Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Expert Panel: Cell Phones Might Cause Brain Cancer - WebMD

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:15 PM PDT


New York Times (blog)

Expert Panel: Cell Phones Might Cause Brain Cancer
WebMD
May 31, 2011 -- The expert panel that evaluates cancer risks today said that cell phones might possibly cause brain cancer. The announcement comes from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). ...
Cellphones Possibly Linked To Cancer Risk In Human, World Health OrganizationMedical News Today
Experts say cellphones are possibly carcinogenicLos Angeles Times
Cell Phones Possibly Carcinogenic, WHO SaysMedscape
AFP -9NEWS.com
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3 Ways Apple Could Screw Up iCloud - PC Magazine

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT


Reuters

3 Ways Apple Could Screw Up iCloud
PC Magazine
iCloud could finally be the cloud music service we've all been waiting for, as long as Apple doesn't get too ambitious. By Peter Pachal Apple surprised the tech world today by letting the cat out of the bag early on its annual keynote at the Worldwide ...
Apple's iCloud may offer remote storage of movies, TV shows at launchApple Insider
Apple WWDC 2011 to Convene in San Francisco: 10 Things to Look foreWeek
Steve Jobs to deliver Apple keynote next weekStamford Advocate
Asbury Park Press -Esquire -Chicago Sun-Times
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Intel's Slim Bid to Revive the Notebook - BusinessWeek

Posted: 31 May 2011 02:04 PM PDT


Moneycontrol.com

Intel's Slim Bid to Revive the Notebook
BusinessWeek
At the Computex trade show in Taiwan, Intel sketched out some of its mobile future with a new name for old devices and comments on chip strategies. The company plans to improve the energy efficiency of its Core processors and leverage a ...
Google's Chromebooks vs. Intel's UltrabooksPCWorld (blog)
Can Intel's Ultrabook concept succeed?CNET
Intel Says Ultrabooks Will Dominate, Launches New Instant-On TechnologyPC Magazine
Wall Street Journal -DailyTech -The Guardian
all 257 news articles »

Gamers Rage Over Call of Duty Elite Plans - Wired News (blog)

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:16 PM PDT


Kansas City Star

Gamers Rage Over Call of Duty Elite Plans
Wired News (blog)
Activision's new Call of Duty Elite service has triggered a wide spectrum of reactions from gamers. News of a premium service for Call of Duty has caused some fans of the game to fly into a rage, claiming gamemaker Activision should ...
'Call of Duty' Sets Sights on a FeeWall Street Journal
Call of Duty Elite adds social networking to hit video game seriesCBS News
Call of Duty devotees get their own social networkCNET
USA Today -Entertainment Weekly -DailyTech
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Sony: PlayStation Store back this week - CNET

Posted: 31 May 2011 08:09 AM PDT


Reuters UK

Sony: PlayStation Store back this week
CNET
By the end of the week, Sony says it will flip the switch to bring the rest of its PlayStation Network services, including the PlayStation Store, back online. The company posted a blog on PlayStation.com late Monday saying that all PSN ...
Sony Will Testify on PlayStation Hack; Hirai Letter Answers QuestionsPC Magazine
Sony's PlayStation Network to Reopen in Asia on SaturdayPCWorld
Sony to fully restore PlayStation Network by end of weekUSA Today
The Associated Press -Wall Street Journal -Ars Technica
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Nintendo DS Lite Drops to $99.99 - PCWorld

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT


Digitaltrends.com

Nintendo DS Lite Drops to $99.99
PCWorld
From June 5, the DS Lite is getting a permanent price drop to under $100, and all Mario titles for the system are getting a prominent repackaging. Nintendo has announced that from June 5, the DS Lite will be available for a ...
DS Lite gets US price dropComputerandvideogames.com
DS Lite Drops to $99, Mario Games Get Snazzy BoxesEscapist Magazine
Nintendo DS Lite Drops To $99.99 In USGaming Union
ABC News -VentureBeat -USA Today
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Apple offers iWork importing details for iOS devices - Macworld

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:22 PM PDT


Ars Technica

Apple offers iWork importing details for iOS devices
Macworld
An update to one of Apple's applications usually brings new support documentation, and the Tuesday updates to the mobile versions of iWork are no exception. To coincide with the updates to Pages, Numbers and Keynote, ...
Apple ports iWork apps to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, $10 eachZDNet (blog)
Apple launches iWork productivity apps for iPhoneComputerworld
iWork now available for the iPhone, making your job inescapableDVICE
CNET -TidBITS -Ars Technica
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Monday, May 30, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


