Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Huawei's Emotion UI for Ice Cream Sandwich devices starts rolling out in China

Huawei's Emotion UI for Ice Cream Sandwich devices starts rolling out in China

We knew its arrival was imminent, and it looks like the time to shine for Huawei's Emotion UI is right about now -- well, at least in areas near the Great Wall. To celebrate its official debut, the company's launched a new website where it goes into nearly every detail about its novel Android skin, touting fresh features such as a voice assistant, smart contact finder, customizable fonts, smart triggers and an all-new chat application that's very reminiscent of Cupertino's iMessage or Samsung's ChatOn. Unfortunately, the Emotion UI overlay is only available to Huawei devices -- that are running Ice Cream Sandwich -- in China, but word has it coming to the US of A and Europe once the outfit's upcoming Ascend D Quad finally hits the shelves.

Update: As it turns out, our dear friends from Engadget Chinese have pointed out that Huawei's website is listing the updates as "coming soon" and "ROM developing," meaning the Emotion UI isn't quite making its way to devices just yet.

Huawei's Emotion UI for Ice Cream Sandwich devices starts rolling out in China originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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KISS bring 'Monster' to UK

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Oil rises above $84 amid tighter Iran sanctions

(AP) ? Oil rose above $84 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as tighter sanctions against Iran threaten to restrict crude supplies while demand holds up despite Europe's debt crisis.

Benchmark oil for August delivery was up 39 cents at $84.14 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.21 to close at $83.75 in New York on Monday.

In London, Brent crude for August delivery was up 28 cents at $97.62 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.

Crude plunged to $77 last week from $106 two months ago on expectations slowing growth in the U.S., Europe and China would reduce oil consumption.

However, some analysts say investors have been too pessimistic about the global economy and, outside of Europe, crude demand has held up so far.

"While much of the severe sell-off in crude oil prices in May and June has been driven by fear of what could happen to world oil demand, we have not witnessed a collapse in demand yet," Goldman Sachs said in a report.

Traders are also closely watching the impact of tighter sanctions starting July 1 by the U.S. and Europe against Iran over the country's nuclear program. Iran, OPEC's second-biggest producer, is finding fewer countries willing to buy its crude, which could pinch global supplies.

"U.S. and E.U. sanctions against Iran are now in effect, and look to have a greater impact than we had anticipated," said Goldman Sachs, which forecasts oil will surge to $115 within three months. "The loss in Iranian exports could soon rival the loss of Libyan crude oil supplies last year."

In other energy trading, heating oil was up 1.5 cents at $2.69 per gallon while gasoline futures advanced 1.3 cents at $2.64 per gallon. Natural gas gained 1.6 cents at $2.84 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Associated Press

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Tuesday, 3 July 2012

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  • Pregnant Celebrities

    The Kardashian family is growing! Kourtney Kardashian and beau Scott Disick, who are already parents to son Mason, 2, announced they are <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/kourtney-kardashian-pregnant_n_1120085.html" target="_hplink">expecting their second child -- a girl!</a> Get ready for lots of baby bump photos until the baby makes her grand entrance into the world in 2012.

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    "Grey's Anatomy" actress Jessica Capshaw revealed on Twitter that she and her husband Christopher Gavigan are <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/17/jessica-capshaw-pregnant-greys-anatomy-star-expecting-third-child_n_1211524.html?" target="_hplink">expecting Baby No. 3 this summer</a>. The new addition joins Eve Augusta, 14 months, and Luke Hudson, 4.

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    Actress and former "Dancing with the Stars" contest Josie Maran is <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/01/17/josie-maran-expecting-second-child/" target="_hplink">expecting her second child</a> with longtime boyfriend Ali Alborzi. The new addition to the family will join big sister Rumi Joon, 5.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" actress Katie Finneran and husband Darren Goldstein will <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/12/22/i-hate-my-teenage-daughter-katie-finneran-expecting-second-child/" target="_hplink">add another baby to their brood</a>. They will welcome a new baby in 2012, joining big brother, Ty.

