Sharp rolls out high-res IGZO LCDs destined for tablets, laptops and monitors

Sharp rolls out high-res IGZO LCDs destined for tablets, laptops and monitors
Well, a week (or two) is a long time in the technology industry, and despite that joint venture with Sony heading south, it's not all bad news for Sharp. According to a press release from the panel maker, it has begun production of the world's first screens based on IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology. These screens are said to promise twice the detail as existing panels of similar transparency, which also translates into a hefty 90 percent reduction in power consumption, reports PC World. Sharp did kindly share some sample specifications, such as a 7-inch tablet display touting a 1280 x 800 resolution equaling 217 ppi, and a 32-inch 3840 x 2160 screen at 140 ppi, to give you an idea of what we can expect. There's no indication yet as to any devices where we might see them showing up, but as the firm claims it's ramping up production "to meet market demand" we guess we'll find out soon enough...

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7digital music store offers Windows Phone users 18 million tracks for purchase

7digital music store offers Windows Phone users 18 million tracks for purchase
In news that can be filed under "better late than never," 7digital has finally brought its impressive music store to the Windows Phone platform. The company has previously promised a January arrival for its eponymous app, which now offers 18 million song tracks for sale. As you'd expect, it offers shoppers with 30 second previews of each track, and purchased music will automatically sync to one's mobile device. The Windows Phone version of 7digital now joins its Android, BlackBerry and iOS counterparts, but unique to this release is a Metro interface and support for Live Tiles -- which allows users to pin their favorite artists, tracks and albums to the home screen. Shoppers will discover a variable pricing scheme for the DRM-free music, where the majority of albums sell between $5 and $12. Inquiring minds will find the full PR after the break.

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Portuguese opposition party wants 'terabyte tax,' voters want a new opposition party

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Portugal's opposition party, Partido Socialista, is pondering a tax on storage media under the flag of copyright protection. Under the proposal, consumers would pay €0.2 for every gigabyte of storage purchased, so a 1TB HDD would cost around €21 ($28) extra, plus an additional levy on devices over that size means a 2TB drive could cost an additional €103.2 ($135). It doesn't just stop at desktop platters: USB sticks, memory cards and even smartphones would also be charged, with any device packing 64GB of storage facing a surcharge of €32 ($42). A party member defended the idea, saying that the tax is aimed at professionals who use larger capacity drives -- but since most consumer HDDs come with a minimum size of 160GB and the legislation is also supposedly meant to tackle piracy, we're not entirely sure it adds up -- except maybe in government coffers.

Update: We're hearing that the bill titled PL118 has been withdrawn in the face of overwhelming common sense.

[Thanks, Ricardo]

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OXYGEN?S ?BEST INK? CELEBRATES LOVE ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE AIRING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 AT 10PM ET

?Best Ink? ? Tuesday, April 17 at 10PM ET/PT On this week?s ?Best Ink,? love is in the air as the tattoo artists compete to win the ?Flash Challenge.? The artists must design a wedding band tattoo that best symbolizes guest judge Dean McDermott?s commitment to his wife, Tori Spelling. In the ?Ink Challenge,? the [...]

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Splashtop brings Windows 8 Metro Testbed to Apple's iPad (video)

Splashtop brings Windows 8 Metro testbed to Apple's iPad (video)
This has gotta be uncomfortable for the iPad. Now, Windows 8 tablet developers -- or anyone, for that matter -- can test their apps and play with the Microsoft's Metro interface from within the confines of Apple's ubiquitous tablet. The functionality is made possible by Splashtop, which is known for its remote desktop apps that are currently available for Android and iOS. It seems that a good amount of effort went into this application, known as the Win8 Metro Testbed, which offers the same swipe capabilities that will be available on a native system. This includes the ability to swipe from the left to switch apps, swipe from the right to reveal the Charms menu, and pull down from the top to close an application. Splashtop's Win8 Metro Testbed is currently available for a promotional $24.99 in the iTunes App Store, whereafter it will sell for $49.99. You'll find the full PR and a quick video tour of the app's functionality after the break.

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Tony Romo, Candice Crawford Share First Photo of Son


After welcoming their son Hawkins on Monday evening, Tony Romo and Candice Crawford snuggle up to their baby boy in a sweet new snapshot.

