The Daily Roundup for 01.23.2013

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

Apple announces Q1 2013 earnings

Record $54.5 billion in revenue, 47.8 Million iPhones and 22.9 Million iPads sold...

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ANA cancels 141 more flights with 787 jet grounded

TOKYO (Reuters) - All Nippon Airways will cancel 123 domestic and 18 international flights between Wednesday and Sunday after Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger plane was grounded, the Japanese airline said Monday.

More than 18,000 passengers will be affected.

The cancellations announced on Monday add to the 72 flights scheduled from January 19 to January 22 that ANA called off last week.

ANA, which flies the most Dreamliners of any airline, also said in the statement it will announce flight cancellations for January 28 later in the day and plans to announce cancellations occurring for dates from January 29 on Thursday.

On Sunday, U.S. safety investigators ruled out excess voltage as the cause of a battery fire last month on a 787 jet operated by Japan Airlines Co (JAL) and said they were expanding the probe to look at the battery's charger and the jet's auxiliary power unit.

(Reporting by James Topham; Editing by Ken Wills)

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Algeria terror leader preferred money to death

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) ? Moktar Belmoktar is known abroad as the man who orchestrated the abduction of scores of foreigners last week at a BP-operated plant in the remote, eastern corner of Algeria, in a raid that led to many of their deaths.

In the Sahara at least up until this week he was, ironically, known as the more pragmatic and less brutal of the commanders of an increasingly successful offshoot of al-Qaida. The question now is has he evolved into an international terrorcrist every bit as violent as his rivals, or did the Algeria operation go very differently than he intended?

Belmoktar, an Algerian in his 40s known in Pentagon circles as "MBM," just split off from al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, to start his own franchise.

Over the past decade, AQIM has kidnapped dozens of foreigners, including diplomats, aid workers, field doctors and tourists. Although Belmoktar's hostages are forced to endure months of privation and live with the constant threat of execution, those who have dealt directly with him say his cell has never executed a captive, according to hostage negotiators, a courier sent to collect proof-of-life videos, senior diplomats and security experts interviewed for this article.

The notable exception was the 2011 kidnapping of two French nationals from a bar in the capital of Niger, both of whom were killed when the French military tried to rescue them. It's unclear if the two died from friendly fire, or were executed by their captors in a situation that closely mirrors the chain of events in Algeria, where combat helicopters strafed the compound in an effort to liberate the hostages, killing both kidnappers and victims.

Belmoktar prefers to trade his hostages for money, experts have said, and global intelligence unit Stratfor says he can get an estimated $3 million per European captive. The money allowed him to build one of the best-financed cells of al-Qaida. It may explain how he was able to strike out on his own six weeks ago to create "The Masked Brigade," whose inaugural attack was launched inside Algeria.

"MBM is more along the lines of, how do I negotiate and put extra money in my pocket?" says Rudolph Atallah, the former head of counterterrorism for Africa at the Pentagon, who has spent years tracking the terror network in this Sahelian country. "The others are purists."

Belmoktar is a contrast to his more ruthless colleague, Abou Zeid, who beheaded a British national and executed a 78-year-old Frenchman in 2010 in retaliation for a raid attempting to save him that killed six militants.

Up until December of last year, both men were emirs of their own "katiba," or brigade, in AQIM. Though they are both from southern Algeria, they have chosen to embed themselves in northern Mali, in the immense, ungoverned desert which ranges from feather-soft dunes to flat, rocky plains. And both have made tens of millions of dollars by kidnapping French, Canadian, Spanish, Swiss, German, English and Italian nationals.

The contrast between the two is captured in the recently published memoir of Robert Fowler, a Canadian diplomat who was kidnapped by Belmoktar in 2008 in Niger, where he had been sent as a United Nations special envoy. Fowler was tied up and shoved into a pickup truck and the blows he suffered as his body was banged against the metal during the multi-day journey to Mali caused a compression fracture in a vertebra. He was forced to sleep in the open, and he ate his food with the lens cap of his 77 mm Canon camera, which happened to be in his shirt pocket when he was taken, according to his account in "A Season in Hell."

Fowler's ordeal could have been much worse. He described how on April 21, 2008, the day he was liberated, he was driven to a rendezvous point. The same day, Abou Zeid's troops arrived with two women, one of them on the point of death.

Belmoktar went to inspect the women, and returned to where Fowler was sitting with a "thunderous look on his face," he wrote. Belmoktar asked to be passed dysentery pills from the medical kit, and ran back to give them to 77-year-old Marianne Petzold, a retired German teacher, and Swiss national Gabriella Burco Greiner.

When Fowler saw the two "the shock was physical. I recoiled with horror at the sight of those small, troubled white faces, twisted with pain."

One had been bitten by a scorpion, and her arm had ballooned and turned black. She would later spend six weeks in the hospital getting skin grafts to replace the necrotized flesh, he writes in "A Season in Hell." They both suffered from dysentery, and Abou Zeid had refused to give them the medicine that their governments had sent during their negotiation. At the moment that they were supposed to be released, Abou Zeid decided that he was not ready to free them, and an argument ensued between him and Belmoktar.

The same man who masterminded the recent horror in Algeria last week was visibly disturbed, wrote Fowler. He said it was Belmoktar who intervened, overruling Abou Zeid to free the two, ordering the drivers to take off across the trackless desert.

"If you are kidnapped by Belmoktar you would most likely live ? and you could not say the same thing for Abou Zeid: All the hostages killed between 2006 and 2012 were killed by Abou Zeid. You don't want to be in a position of describing him as the 'noble savage.' But I do think his thought process is less distorted by ideology," says Geoff Porter, founder of North Africa Risk Consulting, a political risk firm specializing in the Sahara region, who has tracked Belmoktar for years. "

However, long before this week's attack in Algeria, Belmoktar had also shown brutality. His men attacked a military base in Mauritania in 2005, killing over a dozen soldiers, said Dakar, Senegal-based analyst Andrew Lebovitch. And he's twice been sentenced to death in absentia in Algeria for the killing of customs officials and border guards, according to Abdel Bari Atwan's upcoming book "After Bin Laden."

His trajectory up until last week was nearly identical to that of Abou Zeid. Like Abou Zeid, he joined the Armed Islamic Group, or GIA, an Algerian extremist organization which arose in the aftermath of the 1991 election, which was voided by the secular government after an Islamic party won. He then joined the GIA's offshoot, the GSPC, a group that carried out suicide bombings against Algerian government targets. In 2006, when the group became part of al-Qaida, changing its name to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, both Abou Zeid and Belmoktar became the head of individual brigades.

Belmoktar claims he trained in Afghanistan in the 1990s, including in one of Osama Bin Laden's camps. It was there that he reportedly lost an eye, earning him the nickname "Laaouar," Arabic for 'One-eyed.' Research by the Washington-based Jamestown Foundation claims Belmoktar became the conduit between the core al-Qaida and AQIM.

But early on, there were signs that Belmoktar was not in step with the gratuitous violence that characterized both the GIA and the GSPC, as well as AQIM. A diplomatic cable from the U.S. Embassy in Algiers quotes Algerian sources who say that at different times, Belmoktar denounced both GIA and AQIM tactics because they caused many civilian casualties.

Last December, after rumors of a growing rift with Abou Zeid, Belmoktar announced that he was leaving AQIM and creating his own group, "The Masked Brigade." His close associate, Oumar Ould Hamaha, told the AP that Belmoktar wanted to create a pan-Saharan movement, and the North African chapter was too narrowly focused on countries in the Maghreb, or North Africa.

It came as the United Nations was getting ready to authorize a military intervention to take back Mali's north from Islamic extremists, including Belmoktar's group. When France began airstrikes on Jan. 11, destroying a training camp, several weapons depots and a base known to be used by Belmoktar's men in the northern Malian town of Gao, Hamaha raged that now their jihad would go "global."

It was only a few days later in the tiny town of Ain Amenas in far eastern Algeria that turbaned men claiming allegiance to Belmoktar descended on a natural gas complex, operated in partnership with BP and took hundreds of hostages in the most ambitious terrorist operation the North Africa had ever seen. They forced the hostages to wear explosives. Belmoktar issued a statement saying the dozens of captives would be killed if France didn't halt its military incursion in Mali.