PBS: Hacked. Tupac Shakur: Still Dead - PC Magazine

Posted: 30 May 2011 11:39 AM PDT


Globe and Mail

PBS: Hacked. Tupac Shakur: Still Dead
PC Magazine
Vice president for PBS corporate communications, Anne Bentley, has issued a statement regarding the late-night/early-morning attack on the company's servers and sites. "Last night there was an intrusion to PBS' servers. ...
PBS website hacked, defaced after WikiLeaks documentary evokes online ireLos Angeles Times
PBS Moves to Fix Security BreachWall Street Journal
2Pac alive and well in New Zealand, says PBSCBS News
BBC News -PBS NewsHour -CNET
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Three $1000 Apps Vie for "Most Expensive iPad App" - PC Magazine

Posted: 30 May 2011 02:16 PM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

Three $1000 Apps Vie for "Most Expensive iPad App"
PC Magazine
What's are the most expensive iPad applications in the world? Here's a hint: They aren't one of those bogus, "This app costs $1000 and, in purchasing it, you get a cute little display to show off just how much money you have to blow on ...
Herald app goes live tomorrowSydney Morning Herald
Retailers offer applications with catalog feelEconomic Times
Retailers Offer Apps With a Catalog FeelNew York Times
The Australian -Telegraph.co.uk -GigaOm
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Real space station complete, now onto LEGO version - msnbc.com

Posted: 30 May 2011 10:15 AM PDT


ABC News

Real space station complete, now onto LEGO version
msnbc.com
LEGO's version of the International Space Station will be built by astronauts living aboard the real orbiting complex. By Robert Z. Pearlman, collectSPACE.com Astronauts flying on board space shuttle Endeavour's final mission declared assembly of the ...
Endeavour leaves International Space Station on final journeyTelegraph.co.uk
Endeavour Returning to Earth After Completing Final Space MissionABC News
Endeavour Undocks from International Space StationeWeek
USA Today -PC Magazine -Los Angeles Times
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Commercial jetpack tests explosive parachute at 5000 feet - DVICE

Posted: 30 May 2011 01:56 PM PDT


Stuff.co.nz

Commercial jetpack tests explosive parachute at 5000 feet
DVICE
It's looking more and more like the Martin jetpack (or rather, ducted fanpack) is going to be the first personal jetpack that you can actually go out and buy. Last week, the it got even closer to showrooms with a successful test of its rocket-launched ...
Rich individuals may be key to jetpack rolloutStuff.co.nz
Recommended: Jetpack soars a mile highmsnbc.com
Martin Aircraft Company to Build First Consumer JetpackallGeekTV
NEWS.com.au -WLTX.com -ABC Online
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Apple rumored to release fifth-gen, SIM-less iPhone with 8MP camera by early Aug. - Apple Insider

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:39 PM PDT


Beatweek Magazine

Apple rumored to release fifth-gen, SIM-less iPhone with 8MP camera by early Aug.
Apple Insider
By AppleInsider Staff A new rumor pegs a late July to early August release timeframe for Apple's anticipated fifth-generation iPhone, said to include an 8-megapixel camera and a SIM-less design that will not be a major departure from the current iPhone ...
iPhone 4S this year, sim-less iPhone 5/6 release 2012?Today's iPhone
Apple Plans Its iPhone FutureInternet Evolution
iPhone 4S with A5, Sim-less? "Major New" iPhone 5 Due in 2012Mac Rumors
9 to 5 Mac -Beatweek Magazine -Technology Perk
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PlayStation 4: Not Forgotten, But Not Soon - PCWorld

Posted: 30 May 2011 06:41 AM PDT


Digitaltrends.com

PlayStation 4: Not Forgotten, But Not Soon
PCWorld
Analysis: Sony stays on schedule by shipping the PlayStation 4 within the next few years, while supporting the PlayStation 3 until 2016 or later. By Jared Newman, Technologizer Just a few months ago, the Playstation 4 was not even a thought on Sony's ...
Analysts Have Mixed Opinions About Sony's Plans to Cut R&D for PlayStation 4.X-bit Labs
Sony Sees Smaller Burden From New Hand-Held DeviceWall Street Journal
Hold Your Horses on PlayStation 4 Chatter!Kotaku
TheSixthAxis -Techtree.com -Computerandvideogames.com
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Asus unveils the Padfone tablet-smartphone device - Inquirer

