U.S. government: Osama bin Laden is dead

The leader of the terrorist network Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden is dead, this will tell U.S. President Barack Obama in a brief television address, said a senior representative of the U.S. government, the news agency AFP. Disclosure of the circumstances of death, he was not. The U.S. channel reported bin Laden had been killed in a house near the Pakistani capital Islamabad. The U.S. had its corpse. Obama was on Sunday night announced a surprise address to the nation, due to commence in the next few minutes.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer goes on sale in the U.S.

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer, the company’s 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet that hooks into a keyboard dock, went on sale in the U.S. Tuesday with a $399.99 price tag.

And just as quickly, it sold out.

. The tablet is listed as being out of stock or unavailable at online sites such as Amazon and NewEgg and at the Web sites of several major retailers including Best Buy, Target and Walmart.

The 16GB WiFi tablet entirely sold out in Britain, and Asus had to issue a statement promising more shipments in late April or early March.

Early reviews of the Transformer in Britain and the U.S. have been good.

CNET’s Eric Franklin gave it 3.5 out of five stars, putting it on par with other Android tablets the site has reviewed such as the G-Slate, the Xoom and the BlackBerry PlayBook. Franklin’s main criticisms were that the tablet was not very comfortable to hold, and does not have good video recording or playback.

On the other hand, it is the cheapest Honeycomb tablet on the market and its ability to transform into a netbook via a $150 docking station may add to its appeal. Adding the docking station gives you an SD card slot and two full-size USB ports.

Engadget’s Vlad Savov had high praise for the tablet’s software and its e-mail, weather and date widgets, when it reviewed the British version last week.

Prince William and Kate Middleton Royal Wedding Photos

Only it's not actually Prince William and Kate Middleton, and it's not the Royal Wedding playing out four days too early - it's their film lookalikes.

Stars of the film William and Kate: The Movie Camilla Luddington (who we reckon looks more like Jennifer Metcalfe than Kate Midds) and Nico Evers-Swindel (who we reckon is a lot more hunky than the real Wills) posed outside Westminster Abbey today for the launch of the DVD.

Who is John James Audubon ?

Born in Haiti, raised in France, the American painter Audubon was a pupil of David in Paris in 1795-1796, about the same time as his compatriot John Vanderlyn. But unlike the latter, he does not agree to permanent neo-classical aesthetics. Back in the U.S. in 1807, he devoted himself to natural history, painting a few oil paintings and watercolors especially after countless exotic birds of America (Natural History Museum, New York). These precious documents zoos are no less remarkable for their decorative quality and the sense of mystery, the "vital force" contained in the flora and fauna.