Tuesday, November 15, 2011

15 NOV 2011, TUE: Sci & Tech

Science


How Much Do You Know about Climate Change?

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - 
Nearly 20 years ago, nearly 200 governments pledged to inform their citizens about climate change and its effects. What is yours doing?

Asteroid Video Captured by NASA's Swift Satellite

Media Newswire (press release) - 
The 27-minute-long image was effectively sliced into short 10-second-long exposures, which then were combined into a movie that allows scientists to study short-term brightness variations caused by the object's rotation.

Launch of Russia's Soyuz spacecraft

Houston Chronicle - 
A Russian rocket safely blasted a Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts into space, bound for the International Space Station.

Congo eruption draws tourists

Sky News Australia - 
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Climate change: there is no plan B

The Guardian - 
The lesson the world is learning the hard way from the financial crisis is that there is only one boat and we are all in it. To stay afloat, we need rules tough enough to stop systemic risks becoming systemic collapses.

Guest Blog: China's Space Program Threatens US National Security

Heritage.org (blog) - 
On November 2nd, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) completed a critical milestone in its young, yet ambitious, space program.


Technology


Not a phone, not a tablet, it's Galaxy Note

Times of India - 
Smartphone and tablet market is still evolving. Apple has decided on the two form factors - a 3.5-inch smartphone and a 9.5-Inch tablet - but other players are not too sure.

Mobile Internet On The Rise, Boosting Telco Revenues, Social

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Usage of mobile Internet among Filipinos is on the rise on the back of the rising popularity of smartphones, tablets and other non-computer web-enabled services that help boost revenues of telecommunications ...

Tripping (over/with) smart-phones

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines -- Having acquired just recently a spanking new Android phone, I was able to get it going with quite a bit of help from my two sons.

Nokia N9 review

MyBroadband - 
Jan Vermeulen is a technology journalist and web developer at MyBroadband. After receiving a Computer Engineering degree at the University of Pretoria he worked at... The Nokia N9 is the most beautiful smartphone I've reviewed all year.

Faulty connection: Third of people have broken up through Facebook, email or text

Daily Mail - 
By Daily Mail Reporter For generations, unhappy boyfriends and girlfriends have looked for a pain-free way to dump their not-so-significant other.

GMA Network widens reach

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippines—GMA Network continues to expand its reach to more Filipino communities worldwide with the launch of its international channels GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and its newest, the GMA News TV International, in more areas.

YouTube Gets a Google+ Facelift

TIME - 
Google+ integration, a new dashboard and a gray makeover are already showing up for a few select users. By Keith Wagstaff | @kwagstaff | November 14, 2011 | + YouTube is the latest Google property to get a Google+ makeover, just a few weeks after ...

Confirmed: iPhone 4S to come to India on Nov 25

IBNLive.com - 
New Delhi: Here comes the confirmation from Aircel that Apple's iPhone 4S will hit the Indian shores on November 25. Now, Aircel has announced on its Facebook page that it is bringing the iPhone 4S to India on November 25.

Ethics@Work: The right to be forgotten

Jerusalem Post - 
Just knowing that my old personal data is kicking around somewhere puts a damper on my ability to move forward with my life and my identity.

Amazon Kindle Fire tablets arrive a day early

Los Angeles Times - 
Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet hit consumers' doorsteps Monday, arriving a day early to many of those who pre-ordered the much-hyped 7-inch slate.

Europe switches to self-extinguishing cigarettes

AFP - 
BRUSSELS - It's lights out in Europe this weekend for old-style cigarettes that manufacturers haven't adapted to burn themselves out if left unattended.

PLDT, Globe to link up 3 more provincial networks

Inquirer.net - 
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom Inc. are pushing for the interconnection of their landline networks in three more provinces to bring voice call rates down before the end of the year.

iTunes Match is open for business

Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog) - 
It'll cost you $24.95 per year, but for that price you get access to your iTunes library from any iOS device and your lousy MP3s will be replaced by much nicer MP3s and apparently any music in your library that might have been "borrowed" will now be ...

PETA to Nintendo: Super Mario is a fur-peddler

CBS News - 
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals recently began calling the new Super Mario 3D Land for the Nintendo 3DS insensitive to the hunting and killing of real-life tanuki racoon dogs for fur.

Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dies

ABC News (blog) - 
Ilya Zhitomirskiy, co-founder of Diaspora, a social network startup. Image from his memorial page at Respectance.com Ilya Zhitomirskiy, co-founder of a new social networking service called Diaspora, has died in San Francisco at the age of 22.

Iran Admits Nuclear Sites Hit by 'Duqu' Cyberweapon

Fox News - 
AP Photo/Cliff Owen Aug. 11, 2011: A computer forensic examiner looks for evidence on hard drives at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center in Linthicum, Md.

Recommended: Apple recall targets overheating first-gen iPod Nano

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Facebook, iPhone, Twitter and Wii. Technology evolves at the speed of light. Msnbc.com's tech reporters and editors look at the gadgets, games and innovations changing our world.

Nokia opens new 'Windows' for sales

Business Standard - 
Global handset maker Nokia, along with Microsoft, on Monday announced the launch of its first smartphone based on the Windows operating system in the Indian market.

Mobile VoIP solutions users to benefit from O2 4G rollout

Telappliant VoIP News - 
The roll-out of O2 4G looks set to benefit mobile VoIP solutions users, with the first network in London turned on today (November 14th).

Samsung Won't Block New iPhone in Korea

The Chosun Ilbo - 
Samsung Electronics has decided not to seek an injunction against the sale of Apple's iPhone 4S in the domestic market. The new iPhone went on sale here last Friday.

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