A mere month after ASUS unveiled its 31.5-inch 4K monitor to the world, and the humbly-named PQ321 is already available for pre-order on Amazon, Newegg and TigerDirect. As a reminder, the Ultra HD display boasts a jaw-dropping 3840 x 2160-pixel 10-bit RGB (a billion colors) IGZO panel with LED backlight, 176-degree viewing angles, a maximum of 350 cd/m2 in brightness and 8ms GTG response time. Built-in stereo speakers sweeten the package, as does a 3.5mm audio jack, DisplayPort connectivity and dual HDMI inputs. Oh, and did we mention it's also apparently the thinnest 4K monitor on the market at only 35mm thick? However, you'll have to pay a pretty penny for all that awesomeness: it has an introductory price of $3,499.99. That's about $300 less than what was announced a month ago, but it's still not exactly cheap. The PQ321 is set for a July 16th release date, so you still have a couple weeks to bribe relatives, rob a bank or sell off any unwanted organs.
A Russian rocket just crashed seconds after it was launched from a spaceport in Kazakhstan. Footage from local news channels shows how the rocket wobbled through the sky as it rose into the air, before disintegrating and falling back to Earth.
The rocket, called Proton-M, was carrying three navigation satellites into space?but was fortunately unmanned. According to the Interfax news agency, it fell 1 kilometer from its launchpad less than a minute of taking off.
There are currently no reported ground injuries so far?but the news agency reports that the crash site could have been infected with hundreds of tons of poisonous heptyl and amyl from the fuel:
"The rocket fell during the first minute of its flight when its tanks contained about 500 tons of fuel. A lot of decontamination work may have to be done at the crash site."
It's not the first time a Proton-M rocket has shown weaknesses: one crashed after launching from Baikonur in 2007, and a booster fell from one into the Pacific Ocean in 2010. This incident doesn't do a lot for its track record. [Interfax via BBC via Verge]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Monday that French prosecutors had cleared it of any operational failures after the death of a 92-year-old man last month.
A preliminary investigation showed there was no trace of the sedative zopiclone in the drugmaker's diuretic furosemide, Teva said in a statement.
French police said on June 9 they were treating the man's death as "suspicious" after he was given medicine that may have been wrongly labeled as a diuretic drug.
France's pharmaceutical watchdog ANSM had asked pharmacies to take 190,000 boxes of Teva's drug off their shelves just two days before the man died, saying they may contain zopiclone.
"The results of the investigation clear Teva of all suspicion of failure in its operations," Teva Chief Executive Jeremy Levin said.
Teva, the world's No.1 generic drugmaker, said ANSM's decision to recall the drugs had been the right one, even though it proved unnecessary in retrospect.
(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Louise Ireland)
Evidence is mounting that Apple might out a smartwatch in the near future after YahooJapan noticed that the company applied for the "iWatch" trademark in Japan on June 3rd. Our Japanese editor noticed that several other companies have applied for that term as well, though this one (released on June 27th) is from Apple Inc. of Cupertino. That follows a patent application from Apple we saw earlier in the year for a watch-like AMOLED device that proposed a slap bracelet, kinetic energy charger and "end-detection" user sensor, among other features. In addition, other rumors from Bloombergback in February suggested that 100 Apple employees were working on a smartwatch of some kind. If we don't see a device after all that, Cupertino's gone to a heck of a lot of trouble for nothing -- check after the break for a screen grab (in Japanese) of the trademark application.
A number of cricket games took place this past weekend, with Southampton Rangers, St. David?s Cricket Club, Somerset Bridge, Devonshire Recreation Club, Willow Cuts and Cleveland County all recording wins.
At the PHC Stadium, Derrick Brangman scored 48 not out to lead the Southampton Rangers to a score of 242 all out, Gerald Simons added 46. Delray Rawlins was the pick of the PHC bowlers returning figures of 10-0-49-3, while Charles Symons bowled 10-1-45-2.
