Barnes & Noble may launch new Nook, cut some prices (Reuters)

(Reuters) ? Barnes & Noble Inc will introduce on Monday what analysts and the blogosphere predict will be improved, and in some cases, cheaper versions of its Nook devices to compete for holiday tablet sales.

The largest U.S. bookstore chain's Nook has been a hit since its launch in 2009, but the retailer is under pressure from Amazon.com Inc, which in September introduced the Kindle Fire, its first tablet, to challenge the tablet-like Nook Color and slashed the price on its basic Kindle.

Technology blog Engadget claimed in a post on Thursday to know that Barnes & Noble would unveil its first tablet, for $249 at the launch in New York. It earlier said, citing leaked presentation slides, that Barnes & Noble would lower the price on its touchscreen e-reader, launched in May, to $99 from $139, matching that of the Kindle Touch.

A Barnes & Noble spokeswoman declined to comment.

Whatever the company presents on Monday, analysts said Barnes & Noble would need to show a new product or at least a significant upgrade with strong new features to keep Barnes & Noble competitive, justify any higher prices and win customers.

"You lock them into the Nook platform and promise them that new devices are also going to be coming out," said Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey.

Barnes & Noble has faced years of shrinking book sales, so it has invested tens of millions of dollars to develop the Nook to reinvent itself as readers move to digital formats. It claims to now have about a quarter of the digital books market.

Despite having modest financial means compared with Amazon, its Nook Color beat Kindle Fire to the market by a year, and its touchscreen reader was launched in May, months ahead of Amazon's.

Amazon's aggressive pricing will put pressure on Barnes & Noble to follow suit on the devices it does not upgrade.

"Amazon is in land grab mode," said Morningstar analyst Peter Wahlstrom. "Barnes & Noble doesn't want to be seen as a low-cost leader. They want to be viewed as a premium product."

(Reporting by Phil Wahba; editing by Gunna Dickson)

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Full time unemployment in decline

Today?s employment situation report showed that in October the full time unemployment rate declined to 9.6% of the civilian workforce remaining near the highest rate seen in 41 years.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics considers full time workers to be those ?who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs?.

Full time jobless workers currently account for roughly 88.5% of all unemployed workers.

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Alves makes a non-story of weight issues and annihilates Abedi at UFC 138

Alves makes a non-story of weight issues and annihilates Abedi at UFC 138

Thiago Alves answered all the questions about potential weight issues, by coming out strong and storming through Papy Abedi in a little over three and a half minutes at UFC 138.

Alves used his lethal striking to set up a rear-naked choke finish at the 3:35 mark of the second round against the UFC newcomer in Birmingham, England.

"It feels amazing. I love England and this is one of the highlights of my career. I had an amazing training camp and can't wait for the next one," Alves said. "I'd love to fight in Brazil, that is my dream."

Alves (19-8, 11-5 UFC) needed this one badly. He was a minus-385 favorite Abedi, but was coming off a lackluster performance in a loss against Rick Story at UFC 130.

Tonight, Alves put on the type of show that earned him a title shot in 2009 at 170. His kicking game can be sick at times if he has the stamina to keep throwing. The gas tank was there. It turned out that missing weight yesterday at 172 pounds may have been a fluke, not a sign that he lacked discipline.

Alves peppered Abedi with low kicks over the first few minutes. He also took the best from the Zaire-native fighting out of Sweden had to offer. Give Abedi credit, he chose to stand and slug with a tough striker.

It finally cost him when he got nailed by a right over the ear and a left hook. The off-balance Abedi hit the floor seconds later where he was mounted. Alves rained down heavy punches and elbows before Abedi (8-1, 0-1 UFC) spun to give up his back.

The UFC is set to return to Brazil with UFC 142 in January.

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iSpy: Yet Another Reason To Keep Your Mobile Messaging Tasteful [Security]

As if there wasn't already enough concern over losing your phone and giving a stranger complete access to your personal life, a team of researchers have developed a program called iSpy that can read what's being typed on a smartphone's screen from up to sixty meters away. So you may not even see the person who's secretly reading those sordid emails you're sending. More »


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Beijing Set To Roll Out Massive Free Public WiFi Network This Month (But There?s A Catch)

Screen shot 2011-11-01 at 8.17.32 PMAt the end of this month, China's capital city will begin rolling out free WiFi service in various hotspots across the city. The "My Beijing" wireless network, as it is to be called, is backed by three of the country's largest telecom companies, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, and will provide 2Mbps broadband WiFi to approximately 60 percent of Beijing through some 90,000 access points that the municipal government plans implement over the rest of the year, according to China.org.