No one will ever know what would have happened if Algeria or other governments agreed to negotiate. Instead, the Algerians sent in helicopters, pounding the compound, and in the bloodbath that ensued, at least 32 militants and 23 captives were killed, according to the Algerian government. It's unclear how many were killed by friendly fire, and how many were executed by Belmoktar's men.

One of the people that knows him best says these events in Algeria signal that Belmoktar has chosen to walk down the path of Abou Zeid.

Moustapha Chaffi has been the main hostage negotiator on many of the kidnappings carried out by both Belmoktar and Abou Zeid. It was he who was waiting to receive Fowler and the two women on April 21, 2008. He confirmed that Belmoktar ran to give them the dysentry pills, and later insisted they be released.

"Before he led this operation in Algeria, that was the sentiment I had, that Belmoktar was less brutal," Chaffi said by telephone on Friday. "Now I find myself thinking that they are all terrorists. That they all take hostages. That they are all fanatics. So to draw a difference between them is really, really relative. There's in fact no difference anymore."

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Associated Press writer Jamey Keaten in Dakar, Senegal and Cassandra Vinograd in London contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/algeria-terror-leader-preferred-money-death-143534450.html

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Molecular twist helps regulate the cellular message to make histone proteins

Friday, January 18, 2013

Histone proteins are the proteins that package DNA into chromosomes. Every time the cell replicates its DNA it must make large amounts of newly made histones to organize DNA within the nucleus.

An imbalance in the production of DNA and histones is usually lethal for the cell, which is why the levels of the messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding the histone proteins must be tightly controlled to ensure the proper amounts of histones (not too many and not too few) are made.

In a collaborative effort published online in the January 18, 2013 issue of the journal Science, researchers at the University of North Carolina and Columbia University show for the first time how two key proteins in messenger RNA communicate via a molecular twist to help maintain the balance of histones to DNA.

"This is one of the safeguards that our cells have evolved and it is part of the normal progression through cell division ? all growing cells have to use this all of the time," said study co-author William F. Marzluff, PhD, Kenan Distinguished Professor of biochemistry and biophysics at UNC's School of Medicine.

Every time a cell divides, Marzluff adds, it has to replicate both DNA and histone proteins and then package them together into chromosomes. "That way, each of the two cells resulting from division has one complete set of genes."

In humans, the 23 chromosomes that house roughly 35,000 genes are made up of both DNA and histone proteins. The DNA for a histone protein is first transcribed into RNA, which then acts as a guide for building a histone protein. Because the RNA relays a message ? in this case a blueprint for a histone protein, it is referred to as messenger RNA, or mRNA.

Histone mRNAs differ from all other mRNAs and end in a stem-loop [or hairpin] sequence that is required for proper regulation of histone mRNAs. In this study, the Columbia team of Liang Tong, PhD, Professor of biological sciences and the corresponding author on this project, and graduate student Dazhi Tan used crystallography to reveal the structure of two important proteins near the end of the histone mRNA stem-loop. This molecular complex is required for regulating the levels of the histone mRNA.

One of these proteins, stem-loop binding protein (SLBP) is required for translation of histone mRNA into protein, and the other is an exonuclease, which is required to destroy the mRNA. Both were initially identified at UNC by Marzluff and colleague Zbigniew Dominski, PhD, Professor of biochemistry and biophysics, also a study co-author.

"We knew there was some interaction between SLBP and the exonuclease, so we asked Liang to explain how they bind and communicate," Dominski said. "And the surprising thing was that the proteins do it not by binding to each other but by changing the RNA structure at the site."

"From the science point of view, that was the most dramatic thing," Marzluff said. "The way these proteins help each other is either one can twist the RNA so the other can recognize it easier, and they don't have to touch each other to do that."

This protein complex is a critical regulator of histone synthesis, and is an important component of cell growth, he adds. "Interfering with it could provide a new method for interfering with cancer cell growth."

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Rotoworld: Breaking down NFL underclassmen

Tuesday is the deadline for underclassmen to enter the 2013 NFL Draft. For the third straight year, a record number of juniors and third-year sophomores have gone pro. In 2010, a then-record 56 underclassmen declared. In 2011, the record ballooned to 65. This year, we have 74.

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Editor's Note: Follow @Rotoworld_Draft?on Twitter for round-the-clock prospect news leading up to April's draft.

With player evaluations courtesy of Rotoworld college football maven Josh Norris, here is a loose ranking of the 74 underclassmen now officially eligible for April's NFL Draft:

1. Texas A&M OT Luke Joeckel -- Listed at 6-foot-6, 310, Joeckel earned the 2012 Outland Trophy as the nation?s top lineman after starting all 39 games of his Aggies career at left tackle. If the Chiefs don't retain free agent Branden Albert, Joeckel will be a serious candidate to be selected first overall.

2. Texas A&M DE Damontre Moore -- "Damonster" paced the Aggies in tackles (85), tackles for loss (21), sacks (12.5), and kick blocks (2) during a dominant junior season. Still only 20 years old, 6-foot-4, 250-pound Moore projects to outside linebacker in a 3-4 or end in a 4-3.

3. Florida State DE Bjoern Werner -- Werner led the 'Noles in tackles for loss (18) and sacks (13) in 2012 while swatting down eight passes. Listed at 6-foot-4, 255, Werner is a Berlin native and former German exchange student. Ala Chris Long, Werner was a left end in FSU's 4-3.

4. Missouri DT Sheldon Richardson -- A cat-quick defensive tackle ideally suited to play in a 4-3 scheme, Richardson recorded 10.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, and three forced fumbles on an otherwise putrid 2012 Mizzou defense. Richardson is listed at 6-foot-4, 295, and could blow up the Combine with standout athleticism. He may be taken as early as No. 2 overall by the Jaguars.

5. Florida DT Sharrif Floyd -- Floyd started 13-of-13 games for the 2012 Gators, leading the team in tackles for loss (13) and blocked kicks (2) while chipping in three sacks. He is listed at 6-foot-3, 303 with experience at both defensive tackle and end. "Scheme versatile," Floyd will appeal to 4-3 NFL teams as a three-technique pass rusher and 3-4 clubs as a five-technique end.

6. Alabama CB Dee Milliner -- Milliner replaced Dre Kirkpatrick in the Crimson Tide's starting lineup as a junior and earned an unanimous first-team All-America selection with 22 pass breakups and a pair of interceptions. A thickly built 6-foot-1, 199, Milliner possesses ideal size and plays with physicality. He's likely to be the first defensive back taken, quite possibly in the top ten.

7. LSU DE Barkevious Mingo -- Mingo's junior-year numbers (8.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks) don't jump off the stat sheet, as he was frequently asked to contain the edge from his left defensive end spot. Still arguably the most explosive front-seven player in this year's draft, Mingo has freak length and plays to the whistle. His most natural fit may be outside linebacker in a 3-4.

8. Georgia LB Jarvis Jones -- Only 6-foot-2, 240, Jones may slip down draft boards of 4-3 teams as a 3-4 outside linebacker only. Medical is another concern, as Jones has spinal stenosis and transferred from USC early in his college career because doctors wouldn't clear him to play. A Bruce Irvin clone, Jones' calling cards are edge speed and sack production (28 the past two seasons).

9. Florida State CB Xavier Rhodes -- A hulking corner at 6-foot-2, 217, Rhodes plays to his size in physical press-man coverage and intercepted seven passes in three college seasons. Rhodes has drawn some Patrick Peterson comparisons due to his aggressive style of play.

10. Tennessee WR Cordarrelle Patterson -- Patterson was a big-time playmaker in his lone season with the Vols after a JUCO transfer, leading Tennessee in yards-per-catch average (16.9) and scoring twice in the kicking game. Overshadowed by more heralded teammate Justin Hunter, 6-foot-3, 205-pound Patterson arguably has more upside once he learns to run routes.

