Apple iPad 3, Better Than Ever?

Technology News - iPad 3, Will it be bigger and better?


Apple's iPad 3 is said to include a higher-resolution display, faster processor and bigger battery, that is of course according to the latest rumors.

Apple’s iPad franchise might dominate the tablet market at the moment even with many other contenders, but it nonetheless faces some significant threats in 2012. 

Among them is Windows 8 on tablets, which could arrive sometime late in the year. Microsoft and its hardware partners will surely devote considerable marketing muscle to the upcoming operating system, creating the sort of united front that has thus far eluded the various Android manufacturers who flooded the tablet ecosystem with tablets in 2011.

What will Apple do to counter those threats and maintain its considerable market lead? Release a new iPad, of course.

According to a much-circulated AllThingsD report, the company will unveil that next-generation tablet in early March, at a high-profile event in San Francisco. “No word yet on a street date for the iPad 3 (assuming that’s what it’s called),” noted the Feb. 9 report, which relied on the ever-popular unnamed sources.

Apple traditionally keeps details of its upcoming products a closely guarded secret. However, based on reports over the past few months, it’s safe to assume the iPad 3 will include at least a few of the following features:.....READ MORE HERE

Couple set to make millions selling Picasso and Dali paintings

Entertainment News - Couple set to make millions




A Couple is set to bank £25m by selling their 'extraordinary' art collection including Picasso and Dali paintings.

 

A couple may rake in millions of pounds if they sell their collection of painting from some of the great masters. The collection includes art work by some of the most famous painters throughout the ages including one piece by Picasso that is expected to fetch in £6 million alone.

The entire collection is to be sold over the next two days during what has been called a special sale in London. The mystery couple from Europe own artwork thought to be worth a staggering £25 million.

The sale will also include paintings from Joan Miro, Rene Magritte, Damien Hirst and Salvador Dali and has collectors drooling at the thought of owning an original piece of art from any one of the famous names in the world of art. The couple wish not to be named and have chosen Christies as the auction house in which to put this stunning art collection up for sale. The pieces were carefully put on display throughout their apartment to show them off at their best. A spokesman from Christies said that the collection was fascinating and also included sculptures. …READ MORE HERE.

Watermelon Linked To UK Deaths

One person has died and at least 34 more have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning that is believed to be linked to eating imported watermelons. The sufferers, aged from six months to 85, have all fallen ill since December. The number of cases is three times higher than is normally expected in a two-month period.

The one person to die had been suffering from a number of underlying health problems. Source of outbreak? Watermelon samples tested positive for Salmonella.

The same strain of the bug - called Salmonella Newport - has been identified in five food poisoning cases....READ MORE HERE

Egypt Rages As Football Game Bodies Return Home

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as supporters of Egypt’s biggest team, Al-Ahly, and thousands of revolutionary activists surrounded the interior ministry to protest against the worst footballing disaster in Egypt’s history.

The crowd, tens of thousand strong, called for the fall of the Army Council and for Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, de facto head of state, to be hanged

Many accused supporters of Hosni Mubarak, the former president whose sons Gamal and Alaa had close ties to Egypt’s football establishment, of deliberately instigating the violence at the Port Said stadium of Al-Masry following their 3-1 win over Al-Ahly on Wednesday night.

 “This was not a sports accident, this was a military massacre!” the crowds chanted. Supporters of the rival Cairo club Zamalek turned out in sympathy....READ MORE HERE

Is Amazon Competing With Netflix For Video Streaming Serivce?

Amazon may be looking to cut into Netflix's action by launching a new video streaming service.

Citing information from industry sources, The New York Post said the new service would expand beyond Amazon's current Instant Video by launching as a standalone, subscription-based business.

Amazon's Instant Video is free with a $79 Amazon Prime subscription, though nonsubscribers can buy or rent individual movies and TV episodes on a per-title basis. In contrast, the new service would borrow a page from Netflix's business model. Amazon is just currently trying to figure out what to charge, one source told the Post.

Netflix is even anticipating the new video offering from Amazon.

In a letter (PDF) directed to shareholders yesterday, Netflix said that "we expect Amazon to continue to offer their video service as a free extra with Prime domestically but also to brand their video subscription offering as a standalone service at a price less than ours."....READ MORE HERE

K-Fed Suffers Heart Attack

This could be a wake-up call for many. Kevin Federline is recovering after suffering a minor heart attack. Britney's ex-husband was rushed to hospital by ambulance after complaining of chest pains. Kevin Federline is recovering in hospital after suffering a minor heart attack. The 33-year-old was filming scenes for a new weight-loss reality series, Excess Baggage, when the incident took place in Australia.

A former dancer who has struggled with his weight since he initially ballooned in 2008, K-Fed underwent blood tests after suffering a minor cardiac arrest. Kevin was taking part in a footballing challenge when he noticed his racing pulse and a stabbing pain in his chest. Kevin was given an oxygen mask at the scene

A spokesperson for Australia's Channel Nine confirmed: "Kevin was at Doonside with the Giants, completing an AFL-related challenge. "He did his challenge, which was running and catching the ball, then he reported chest pains and a racing heart.

Manhunt In UK After Prisoner Escapes

A nationwide manhunt is under way after a "dangerous" murder suspect escaped from a prison van during an ambush by masked men armed with sledgehammers. John Anslow, 31, was sprung from the vehicle as it was taking three inmates from Hewell prison in Redditch to Staffordshire Crown Court.

