Input: Nokia’s New Apps Take on Location, Transportation and Augmented Reality
Nokia officially launched a host of new interesting mobile apps, Public Transport, Nokia Pulse and Live View at Wednesday’s Nokia World conference in London.

The Public Transport app tracks public transportation in more than 430 cities all over the world. It also offers timely updates on bus and train routes in 45 cities.

Nokia Pulse is an app that lets users send location-tagged photos and updates to close groups of friends and family. Updates and photos are also accessible from the web. It’s an interesting mix of photo and location sharing and Twitter-like status updates, but aimed for private use among smaller groups. However, there are already several choices of group messaging apps out there.

Finally, the Live View — first showcased in July — is an augmented reality app that shows names and information on streets and places when you point to them with the phone’s camera. You can also get detailed information on various points of interest such as restaurants and businesses with a click.

All three new applications are available at Nokia’s Beta Labs.

Check out Nokia’s new mobile devices revealed Wednesday.
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Input: President Obama Unleashes His ‘Inner Nerd’ at White House Science Fair
President Obama today shined the spotlight on 100 students from 30 states whose work in science, technology and engineering he says should inspire others to excel in the field.

“As a society, we have to celebrate outstanding work by young people in science at least as much as we do Super Bowl winners,” he said.

Obama said this year’s White House science fair put special emphasis on “amazing girls and young women” to encourage more to pursue careers in science.

He ticked through the stories and inventions by many students in attendance.

“I have a confession to make. When I was growing up my science fair projects were not as successful as those here,” Obama joked.

He said he killed a bunch of plants in one project; in another, he said mice escaped in his grandmother’s apartment.

“They [these students] were just amazing. And by the way, no rodents lose in the White House,” he said.

Obama also got an up close look at several of the exhibits. He tried on a “concussion helmet” designed by one young lady; chatted with three 6th graders about their “app” that helps disabled kids navigate from class to class at school; and viewed a robot designed by Natick, Mass., HS students that helps with icy water search and rescue.

Obama tried and tested the robot, and the kids joked that he was now certified in ice rescue.

“I love this event. This is one of my favorite things all year long,” Obama later told the crowd.

Also in attendance were Education Secretary Arne Duncan, NASA administrator Charlie Bolton and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
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It's about: (Susan Walsh/AP Photo) President Obama today shined the spotlight on 100 students from 30 states whose work in science, technology and engineering he says should inspire others to excel in the field. “As a society, we have to celebrate outstanding work by young people in science at least as much as we do Super Bowl winners,” he said. Obama said this year’s White House science fair put special emphasis on “amazing girls and young women” to encourage more to pursue careers in science. He ticked through the stories and inventions by many students in attendance. “I have a confession to…


Input: Country superstars join together for a George Jones tribute concert
Dozens of country singers joined together for a raucous and lengthy concert on Friday night to celebrate the musical legacy of country legend George Jones.

Before the Country Music Hall of Famer passed away this April at the age of 81, he had been planning a November 22 farewell concert at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville along with some guest performers. Last night the concert went ahead as planned with country’s shining stars paying tribute to the “King of Broken Hearts.”

Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton were among the performers who took part in the almost four hour concert. In contrast to Jones’s funeral, a somber affair at the Grand Ole Opry House, this event was laced with laughter and fond memories.

Country duo Big & Rich entered the stage atop riding mowers to warble “Love Bug,” while Vince Gill sang “Bartender’s Blues,” clad in a T-shirt that read “Sweet Pea,” the nickname Jones had bestowed upon him.

After Brad Paisley sang “The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song),” The Tennessean reported that he told the audience, “No was more generous to me than George Jones,” then adding, “I know he’s looking down at this and saying, ‘Son, where’s all the money goin’ for this?’”

The evening ended on a poignant note with Alan Jackson performing “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” a tune he had sung at the funeral but this time he was joined by Jones’s widow, Nancy for the final choruses.

To read more go to The Tennessean
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Dozens of country singers joined together for a raucous and lengthy concert on Friday night to celebrate the musical legacy of country legend George Jones.