Friday, December 9, 2011

09 DEC 2011, FRI: Sci & Tech

Science


Davao least vulnerable to climate change impact

Sun.Star - 
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey DAVAO City is the least vulnerable to climate change impacts compared to three other cities in the Philippines, a study by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) revealed.

Volcano Ash Cloud: Thousands Flee Spice Island Eruption On Ternate As Choking ...

Sky News - 
A volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia has forced thousands of residents to flee the area to avoid choking smoke. Mount Gamalama on the island of Ternate has spewed smoke and ash for days, but increased activity has forced the hurried evacuation of ...

Eclipse to shroud moon in shadow

Ninemsn - 
The moon will disappear into shadow before turning red on Saturday night - and the best view of the event will be available live on ninemsn.

These beds were last made 77000 years ago

msnbc.com - 
The oldest known bedding - sleeping mats made of mosquito-repellant evergreens that are about 77000 years old - has been discovered in a South African cave.

Paleontologists: Anomalocaris likely had thousands of eyes

The State Column - 
Working on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, the team of scientists announced the discovery on Wednesday, saying that they have discovered that the predator had an astounding number of lenses in each eye.

Tidal Locking Could Render Habitable Planets Inhospitable

Space Daily - 
Tidally-locked planets - planets with one side perpetually facing their star while the other remains shrouded in darkness - tend to be warmer on one side than the other.

New dinosaur species discovered in Natural History Museum after nearly a century

Telegraph.co.uk - 
A new species of horned dinosaur known as Spinops sternbergorum has been discovered in the vaults of the Natural History Museum. By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent The remains of the herbivores, from the same family as the Triceratops, ...

Was a cloaked UFO mothership just revealed near Mercury?

Exopolitics Institute News Service - 
o be a huge cylindrical spaceship or UFO mothership, near Mercury on December 1. The spaceship briefly appears after being hit by a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the Sun.

Galaxies' hidden nooks revealed by new camera

CBC.ca - 
A new astronomical camera designed to see through thick walls of galactic dust into the nurseries where stars are born is ready for astronomers to use.

NASA's Voyager 1 has reached the very fringes of our solar system, and is ...

io9 - 
When NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1977, its primary mission was to explore Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets in our solar system.


Technology


DepEd to schools: Keep Christmas parties simple

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Education Secretary Armin Luistro has ordered the conduct of simple and voluntary Christmas parties in public schools before the start of the ...

EVs, hybrids power future mobility

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - With the theme “Mobility can change the world,” Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) showcased its latest technologies in environment-friendly vehicles at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show at the Tokyo Big Site convention ...

Twitter unveils redesigned site

Irish Times - 
The so-called #LetsFly redesign will be rolled out over the next few weeks but can be seen immediately on versions of mobile. twitter.

Ubisoft's dance title hits right chord with gamers

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
SAN FRANCISCO -- French video game maker Ubisoft on Friday reported that its new Just Dance title is hitting the right chord with US players, who bought a record-high number of copies.

Waiting on the image

Inquirer.net - 
In this day and age when almost everything is instantaneous, it makes you wonder if patience is still considered a virtue. It seems that most of us just can't wait—we are programmed to function with a touch of a button, and a minor technical glitch is ...

Pope illuminates big Christmas 'tree' via Tablet

The Associated Press - 
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has illuminated a huge Christmas tree lighting display in Umbria by tapping on a tablet computer from the comfort of the Vatican.

2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupé Review and Road Test

Carpages.ca (blog) - 
Please don't accuse me of writing an unbalanced review. Upon reading it, you might think I've gone a bit mad, or that I've suddenly been added to BMW's payroll.

Taiwan dog poo lottery proves a 'big success'

BBC News - 
A Taiwanese city is keeping dog mess off its streets by offering prizes to owners who clear up after their pets. Officials in New Taipei City say that more than 4000 people have collected 14500 bags of excrement.

Australia High Court allows Samsung tablet sales

AFP - 
SYDNEY - The High Court in Australia Friday cleared the way for South Korea's Samsung to sell its Galaxy 10.1 tablet in the country when it dismissed iPad manufacturer Apple's bid to have a ban extended.

My Xbox Live (iOS)

CNET - 
To play this video, you need Javascript enabled and the latest version of Flash installed. Install Flash now Video description: For a first effort, the My Xbox app is great and free way to access some Xbox Live features from an iPad, iPhone, ...

US traffic fatalities hit lowest level since 1949

msnbc.com - 
Annual traffic fatalities in the US have fallen to their lowest level in six decades, according to the US Department of Transportation.

Today in Tech: OnLive, HP Touchpad and Twitter's new look

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Washington Post (blog) - 
OnLive releases app: OnLive has released an app for gaming that could launch a new fleet of gamers into the cloud. The app, which is supported on select devices, gives players cloud access to top-tier console games that had ...

Australia's top iPhone apps for 2011

The Australian - 
Apple Australia has named Instagram, an app which lets friends share their photos in a continuous feed, iPhone App of Year. Source: Supplied INSTAGRAM, an app which lets friends share their photos in a continuous feed, has been crowned Apple's iPhone ...

US lawmakers press GM on electric Volt's safety

AFP - 
WASHINGTON - Key US lawmakers on Thursday demanded General Motors detail its handling of potential safety problems with the Chevrolet Volt after three of the Volt's electric batteries caught fire following safety tests.

Google's Schmidt calls Carrier IQ software a keylogger

Computerworld - 
Computerworld - Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt today distanced his company from Carrier IQ's software, even as he described the technology as a keylogger.

App Reload: Facebook '2X Fast' On Droid

ChannelNews - 
Facebook app for Android has just got rebirth and is double as fast for chores like uploading images and has spanking new menus. The update (version 1.8), announced today, means Facebook is far easier to navigate ...

Google debuts digital magazine for mobile devices

USA Today - 
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is joining a crowd of companies packaging digital content in a magazine-like format for mobile devices.

Samsung says French court rejects bid to halt iPhone 4S sales

Reuters - 
SEOUL (Reuters) - A French court rejected a request by Samsung Electronics Co to impose a preliminary sales ban on Apple's latest iPhone, Samsung said on Friday, as the two firms are locked in a bruising global patent war.

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