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Mars too dry for life - The Hindu

59 min 12 sec ago

CBC.ca

Mars too dry for life
The Hindu
Mars is too dry a planet to host any form of life, British scientists have concluded. An analysis of soil, collected during 2008 NASA Phoenix mission to Mars, by Imperial College London has revealed the Red Planet has experienced a 600 million year ...
Space voyages shouldn't become politically incorrectmsnbc.com
Life on Mars? Not on the surfaceTG Daily
A Sublime Springtime for Martian Dunes: Big PicDiscovery News
TruthDive -UPI.com
all 33 news articles »

UK: Hacked phone call with FBI poses no risk - USA TODAY

1 hour 48 min ago

USA TODAY

UK: Hacked phone call with FBI poses no risk
USA TODAY
LONDON (AP) – Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks ...
'Anonymous' intercepts FBI, Scotland Yard callDaily Herald
Hackers Intercept FBI Call With UKWall Street Journal
Hacker Group Anonymous Intercepted US Call Over InvestigationBusinessWeek
Washington Post -BBC News -Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
all 1,777 news articles »

EU reviews new Google policy - Lansing State Journal

2 hours 4 min ago

CTV.ca

EU reviews new Google policy
Lansing State Journal
AP A study finds that the average user of the online social network gets more than they give. More messages, more “likes,” even more “pokes.” A relatively small group of Facebook “power users” do more than their share of tagging, liking and uploading.
Lawmakers press Google on new privacy policyFox News
EU regulators want Google to halt new privacy policyReuters
EU Presses Google to Delay Privacy Policy ChangesNew York Times
Washington Post -InformationWeek -BusinessWeek
all 611 news articles »

CEO of Chip Maker Micron Dies in Plane Crash - ABC News

2 hours 24 min ago

ABC News

CEO of Chip Maker Micron Dies in Plane Crash
ABC News
The image Steve Appleton cultivated as a stunt pilot and off-road rally driver became the perfect metaphor for his wild, 18-year ride as the leader of Micron Technology Inc., where stomach-churning swings from billion-dollar profit to billion-dollar ...
Micron CEO dies in plane crash, industry stunnedHindustan Times
Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton Dies in Airplane CrashBusinessWeek

all 963 news articles »

Review: New Nokia Lumia 710 is quick, light - The Seattle Times

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 00:08

Telegraph.co.uk

Review: New Nokia Lumia 710 is quick, light
The Seattle Times
It's a modest device and easy-to-use. And one of the stronger points of the Lumia 710 is the Windows Phone 7 software. Compared with Android, Windows Phone 7 is generally a much more visually appealing and intuitive operating system.
Nokia design chief hints at Lumia phones with NFC and wireless chargingThe Guardian
How Windows Phone 8 'Apollo' Would Stack Up Against iOS 5, Android 4Wired News
Windows Phone 8: Great, But Still Too Late?PC Magazine
SlashGear -Los Angeles Times -Apple Insider
all 321 news articles »

Latest Hubble photo may solve mysteries of the Milky Way - The State Column

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 00:07

The State Column

Latest Hubble photo may solve mysteries of the Milky Way
The State Column
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a photo of a stunning spiral galaxy, the latest such image to make its way across the internet. The US space agency announced Friday that the telescope has captured an image of a “barred spiral” galaxy that ...
Space Pictures This Week: Hubble Galaxy, Poet Nebula, MoreNational Geographic
Hubble Telescope captures Milky Way galaxy's twinmsnbc.com
Does the Milky Way galaxy have an evil twin?Christian Science Monitor
BBC News -Hubble Space Telescope at ESA -TIME
all 51 news articles »

Playing New Zynga Game At Facebook - Wall Street Journal

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 23:46

Wall Street Journal

Playing New Zynga Game At Facebook
Wall Street Journal
By ROLFE WINKLER Garbage in, garbage out. Sometimes on Wall Street, that's all you have to go on. When Facebook released its financial results Wednesday evening, it disclosed in a footnote that Zynga was responsible for driving 12% of its 2011 revenue.
Facebook builds Washington presence ahead of IPOWashington Post
Pew study: Facebook users don't follow golden ruleUSA TODAY
Average Facebook Users Get More Than They GivePC Magazine
BusinessWeek -msnbc.com -Los Angeles Times
all 1,143 news articles »

Apple's Australian suit vs. Samsung grows to 278 patent claims - Los Angeles Times

