10:06 PM
Researchers have been sayuing that 5% of premature deaths in the US are related to obesity, but a study of premature deaths in the US between 1986 and 2006 found that 18.2% of premature deaths were associated with obesity:
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-obesity-20130816,0,1789948.story
Samsung will reportedly unveil their Galaxy Gear Android-based wristwatch in a few weeks that can make phone calls, surf the Web and handle e-mails. Samsung will apparently beat Apple to the marketplace with their smartwatch offering:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-16/samsung-said-to-introduce-smartphone-like-wristwatch-next-month.html
Motorola is allowing customers to engrave words onto the backplate of the Moto X, but they do have a filter that refuses to engrave profanity...and the words "Apple", "Droid", "Google", and "Samsung":
http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/16/4626548/for-the-moto-x-apple-is-a-four-letter-word
BlackBerry's CEO could make $55.6 mil if BlackBerry is sold and the new owner wants to choose a different CEO:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/blackberry-ceo-heins-could-make-556m-if-ousted-company-sale/2013-08-16
*Pepsi-flavored* Cheetos are now being sold in Japan. A product review says that the Cheetos have a cola flavor that actually fizzes in your mouth:
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-pepsi-flavored-cheetos-20130815,0,5513075.story
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-obesity-20130816,0,1789948.story
Samsung will reportedly unveil their Galaxy Gear Android-based wristwatch in a few weeks that can make phone calls, surf the Web and handle e-mails. Samsung will apparently beat Apple to the marketplace with their smartwatch offering:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-16/samsung-said-to-introduce-smartphone-like-wristwatch-next-month.html
Motorola is allowing customers to engrave words onto the backplate of the Moto X, but they do have a filter that refuses to engrave profanity...and the words "Apple", "Droid", "Google", and "Samsung":
http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/16/4626548/for-the-moto-x-apple-is-a-four-letter-word
BlackBerry's CEO could make $55.6 mil if BlackBerry is sold and the new owner wants to choose a different CEO:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/blackberry-ceo-heins-could-make-556m-if-ousted-company-sale/2013-08-16
*Pepsi-flavored* Cheetos are now being sold in Japan. A product review says that the Cheetos have a cola flavor that actually fizzes in your mouth:
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-pepsi-flavored-cheetos-20130815,0,5513075.story