The picture-perfect moment came after she delivered the 8 lbs., 8 oz. newborn, already named “a part of the Dallas Cowboy family” by the team.

The Dallas Morning News reports that as of Wednesday morning, the proud new parents packed their bags and headed home from the hospital.

All together now ... AWW!

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Google Gets A Big Refresh With New Navigation, A Redesigned Stream, A Dedicated Hangouts Page & More

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General Assembly Wrap 2012 | News | shoreupdate.com

By CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE STAFF
Capital News Service

ANNAPOLIS ? The 2012 General Assembly session closed without an agreement between the House of Delegates and the Senate on an operating budget for the state. Many other bills passed or failed during the 90-day session.

The Budget and Casino Gambling

The General Assembly failed to pass a revenue-raising operating budget during the regular session that ended Monday night, making it likely that a special session will be called for the first time since 1992. A special session would probably include negotiations on a proposed gambling bill to allow the construction of a casino in Prince George?s County, which became a sticking point in the back-and-forth between the House and Senate late Monday night.

Same-Sex Marriage

The General Assembly passed a major piece of Gov. Martin O?Malley?s agenda when a controversial bill legalizing same-sex marriage cleared both chambers in February.
The bill generated heated debate, especially in the House of Delegates, where it passed with just a single vote to spare. It divided lawmakers early in the session along racial, religious and philosophical lines.
O?Malley signed the Civil Marriage Protection Act into law, but it will likely have to be approved in a statewide referendum in November.

Education ? Maintenance of Effort
Lawmakers closed loopholes and tweaked what many considered to be a broken maintenance of effort law, which is designed to keep education funding levels stable from year to year. But without an operating budget being approved, counties may have to make significant cuts in education spending.

Education ? Teacher Pensions
Lawmakers did not approve a bill to transfer the normal cost of teacher pensions from the state to individual counties over the next four years. But pensions are on the short list of items to be considered in a special session.

Other Education
Students will now be required to stay in school until age 17 in most cases, an increase of one year.
Attempts to combat childhood obesity in schools were not successful. The Student Health and Fitness Act, which would have required 150 minutes of physical activity time weekly, and another bill requiring calorie counts on school menus, both died in the House.
Likewise, the Kristen Marie Mitchell Bill, addressing dating violence as a bullying issue, died in committee.

Health
The Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012 passed unanimously in both chambers, prohibiting insurers from imposing limits or cost sharing on coverage of orally administered chemotherapy that would make it less favorable than other forms of chemotherapy treatment.

Health Disparities
Marylanders in low-income areas could see an increase in affordable health care coverage. The new program championed by Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown will create a pilot program for the Health Enterprise Zone program, which is designed to bring affordable health care to specially designated communities through a combination of state incentives and reduced taxes for health care providers.

Arsenic in Poultry Feed
Maryland became the first state to ban commercial poultry feed containing roxarsone, an arsenic-based drug used to treat a digestive parasite in chickens and turkeys. Supporters said the bill was a victory for public health, while Eastern Shore legislators called the ban a hardship for the state?s struggling poultry industry.

Energy and Environment ? Wind Turbines
A bill that could have made Maryland the first state to install wind turbines off its coast died in the Senate Finance committee. The legislation would have increased power bills for families in the state by a maximum of $1.50 a month, or 1.5 percent of the bill for commercial and industrial users.
Wind legislation was a priority for O?Malley, who argued the industry would create thousands of local jobs and garner $8.7 million in revenue for the state over a five-year span.
But many lawmakers were hesitant to increase energy bills in a struggling economy. Opponents of the legislation also cited the heavy cost of breaking into the offshore wind industry.

Energy and Environment ? Fracking
Legislators passed a bill that would protect property owners leasing their land for hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking. If water on a leased property is contaminated within 2,500 feet of a fracking well, drillers will be required to pay for the clean-up or will have to provide an alternative supply.
Water contamination has been a concern in nearby states like Pennsylvania and Ohio, where fracking is already taking place, although whether water pollution there is due to fracking is contested.
But legislation that would have collected funds for fracking-impact research never made it out of the Senate. The Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Study Fee bill proposed a $15-per-acre fee on anyone intending to drill in the Marcellus Shale region in Western Maryland, which contains rich pockets of natural gas. Money from the fee would have paid for research on legal and environmental concerns related to fracking in the state.
Until those studies are completed in 2014, there is an effective moratorium on fracking in Maryland.

