessness of individuals living in extreme poverty."
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People whose basic needs are met get more life satisfaction when they are more connected to others and when they experience greater autonomy, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But those who live in dire conditions have little hope of achieving such satisfaction.
"About three-fourths of the planet's population lives in nations with less than ideal material conditions, defined by low levels of marketplace abundance and lack of bargaining power necessary to access this abundance," write authors Kelly D. Martin (Colorado State University) and Ronald Paul Hill (Villanova University). According to the authors, nearly half the world's population lives in absolute poverty, and the poorest 40 percent account for 5 percent of total income. More than one billion people lack access to potable water, and two billion don't have access to basic sanitation.
The authors set out to examine the relationship between life satisfaction and societal poverty. They looked at self-determination, which stems from conditions of relatedness (connection to important others) and autonomy. "We believe conditions of relatedness and autonomy are important to the poverty-life satisfaction relationship, but argue these conditions depend upon a country's existence of a baseline of goods and services necessary for survival termed consumption adequacy," the authors write.
The authors examined data from more than 77,000 consumers across 51 developing nations. They found that the situation for many of the world's people is so bleak that neither relatedness nor autonomy could provide them satisfaction.
"These findings demonstrate that individuals living under extreme poverty are less likely to experience ameliorating effects associated with self-determination (relatedness and autonomy), revealing the added damage to people who already experience the worse possible material conditions," the authors write. "Our results emphasize the pervasiveness and sheer hopelessness of individuals living in extreme poverty."
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Kelly D. Martin and Ronald Paul Hill. "Life Satisfaction, Self-Determination, and Consumption Adequacy at the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid." Journal of Consumer Research: April 2012 (published online July 13, 2011).
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Video: KLG, Hoda take on Seattle in matching outfits
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Solving the mysteries of short-legged Neandertals
ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2011) ? While most studies have concluded that a cold climate led to the short lower legs typical of Neandertals, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that lower leg lengths shorter than the typical modern human's let them move more efficiently over the mountainous terrain where they lived. The findings reveal a broader trend relating shorter lower leg length to mountainous environments that may help explain the limb proportions of many different animals.
Their research was published online in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology and will appear in print in the November issue.
"Studies looking at limb length have always concluded that a shorter limb, including in Neandertals, leads to less efficiency of movement, because they had to take more steps to go a given distance," says lead author Ryan Higgins, graduate student in the Johns Hopkins Center of Functional Anatomy and Evolution. "But the other studies only looked at flat land. Our study suggests that the Neandertals' steps were not less efficient than modern humans in the sloped, mountainous environment where they lived."
Neandertals, who lived from 40,000 to 200,000 years ago in Europe and Western Asia, mostly during very cold periods, had a smaller stature and shorter lower leg lengths than modern humans. Because mammals in cold areas tend to be more compact, with a smaller surface area, scientists have normally concluded that it was the region's temperature that led to their truncated limbs compared to those of modern humans, who lived in a warmer environment overall.
However, Higgins' group adds a twist to this story. Using a mathematical model relating leg proportions to angle of ascent on hills, he has calculated that Neandertals on a sloped terrain would have held an advantage while moving compared to their long-legged cousins, the modern humans. Because the area Neandertals inhabited was more mountainous than where modern humans tended to live, the researchers say that this assessment paints a more accurate picture of the Neandertals' efficiency of movement as compared to humans. "Their short lower leg lengths actually made the Neandertals more adept at walking on hills," explains Higgins.
But the group didn't stop there. "In our field, if you want to prove an adaptation to the environment, like mountains leading to shorter leg lengths, you can't just look at one species; you have to look at many species in the same situation, and see the same pattern happening over and over again," says Higgins. "We needed to look at other animals with similar leg construction that existed in both flat and mountainous areas, as Neandertals and humans did, to see if animals tended to have shorter lower leg length in the mountains."
The researchers decided to study different types of bovids--a group of mammals including gazelles, antelopes, goats and sheep--since these animals live in warm and cold environments on both flat and hilly terrain. The group took data from the literature on bovid leg bones and found that they fit the pattern: mountainous bovids, such as sheep and mountain goats, overall had shorter lower leg bones than their relatives on flat land, such as antelopes and gazelles, even when they lived in the same climates.
Investigating closely related bovids brought this trend into even sharper relief. Most gazelles live on flat land, and the one mountainous gazelle species examined had relatively shorter lower legs, despite sharing the same climate. Also, among caprids (goats and sheep), which mostly live on mountains, the one flat land member of the group exhibited relatively longer lower legs than all the others.
"Biologists have Bergman's and Allen's Rules, which predict reduced surface area to body size and shorter limbs in colder environments," says Higgins. "Our evidence suggests that we can also predict certain limb configurations based on topography. We believe adding the topic of terrain to ongoing discussions about limb proportions will allows us to better refine our understanding of how living species adapt to their environments. This improved understanding will help us better interpret the characteristics of many fossil species, not just Neandertals."
