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
all 1,146 news articles »

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
all 2,145 news articles »

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)
all 31 news articles »

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
all 659 news articles »

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
all 56 news articles »

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
all 161 news articles »

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
all 28 news articles »

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
all 8 news articles »

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
all 38 news articles »

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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