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 23:29

Los Angeles Times

Apple's Australian suit vs. Samsung grows to 278 patent claims
Los Angeles Times
By Nathan Olivarez-Giles Apple's lawsuit against Samsung in Australia expanded Friday from three claims of patent infringement claims to 278, according to reports. The suit also grew from Apple singling out just one device -- Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 ...
Explained: Apple's not-so-secret favorite patent argumentCNET
Samsung, CSR, NFL, Elsevier, Motorola: Intellectual PropertyBloomberg
Samsung Says EU Probe Will Find It CompliantWall Street Journal
Apple Insider -Yonhap News
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Microsoft loses key Windows Phone employee to Amazon - SlashGear

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 22:32

TIME

Microsoft loses key Windows Phone employee to Amazon
SlashGear
The man who was in charge of getting new apps and content on the Windows Phone Marketplace has left Microsoft to pursure a similar occupation at Amazon. Brandon Watson apparently feels that the online bookseller-turned-behemoth has a brighter future.
Key Windows Phone Leader Goes To Amazon (MSFT, AMZN)San Francisco Chronicle
Today in who's leaving Microsoft...The Seattle Times
Windows Phone 8 Details Leaked through VideoITProPortal
The Verge -Daily Gossip -PC Magazine
all 87 news articles »

Mark Zuckerberg, the Hacker Way, and the Art of the Founder's Letter - Wired News

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:41

Wired News

Mark Zuckerberg, the Hacker Way, and the Art of the Founder's Letter
Wired News
By Steven Levy For a founder of a highly touted Internet company undertaking an IPO, the “Letter to Shareholders” in the S-1 prospectus has become a rarefied form of performance art. Going public is the purest capitalist act — a deep and unambiguous ...
Zuckerberg's 2011 tax bill: $1.5 billionRegister
Benefits and Barriers as Facebook's FriendWall Street Journal
From Founders to Decorators, Facebook RichesNew York Times
Washington Post -Bloomberg -The Age
all 722 news articles »

Apple Resumes Sales Of Devices In Germany After Injunction - Wall Street Journal

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:03

The Guardian

Apple Resumes Sales Of Devices In Germany After Injunction
Wall Street Journal
By Ian Sherr and Harriet Torry Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Some of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) mobile devices were briefly unavailable for sale in Germany on Friday, as part of ongoing patent arguments with Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.
Apple dealt legal setbacks by Motorola in GermanyCNET
Motorola Mobility Wins Second German Ruling Against AppleBloomberg
Motorola Wins iCloud Injunction in Germany, Apple Pulls ProductsPC Magazine
USA TODAY -PCWorld
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Will Google's 'Bouncer' Make the Android Market Any Safer? - PC Magazine

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:21

IBNLive.com

Will Google's 'Bouncer' Make the Android Market Any Safer?
PC Magazine
By Sara Yin Yesterday Google announced a significant-sounding effort to secure the Android Market, Google Bouncer. Bouncer scans existing and future apps in the Android Market for malware. In the past Google has been criticized for its low barrier of ...
Google Beefs Up Security on Its Android MarketWall Street Journal
Google reveals Android malware 'Bouncer,' scans all appsComputerworld
Android Counterclank: Malware, Or Smartphone Advertising?InformationWeek
PCWorld -CNET -Reuters
all 278 news articles »

Apple updates iBooks Author EULA to clarify restriction on format, not content - Ars Technica

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:01

Wired News

Apple updates iBooks Author EULA to clarify restriction on format, not content
Ars Technica
By Chris Foresman | Published February 3, 2012 3:35 PM Apple updated iBooks Author to version 1.0.1 on Friday afternoon, the only change being an update to the software's controversial end user license agreement. The updated EULA now specifically only ...
Apple No Longer Claims to Own Your Content on iBooksMashable
Apple Clarifies iBooks Author EULA, Excludes Claim on ContentThe Mac Observer
Apple updates iBooks Author EULA terms to address content ownership concernsSlashGear
paidContent.org -Macworld -Wired News (blog)
all 35 news articles »

Refurbished Motorola Xoom Tablets Sold With Data From Previous Owners - PC Magazine

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:24

USA TODAY

Refurbished Motorola Xoom Tablets Sold With Data From Previous Owners
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Motorola announced Friday that approximately 100 refurbished Xoom tablets sold by deals site Woot still contained data from their previous owners. "Approximately 100 out of a batch of 6200 Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi tablets that were ...
Yikes! Refurbished Motorola Xoom tablets sold on Woot weren't wipedCBS News
Refurbished Motorola Xooms came with private data from previous ownersArs Technica
Xooms sold on Woot.com may contain previous owners' dataChicago Tribune

all 116 news articles »

