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The New Xbox One's Kinect Sensor Is Officially Coming to Windows Next Year
We knew that the Kinect would be coming to Windows eventually, but it looks like Xbox One's groundbreaking new Kinect sensor won't be stuck tethered to a console for long. Microsoft has just announced that the new and improved motion tracking system will definitely be hitting Windows sometime next year-exactly when,...
gizmodo.com (5 minutes ago)
Italy's Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM, judges say
MILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in a tax fraud scheme while he was head of government, a Milan court said in a document released on Thursday explaining its earlier decision to uphold his four-year conviction. Berlusconi's mounting legal difficulties have created tension...
yahoo.com (17 minutes ago)
Decade-long cancer study at Pratt & Whitney ends
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A massive, 11-year study of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is coming to an end with what could be definitive information about fatal occupational illnesses at Connecticut plants.
boston.com (10 hours ago)
2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt
It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power. The prison breaks added to the chaos during the 18-day...
foxnews.com (10 hours ago)
Cost of Uranium Processing Facility may be going up — again
OAK RIDGE - The government has balked at giving a definitive price tag for the Uranium Processing Facility, instead using a series of escalating cost ranges - the most recent of which was $4.2 billion to $6.5 billion - during the big project’s planning and development over the past decade.
knoxnews.com (17 hours ago)
Power Lawyers: THR Unveils America's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys
From Ben Affleck's dealmaker to Keith Olbermann's (Republican) pit bull, The Hollywood Reporter's definitive list of the best in the business.
hollywoodreporter.com (1 day ago)
Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver -- The Secret Butt Grab [VIDEO]
And now, definitive proof Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are definitely maybe BACK TOGETHER -- Arnold totally grabbed Maria's butt last weekend ... and TMZ has video.As we reported, Arnold and Maria were attending their daughter Christina's…
tmz.com (1 day ago)
House hearing amid OHHS attempts to leave state-owned space
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Chafee administration has given Providence building owners until June 3 to put in their bids to sign a new tenant up for a 10-year lease: the state's Office of Health & Human Services headed by former Rep. Steven Costantino. The House Finance Committee has scheduled a hearing for...
providencejournal.com (1 day ago)
Mets' leadoff spot in flux due to Tejada's struggles
Mets manager Terry Collins has experimented with his leadoff spot all season long. He's tried different types of hitters, but the constant tinkering hasn't led to a definitive long-term answer. But all of that would be solved if Ruben Tejada returned to being the type of hitter he was last season.
mlb.com (1 day ago)
Quiz: Can You Name Daft Punk’s Most Iconic Songs in Just Three Notes?
Daft punk, with their ever-shifting style, were built to instantly stand out within a D.J.'s set. Their robot vocals, bass thumps, bleeps, and bloops are definitive: You just know a Daft Punk song when you hear one. But how quickly do you know it? In honor of Random Access Memories' release, ...
vulture.com (1 day ago)
Wausau Paper releases details in mill sale
Wausau Paper today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its mills in Mosinee and Rhinelander to a private equity firm. It also released details of the agreement.
wausaudailyherald.com (2 days ago)
Ane Brun – Feeling Good: New music
Reading this on mobile? Click here to listen Written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1964 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, Feeling Good has become one of the most covered songs of the modern era. Most famous of course is the definitive 1965 Nina Simone version, but who can...
guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)
Clayton Kershaw does job for Dodgers amid questions about manager's job
Kershaw gives up only three hits in a 3-1 complete-game victory over the Brewers. Meanwhile, Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti won't say anything definitive about Don Mattingly's status.MILWAUKEE - Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti was evasive when asked Monday about Don Mattingly's job status, refusing to say...
latimes.com (2 days ago)
Evangelical weakness in gay Boy Scouts debate could hurt GOP
Signs of waning evangelical power in the nation's culture wars and in Republican policy - and some unexpected challenges for GOP candidates - loom as the 103-year-old Boy Scouts of America gears up for a definitive vote this week on whether to welcome openly gay youths into the organization's ranks. ...
washingtontimes.com (2 days ago)
News on Danks, Beckham positive but not definitive
The White Sox have not officially set their starting rotation for this weekend's series against the Marlins, but there's a strong possibility that John Danks could make his 2013 big league debut Friday night.
mlb.com (2 days ago)
Artificial Growth Exhibit A: China's Inventory Stockpiling Hits All Time High
Need a quick GDP boost in a world in which the uber levered consumer is tapped out and has no more savings or purchasing power, in which the government is facing an existential socialism or bust crisis even as global sovereign debt levels are at unseens before levels, and in which global trade has collapsed (so...
