Hitting the front page for the first time, AngryDeuce writing with a piece of good news hot off the news distribution. Extract from the article: The Department of Justice is blocking AT and T $ 39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA, saying the acquisition of the No. 4 wireless carrier in the country # 2 by AT and T would reduce competition and raise prices The deal has faced. fierce opposition from consumer groups and Sprint is No. 3 because it was announced in March. The DOJ has issued a full statement on their decision to file the antitrust suit, AT and T has prepared a response. That’s the promise ridiculous AT and T 5000 to get unskilled jobs call center back United States if the merger was approved. Competition is still alive!

itwbennett writing groups of environmental monitoring in China on Wednesday released a report detailing a survey five months of electronic suppliers they believe are used by Apple. According to the report, and accessory manufacturer Kaedar Electronics manufacturer of printed circuit board Unimicron were discharged waste water and harmful gases from their plants in the Chinese city of Kunshan. The report says that over a period of 10 years, many people have fallen ill with a significant increase in cancer rates in the village. Since 2007, more than nine people suffered or died from cancer in the village, which has a population of less than 60. Apple declined to say whether the companies cited were in fact its suppliers, but company spokeswoman Carolyn Wu, in response to the report, said: Apple ‘s commitment to drive the highest standards of social responsibility in our supply base.

Sony has just shown his drive store for Android tablet tablet S and P , but he has not forgotten his options more favorably. Announced at the IFA at the moment, the reader self-explanatory Wi-Fi (PRS-T1) claims to be the world’s lightest 6-inch e-reader with an improvement touch – the improved bits referring to its Infrared Touch Clear technology that supports multi-touch pinch to zoom-in, but it also comes with a stylus. At 168 grams (5.93 ounces) of light and 8.9mm thin, device packs x 600 800, 16 gray pearl E-Ink display V220 with 1.3 GB of internal storage used more microSD expansion up to 32GB.

The built-in WiFi 802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity also allows users to borrow e-books in public libraries – a first for e-readers, apparently – in the UK, USA and Canada. As for battery life, a single battery charge will keep rats digital library spent three weeks at most with WiFi enabled, or up to a month without WiFi (based on playing time half-hour a day). Expect to ePub Wi-Fi enabled player to hit the United States and Europe in October for about $ 149, and it will come in a choice of color is red, white or black. Press release after the break.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/sony-announces-vaio-l-series-all-in-one-pc/:

Sony did not exactly dwell on him during his keynote IFA, but the company also expanded its range of desktop PC today with its latest VAIO L series all-in-one. It packs a 24-inch multitouch screen with a touch bezel, with your choice of the second generation of Intel Core (yet to be determined), NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics, 8GB of RAM, 1 TB hard drive, and a Blu-ray / DVD combo. And, judging by the number of times its mentioned in the press release after the break, it also appears to be 3D capable. Still no word on price, but it looks like it will at least be available in Europe from October.

An anonymous reader writes A new study released at the point of shit American Chemical Society panda as a source of a remarkably efficient enzyme-producing bacteria that are capable of breaking down plant material for biofuel production cheaper and more effective . Inspired by the giant panda voracious appetite for bamboo, scientists have begun to examine the feces of giant pandas in the Memphis Zoo. A year sample indicated that pandas have a unique ability to convert lignocellulose from plant matter into energy. In fact, intestinal bacteria of a giant panda can convert 95 percent of plant biomass into simple sugars.

Costs of the GNU hackers Meeting 2011, Andy Wingo wrote a long piece on the status of Guile Scheme, the sadly under-used official languages ​​of user extension of GNU. Wingo said that Guile is the best choice for the extension of GNU given the system’s ability to adapt to changes over time. Presented to the use of Javascript example, instead of the scheme’s popularity: We should also consider the costs of language use hastily conceived. JavaScript has some crazy stuff wrong, as with var lifting, poor numerical model, the dynamic range, the lack of modularity binding on research … Finally, we question life. If GNU had chosen Tcl because it was popular, we would have a mass of dead code (note that Guile does partially support JavaScript syntax). With the proliferation of Firefox extensions, Greasemonkey, etc., it is clear that there are many power users who want to change the software they use, without spending years to become skilled programmers. Maybe after Emacs has been ported to the philosophy of Guile user scalability will be extended to other parts of the GNU system.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/engadgets-back-to-school-guide-2011-gaming/:

Welcome Back to School guide to Engadget ! We know that this time of year can be quite annoying and stressful for everyone, so we’re here to help with the process of tearing gadget to buy for children of school age crowd. Today we get our game on – and you can head to the back to school the platform to see the rest of the documentation of the product as they are added throughout the month. Be sure to keep checking back – at the end of the month we will be giving away a ton of gear featured in our guides – and hit up the hub page here !

Let’s be honest, balancing coursework with recreation is as important as maintaining a balanced diet – maybe even more. After you spend countless hours hitting the books, cramming for tests, and writing, you just need something to turn your brain to mush. Do not worry, we have just the thing: video games. It does not matter how much you have midterms, we are sure we can find something
to help you relax. Of course, it will not be easy, you’ll have to wait for the next semester (at least) to get your hands on the PlayStation Vita, but that does not mean you have no options now. Jump past the break – we can probably help you find something to help you through mid-terms with your sanity intact. You do not want to shell out cash to have fun this semester? Enter the prints back to school! Just leave a comment below for a chance to win, and drop by our gift for more details.

Sony took the stage at IFA 2011 to unveil its latest phone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S. There seems to be a refresh of the original that was launched earlier this year. The ultra-thin camera just got a few bumps in features, including a 1.4GHz processor and a sensor Exmor R that includes a panorama 3D scanning mode, which offers the opportunity to 2D (read: non-stereoscopic) and converted into 3D images. The new device will offer a similar reality show we saw in the original Arc , and will be available in October worldwide. We will continue to inform you that additional details come in.