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    Congratulations are in order for Majandra Delfino and David Walton! The married actors <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/01/17/majandra-delfino-david-walton-expecting-first-child/" target="_hplink">will welcome their first child</a> in 2012.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    "Superman Returns" star Brandon Routh is preparing for his next role as a dad! He and his wife, "Parenthood" actress Courtney Ford, <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/03/14/brandon-routh-courtney-ford-expecting-first-child/" target="_hplink">are expecting their first child together.</a>

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    A "Twilight Saga" star is about to become a dad. Jackson Rathbone, who plays a vampire in the popular movie franchise,<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/06/twilight-actor-jackson-rathbone-baby_n_1257539.html?ref=celebrity#s628862&title=Jessica_Simpson_" target="_hplink"> is expecting his first child with his girlfriend</a>, Sheila Hafsadi, this year.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Party of 3? Neve Campbell, who starred in the "Scream" franchise and on "Party of Five," <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/03/16/neve-campbell-jj-feild-expecting-baby/" target="_hplink">is expecting her first child with boyfriend JJ Feild.</a>

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Former "Saved by the Bell" actress Elizabeth Berkley and her husband Greg Lauren are expecting their first child in 2012.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Big news for Golden Glober winner Kelsey Grammer and wife Kayte Walsh! The <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/01/15/golden-globes-kelsey-grammer-wife-expecting-twins/" target="_hplink">couple is expecting twins</a> in 2012.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Back together with a baby on the way! Kristin Cavallari and NFL quarterback Jay Cutler are engaged for the second time and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/22/kristin-cavallari-pregnant-jay-cutler_n_1222497.html?" target="_hplink">are expecting a baby boy</a> in 2012.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Actress Sienna Miller and rumored fiance Tom Sturridge are <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/sienna-miller-pregnant-actress-and-tom-sturidge-expecting-first-child_n_1189257.html?" target="_hplink">expecting their first child</a> in 2012.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Drew Brees is expanding his brood. The NFL quarterback and wife Brittant will welcome their third child this summer. The already have two sons, Baylen Robert, 3, and Bowen Christopher, 16 months.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Actress Uma Thurman will become <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/27/uma-thurman-pregnant-baby_n_1304968.html?" target="_hplink">a mom for the third time</a> this year when she and businessman beau Arpad Busson welcome their first child together. Thurman has two children, Maya, 13, and Levon, 10, with her ex-husband Ethan Hawke.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    "Private Practice" actress Caterina Scorsone is preparing for next role -- as a mom! The actress and husband, Rob Giles, <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/02/23/private-private-caterina-scorsone-pregnant/" target="_hplink">are expecting their first child this year</a>.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Finally, some wonderful news for Giuliana and Bill Rancic! The couple <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/giuliana-rancic-baby-surrogate_n_1445166.html?" target="_hplink">is expecting their first baby -- a boy! --</a>via surrogate, later this year.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    The rumors were true: Snooki's going to be a mom! Not only is <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/07/snooki-pregnant-baby-rumors-engaged_n_1326208.html?" target="_hplink">a baby boy on the way for the "Jersey Shore" star</a>, she's also engaged to her boyfriend, Jionni LaValle and revealed the happy news on the cover of <em>Us Weekly</em> in March.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Carson Daly is set to become a dad again this year when his wife, Siri Pinter, <a href="http://siriouslydelicious.blogspot.ca/2012/05/reason-ive-been-baking-so-much.html" target="_hplink">gives birth to his second child</a>. The couple is already parents to <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/05/04/the-voice-carson-daly-siri-pinter-expecting-second-child/" target="_hplink">son Jackson James, 3.</a>

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    Talk about a full house. Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott<a href="https://editorial.huffingtonpost.com/entry/?entry_id=1372965&blog_id=2" target="_hplink"> are expecting their fourth child together</a> this year. Their pregnancy announcement comes just five months after welcoming daughter Hattie in October. (Getty)

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Josh Lucas is a newly married man, and now he's going to be a dad! The "J. Edgar" actor and his bridge, Jessica, <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20579740,00.html" target="_hplink">are expecting their first child together this year.</a>

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/kim-zolciak-pregnant-real-housewife_n_1367415.html" target="_hplink">Another baby is on the way for "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak</a> and her husband, NFL player Kroy Biermann. The couple, who married in November 2011, welcomed a baby boy in May 2011.

