7:35 PM
The Obama adminstration just informed Congress that U.S. intelligence has concluded that Syria's government used chemical weapons on several occassions on both rebel forces and Syrian civilians, killing about 150 Syrians. Days ago France went public with their finding that Syria's government used chemical weapons and France is already considering intervention in Syria:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/bull20130613-u-s-confirms-assad-used-chemical-weapons-against-syrian-rebels-civilians
It is so sad to read about the wildfire in Colorado. It is spreading so fast that the URL says that 92 homes were destroyed but the number is already over 360 homes destroyed. The fire has already set a Colorado state record for homes destroyed...and it is not anywhere close to being done with its destruction:
http://www.katu.com/news/national/Thousands-flee-Colo-wildfire-92-homes-destroyed-211387731.html
Researchers found that cheetahs can run twice as fast as Olympian Usain Bolt on a straightaway and that cheetahs have 4x the crucial kick power of the Olympic champion. More impressively, cheetahs can bank at a 50-degree angle in a high-speed turn...motorcycles are limited to about 45 degrees. The ability to turn sharply while at top speed is unique and crucial to the cheetah's success:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/06/cheetahs-acceleration-power-key-their-success
Globalstar said that their tests show that their Terrestrial Low Power Service (TLPS) using 802.11-compliant technology can outperform WiFi. Testing in Boston used both Ruckus Wireless APs and WiFi-enabled smartphones and TLPS was found to have 3x to 5x the range of public WiFi and mentained very fast connections over longer distances:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/globalstars-22-mhz-wide-tlps-channel-said-outdo-wi-fi/2013-06-12
Clearwire's board of directors have unanimously recommended that shareholders accept Dish Network's $4.40/share bid for Clearwire instead of accepting Sprint's $3.40/share bid:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-clearwire-committee-chooses-dish-instead-sprint/2013-06-12
Currently Best Buy has an Apple section and a Samsung store...and now Microsoft will be setting up their own stores (bigger than Samsung's stores) also inside Best Buy! Microsoft will pay sales associates to work in Best Buys. The big winner in this is Best Buy, which will get salespeople they don't have to pay and the 3 biggest tech manufacturers competing to attract customers in their stores:
http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/microsoft-samsung-and-apple-turf-wars-coming-best-buy-near-you-220708
Apple is reportedly looking at bigger screens (4.7 inch and 5.7 inch) for their next iPhone, plus a cheaper iPhone that can come in a variety of colors...basically copying Samsung's smartphone playbook:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/13/us-apple-iphone-idUSBRE95C05Q20130613
Whatsapp processed a record 27 billion messages in one day, far more than their previous record of 18 billion in a day:
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/whatsapp-processes-record-high-27b-messages-one-day/2013-06-13
Woman checked her hamburger to make sure there was no onions and saw that there was a razor blade in her burger! She had already taken a bite from the burger, but luckily it was just a small bite and she didn't bite into the razor. Police investigators thought this was a hoax...until they saw lots of other razor blades right next to the food in the Burger King. The workers used the razor blades for cleaning and they were above the condiment area, on the counter in front of the burger warming trays and even above the burger warming trays:
http://www.news10.net/news/article/247779/2/Local-woman-bites-in-BK-hamburger-finds-razorblade
Florida family wants to get rid of a 20-foot-wide hornet's nest in a tree right across the street from their home. Animal control officials are trying to figure out how to safely remove the nest:
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/20-foot-wide-hornets-nest-found-near-familys-home/nYJWY/
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/bull20130613-u-s-confirms-assad-used-chemical-weapons-against-syrian-rebels-civilians
It is so sad to read about the wildfire in Colorado. It is spreading so fast that the URL says that 92 homes were destroyed but the number is already over 360 homes destroyed. The fire has already set a Colorado state record for homes destroyed...and it is not anywhere close to being done with its destruction:
http://www.katu.com/news/national/Thousands-flee-Colo-wildfire-92-homes-destroyed-211387731.html
Researchers found that cheetahs can run twice as fast as Olympian Usain Bolt on a straightaway and that cheetahs have 4x the crucial kick power of the Olympic champion. More impressively, cheetahs can bank at a 50-degree angle in a high-speed turn...motorcycles are limited to about 45 degrees. The ability to turn sharply while at top speed is unique and crucial to the cheetah's success:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/06/cheetahs-acceleration-power-key-their-success
Globalstar said that their tests show that their Terrestrial Low Power Service (TLPS) using 802.11-compliant technology can outperform WiFi. Testing in Boston used both Ruckus Wireless APs and WiFi-enabled smartphones and TLPS was found to have 3x to 5x the range of public WiFi and mentained very fast connections over longer distances:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/globalstars-22-mhz-wide-tlps-channel-said-outdo-wi-fi/2013-06-12
Clearwire's board of directors have unanimously recommended that shareholders accept Dish Network's $4.40/share bid for Clearwire instead of accepting Sprint's $3.40/share bid:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-clearwire-committee-chooses-dish-instead-sprint/2013-06-12
Currently Best Buy has an Apple section and a Samsung store...and now Microsoft will be setting up their own stores (bigger than Samsung's stores) also inside Best Buy! Microsoft will pay sales associates to work in Best Buys. The big winner in this is Best Buy, which will get salespeople they don't have to pay and the 3 biggest tech manufacturers competing to attract customers in their stores:
http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/microsoft-samsung-and-apple-turf-wars-coming-best-buy-near-you-220708
Apple is reportedly looking at bigger screens (4.7 inch and 5.7 inch) for their next iPhone, plus a cheaper iPhone that can come in a variety of colors...basically copying Samsung's smartphone playbook:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/13/us-apple-iphone-idUSBRE95C05Q20130613
Whatsapp processed a record 27 billion messages in one day, far more than their previous record of 18 billion in a day:
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/whatsapp-processes-record-high-27b-messages-one-day/2013-06-13
Woman checked her hamburger to make sure there was no onions and saw that there was a razor blade in her burger! She had already taken a bite from the burger, but luckily it was just a small bite and she didn't bite into the razor. Police investigators thought this was a hoax...until they saw lots of other razor blades right next to the food in the Burger King. The workers used the razor blades for cleaning and they were above the condiment area, on the counter in front of the burger warming trays and even above the burger warming trays:
http://www.news10.net/news/article/247779/2/Local-woman-bites-in-BK-hamburger-finds-razorblade
Florida family wants to get rid of a 20-foot-wide hornet's nest in a tree right across the street from their home. Animal control officials are trying to figure out how to safely remove the nest:
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/20-foot-wide-hornets-nest-found-near-familys-home/nYJWY/