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Male chromosome is not doomed, say scientists - Telegraph.co.uk

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 23:48

Telegraph.co.uk

Male chromosome is not doomed, say scientists
Telegraph.co.uk
Fears that the male Y chromosome could be wiped out within five million years have been undermined by new research showing the drop in genes has stabilised. By Donna Bowater A study of rhesus macaque monkeys found that while male DNA was lost at first, ...
Genetic Maker of Men Is Diminished but Holding Its Ground, Researchers SayNew York Times
Male Y chromosome extinction theory challengedBBC News
Men Aren't Going Extinct, Study of Shrinking Y Chromosome FindsBusinessWeek
The Guardian -Bloomberg -AFP
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Ex-Apple Man Streams Flash onto the iPad - Wired News

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 23:26

Wired News

Ex-Apple Man Streams Flash onto the iPad
Wired News
By Caleb Garling First, OnLive put Windows on the iPad. And now the free-thinking San Francisco startup has gone so far as to put Adobe Flash on Apple's holy tablet. On Wednesday, the company unveiled a new version of OnLive Desktop — an iPad ...
Windows on the iPad, and SpeedyNew York Times
OnLive Desktop Plus brings Adobe Flash and IE to iPad; $5 per monthZDNet (blog)
OnLive offers service to speed up Web browsing on an iPadSan Jose Mercury News
VentureBeat -TechCrunch -Macgasm
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Obama Looks to Web Industry for Online Consumer Privacy Standard - BusinessWeek

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 23:17

Fox News

Obama Looks to Web Industry for Online Consumer Privacy Standard
BusinessWeek
By Eric Engleman and Sara Forden Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration unveiled an initiative to give consumers more control over their personal information online, calling on Internet companies such as Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. to ...
Voluntary guidelines for Web privacy backed by Obama administrationWashington Post
State requires privacy posts by mobile app makersSan Francisco Chronicle
The Growing Problem Of Privacy-Invading Mobile AppsForbes
Fox News -USA TODAY -New York Times
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NVIDIA Tegra 3 VSMP technology renamed 4-PLUS-1 - SlashGear

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 22:53

SlashGear

NVIDIA Tegra 3 VSMP technology renamed 4-PLUS-1
SlashGear
Back when we were first learning about the amazing technology in the system-on-chip architecture of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, the term “VSMP” was used to describe the “ninja core” it included. That extra core, the fifth core, ...
NVIDIA officially brands Tegra 3's five-core quad-core architecture as 4-PLUS-1Engadget
ZTE sets the stage for MWC: eight new smartphones, including quad-core modelThe Verge
NVIDIA Demystifies Tegra 3's 'Ninja-Core' Architecture, Renames vSMP '4-PLUS-1'Android Police
Android Community -AnandTech -androidandme.com
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Heads-Up from Google on its way Tech Talk Nick DeLorenzo - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 22:51

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Heads-Up from Google on its way Tech Talk Nick DeLorenzo
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
According to a New York Times report, Internet giant Google, developer of the Google Search Engine and the Android Operating System will soon be releasing glasses that feature a Heads-Up display, similar to high performance aircraft and automobiles.
Behind the Google Goggles, Virtual RealityNew York Times
7 Potential Problems With Google's GlassesInformationWeek
Report: Google Working on HUD Glasses for 2012 DebutPC Magazine
Washington Post -Los Angeles Times -Computerworld
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Recommended: Flaw found in faster-than-light setup - msnbc.com

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 22:23

Sydney Morning Herald

Recommended: Flaw found in faster-than-light setup
msnbc.com
Quantum fluctuations in science, space and society, from quarks to Hubble and Mars. Served up by Alan Boyle, msnbc.com science editor. E-mail Alan, or connect via Facebook, Twitter or Google+. The CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso experiment sends muon ...
Italy: Flaw Found in Neutrino TestNew York Times
Was Einstein wrong - or was the cable loose?Reuters
Neutrino experiment might have had glitch; Einstein was probably rightThe State Column
Forbes -NDTV
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Black hole clocks fastest wind ever recorded by NASA - CNET

