Friday, January 13, 2012

13 JAN 2012, FRI: Sci & Tech

Science


Aquino urges Filipinos to help promote use of renewable energy, cites ...

The Online Zamboanga Times - 
MANILA - President Benigno S. Aquino III encouraged the major stakeholders in the energy sector to work hand in hand with the government in efforts to promote and implement the use of renewable energy as he stressed the importance of addressing the ...

On the 'Great Himalayan Trail'

Gulf Times - 
Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav (centre) poses for a group photograph with (from left) Dawa Steven Sherpa, Saurav Dhakal, Apa Sherpa and Samir Jung Thapa during the handing over of the country's national flag at the President's Office in Kathmandu.

Amazing planets: mini solar system, 'Star Wars' lookalike among new finds

Christian Science Monitor - 
The catalogue of newly found planets is becoming richer by the day. By one new estimate, virtually all the billions of stars in the Milky Way could have a planet orbiting them.

Cayman Trough: Black smoker vents, new shrimp species discovered

Global Adventures, LLC - 
Caribbean (global-adventures.us): The world's most extreme known deep-sea volcanic vents are 3.11 miles (5 kilometers) under water in a rift in the Caribbean seafloor.

Next ice age not likely before 1500 years -- study

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
LONDON -- High levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere mean the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1500 years, an article in the journal, Nature Geoscience, said on Monday.

Fourteen steps to reduce global warming

Sydney Morning Herald - 
REDUCING the amount of soot and methane released into the atmosphere could slow the world's warming by half a degree, save millions of lives, and dramatically improve global air quality, a study has found.

Tiny Papau New Guinea Frog Named World's Smallest Vertebrate

IBTimes.co.uk - 
By Ewan Palmer: Subscribe to Ewan's RSS feed A frog discovered in Papau New Guinea measuring less than 8mm long has been named the world's smallest vertebrate.

Russia expects debris from Mars probe within days

Chicago Tribune - 
* Stranded spacecraft to crash from Jan 15 to 16 * Roskosmos head hints at foreign sabotage MOSCOW, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it was expecting debris from its failed Mars probe to fall to earth from Sunday to Monday, but added it could ...

Dave Adalian: Storied sky giant Orion points the way on winter nights

Visalia Times-Delta - 
High-speed rail has had a tough year. And it's only the second week.- 9:00 pm The southern winter sky is home to one of the most recognizable constellations of the night, the mighty hunter Orion, a giant figure steeped in legend.

Our Milky Way Galaxy Is as White as, Well, Milk

National Geographic - 
There's certainly no shortage of gorgeous pictures of the Milky Way as seen from Earth, many of which show our home galaxy in shades of purple, pink, blue, and cream.

App sends latest images of Mars straight to your Apple or Android device

Tecca - 
by Mariella Moon | Last updated 5:28PM EST on January 12, 2012 Want to stay on top of the latest Mars news? An app called Mars Images can send the newest pictures of the red planet taken by the Opportunity rover straight to your iPhone, iPad, ...

New molecule could help rid the world of 'global warming'

Economic Times - 
LONDON: A new molecule has been detected in the earth's atmosphere which could help produce a cooling effect, scientists said, but it remains to be seen whether it can play a major role in tackling global warming.

The Hubble Space Telescope Discovers the Farthest-Away Galaxies Ever Seen

PCWorld - 
By Kevin Lee, PCWorld Jan 12, 2012 12:00 PM The composite image taken in visible and near-infrared light reveals the location of five tiny galaxies clustered together 13.1 billion light-years away.

Technology


One on One: Stephen Elop, Nokia Chief

New York Times (blog) - 
By NICK WINGFIELD | January 12, 2012, 4:55 pm Stephen A. Elop, the chief executive of Nokia, the Finnish cellphone maker, has a difficult challenge ahead to restore the company's credibility in the American market, where Google's Android and Apple's ...

Reaping the benefits of technology

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) is embarking on a five-point development program that is designed to involve public-private partnerships in solving pressing national problems and promoting the development of ...

Consumer Electronics Invade Las Vegas

Voice of America - 
January 12, 2012 Consumer Electronics Invade Las Vegas Jeff Seldin | Las Vegas Thousands of companies from around the world have descended on the western US city of Las Vegas for the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.

Intel considers iPhone and Windows Phones for Medfield chips

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Intel has already struck a deal with Lenovo and Motorola for its smartphone chips, focusing the first batch on Android devices. Although Apple is unlikely to pick up Intel in lieu of its own proprietary A series processors, Intel isn't ruling out iOS ...

China Foxconn workers threatened suicide

Vancouver Sun - 
By Janet Ong and Mark Lee, Bloomberg January 12, 2012 1:57 PM A protester wearing a mask of Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs is "buried" by posters of Apple iPads during a street drama in Hong Kong May 7, 2011.

Risk Factions Wages War On Facebook

GameFocus - 
All you Risk fans who have been poking fun at the Sims Social and Civ players who've basically become buried in their Facebook pages, it's now your turn.

BMW Is Once Again 'The Ultimate Driving Machine'

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By Viknesh Vijayenthiran Vik is an Editor at High Gear Media and contributor for a number of sites within the High Gear Media network.

Microsoft bids farewell to CES

Columbia Daily Tribune - 
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks about Windows 8 during his keynote address Monday at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Intel bets big on ultrabooks

New Zealand Herald - 
By Pat Pilcher An Asus ultrabook on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Photo / AP As CES, the worlds biggest consumer electronics trade show kicks into high gear, Intel's ultrabook initiative is attracting a sizeable amount of ...

2012 Ford EcoSport - Web Exclusive

Eurotuner - 
The latest global One Ford product to hit the market is the all-new compact SUV called the Ford EcoSport, which made its international debut at the Auto Expo in New Delhi, India but was designed and developed in South America.

Scammers punt bogus pink Facebook makeover

Register - 
By John Leyden • Get more from this author The latest survey scam doing the rounds on Facebook works by falsely offering to change the profile of prospective marks from blue to red, black or shocking pink.

Kodak Sues Apple for Using 'Stolen Technology' in its iPhone, iPad and iPod

ITProPortal - 
Apple is facing a fresh legal battle over patent violation, this time from photographic equipment and services company Kodak. The firm's lawyers argue that Apple should pay compensation to the struggling photographic giant for using technology relating ...

Ford recalls: Is your SUV, minivan on the list?

Christian Science Monitor - 
Ford recalls older Escape SUVs and Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey for separate safety problems. Fire and loss of power problems triggered the Ford recalls.

Insiders scope out competition: Detroit auto show gives industry a close-up

Detroit Free Press - 
Kevin Sharp of Northville, who works in business development for Dana Holding, admires the side exhaust-system cutout he spotted on a Ford Mustang Wednesday at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit.

Google Search Plus Your World: What Users Say

PCWorld (blog) - 
By Brennon Slattery, PCWorld Jan 12, 2012 2:19 PM Google's mash-up of search and social, awkwardly dubbed Google Search plus Your World, is another example of Google experimenting with something new and finding the welcome reception … not so welcome.

What's in a Domain Name? $185000 for Starters

BusinessWeek - 
By Eric Engleman The nonprofit organization that oversees the Internet's address system is bracing for a wave of lawsuits as a result of a controversial program that may add hundreds of top-level domains such as .

Leahy preparing amendment to online piracy bill

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By Hayley Tsukayama On Thursday, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said he is preparing a manager's amendment to the Protect IP Act (S.968) that will take concerns about the bill's possible effect on Internet service providers under consideration.

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