Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


News Corp. Takes A Bath On MySpace Sale - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:26 PM PDT


USA Today

News Corp. Takes A Bath On MySpace Sale
San Francisco Chronicle
News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) finally unloaded its floundering MySpace web property today and the price is rather shocking - $35 million. The company paid $580 million for MySpace in 2005, and was hoping to fetch around $100 million for the social ...
News Corp. Sells MySpace for a Mere $35 MillionABC News
MySpace finally sold for some $35 millionChristian Science Monitor
Specific Media Buys MySpace for a Rumored $35 MillionPC Magazine
San Jose Mercury News -PCWorld -Wall Street Journal
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Cisco Plans to Offer Cius Tablet Computer at the End of July - BusinessWeek

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:07 PM PDT


CNET

Cisco Plans to Offer Cius Tablet Computer at the End of July
BusinessWeek
June 29 (Bloomberg) -- Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of networking equipment, will begin selling its new Cius tablet computer to businesses at the end of July, hoping corporate users will drive adoption. ...
Cius is about giving control back to IT, Cisco saysComputerworld
How Does Cisco Expect To Sell Big Companies A $750 Android Tablet? (CSCO)San Francisco Chronicle
Cisco Plans to Offer Its Cius Tablet Computer at the End of JulyBloomberg
Network World -PCWorld -CNET
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TwitPic Founder Tweets About Being Detained for Public Nudity - PC Magazine

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:04 PM PDT


The Stir (blog)

TwitPic Founder Tweets About Being Detained for Public Nudity
PC Magazine
On Tuesday night Twitpic founder Noah Everett tweeted to his 2.8 million followers that he was arrested for public nudity. But was he really? In his first tweet at 2am ET, the Charleston, South Carolina resident wrote, ...
Twitpic founder arrested on Daniel Island?Live 5 News
TwitPic Founder Tweets Picture of 'Public Nudity Arrest'Fox News
Founder of Twitpic tweets pic from naked arrestJalopnik
msnbc.com -Mashable -Computerworld New Zealand
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Stars aligning on combined Lion, MacBook Air launch in mid-July - Ars Technica

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:40 PM PDT


International Business Times

Stars aligning on combined Lion, MacBook Air launch in mid-July
Ars Technica
The stars are aligning for a mid-July launch of both Mac OS X Lion and updated MacBook Airs, if the rumor mill is to be believed. Three sources across two different sites seem to have similar ...
Supply of Apple's white MacBook severely constrained ahead of Lion debutApple Insider
Next MacBook Air could ship July 19: reportmsnbc.com
Apple's white MacBook supply tightening ahead of new OS debutInternational Business Times
tuaw.com -PC Magazine -Macgasm
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Thunderbolt RAID dramatically faster than FireWire 800 - Macworld

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT


CNET

Thunderbolt RAID dramatically faster than FireWire 800
Macworld
The wait for Thunderbolt-ready peripherals is over. Four months after the debut of Thunderbolt in Apple's revamped MacBook Pro lineup, storage devices that support Intel's new interconnect technology have finally ...
Thunderbolt drive support for troubleshootingCNET (blog)
Why the ability to boot from Thunderbolt on a Mac is hugeGigaOm
Promise and Apple Ship First Thunderbolt DevicesPC Magazine
Apple Insider -The Mac Observer -Mac Rumors
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Google to launch Facebook wannabe - msnbc.com

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:39 PM PDT


USA Today

Google to launch Facebook wannabe
msnbc.com
Google Plus (or Google+) debuted last night to a limited, invite-only audience. It's available today for the Android crowd, and should be coming to Apple's App Store soon, Vic Gundotra, a Google senior VP wrote on the Google Blog today. ...
Google unveils latest social networking featForbes
Google goes after Facebook with Google+Computerworld
Tech blogs not sold on Google's 'Facebook clone'CNN
DVICE -International Business Times -PCWorld
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7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Misdeeds - PC Magazine

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:46 PM PDT


ABC News

7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Misdeeds
PC Magazine
Facebook just hired infamous Sony PlayStation hacker George Hotz, the latest in a line of young cybercriminals hired by super-exclusive tech companies. By Sara Yin Thirteen years after "Hack Heaven," Stephen Glass' fabricated feature about a lonely ...
Facebook Hires Sony's HackerABC News
Hackers Gone Mild: 6 Rebels Turned InsidersPCWorld
Facebook Hires Whiz 'GeoHot'Wall Street Journal
CNET -NewsMax.com -IEEE Spectrum
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LeapFrog unveils tablet for kids - msnbc.com

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT


New York Times (blog)

LeapFrog unveils tablet for kids
msnbc.com
Facebook, iPads, Android, and everything between — the tech news you need, the stories you want, and the tips you'll actually use. Our Digital Life. Read. Live. Share. By Suzanne Kantra, Techlicious.com I've long since given into the temptation to hand ...
LeapFrog moves into tablets for kids with LeapPadVentureBeat
LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer tablet hands-on (video)Engadget
LeapFrog enters tablet marketSan Jose Mercury News
CrunchGear -Product Reviews -Gizmodo Australia
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Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype - Computerworld