Posted: 30 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT


DailyTech

Asus unveils the Padfone tablet-smartphone device
Inquirer
ASUS MADE A GUTSY ATTEMPT at leadership of the mobile computing space at Computex on Monday with the launch of smartphone-tablet device the Padfone, as well as several other machines. With a name and even a logo font which will surely ...
Asus PadFone Is Both a Tablet and a Phone: Neat Concept, but Still VaporPC Magazine
Asustek Unveils New Tablet-Smartphone Device, Low-Cost NetbookWall Street Journal
ASUS Brings Padfone, UX Ultraportable, MeeGo Notebook to ComputexDailyTech
TG Daily -Techtree.com -ZDNet (blog)
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Nvidia shows what quad-core Tegra looks like on mobile devices (video) - VentureBeat

Posted: 30 May 2011 08:27 AM PDT


CNET

Nvidia shows what quad-core Tegra looks like on mobile devices (video)
VentureBeat
Nvidia showed off an eye-popping demo of its next-generation Tegra chip, a quad-core device code-named Project Kal-El. The demo shows that 3D graphics for smartphones and tablets is getting closer and closer to the same quality you can see on laptops ...
NVIDIA Demos Quad-Core "Kal-El" Tablet ProcessorDailyTech
Video: Kal-El & the future of mobile gamingTG Daily
Nvidia demos new 3D technologyBusiness Insider
Gotta Be Mobile -ITProPortal -Liliputing
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Will Samsung Get Its Hands on an iPad 3? An iPhone 5? - PC Magazine

Posted: 29 May 2011 02:06 PM PDT


International Business Times

Will Samsung Get Its Hands on an iPad 3? An iPhone 5?
PC Magazine
Continuing the tit-for-tat war in the courtroom between Apple and Samsung, the latter has filed a motion to get its hands on Apple's iPhone 5 and iPad 3 as part of the discovery process in an ongoing patent dispute. The problem? ...
Samsung asks to see Apple's next iPhone, iPadCNET
Samsung suit against Apple latest in souring relationshipInternational Business Times
Samsung Demands Next iPhone, iPadPCWorld
Mobile Burn -Fortune -Muktware
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Tech mogul pays bright minds not to go to college - Watertown Daily Times

Posted: 29 May 2011 01:31 PM PDT


ABC News

Tech mogul pays bright minds not to go to college
Watertown Daily Times
In this May 27, 2011 photo, John Burnham, one of two dozen recipients of a unique scholarship, visits the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Burnham is being paid not to go to college and instead will work ...
Awards challenge higher educationBoston Herald

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Mark Zuckerberg will only eat animals he has killed - Monsters and Critics.com

Posted: 29 May 2011 04:20 AM PDT


AsiaOne

Mark Zuckerberg will only eat animals he has killed
Monsters and Critics.com
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has vowed to only eat meat if he kills the animal himself. EXCLUSIVE: Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg takes girlfriend Priscilla Chan for a modest lunch at the farmers ...
Facebook declares US lawsuit a fraudFrankstonweekly
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Slaughters Animals… For FoodThe BQB (press release)
Mark Zuckerberg: Slaughtering Animals and Other CreepinessDBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts
msnbc.com -Irish Central -AsiaOne
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The Trouble With the Echo Chamber Online - New York Times

Posted: 28 May 2011 11:12 AM PDT


Democracy Now

The Trouble With the Echo Chamber Online
New York Times
ON the Web, we often see what we like, and like what we see. Whether we know it or not, the Internet creates personalized e-comfort zones for each one of us. Give a thumbs up to a movie on Netflix or a thumbs down to a song on Pandora ...
Eli Pariser on "The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You"Democracy Now
The filter bubbleNewsDay

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Tumblr Blog Chronicles Real Outrage Over Fake News - Mashable

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:46 PM PDT


Scribbal

Tumblr Blog Chronicles Real Outrage Over Fake News
Mashable
Is Planned Parenthood opening an "abortionplex"? Are the final minutes of the last Harry Potter movie being split up into seven separate films? When most readers see these stories from satirical news source The Onion, they immediately realize they're ...
"Literally Unbelievable" Records Real Reactions to The OnionPC Magazine
A home for Facebookers who don't get Onion's jokesCNET
Facebook fury over fake newsCNN International
The Atlantic -TIME -BlackBook Magazine
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