Dropbox Offers Beta Testers Extra 4.5MB of Free Storage - PC Magazine

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:18

Tech Digest

Dropbox Offers Beta Testers Extra 4.5MB of Free Storage
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo Dropbox, the popular online file-synchronization service, is offering up to 4.5MB of additional free storage for those who agree to test out a new automatic photo and video uploading feature, the company said in a forum post on ...
Dropbox offers 5GB of free cloud storageCBS News
Dropbox offering up to 5GB of free space for beta testersThe Verge
Dropbox promotes 5GB of free photo storage, feels pressure from iCloud?IntoMobile
Technorati -Ubergizmo -PCWorld (blog)
all 33 news articles »

Spectacular High-Res Image of Earth: The Other Side - Wired News

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:26

Wired News

Spectacular High-Res Image of Earth: The Other Side
Wired News
By Wired UK By Mark Brown, Wired UK Last week, NASA released its 2012 version of the famous “Blue Marble” image. By using a planet-pointing satellite, Suomi NPP, the space agency created an extremely high-resolution photograph of our watery world.
Big Blue Marble Redux: Earth's Flipside, and a Goldilocks PlanetIndian Country Today Media Network.com
The Top 10 Views of Earth From SpaceSpace.com
Second 'Blue Marble' NASA sat pic apes Apollo 17's stunnerRegister
Christian Science Monitor -Science Friday -USA TODAY
all 49 news articles »

'Super Earth' planet discovered circling three sun - Alaska Dispatch

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 13:21

NEWS.com.au

'Super Earth' planet discovered circling three sun
Alaska Dispatch
A newfound planet only 22 light-years away represents the best candidate yet for hosting liquid water on its surface, according to a team of astronomers announcing the find Thursday. The planet has 4.5 times Earth's mass and orbits in the heart of its ...
New "Super Earth" Found at Right Distance for LifeNational Geographic
Planet found at perfect spot for life - in solar system with three sunsChristian Science Monitor
New alien planet is perfect for life, scientists sayFox News
msnbc.com -RedOrbit -Telegraph.co.uk
all 150 news articles »

Kaz Hirai Becomes Sony CEO, Asks "Holy Sh*t, Now What?" - Escapist Magazine

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:17

Globe and Mail

Kaz Hirai Becomes Sony CEO, Asks "Holy Sh*t, Now What?"
Escapist Magazine
As he prepares to take the reins of power, incoming Sony CEO Kaz Hirai wants to know, "Holy sh*t, now what?" [Seriously.] Sony Computer Entertainment Chairman Kazuo Hirai was recently tapped to take over as president and CEO of the whole Sony ...
Sony sees $2.9 billion loss, new CEO warns of painReuters
Sony's Hirai Vows to Deliver Stringer Vision With Cost CutsBusinessWeek
Sony Dives To 3Q Loss, Sees Wider FY Loss On Weak TV Business, YenWall Street Journal
Washington Post -New York Times -Los Angeles Times
all 1,150 news articles »

Windows Phone 8: Great, But Still Too Late? - PC Magazine

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:03

TIME

Windows Phone 8: Great, But Still Too Late?
PC Magazine
By Sascha Segan Microsoft's Windows Phone division is like a powerful sportscar that goes from 0-60 in five minutes. It's accelerating - you can see it's doing so - but as its engine strains to get into gear, its more nimble competitors are lapping it.
Skype could hit Windows Phone soon, report saysCNET
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 details leakTelegraph.co.uk
Kinect For Windows Adds Gesture Recognition To PCs, LaptopsInformationWeek
The Seattle Times -Inquirer -TIME
all 311 news articles »

military to get secure Android phones - CNN

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:48

Q13 FOX

military to get secure Android phones
CNN
By Mark Milian, CNN A US soldier checks his cell phone while on patrol in Iraq in December. Smartphones are first being deployed to soldiers. (CNN) -- Some US officials this year are expected to get smartphones capable of handling classified government ...
U.S. Gov: We can update Android phones in 2 weeksGigaOm
US Government's Secure Android Phones Expected This YearPC Magazine
Military, government officials could get secure Android phonesCNET (blog)
Mobile Burn -paidContent.org -SlashGear
all 26 news articles »

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