Monday, March 12, 2012

12 MAR 2012, MON: Sci & Tech

Science


Eye in sky: China set to launch 100 satellites by 2015

Times of India - 
BEIJING: China has unrolled a plan to fill the sky with its satellites, launching a total of 100 by 2015. It will also carry out the first manned space rendezvous with the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft this year.

Diving Back To The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench

NPR - 
Robert Siegel talks to retired Navy Captain Don Walsh about the attempt by movie director James Cameron to take a submersible capsule to the bottom of the Mariana Trench - the deepest spot on Earth.

Study: Green building advances structure resiliency

Ynetnews - 
A new report by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, recently found that eco-friendly construction is not only energy efficient - it is also physically safer for its ...

Nature Valley Trail View is 'street view' for national parks

Gadling - 
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) on Mar 10th 2012 at 12:00PM Earlier this week, Nature Valley launched a fun new website that delivers a Google Street View-like experience for hiking trails in some of America's most popular and iconic national parks.

More solar storms ahead: experts

Stuff.co.nz - 
While predictions the Earth was to be pummelled by a solar storm late last week turned out to be overblown, there is still plenty of time for a big solar flare to wallop the planet.

ANZ bid for super telescope down to the wire

Register - 
By Natalie Apostolou • Get more from this author The West Australian government has refused to give up on its ambitions to host the world's largest radio telescope, the the Square Kilometre Array, despite a scientific panel's reported recommendation ...

Earliest Fossil of Iridescent Dinosaur Feathers Reveals New Behavior Clues

Voice of America - 
March 09, 2012 Earliest Fossil of Iridescent Dinosaur Feathers Reveals New Behavior Clues VOA News Paleontologists say winged dinosaurs with glossy feathers likely used their flashy plumage to attract a mate in the same way as their modern descendants ...

Technology


More Pinoys are accessing Net using the Nokia Browser

Philippine Star - 
The Asha 300 has the Nokia Browser preloaded, offering a better, richer and more cost-efficient Web connection. MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos are innately sociable and always want to be updated on the latest news and events happening around them.

ET review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 620

Economic Times - 
NEW DELHI: One of the first tablets to launch in India was Samsung's P1000 (aka the original Galaxy Tab) - way back in the last quarter of 2010.

The Darkness II: creative brutality that works

GMA News - 
This game shouldn't work. It just shouldn't. There are so many elements, so many moving parts, so many places where it could go wrong (and in some of those places it does go wrong).

Questions linger in US on high-tech voting

GMA News - 
WASHINGTON, USA - A series of problems with electronic voting machines has raised fresh questions about election technology as newer computerized systems gain ground for the 2012 US election.

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.

Why bloggers need to be upfront about sponsored content

The Guardian - 
The conversion of blog to media empire, complete with sponsorship deals, paid trips to events, blog-to-book deals or other perks is a growing phenomenon.

Phl students to represent country in Kaspersky Lab's int'l conference

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Two groups from the University of the Philippines (UP) have been selected as finalists in the upcoming international educational event by leading secure content and threat management solutions developer Kaspersky Lab.

Nike Fuel Band does it Live Up to the Hype?

Fellow GEEK - 
It feels like the fitness tracking market couldn't possibly fit any more devices, but Nike is hoping to prove that that is not the case.

What China's Talking About Today: The Second Worst Tourists in the World

The Atlantic - 
By Massoud Hayoun A survey of which country provides the most annoying tourists had China turn up second. Congratulations, American readers, you are the worst tourists in the world, according to a recent survey conducted by Living Social, the discount ...

Social Impact

Manila Bulletin - 
By FLORO L. MERCENE MANILA, Philippines - There's no doubt that casinos provide employment and income for the national government.

Pole-dancing robots wow world's biggest high-tech fair

GMA News - 
HANOVER, GERMANY - Of all the weird and wacky futuristic gadgets and inventions at this year's CeBIT, the world's biggest high-tech fair, few have turned heads like a pair of pole-dancing robots.

Travel Smarter 2012: New technologies that make travel more social

Gadling - 
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) on Mar 11th 2012 at 9:00AM While there was once a time when people would simply head down to their local travel agent for a trip recommendation, the world of social media and technology has greatly impacted the way we travel ...

Car giant may revive Datsun brand

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
Nissan Motor Co., the Japanese auto maker that owns the Datsun brand, has hinted that it might be about to revive a series of cars that were synonymous with being small, sporty and inexpensive.

Global online paedophile network struck down by Italian police

GMA News - 
ROME, ITALY - Italian police have broken up a paedophile network spanning at least 28 countries that used social media websites to swap pornographic images and videos of child abuse.

Review: Apple iPad '3, the verdict...

New Zealand Herald - 
By Michael Liedtke Apple's new iPad features a far higher resolution 'Retina Display' than its predecessor. Photo / AP I have grown fond of my iPad 2 during the past nine months.

Meet the next generation of bright sparks ready to save us from cyber attack

The Independent - 
Lee Nichol is getting anxious. With one hand rested on an increasingly furrowed brow he stares intently at a computer screen which - to the uninitiated - appears to display little more than a headache-inducing array of jumbled numbers and letters.

'Spies' use bogus Facebook account to steal NATO commander's contacts

NEWS.com.au - 
SPIES opened a fake Facebook account under the name of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Admiral James Stavridis, and fooled senior British defence and government officials into accepting friend requests.

Mass Effect 3 Campaign Review (PC)

GoozerNation - 
Mass Effect 3 is a third person action RPG developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. It was released on March 6, 2012 in North America and is the third and final installment in the Mass Effect trilogy.

Apple's iPad 2012 - everything you need to know

PC World Magazine - 
After months of waiting, Apple have finally released the latest version of the iPad this week. The iPad 3, you say? Oh no. Apple have christianed their new tablet the Apple iPad 2012.

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