In return PHC were bowled all out for 138, Rawlins was the top scorer with 42, while Symons added 21, former PHC player Kevin Tucker returned bowling figures of 9-1-25-4 for the Southampton Rangers, while Alex Dore bowled 4-1-10-2.
St. David?s Cricket Club Win by 8 Wickets: Somerset Bridge 58 St. David?s Cricket Club 62/2
At Lord?s in St. David?s, the Somerset Bridge won the toss and elected to bat, they were bowled all out for 58 in 19 overs, with 16 year-old Jahnoi Bean the top scorer with 15. Justin Pitcher returned a season best thus far bowling figures of 10-1-20-8.
In return St. David?s Cricket Club scored 62/2, McLaren Lowe was the top scorer with 38 not out, while Laren Marshall added 19 not out, Noel Woods was the pick of the Somerset Bridge bowlers returning figures of 6-0-30-2.
Somerset Cricket Club Win by 7 Wickets: Western Stars 166/9 Somerset Cricket Club 167/3
At the St. John?s Field, Western Stars won the toss and elected to bat, they scored 166/9 in their allotted 50 overs, Tamiko Wilson was their top scorer with 52, while Neon Steede added 34, Shaquille Jones was the pick of the Somerset Cricket Club bowlers returning figures of 10-2-20-3.
In reply the Somerset Cricket Club scored 167/3, Jones was the top scorer with a knock of 57, while Joshua Gilbert scored 48 not out, Brian Hall had figures of 7-0-28-1 for Western Stars, while Rohan Davis bowled 10-0-33-1.
Devonshire Recreation Club Win by 3 Wickets: Warwick Workmen?s 210/9 Devonshire Recreation Club 213/7
At the Southampton Oval, the Devonshire Recreation Club won the toss and sent Warwick Workmen?s to bat, Lionel Cann who was dropped four times was the top scorer with 74, while Jade Darrell added 64, Jodi Maroni was the pick of the Devonshire Recreation Club bowlers with figures of 8-0-40-2, while Lamont Marshall bowled 10-1-44-2.
In reply the Devonshire Recreation Club scored 213/7, former Warwick Workmen?s Club player Lamar Caines was the top scorer with 57 not out, while another former Warwick player Devonshire Recreation Club captain Steven Bremar added 36. Kani Darrell led the Warwick Workmen?s bowling attack with figures of 7-0-39-2 and San?j Dill bowled 10-1-43-2.
Willow Cuts Win by 60 Runs: Willow Cuts 216/7 Bailey?s Bay 156
At the White Hill Field, Willow Cuts won the toss and went to bat, they scored 216/7 in their allotted 50 overs. Dexter Basden was the top scorer with 52, while Chris Foggo added 30, Cal Dill was the pick of the Bailey?s Bay bowlers returning figures of 8-0-49-4, while Ryan Steede bowled 10-0-42-2.
In reply Bailey?s Bay were bowled all out for 156, Rodney Trott was the top scorer with 44, while Kye Hodsoll and Sinclair Smith both added 24. Kamal Bashir was the pick of the Willow Cuts bowlers with figures of 8-1-40-4, while Deunte Darrell bowled 5.1-1-22-2.
Cleveland County Win by 3 Wickets: Flatts Victoria 110 Cleveland County 111/7
At the Wellington Oval, Flatt?s Victoria won the toss and elected to bat scoring 110 all out, Vernon Eve was the top scorer with 30, Shakai Darrell was the pick of the Cleveland County bowlers with figures of 4.4-2-9-2, while Tamauri Tucker bowled 4-0-24-2.
In reply Cleveland County scored 111/7, Allan Douglas Jr. was the top scorer with 36, Dejuan Carey was the pick of the Flatt?s Victoria bowlers with figures of 3-0-11-2, while Kamal Trott returned figures of 6.2-2-23-2.
