Newspaper Cuttings: Friday, August 20, 2011

Report: Apple working on next iPad

With HP putting an end to its tablet hardware business, rumors continue to swirl about the device that pushed it to an early exit.
The Wall Street Journal reports Apple has begun "trial production" of its next iPad, which could debut as soon as early 2012.
Citing "people familiar with the situation," the new iPad is expected to boast a high-resolution display at 2048 x 1536. No other technical details were given.
USA Today

Qaddafi’s Hold in Tripoli in Doubt as Rebels Advance

CAIRO — Six months after the outbreak of the revolt against his 42 years in power, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s hold on his Tripoli stronghold shows signs of slipping.
Residents of Tripoli, the capital, who for months had hesitated to talk openly over the phone, said in calls Friday night that they believed Colonel Qaddafi’s flight or ouster could be imminent. Three people said the feeling of fear was ebbing in the streets.
The New York Times

Memorializing a Painful Chapter of History
POWELL, Wyo.—Above all, Bacon Sakatani remembers the searchlights.
He was 13 in the late summer of 1942, his birthday having arrived during the train ride that carried his family and thousands of other Japanese-Americans from their homes in California to the desolation of Wyoming.
The Sakatani family, seven in all, was assigned a single room in a barracks. A bare bulb lit the bare space. There were cots. A couple of blankets. And everywhere, dust, blowing through the rough plank walls and the windows that didn't fit right in their frames. A barbed-wire fence circled the camp and guards, in ...
The Wall Street Journal

Live from Ramlila Maidan: Anna relentless, says won't give up

New Delhi: Signs of continuous fast for the past four days might have started showing on his face, but anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on the fifth day of his fast on Saturday said he'll "not give up".
"I have lost 3.5 kg over the past four days... but there is nothing to worry," the Gandhian said sitting at an elevated platform at the ground, as the crowd of supporters at the Ramlila ground in central Delhi cheered.
Denik Bhaskar

Will not give up, will keep fighting till Jan Lokpal Bill is passed: Anna Hazare

NEW DELHI: Signs of a continuous fast for the past four days might have started showing on his face, but anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is relentless in his spirit. On the fifth day of his fast on Saturday, he said he'll "not give up".
"I have lost 3.5 kg over the past four days... but there is nothing to worry," the Gandhian said, as the crowd of supporters at the Ramlila Ground in central Delhi cheered.
"I will not give up...we will keep fighting until we get the Jan Lokpal bill passed," he added.
The Times Of India