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    Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/adriana-lima-pregnant_n_1367433.html" target="_hplink">is getting ready for Baby No. 2</a>! Lima and her husband, Marko Jaric, are expecting their second child together. They are already parents to daughter Valentina, 2.

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    Baby No. 3 is on the way for Melissa Joan Hart and her husband, Mark Wilkerson. The couple, who are already parents to sons Mason, 6, and Braydon, 4, will welcome a new baby in the fall.

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    Baby news for Nick Lachey! The former 98 Degrees singer announced on "Live! With Kelly" that he and wife Vanessa Lachey (nee Minnillo) are <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/vanessa-minnillo-pregnant-nick-lachey_n_1317439.html?ref=celebrity" target="_hplink">expecting their first baby</a> in late summer 2012.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Though it's not <em>officially</em> official, sources confirmed to <em>Us Weekly</em> that Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/21/reese-witherspoon-pregnant-third-child_n_1369223.html" target="_hplink">are expecting their first baby together!</a> This will be baby No. 3 for the actress, who has two children with her ex-husband, Ryan Phillippe.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Is a baby on the way for Drew Barrymore and her fiance, Will Kopleman? According to sources -- and photos of the star carrying a sonogram outside of a doctor's office --<a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/21/drew-barrymore-pregnant-sonogram-fiance/#.T0QF8EzLyEs" target="_hplink"> it seems the actress may be pregnant</a>, though she's staying mum on the subject.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    A "True Blood" baby is on the way for Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. The real-life couple, who married in 2010,<a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/04/17/true-blood-anna-paquin-stephen-moyer-expecting-baby/" target="_hplink"> is expecting their first child together this year</a>. Moyer has two children, Lilac, 10, and Billy, 12, from a previous relationship.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Sarah Michelle Gellar and husband Freddie Prinze Jr. are rumored to be expanding their family! The actress is reportedly pregnant with Baby No. 2.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Backstreet Boy AJ McLean is going to be a dad! The singer and his wife, Rochelle, are expecting a baby in 2012 <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/30/backstreet-boy-aj-mclean-baby-rochelle-deanna_n_1463958.html?" target="_hplink">and announced the happy news via YouTube in April.</a>

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Tia Mowry welcomed her first baby in 2011, and now it's her twin sister's turn! Tamara Mowry-Housley and her hubby, Adam Housley, <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/04/29/backstreet-boys-aj-mclean-expecting-first-child/" target="_hplink">are set to become first-time parents this year when they welcome a baby boy!</a>

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Taylor Hanson is adding to his brood! The rocker, 29, and his wife Natalie <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/04/18/taylor-hanson-fifth-child-on-the-way/" target="_hplink">are expecting their fifth child together this year</a>. Now that's a full house.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Exciting news for Anna Faris and Chris Pratt! The couple, who married in 2009, <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/05/09/anna-faris-chris-pratt-expecting-first-child/" target="_hplink">are expecting their first child this fall.</a>

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    Actor Scott Wolf and wife Kelly, formerly of "Real World: New Orleans" fame, <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20597423,00.html" target="_hplink">are expecting their second child together this fall. </a>They are already parents to son Jackson Kase, 3.

  • Pregnant Celebrities

    A baby is on the way for Jennifer Nettles! The Sugarland singer and "Duets" mentor<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/18/jennifer-nettles-pregnant-justin-miller-baby_n_1605873.html?1340037246" target="_hplink"> is expecting her first child with husband Justin Miller</a> in November.

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    10 Things to Know for Monday

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    Guys who like My Little Pony gather for 'BronyCon'

    SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) ? Dale Fjordbotten is a proud "My Little Pony" fan, with the shiny blue body suit and yellow lightning bolt, blue wings and blue tail to prove it.

