Posts In Category Technology & Science
Calif. pledges better mobile privacy disclosures
on February 23, 2012 by skoty_root in Technology & Science, Comments (0)
California is clamping down on nosy mobile applications, telling them they must give people advance warning if they want to keep pulling sensitive information from smartphones and computer tablets. […]
High winds, winter weather delay flights in Denver
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Strong gusts Wednesday delayed flights arriving in Denver for part of the day, downed power lines and trees, and fueled two wildland fires in Boulder County.
Nostalgia Overload: New Tumblr Challenges You to Draw Classic Video Game Maps From Memory
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Our Birth Control Undermines Amphibians
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Human oral contraceptives that find their way back into the environment might be having an effect on frog mating. Christopher Intagliata reports.
X2Engine Releases Next Generation Open Source CRM Application Drops GPL for BSD Open Source License
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X2Engine today announced the general availability of X2CRM, a next generation open source, Social Sales Management application. Founded in 2011 by CRM software entrepreneur and SugarCRM co-founder John Roberts, X2CRM […]
New Colorful Lizard Surprises Scientists in Andes
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Researchers have discovered a new species of lizard in a strange place. The brightly colored, water-loving lizards live in the Andes Mountains in southern Peru — an odd place to […]
Broad Ramifications of Research Linking Social Media Profiles to Job Performance
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COMMENTARY | Josh Sanburn at Time reports psychology researchers have found a high correlation between perceptions drawn from social media and later job performance, indicating those with Facebook profiles that […]
Skywatcher Photos Catch Stunning Northern Lights Display
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A surprisingly vivid display of the northern lights dominated the night sky in recent days, offering dazzling weekend light shows as far south as Nebraska for observers with clear weather, […]
The Week’s Top Twenty in Social Media
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The social media sphere is an increasingly noisy place, especially for brands. But hiding somewhere in the static, some companies are sending strong signals that reach their customers in innovative […]
Stem cell implants boost monkeys with Parkinson’s
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Monkeys suffering from Parkinson’s disease show a marked improvement when human embryonic stem cells are implanted in their brains, in what a Japanese researcher said Wednesday was a world first. […]
Summary Box: Apple defends use of iPad name
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THE PARTIES IN COURT: The electronics giant Apple and a struggling company that denies it sold rights to the iPad name in mainland China.
A Rapid Hike in Gas Prices Is Coming to a Pump Near You
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Patrick DeHaan is a senior analyst at gasbuddy.com.
How consumer-electronics makers are faring
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A look at how selected makers of phones and other consumer-electronic gadgets are faring:
Scientist admits taking, leaking think-tank papers
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In the field of climate science, when someone — especially skeptics — did something ethically questionable or misrepresented facts, scientist Peter Gleick was usually among the first and loudest to […]
PlayStation Vita game gadgets debut outside Asia
on February 22, 2012 by skoty_root in Technology & Science, Comments (0)
Sony’s slick PlayStation Vita handheld videogame gadget hit major markets around the world on Wednesday as the Japanese entertainment titan bucked a trend towards play on smartphones.
Tiny ‘Soccer Ball’ Space Molecules Could Equal 10,000 Mount Everests
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For the first time, astronomers have discovered the solid form of tiny carbon spheres in deep space in vast cloud of particles locked in orbit around two distant stars.
froglogic Releases C/C++ Code Coverage Tool: Squish Coco
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froglogic GmbH today announced its release of Squish Coco, a complete C and C++ code coverage tool chain for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix.(PRWEB) February 21, 2012 froglogic, […]
Refinery fire could boost gas prices in Washington
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The longer the BP Cherry Point refinery at Blaine is out of service because of fire damage, the higher gasoline prices will go for drivers in Washington, said Tim […]
HP says 1Q earnings down 44 pct, beats Street
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Hewlett-Packard says its net income fell 44 percent in the most recent quarter as revenue dipped in the midst of an attempted turnaround under new leadership.
Researchers Spot New Gene Mutation Linked to Breast Cancer
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have identified a new gene mutation linked to breast cancer.
Summary Box: Apple defends use of iPad name
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THE PARTIES IN COURT: The electronics giant Apple and a struggling company that denies it sold rights to the iPad name in mainland China.
Mild February Weather Has Many Philadelphia Area Residents Smiling
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Refinery fire could boost gas prices in Washington
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The head of an association of independent gasoline dealers in Washington state says the longer the BP refinery is out of service because of fire damage, the higher prices at […]
The First Annual Blue Drop Awards Celebrates Innovation
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New Community-driven Awards to Recognize Drupal AchievementsAustin, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2012 Veteran Drupal community members, including Volacci, Lingotek, Standing Cloud and Build a Module, announce the launch of the […]
Venus, Jupiter & Moon Make Skywatching Triple Play This Week
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Anyone out under the stars in the early evening lately likely cannot help but notice two brilliant objects dominating the western sky: the planets Venus and Jupiter.
