Science
 | Journal Online - PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III may no longer be a “yellow president” but emerge as one of the greenest presidents of the country, after approving a long-term action plan on mitigating climate change envisioned to provide more funds to enable the country ... |
 | Manila Bulletin - WASHINGTON (AP) - During the world's biggest mass extinction, Earth seemed pretty close to a description of hell - fiery, smoky and explosive - created by massive volcanic eruptions, according to research dug up in China. |
 | AVIONEWS - (WAPA) - Once again, Carrasco International Airport (Montevideo) has cancelled several flights due to an intensified eruption of the "Puyehue" volcano. |
 | BBC News - Greenhouse gases are at their highest-ever level, and are increasing faster than ever, according to a new report. The United Nations weather agency says more and more of the harmful gases are appearing in the Earth's atmosphere. |
 | News24 - This is a revision of the most comprehensive and widely used introductory text for tourism and... Now R891.95 Johannesburg - Imagine the savannas of Kruger Park so choked with brush, viewing what game is left is nearly impossible. |
 | Stuff.co.nz - MAJOR TOM? The Phobos-Grunt (Phobos-Ground) probe was bound for the Martian moon of Phobos but got stuck in Earth's orbit after launch. |
 | Ninemsn - A next-generation Mars rover will soon be on a journey to determine if the Red Planet was ever capable of being home to life. The Mars Science Laboratory is due to launch Saturday from Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, ... |
 | Fox News - The Climatic Research Unit, a key climate science facility at the School of Environmental Sciences, a part of the University of East Anglia in the UK. |
 | Register - By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Crew on the International Space Station will no longer have to hide from a possible collision with some space debris, after NASA flight controllers decided it posed no threat to the station. |
 | TVNZ - Much of New Zealand will see a partial solar eclipse on Friday, with Wellington under its main track, space agency Nasa says. Many traditions have long held solar eclipses represent a bad omen for rulers - and Friday is just a night out from the ... |
Technology
 | Written by  in 9,281 Google+ circles Mashable - This 5x optical zoom digital camera will be available for $49 Friday. It's already on sale online for $79; it usually costs $89.00. |
 | Forbes - Facebook is reportedly teaming up with HTC to make a phone completely based on the service, as the social network makes a more dramatic leap into the smartphone market. |
 | New Zealand Herald - Photo / AP Samsung Electronics, the world's largest television maker, says it is close to an agreement to introduce a television using Google's software that will offer wider choice for customers looking for web-connected sets. |
 | Houston Chronicle - Q: When trying to use Mozilla Firefox, I get the message, "Firefox cannot establish a connection to ..." on every site I visit. |
 | Los Angeles Times - AP The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has come out against the merger of cellphone giant AT&T and T-Mobile USA. |
 | The Associated Press - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - 'Tis the season of the tablet. Despite the gloomy economy, shoppers are expected to shell out for tablet computers this December, making them about as popular as candy canes and twinkling lights. |
 | Telegraph.co.uk - Samsung's latest advert for its Galaxy SII smartphone takes aim at Apple's fans, and hits the mark. By Sumant Bhatia The advert shows people in queues around the US at what looks like a launch of a new Apple mobile phone. |
 | NBC Bay Area (blog) - NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: Co-founder of Google Larry Page smiles during the Clinton Global Inititative annual meeting September 27, 2007 in New York. |
 | Forbes - Does Apple have a problem generating demand? Not if reports Apple is planning online and in store Black Friday discounts nearly identical to the modest ones it offered last year. |
 | Sydney Morning Herald (blog) - Microsoft will radically change the Xbox 360 interface for a third time on December 6. The update will bring a new dashboard, expanded voice control via Kinect, and new entertainment applications. |
 | CNET (blog) - This week's post is a special early edition of my weekly iOS app collection. Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, and though I can't help you beat the lines or navigate ... |
 | CBS News - The writer of the Oscar-winning film "The Social Network," and long-running TV series "The West Wing," has confirmed that he's been pitched on penning a film about late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. |
 | The Guardian - This week Facebook announced that there are on average just 3.74 intermediate friends separating one user from another. They then stood back and waited for us all to be duly amazed. |
 | Written by  in 2,113 Google+ circles BetaNews - Highlighting the increased clout of the Chinese consumer in today's high-tech marketplace, research firm Strategy Analytics released results of a study Wednesday that finds smartphone shipments to China eclipsed the United States for the ... |
 | PC Magazine - The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI on Wednesday shot down reports that a cyber attack recently took down a pump at an Illinois public water utility. |
 | Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big-box electronics retailer Best Buy has no regrets about stocking Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet, despite the product's poor reception and subsequent sharp discounting. |
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