Sunday, January 8, 2012

08 JAN 2012, SUN: Sci & Tech

Science


Your 2012 guide to surviving the end of the world

GMA News - 
The year 2012 is finally upon us, and December 21 looms on the yearend horizon. At the moment, doomsday believers are already counting down the roughly 350 days left in the Mayan Calendar.

Scientists figure out how to "cloak" time

CBS News - 
In this illustration, provided by Cornell University, scientists demonstrate how they have have created, a new invisibility technique that doesn't just cloak an object - like in Harry Potter books and movies - but masks an entire event.

Faroe Islands photo set

Gadling - 
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) on Jan 7th 2012 at 10:00AM The Faroe Islands is a country tucked away in the Norwegian Sea. Located about halfway between Scotland and Iceland, this country is beautiful, but small.

Frankenstein ants created by scientists

Telegraph.co.uk - 
Scientists have bred supersoldier ants with enlarged heads and jaws by using ancient genes to trigger development. The monster ants, which use their size to protect the entrance to their nests, are a throwback to their ancestors that lived millions of ...

Nanoscale wires could usher in age of quantum computer

The State Column - 
Scientists at the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, have announced the creation of a nanoscale wire that conducts electricity.

Technology


CES 2012 Preview: 16 Hot Gadgets

InformationWeek - 
David Berlind 01/07/2012 Here's a sneak peek at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show's array of gadgets, from dream cameras to clever iPhone cases--and even a cycling computer that promises you a beach-ready body.

Cyber strike rampage: White-hot Israel vows to treat hackers like terrorists

RT - 
In the wake of a massive online dump of Israeli credit card details by "Saudi" hackers, Tel Aviv says it will treat cyber attacks as acts of terror.

Sony Ericsson Nozomi gets snapped again ahead of CES

Moneycontrol.com - 
For the longest time we have been hearing about the upcoming Sony Ericsson Nozomi being captured in the wild and some press shots.

Facebook users in South America have access troubles

GMA News - 
For several hours Saturday, Facebook users in Latin America have been having difficulty accessing the social networking site, a tech site reported.

The new Facebook: The times of our lives

Washington Post - 
Nobody likes change, but I'd argue I like it least of all. When my mother forced me to replace the carpet in my childhood bedroom that doubled as my sibling's playroom, after weeks of tantrums, she made a deal: I could chose my favorite stain on the ...

Begging whale sharks stir debate in Philippines

AFP - 
MANILA - Whale sharks begging for food in the central Philippines have sparked a debate on whether feeding the giant fish may ultimately be hurting the creatures, officials said on Saturday.

Hackers to StratFor customers: You got rickrolld

GMA News - 
Customers of think tank Strategic Forecasting Co. (Stratfor) whose email addresses were leaked online following a Christmas Day attack on Stratfor's website can expect to get emails featuring 1980s singer Rick Astley.

Blackberry ditches new phones to focus on 'London'

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Telegraph.co.uk - 
Research in Motion is now developing just one handset, the 'London', with its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, it has been reported.

MCWD signs deal with Maynilad for study on surface water sources

Sun.Star - 
By Bernadette A. Parco A FEASIBILITY study on water sources, status of pipelines and a sewerage treatment for Metro Cebu that will be conducted by a Manila-based water and wastewater treatment services company will start soon.

Video: Berlin street aesthetic

Gadling - 
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) on Jan 6th 2012 at 5:00PM If you have ever wondered what the general Berlin street aesthetic is like, filmmaker Christian Andersen wants to show you.

Raps eyed vs courier firm in seized anteater, turtle parts

Inquirer.net - 
By Maricar Cinco SAN PEDRO, Laguna—An antipoaching watchdog group is studying whether to sue a courier that had agreed to transport a cargo of turtle and anteater parts that were seized by authorities before these could be shipped to Cebu City.

Play your way through 2012 – games preview

The Guardian - 
Xbox 360, PS3, PC, 2K Games, out: autumn This is Irrational Games' follow-up to its outstanding 2007 first-person shooter, BioShock.

CES 2012 : Vizio To Debut 24 & 27-inch iMac Competitors

ITProPortal - 
The biggest TV company in the US, Vizio, will unveil two all in one computers at the CES 2012 with both a 24-inch and 27-inch model likely to rival Apple's 21.5-inch and 27-inch products.

Charles Addams, happiest amid horror, gets a Google Doodle

Los Angeles Times - 
Charles Addams, Google Doodle honoree, signed his cartoons "Chas" Addams, but as a child he was known as "Chilly." That nickname was an indicator of who he would become -- a man who could tickle your funny bone with a hangman's noose.

HTC Has First Profit Drop in Two Years

Bloomberg - 
Enlarge image HTC Has First Profit Drop in Two Years on IPhone Competition HTC Has First Profit Drop in Two Years on IPhone Competition Kevin Lee/Bloomberg A customer looks at HTC Corp.

Sony Denies Report of No. 2 Hirai's Pending Promotion

PCWorld - 
By Jay Alabaster, IDG News Sony on Saturday denied a report that it has decided to promote the head of its consumer product division, Kazuo Hirai, to lead the company from April.

China Unicom offers iPhone 4S free with subsidy, really just wants your commitment

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By Zachary Lutz posted Jan 7th 2012 4:39PM The leaders at China Unicom are placing their bets on the iPhone 4S in a very big way. With a new promotion that begins January 13th, the nation's second largest mobile carrier will offer both the 32GB and ...

Revolution will be televised, but which tech giant will enjoy the spoils?

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Apple has already transformed the music and mobile phone industries, and it seems the revolution will now be televised. Smart TVs are the next battleground for Apple and Google, writes Juliette Garside.

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