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 22:05

msnbc.com

Black hole clocks fastest wind ever recorded by NASA
CNET
by Dara Kerr February 22, 2012 9:00 PM PST Follow @darakerr Born from the collapse of a massive star, a recently detected stellar-mass black hole is breaking high-speed records. This artist's impression shows a stellar-mass black hole, on the left, ...
Cosmic Hurricane: Black Hole Has 20 Million MPH WindsSpace.com
Black hole producing super winds, 20 million miles per hour windsCatholic Online
NASA sniffs little black hole's 20-million-MPH windRegister
Christian Science Monitor -Forbes
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Verizon in Spectrum Spat - Wall Street Journal

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 20:09

New York Times

Verizon in Spectrum Spat
Wall Street Journal
By ANTON TROIANOVSKI And GREG BENSINGER Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA—which just months ago pushed government authorities to approve a failed deal to sell itself to AT&T Inc.—is now asking regulators to block Verizon Wireless's plan to buy wireless ...
T-Mobile, public interest groups ask FCC to stop Verizon's deal with cable firmsWashington Post
T-Mobile Urges US to Block Verizon's Spectrum PurchaseNew York Times
Summary Box: T-Mobile Asks FCC to Bar Verizon DealABC News
Reuters -BusinessWeek -eWeek
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Microsoft Slams Google on Patents - Wall Street Journal

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 19:27

Globe and Mail

Microsoft Slams Google on Patents
Wall Street Journal
By SHIRA OVIDE And IAN SHERR Microsoft Corp. is complaining to European regulators that Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and its soon-to-be-owner Google Inc. are misusing patents to gain an upper hand in the mobile-device market.
Microsoft Files Complaint Against Motorola in EuropeNew York Times
The Patent War to End All Patent WarsPC Magazine
Microsoft files EU complaint over Google, MotorolaReuters
eWeek -BusinessWeek -The Mac Observer
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Symantec's pcAnywhere Woes May Be Worse Than We Thought - PC Magazine

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 19:17

Sci-Tech Today

Symantec's pcAnywhere Woes May Be Worse Than We Thought
PC Magazine
By Damon Poeter Symantec advised users of its compromised pcAnywhere software to disable the remote-access tool about a month ago, but a security firm said this week that as many as 200000 computers out in the wild may still be exposed to hijacking by ...
Symantec pcAnywhere Exposes 200000 Systems To AttackCRN
Symantec pcAnywhere hack exposes 200000 PCs: analystSlashGear
Researcher: 200000 Windows PCs vulnerable to pcAnywhere hijackingComputerworld
InformationWeek -PCWorld -eWeek
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The Pokemon Company issues statement on fake App Store game - SlashGear

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 18:49

ZDNet

The Pokemon Company issues statement on fake App Store game
SlashGear
In a world where Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonists struggle getting their own content approved as an iPhone app, somehow a lone developer managed to submit a game that was a blatant ripoff and trademark infringement of one of the most ...
Fake Pokemon Yellow rises to No. 3 position on iTunes app chartsArs Technica
Apple vs. Facebook: Why users are the losersCNET
Apple Removes Fake Pokemon App From App StorePC Magazine
DVICE -DailyTech -Macgasm
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Sony Vita handheld needs more speed - San Francisco Chronicle

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 17:59

CBC.ca

Sony Vita handheld needs more speed
San Francisco Chronicle
Sony's new Vita has an impressive 5-inch screen, but load times are slower than other handheld devices. Marketing copy for Sony's new PlayStation Vita promises to let you "game at the speed of your mobile lifestyle." But mobile life is moving so fast ...
Video: Game Hunters' guide to PlayStation VitaUSA TODAY (blog)
Sony Goes Hardcore With New PlayStation Vita: Rich JaroslovskyBusinessWeek
Sony's Vita arrives just as market may be fadingReuters
CNET -Wired News -Washington Post
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Scientists get kick out of deep space 'buckyball' discovery - msnbc.com

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 17:34

msnbc.com

Scientists get kick out of deep space 'buckyball' discovery
msnbc.com
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected the solid form of buckyballs in space for the first time. To form a solid particle, the buckyballs must stack together, as illustrated in this artist's concept showing the very beginnings of the process.
NASA budget gets cut (again)Concordiensis
Kennedy Space Center at 50: A spaceport in transitionWashington Post
Spitzer spots first solid buckyballs in stellar discRegister
San Francisco Chronicle -TG Daily -Space.com
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Google Aims to Offer Kansas City TV - Wall Street Journal