11. California WR Keenan Allen -- Allen missed the final three games of his Cal career with a left PCL injury, but was highly productive on the field, catching 205 passes for 2,570 yards and 17 touchdowns across three seasons. A superb athlete, Allen's movement skills are elite and he creates separation in the vertical passing game. He'll compete to be the first receiver drafted.

12. Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins -- Overtaking Sammy Watkins to be Tajh Boyd's top target in 2012, Hopkins led Clemson in catches (82), yards (1,405), and touchdowns (18). Listed at 6-foot-1, 205, Hopkins is deceptively dangerous in the downfield passing game and plays with toughness in the short and intermediate sections. He may have the best hands of any draft-eligible wideout.

13. Ohio State DT Johnathan Hankins -- Stoutly built and powerful at 6-foot-3 and 322 pounds, Hankins anchors in the run game and flashes ability to penetrate with surprisingly quick feet. Unfortunately, Hankins has an alarming tendency to disappear from games and his junior tape was less impressive than his sophomore film. Hankins' 2012 production was also way down.

14. LSU DE Sam Montgomery -- LSU's right defensive end, Montgomery outproduced teammate Mingo in 2012 en route to team-highs in sacks (8) and forced fumbles (2), to go with 13 tackles for loss. Whereas Mingo is scheme versatile and can rush the passer from a two-point stance, Montgomery is more the base 4-3 defensive end who excels with his hand in the dirt.

15. Georgia LB Alec Ogletree -- Ogletree possesses frightening athleticism in space and could succeed at essentially any linebacker position. He mostly played inside at Georgia, leading the Bulldogs in tackles (111) last season while ranking second to Jarvis Jones in tackles for loss (11.5). Ogletree still must improve at fighting off blocks, but he will star at February's Combine.

16. LSU LB Kevin Minter -- 6-foot-2, 245-pound Minter paced the Tigers in 2012 tackles (130) and tackles for loss (15) while displaying big-play ability with four sacks and six pass breakups in coverage. The LSU coaching staff "fought hard" to keep Minter in school because he was such an infectious leader. He projects as a plug-and-play starting NFL middle linebacker.

17. LSU S Eric Reid -- Reid lays wood at 6-foot-2, 212, drawing comparisons at LSU to LaRon Landry. He also intercepted six passes in three seasons in Baton Rouge. Missed tackles and blown coverages can be issues for Reid, but he is an awfully impressive physical specimen.

18. Florida S Matt Elam -- Elam paced UF's team-carrying 2012 defense in solo tackles (58) and interceptions (4), while ranking second to Sharrif Floyd in tackles for loss (11). Elam is a highlight-reel hitter. He does tend to have coverage lapses and his current strength is run support.

19. North Carolina RB Giovani Bernard -- A redshirt sophomore early entrant, Bernard's combination of rapid-fire cutting ability, decisiveness, balance, and passing-game skills should make him a quick study for the pro game. Bernard caught 92 passes in two seasons with the Tar Heels. He also averaged 5.86 yards per carry and is listed at a sturdy 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds.

20. Stanford TE Zach Ertz -- Long and lean at 6-foot-6, 252, Ertz bypassed Levine Toilolo as the Cardinal's go-to target in 2012 with team highs in receptions (69), receiving yards (898), and touchdowns (6). An explosive pass-catching tight end who holds his own as a run blocker, Ertz is a better prospect than former teammate Coby Fleener, last year's No. 34 overall pick.

21. Notre Dame TE Tyler Eifert -- Eifert is listed at 6-foot-6, 251 and arguably plays even taller with an impressive vertical leap and ability to high point passes in traffic. More of a seam stretcher early in his college career, Eifert became Notre Dame's primary sideline and red-zone option in 2012. He paced the run-first Irish in receptions (44), yards (624), and touchdowns (4).

22. West Virginia WR Stedman Bailey -- As senior Tavon Austin took on more of a ball-carrying role in 2012, Bailey emerged as Geno Smith's No. 1 receiver by leading the Mountaineers in receiving yards (1,622) and touchdown catches (25). Despite being listed modestly at 5-foot-10, 195, "Studman" is an elusive, physical tackle breaker after the catch. He's a second-round prospect.

23. Florida TE Jordan Reed -- Reed's production was negatively skewed by atrocious Gators quarterback play, but he is a dangerous "Joker" H-back/tight end prospect in the Aaron Hernandez mold. 6-foot-3 and 243 pounds, Reed was originally recruited as a signal caller and attempted 46 passes in 2010. He will be a movable chess piece receiving weapon in the pros.

24. Alabama RB Eddie Lacy -- Next in a long line of big-time Bama backs, Lacy is ready to pick up the blitz, catch passes out of the backfield, and run through tackles in the NFL. While Lacy lacks homerun speed, the 220-pound power back has quick feet and can dodge defenders with jump cuts, spin moves, and stiff arms. Lacy is the second best running back in this class.

25. Syracuse OT Justin Pugh -- Pugh earned All-Big East honors in each of his three college seasons, paving the way for the Orange to rank first in the conference in total yards, third in points, second in passing, and third in rushing. Listed at 6-foot-5, 297, Pugh played left tackle in Syracuse's up-tempo, no-huddle offense. He made 34 career starts and projects as a second-day pick.

Tuesday is the deadline for underclassmen to enter the 2013 NFL Draft. For the third straight year, a record number of juniors and third-year sophomores have gone pro. In 2010, a then-record 56 underclassmen declared. In 2011, the record ballooned to 65. This year, we have 74.

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Editor's Note: Follow @Rotoworld_Draft?on Twitter for round-the-clock prospect news leading up to April's draft.

With player evaluations courtesy of Rotoworld college football maven Josh Norris, here is a loose ranking of the 74 underclassmen now officially eligible for April's NFL Draft:

1. Texas A&M OT Luke Joeckel -- Listed at 6-foot-6, 310, Joeckel earned the 2012 Outland Trophy as the nation?s top lineman after starting all 39 games of his Aggies career at left tackle. If the Chiefs don't retain free agent Branden Albert, Joeckel will be a serious candidate to be selected first overall.

2. Texas A&M DE Damontre Moore -- "Damonster" paced the Aggies in tackles (85), tackles for loss (21), sacks (12.5), and kick blocks (2) during a dominant junior season. Still only 20 years old, 6-foot-4, 250-pound Moore projects to outside linebacker in a 3-4 or end in a 4-3.

3. Florida State DE Bjoern Werner -- Werner led the 'Noles in tackles for loss (18) and sacks (13) in 2012 while swatting down eight passes. Listed at 6-foot-4, 255, Werner is a Berlin native and former German exchange student. Ala Chris Long, Werner was a left end in FSU's 4-3.

4. Missouri DT Sheldon Richardson -- A cat-quick defensive tackle ideally suited to play in a 4-3 scheme, Richardson recorded 10.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, and three forced fumbles on an otherwise putrid 2012 Mizzou defense. Richardson is listed at 6-foot-4, 295, and could blow up the Combine with standout athleticism. He may be taken as early as No. 2 overall by the Jaguars.

5. Florida DT Sharrif Floyd -- Floyd started 13-of-13 games for the 2012 Gators, leading the team in tackles for loss (13) and blocked kicks (2) while chipping in three sacks. He is listed at 6-foot-3, 303 with experience at both defensive tackle and end. "Scheme versatile," Floyd will appeal to 4-3 NFL teams as a three-technique pass rusher and 3-4 clubs as a five-technique end.

6. Alabama CB Dee Milliner -- Milliner replaced Dre Kirkpatrick in the Crimson Tide's starting lineup as a junior and earned an unanimous first-team All-America selection with 22 pass breakups and a pair of interceptions. A thickly built 6-foot-1, 199, Milliner possesses ideal size and plays with physicality. He's likely to be the first defensive back taken, quite possibly in the top ten.

7. LSU DE Barkevious Mingo -- Mingo's junior-year numbers (8.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks) don't jump off the stat sheet, as he was frequently asked to contain the edge from his left defensive end spot. Still arguably the most explosive front-seven player in this year's draft, Mingo has freak length and plays to the whistle. His most natural fit may be outside linebacker in a 3-4.

