Tuesday, January 3, 2012

03 JAN 2012, TUE: Sci & Tech

Science


DA pushes climate change measures

Manila Bulletin - 
By MARVYN N. BENANING MANILA, Philippines - Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has ordered all of his subordinates to integrate climate change adaptation measures in all of their programs and projects this year.

12 Steps to Go Green in 2012

Patch.com - 
The Worldwatch Institute encourages you to reduce your 'carbon footprint' by adopting some easy lifestyle changes. By Ajay Singh 1. Recycle: Recycling programs exist in cities and towns across the United States, helping to save energy and protect the ...

Indonesian garbage helps save environment

Manila Bulletin - 
TANGERANG, Indonesia (dpa) - Crouched and concentrated, August and Karma rip open knotted plastic bags at the foot of a big pile of rubbish.

Damaged anti-whaling ship limps to port after chasing Japanese whalers

Manila Bulletin - 
SYDNEY (dpa) - Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said Friday that the Brigitte Bardot was sailing under its own steam back to Freemantle, after a big wave cracked its hull 2414 kilometers south-west of the Australian port city.

Poland pins hopes on starry-eyed students

AFP - 
JABLONOWO, Poland - Starry-eyed youngsters living in the birthplace of Nicolas Copernicus have taken up celestial gazing like the father of modern astronomy, but using telescopes he could only dream of.

NASA dismisses 2012 Doomsday predictions and fears

Zambian Watchdog - 
On Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers fear the apocalypse - anything from a rogue planet smashing into us to our world spinning end over end.


Technology


PLDT, Smart speed up network modernization

ABS CBN News - 
By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - Telecoms leader Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications have accelerated their combined network modernization program and expect to ...

Samsung at CES 2012: Aiming for attention

Product Reviews - 
Fan of Samung products? Looking forward to CES? You have come to the right place as today we will concentrate specifically on Samsung at CES 2012 - so sit back and relax while we pull in information from multiple sources to give you a run through of ...

Key mobile markets foretell global downturn in texting

VatorNews - 
Because we at VatorNews are well aware of the overwhelming curiosity of our readership concerning all things Finland, here's a report about how a Finnish mobile carrier and one of the first innovators of the text-messaging medium, Sonera, ...

A Traveler in the Foreign Service: My rock star elevator in Skopje

Gadling - 
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) on Jan 2nd 2012 at 12:30PM The first thing I noticed about Macedonia was the Marlboro man and a group of short men smoking cheap alternatives.

A blaze of glory? The e-reader that that thinks it's an iPad

Daily Mail - 
The all-colour, bargain-priced Kindle Fire will ignite the tablet market... so it's a pity it's hard to read books on Amazon's old-style books-only Kindle has always the been the gadget I turn to when I fancy a break from gadgets.

Smart, Globe request delay to submit SMS price data

Telecompaper (subscription) - 
Philippines mobile operator Smart Communications has asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to defer a directive to submit SMS data records of all subscribers charged PHP 1 per text sent since the reduction in interconnection on 30 ...

LG's announces nearly bezel-free 55-inch OLED television

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By Ricardo Bilton | January 2, 2012, 12:38pm PST Summary: LG is stepping up the OLED game with an insanely thin, 55-inch display. Will the living room ever be the same?

Daily Free iOS App Downloads Hit 5.65 million

HalfPeeledApple - 
The Apple appstore is growing daily with over 500000 applications. iOS app downloads have hit an all-time high as it has been revealed by Fisku Indexes.

Sony's Tablet S gets $100 price cut

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Los Angeles Times - 
Sony has cut $100 off the price of its first tablet, the Tablet S, in a move to entice consumers to its Android slate. Those who buy a Tablet S also receive a free 180-day trial of Sony's Music Unlimited service, as well as five free rentals from ...

Start of Dakar Rally marred with death of rider

I Love Chile News - 
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina - The 8391-kilometer Dakar Rally began on the first day of the new year and was marred by the death of Argentine rider Jorge Andres Boero.

Arise, Sir Jonathan Ive, Designer Of Apple Mac, IPod, IPhone and IPad.

PAB News - 
UK - This year's New Year's Honours List included Jonathan Ive, a designer at Apple. The honours are a chance for the British establishment to recognise the contributions made by people in society.

Chrome keeps winning; Internet Explorer keeps falling

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By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | January 2, 2012, 1:41pm PST Summary: IE is still the number one Web browser, but it may go below 50% of the market as early as March according to one measurement, and below 40% on another.

ChevronWP7 unlock tokens sold out – more coming?

Online News Today - 
If you're looking to unlock your Windows Phone handsets such as the HTC HD7 or the LG Optimus 7, you could have with ChevronWP7.

Windows 8 'Clover Trail' Tablets Expected After Mid-2012

PCWorld - 
By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Jan 2, 2012 12:30 PM Two more names were added Monday to the growing list of Windows 8 tablet makers: Acer and Lenovo.

Hobby Hackers Plan Space-Based Internet

Escapist Magazine - 
A group of hobby hackers is planning to launch its own constellation of internet satellites to dodge terrestrial censorship. While the ground-based campaign against the likes of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) continues, ...

ASUS Transformer Prime treated to software update, owners upset over locked ...

PhoneDog (blog) - 
Are you a proud owner of ASUS' quad-core Transformer Prime tablet? If so, you may want to fire up the trusty software update feature on your device, as reports are flowing in about a new bundle of software that's making its way to some Primes in the ...

iPhone 5 Will be the Nail in the Blackberry Coffin

Midas Letter - 
by James West on January 2, 2012 Research in Motion had a pretty rough 2011. Starting with the suspension of their services in India and Saudi Arabia because governments couldn't snoop into Blackberry messages, and continuing with a delay in the ...

Facebook blamed for a third of divorces in the UK

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By Emil Protalinski | January 2, 2012, 2:50pm PST Summary: Facebook is cited in 33 percent of divorces in the United Kingdom. This is for the year 2011: the statistic increased from 20 percent for the year 2009.

Siri For Android App Pulled Down From Android Market

Technorati - 
Siri for the Apple iPhone 4S was revolutionary. Apple used this product addition to hype the features of an otherwise unsatisfying iPhone 4S product to many.

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