Saturday, December 10, 2011

10 DEC 2011, SAT: Sci & Tech

Science


Photo of the day - Easter Island at sunrise

Gadling - 
Remote places are special. They certainly capture the imagination. Organized economically and socially around their distance from centers of commerce and distribution, they often share both a rhythm and many characteristics with each other.

: Nobel Laureates 2011: Ericsson proud to partner Nobel Media

Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 
Dec 09, 2011 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The world's media spotlight will shine this week on Stockholm and Oslo for the Nobel Prize award ceremonies, among the most prestigious annual events on the planet.

A new deadly virus threatens humanity

Ennahar - 
According to the French “Le Parisien”, in its electronic edition of December 6, Dutch researchers would have developed a new flu virus, very dangerous.

EU Urges Legally-Binding Climate Treaty Pledge In UN Text

Bloomberg - 
Europe wants stronger legal language at United Nations climate talks, warning the biggest polluters that their lack of commitment to a path toward a legally-binding treaty by 2020 may ...

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 ...

Ancient human bedding used for pest control

Reuters - 
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Almost 80000 years before humans began using chemical sprays to control insect pests, Africans were using mattresses made from bug-repelling plants to ensure a good night's sleep.

Is Polar Bear Cannibalism on the Rise due to Climate Change? Ask the Inuits

Indian Country Today Media Network.com - 
By ICTMN Staff December 9, 2011 The BBC has posted graphic photos of an adult polar bear eating a cub that have intensified concerns that global warming or climate change is threatening the survival of the species.


Technology


Apple loses bid to stop Samsung

The Australian - 
SAMSUNG'S Galaxy Tab 10.1 is set to be in Australian stores in time for Christmas after Apple's legal bid to ban its sale here hit a dead end in the country's highest court.

Evernote for iPhone: Still Funky With Plain Text

iSource - 
I have faith in Evernote's ability to stay around, in the company's commitment to both host and let me keep the stuff I put into it, and in frequent and exciting updates for clients across all sorts of platforms…but my faith in the basics has been ...

Nintendo 3DS gets free airport Wi-Fi

CNET - 
Traditionally, getting on a Wi-Fi connection at an airport through your laptop or tablet is depressing. Many of you have had that experience of wasting dozens of dollars on a ...

Most Buzzed-About Smartphone? iPhone 4S

PC Magazine - 
Which phone is at the top of Christmas wish lists? The answer is probably not surprising. According to Nielsen, the iPhone 4S is the most buzzed-about phone in the last six months.

Krispy Kreme turns 10

Mississauga - 
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Mississauga this Sunday with a number of giveaways. The Mississauga store, the American chain's first international location, will give the first 10 customers a dozen original glazed ...

Hail Mary from HP: WebOS goes open source

CBS News - 
It will go down in history as one of the technology world's most expensive efforts to give something away. The big question is whether there will be enough takers to justify the effort.

Twitter, Facebook, Google+: Which Business Page Is Best?

PCWorld (blog) - 
In the past two months alone, Twitter and Google+ have added company pages, following in Facebook's footsteps. The usefulness of each service depends on your company's needs, but to help you prioritize your efforts,...

Photo tagging no longer tedious with Google+ auto facial recognition

Geek.com - 
Google has launched another volley directly at Facebook with the announcement of its latest Google+ feature, “Find My Face.” Promising to make the tedious chore of tagging people in your photo albums easier, the new feature will automatically recognize ...

Apple Patent Puts You In Control of Noise Cancellation, Hints at iPad Speakerphone

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Wired News - 
An Apple patent details a way to make sure your voice isn't lost among the noises of every day life when you make a call. Image: Patently Apple Noise-cancelling receivers are a tricky bunch.

Commuter-Friendly Apple Store Opens in Grand Central Terminal

Wired News (blog) - 
NEW YORK CITY - Apple Friday opened its fifth store in New York City, in a grand space above the Great Hall at Grand Central Terminal.

Google's Android Market Celebrates 10 Billion Downloads But Still Lags Apple...

Forbes - 
Google (GOOG) is starting to close the gap between Android phones and iPhone when it comes to apps. Google has just passed the 10 billion mark for Android app downloads in the past week.

Traffic Deaths Fall to Lowest Level Since 1949

New York Times (blog) - 
America's traffic safety numbers are in for 2010, and they are, with some qualifications, good. Last year, the rates of roadway fatalities and injuries fell to their lowest recorded levels and to their lowest numbers since 1949.

T-Mobile to Release Nokia 810 Lumia and Nokia 710 in US

ITProPortal - 
The high end Nokia 810 Lumia and the mid-market Nokia 710 are currently available only in Europe. These phones are the first of several Windows Phone smartphones that Nokia plans to release in partnership with Microsoft.

Google Chrome browser reinvigorates Native Client push for game developers

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When it comes to promoting your web browser to the internet, it can get pretty meta pretty quick, and but when your Google and you've got your hands in every single technologically related outlet on the planet and you want to even promote one component ...

Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era

The Daily Star - 
SAN FRANCISCO: Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.

Why Windows Store Is a Double-Edged Sword for Developers

BusinessWeek - 
Microsoft added fuel to speculations about its consumer-business prowess on Tuesday with the preview of its forthcoming Windows Store, which will accompany Windows 8, but there's a more fundamental issue facing Microsoft than whether ...

Google's Schmidt Slams Carrier IQ

PCWorld - 
Eric SchmidtGoogle Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has criticized Carrier IQ, the maker of a controversial app that secretly collects personal info from smartphones, but also says that Google can't do ...

The Week in Tweets: Xbox Live Makeover

PC Magazine - 
Xbox Live got a facelift this week. Do you love the new changes, or miss the old interface? By Chloe Albanesius Microsoft unveiled the much-anticipated Xbox interface overhaul this week, and after a brief delay, Xbox Live members were free to check out ...

Google's Android racks up its 10 billionth app download

BBC News - 
To mark the moment Google said that for the next 10 days it would cut the price of some top apps to 10p each. The search giant announced the milestone on its blog adding that the store's apps were being downloaded at a rate of one billion a month.

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