Monday, February 13, 2012

13 FEB 2012, MON: Sci & Tech

Science


Ghana developing policy framework on climate change

Ghana Business News - 
The Ghana government through the Ministry of Environment Science and Technology is developing a National Climate Change Policy Framework (NCCPF) to provide strategic direction and co-ordinate the national framework to address issues of climate change ...

Impact of climate change on the Himalaya far less than estimated

Gadling - 
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) on Feb 12th 2012 at 9:00AM A new climate change study, released this past Thursday, has surprised some experts and blown some major holes in the doom and gloom predictions that have been given out in recent years.

2 Celsius is low estimate for climate change by 2100: study

Vancouver Sun - 
French scientists unveiling new estimates for global warming said the 2 C goal enshrined by the United Nations was "the most optimistic" scenario left for greenhouse-gas emissions.

Technology


Facebook users warned vs 'clickjacking'

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Online Security firm Trend Micro recently revealed an online scam on Facebook primarily victimizing users using Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers.

Thailand 2011 floods affect Ford PHL sales

Business Mirror - 
AUTO maker Ford Group Philippines (FGP) saw a 46-percent drop in January sales as deliveries of its top three models were affected by the flooding in Thailand late last year.

Anonymous Goes On Weekend Hacking Spree

The Right Perspective - 
Hacktivist group Anonymous has gone on a spree of hacking incidents, taking down the official websites of the CIA, Interpol, and several others.

FREE App GAME MMO.RPG Zenonia 4

The Online Zamboanga Times - 
by Sweetspicy When an ancient evil threatens to erupt onto the world, heroes of the ages must assemble once again to change the course of destiny.

Grown-ups more 'addicted' to Facebook and Twitter than teens: Survey

Economic Times - 
LONDON: Facebook and Twitter, which are often thought of as sites that teenagers are extra interested in, are liked more by adults who have a better time using them, a new survey has revealed.

Online dating fraud rises by 150 percent

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
While love might be in the air in the run-up to Valentine's Day, fraud on online dating sites has increased by 150 percent from 2010 according to a February 9 report from online businesses reputation protection service Iovation.

Apple supplier Foxconn's website hacked

Times of India - 
(Apple's controversial Chinese supplier Foxconn was battling on Thursday to contain a security breach after hackers joined the mounting protest.

Goodbye Start Button in Windows 8?

GMA News - 
When they get to use Microsoft's upcoming flagship operating system Windows 8, users of the OS for the last 17 years may have to say goodbye to a familiar item: the Start button.

Google reveals V-Day love equation

Hindustan Times - 
Fans of technology and math feeling amorous in the lead up to Valentine's Day are causing excitement on the tech blogs with a mathematical equation that produces a romantic surprise when typed into Google.

Steve Jobs FBI file: Drugs, bomb threats, deception and mediocre grades

Toronto Star - 
Alyshah Hasham Staff Reporter Steve Jobs was highly recommended by colleagues, friends and neighbours, for a presidential appointment, despite being “deceptive” and “able to twist the truth and distort reality,” according to documents released by the ...

iPad 3: Everything we (might) know

Written by
Digitaltrends.com - 
The iPad 3 is (allegedly) just around the corner. Here's everything we expect to see from Apple's newest tablet. There's no doubt about it: Apple will, at some point in the near future, release the next version of its market-ruling tablet, the iPad.

Cybercrooks set up 'factory outlet' for Facebook, Twitter login data

GMA News - 
Cybercriminals have set up a “factory outlet” offering stolen login credentials for social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, a computer security firm has disclosed.

Smart 'Netphone' sales surge to 'record levels'

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippines—Sales of Smart Communications' corporate-branded “Netphone” have reached record levels, making it the best- and fastest-selling device the company has ever carried.

Apple launches new legal attack on Samsung phones

Reuters Canada - 
(Reuters) - Apple Inc has asked a federal court in California to block Samsung Electronics Co Ltd from selling its new Galaxy Nexus smartphones, alleging patent violations.

Chile social network shatters shyness barrier

Yahoo!7 News - 
SANTIAGO (AFP) - You're madly in love but you just can't work up the nerve to let him or her know? Chile's social network Huntcha is out to blast through that great wall of shyness and hook people up.

Father shoots daughter's laptop after Facebook 'chores' complaint

Sydney Morning Herald - 
A screen shot from the YouTube video that has made Tommy Jordan a parenting legend. Photo: YouTube That's the response Jordan is getting from tens of thousands of people on the internet after a YouTube video featuring the North Carolina father shooting ...

US to Clear Google's Deal

Wall Street Journal - 
By THOMAS CATAN And IAN SHERR WASHINGTON—The US Justice Department is poised to clear Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, giving Google a ...

New BMW M6

Bangkok Post - 
Feel free to call them whatever you want mate, but the official names for the two-door M5 is M6 Coupe and Convertible. Both will make their maiden appearance simultaneously at next month's Geneva motor show where the M party will be further intensified ...

Review: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Stuff.co.nz - 
YOU RECKON? From the mind of RA Salvatore and featuring the twisted art style of Todd McFarlane, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning lives up to the promise.

March iPad 3 Release Date To Bring Yet Another Dual Core Tablet ?

G 4 Games - 
by el_div on February 12, 2012 To say that Apple's iPad 3 is highly anticipated would be an understatement. As it is the case with Apple's devices (be it iPhones or iPads) the months leading to their release date are filled with large amounts of rumors ...

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