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Analysis reveals malaria, other diseases as ancient, adaptive and persistent foes

ScienceDaily (Nov. 2, 2011) ? One of the most comprehensive analyses yet done of the ancient history of insect-borne disease concludes for the first time that malaria is not only native to the New World, but it has been present long before humans existed and has evolved through birds and monkeys.

The findings, presented in a recent issue of American Entomologist by researchers from Oregon State University, are based on the study of insect specimens preserved in amber.

The study outlines the evolution of several human diseases, including malaria, leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis. It makes clear that these pathogens have existed for at least 100 million years, and suggests that efforts to conquer them will be an uphill battle against such formidable and adaptive foes.

"Amber tells us that these diseases have been here for many millions of years, have co-evolved with their hosts and move readily from one species to another," said George Poinar, Jr., a professor of zoology at OSU and one of the world's leading experts on the study of fossils in this semi-precious stone.

"Malaria is one of the greatest insect-borne killers in human history, and more than one million people a year are still dying from it," Poinar said. "But the evolutionary record suggests it can easily change its protein coat in response to vertebrate immune reactions. That's why it's always becoming resistant to drugs, and efforts to create vaccines will be very difficult."

Insects preserved for tens of millions of years are offering new clues to the ancient history of these diseases. Blood-feeding vectors trapped eons ago in oozing tree sap reveal in near-perfect detail stages of vertebrate pathogens they were carrying when they became entombed.

"Most people think of malaria as a tropical disease, which today it primarily is," Poinar said. "But historically it occurred in many parts of the world, including temperate zones."

"As recently as 1935 there were 900,000 cases of malaria in the United States," he said. "Near Portland, Ore., malaria almost wiped out some local Indian tribes in the 1830s, and the mosquitoes that carried it are still prevalent there. In the 1600s it hindered colonization from Massachusetts to Georgia. And there are 137 million people right now living in areas of risk in the Americas.

"It's possible epidemics could explode again, almost anywhere in the world," he said.

Having traveled much of the world to pursue amber, Poinar knows first-hand the risks involved.

"I caught malaria in the 1970s in the Ivory Coast in Africa," he said. "My arm had bumped up against some mosquito netting while I slept. The following day, I started shaking with cold, then sweating with a high fever, thinking I was going to die."

Millions have died. Globally, about 300-500 million cases of malaria occur each year, with more than a million deaths in Africa alone.

Among the points made in this report:

  • Discoveries in amber have helped to pin down the minimum ages, origins and early hosts of several insect-borne human diseases.
  • An archaic and now extinct malarial parasite was found in 100 million-year-old amber.
  • Mosquitoes carrying malaria of the genus Plasmodium, the type that causes human illness, were established in the New World at least 15 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. At that time, the disease infected various types of birds.
  • Spaniards arriving in South America found that when native peoples acquired fevers, they drank infusions of cinchona bark, which was later found to contain quinine, an effective anti-malarial drug.
  • Malaria apparently first went from birds to monkeys and eventually into humans.

Anatomically modern humans are only about 200,000 years old, experts say. These findings indicate they evolved with malaria for their entire existence.

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Costco to carry AT&T's upcoming HTC Vivid

HTC Vivid at Costco

The HTC Vivid, one of AT&T's first LTE phones set to launch on November 6, will be carried by mega retailer Costco, according to the internal doc pictured above. While the announcement doesn't mention anything about price or availability, we don't see the Vivid going for much less than the $199 that AT&T has already announced. The November 6 launch date is only a few days away so we'll keep our eyes peeled for more details as they become available. One more document listing all of the Vivid's goodies can be found after the break.

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Automotive technology hits tipping point with record number of CES ...

CES

The world of car-tech has always remained outside of the boundaries of what most would call ?Consumer Electronics?. It is an industry that is so specific to a particular aspect of life that it has been singularly classified similar to ?Clean Tech? or ?Biotech?.

That trend appears to have changed as next year?s Consumer Electronics Association?s International CES has attracted more automotive exhibitors than every before.