New Liferay Portal 6.1 EE Empowers Enterprise Business Users
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Powerful content and document management combined with new power-user features extend enterprise capabilitiesLos Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 Liferay, Inc., provider of the world’s leading enterprise-class open source portal, […]
How the Dodd-Frank Act Harms the U.S. Energy Industry
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Pete Sepp is executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union.
Nintendo president assures fans of 3DS’s bright future
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Nintendo’s president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, helmed a special Nintendo Direct online presentation on February 22, outlining the company’s upcoming games for the 3DS.
‘Pac-Man Sun’: NASA Probe Sees Solar Eclipse in Space
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A NASA spacecraft has captured stunning footage of Tuesday’s (Feb. 21) partial solar eclipse, which left our star looking briefly like a huge celestial Pac-Man.
Rise in identity fraud tied to smartphone use
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(Reuters) – Nearly 12 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2011, an increase of 13 percent over 2010, according to a report released on Wednesday by the research […]
One Year Later: Lessons Learned from Deadly Japan Earthquake
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In 2011, Japan was one of the most prepared countries in the world for a massive earthquake. Yet when a mega-quake hit Japan last March, sparking […]
Apple defiende en tribunal el uso de la marca iPad en China
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Apple defendió el miércoles su derecho de utilizar la marca registrada iPad en China en una acalorada audiencia judicial que enfrenta a la gigante de los aparatos electrónicos y […]
Radiation detected 400 miles off Japanese coast
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Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almost 400 miles off Japan in the Pacific Ocean, with water showing readings of up […]
Microsoft lodges EU complaint against Motorola
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Microsoft on Wednesday lodged a formal complaint with the European Union’s competition regulator against Google’s Motorola Mobility, saying the company’s aggressive enforcement of patent rights against rivals breaks competition rules. […]
Heartland Institute Documents Leaked
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COMMENTARY | Last week a bunch of documents that were reportedly from the Heartland Institute, a libertarian think thank that is infamous amongst environmentalists and scientists for their highly funded […]
Kim Dotcom wins bail in fight against U.S. extradition
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AUCKLAND (Reuters) – U.S. crime-fighters failed in a bid to keep alleged Internet pirate Kim Dotcom behind bars on Wednesday when a New Zealand court freed him from jail and […]
UN climate chief turns to CEOs for action
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As governments bicker over who should do what to slow the pace of global warming, the U.N.’s climate chief is increasingly looking to business leaders to show the way […]
Twitter index: Heinrich Rudolf Hertz Google Doodle, Ash Wednesday
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Twitter users are telling their friends to check out the latest Google Doodle on Google Search. The Doodle features an animated sound wave to celebrate the life of noted scientist […]
Fire at Egypt oil refinery kills 4 workers
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The director of an oil refinery says four of his Egyptian workers died as they tried to put out a huge fire that erupted at the plant’s complex in the […]
Partnership Brings Secure, Integrated File Synch and Share to Univention
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Integration of ownCloud and Univention Corporate Server Directory Service to be previewed at CeBIT 2012Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 ownCloud Inc., the commercial entity behind the popular open source […]
‘Marsquake’ May Have Shaken Up Red Planet
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The surface of Mars appears to have been shaken by quakes relatively recently, hinting at the existence of active volcanoes and perhaps reservoirs of liquid water on the Red Planet, […]
JoomlaHosting.co Announces New Joomla Hosting Basics Section
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JoomlaHosting.co expands their knowledge base to include a Joomla Hosting Basics section which has articles, guides and tutorials to inform consumers about Joomla hosting.Atlanta, Ga (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 JoomlaHosting.co, […]
‘Angry Birds Space’ Game to Blast Off with NASA Aboard
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Heads up, universe: A flock of furious feathered fighters is coming your way.
China computer maker seeks Shanghai iPad sale ban
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A Chinese computer maker on Wednesday asked a Shanghai court to bar the sale of Apple’s iconic iPad in the commercial metropolis in a long-running trademark dispute.
Cosmic Hurricane: Black Hole Has 20 Million MPH Winds
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Scientists have measured the fastest winds yet observed from a stellar-mass black hole, shedding light on the behavior of these curious cosmic objects.
ZTE to launch first smartphone with NVIDIA Tegra and Icera processors, ICS Android devices
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Chinese telecommunications company ZTE will be showing off at least three brand new Android smartphones during Mobile World Congress, one of which is the first smartphone to feature both a […]
Company sues Apple over iPad name in Shanghai
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Apple Inc. defended its right to use the iPad trademark in China in a heated court hearing Wednesday that pitted the electronics giant against a struggling Chinese electronics company […]
Primitive and Eyeless, World’s Deepest Land Animal Discovered
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In the dark abyss of the world’s deepest known cave lurks a newfound species of primitive eyeless insect, one that researchers are calling the deepest land animal ever found.
Alibaba.com shares surge on privatization bid
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Shares of Alibaba.com rocketed on Wednesday after the Chinese e-commerce site said its parent company made a $ 2.5 billion privatization bid as part of a shift in business strategy […]
Obama to Promote Energy Policy as Gas Prices Rise
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Playing defense on rising gas prices, President Obama plans to promote his energy policy in a visit to Miami on Thursday, senior administration officials said today. Administration officials said the […]