Tuesday, November 22, 2011

22 NOV 2011, TUE: Sci & Tech

Science


Tarlac as organic farming capital

Manila Bulletin - 
By MARK ANTHONY N. MANUEL TARLAC CITY, Philippines - President Benigno S. Aquino III's home province is bent on becoming the country's leader in producing quality and fresh organic vegetables both for the local and international markets as the ...

Agriculture dep't requests extension of WB program

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
DAVAO CITY -- The Department of Agriculture is asking the World Bank (WB) to extend the $83-million Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) 2, which suffered an 18-month delay because of confusion in the co-sharing agreement between the program and ...

Aquino prodded on climate change

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Civil society groups called on President Benigno S. Aquino III to sign the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) to give meaning to the ongoing Climate Change Consciousness Week.

"Big Bang" Machine to Get Huge Upgrade in 2020

Onislam.net - 
Physicists are hoping to produce evidence next year of the existence of Higgs Bosons particles thought to give mass to matter. By Robert Evans (Reuters) - Physicists from around the globe launched a major program on Wednesday aimed at converting the ...

NASA prepares for Mars Rover launch: Here's how you can watch

Computerworld - 
Curiosity, NASA's most sophisticated Mars rover yet, is set to lift off this week. Here's how you can stay tuned and watch.

High greenhouse gases to linger for decades

Stuff.co.nz - 
Concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases blamed for global warming reached record levels in 2010 and will linger in the atmosphere for decades, even if the world stops emissions output today, the UN's weather agency said on Monday.

Not so fast...

The Economist (blog) - 
DAYS after the OPERA collaboration announced that it has nabbed some more un-Einsteinian neutrinos (as discussed at length in an earlier post), another team looking at precisely the same data reached the opposite conclusion.

Recommended: Russian probe misses Mars trip

msnbc.com - 
Quantum fluctuations in science, space and society, from quarks to Hubble and Mars. Served up by Alan Boyle, msnbc.com science editor.

HFCs must be curbed to protect climate urges the UN

ACR News - 
THE United Nations has urged that HFCs, which are increasing in the atmosphere at a rate of 8% per year, could cancel the climate benefits won by the phase-out of CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances.

'Microlattice': The world's lightest material?

The Week Magazine - 
A team of researchers from UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories, and the California Institute of Technology claim to have created the "world's lightest" material.

Solar Powered Wave Gliders Headed For Australia

Energy Matters - 
by Energy Matters A few days ago, Liquid Robotics launched four of its solar assisted unmanned Wave Gliders on a journey across the Pacific Ocean - with two of the units headed for Australia.


Technology


All public high schools to have Internet in 2012

Inquirer.net - 
All the public high schools in the country will be connected to the Internet by next year, as the Department of Education brings a private sector-led Internet literacy program into the mainstream.

Gov't told to strengthen NTC, competition rules

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE GOVERNMENT should strengthen the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and put in place effective competition regulations in order to enhance consumer welfare, said a speaker from the Competition and Monopoly: A Forum on Philippine Telco ...

Visa Opens Developer Centre For Online Tools

eWEEK Europe UK - 
Online payments giant Visa has launched the Visa Developer Center to give developers the tools to produce e-commerce, mobile and social network payment systems.

China-bound Nokia 801T images and specs leak

GSMArena.com - 
Some images and specs have popped up of a Nokia device, bound for China with a dual-mode quad-band GSM and TD-SCDMA network - codenamed 801T.

Pinoy cheerleaders to compete in Hong Kong

GMANews.TV - 
The Philippines will take part in the sixth Cheerleading World Championships to be held from November 26 to 27 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom.

Smartphones raining

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - It's the best time yet for those shopping for their first smartphone, or seeking to upgrade their current handsets.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and Neo V – Now Available in the US

G 4 Games - 
by bogdan on November 21, 2011 Sony Ericsson was known for its lack for updates but things are heading in the right direction and you will be glad, especially if you happen to own either a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S or an Xperia Neo V as both handsets ...

Motorola introduces all-new RAZR

The Hindu - 
Eyeing bigger share in the Indian smartphone market, Motorola on Monday launched all-new 'RAZR', a sleek design handset loaded with latest features and applications.

Game developers sue China's Baidu over copyright

Economic Times - 
SHANGHAI: A Chinese industry group of game developers said Monday it was suing Baidu for more than 30 million yuan ($4.7 million) for copyright infringement, the latest such case to hit the Internet giant.

Gates Faces Questions on Novell Monopoly Claims in Utah

BusinessWeek - 
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates faced cross-examination about alleged monopolistic behavior 17 years ago when he testifies in a Novell Inc. lawsuit accusing the world's largest ...

Review: Nook Tablet is Kindle Fire's worthy foe

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Listen, and I'll tell you the story of the bookstore chain that stormed into the hottest category in consumer electronics and conquered.

Recommended: 10 sweetest features of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

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.

RIM Falls to Seven-Year Low as Analysts Cut Profit Forecasts

BusinessWeek - 
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd. fell to a seven-year low after two analysts cut profit estimates and the smartphone maker said some customers couldn't turn on their BlackBerry Bold devices.

McAfee: Malware loves Android

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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.

Pakistan Postpones Texting Censorship

Voice of America - 
Monday, 21 November 2011 Pakistan Postpones Texting Censorship Kurt Achin | Islamabad Pakistani officials are denying they ordered the country's mobile phone operators to block certain text messages sent by customers.

Seagate wins $525M in arbitration spat with Western Digital

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CNET - 
Seagate has won a major payout in an arbitration dispute with its chief rival, Western Digital. On Friday, an arbitrator in Minnesota awarded Seagate $525 million after the hard drive maker alleged that ...

UK air travel body scans - no opt out

News24 - 
London - Air passengers travelling to and from the United Kingdom will not be able to opt out of having a body security scan, the country's transport secretary said on Monday.

Water Utility Hacked: Are Critical Systems at Risk?

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PCWorld - 
A water utility in Illinois was reportedly hacked in a cyber attack traced back to Russia. The motives aren't clear, but the act alone demonstrates how vulnerable our SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) networks ...

App Store In-app Purchase System Hacked Says UK Game Dev

Geeky gadgets - 
A lot of the games that are offered on the App Store might be free and then have stuff that you can buy to enhance the game through an in-app purchase.

Latest Call of Duty fails innovation test

Nelson Mail - 
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has raked in over a billion dollars in global sales this month. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox360, PlayStation 3, PC) Infinity Ward, $109.

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