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 16:52

MyFox Houston

Google Aims to Offer Kansas City TV
Wall Street Journal
By AMIR EFRATI And SAM SCHECHNER Google Inc. applied last week to provide video service to residents of Kansas City, Mo., according to state records, setting the stage for the Web giant to offer a cable-TV-like package in addition to the high-speed ...
Google Seeks To Plant Antenna Farm in IowaData Center Knowledge
Google Files Application to Operate TV ServiceTom's Guide
Google hints at TV service for ultra-fast broadband testKansas City Star
Mashable -CNET -VentureBeat
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iPad trademark dispute shows troubles of doing business in China - Washington Post

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 15:51

Globe and Mail

iPad trademark dispute shows troubles of doing business in China
Washington Post
To most global consumers, the iPad is practically synonymous with American electronics titan Apple. But one debt-ridden company in China, Proview, is alleging that it is the rightful owner of the trademark for the name of one of Apple's signature ...
Apple and Proview court controversy at iPad hearingChina Daily
Chinese firm seeks halt of iPad sales in ShanghaiReuters
Lower Chinese court rules shops should pull iPadsThe Associated Press
USA TODAY -PCWorld -New York Times
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Former factory workers add pleas to sign Apple labor petition - CNET

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 14:07

Sydney Morning Herald

Former factory workers add pleas to sign Apple labor petition
CNET
by Josh Lowensohn February 22, 2012 1:03 PM PST Follow @Josh Two former factory workers who suffered health problems as part of a 2009 incident are urging the public to sign an Internet petition being delivered to Apple tomorrow.
Foxconn, Apple, and the Fair Labor Association Respond to ABC News' Exclusive ...ABC News (blog)
Pressure, Chinese and Foreign, Drives Changes at FoxconnNew York Times
Nightline Apple Special Highlights Spotless Foxconn Factories, Low WagesPC Magazine
PCWorld -Forbes -USA TODAY
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An Off Switch for Pain; Charging Cell Phones with Fingers - The Atlantic Wire

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:31

The Atlantic Wire

An Off Switch for Pain; Charging Cell Phones with Fingers
The Atlantic Wire
Discovered: An off switch for pain, a finger-powered cell phone charger, what your ear of choice says about your brain, the clouds are coming for us, and buckyballs in space. An off switch for pain? This sounds too good to be true, because it is.
Cosmic Buckyball Particle 'Factory' DiscoveredDiscovery News
NASA's Spitzer Finds Solid Buckyballs in SpacePR Newswire (press release)

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Nokia teases new camera phone with snowy video - CNET

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 10:14

Moneycontrol.com

Nokia teases new camera phone with snowy video
CNET
by Luke Westaway February 22, 2012 9:10 AM PST Follow @lukewestaway With less than a week till Mobile World Congress 2012, Nokia drops a teaser video for a new camera phone. Question is, will it be a Symbian or Windows Phone device?
Changes in Nokia Corporation's own sharesReuters
Nokia to Unveil 'Pure View' at Mobile World CongressPCWorld
Nokia Said to Expand Lineup With Entry-Level SmartphonesBloomberg
Inquirer -The Seattle Times
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EU suspends copyright treaty ratification - The Associated Press

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 08:28

Globe and Mail

EU suspends copyright treaty ratification
The Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission, facing opposition in city streets, on the Internet and in the halls of parliament, has suspended efforts to ratify a new international anti-counterfeiting agreement, and instead will refer it to Europe's highest ...
EU, facing opposition, suspends ratification of copyright treaty, refers to ...Washington Post
ACTA referred to European Court of JusticeTelegraph.co.uk
EU Asks Court to Clarify Legality of Anti-Counterfeiting AccordBusinessWeek
BBC News -Wall Street Journal
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NASA discovers a new planet class with thick and steamy atmosphere - SlashGear

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 07:49

SlashGear

NASA discovers a new planet class with thick and steamy atmosphere
SlashGear
NASA has discovered a distant exoplanet dubbed GJ 1214b that is 40 light years away from Earth. The planet is dubbed a “Super Earth” because it's larger than our planet, but smaller than gas giants such as Jupiter. The planet was studied using the ...
Distant 'water-world' confirmedBBC News
Astronomers Discover A Planet Made Of WaterBusiness Insider
'Waterworld Planet' Discovery Reveals New Kind of Alien Planet: Meet GJ1214bInternational Business Times
msnbc.com -Fox News -Siliconrepublic.com
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