8. Georgia LB Jarvis Jones -- Only 6-foot-2, 240, Jones may slip down draft boards of 4-3 teams as a 3-4 outside linebacker only. Medical is another concern, as Jones has spinal stenosis and transferred from USC early in his college career because doctors wouldn't clear him to play. A Bruce Irvin clone, Jones' calling cards are edge speed and sack production (28 the past two seasons).

9. Florida State CB Xavier Rhodes -- A hulking corner at 6-foot-2, 217, Rhodes plays to his size in physical press-man coverage and intercepted seven passes in three college seasons. Rhodes has drawn some Patrick Peterson comparisons due to his aggressive style of play.

10. Tennessee WR Cordarrelle Patterson -- Patterson was a big-time playmaker in his lone season with the Vols after a JUCO transfer, leading Tennessee in yards-per-catch average (16.9) and scoring twice in the kicking game. Overshadowed by more heralded teammate Justin Hunter, 6-foot-3, 205-pound Patterson arguably has more upside once he learns to run routes.

11. California WR Keenan Allen -- Allen missed the final three games of his Cal career with a left PCL injury, but was highly productive on the field, catching 205 passes for 2,570 yards and 17 touchdowns across three seasons. A superb athlete, Allen's movement skills are elite and he creates separation in the vertical passing game. He'll compete to be the first receiver drafted.

12. Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins -- Overtaking Sammy Watkins to be Tajh Boyd's top target in 2012, Hopkins led Clemson in catches (82), yards (1,405), and touchdowns (18). Listed at 6-foot-1, 205, Hopkins is deceptively dangerous in the downfield passing game and plays with toughness in the short and intermediate sections. He may have the best hands of any draft-eligible wideout.

13. Ohio State DT Johnathan Hankins -- Stoutly built and powerful at 6-foot-3 and 322 pounds, Hankins anchors in the run game and flashes ability to penetrate with surprisingly quick feet. Unfortunately, Hankins has an alarming tendency to disappear from games and his junior tape was less impressive than his sophomore film. Hankins' 2012 production was also way down.

14. LSU DE Sam Montgomery -- LSU's right defensive end, Montgomery outproduced teammate Mingo in 2012 en route to team-highs in sacks (8) and forced fumbles (2), to go with 13 tackles for loss. Whereas Mingo is scheme versatile and can rush the passer from a two-point stance, Montgomery is more the base 4-3 defensive end who excels with his hand in the dirt.

15. Georgia LB Alec Ogletree -- Ogletree possesses frightening athleticism in space and could succeed at essentially any linebacker position. He mostly played inside at Georgia, leading the Bulldogs in tackles (111) last season while ranking second to Jarvis Jones in tackles for loss (11.5). Ogletree still must improve at fighting off blocks, but he will star at February's Combine.

16. LSU LB Kevin Minter -- 6-foot-2, 245-pound Minter paced the Tigers in 2012 tackles (130) and tackles for loss (15) while displaying big-play ability with four sacks and six pass breakups in coverage. The LSU coaching staff "fought hard" to keep Minter in school because he was such an infectious leader. He projects as a plug-and-play starting NFL middle linebacker.

17. LSU S Eric Reid -- Reid lays wood at 6-foot-2, 212, drawing comparisons at LSU to LaRon Landry. He also intercepted six passes in three seasons in Baton Rouge. Missed tackles and blown coverages can be issues for Reid, but he is an awfully impressive physical specimen.

18. Florida S Matt Elam -- Elam paced UF's team-carrying 2012 defense in solo tackles (58) and interceptions (4), while ranking second to Sharrif Floyd in tackles for loss (11). Elam is a highlight-reel hitter. He does tend to have coverage lapses and his current strength is run support.

19. North Carolina RB Giovani Bernard -- A redshirt sophomore early entrant, Bernard's combination of rapid-fire cutting ability, decisiveness, balance, and passing-game skills should make him a quick study for the pro game. Bernard caught 92 passes in two seasons with the Tar Heels. He also averaged 5.86 yards per carry and is listed at a sturdy 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds.

20. Stanford TE Zach Ertz -- Long and lean at 6-foot-6, 252, Ertz bypassed Levine Toilolo as the Cardinal's go-to target in 2012 with team highs in receptions (69), receiving yards (898), and touchdowns (6). An explosive pass-catching tight end who holds his own as a run blocker, Ertz is a better prospect than former teammate Coby Fleener, last year's No. 34 overall pick.

21. Notre Dame TE Tyler Eifert -- Eifert is listed at 6-foot-6, 251 and arguably plays even taller with an impressive vertical leap and ability to high point passes in traffic. More of a seam stretcher early in his college career, Eifert became Notre Dame's primary sideline and red-zone option in 2012. He paced the run-first Irish in receptions (44), yards (624), and touchdowns (4).

22. West Virginia WR Stedman Bailey -- As senior Tavon Austin took on more of a ball-carrying role in 2012, Bailey emerged as Geno Smith's No. 1 receiver by leading the Mountaineers in receiving yards (1,622) and touchdown catches (25). Despite being listed modestly at 5-foot-10, 195, "Studman" is an elusive, physical tackle breaker after the catch. He's a second-round prospect.

23. Florida TE Jordan Reed -- Reed's production was negatively skewed by atrocious Gators quarterback play, but he is a dangerous "Joker" H-back/tight end prospect in the Aaron Hernandez mold. 6-foot-3 and 243 pounds, Reed was originally recruited as a signal caller and attempted 46 passes in 2010. He will be a movable chess piece receiving weapon in the pros.

24. Alabama RB Eddie Lacy -- Next in a long line of big-time Bama backs, Lacy is ready to pick up the blitz, catch passes out of the backfield, and run through tackles in the NFL. While Lacy lacks homerun speed, the 220-pound power back has quick feet and can dodge defenders with jump cuts, spin moves, and stiff arms. Lacy is the second best running back in this class.

25. Syracuse OT Justin Pugh -- Pugh earned All-Big East honors in each of his three college seasons, paving the way for the Orange to rank first in the conference in total yards, third in points, second in passing, and third in rushing. Listed at 6-foot-5, 297, Pugh played left tackle in Syracuse's up-tempo, no-huddle offense. He made 34 career starts and projects as a second-day pick.

26. Alabama OT D.J. Fluker -- Built like Minnesota's Phil Loadholt at 6-foot-6, 335, Fluker logged 36 starts for the Crimson Tide, all at right tackle. Although he is a mauling run blocker, Fluker doesn't move well enough to man the blind side and is prone to hiccups in pass protection.

27. Auburn DE Corey Lemonier -- Lemonier dipped from 13.5 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a sophomore to 5.5 and 5.5, respectively, as a junior. Listed at 6-foot-4, 246, Lemonier has a scheme versatile frame but has questions to answer about his 2012 disappearing act.

28. USC WR Robert Woods -- Woods isn't a vertical playmaker like teammate Marqise Lee, and his skill set translates better as second passing-game option in the pros. Quicker than fast at 6-foot-1, 190, Woods is a savvy route runner who may project best as an NFL slot receiver.

29. Wisconsin C Travis Frederick -- A wide-load center at 6-foot-4, 338, Frederick paved running lanes for Montee Ball and James White as a 31-game starter at Wisconsin, with 13 at left guard and 18 on the pivot. Frederick could end up at any of the three interior positions in the NFL.

30. Tennessee WR Justin Hunter -- Hunter bounced back from a 2011 ACL tear to pace the Vols in receptions (73), yards (1,083), and TDs (9). The tape tells a different tale, as Hunter was drop prone, lost too many 50:50 balls in traffic, and ran poor routes. Still a big-time talent, 6-foot-4, 200-pound Hunter is a star athlete and looks every bit a No. 1 receiver getting off the bus.

31. Oklahoma State RB Joseph Randle -- Randle ran with improved power in 2012 and demonstrated an ability to carry the load, rushing 274 times for 1,417 yards (5.17 YPC) and 14 touchdowns. High cut at a lean 6-foot-1, 200, Randle has some DeMarco Murray to his game.