zerohedge.com (2 days ago)
Parsippany-based Actavis acquires Warner Chilcott
Actavis and Warner Chilcott announced Monday that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Actavis will acquire Warner Chilcott in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $8.5 billion.
dailyrecord.com (3 days ago)
Gimme Shelter: 9 Instant Buildings From Disaster Zones to Battlefields
Describing architecture as "instant" can mean different things to different people. During the post-War housing shortage, it meant prefab homes that went up in weeks. For disaster survivors, it can mean something as simple as a shelter that's assembled in hours. For the military, instant architecture often means...
gizmodo.com (3 days ago)
It's Official: Yahoo Acquires Tumblr For $1.1 Billion, Promises Hipsters "Not To Screw It Up"
As has been rumored for months, and known for days, the official purchase of Tumblr by Yahoo is now in the books. For $1.1 billion, Yahoo is the proud owner of a whole lot of user-generated porn sites. We cant wait to see how it monetizes them. And in a press release, apparently aimed squarely at hipsters, Yahoo...
zerohedge.com (3 days ago)
From fact to fantasie: discovering the real Schumann
For most of the century and a half since Schumann's death, aged 46, his last, unhappy years, spent in the Endenich asylum, have been shrouded in mystery. Clara Schumann, encouraged by a group of close associates that included Brahms, suppressed the music of this period, fearful that it would betray signs of her...
guardian.co.uk (5 days ago)
Book auction to shine light on the secrets of quidditch
From JK Rowling's satisfaction at how the game of quidditch "infuriates men" to Ian Rankin's revelation that he originally planned to kill off Rebus at the climax of the inspector's very first outing, a ground-breaking charity auction of annotated first editions from 50 major contemporary writers will give...
guardian.co.uk (5 days ago)
So long, 'Office'; thanks for the laughs
All's well that ends well. And for the employees of the Scranton branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Co., Thursday night proved to be a highly satisfying - and very productive - last day on the job. Nine seasons after putting Scranton on the prime-time television map, "The Office" ended its run with a first-rate...
citizensvoice.com (6 days ago)
Texas fertiliser factory blast: investigation says cause 'undetermined' with criminal activity...
Official investigation in to Texas fertiliser plant that killed 15 people last month unable to give definitive cause but does not rule out criminal activity.
telegraph.co.uk (6 days ago)
Paul Fehribach: Can Trash Fish Make It in the Midwest?
Chicago has had a long love affair with fresh fish and seafood. When this land was last wild, hundreds of species of fish and shellfish inhabited the Great Lakes and the watershed's rivers, streams and estuaries. Railroads and refrigerated rail cars supplied the oyster craze of the late 19th century, and 20th...
huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)
AP Sources: Crime not ruled out in Texas blast
Authorities have not ruled out criminal activity and are investigating two other possible causes in the explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed 14 people. Two officials familiar with the findings told The Associated Press Thursday that investigators haven't pinpointed the cause of the April 17 blast in...
foxnews.com (6 days ago)
Bid to censor Anne Frank's 'pornographic' diary in schools fails
A mother's attempt to ban Anne Frank's diary from classrooms in Michigan over "pornographic" anatomical descriptions has failed, after a committee ruled that the title's removal "would effectively impose situational censorship". Earlier this month the mother of a 12-year-old in the Northville school district in...
guardian.co.uk (7 days ago)
PHOTOS: What Famous Authors Wrote In Their Books
What do famous authors think when they look back at their earlier books? The English branch of PEN, the international writers' organization that promotes free expression, is finding out by inviting fifty authors, including J.K. Rowling, Julian Barnes, Margaret Atwood, Tom Stoppard, and Nobel Prizewinner Nadine...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Proof Leonardo DiCaprio Has Found The Fountain Of Youth
If you needed more proof that Leonardo DiCaprio is the perfect man, you got it. Mr. Gatsby himself has never looked better, promoting the latest Baz Luhrmann flick and sashaying down the red carpets at Cannes, and that's probably because he looks exactly the same as he did nearly a decade ago. The 38-year-old actor...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
Hours before I/O, Larry Page opens up about his hoarse voice
Less than 24 hours before Google kicks off its annual I/O developers confab in San Francisco, Google CEO Larry Page is revealing why his speaking voice is so soft. Stemming from a "bad cold" 14 years ago that caused the executive's voice to become hoarse and never fully recover, Page was subsequently diagnosed with...
pcworld.com (8 days ago)
