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Adding to the design drama is the possibility that Apple may jump in, which could both legitimize the category and add a killer competitor. Now that CEO Steve Jobs has modified the Mac operating system for the iPhone, he could use that slimmed-down version for other mobile devices. Apple could employ flash memory instead of a standard hard disc, extending a mini Mac's battery life and allowing it to start up quickly, like a phone. A Jobs subnotebook would likely be bigger than FlipStart's but smaller than a laptop. Apple would have a distinct software advantage, given...
...initially designed to offer a 1-in-2,000-years level of protection," says West of the UK Climate Impacts Program. "But sea-level rise is projected to reduce that to a 1-in-1,000-years level by 2030." In response, the British government is prepared to add 12 in. of protection on top of the existing floodgates--a contingency built into its original design--and to keep building patches and extending the Barrier as necessary. Planners in Britain assume it will have to be replaced within 100 years, but they don't yet know with what...
...former Senator Fred Thompson, a serious potential challenger, is in a way the most manifestly Reaganite of all. In the two weeks since the Thompson boomlet began, many times I've heard conservative friends consider Thompson's merits (which are real) and then - chuckling, but almost dispositively - add, "The last time we nominated an actor, it didn't turn out badly...
...Add this to the rest of the bad news coming out of the Gulf, and things look pretty grim. The "surge," despite what some claim, has barely made a dent in the violence in Iraq. Our Arab allies are jumping ship, apparently as fast as they can. At the opening of the Arab summit on Wednesday, Saudi King Abdallah accused the U.S of illegally occupying Iraq. The day before, the leader of the United Arab Emirates sent his foreign minister to Tehran to tell the Iranians he would not allow the U.S. to use UAE soil to attack Iran. That...
...plans to arm its officers with Tasers—weapons that are used to subdue suspects by releasing a disabling electric charge—potentially making it the first Boston-area police department to add the weapon to its arsenal. Tasers have come under increasing scrutiny because of concerns about the risk they may pose to suspects, with an Amnesty International report released last year concluding that 61 people died in the U.S. in 2005 after being shocked with a Taser gun. Police Department spokesman Frank T. Pasquarello said in a phone interview yesterday that no money has yet been...