32. Illinois DT Akeem Spence -- Spence is a three-technique prospect at 6-foot-1, 305 with better ability than his college stats indicate. Strong and quick with powerful hands, Spence managed 3.5 sacks in 38 career starts and earned only honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2012.

33. LSU CB Tyrann Mathieu -- College football's premier defensive and special teams playmaker in 2011, Mathieu sat out the 2012 season after being kicked off LSU's football team for repeated off-field incidents, including alleged drug abuse. A probable second-round pick before the character concerns, Mathieu has a lot of image restoration to do during the pre-draft phase.

34. Stanford TE Levine Toilolo -- More of an in-line tight end than teammate Zach Ertz, Toilolo is listed at 6-foot-8, 265. He caught 24 passes for 393 yards and four touchdowns as a junior, averaging 16.4 yards a catch. Toilolo will make his NFL impact near the line of scrimmage and on designed shots downfield.

35. Michigan State DE William Gholston -- Cousin to infamous Jets draft bust Vernon, Gholston has an impressive frame and length at 6-foot-7, 278, and projects as a five-technique end in a 3-4. He racked up ten career sacks and 30 tackles for loss in 36 games, starting 24.

36. Rutgers CB Logan Ryan -- Ryan received a second-round grade from the normally conservative NFL Draft Advisory Board and is a candidate to rise up boards in pre-draft workouts. He paced Rutgers in 2012 pass breakups (17) and intercepted four passes. Also a physical and aggressive cover corner, Ryan is well built at 6-foot, 190. He made 26 career starts at Rutgers.

37. Rutgers RB Jawan Jamison -- Jamison left Rutgers two years early as a redshirt sophomore entrant. After opening the 2012 season with five consecutive 100-plus-yard rushing games, Jamison managed just one over the final eight weeks while battling an ankle injury.

38. Tennessee Tech WR Da'Rick Rogers -- After being kicked out of the University of Tennessee for failed drug tests, former five-star recruit Rogers resurfaced at Tennessee Tech, catching 61 balls for 893 yards and 10 touchdowns. Rogers led the Vols with a 67/1040/9 line the year before. He is an incredibly physical after-catch runner with strong hands and an imposing, 6-foot-3, 206-pound frame. The off-field issues will likely push Rogers into the draft's second day.

39. LSU CB Tharold Simon -- Once billed as the next great LSU cover corner in a line that includes Patrick Peterson and Morris Claiborne, Simon was instead often picked on by opposing passing games in an up-and-down season. Still impressively long (6-foot-3, 193) and gifted, Simon enters the pros as a high-upside project. He led the Tigers with four interceptions in 2012.

40. Florida LB Jelani Jenkins -- Jenkins battled foot, hand, and hamstring injuries during a disappointing 2012 season. Adept in coverage, Jenkins projects as a nickel linebacker in the NFL.

41. LSU DT Bennie Logan -- Another "three-technique" pass-rushing prospect, Logan goes 6-foot-3, 295. He accounted for five sacks and 12 tackles for loss in two years as a starter.

42. San Diego State TE Gavin Escobar -- Escobar succeeded as both an in-line and detached tight end in the Aztecs' pro-style offense. A well-put-together athlete at 6-foot-6, 255, he was highly productive with 93 catches for 1,323 yards and 13 TDs over his final two seasons.

43. South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore -- Lattimore returned from a serious left knee injury in 2012 only to shred three right knee ligaments as a junior. After disappointing on-field play following the initial knee injury, Lattimore may be a candidate to go undrafted, or spend 2013 on injured reserve if selected. Lattimore showed a special combination of power, tackle-breaking ability, and straight-line speed pre-injuries, so it's likely a team will take the third-day plunge.

44. N.C. State CB David Amerson -- Amerson garnered national attention for intercepting 13 passes as a sophomore. Exposed as a limited athlete lacking fluidity and vertical speed in 2012, Amerson's perceived stock plunged as he was often beaten deep. Amerson goes 6-foot-3, 214 and does possess elite ball skills. He'd be an intriguing safety prospect if he tackled better.

45. Oklahoma S Tony Jefferson -- A 5-foot-11, 212-pound free safety, Jefferson led the Sooners in 2012 tackles (119) and intercepted eight passes in his career as a 34-game starter.

46. Oklahoma WR Kenny Stills -- Stills led Oklahoma in 2012 receptions (82), receiving yards (959), and touchdown catches (11), operating primarily as a possession receiver in the Sooners' spread offense. At 6-foot-1, 190, Stills has sure hands and projects as a mid-round pick.

47. Michigan State TE Dion Sims -- Listed at 6-foot-5, 285 by Spartans athletics, Sims appeared in 39 games, starting 13 and finishing with 59 career catches for 707 yards and eight touchdowns. An impact blocker, it's fair to wonder if Sims might be converted to offensive tackle.

48. Tennessee QB Tyler Bray -- Blessed with a big arm, Bray's mechanics and decision making leave much to be desired. He will also be vetted by NFL teams for alleged off-field issues during the pre-draft process. Bray reminds of Ryan Mallett as a 6-foot-6, 215-pound project.

49. Arkansas OG Alvin Bailey -- Listed at 6-foot-5, 312, Bailey logged 38 career starts for the Razorbacks, all of them at guard. He is a power-blocking prospect for NFL teams to study.

50. Notre Dame RB Cierre Wood -- Wood is expected to measure in at around 6-foot, 220 at February's Combine, but he is a slippery finesse back with lateral moves and impressive burst. The Draft Advisory Board pegged Wood as a potential third-round pick before he declared.

51. Colorado OT David Bakhtiari -- Bakhtiari made 33 starts for the Buffaloes, all of them at tackle including 11 on the left side as a senior. At 6-foot-4, 295, he will kick to guard in the pros.

52. Georgia DT Kwame Geathers -- Geathers lacks explosive get-off and struggles to bend to create leverage. A fourth- or fifth-round prospect, Geathers will be a project for the NFL team willing to gamble on his upside. The 22-year-old is listed at a monstrous 6-foot-6, 355.

53. USC CB Nickell Robey -- Robey received a fourth-round-or-later projection from the NFL Draft Advisory Board before turning pro, but his on-field performance was better than that grade suggests. While Robey's size (5-foot-8, 165 listed) is an obvious drawback, he is a feisty, competitive corner with ball skills and durability. He picked off Andrew Luck as a sophomore.

54. Michigan State RB Le'Veon Bell -- Bell will go down as one of Michigan State's all-time great running backs, but his game translates poorly to the pros. Bell lacks short-area burst and runs with heavy feet at 6-foot-2, 237. He also lacks the ability to make defenders miss.

55. TCU WR Josh Boyce -- Listed at 6-foot, 203, Boyce demonstrates NFL-caliber vertical speed and can run under slightly overthrown passes, having averaged nearly 16 yards per catch in his college career. He'll need to diversify his route tree to carve out a long pro career.

56. Florida State OT Menelik Watson -- A former basketball player from England, Watson could wow evaluators at the Combine with big-time athletic tools. He was listed as large as 6-foot-8, 270 as a power forward-center at Marist University. Watson is already 24, however, and has just 12 games of experience in D-I football. He was the Seminoles' starting right tackle in 2012.

57. Utah DE Joe Kruger -- Ravens defensive end Paul's younger brother, Kruger was a 14-game starter in his Utah career, leading the Utes with six sacks as a junior. At 6-foot-7 and 280 pounds, Kruger profiles as a five-technique end in a 3-4 defense. He projects as a late-round pick.

58. Stanford CB Terrence Brown -- Brown was an honorable mention All-Pac 12 pick as a junior, intercepting one pass in 13 starts. He is listed at 6-foot-1, 178 and is willing in run support.

59. Eastern Washington WR Brandon Kaufman -- Listed at 6-foot-5, 215, Kaufman set an FCS record with 1,850 receiving yards as a junior. Combine tests will be critical for his draft stock. Not an explosive receiver, Kaufman would do well to run a forty time in the mid-4.5s.

