This blogger from Pakistan was shot for speaking out for women in education. Here is what Reuters had to say:

reuters:

A Pakistani schoolgirl fighting for her life after being shot by Taliban gunmen was transferred on Thursday from a hospital in a province that is a militant haven to a specialist hospital in the army garrison town of Rawalpindi.

Malala Yousufzai, 14, was unconscious in critical condition after being shot in the head and neck as she left school on Tuesday, but doctors said she had moved her arms and legs slightly the night before.

Pakistani surgeons removed a bullet on Wednesday from Yousufzai who was shot by the Taliban for speaking out against the militants and promoting education for girls.

Her courage made her a national hero. The shooting has drawn condemnation from world leaders and many Pakistanis.

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For all the tech savvy women out there! DVF creates the ultimate solution for stylish women who are addicted to their mobile workstations. Stunning and useful all in one. What more can a girl ask for?

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Betsy may just be the cutest beer dispenser ever. 

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Betsy the KegDroid, An Android-Based Beer Dispenser

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Microsoft Research wants to automate your house, introduces HomeOS — Engadget

Ever wondered if you could control your house’s climate, security, and appliances — along with your PCs and peripherals — using Microsoft software? That day may soon dawn, as its Research arm has started testing its home automation software, called HomeOS, in twelve domiciles over the past few months. The budding system views smartphones, printers and air conditioners as network peripherals, controlled by a dedicated gateway computer. The project even has a handful of apps in play, which perform functions like energy monitoring, remote surveillance and face-recognition. This growing list of applications, available through a portal called “HomeStore”, will allow users to easily expand their system’s capabilities. So how does it all work out in the real world? Head past the break, and let Redmond’s research team give you the skinny.

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Big Jambox review

Pricing a Bluetooth speaker at $299 is risky business, even for Jawbone. Is bigger, better enough to justify it? 

 YogiPlay Launches Personalized Network for Kid-Friendly Apps 

Kids love tablets and smartphones. There are a heap of studies indicating that, but you could also ask any tech-savvy parent and they’ll tell you the same thing. That’s why it’s no surprise that there are a few companies vying to become the trusted resource for parents looking to make sense of the various mobile app stores offering software for those devices. New entrantYogiPlay is publicly launching its kid-focused app network today for the iOS and Android mobile platforms.

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BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha developer testing device hands-on photos and impressions

RIM may finally be ready to begin showing BlackBerry 10 to users, but right now the company has another priority: getting developers on board with the new platform. To that end, it’s giving every developer at the BlackBerry Jam conference here in Orlando a phone, the “BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha developer testing device.” That mouthful of a name is actually descriptive of what this device is and what it is not. It’s not a prototype, it’s not a phone that will ever be released, and RIM wants to make very clear that it’s not necessarily indicative of what future BB10 phones will be. What it *is* is a device that developers can use to create BB10 apps that look and feel native to the new BB10 platform using RIM’s new Cascades framework.