Sunday, February 19, 2012

19 FEB 2012, SUN: Sci & Tech

Science


DOST, MMDA deploy 1st locally-made water hyacinth harvester in Taguig

GMA News - 
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently deployed the first working prototype of its locally-made water hyacinth harvester at the MMDA Pumping Station in Taguig.

2500 families displaced by floods in Agusan

Minda News - 
By Erwin Mascariñas | Saturday| February 18, 2012 | Filed under: Floods, Top Stories BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/17 February) - Some 2500 families in the lakeside town of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte were displaced by floods brought by a low pressure area that ...

New York's Risk of Storm-Surge Flooding May Increase

AccuWeather.com - 
By Vickie Frantz, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer A fire truck drives through a flooded street in Brooklyn, NY, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

Featherweight flyer is a long-distance champ

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
A tiny songbird weighing just two tablespoons of sugar migrates from the Arctic to Africa and back, a distance of up to 29000 kilometres (18000 miles), scientists reported on Wednesday.

Climate Scientists Slam Heartland for "Spreading Misinformation" and ...

ThinkProgress - 
By Joe Romm on Feb 18, 2012 at 12:20 pm Heartland Institute documents revealed plans to dupe children and ruin their future, as Climate Progress reported earlier this week.

China to launch next manned spacecraft in summer

Reuters - 
| BEIJING (Reuters) - China will launch its next manned space mission sometime between June and August, which will attempt to dock with an experimental module launched last year, state news agency Xinhua reported Friday.

Fracking contamination downplayed

BBC News - 
By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, Vancouver The concern that hydraulic fracturing of shale formations to extract natural gas is contaminating groundwater is overstated, claims a new report.

For Space Mess, Scientists Seek Celestial Broom

New York Times - 
The most obvious sign that there is a lot of junk in space is how much of it has been falling out of the sky lately: a defunct NASA satellite last year, a failed Russian space probe this year.

Technology


Gazmin admits AFP upgrade plan a dud

Inquirer.net - 
By Vincent Cabreza Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Saturday said the law on the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines expired in December “with little progress.

Apple Keeps Selling iPad in China As Trademark Dispute Escalates

Forbes - 
Apple's fight over the trademarks for the iPad name in China is far from over, with Proview saying yesterday it's going to sue Apple in the US for $2 billion - up from the $10 million it originally wanted and a far cry from the $55000 Apple said it...

Microsoft mulling new music service

GMA News - 
A new music service may be in the works for Microsoft, which has spoken with some major record firms about such a service for its Xbox and Windows Phone platforms.

Apple's App Store Closes in on 25 Billion Downloads

PC Magazine - 
By David Murphy Tick-tock: No, not the Kesha song. Rather, the sound that a giant clock is undoubtedly making over at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, as employees and enthusiasts gather to count down the days until the App Store hits its 25 billionth ...

Google Sued Over Safari Privacy Problem

PC Magazine - 
By David Murphy When it rains, it pours: Google has taken a bit of criticism and drawn the attention of a number of members of Congress for its role in "Safarigate," or accusations that Google bypassed the privacy settings on Apple's Safari web browser ...

'Big brother' role for shipbuilder

Inquirer.net - 
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—A best practice program in safety and health measures is now being implemented by Korean shipbuilder Hanjin, its subcontractors and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to ensure safety of workers in Hanjin's shipyard here.

Honda halts Phillipine assembly

Nation on Sunday - 
Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) has discontinued assembly of its popular sedan, the Civic, saying it is no longer competitive to produce it here.

Facebook hacker gets 8 months in prison

SlashGear - 
A 26-year-old student has been given a prison sentence for doing the same thing to Facebook that helped inspire Facebook in the first place.

US iPad owners older, have money

News24 - 
It's perfect when you're out and about with no access to a Wi-Fi network, because you can still get... Was R7,999.00 Now R7,499.00 San Francisco - US owners of iPads tend to be older and richer than people who buy rival tablet computers, according to a ...

Facebook dabbles with validating user ID

BigPond News - 
Facebook is following Twitter's lead in creating a way for high-profile users with massive followings to validate their indentities.

Rights group slams Azerbaijan 'Eurovision evictions'

AFP - 
BAKU - Campaign group Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Azerbaijan of carrying out "forcible evictions" during the construction of a concert hall where the Eurovision song contest will be staged in May.

Facebook: Permission before Posting?

Better Business Bureau (blog) - 
By Meaghan Powers A recent poll by Sophos asked 842 correspondents if people should be required to ask permission before posting photos or videos on Facebook of other people.

Apple is looking for iPhone 5 testers? It's a scam!

GMA News - 
Cybercriminals are using a so-called "new iPhone" as the latest lure in an old scam to get the personal data of Internet users.

Bahrain housing project has opportunities for Philippine contractors

Inquirer.net - 
By Tina G. Santos MANILA, Philippines—Filipino contractors may get opportunities to work on Bahrain's social housing project if talks between Philippine and Bahraini officials are fruitful, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.

Countries agree on new mobile spectrum

News24 - 
Geneva - The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said Friday its World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-12) has agreed a treaty aimed at revising the radio frequency spectrum to speed up mobile services.

Windows 8 to feature improved accessibility features

Digit - 
Windows 8 will feature improved accessibility features, making it easier to use for those visual impairment or other disabilities.

Bringing MySpace back

Shelbyville Times-Gazette - 
Actor and singer Justin Timberlake, who once released a song called "Bringing Sexy Back," is now bringing something else back: MySpace.

Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency

Reuters - 
By Terril Yue Jones | BEIJING (Reuters) - Working conditions at Chinese manufacturing plants where Apple Inc's iPads and iPhones are made are far better than those at garment factories or other facilities elsewhere in the country, according to the head ...

The Windows 8 Logo Defines Microsoft's Future

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Technologizer - 
By Ed Oswald | Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 2:55 pm There you have it, Microsoft's new logo for Windows 8. It's a dramatic departure from the logos of the past, where color and flashiness took an increasing role, and it looked less like a window and ...

PlayStation Vita – review

The Guardian - 
Vita, for those who have missed the hype, is the latest handheld to emerge from PlayStation supremo Sony. A successor to the PSP and rival to Nintendo's 3DS, it is also quite possibly the most powerful games machine ever produced for the back pocket.

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