Sunday, November 13, 2011

13 NOV 2011, SUN: Sci & Tech

Science


Orion Spacecraft to Launch in 2014

Universe Today - 
NASA has announced that it will conduct an unmanned test flight called the Exploration Flight Test-1 or EFT-1 in 2014. Image Credit: NASA.

Russian Mars probe considered lost

Sky News Australia - 
Efforts to resume contact with a Russian space probe to Mars stuck in Earth orbit after launch have failed. Officials say this means the probe is lost.

Schumpeter

The Economist - 
SHORTLY before the 2009 UN climate summit in Copenhagen, many companies got into green. The summit was expected to lead to new regulations restricting greenhouse-gas emissions.


Technology



Pacquiao interested in buying disputed SRP lot in Cebu

Philippine Star - 
CEBU CITY - The camp of Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is reportedly interested to purchase the 9.7-hectare South Road Properties (SRP) lot the Rallos heirs picked as Cebu City's payment of the P133-million money judgment.

Apple's iOS5.0.1 Does *Not* Fix Battery Problems

Forbes - 
Or at least many users are claiming that Apple's update to iOS5 does not fix problems with battery life. Indeed, some are claiming that it has actually made matters worse: If you've experienced runaway battery suckage on your brand-spanking-new iPhone ...

Poo-Powered Motorcycle Completes Tour Across Japan

AllAboutBikes - 
The age of poo-power is upon us. Toilet maker Toto's poo-powered motorcycle, Toilet Bike Neo, has just completed an 870 mile journey across Japan.

Kids Will Love Google's Easter Eggs: 17 Secret Searches Full of Fun

Babble (blog) - 
The “Do a Barrel Roll” search was the first time I'd heard about Google's hidden Easter eggs - secret search terms that are just plain fun.

Google Translate for iPhone now speaks more Indic languages

TechShout! - 
By News Editor - Bringing the total support count to 63, the Google Translate app for iPhone now comes with 4 new languages namely Bengali, Gugarati, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.

NTC lowers text interconnection rates

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE NATIONAL Telecommunications Commission has sent out notices to telecommunication firms to cut interconnection rates for text messages, according to a copy of the letter e-mailed to reporters on Friday.

Apple recalls first-gen iPod nano due to overheating battery

Xinhua - 
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Apple has unveiled a worldwide replacement program for the first-generation iPod nano music player due to overheating battery issues, telling owners to stop using the product and get it replaced for free.

Facebook in talks to settle privacy claims

Calgary Herald - 
A Facebook page is displayed on a computer screen. Over the past six years, social networking has been an Internet phenomenon, linking up more than one billion people eager to exchange information.

Motorola Droid Razr, from Verizon, review [Video]

Los Angeles Times - 
The new Razr, which brings back last decade's famous flip-phone nameplate, is super thin and light, and that really is its big selling point.

Google Are Sending Out Invites For Mystery Event On 16th November

Gadget Helpline (blog) - 
Google have started sending out invites for their next event in November. Everything is pointing towards this event being the final unveiling of Google Music without its beta tag.

Angry Birds: Your 2012 IIHF World Championship mascot

Yahoo! Sports (blog) - 
Angry Birds remains an international obsession on mobile devices, despite the fact that the red bird is completely [expletive] useless.

Steam hack confirmed by Valve game company

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Washington Post - 
Steam, the online gaming network run by game company Valve, confirmed Thursday that its forums had been hacked and warned users to keep a close eye on their credit card statements.

Mango showdown: Lumia 800 vs HTC Titan

ZDNet UK - 
Smartphones based on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 are arriving, with Nokia's Lumia 800 and HTC's Titan are range-topping handsets.

Blackberry RIM from new boss…

ThyBlackMan - 
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the troops rallied and ready for battle, it's time for Research In Motion to buckle down and “git-r-done.

Samsung's Jack of all trades

Livemint - 
It also has a ridiculously powerful 1.4 GHz dual core processor, backed by almost 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage space on the system.

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