The van was stopped near the jail by a Volkswagen Scirocco car containing three men at about 8:20am. The windscreen of the van was smashed and the driver was injured after being punched in the face. Anslow then escaped while the two other prisoners remained in the vehicle. Earlier reports suggested the driver was threatened with a blade.

Following the attack in Hewell Lane, Tardebigge, near Bromsgrove, the Scirocco drove off at speed. Police believe Anslow and the three men switched to a silver Mercedes car in Stoney Lane, Bromsgrove, shortly after. Police warned that Anslow, who was charged on Wednesday January 18 with murder, was considered "dangerous".

He is described as white, 5ft 10in and of medium build, with short, straight, dark brown hair. He was one of five men charged with the murder of Richard Deakin, who was shot dead in Chasetown, Staffordshire, in 2010. Officers from West Mercia Police, the West Midlands and the Staffordshire force are taking part in the hunt for Anslow.....READ MORE HERE

Etta James Dies Of Leukaemia

Legendary soul singer Etta James, best known for the tracks At Last and I'd Rather Go Blind, has died of leukaemia aged 73.

She was taken to hospital last May suffering from dementia and kidney problems which led to severe blood infections. Last month her manager reveaed she was dying and asked her fans to pray for her. James died at a hospital in Riverside, California, with her husband and sons at her side. She would have turned 74 on Wednesday. Born Jamesetta Hawkins in 1938 when her mother was just 14, Etta James started her 50-year career with band The Creolettes.


It is a tremendous loss for her fans around the world. She'll be missed. A great American singer. Her music defied category.
 Etta James' manager .Real fame came in the 1960s when James went solo and In 1967 she recorded one of the most highly regarded soul albums of all time, Tell Mama. She went on to win six Grammy awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. It was her most famous hit At Last which came to define her, providing the music for countless weddings and pehaps most famously serenading Barack and Michelle Obama at his inauguration ball. Read More HERE

Megaupload - No More

Anarchic freedom of speech campaigners from the "Anonymous" movement have launched what could be the biggest attack ever on US government websites and European targets.

Sites run by the FBI, the Department of Justice, the White House and several music industry websites were subjected to a wave of spam known as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.

The "hactivist" assault came after the closure of the Megaupload family of sites and the arrest of its owners for alleged internet piracy of movies and music.

Anonymous also targeted the Motion Picture Association of America, the Belgian Anti-Piracy Federation, France’s copyright watchdog HADOPI, the US Copyright Office, music firm BMI and the Warner Music Group. Read More HERE

Snorkeller Fights Tiger Shark

A snorkeller has told how he punched a tiger shark in the face to escape after it sank its teeth into his arm in Western Australia. David Pickering battled with the predator as two children and their mother, also in the group, watched in horror.He suffered deep cuts to his arm during the attack in Coral Bay - the third in the country this month. Mr Pickering has said he was leading a group of snorkellers when the shark struck.

He said: "I turned around and boom, there he was. (The force) was enough to actually bring me forward and under him because I scraped my knee on his belly." Mr Pickering explained how he punched the shark with his other arm and it backed off. He then yelled at the other snorkellers to get out of the water before swimming 100m to shore. Read More HERE

Captain Of Sunken Cruise Ship Says I Messed Up

The cruise captain accused of abandoning ship when the Costa Concordia struck rocks, causing the deaths of eleven people, has reportedly told cruise ship chiefs: 'I messed up', sources claim. Capt Francesco Schettino, who was jailed after he left the ship, is under house arrest near Naples. He is facing charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship after he allegedly left the liner before hundreds of passengers. Schettino has claimed he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. Sky Sources said today he has told his bosses that he "messed up after hitting rocks" Previously he has maintained that he did all he could in the aftermath of the smash. The revelation came on Saturday as divers resumed their search for the 21 people still missing on board the ship.Divers used explosives to blast holes in the ship, creating more entry - and escape - routes. Large pieces of wreckage from where the ship first hit the rocks were also found. Read More HERE

Three Found Alive On Partly Submerged Cruise Ship

Three people have been found alive on Sunday on the partially submerged cruise ship as workers continue their efforts near the Tuscan coast.


A couple who were on their honeymoon were found alive by Italian firemen in their cabin and have now been taken to hospital.

There cruise ship has a gash below the waterline with a rock stuck in the hull. The couple have been taken to hospital along with an Italian man who is thought to have been a crew member. Three people were killed when the cruise ship hit an object which has yet to be determined, on Friday night. Divers are continuing to comb the region and are circling the hull listening for any sounds. Divers are also combing the cabins that rest underwater for signs of the 41 people that remain unaccounted for.

The captain of the cruise ship along with the first officer have been detained for questioning on charges of manslaughter along with failing to offer assistance and abandoning the cruise ship in distress.

Hacked Xbox Live Accounts? Microsoft Says Not

There has been an increase in the amount Xbox Live accounts reportedly being “hacked” although Microsoft is continuing to deny this.


Concern is rising over the Microsoft Windows ID system after gamers have reported that their account has been taken over and password changed with points being bought through their account. Some are now referring to this as the FIFA hack as this is the game that has commonly being used for thefts up and down the UK and the USA.

Apparently reports have been seen in regards to account online since December 2011 with gamers reporting that purchases have been showing up on their credit card statements which are attached to their account while with others the money have been taken through PayPal. The majority of accounts that have been hacked have been associated with FIFA Soccer 11 and 12 with many saying that the game has been played on their accounts.