Saturday, November 26, 2011

26 NOV 2011, SAT: Sci & Tech

Science

President Aquino: Geo-hazard maps to help identify disaster-prone areas

Inquirer.net - 
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines—People can now rely on geo-hazard maps and not horoscopes to divine the best locations for homes and commercial centers, President Benigno Aquino III announced here Friday.

Alien Skull Probably a Hoax

ThirdAge - 
After analyzing the skeletal remains of casualties of the 14th century Black Death plague, scientists successfully seque... Read Morenced the disease's entire genome.

Hundreds cheer as Emerald heads home

The National - 
Emerald makes its way to the water along the beach at the Mina A'Salam hotel as hundreds of people cheer on. DUBAI // In 2008, a 40-kilogram green sea turtle was found floating with near-fatal injuries off the coast of Jebel Ali.

Lawmaker pushes for use of LED lights in government offices

Sun.Star - 
THE House of Representatives would be able to save at least P3 million if all the offices of the 285 lawmakers will switch to using light-emitting diode (LED) products, a member of the House Committee on Ecology said.

Endangered species in Iowa could grow to 11

Mason City Globe Gazette - 
This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[8] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to ...

CO2 sensitivity possibly less than most extreme projections

Los Angeles Times - 
A new study in the journal Science suggests that the global climate may be less sensitive to CO2 fluctuations than predicted by the most extreme projections, and maybe slightly less than the best estimates of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

Gone fishing, 42000 years ago

Melbourne Weekly Port Phillip - 
PEOPLE were going deep-sea fishing for large delicacies such as tuna as long as 42000 years ago, Australian researchers have discovered.

US radars behind Mars probe failure: ex-General

The Hindu - 
The stricken Russian Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, may have fallen victim to US military radars in Alaska, according to a retired Russian General.

Total lunar eclipse to occur in Hong Kong

Xinhua - 
HONG KONG, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- A total lunar eclipse will occur at night on Dec. 10 and will be visible in Hong Kong if the weather is fine, the Hong Kong Observatory said Thursday.

Black Friday's Partial Solar Eclipse

SkyandTelescope.com - 
Three partial solar eclipses happened during 2011, and the third event in this celestial trifecta occurred earlier today. Many of us associate solar eclipses with a blacking-out of the Sun, and so perhaps fittingly today's event fell on what's known as ...

China Badminton Open Continues in Shanghai

CRIENGLISH.com - 
China's Chen Long competes at the China Open on November 24th, 2011 in Shanghai, China. [Photo: CFP] World number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia is into Friday's quarter-finals at the China Open badminton tournament in Shanghai after an easy win over ...


Technology


Unlimited mobile services assured during the holidays

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE GOVERNMENT has moved to ensure unlimited mobile voice and text messaging promos would be continued even during the holiday season.

Ford Ranger Challenge Winner announced

Independent Online - 
By Motoring Staff In the end, say the immortals, there can be only one - and, in the case of Ford's Global Ranger Challenge competition, that one is 25-year-old storage engineer Rickard Nell, the winner of a Ranger 3.2 TDCi XLT Double Cab, ...

Five modelling agencies may appeal against fines

TODAYonline - 
SINGAPORE - Five of the 10 modelling agencies fined this week by the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) for price-fixing are considering an appeal against the decision.

Black Friday online Deals, Walmart & Kmart

So Hood - 
Toshiba 40″ Class LCD 1080p 60Hz HDTV, 40FT2U -Online $379.98 List Price: $549.98 You Save: $170.00. Samsung 43″ Class Plasma 720p 600Hz HDTV Online $398.00.

This could be an epic Thursday in the smartphone world

DailyTech - 
Verizon Wireless -- a joint venture between Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ) and Vodafone Group Plc. (LON:VOD) -- has long been both America's largest network and America's top seller of Android smartphones -- even if other networks sometimes have had ...

Radio Shack Joined Black Friday 2011 Electronic Deals

News Veteran - 
RadioShack, the franchise of electronics retail stores across the US, has joined several retailers in Black Friday 2011 offering their electronic deals.

Fry's Black Friday 2011 Ads Finally Released Online

News Veteran - 
Unlike most major retailers which revealed their Black Friday 2011 deals ahead of time, Fry's waited until the last minute to voluntarily reveal its Black Friday Ads to the public.

HP g7-1281nr laptop via Office Depot, 17.3-inch greatness

Cheap Laptops - 
It is the time of year than many consumers try and find the laptop that suits them the best, but affordability is always needed seeing as Christmas is getting closer.

Meijer Black Friday Deals 2011 Released

News Veteran - 
Michigan-based hypermarket chain Meijer, Inc. has released their Black Friday ads this 2011 and many are finding their offerings good.

HP G7-1219WM: Laptop PC with 17.3-inch display

Only Kent - 
Christmas is not far away now and for those stuck on what gift you would like to purchase for someone close to you, then may we suggest the HP G7-1219WM.

Install settings shortcuts on your iPhone — no jailbreak required

Geek.com - 
If you were an early adopter of the hot-selling iPhone 4S, you might be sorely missing a jailbreak by now. There is currently no such hackery available for the handset, either tethered or untethered.

Kmart Black Friday 2011 Deals Available, But Not For Too Long

Geek Sailor - 
Kmart, world's third biggest discount store chain in the world, after Walmart and Target, are having a sales campaign today, with the occasion of Black Friday.

AT&T to offer bigger asset sale to save T-Mobile deal: Reports

Economic Times - 
AT&T Inc is considering an offer to divest a significantly larger portion of assets than it had initially expected, in order to salvage its $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA, it was reported citing a person familiar with the plan.

GCHQ expertise to help private sector

Financial Times - 
GCHQ, the intelligence listening station, is to repackage and market some of its security technology to the private sector to help protect national infrastructure such as power stations and other utilities from online ...

Galaxy Nexus is sweetest treat dished out by Google

Globe and Mail - 
Google's Android platform, with its hodgepodge of operating systems and interface overlays, is often confusing and off-putting to consumers who have trouble figuring out which, if any, best fits their needs.

WEBZEN.COM will directly service MU Online in Philippines

MMORPG News - 
WEBZEN Inc. announced that Global Portal 'WEBZEN.COM' will directly service MU Online in Philippines, which was serviced by local partner publisher in Philippines.

Daimler to Ditch Super-Luxury Maybach Following Decade of Losses

BusinessWeek - 
By Andreas Cremer Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Daimler AG will shut down the super- luxury Maybach brand to end almost a decade of losses and focus on developing vehicles under its Mercedes flagship marque.

Smartphone Loyalty Runs Deep, Especially Among the Apple Faithful

PC Magazine - 
If you've used one smartphone, you've used them all, right? Wrong, according to a new study, which finds that people would rather go through the hassle of changing banks than changing their smartphones.

Video: BlackBerry Bold 9790 Sale Causes Shopper Frenzy, Leaves 90 People ...

Complex.com - 
While people here in the US knuckled up today to ensure they got the best Black Friday deals, over in Jakarta, Indonesia, BlackBerry's new Bold 9790 caused such a commotion when its price was slashed ...

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