Saturday, March 10, 2012

10 MAR 2012, SAT: Sci & Tech

Science


A strong backhand slap from end of solar storm

The Associated Press - 
WASHINGTON (AP) - The solar storm that seemed to be more fizzle than fury got much stronger early Friday before fading again. At its peak, it was the most potent solar storm since 2004, space weather forecasters said.

Filmmaker heads to bottom of ocean

Pakistan Daily Times - 
A calm James Cameron has broken his own record with the world's deepest solo submarine dive, plunging 5.1 miles in the Pacific Ocean near Papua New Guinea, the filmmaker said, MSN News reports.

Philex mining chief Pangilinan says PHL needs EPA-like environment commission

GMA News - 
Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman and CEO of Philex Mining Corp., has put forth a set of policy recommendations, including the creation of a commission similar to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States.

In Celebration of the Robonaut

TIME - 
By TIME Staff Friday, Mar. 09, 2012 At the press site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), one figure stood out among the crowd gathered to watch the final launch of the space shuttle Discovery last year.

What made 30 dolphins come ashore in Brazil?

New Scientist - 
It was just another day on the beach for holidaymakers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when a pod of about 30 dolphins swam ashore on Monday.

Kiribati may move entire population to Fiji

Washington Post (blog) - 
By Elizabeth Flock The leaders of Kiribati have come up with an unusual plan to deal with fears that rising sea levels due to climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago: move the populace to Fiji.

Rovio's Angry Birds Space Coming to China

RedlineChina - 
Qihoo 360 will launch a PC Version of Rovio's "Angry Birds Space" on its 360 Desktop staring on March 22, 2012. A mobile version will also be offered on Qihoo 360's mobile platform thereafter.

Underwater robots map Titanic's final resting place

The Independent - 
The first map of the entire three-mile by five-mile field of debris from the Titanic has been drawn by researchers using sonar and underwater robots.

Playing 'dam'-inoes

Inquirer.net - 
The Mekong River provides food, water and transportation for more than 60 million people in five countries. In recent decades, however, the river has also become an important power source as dams help generate electricity from hydropower.

Microraptor's true blue colors

Science News - 
By Devin Powell Fossilized Microraptor remains have revealed the color of the birdlike dinosaur's plumage: black with a touch of iridescent blue.

Technology


How the iPad Retina Display Went From No-Go to Sure Thing

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By Christina Bonnington Successfully implementing a Retina Display on a 9.7-inch iPad has its challenges. Photo: Jon Phillips/Wired.

A strong backhand slap from end of solar storm

The Associated Press - 
WASHINGTON (AP) - The solar storm that seemed to be more fizzle than fury got much stronger early Friday before fading again. At its peak, it was the most potent solar storm since 2004, space weather forecasters said.

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 pre-orders start in the UK for £179.95

Unwired View - 
By Vlad Bobleanta on 09 Mar 12 The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 was announced last month and it's obviously the successor to the original Galaxy Mini from yesteryear.

Who's got the world's 'cleanest' computers?

msnbc.com - 
Who's got the world's cleanest computers? According to a Norwegian security company, it's Finland. The company, Norman, analyzed data from its free Malware Cleaner application and broke down rates of infection by country.

Google leaning on developers to use payment service

Toronto Star - 
Alistair Barr Reuters News Agency More about Google» SAN FRANCISCO—Google Inc has been pressuring applications and mobile game developers to use its costlier in-house payment service, Google Wallet, as the Internet search giant tries to emulate the ...

The hacking game

Irish Times - 
IT LOOKED LIKE a fairly innocuous tweet, sent a few nights before New Year's Eve: “@anonymouSabu - will you be releasing technical infodox about how the #Stratfor ownage went down?

Independent Games Festival announces fourteenth annual awards winners

Warp Zoned - 
The Independent Games Festival, hosted by the Game Developers Conference, today announced it's award recipients for 2012. Fez, the unique “perspective-shifting” platformer, was the big winner, taking home the Seumas McNally Award for Best Independent ...

BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0: A quick look

ABS CBN News - 
The updated operating system was supposed to come last September, but Research In Motion (RIM) pushed it to the fall, and further to February 2012.

Social network Path runs with Nike

Bangkok Post - 
Intimate social network Path has kept its stride after a privacy stumble and on Friday began running with Nike. Nike+ FuelBands are displayed in January 2012.

Want to buy a new iPad online? There's a wait for that

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CNET - 
by Josh Lowensohn March 9, 2012 4:02 PM PST Follow @Josh Days after going up for sale, Apple is running out of new iPads to deliver to its launch day countries.

Users: 'Personalized internet? Fuggedaboutit!'

Register - 
A new research report will make worrying reading for Google and social media companies, as it shows that most consumers don't want their online activity used to personalize search results or advertising.

E-book price-fixing row investigated

The Age - 
In just a few short years e-books have gone from fringe product to mainstay of the publishing industry, exploding in popularity in genres ranging from romance to military history.

Teenager hacks Google Chrome with three 0day vulnerabilities

ZDNet (blog) - 
By Ryan Naraine | March 9, 2012, 3:03pm PST Summary: “Pinkie Pie,” who asked to remain anonymous because he had not been authorized by his employer to participate in the contest, said he chained three different vulnerabilities to build an exploit to ...

Toyota recalls vehicles in US, Canada

Edmonton Journal - 
Toyota is recalling more than 47000 vehicles in Canada to fix potential problems with the driver's airbag and a switch that can prevent vehicles from starting.

BlackBerry-maker's bold new tactic: fun

Toronto Star - 
By Josh Rubin Staff Reporter Related RIM's new CEO already under fire35 Online reaction: New PlayBook update RIM releases new PlayBook OS RIM flunks PR test despite YouTube apology More RIM coverage First it used NHL players, then cartoon superheroes.

Western Digital Acquires Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

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By Zach Walton · 6 hours ago · Leave a Comment Most consumers probably don't care where their hard drives come from, but the news today is sure to make some people happy or mad.

How To Get Windows on the iPad (With Microsoft's Blessing)

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Wired News - 
By Cade Metz Microsoft has sicced its lawyers on the OnLive Desktop - an internet service that streams Windows onto the iPad - but this won't stop another free-thinking startup from sending Microsoft's flagship operating system onto Apple's tablet by ...

Forecast: Weak PC growth as industry catches up

San Francisco Chronicle - 
(03-08) 13:05 PST NEW YORK, (AP) -- Research firm Gartner is forecasting that PC shipments will grow 4.4 percent worldwide this year after a small drop in 2011.

More Phantasy Star Surprises Coming This Month Says Producer

Siliconera - 
By Ishaan . March 9, 2012 . 1:30pm Phantasy Star Online 2 producer, Satoshi Sakai, hinted at a surprise last week on the series official blog, and revealed today that this blog was indeed the PlayStation Vita version of the game.

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