    Like many "Bronies" ? boys and men who like the cartoon "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"? the 25-year-old college student turned out over the weekend for "BronyCon Summer 2012" at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, which drew 4,000 men, women, boys and girls, many in colorful wigs and costumes.

    "I thought about what people would say. 'It's creepy. It's weird. It's a ... show for little girls,'" said Fjordbotten, from Staten Island, N.Y. "It's just a great show ... the story line, the plot, the beautiful animation."

    Bronies say they're a misunderstood lot who've gotten a bad rap from the media. They're all about the show, friendship, love and tolerance, and they have no bad intentions, they say.

    "I discovered that there's nothing to be ashamed of being a Brony," said 19-year-old James Penna of Mastic in Long Island, N.Y. "People are into what they're into."

    Outside the convention center, young men danced and sang along with songs from My Little Pony cartoon that blasted from loud speakers as a video screen on a large truck showed the show's characters. One observer said it almost felt like a Grateful Dead concert.

    Inside, vendors sold stuffed ponies, pony accessories, pony signs, pony hats and just about every pony item imaginable. Stars who do the show's voices signed autographs and gave speeches.

    Staff appeared to be a little overwhelmed at times. It was just over a year ago when BronyCon attracted about 100 people to some meeting rooms in New York City. Now there are thousands of Bronies across the country.

    Hasbro released the first My Little Pony toys in 1983, and they led to television specials, a film and the first TV series from 1986 to 1987.

    The brand stuck around through the years. But along came animator Lauren Faust, who was hired by Hasbro and sparked new life to My Little Pony when she created the "Friendship is Magic" series.

    Faust had worked on "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" before dreaming up the land of Equestria, where My Little Pony characters like Twilight Sparkle, Apple Jack, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie get into all kinds of adventures.

    Faust told The Associated Press at BronyCon on Saturday that she never imagined the show would be such a hit with teenage boys and young men. She said her main target was little girls, but she hoped to draw in moms and perhaps some boys with strong characters and compelling story lines.

    "We live in a society where saying that something is for girls is the equivalent to saying that something is stupid, or saying that something isn't worthwhile," Faust said.

    "I think that's awful and I think that kind of attitude needs to be changed," she said. "And these men are doing it. ... They're proud that they're forward-thinking and modern enough to look past this misogynistic attitude."

    Faust said she, like the Bronies, is disturbed at the negative images some people have about men who like the show.

    "There are a lot of people who when they first hear about men watching a show for little girls, they're taken to a creepy place," she said. "They think there's something wrong with that, something devious about it. I think that's unfortunate.

    "I don't think you have to have bad intentions to like little girls or to like the things that they like," Faust said. "And it's upsetting to me that people jump to those conclusions. I think it's unfair to men and I think it's unfair to girls and women."

    To set the record straight about Bronies, Faust, John de Lancie and others are producing a documentary that filmed over the weekend at BronyCon. De Lancie is the voice of Discord on "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" and is perhaps best known for playing "Q'' on "Star Trek: The Next Generation."

    Zac North traveled from his hometown of Dayton, Ohio, to be with fellow Bronies in New Jersey this weekend. He dressed as his favorite character, the antagonistic Discord, wearing a hooded and multicolored costume complete with a dragon tail, since Discord is a pony-dragon hybrid.

    Why does he like the show?

    "It's colorful and innocent, which is something I don't have in my life," the 26-year-old Sam's Club worker said. "I like the community away from the show."

    Twenty-year-old My Little Pony fan Gabby Pantaloni of Hershey, Pa., said she was kind of shocked that so many guys like the show, as she stood in a line at BronyCon to get her picture taken with other enthusiasts dressed like her favorite character Rarity.

    "After watching the show, I could see why anyone of any age would like it," she said. "I think it just makes us all feel like kids again. Some of us are afraid of growing up. We're all just kids at heart."

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/guys-little-pony-gather-bronycon-160957992.html

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    Monday, 2 July 2012

    Mexico's Pena Nieto to push for quick reforms

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto pledged on Monday to focus on energy, labor and tax reforms and said he hopes to strike deals with opponents to help shepherd changes through Congress before he takes office in December.

