Science
 | Globe and Mail - In the decades immediately preceding the First World War, Wade Davis tells us, the British public-school system flourished. “The schools existed to create a cadre for the empire,” he writes, “civil servants to man the distant outposts, officers to lead ... |
 | The State Column - US space agency officials announced Thursday they have discovered another series of planets, the latest such planets to hit the space agency radar. |
 | CBC.ca - One of the heaviest pieces of space junk ever to fall back to Earth is set to come crashing down on Sunday or Monday. Russia's Phobos-Grunt probe was launched on Nov. 9, 2011, but suffered a technical failure and never left orbit. |
 | Tecca - by Fox Van Allen | Last updated 4:32PM EST on January 13, 2012 If you think a 1TB flash drive is impressive, IBM is about to do you one better. |
 | CBS News - The International Space Station dodged a piece of space junk today to avoid a potentially dangerous collision. The orbiting laboratory, currently home to six astronauts from three countries, burned its thrusters at 11:10 am EST, boosting its orbit ... |
 | Scientific American - Researchers say a newly discovered species is the world's smallest frog--and more. Cynthia Graber reports. Magnifying glass, calipers, teeny tiny tape measure. |
 | CTV.ca - Former MP and MNA Daniel Turp is arguing that Canada's Kyoto pullout is not legal. MONTREAL - A group led by a former Bloc Quebecois MP is taking the Canadian government to court in the hope of overturning Ottawa's decision to withdraw from the Kyoto ... |
 | Christian Science Monitor - The particles are called Criegee intermediates, or Criegee biradicals, and are short-lived molecules that form in the Earth's atmosphere when ozone reacts with alkenes. |
Technology
 | Washington Post - The release of Apple's newest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, in China hit a snag in Beijing when concerns over the crowd that had gathered caused the flagship store to cancel the event. |
 | CNET - Smartphones came fast and furious at CES 2012 with 21 new handsets landing in Las Vegas. If you missed the news earlier, here's the full list. |
 | Hindustan Times - If you thought sports utility vehicles (SUV), the burly creatures on Indian roads that take too much space and make too much noise, were only for politicians, filmstars and rich farmers, think again. |
 | Marketnews.ca - It's not just TVs that are getting smarter. At CES 2012, LG Electronics showed off a series of smart appliances, including a fridge that lets you scan grocery receipts so you can keep track of food items. |
 | Geek - There a lot riding on a phone like the Lenovo k800. For starters, it's the first serious mobile offering from Lenovo with aspirations of coming to the US. |
 | Economic Times - CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and is expected to feature 2700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140000 attendees. |
 | Times of India - A USB-style key that splits in two lets people open their home or work computer files from any internet-linked computer. LAS VEGAS: A USB-style key that splits in two lets people open their home or work computer files from any internet-linked computer. |
 | DAWN.com - “RISK: Factions for Facebook” is based on versions of the game released in 2010 for play at Microsoft Xbox Live and Sony PlayStation Network. |
 | ITProPortal - Consumer electronics retailer Cloves has revealed it will start offering the BlackBerry 7 OS powered Bold 9790 starting January 20. |
 | Wall Street Journal (blog) - By Ben Rooney To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive—especially if you are arriving at Charles De Gaulle Airport, or indeed Heathrow for that matter. |
 | Written by  Huffington Post - Another of Google's many web properties may come under scrutiny in an ongoing antitrust investigation by US regulators. According to Bloomberg, the FTC's probe into Google's business practices will expand to burgeoning social network Google+. |
 | Bloomberg - Enlarge image Apple iPad 3 to Arrive in March Apple iPad 3 to Arrive in March Scott Eells/Bloomberg Apple's next iPad will sport a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and work with next-generation wireless networks. |
 | ESPN - AP NASCA, Peru -- Robby Gordon of the United States won the 12th stage and Stephane Peterhansel of France kept his overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Friday. |
 | Detroit Free Press - By Georgea Kovanis An army of Free Press reporters, photographers, videographers and gadflies is swarming across Cobo Center tonight to give you the latest from the auto show charity preview tonight. |
 | ITProPortal - The chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, recently admitted that the firm "screwed up" MySpace. |
 | PC Magazine - By Chloe Albanesius Rep. Lamar Smith said Friday that he will remove a controversial provision from the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that would have required ISPs to block Web sites with infringing content. |
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