Energy and Environment ? Flush Tax
A bill that would help efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay passed in the House Monday with Senate amendments.
The bill doubles a fee referred to as the ?flush tax,? which raises funds for updates of wastewater treatment plants, as well as septic systems and stormwater management.
Currently, the fee costs residents a total of $30 a year, but the bill could increase the fee to $60 a year for some residents.

Transportation
Cameras on the sides of school buses could snap photos of drivers who illegally pass, resulting in a fine up to $250.
Smokers will still be allowed to smoke with their children in the car after SB 559 was held up in committee and never reached a vote in the House.
Delegate Sam Arora, D-Montgomery, got clarification from the Attorney General?s office that texting using voice recognition software is allowed in the state, while regular texting is still banned while driving.
It is unclear whether O?Malley?s unpopular gas tax will be addressed in a special session of the legislature. He has also floated the possibility of adding a penny to the state sales tax to address Maryland?s transportation infrastructure needs.

Marijuana De-Minimus
Anyone arrested for possession of a small amount of marijuana will likely see a reduced fine. Current law stipulates that a person in possession of marijuana can serve a maximum of one year in prison, but a new law will reduce the penalty for a person in possession of less than seven grams of marijuana to a maximum of 90 days in prison, or a fine of $500.

Phylicia?s Law
In December 2010, North Carolina teenager Phylicia Barnes disappeared in Baltimore. Her body was found the following April in the Susquehanna River.
The legislature passed a bill, sponsored by Delegate Jill Carter, D-Baltimore, requiring state law enforcement to post a list of missing children.
?Phylicia?s Law? also aids in the coordination between volunteer search parties and police, requiring law enforcement to begin searching for a child if they are less than 17 years of age, instead of just 14.

Strangulation
Cross-filed bills which would have increased the penalty for non-fatal strangulation from a second-degree offense to a first-degree offense were blocked in the House Judiciary Committee.
Non-fatal strangulation, seen most commonly in domestic violence cases, received strong support from advocates because of its serious intent and long-term health implications.
House and Senate bills would have made prosecuting these instances easier and would have increased the maximum jail time from 10 to 25 years.

Harriet Tubman
After last year?s failed attempt to replace a statue in the U.S. Capitol of Maryland-born John Hanson with underground-railroad leader and Maryland native Harriet Tubman, legislators came back with several different bills this session.
Though there was significantly less controversy surrounding this year?s bills, only one measure?a House bill that would award a Tubman statue to Congress?passed both chambers.

Social Media
Facebook and Twitter accounts will be more secure, as potential or current employers will not be able to ask for social media or email passwords during a job interview. The legislation, by Sen. Ronald Young, D-Frederick, passed unanimously in the Senate and was signed by O?Malley Tuesday.

Fantasy Sports
The bill would exempt certain fantasy sports competitions from current state gambling regulations, allowing Maryland residents the ability to enter and collect prizes. Currently, some fantasy league organizers, like ESPN and CBS, prohibit Marylanders from participating when cash and prizes are at stake.
Delegate John Olszewski, D-Baltimore County, said the bill was necessary because current state law is ambiguous and thus left Marylanders out of fantasy competitions.
?I thought it was an easy fix,? Olszewski said. ?But obviously it has been more difficult than I thought.?
In 2009 and 2010, Olszewski introduced similar bills, neither of which got far enough to be voted on.

The 17th Amendment
In an act for history textbooks, Maryland officially ratified the 17th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which establishes direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote.
The Senate and House joint resolutions at first seemed trivial, but a quick history lesson showed that, despite electing senators by vote since 1913, Maryland was one of the last to ratify the amendment.

By Capital News Service?s Mike Bock, Aaron Carter, Mali Krantz, Lizzy McLellan, Tom McParland, Kelsey Miller, David Nyczepir, Ellen Stodola and Amanda Yeager.

