Monday, December 5, 2011

05 DEC 2011, MON: Sci & Tech

Science


Study: Philippines among countries most affected by climate change

Inquirer.net - 
The Philippines is one of the countries that suffer the most from extreme weather events, which exact a high death toll and economic losses, a study by an international think tank said.

Lunar Eclipse to Be Seen in December

ThirdAge - 
A lunar eclipse and meteor shower are expected to occur this month, according to weather-watch bureaus. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) confirmed that total lunar eclipse will take place on ...

Follow the Creator's way

Hindustan Times - 
What do you call God? That which is the source of creation is the creator. Is God there or not there? This is a foolish question in itself.

Record rise in carbon emissions

ABC Online - 
New research has found global carbon emissions surged by a record amount in 2010 after falling during the international financial crisis.


Technology


Telcos lower text, services rates

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Local telecommunication companies have slashed their interconnection charges for text messaging to lower the rates of short messaging services (SMS) to around 10 centavos per send.
Telcos defy NTC
Telcos will implement lower text rates -- Palace

Samsung gets edge in patent battle with Apple

The Australian - 
The fight erupted this spring after Apple alleged Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets infringed its patents. Apple filed a rash of suits in ten countries and earned early victories from courts in Germany and the Netherlands -- where Samsung was ...

Ciudad developer told to resubmit ECC papers

Inquirer.net - 
By Candeze R. Mongaya THE developer of the Capitol's Ciudad project in Cebu City was cleared to proceed but was told to modify its application for an environmental compliance certificate (ECC).

Telstra and Google open 'Androidland'

The Australian - 
IN what looks a challenge to Apple's retail store dominance, Telstra has teamed with Google to launch Androidland to showcase smartphones and tablets.

Has Facebook banned Effin for being obscene or offensive?

ZDNet (blog) - 
By Emil Protalinski | December 4, 2011, 12:59pm PST Summary: Ann Marie Kennedy is fighting Facebook to recognize her hometown of Effin, Ireland.

Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 Preorders Start in Nokia Priority Stores Across India

Windows 8 Beta - 
The Wait is Finally over ! After official announcement last month in India,Nokia is finally all set to launch their first Windows Phones in India.

How Google Can Deal a Death Blow to Firefox

Hot Hardware - 
Firefox's future has never been as uncertain as it is right now. Let's start with the market share numbers and work our way from there.

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