    Pena Nieto won Sunday's election with about 38 percent of the vote, good for a lead of about 6 percentage points over his nearest rival, returning his Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) to power after 12 years in opposition.

    But the victory margin was smaller than expected and results suggested the PRI and its Green allies would struggle to win a majority, officials at the electoral authorities told Reuters.

    That would leave Pena Nieto reliant on other parties to back his plans to reinvigorate Latin America's No. 2 economy.

    Speaking to reporters in Mexico City, the 45-year-old said he was ready to consult with outgoing President Felipe Calderon and bring in policy experts to get work done on the economic reforms and help ease their path through Congress, which convenes in September.

    His main reform proposals include allowing more private investment in Mexico's state-run oil industry, overhauling the tax system to improve government revenues and liberalizing the country's labor laws to encourage job creation.

    "We will now be working on all these initiatives with public policy experts," Pena Nieto told a news conference. "These are the initiatives that will enable us to give shape to the structural reforms I have promised."

    Calderon's conservative National Action Party (PAN) had tried to get similar reforms through Congress over the past six years but the efforts were thwarted by opposition from the PRI, which has both populist and pro-business tendencies.

    Pena Nieto has promised to lift economic growth to about 6 percent a year, create jobs and draw the heat out of a war with drug gangs that bogged down Calderon's administration. The conflict has killed more than 55,000 people since late 2006.

    Long regarded as corrupt and authoritarian, the PRI has bounced back under the youthful Pena Nieto, who has vowed to break with the party's checkered past.

    He has sought to bring in new blood to the party, and Pena Nieto said his campaign chief, Luis Videgaray, 43, would form part of his government team. Videgaray is well regarded by investors and seen as a possible choice for finance minister.

    But the party still faces deep resentment from many Mexicans.

    "Yes, the PRI has experience. They know how to steal. They know how to make pacts with drug cartels. And they know how to kill," said Heliodoro Maciel, an electrician and trade unionist.

    Opinion polls in the last days before the election had shown Pena Nieto winning by between 10 and 15 percentage points, but with 97 percent of returns in, the gap with his leftist rival, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, was 6.4 points, or roughly 3 million votes.

    PAN candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota came in a distant third as the PAN suffered a crushing defeat, hurt by Calderon's failure to ramp up growth and curb the drug war violence.

    The PAN raised high hopes when it was elected in 2000, but the economy underperformed its peers in Latin America for most of the 12-year rule by the party, which never had a majority in Congress and was unable to push through reforms.

    "Nothing has improved since the PAN got in," said Mexico City plumber Raimundo Salazar, 44. "The PRI understands how things work here. And it knows how to manage the drug gangs."

    FINANCES UNDER STRAIN

    Lopez Obrador said on Sunday night it was too early to concede defeat, but Calderon and U.S. President Barack Obama have already congratulated Pena Nieto on his triumph.

    The U.S. State Department said it expected close cooperation against organized crime to continue under Pena Nieto.

    Pena Nieto will take over at a time when Mexico's finances are in good order and the economy is improving, although it still cannot generate enough jobs for the growing population.

    The election result helped bolster Mexico's main share index early on Monday before weak global manufacturing data hit stocks and the peso currency.

    Lopez Obrador could still choose to challenge the election, as he did six years ago when he narrowly lost to Calderon and launched months of protests, alleging fraud.

    He has said in recent weeks this election campaign was also plagued with irregularities, raising concerns he might again call his supporters onto the streets. On Sunday night, he said only that he would wait until all the results were in.

    (Additional reporting by Dave Graham, Simon Gardner, Miguel Angel Gutierrez, Lizbeth Diaz, Ioan Grillo and David Alire Garcia in Mexico City and Arshad Mohammed in Washington; Editing by Daniel Trotta, Simon Gardner and Cynthia Osterman)

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mexicos-old-rulers-claim-presidential-election-victory-143129066--business.html

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