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:25 PM PDT


The Tech Herald

Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype
Computerworld
Computerworld - A newly patented Microsoft technology called Legal Intercept that would allow the company to secretly intercept, monitor and record Skype calls is stoking privacy concerns. Microsoft's patent application for Legal ...
Microsoft Wins Patent For Internet Spying TechnologyInformationWeek
Did Microsoft Buy Skype To Spy On You?Business Insider
Microsoft May Add Eavesdropping To SkypeConceivablyTech
Inquirer -Tom's Guide -The Tech Herald
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Tau Day: An Even More Fundamental Holiday Than Pi Day - PCWorld

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT


MyFox Washington DC

Tau Day: An Even More Fundamental Holiday Than Pi Day
PCWorld
We all know about Pi Day, that tasty holiday on March 14 where celebrations include reciting digits of Pi and eating pie. At MIT, we ate pizza pie, pine nuts, and dined on dozens of types of sugary ...
Happy National Tau Day, brainiacsDeseret News
Happy Tau Day, everybody!CBS News
On National Tau Day, Pi Under AttackFox News
Geek.com -BBC News -The Atlantic Wire
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Google Swiffy converts Flash files to iPhone-compatible HTML5 - Apple Insider

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:04 PM PDT


Google Swiffy converts Flash files to iPhone-compatible HTML5
Apple Insider
By Slash Lane Google on Tuesday unveiled a new experimental tool for developers called Swiffy, which converts some .SWF Flash files into HTML5 code compatible with devices like the iPhone and iPad. Swiffy is available at Google Labs, where the search ...
Google's Swiffy Converts Flash Files to HTML5Mashable
Google's Swiffy makes Flash files HTML5 friendlyCNET
Google Debuts Flash-To-HTML5 ConverterInformationWeek
Mobiputing -TMC Net -iProgrammer
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Half a million Android smartphones activated daily, Google says - Computerworld

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT


New York Times (blog)

Half a million Android smartphones activated daily, Google says
Computerworld
Computerworld - More than half a million Android phones are activated every day, according to Google's Andy Rubin, head of the Android platform. Rubin tweeted about the activations today. The tweet shows how much of a numbers game ...
500000 Android Devices Activated Daily, Outpaces Apple ActivationsInternational Business Times
Google activates 500000 Android devices dailyBetaNews
Google Android Gets 500K Daily ActivationseWeek
SC Magazine US -Washington Post -The Tech Herald
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Final Space Shuttle Mission to Launch July 8 - Fox News

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT


Fox News

Final Space Shuttle Mission to Launch July 8
Fox News
Space shuttle Atlantis stands on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it is set to liftoff on STS-135, the final shuttle mission. It's official: NASA's last space shuttle launch in history is set to blast off ...
Shuttle Atlantis Cleared for July 8 LaunchPC Magazine
NASA to Launch Final Shuttle Mission July 8Voice of America
Atlantis Cleared For Final LaunchWESH Orlando
The Associated Press -AFP -DVICE
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Monday, June 27, 2011

Sci/Tech News

Sci/Tech News


Did LulzSec Change the Hacking Game, or Just Get Lucky? - PC Magazine

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:32 PM PDT


The Guardian

Did LulzSec Change the Hacking Game, or Just Get Lucky?
PC Magazine
LulzSec ended its 50-day hacking spree on Saturday night with one final data leak and a call for continued anti-government activity. The group certainly garnered a number of headlines, but what did they accomplish? ...
Anonymous IRC Twitter Reaches 100k Followers After LulzSec QuitsInternational Business Times
LulzSec Passes Hacking Torch To AnonymousCRN
LulzSec Dissolution Won't Reduce Threat of High-Profile Cyber-AttackseWeek
Top Tech News -InformationWeek -SC Magazine US
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Supreme Court ruling means 'business as usual' for gamemakers - Washington Post

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:08 PM PDT


USA Today

Supreme Court ruling means 'business as usual' for gamemakers
Washington Post
By AP, LOS ANGELES — The game seems to be over for those seeking to ban the sale or rental of violent video games to children after the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the government doesn't have the authority to "restrict the ideas to which children ...
Supreme Court: Matching funds in Arizona election law violate free speechChristian Science Monitor
Court Ruling Means 'Business as Usual' for GamersABC News
Supreme Court strikes down California violent video game lawPunch Jump
International Business Times -USA Today -CNN
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Your next job: Mobile app developer? - Computerworld

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:29 AM PDT


PR Web (press release)

Your next job: Mobile app developer?
Computerworld
With companies scrambling to build mobile apps, there's a gold rush on for developers willing to retool their technical skills and adopt a new design mind-set. By Beth Stackpole Computerworld - As market demand surges for apps to run on iOS, ...
As Mobile Devices Multiply, Some Colleges Turn Away From Building Campus AppsChronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
The truth about Android task killers and why you don't need themPhoneDog
Looking for Highly Rated Apps for Your Summer Vacation?Appmodo
Coldwater Daily Reporter -San Francisco Chronicle (press release) -Huffington Post (blog)
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Small asteroid swings harmlessly past Earth - Sacramento Bee

