Monday, March 19, 2012

19 MAR 2012, MON: Sci & Tech

Science


Filipinos all set for Earth Hour 2012

GMA News - 
By CARMELA G. LAPEÑA, GMA News March 19, 2012 11:30am Filipinos are all set to participate in this year's Earth Hour on Saturday, March 31.

Northern Lights swirl above Earth in space images

CBC.ca - 
Stunning images captured above Earth by NASA and the International Space Station show a haze of bright colours from the northern lights illuminating the night sky in North America.

WWF, BPI Foundation, ZCCIFI partner to address effects of climate change

Zamboanga Today Online - 
The Zamboanga City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Foundation Inc. (ZCCIFI) President Pocholo N. Soliven announced that they formally forged a partnership with the World Wide Fund (WWF) Philippines represented by its CEO Jose Maria Lorenzo Tan and ...

Climate change threatens idyllic Seychelles habitat

China Post - 
VICTORIA -- Bursts of torrential rain lash the idyllic white beaches of the Seychelles, where conservationists fear that rare species such as the giant tortoise are at severe risk from climate change.

ENGLAND 4 Apr 2012 Consortium announces winning site for mega radio telescope

NewsAhead Agency - 
South Africa and Australia-New Zealand are competing to host the world's most powerful and sensitive radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array, which is about 50-100 times more sensitive than any other radio telescope.

Technology


Apple says it will give its decision about its cash hoard of nearly $100 billion

Economic Times - 
The company issued an unusual media alert Sunday evening saying it planned to announce Monday morning the long-awaited outcome to a discussion by its board about what to do with its cash balance.

Uncovering Davao's rich history

Gold Star Daily World News - 
DAVAO City--Trying to uncover Davao's history through research and visits to Davao's three museums comes at this time when this southern city is marking its 75th anniversary foundation from March 1 to 31.

Xperia S launched in Mideast

Arab News - 
The Xperia S smartphone, launched by Sony Mobile Communications at a press conference in Dubai. By ARAB NEWS Sony Mobile Communications, formerly Sony Ericsson, has announced the Middle East launch of Xperia S smartphone at a press conference hosted in ...

So did the new iPad sell out or didn't it?

CNET - 
Some reports suggest there are plenty of new iPads still in stores. Does that mean the new product isn't selling so well? Or does it mean Apple made a few more, just in case?

Apple launches 4G-ready tablet

GMA News - 
After waiting in line overnight with customers to purchase the new iPad, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (center) and his wife Janet (left) walk to an Apple store in LA on Friday.

Innovations for smarter living

New Straits Times - 
By Siti Syameen Md Khalili 0 comments SAMSUNG'S aim to be the most inspirational brand in the world continues this year. Its mission is strengthened by breakthrough products ranging from Smart TVs with dual-core processors to the latest Galaxy Tab 2 ...

Google is Planning to Penalize Overly Optimized Sites

TekGoblin - 
This is an interesting move by Google but not completely off the rocker for them. Last year they blocked search results from the co.

EA readies iPad 3-optimized games; ME: Infiltrator, 2 others out now

GMA News - 
Three popular games for Apple's iOS platform have now been optimized for the new iPad 3 tablet's high-resolution Retina display, according to game publisher Electronic Arts (EA).

Apple iPad's connector cable gets 'upgraded' too

GMA News - 
Not many people may notice it, but the display is definitely not the only feature that got an upgrade in Apple's new iPad tablet.

Blackberry updates BBM, Facebook and Twitter apps

Technology Bloom News - 
Blackberry updates have been hitting the Web recently and today the company announced plans to update the Blackberry Messenger, Facebook and Twitter apps for the Blackberry operating system.

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion To Include Increased Privacy Controls

Gadget Helpline (blog) - 
As you may be aware, Apple are working towards a summer release of the upcoming OS X 10.8, aka Mountain Lion. The Cupertino company have just released the 2 nd developer preview for registered Apple developers and according to the release notes, ...

What's Coming in Microsoft OneNote 15

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows - 
A quick check of my Wakoopa profile reveals something interesting: I now use Microsoft OneNote more frequently than almost any other Windows application and in fact use it to create all of the articles, blog posts, news articles, and editorials that ...

Facebook-style microcredit site helps China farmers

New Straits Times - 
BEIJING: Dairy farmer Deligeerma needs 642 to buy fodder for her cows during the harsh winter months in northern China. So far, she has received 149 in pledges from four people around the world.

Travel Smarter 2012: New hotel alternatives

Gadling - 
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) on Mar 18th 2012 at 9:00AM While booking a hotel was once the standard when traveling, there are now a range of unique alternatives for every budget and preference.

Mobile world congress: The future will be lived in loudspeaker mode

The Express Tribune - 
By Imran Yusuf Hundreds of journalists had assembled in the Nokia hall, at which the Finnish giants would announce their award-winning 41-megapixel camera phone to much fanfare.

Latin American Web access could double in decade

Business Recorder (blog) - 
Latin America is the world's fastest-growing market for Internet access, and could double within a decade, the group that oversees Internet-related tasks said on March 16.

New iPad more expensive to make: Research firm

Zee News - 
New York: Apple appears to be making less of a profit from each new iPad than it did when it launched the previous model a year ago, according to a research firm's analysis.

Fans snap up new iPad in muted launch

Khaleej Times - 
The new iPad went on sale on Friday with Apple fans lining up from Sydney to San Francisco to snap up the latest model of the hot-selling tablet computer.

Chinese writers accuse Apple of piracy

Telecompaper (subscription) - 
A group of Chinese writers are seeking CNY 50 million from Apple over alleged piracy. The group claims that 95 books have been sold as pirated copies via Apple's App Store, Xinhua reports.

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