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My Biggest Announcement in 7 Years | Matt About Money

In the summer of 2005, sensing God?s call to have me write and speak about biblical money management full-time, and with the strong support of my amazing wife, Jude, I left a well-paid corporate job to follow that call.? It?s been one of the greatest adventures of our lives.

Along the way, Jude and I have done our best to hold this work with open hands, eager to do what God asks of us and to have the greatest possible impact.

Last summer, we started sensing that God may be redirecting our path.? At the end of the year, clarity came in the form of some conversations with Sound Mind Investing (SMI) Executive Editor Mark Biller, which ultimately led to our decision to have me join SMI?s staff.? My first official day was April 2nd.

Who Is Sound Mind Investing?

Sound Mind Investing was founded by Austin Pryor in 1990 to help Christians make biblically informed financial decisions that enable them to provide for their families and generously support God?s work.

The core work of Sound Mind Investing involves publishing a monthly investment newsletter that provides specific investment advice as well as articles about biblical money management, various practical personal finance topics, and Christian living.? SMI also publishes two blogs ? a Member?s Blog for paid newsletter subscribers and a Visitor?s Blog.

Austin is also the author of The Sound Mind Investing Handbook, one of the best books I?ve read on biblical money management.? It has sold over 100,000 copies and is now in its fifth edition.

I have known about Austin for most of the 20-plus years that I?ve been involved in stewardship ministry, and I?ve always held him in the highest regard.

Austin was a good friend of the late Larry Burkett.? In fact, it was Larry who suggested that Austin begin publishing a financial newsletter for Christians.

I finally met Austin a couple of months ago when he invited Jude and me to come to Louisville for a visit.? We were inspired by our time with Austin and his wife, Susie.? The depth of their faith and their commitment to make a difference in other people?s lives were very obvious.? As we got to know them, along with other members of the staff team, we sensed that a far greater impact could be made by having me join SMI than I could have writing and speaking on my own.

I am very excited about and feel truly honored to be joining SMI.

What Will This Mean For MattAboutMoney.com?

I will continue posting new content on MattAboutMoney.com through the end of this month.? Then I plan to discontinue the blog, although all of the existing content will remain accessible probably for another couple of months.

Beginning May 1st, I plan to import all Matt About Money subscribers into the subscription list for the Sound Mind Investing Visitor?s Blog where I will be writing articles similar to what I?ve been writing.? In addition, the SMI Visitor?s Blog will continue carrying articles from Austin, Mark Biller, and others.

You can easily opt out.? However, I believe you?ll find plenty of reasons to stick around and I hope you will.

Some Prayer Requests

The decision to join SMI will come with changes that go beyond my daily work.? We plan to move to Louisville as soon as we can sell our house in the Chicago area.

At first, we talked about having me work from home.? However, it quickly became clear that I needed to be in the office in order to build relationships with the rest of the team and have the greatest impact.

The idea of moving was the most challenging aspect of this decision.? We are blessed to live five doors away from Jude?s brother, his wife, and their two children.? Our nephew and niece are similar in age to our three children.? The idea of altering these relationships weighed heavily on us, leading to some sleepless nights, many tears, and a whole lot of prayer.

However, our commitment is to follow God?s call.? And while He doesn?t exactly send e-mails with explicit directions, we strongly sensed that the opportunity to join SMI is part of His plan, and not just for my work.? We trust that it is part of His plan for our family and our extended family as well.

Still, we would appreciate your prayers for this transition ? that we would find a great church, great schools, a great neighborhood, and great relationships in Louisville, and that God would comfort all of us in the loss of no longer being able to do life with relatives who are also close friends.

Thank You

With all of the many voices clamoring for attention in our world, I consider it a great honor that you have chosen to subscribe to my blog.? And I would consider it an equal honor if you will stick with me as I make this transition to Sound Mind Investing.

Again, you won?t have to actually do anything in order for that to happen.? I will transfer you to the SMI Visitor?s Blog subscriber list at the end of this month.? So I?ll see you here through the end of this month, and I look forward to seeing you there starting on May 1st.

?For I know the plans I have for you,? declares the LORD, ?plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.? ? Jeremiah 29:11

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