Science
 | DefenceWeb (press release) - China this week reached a milestone in its drive to master the military use of space with the launch of trials for its Beidou satellite global positioning network, a move that will bring it one step closer to matching US space capabilities. |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - Second Mate Peter Brown launches the drone from the Steve Irwin. Photo: Reuters/Sea Shepherd THE conservation group Sea Shepherd has received what it describes as a reprimand from the Australian government for its use of aerial drones to track the ... |
 | National Post (blog) - WASHINGTON - US scientists have discovered that a fly parasite can turn honey bees into confused zombies before killing them, in an advance that could offer new clues to why bee colonies are collapsing. |
 | The Hindu - The former President, APJ Abdul Kalam, on Wednesday exhorted students to select a goal in life and remain focused on achieving it without any distraction whatsoever. |
 | GlobalPost - Quadrantid, the first meteor shower of 2012, produced some impressive results for those awake early enough. For those intrepid enough to rise early and brave cooler temperatures, the Quadrantid Meteor Shower produced some impressive results. |
 | Deutsche Welle - The discovery of a hybrid species of shark has led excited marine scientists to speculate that the animals are responding to climate change. |
 | Mirror.co.uk - by Mike Swain, Daily Mirror 3/01/2012 Amazing creatures, never seen before, have been found living deep beneath the sea in a lost, dark underworld. |
 | Daily Mail - By Leon Watson These newly-released snaps show two adorable baby polar bears just after they were born. The twins' species is more used to the icy waste of the Arctic. |
Technology
 | ESPN - AP CHILECITO, Argentina -- Nine-time champion Stephane Peterhansel moved into first place in the Dakar Rally with a victory Wednesday in the fourth stage. |
 | TG Daily - You've read the best-selling Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson and even considered buying the action figure of the late Apple co-founder (although you probably would never admit it to any mortal being). |
 | V3.co.uk (blog) - Security experts at Trend Micro are warning users to be on their guard after they discovered yet another Twitter spam campaign, this time using fast food giant McDonalds as a lure. |
 | BusinessWorld Online Edition - MALICIOUS FILES targeting Android-based mobile devices are expected to increase in 2012 as the platform was most targeted in the second half of last year, global firm Kaspersky Lab ZAO said in a report made public yesterday. |
 | Legit Reviews - In Kuala Lumpur, City Hall has made it mandatory prerequisite for food operators to offer Wi-Fi services. The requirement will take affect when business apply for there licence to open a new restauruant or to renew an existing licence. |
 | Bigmouthmedia News - Facebook continues to build on the success of its bug bounty program, offering vigilant developers custom Visa cards as a reward for their efforts. |
 | News24 - Majete Wildlife Reserve - Antelope, elephants, leopards and lions are grazing and reproducing again in a reserve in Malawi, resurrected through a repopulation project of biblical proportions. |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - New phones on hold ... Mike Lazaridis, the co-CEO of Research in Motion. Photo: AP OTTAWA, Ontario: When Research in Motion said in December that a new line of BlackBerry phones would not appear until the end of 2012, the announcement provoked equal ... |
 | Written by  in 883 Google+ circles ZDNet (blog) - By Zack Whittaker | January 4, 2012, 4:00am PST Summary: Microsoft is taking one major UK technology retailer to court for “creating and selling” over 94000 counterfeit copies of Windows. |
 | Washington Post - Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. demoted its Chrome browser in Web-search rankings after an advertising effort for the tool ran afoul of its own rules governing paid promotions. |
 | Business Standard - Two days before the Delhi Auto Expo, Bajaj Auto showcased the RE60, an “intra-city passenger carrier”. It was initially meant to be a low-cost small car, developed in collaboration with the Renault-Nissan combine, to take on the Nano. |
 | Washington Post - The Android Market now has over 400000 apps available in the store, largely driven by an increase in free software. Google's Market is catching up fast to Apple's App Store, which has over 500000 apps but appears to have comparatively slowed in growth. |
 | Written by  Engadget - By Donald Melanson posted Jan 4th 2012 4:39PM It looks like the web browser that wouldn't die is finally on its last legs. While it's not quite dead yet (especially when you consider the worldwide usage figures), use of Internet Explorer 6 in the ... |
 | Vision 2 Mobile - AT&T Inc. has agreed to pay TiVo Inc. at least $215 million to settle patent litigation. The companies also have entered into a cross license of their respective patent portfolios in the advanced TV field, TiVO announced Tuesday. |
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