60. Texas DT Brandon Moore -- JUCO transfer Moore started 5-of-12 games in his only season as a Longhorn, registering eight tackles for loss and two sacks. He is listed at 6-foot-5, 320 and is very raw. An NFL team may see some untapped potential in this late-round prospect.

61. Arkansas RB Knile Davis -- After a fractured left ankle wiped out his 2011 season, Davis returned in 2012 to manage 377 yards on 112 carries (3.37 YPC). Davis has broken the same ankle twice going back to high school, so passing NFL medicals may be a tall task.

62. LSU OT Chris Faulk -- Faulk was a surprise early entrant after missing all but one game in 2012 due to a knee injury that required reconstructive surgery. At 6-foot-6, 326, Faulk was a projected early-round pick entering the season. He is not expected to participate at February's Combine. Faulk earned second-team All-SEC honors in 2011 as a 13-game starter.

63. LSU RB Spencer Ware -- Seeing the writing on the wall, Ware turned pro to escape a crowded LSU backfield that will return Alfred Blue, Kenny Hilliard, and Jeremy Hill in 2013. At 5-foot-11, 225, Ware is a hard-charging power back with some value as a short-yardage specialist.

64. Nevada RB Stefphon Jefferson -- Jefferson ranked second in the nation in rushing yards per game (144.9) in 2012, and bolted Nevada after the retirement of longtime coach Chris Ault. Jefferson's ball security and upright running style are concerns for his NFL outlook.

65. LSU RB Michael Ford -- Although Ford looks the part at a muscle-bound 5-foot-10 and 216 pounds, he received a fourth- to sixth-round projection from the NFL Draft Advisory Board after his role dwindled in LSU's loaded 2012 backfield. Ford is a one-speed runner lacking elite acceleration and lateral movement. He did average 5.83 yards per carry in his college career.

66. Cal CB Steve Williams -- Williams made 28 career starts at Cal and intercepted three passes as a junior, earning honorable mention All-Pac 12 from the conference's coaches. Listed at 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds, Williams will hope to be selected on the third day of April's draft.

67. Washington State WR Marquess Wilson -- Wilson is brimming with talent, but he has questions to answer after quitting the Cougars team with three games left in the 2012 season and accusing Mike Leach of abuse. The Pac 12 investigated and found no wrongdoing. Listed at 6-foot-4, 185, Wilson caught 52 balls for 813 yards and five touchdowns in nine games last season.

68. LSU P Brad Wing -- Wing turned pro after Les Miles suspended him for the Chick-fil-A Bowl after failing a drug test for "at least the second time." Perhaps the nation's highest-impact punter in 2011, Wing was less effective in 2012 but remains likely to be drafted in the late rounds.

69. TCU DE Stansly Maponga -- Advised to stay in school by coach Gary Patterson after an injury-plagued, 2.5-sack junior season, Maponga followed his heart and entered the draft, likely against his best interests. He goes 6-foot-2, 265 and was much more effective as a sophomore. Maponga is recovering from post-season foot surgery.

70. Oklahoma LB Tom Wort -- Wort was the Sooners' starting middle linebacker, but came off the field in passing situations, heavily curtailing his playing time versus pass-happy Big 12 offenses. Wort will have to carve out a special teams role in order to have a stable NFL career.

71. Tennessee DT Darrington Sentimore -- Sentimore bounced around three colleges, transferring from Alabama to Gulf Coast (Miss.) Community College to Tennessee before turning pro. He started 9-of-12 games in his lone season with the Vols, recording 18 tackles and four sacks. At 6-foot-2, 288, Sentimore is an undersized gap-shooting prospect for 4-3 teams.

72. Hawaii CB Mike Edwards -- Edwards was exposed in coverage by competitive passing teams, but left Hawaii as the school's all-time leader in kickoff return yardage and that could be his niche in the pros. Edwards led the nation in kick return yards as a junior in 2012.

73. Tennessee State RB Trabis Ward -- Tigers coach Rod Reed warned him to stay in school, but Ward cited the short shelf life of running backs when declaring. He rushed 309 times for 1,422 yards (4.60 YPC) and 15 touchdowns as a junior. Ward is unlikely to be drafted.

74. Eastern Washington QB Kyle Padron -- After transferring in from SMU, Padron spent one season at Eastern Washington and shared time under center with freshman Vernon Adams. Padron set SMU passing records in 2010 with 3,828 yards and 31 touchdowns, but was benched the following season by June Jones. Padron would probably be lucky to get a camp invite.

Source: http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/cfb/42318/322/underclassmen-set-draft-record

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LONDON (Reuters) - A helicopter crashed near a rail station in central London on Wednesday, the BBC reported citing witnesses.

"We are aware of an incident," a spokesman for the police said. Police declined to give any further details.

(Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

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South Africa clean up NZ

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South Africa completed a 2-0 series win over New Zealand on Monday after thumping the visitors by an innings and 193 runs on the fourth day of the second test.

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Fast bowler Dale Steyn claimed innings figures of three for 48 and match figures of eight for 65, as New Zealand were bowled out for 211 in their second innings half an hour before lunch.

New Zealand also lost the first test by an innings after they were bowled out for 45 before lunch on the opening day.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith said that he had been pleased by the standard of cricket his team had played over the series as they strengthened their position as the world's top-ranked test nation.

"We've had to work hard to get into this position and it's nice to keep playing well and it's been a wonderful two test matches for us," Smith said at the post-match presentation.

"They (the wins) were very professional and both were very big wins. A lot of guys contributed and I thought our style of cricket and the way we played was good. Bar a couple of dropped catches in the first test I thought our cricket was of a very high standard.

Dean Brownlie and BJ Watling provided the bulk of New Zealand's runs with a 97-run fifth wicket partnership.

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Brownlie brought up his fourth test fifty but after making his way to 53 off 141 balls he edged a delivery from Jacques Kallis to keeper AB de Villiers.

Watling, one of the few positives the Black Caps could take out of the series, recorded his second half-century of the match, scoring 63 off 117 balls with 11 boundaries before he was bowled by a superb delivery from Steyn that pegged back the batsman's off-stump.

Brownlie's dismissal left New Zealand on 182 for five and the advent of the second new ball brought about the departure of Colin Munro (15) 21 runs later when the left-hander was caught at third slip off a delivery from paceman Morne Morkel.

Steyn followed up Watling's dismissal by having Doug Bracewell (0) caught by a diving Alviro Petersen at third slip before Morkel got Trent Boult (3) caught at point.

Steyn wrapped the series up by having Neil Wagner (4) caught by De Villiers.

New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum conceded his team had been inferior to the Proteas.

"We knew coming in to this series that is was going to be tough playing against the number one side in the world. We will learn a lot of lessons from this. We were well short of the mark and we were exposed.

"We wanted to come here and compete...but South Africa showed their class and we weren't quite up to the mark," he said.

A three-match one-day international series between the two countries starts in Paarl on Jan. 19.

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SOUTH AFRICA: GC Smith (capt), AN Petersen, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), F du Plessis, D Elgar, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, RK Kleinveldt, M Morkel

NEW ZEALAND: MJ Guptill, BB McCullum (capt), KS Williamson, DG Brownlie, DR Flynn, BJ Watling (wk), DAJ Bracewell, C Munro, JS Patel, TA Boult, N Wagner

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Unwired Planet Has Bought 2,400+ Wireless Patents From Ericsson To Beef Up In Patent Fights Against Google, Apple And RIM

The patent rat-race continues apace. Today Unwired Planet announced that it has purchased a portfolio of over 2,400 patents from the troubled Swedish mobile vendor Ericsson. The deal includes IP related to 2G, 3G and LTE technologies, and will give Unwired Planet significantly more ammunition in its various legal battles against Apple?(x2), Google and RIM over patent infringements. Prior to this deal, Unwired Planet had 260 patents. The news has sent Unwired Planet's stock, which is traded on Nasdaq, up nearly 20% in after-hours trading.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Android 4.1.1 update now available in the US

If you?re in the US and own a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 or a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, you should be really excited, because the update to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean is now available for both of these devices. We are of course referring to Wi-Fi-only units and not those with bundled data connectivity sold by carriers ? those will get their updates on a different schedule.