Much more.

?CES is now the place to experience innovation in the auto industry, including the latest automotive electronics, including both vehicle OEMs and the aftermarket,? said Gary Shapiro, president? of CEA.

Over 9500 additional square feet have been allotted for the automotive industry with 6 of the top 10 manufacturers adding entries to the exhibit floor, TechZones and conference sessions.

?It?s a natural transition because of the explosion of mobile technology,? said Bob Clymer from Kia Dealers Baltimore. ?As people spend more time working and playing while traveling, the vehicle has become more than just a way to get from point A to point B.?

Alan Mulally, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, was the first announced participant of the upcoming Innovation Power Panel, while Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz, will be delivering a keynote.

?This will be the first one I attend,? said Jeff Cryder from Cincinnati Ford. ?I?ve always wanted to go because of the gadgets, but now I have a valid business reason to be there.?

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Calendar: MIND events in November and December

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NOVEMBER

4?5 According to the World Health Organization, one in four of us will develop at least one mental illness or behavioral disorder in our lifetime. Depression alone affects an estimated 121 million people worldwide. At the two-day EMBO/EMBL Science and Society Conference, biologists, psychologists and neuroscientists will explore the ethical and social implications of major mental illnesses as well as their causes and treatment. Attendees will debate the definitions of mental disorders, financial interests in the refinement of both diagnoses and drugs, and controversial new therapies, among other topics.
Heidelberg, Germany
www.embo.org

5 Little-known fact: brain tumors kill approximately 13,000 people every year in the U.S. Although advances in treatments have reduced the progression of tumors and extended patients? lifetime, new therapies are needed. During the fifth International Brain Tumor Awareness Week, supporters and survivors will or?ganize ?activities to help raise awareness of this devastating disease, its causes and potential treatments. Past activities have ?included a charity walk, a picnic and a scientific conference.
Walks take place in several locations around the world
www.theibta.org

12?16 Which elements of human behavior are dictated by genes, and which are influenced by experience? C. elegans, the soil-dwelling worm that has achieved notoriety as a model organism in science, is helping researchers discover the answer. At the five-day Society for Neuroscience Conference, Cornelia I. Bargmann of the Rockefeller Universi?ty will discuss her team?s findings on the behavior of worms, including a gene that determines whether they prefer to eat alone or in groups. Her lab has also found a molecule that guides neurons to form connections during worms? early development, potentially hinting at how human brains develop, too.
Washington, D.C.
www.sfn.org/AM2011

Lecture Series Roundup: Talks on the Brain

November 2
You may recall the compelling story of Jill Bolte Taylor, the Harvard-trained neuroanatomist who suffered a severe stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain in 1996 and made a stunning recovery eight years later. As part of INSIGHT Lectures, Taylor will talk about the research she conducted before her stroke and the details of her disorder and recovery. Notably, she will discuss the differences between the right and left sides of the brain, tactics to minimize the effects of a stroke, and the experience of being both a patient and a doctor.
Seattle
www.insightlecture.com/speakers/jill-bolte-taylor-ph-d

November 11?12
Empathy is a fundamental aspect of human social interactions. Recent evidence suggests we possess specific neural circuitry dedicated to experiencing the pain of others. A two-day symposium, ?Empathy: Self, Society, Culture, hosted by Indiana University, will delve into the biological and cultural roots of this trait. Attendees will discuss why empathy exists, advances in understanding the neural basis of altruism, and the ways in which society affects our empathetic tendencies.
Bloomington, Ind.
http://poynter.indiana.edu/empathy.shtml

December 5??11
Our brains continue to form new neural pathways and rewire old ones throughout our lives. At the weeklong International Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease Conference, neuroscientists and psychologists will explore the brain?s malleability and how this trait can be exploited to help people reduce stress and heal trauma. Conference attendees will also delve into the potential benefits of energy psychology, which includes the alternative therapies of acupuncture and hypnosis, to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and addiction problems.
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
www.nicabm.com/december-conference/save-the-date


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Spectacular Video of the Boeing 767 Landing Without Its Gear In Warsaw [Video]

A Boeing 767 coming from Newark airport in New Jersey just landed in Warsaw without its landing gear. There were no injuries or casualties among the 230 passengers on board. Watch the amazing video and admire the flawless piloting. More »


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