Memorial held for Bulk. teen who had aging disorder

 SHARON, Bulk. (AP) — Countless people, including New England Patriots manager Robert Kraft, attended the funeral Tuesday of an Massachusetts teenager whose battle with a rare anatomical condition that accelerates growing old inspired professional athletes and spurred health-related research.

Sam Berns' high school graduation classmates also were bused for the services at a new synagogue in Sharon. An individual reception was placed later at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Berns' home team.

Berns, 17, passed away Friday of difficulties from Hutchinson-Gilford progeria symptoms, commonly known while progeria. He was informed they have progeria when he was 22 several weeks old. His health practitioner parents founded the nonprofit Progeria Study Foundation after his diagnosis.

Berns became the main topics an HBO documented, "Life According to Sam. " The exposure has taken greater recognition for the condition, which causes musculoskeletal degeneration, cardiovascular problems along with other symptoms associated using aging.

Kraft met the young sports fan and attended the HBO premiere of the documentary in Nyc in October. Kraft made a $500, 000 matching pledge for the foundation.

The Boston Planet reported that Berns was invited to your Patriots practice which month, and provided the players a great impromptu motivational conversation.

Kraft said following Berns' death that he had invited the teen to become the Patriot's honorary chief for Saturday nights playoff game through which they defeated the Indianapolis Colts.

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Top 4 Rumors About the Galaxy Note 3

 

While much of the Android world hyperventilates in anticipation of the release of the Galaxy S4, a number of folks are excited for an equally important phone to be released. I'm talking, of course, about the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung's follow-up to the wildly popular Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2. It seems like yesterday that Samsung was unveiling the first Galaxy Note, but the world has spoken, and they want more Notes! Samsung is expected to release the phone sooner than you'd imagine. Here are the top 4 rumors we've found about the Galaxy Note 3.

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Sony Xperia S Leaves Experimental AOSP Project

A few months ago, we wrote about the Sony Xperia S being involved in a project that entailed supporting it with direct AOSP support. The project was exciting, as the only other non Nexus device to have ever received such support was the Motorola Xoom. The good news is that good progress was made. The bad news is that it ran into some hiccups, which have led to the Xperia S leaving the AOSP project. So much for a non Nexus stock Sony headset folks.

According to reports, Android was booting up, Wi-Fi was working, and sensors were all up and running. The problem was due to proprietary software binaries that could not be merged in AOSP due to reliance on legitimate open source code, which in the end kept audio and network functionality from working. Google and Sony then decided that the project could not go any farther because of this, and have moved the remains of the project over to GitHub.

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Android 4.2: When Will My Phone Be Updated?

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Is Worth the Wait

Before we get to the data, I should mention that this latest Android update is worth the wait. You've got 360-degree panoramic image capture, native text swiping on your keyboard and interactive notifications, just for starters. Read the entire list of improvements here.

Nexus Series

Google's Nexus devices were the first to receive the Android 4.2 update. Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 have all received the update to Android 4.2. Only the first two Nexus smartphones, the Nexus One by HTC and the Nexus S from Samsung, remain on the sidelines.

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Galaxy S4: Is This Picture the Real Deal?

We've seen a lot of supposed "leaks" during our time at AndroidPIT, and developed a rule of thumb: if the device looks boringly normal, it's usually the real deal. And so we WANT to believe the image above is actually the Galaxy S4. For one, the dimensions line up with all the rumors we've been absorbing these past few months; the bezel has been significantly reduced and the display just looks 4.99 inches in diameter. It looks like a longer version of the Galaxy S3, with more pointed corners, which is exactly what we were expecting.

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Siri Was Almost an Android Exclusive

Today, Siri is known to most of the Android world for being inferior to Google Now. But back when it was first announced, it was a big frickin' deal and the crowning feature of the iPhone 4S. You may be surprised to learn, however, that Siri was almost an Android exclusive.

Way back in the pleistocene era – AKA 2009 — Verizon was in talks (get it?) with Siri's parent company, Nuance Communications, to be an exclusive Android partner. The company had even gone so far as to film commercials featuring Siri. Then Steve Jobs swooped in and the whole deal fell apart.

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