Saturday, November 19, 2011

19 NOV 2011, SAT: Sci & Tech

Science


The RCBSC sponsors UB Science High studes to the RYLA

Sun.Star - 
THE Rotary Club of Baguio Summer Capital (RCBSC) sponsored ten University of Baguio Science High students to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) last October 28 to 30 at Hannah's Beach Resort and Convention Center Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte.

ISS orbit raised by 6 km for next undocking

Xinhua - 
MOSCOW, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Mission Control Center announced on Friday that it had corrected the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) and raised it by 6 km to create favorable conditions for the upcoming undocking and receiving of ...

Cool Photo: Scientists Present 'Lightest Material On Earth'

NPR (blog) - 
by Eyder Peralta Researchers created a "micro-lattice" structure of interconnected hollow tubes with a wall thickness of 100 nanometers, 1000 times thinner than a human hair.

NASA Probe Beams Home Best Moon Map Ever

Fox News - 
This color-shaded relief view of the moon's far side, taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, is part of the highest-resolution near-global lunar topographic map ever created.

NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report 18 November 2011

Space Ref (press release) - 
The Flight Readiness Review for the Mars Science Laboratory was conducted Friday in the mission briefing room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.


Technology


LJ Reyes and Isabelle Abriera sign exclusive contracts

Vox Bikol - 
Starstruck discovery LJ Reyes and Filipino-American model Isabelle Abriera signed exclusive contracts with GMA Network Inc. last November 16.

New Xperia Android smartphones debut in Sony Ericsson Baguio Expo

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Visitors to the three-day Sony Ericsson 3D Expo in SM Baguio will be the first in the country to preview two new Android smartphones from the Xperia range.

Something new, something old

Philippine Star - 
The Nokia 701's zippy performance has something to do with the improved hardware like the 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM, which is a first for Symbian handsets.

Biz Break: Analysts tear into Amazon (in a good way)

San Jose Mercury News - 
Today: Analysts break down the Kindle Fire to see if Amazon is actually making a profit, and predict a Kindle smartphone release. Also: Genentech could be hurt by FDA ruling on cancer drug Avastin, and Motorola Mobility shareholders ...

The Week in Tweets: Google Music Targets iTunes, Amazon

PC Magazine - 
Google Music has finally landed, but is it an iTunes wannabe or a true competitor? Twitter weighs in. By Chloe Albanesius The service allows users to store songs in the cloud for free and buy tracks directly from the Android Market.

Facebook's porn attack: Lawmaker wants answers

msnbc.com - 
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.

In Singapore, a lesson in flashpacking

GMANews.TV - 
One of the braver things I've done for myself is to travel alone, and I've done it badly in many ways. A bag without wheels on a trip from Amsterdam to Paris to Switzerland, the most unreliable maps of The Hague and Montmartre, no sense of public ...

Video: surfer rides 90 foot wave in Portugal, breaks world record

Gadling - 
It's one thing to go to the beach to catch some waves in Portugal, but it's an entirely different thing to catch a 90 foot wave successfully, breaking a world record.

Gadget review: Note-worthy device

gulfnews.com - 
The past 12 months have been very heavily focused on the idea of mobile computing. Tablets and high-powered smartphones have dominated sales, taking spends to unprecedented levels.

What's up with 1000+ Facebook friends?

Inquirer.net - 
I observe what's happening on Facebook. Most people I know keep adding to their “friend list,” most of whom are people they don't know much.

Hacker says he broke into Texas water plant, others

CNET - 
The Twitter profile picture of the hacker who says he compromised a Texas water plant and others to show how easy it is. A 20-something hacker said today that he hacked into a South ...

Google Doodle honors photography pioneer Louis Daguerre

Los Angeles Times - 
Google put up one of its periodic Google Doodles Friday, a homage to Louis Daguerre on his 224th birthday –- and a reminder to web-surfing shutterbugs, photo-oglers and moving picture buffs everywhere to say a thank-you to photography's most widely ...

Retailers slash PlayBook price

Vancouver Sun - 
PlayBooks are selling at slashed prices resulting in line ups at stores like Best Buy. People are lining up to buy the PlayBook this morning as retailers slash prices more than 50 per cent.

Cool Photo: Scientists Present 'Lightest Material On Earth'

NPR (blog) - 
Researchers created a "micro-lattice" structure of interconnected hollow tubes with a wall thickness of 100 nanometers, 1000 times thinner than a human hair.

Galaxy S2

CNET - 
There aren't any official Ice Cream Sandwich phones available yet, but the ICS source code was released earlier this week, and already Android 4.0 is showing up on more phones.

AT&T jacks up iPhone 3GS price...to 99 cents

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CNET - 
Better raid the piggy bank, because AT&T just raised the price of its low-end iPhone 3GS to 99 cents. The iPhone 3GS was free with a two-year contract, but MacRumors spotted the modest ...

Motorola gets nod for acquisition by Google

Malaysia Star - 
BANGALORE: Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc said its stockholders has approved the US$12.5bil deal to be acquired by the search giant Google Inc. Motorola, which was one of the two parts split from Motorola Inc, said that 99% of the shares that were ...

The Scourge of Multiplayer

Game Revolution (blog) - 
The biggest game of the year has just been released. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been available to purchase over retail counters for a few days and now seems as good a time as ever to discuss how multiplayer has progressed from humble beginnings ...

US missile hits its target 2300 miles away at 5 times the speed of sound

Vancouver Sun - 
The US military has successfully tested an Advanced Hypersonic Weapon that will be able to bomb anywhere in the world within an hour.

Clooney fingered for Steve Jobs role in Hollywood biopic

Register - 
Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney has been named as a lead contender for the role of Steve Jobs in the inevitable cash-in movie, planned to start filming next year.

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