A couple of months after such an update started rolling out in parts of Europe, the first iteration (and hopefully not the last) of Jelly Bean for Samsung?s two tablets is now waiting to be installed by you, either via Kies or via OTA. Kies is Samsung?s desktop PC software, which can help you update your tablet.

Alternatively, you can wait for an update notification to be shown by your device, after which you can download and install the 311 MB update right on the tablet, with no need for a computer. In case you want to do things over-the-air but haven?t been notified about the update yet, you can naturally manually check by going to Settings > About device > Software update.

No official changelog has been spotted (at least not yet), but expect to see all the goodies introduced with the 4.1 version of Jelly Bean (Project Butter, Google Now, improved notifications, enhanced performance overall, etc.) plus Samsung?s love-it-or-hate-it TouchWiz UI layer sitting pretty atop.

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Eyes-on with LG's streaming Smart Sound Bar

Among the many, many things that LG is unveiling at CES this year is the curious addition of a sound bar with built-in video streaming. That still sounds like a contradiction of purpose to us, but the Smart Sound Bar, also known as the NB3730A, is more fascinating once you dive into the details. The large-sized bar pumps out 300W across its 2.1 channels, and its WiFi takes internet audio and video from CinemaNow, general internet radio, Netflix, Pandora and Vudu. Bluetooth audio is built-in as well. It's ultimately built for those who don't have an online-capable TV, Blu-ray player or media hub at their disposal -- a group whose ranks are thinning quickly, but certainly still exists.

We got a quick glance at the Smart Sound Bar for ourselves. From a design perspective, it's simple to operate and thin, if not exactly short. This won't be a good fit for that small TV in the basement, then, although it's perfect for that big wall-mounted set. We'd like to tell you how well it works in real life, but expo conditions dictate otherwise: LG unfortunately lacks an internet connection for the sound bar on demo, and an extra-crowded booth isn't the ideal environment for gauging audio quality. If you're mostly wondering whether or not it will fit into the living room decor, however, we've got a gallery for you below.

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A Closer Look at What's Really In Dog & Cat Food - Pet-Zet

...and, because loving pet owners spare no expense, it's widely regarded as recession proof.

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Whew, that?s a lot of kibble.? But is it a lot of hype and marketing too?? Are premium pet food brands really worth the bucks.? And, more importantly, how can you tell if they are really what they say they are.

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Time to bring in the experts.? Dr. Marion Nestle, the Paulette Goddard professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University, and Dr. Malden C. Nesheim, emeritus professor of nutrition at Cornell University decided to examine the pet food industry and see how the marketing claims stack up to hard evidence.? Their findings are a fascinating and informative read for every dog or cat owner.? ?Feed Your Pet Right:? the Authoritative Guide to Feeding Your Dog and Cat,? available at Amazon.com.

In it, Nestle found that ?premium pet foods? cost three to four times more than supermarket brands.? While prices vary significantly within these brands, ingredients are strikingly similar, as all have to meet governmental nutritional standards.? The first five ingredients of almost all brands of dog and cat food are the same--proteins, fats and carbohydrates.? Anything listed below salt, usually the next ingredient, is present in small amounts only.?

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The doctors compared ten premium chicken dinners for dogs and found that all adhered to the basic standards.? Chicken and/or chicken broth, followed by grains and vegetables.? Non-premium brands use more grains and byproducts of poultry, meat and fish.

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By law, that statement indicates that the food meets the nutritional requirements of dogs and cats listed by the Association of American Feed Control Officials.? This organization in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration, state officials, and the animal feed industry, develops model regulations for pet foods, which are voluntary unless encoded in state laws.

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In their book, Dr. Nestle explains, ?All pet foods are made from the byproducts of human food production.? No matter what the packages says, your dog is not getting whole chicken breasts, but what remains after the breasts have been removed for human food.?

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Surprisingly for an industry of such magnitude, no agency requires proof of pet food health claims and no pet food company is willing to dedicate the research monies to determine if these foods do indeed improve the quality of their lives and ensure their ongoing health.

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Now, nobody?s saying that different pet foods have no effect.? Your pet may have a food allergy that can be managed with food that does not contain the offending ingredient.? Regarding organic foods Dr. Nestle says, ?If characteristics like natural, organic, holistic, vegetarian or kosher ore important to pet owners, it may be worth it to them to pay top dollar for pet foods that claim to provide the desired attribute, even if there is no official or enforced definition of the claim.?

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So, to cook for your pets or not to cook for your pets.? The doctors say that animals are more likely to get all the nutrients they need, and in the correct amounts, from a commercial product.?

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Dr. Nestle puts it this way.? ?If everyone cooked human food for the 472 million cats and dogs in America, it would be like feeding an additional 42 million people.?

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For more on this fascinating subject, we highly recommend adding, ?Feed Your Pet Right? to your reading list. ?

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Posted on January 8, 2013

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Toshiba refreshes the Qosmio X875 gaming laptop with a 1TB ...

For the most part, the 2013 Toshiba Qosmio X875 gaming laptop is just like the 2012 version. The company just announced an updated version, but the only main difference is that it will now be offered with a 1TB 7,200RPM hybrid hard drive, which uses 8GB of flash memory to help speed up boot-ups and application load times. All told, Toshiba is promising a 3.6x increase in read / write speeds over last year's model, and that programs will launch up to 30 percent faster. Other than that, this really is the same notebook. Same "Black Widow" design and even the same specs: up to 32GB of RAM, up to 2TB of storage (including a 1TB hybrid hard drive option), a 3GB NVIDIA GTX 670M GPU and an optional 3D display powered by NVIDIA's 3D Vision 2 technology. If you're interested, you can get it with the hybrid drive on February 3rd, starting at $1,480.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/06/toshiba-refreshes-the-qosmio-x875-gaming-laptop-with-a-1tb-hybrid-hard-drive/

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Verizon CEO touts wireless beyond the phone

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Verizon Communications can generate hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue in coming years from wireless services beyond the mobile phone, in areas ranging from healthcare and automobiles to energy management, the company's top executive said on Monday.

The No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier joins other companies expected to debate and demonstrate the benefits of connecting devices - like cars - to the Internet at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Operators like Verizon consider this an important new business.

"It's safe to say this is a market potential of billions in the 2020 timeframe," Lowell McAdam told Reuters in an interview. This should translate into a market with "hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for a company the size of us," he said.

"People will be really surprised at what we're able to do," he said. "The power of the networks is finally going to be able to provide these sort of things.

"In 2013 and 2014 you're going to begin to see that."

Taking wireless access beyond the mobile device is expected to become a major theme this year in Vegas. And McAdam said the so-called "Internet of Things" would be a big theme of his own keynote speech on Tuesday.

For example, wireless connections can allow doctors to remotely diagnose an illness and direct a pharmacist to administer medication, McAdam said. He also talked about public safety improvements, such as the ability of firefighters to navigate a burning building with an infrared camera that has wireless access to its layout.

IDC expects the entire market for cellular connections for devices beyond computers or phones to generate revenue of nearly $1 billion by 2016 in the United States alone.

Verizon's biggest rival, AT&T Inc, announced on Monday that it is pushing ahead with its plan to develop a wireless home security service.

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McAdam's comments came moments before he told investors that Verizon Wireless had its strongest fourth-quarter ever in the final three months of 2012, tacking on a net 2.1 million subscribers during a period that saw take-up for the iPhone 5 and other devices accelerate.

However, Verizon will take a $1 billion one-time charge related to Hurricane Sandy, which pummeled the east coast and took down infrastructure across the region. A third of the one-time items are covered by insurance, he told a Citigroup investment conference in Vegas.

In his wide-ranging interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the world's largest technology showcase, McAdam, 58, also talked about potential shifts in the industry in coming years.

He said he is open to eliminating subsidies on mobile phones that sharply reduce the cost of devices to consumers, but said buyers now prefer paying less up front and paying higher service fees during a long-term wireless contract.

