How Verizon almost put Siri on every Android phone back in 2009

http://www.cultofmac.com/211623/how-verizon-almost-put-siri-on-every-android-phone-back-in-2009/ / apple iPhone 4s smartphone The Huffington Post pin-depth article history of Siri AI artificial intelligence HAL Stanley Kubrick 2001 A Space Odyssey Dag Kittlaus Norwegian sci-fi novelist Apple technology DARPA project assist military personnel startup co-founders iPhone app. It launched in the App Store at the beginning of 2010 /

Users hate Windows 8 so much they’ll pay $125 to downgrade to Windows 7

http://www.cultofmac.com/211604/people-hate-windows-8-so-much-theyll-pay-125-to-downgrade-to-windows-7-image/

CyanogenMod 10.1 Milestone 1 available for select devices

Cream of the crop custom ROM for Android latest beta release.

http://androidandme.com/2013/01/news/cyanogenmod-10-1-milestone-1-available-for-select-devices/ / Google jailbreak unlock /

2014 Cadillac ELR video preview

Credit: TechCrunch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPxTT_StVFU&feature=player_embedded

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1081820_2014-cadillac-elr-video-preview

Audio mentions that the ELR has the same powertrain as the Volt, including, "... 1.4 litre turbocharged ..."

No turbocharger in the Volt. / EV electric vehicle extended range battery 16 kWh LiIon lithium ion EREV internal combustion ice power train /

Canadian student expelled for playing security “white hat”

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/canadian-student-expelled-for-playing-security-white-hat/ / scanning software student private information record security flaw online person reinstatement reinstate Ahmed Al-Khabaz student expelled Dawson College running security scans student information system exposed major weaknesses flaw mobile application Omnivox Web-based software package developed Montreal-based Skytech Communications access manage personal information d college services Social Insurance numbers Canadian equivalent US Social Security numbers professor /

Wrangler introduces moisturizing jeans?

:-)

http://mashable.com/2013/01/17/wrangler-moisturizing-jeans/ / body moisturizer moisturiser Denim Spa treated hydrating oils butters apricot kernel oil passion fruit rose hip Shea battle cellulite British Vogue finish finishes aloe vera olive extract smooth legs Asos moisturizing moisturising moisturiser moisturizer ingredients evaporate evapourate reload spray /

Texting newscaster falls into freezing canal

It's not only texting while driving that's dangerous, apparently.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57564897-71/texting-newscaster-falls-into-freezing-canal/ / mobile cell phone SMS text message /

Alec Ross, Digital Diplomat, on 21st century statecraft

http://allthingsd.com/20130120/alec-ross-digital-diplomat-on-21st-century-statecraft/ / panic button US USA U.S. State Department activists oppression oppressive dictator dictatorship dictator-driven regime wipe device information completely store emails contact information cloud police can't get to it commotion project New America Foundation non-profit public policy think tank in Washington D.C. Internet in a suitcase ad-hoc network without existing infrastructure /

Is eating meat a healthy choice?

http://dailyhealthpost.com/is-eating-meat-a-healthy-choice/ / eating diet plate beef poultry lamb pork negative impacts health study Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers red meat risk death cardiovascular disease cancer saturated fat boost unhealthy fat consumption bad cholesterol vegetables high-nutrition grains cooking meat grilling release carcinogens clinical trials hormones antibiotics pesticides conventionally farmed meat Mayo Clinic eat primarily plant-based diets more fruits vegetables weigh less weight eat fewer calories less fat lower incidence heart disease /