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:06 PM PDT


ABC News

Small asteroid swings harmlessly past Earth
Sacramento Bee
AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES -- Whew, that was close. An asteroid the size of a tour bus streaked harmlessly past Earth on Monday, passing within 7600 miles. Discovered only last week, the relatively small space rock made a hairpin ...
Bus-Sized Asteroid Passes Earth, Visible Again TuesdayNBC Los Angeles
Bus-Sized Asteroid Barely Misses Hitting EarthABC News
Asteroids Come, Asteroids (Hopefully) Go: Detecting Near-Earth ObjectsNational Journal
National Geographic -The Mac Observer -Science News
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Office 365 Vs. Google Apps: Top 10 Enterprise Concerns - InformationWeek

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:31 PM PDT


ABC News

Office 365 Vs. Google Apps: Top 10 Enterprise Concerns
InformationWeek
Doug Henschen 06/27/2011 Is Microsoft Office 365 ready to rumble with the ease of use and lower cost of archrival Google Apps? Consider this point-by-point comparison for enterprises. The stakes could hardly be higher for Office 365, ...
Microsoft Readies Office 365 as Google Preps for BattleeWeek
What Happens To All Those Customers Who Trusted Microsoft's LAST Online ...San Francisco Chronicle
Office 365: Analyst Explains Limitations and NuancesRedmondmag.com
Internet Evolution -The Seattle Times -CRN
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Survey: Ereaders Outpace Tablets in US Adoption - PC Magazine

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:05 PM PDT


International Business Times

Survey: Ereaders Outpace Tablets in US Adoption
PC Magazine
The increase in US adults who own ereaders is outpacing the growth of tablet owners, according to a new phone survey by the Pew Internet Project. Adults who owned ereaders like Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook doubled from 6 ...
E-Reader Use Doubles in Six Months, Tablets Grow at Slower PacePCWorld
Study: 12 percent of US households own e-readerSeattle Post Intelligencer
Hispanic Audience Turning Up On E-Readers, TabletsMediapost.com
Pew Research Center -eWeek
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Genomes could help save Tasmanian devils - msnbc.com

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:12 PM PDT


msnbc.com

Genomes could help save Tasmanian devils
msnbc.com
Zoo keeper and breeder Tim Faulkner holds a Tasmanian devil — an endangered marsupial found in the wild in the Australian island-state of Tasmania. By Wynne Parry The genetic code for two Tasmanian devils named Spirit and Cedric may help preserve a ...
Scientists make advance in keeping Tasmanian devils aliveUSA Today
Genome plan for Tasmanian devilBBC News
Gene analysis drives effort to save Tasmanian devilsAFP
Penn State Live -Scientific American (blog) -Science AAAS
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Acoustic cloak to hide ships from sonar - msnbc.com

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:18 PM PDT


Fox News

Acoustic cloak to hide ships from sonar
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 or Twitter. By Nidhi Subbaraman A new design for sound cloaking brings us one ...
Acoustic Invisibility Cloak Makes Objects UnhearableFox News
This Acoustic Cloaking Device Makes Objects Invisible To SONARBusiness Insider
Acoustic Cloaking Device Could Make Ships Invisible to SonarPC Magazine
Huffington Post -Walyou
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Apple supply chain points to "iPhone 4S" in Sept., iPad 3 prototype in early 2012 - Apple Insider

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:29 PM PDT


PhoneDog (blog)

Apple supply chain points to "iPhone 4S" in Sept., iPad 3 prototype in early 2012
Apple Insider
By Slash Lane A second investment research firm on Monday cited sources in Taiwan as indicating that Apple's fifth-generation iPhone will hit the market early in the third quarter and also did its part to pour cold water on rumors of an iPad 3 launch ...
4G LTE iPhone 5 x 4 in the fall: case for Verizon, Sprint, AT&T-MobileBeatweek Magazine
AT&T's Leaked Roadmap Gives Clues About LTE iPadPadGadget
LulzSec closes up shop, leaks 4G LTE iPhone and iPad testing infoDVICE
ZDNet (blog) -Prepaid Reviews (blog) -9 to 5 Mac
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Rumor: Apple Moving from Samsung to TSMC for A6 Chips - PC Magazine

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:24 PM PDT


TFTS (blog)

Rumor: Apple Moving from Samsung to TSMC for A6 Chips
PC Magazine
Apple could be dumping Samsung in favor of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the production of its next-generation A6 processors for iPhones, iPads, and other mobile devices, according to a Merrill Lynch analyst. ...
Apple ditching Samsung for chip production next yearBetaNews
Apple Sues Samsung in S. KoreaZacks.com
Apple ditches Samsung, moves A6 processor production to TSMC for iOS 6 devices?Unwired View
ITProPortal -VentureBeat -Engadget
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