Smaller rival T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom, has announced a plan to get rid of device subsidies this year, but McAdam said it is not clear this would work for Verizon and the rest of the U.S. market.

U.S. operators like AT&T and Verizon typically pay handset makers like Apple Inc hundreds of dollars for every phone, so they can offer discounts to customers that in turn commit to more lucrative service contracts.

"It's very intriguing. Every carrier has thought about doing away with subsidies," he said, but "I don't think U.S. consumers are ready to buy an iPhone for $700."

McAdam also urged U.S. regulators, including the Federal Communications Commission, to approve several industry mergers and acquisitions in the pipeline that telecoms observers say have the potential to transform the market.

T-Mobile USA is seeking approval to merge with smaller rival MetroPCS Communications Inc. Sprint Nextel is looking for the nod to sell a 70 percent stake to Japan's Softbank Corp.

Some analysts say such combinations could pressure bigger players such as Verizon Wireless, as they face stronger rivals with the ability to compete more aggressively. But McAdam urged U.S. regulators to approve the deals.

"Three to four strong carriers are a lot better for the market than a couple of weak ones that are struggling to stay afloat and do dumb things," said McAdam, referring to the potential for promotions that could ignite a price war.

Since McAdam became Verizon CEO, Verizon Wireless - Verizon's joint venture with Vodafone - gained regulatory approval for a purchase of about $3.9 billion of wireless spectrum from cable companies.

(Reporting By Sinead Carew; Editing by Bernard Orr)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/verizon-ceo-touts-wireless-potential-191131068--sector.html

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Berlusconi teams up with Northern League

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2012 file photo Silvio Berlusconi smiles as he arrives at Milan's central train station. Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced a deal Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 with the Northern League, his fractious coalition partner in three governments, to jointly run in Italy's election next month. The move could give fresh impetus to the center-right and extend the Berlusconi era. While leaving open the question of whether he will run himself, Berlusconi underlined his ambitions for the deal reached overnight at his villa near Milan by saying: "Habemus Papum,", the Latin phrase for "We have a pope." (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2012 file photo Silvio Berlusconi smiles as he arrives at Milan's central train station. Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced a deal Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 with the Northern League, his fractious coalition partner in three governments, to jointly run in Italy's election next month. The move could give fresh impetus to the center-right and extend the Berlusconi era. While leaving open the question of whether he will run himself, Berlusconi underlined his ambitions for the deal reached overnight at his villa near Milan by saying: "Habemus Papum,", the Latin phrase for "We have a pope." (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2012 file photo Silvio Berlusconi smiles as he speaks during a book presentation of Italian journalist Bruno Vespa "Il Palazzo e la Piazza" (The Palace and the Square) in Rome. Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced a deal Monday with the Northern League, his fractious coalition partner in three governments, to jointly run in Italy's election next month. The move could give fresh impetus to the center-right and extend the Berlusconi era. While leaving open the question of whether he will run himself, Berlusconi underlined his ambitions for the deal reached overnight at his villa near Milan by saying: "Habemus Papum,", the Latin phrase for "We have a pope." (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Roberto Maroni, leader of the Northern League party and Lombardy Region's candidate for governor, gestures in front of a poster featuring a slogan in Italian with double meaning "Lombardy leads" and "Lombardy in our head", as he speaks at a news conference where he announced a deal with Silvio Berlusconi's party, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced a deal Monday with the Northern League, his fractious coalition partner in three governments, to jointly run in Italy's election next month. The move could give fresh impetus to the center-right and extend the Berlusconi era. While leaving open the question of whether he will run himself. While the Northern League has ruled in coalition with Berlusconi three times, the relationship has been rocky at best, with the League being behind the downfall of previous Berlusconi governments. (AP Photo/Gian Mattia D'Alberto, Lapresse)

Roberto Maroni, leader of the Northern League party and Lombardy Region's candidate for governor, arrives for a press conference to announce a deal with Silvio Berlusconi's party, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced a deal Monday with the Northern League, his fractious coalition partner in three governments, to jointly run in Italy's election next month. The move could give fresh impetus to the center-right and extend the Berlusconi era. While leaving open the question of whether he will run himself. While the Northern League has ruled in coalition with Berlusconi three times, the relationship has been rocky at best, with the League being behind the downfall of previous Berlusconi governments. (AP Photo/Gian Mattia D'Alberto, Lapresse)

MILAN (AP) ? Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced a deal Monday with the Northern League ? his fractious coalition partner in three governments ? to jointly run in Italy's election next month, a move that could give fresh impetus to the center-right and extend the Berlusconi era.

While leaving open the question of whether he will run himself, Berlusconi underlined his ambitions for the deal reached overnight at his villa near Milan by saying: "Habemus Papum," ? the Latin phrase for "We have a pope."

A return to power for the 76-year-old Berlusconi, a man convicted just months ago of tax fraud and likely facing two criminal verdicts in the coming weeks, may seem incredible to observers abroad. Opinion polls at home, however, have seen Berlusconi's conservative party gaining since he pulled its support for Premier Mario Monti's technical government last month.

The Feb. 24-25 national election is shaping up into a race with Monti in the center, Berlusconi to the right and Democratic Party leader Pier Luigi Bersani on the left, along with a movement founded by comic-cum-political agitator Beppe Grillo. The conservative coalition has been polling second to Bersani's center-left forces.

"If Berlusconi were to win, then he would try to grab the premiership," said James Walston, a political science professor at the American University in Rome. "I think it is very, very unlikely he is going to win. He is not trying to win, he is trying to spoil."

While the Northern League has ruled in coalition with Berlusconi three times, the relationship has been rocky at best ? with the League being behind the downfall of previous Berlusconi governments. Berlusconi's last government ended in November 2011 under pressure from financial markets, which expressed a lack of confidence in his ability to reform Italy's economy.

Italy's extraordinary high public debt is the second highest debt-to-GDP ratio in the 17-nation eurozone after Greece. Monti, an economist, came in to shore up Italy's finances and launch economic reforms.

His spending cuts and tax increases have brought down borrowing costs but they have also have pushed Italy into recession. Monti resigned last month after Berlusconi withdrew his support and is running a caretaker government until the national vote.

Berlusconi said it was still not clear whom the center-right coalition would back to run as premier, saying one possible candidate was Angelino Alfano, the leader of Berlusconi's People of Freedom party. The Northern League, however, was pushing for former Economics Minister Giulio Tremonti.

Berlusconi did not acknowledge that some Northern League members were reluctant to back Berlusconi himself for the post.

"I am the leader of the coalition and I will decide with the other parties involved, in the case of victory, who to propose ... for premier," the billionaire media mogul said.

Monti, meanwhile, has radically changed his tone in recent days, dropping his neutral technocratic stance as enters political mode in earnest. He has criticized Berlusconi for demonstrating "a certain volatility in judgment" and urged the center-left leader to jettison extremists who he said will make Italy's economic reform path more difficult.

Berlusconi has for weeks been toying with a run for a fourth term. Already sounding like a candidate, he has already come out strongly against Monti's unpopular decision to impose a property tax on first homes and has been voicing opposition to any moves by Air France to increase its stake in Alitalia. His earlier abolition of property taxes and moves to keep Alitalia in Italian hands helped boost him to his last election victory.

On Monday, he voiced support for civil unions for gays and lesbians, after Monti this weekend said such a move should be up to lawmakers and not a government.

Gay rights groups expressed skepticism, noting Berlusconi's "years of doubtful jokes about homosexuals, including explicit homophobia" and his clear opposition to civil unions before a gathering of Christian reformers. Still, the advocate group Arcigay invited him to "write his program in black and white" and get his partners to sign it.

Berlusconi also could see verdicts in two criminal cases before the election, including the sensational sex scandal in which he is accused of paying an underage Moroccan teen for sex and then trying to cover it up. That trial has been slowed by the failure of the Moroccan teen, Karima el-Mahroug, to show to testify. She has been vacationing in Mexico instead.

The court has fined her ?500 ($650) and ordered her to appear on Jan. 14. It is unclear how the trial will proceed if she fails to show again, but the court can decide finish the trial without her testimony.

Associated Press

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