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Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Per Vices, The Rare YC Hardware Startup, Sets Out To Disrupt Wireless Communications

Y Combinator might be best known for software plays like Dropbox and Airbnb. But it's also harbored a few hardware companies, notably the one that blew out Kickstarter funding records with Pebble Watch this month. There's actually one more waiting in the wings. Per Vices is a startup from the latest class that's looking to disrupt how wireless communications are sent. They've built a device called Phi that can interact with any wireless or radio signal. It's a transceiver that can demodulate and process signal data up to 4 Gigahertz. In plain English, that means one of Per Vices' devices can re-route your cell phone calls through your landline connection, if for example you have bad 3G service in your house.

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This is 40 Trailer: Paul Rudd Stars in Knocked Up Quasi-Sequel

Katherine Heigl is long gone, but Knocked Up is getting a sequel. Sort of.

This is 40 stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, who reprise their roles as Heigl’s sister and brother-in-law from the 2007 hit, in an examination of ... turning 40.

Director Judd Apatow's real-life children, Maude and Iris Apatow, are back for the quasi-sequel as well as the offspring of the nearly-middle-aged couple.

The film, which also features Jason Segel and Melissa McCarthy, chronicles the angst of hitting the big 4-0 as only Apatow can. This is the trailer for This is 40:

This is 40 Trailer

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One Year Later (talking-points-memo)

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Tuesday, 1 May 2012

A.M. Vitals: Diabetes Treatment Found to Work Relatively Poorly in ...

iStockphoto Here?s what?s making health news this morning: No Easy Cure for Diabetic Children ?(WSJ): A government-funded study looking at three different drug regimens for treating Diabetes 2 in children found metformin, a drug that?s long been used and considered effective in adults, to work relatively poorly in children. Warner Chilcott Said to Consider Options After Interest (Bloomberg): The Dublin-based drug maker, which had $2.7 billion in revenue last year, is considering its options after strategic and private-equity buyers showed interest, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Actelion Breathes Easy on ?Best Case? New Drug Data (Reuters): The large European biotech announced positive Phase III data for a new drug to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, better than many investors expected. With Support Off as Events Begin, Komen Works to Revive Its Image (NY Times): The cancer-advocacy organization is trying to rebound from recent hits on its reputation, particularly at the level of its local affiliates. ?Weapons of Persuasion? from Robert Cialdini (Los Angeles Times): Research by the professor emeritus of psychology at Arizona State University and author of ?Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion,? has identified six techniques to win people over.

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Video: UK Lawmakers Give Verdict on Murdochs

A UK committee is releasing its report on the Murdochs, saying that Rupert Murdoch is not "fit and proper" to run a major company, with CNBC's Catherine Boyle and Kayla Tausche.

What's the gov's hurry? (tbo)

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Alienware's new gaming laptops get matching Ivy Bridge processors

Alienware is crossing the Ivy Bridge, less than a week since announcing its refreshed family of gaming laptops. Intel's latest hardware will now lend itself to all three models, the M14x (from $1100) M17x (starting at $1500) and M18x (from $2000), replacing the existing Sandy Bridge architecture in the models we saw earlier this month. Starting with the smallest, the M14x will be powered by an Intel Core i7-3820QM (up to 2.7GHz), while larger models will get their processors nudged up to the 2.9 GHz Core i7-3920XM (M17x) and 2.9GHz Core i7-3920XM (M18x). Alienware reckons these new additions will lend a 15 percent increase to the rigs' performance (depending on use), augmenting improvements seen with new PCI Express 3.0 support, mSATA cached storage and the latest generation of NVIDIA graphics. Dell's now ready to take your order -- alongside a mind-boggling number of customization options -- at the source link below.

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