Funding for this research was provided by the Johns Hopkins Center of Functional Anatomy and Evolution.
This study was completed by Ryan Higgins and Christopher B. Ruff, Ph.D., also of the Johns Hopkins Center of Functional Anatomy and Evolution.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Hip NYPD officer's clothes grab online attention (AP)
NEW YORK ? There have been a lot of police officers keeping an eye on the Occupy Wall Street protest and a lot of protesters keeping their eyes on the police ? but probably only one officer who's been looked at for what he's wearing as much as what he's doing.
A plainclothes officer who's been working as a community affairs agent at the lower Manhattan protest is gaining some Internet fame for his un-stereotypical appearance, like a cool college professor.
Detective Rick Lee has been nicknamed the Hipster Cop online in tongue-in-cheek blog posts due to his more-fashionable-than-your-average-officer look, replete with cardigans, skinny ties, professorial-style glasses and side-swept hair.
Lee, 45, said people have a perception of police officers as old and staid and "then they meet me, they're like, `Oh, he's cool.'"
Lee works in the 1st Precinct, which includes Zuccotti Park, where the protesters have been since mid-September. He and his partners have been down there talking to them every day.
Protester Goldi Merhige says he's very familiar with the Hipster Cop.
"Hair that's slightly longer than your usual policeman, wears a tie, a white shirt and a casual windbreaker," Merhige said Thursday. "He's the cool guy."
Lee said that as a community affairs officer, his role is to try to work as a bridge between the protesters and the police, to balance the protesters' right to demonstrate and police attempts to maintain order.
"It's a juggling act because their right to demonstrate infringes on your right to peace and tranquility," he said. "We have to juggle all these things. It's not easy."
The leaderless nature of the protest makes it challenging for police, Lee said. The demonstrators have purposely stayed away from having people take on leadership roles, instead choosing to make decisions through consensus and widespread input.
That means "you've kind of got to sift through" the crowds to figure out who to talk to about various issues, Lee said.
Lee, who sometimes wears slim-fit jeans when he's off duty but not when he's working because the police department wouldn't approve, said the fashion choices that have made the Internet take notice also help him talk to people at the protest.
"In general, most people don't realize I'm a cop," he said. "I don't fit the mold."
Not fitting the stereotypical look of other plainclothes officers, who dress more casually, "breaks down a lot of walls," he said.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Research in Motion announces BBX, 'combines the best of BlackBerry and QNX'
And it's real, folks -- RIM has made BBX, its latest mobile platform, official at its DevCon keynote. Dan Dodge, President of QNX, mentioned that the new OS -- designed for smartphones and tablets alike -- is a "single, unified platform for the whole world," incorporating Enterprise, NOC and cloud services. BBX will offer over 100 open source libraries and is certified for POSIX, which should entice more developers to use the new platform. It'll support HTML5 (which "acts as a bridge between old BlackBerry versions and BBX"), NativeSDK and Adobe AIR / Flash, as a few examples. Finally, the OS will offer a new advanced graphics framework called Cascade UI, enabling Super Apps that provide smooth 3D animations and deep integration with BBM and Push services on the device. Make your way to the presser below to get all of the details.
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Nikki Reed Marries Paul McDonald
'Twilight Saga' star and former 'American Idol' contestant tied the knot in Malibu on Sunday.
By Jocelyn Vena
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"Twilight Saga" actress Nikki Reed and former "American Idol" season 10 contestant Paul McDonald are officially married. The couple tied the knot over the weekend in Malibu, California, according to Usmagazine.com.
A rep confirms that the couple shared their big moment in front of 100 guests on Sunday. "We couldn't be happier!" the couple said in a statement. "[We were] surrounded by our family and friends. We're so glad this day has come!"
The two began dating in April and got engaged just two months later. They announced their plans to marry at the MTV Movie Awards, where Reed was spotted sporting an engagement ring.
When McDonald spoke to MTV News about the actress, he described her as "super-cool." In June, he enthusiastically said, "I love her to death."
"She's amazing. It's kind of one of those things you don't expect," he said. "Like, last year I never would have thought I'd be getting married. She's amazing. She's the perfect girl. We fit each other. When you know, you know, and she's the one."
The pair has been quite public about their relationship. McDonald has been planning on releasing an album tentatively called The Nikki Reed EP, and when Reed hit up the Teen Choice Awards in August, she was sporting his face on her nails and revealed that he was being quite the bridezilla.
"He's doing a lot of it, he is. He's, like, taking control," Reed said about McDonald's part in the wedding planning. "He sits with his computer in between songs and is kind of on a roll with everything."
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