Monday, November 7, 2011

07 NOVEMBER 2011, Mon, Cont.4

Science


Support Climate Change Consciousness Week - PNoy

Philippine Information Agency - 
MANILA, Nov. 6 -- President Benigno S. Aquino III called on all officials and employees of both the national and local government to actively support the observance of Climate Change Consciousness Week from November 19 - 25.

Quarter-mile-wide asteroid coming close to Earth

Detroit Free Press - 
The children nudged forward, like racehorses at the post. Some wore purple shirts, some wore blue.- 1:47 am For the first time in years, it's possible to look at Saab's prospects with guarded optimism.

Meteor shower banners November treat for stargazers

GMANews.TV - 
While they may miss a partial solar eclipse this month, stargazers in November can expect a two-day treat in mid-November with the Leonids meteor shower.

Environmental imperative of war

The Voice of Russia - 
On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.

Biggest spike ever in global warming gases: US

The Express Tribune - 
By AFP Harmful carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels made their biggest ever annual jump in 2010, according to the US Department of Energy's (DOE) latest world data released this week - with Pakistan witnessing a decline from 2009 to 2010.

Confronting Climate Contrarianism III: Data Realism and the Rabbit Hole

Deep-Sea News - 
Found this interesting animated gif on Andre Nantel's G+ stream. He found it with no attribution on Reddit. Gernot commented on that stream with a link to a Sydney Morning Herald piece “Rift in Antarctic glacier to create gigantic iceberg” (which is ...

Kilogramme faces quantum diet after weight problem

AFP - 
PARIS - The guardians of the world's most important standards of weights and measures have turned to the weird universe of quantum physics to try to resolve a dilemma.


Technology



Support Climate Change Consciousness Week - PNoy

Philippine Information Agency - 
MANILA, Nov. 6 -- President Benigno S. Aquino III called on all officials and employees of both the national and local government to actively support the observance of Climate Change Consciousness Week from November 19 - 25.

Report: Steve Jobs' 'favorite' glasses selling briskly

GMANews.TV - 
Nearly a month after his death due to cancer, Apple Inc. co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is being used to posthumously endorse a brand of rimless spectacles that were supposedly his favorite.

Opinion: Ultrabook first impressions: Thin is in, and finally practical

Digitaltrends.com - 
The Asus Zenbook and fellow Ultrabooks deliver sound performance and battery life from an ultra-thin form factor that has traditionally been rife with sacrifice.

Microsoft Quietly Changes WP7 Specs to Allow Phones without Cameras

PCWorld (blog) - 
Microsoft quietly downgraded the hardware requirements for its Windows Phone 7 operating system in late September to make optional the inclusion of cameras in mobiles using the operating system.

Namfrel: Online voting for Pinoys abroad not yet possible

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - The National Citizen's Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) believes that Internet voting for overseas Filipinos is not yet possible because the ...

The science behind the search

TODAYonline - 
SINGAPORE - Enter a search term into Google, hit enter and page upon page of relevant links show up in less than a blink of an eye.

It's Here Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 4 iOS 5

Coastal Courier (blog) - 
by dannyjhow2 The Fast Unlock iPhone Team has released updated version of both FastRa1n to unlock and Untethered jailbreak iOS 5 on iPhone 4 using untethered exploit.

Book review: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Daily News & Analysis - 
By Sumit Chakraberty | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA One of the weird things about quantum mechanics is that an electron can be in two places at the same time, which obviously makes it a difficult subject to understand.

Motorola Wins Injunction Against Apple in Germany

PC Magazine - 
A German court has granted Motorola an injunction against Apple, but the ruling apparently does not mean the end of iProducts in the country.

Review: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PlayStation 3)

Aussie-Gamer.com - 
Undoubtably, Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception will make waves in the gaming industry, and for good reason. First and foremost, the game is visually stunning.

Microsoft releases 'workaround' for Stuxnet-like Duqu virus

The Australian - 
MICROSOFT is advising companies how to defend against infection by a Stuxnet-like Duqu virus. The US technology colossus released the "workaround" along with detailed information it said would enable anti-virus software companies to detect Duqu, ...

New iPad coming in March

SmartCompany.com.au - 
Apple is preparing to release a new iPad model in March, according to a new report from DigiTimes. That report from production sources also comes just a few days after a separate report from DigiTimes stated Apple is preparing to give its whole ...

Battlefield 3 (16+)

Mirror.co.uk - 
In his Vietnam masterpiece Platoon, Oliver Stone came to the conclusion that the first casualty of war was innocence. The first victim of Battlefield 3's conflict is identity.

Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition now official

Moneycontrol.com - 
Despite the Xoom being the first Honeycomb tablet, it never really took off the way Motorola expected it to. Now, they've come up with a leaner and meaner version, the Xoom 2. Motorola Mobility officially unveiled the Xoom 2 and the Xoom 2 Media ...

Nintendo News: Adventure in the Desert Awaits Link in The Legend of Zelda ...

MarketWatch (press release) - 
REDMOND, Wash., Nov 04, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nintendo has revealed more details about the captivating areas, items and game play in the massive The Legend of Zelda(TM): Skyward Sword game, launching exclusively for the Wii(TM) system on Nov. 20.

Most popular GTA V rumors

In Entertainment - 
There were weeks of build up to the Grand Theft Auto 5 trailer, and now that we've seen it and digested the content and apparent information contained within the video, it's now time to look at the most popular GTA V rumors.




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