Saturday, August 4, 2012

James Hansen: Extreme Heat Events Connected to Climate Change - PBS


San Francisco Chronicle

James Hansen: Extreme Heat Events Connected to Climate Change
PBS
Dr. James Hansen of NASA, one of the world's most outspoken scientists on the topic of Climate Change says there is now enough evidence to connect global warming to some of the extreme weather events of the recent past. Hansen tells the Newshour in an ...
NASA scientist links climate change, extreme weatherCNN
Study by 'global warming godfather': Texas drought, Europe heat waves are ...Washington Post
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Judge raps Samsung, denies Apple's bit for sanctions - NDTV


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Judge raps Samsung, denies Apple's bit for sanctions
NDTV
The judge in a massive smartphone patent dispute reprimanded Samsung Friday for releasing excluded evidence but denied a bid by Apple to order a verdict in the case. Judge Lucy Koh expressed irritation with Samsung's release to the media of documents ...
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NASA scientist links climate change, extreme weather - CNN


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NASA scientist links climate change, extreme weather
CNN
(CNN) -- What do the 2010 heat wave in Russia, last year's Texas drought, and the 2003 heat wave in Europe have in common? All are examples of extreme weather caused by climate change, according to a new study from NASA scientist James Hansen.
New study links current events to climate changeSalt Lake Tribune
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Samsung Galaxy Note II Could Arrive Earlier Than Apple iPhone 5 - The Droid Guy


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Samsung Galaxy Note II Could Arrive Earlier Than Apple iPhone 5
The Droid Guy
Neither Samsung nor Apple confirmed a fixed date for the release of their new devices but all signs are pointing to August and September. While the court battle between these two big companies continues, neither of them wants to lose sight of the ...
Samsung to unveil new Galaxy Note in late AugustReuters
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Mars rover Curiosity on course to land early Monday - Washington Post


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Mars rover Curiosity on course to land early Monday
Washington Post
PASADENA, Calif. รข€" After a journey of 354 million miles, a spacecraft approaching Mars at 13200 mph is on course to land inside its sweet spot early Monday. The landing is one of the riskiest ever tried, and the descent is what NASA officials call ...
Mars Mission's Fate Rests on LandingNew York Times
Curiosity closes in on Mars for high-stakes descentCNET
All systems go for tricky Mars landingSan Francisco Chronicle
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How @Gizmodo Got Hacked And How You Should Defend Yourself - Gizmodo Australia


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How @Gizmodo Got Hacked And How You Should Defend Yourself
Gizmodo Australia
If you follow Gizmodo US on Twitter, you may have noticed its account started spewing some garbage last night. It got hacked. Here's how it happened and some steps you can take to keep it from happening to you. The weak link in the security chain ...
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iPad Mini rear shell spotted in the wild - SlashGear


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iPad Mini rear shell spotted in the wild
SlashGear
Well this is interesting: as we're being inundated with rumors that Apple is set to reveal an iPad Mini, pictures of what appear to be the rear shell of such a device have surfaced on the Internet. The photos you see below were originally posted by ...
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Galaxy Note Release Pushes Through Amidst Legal Battle Between Samsung And Apple - The Droid Guy


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Galaxy Note Release Pushes Through Amidst Legal Battle Between Samsung And Apple
The Droid Guy
Samsung will not be deterred by the ongoing massive legal battle against rival Apple in a California court by launching another potential challenger to iPhone's dominance, the Galaxy Note. The South Korean company is planning to release Galaxy Note ...
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'This Is Now': Watch the world in real time via Instagram photos - CNET


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'This Is Now': Watch the world in real time via Instagram photos
CNET
Web site This is Now aggregates Instagram photos as they're uploaded in five cities around the world. by Emil Protalinski A new service called This is Now lets you see the world through Instagram's eyes. All you have to do is pick one of five major ...
This is Now Shows Real-Time Instagram UploadsPCWorld (blog)
Amazing website This Is Now shows live stream of every Instagram picture ...Daily Mail
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Judge denies Apple's bid for Samsung sanctions - North County Times


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Judge denies Apple's bid for Samsung sanctions
North County Times
August 03, 2012 12:11 pm รข€¢ AP A federal judge on Friday denied Apple Inc.'s demands for an immediate victory in a multibillion-dollar patent trial. Apple sought the long-shot bid as punishment for Samsung Electronics Inc.'s decision to issue a ...
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Baby-picture pooh-pooher is well Liked on Facebook - CNET


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Baby-picture pooh-pooher is well Liked on Facebook
CNET
Unbaby.me performs the useful social task of removing baby pictures that narcissistic parents post on your Facebook newsfeed. In less than four days, it has 44000 Likes. Next stop: a reduced birth rate? by Chris Matyszczyk People generally have ...
Sick of looking at babies! If that's you, Unbaby.me can helpLos Angeles Times
Chrome Plugin Replaces Facebook Baby Photos With CatsPC Magazine
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Burning Down the Farmville: Electronic Arts Sues Zynga Over Games - Muncie Free Press


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Burning Down the Farmville: Electronic Arts Sues Zynga Over Games
Muncie Free Press
LOS ANGELES, CA - Electronic Arts recently announced they are suing Zynga for copyright infringement. In the suit, they allege that Zynga's recently released Facebook game The Ville copied EA's The Sims Social. This is not the first time that Zynga has ...
EA Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Zynga For Sims CloneWorthPlaying.com
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Apple, Samsung Wage Battle Both In and Out of Court - PCWorld (blog)


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Apple, Samsung Wage Battle Both In and Out of Court
PCWorld (blog)
By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Aug 4, 2012 10:35 AM If anyone believed the court contest between Apple and Samsung wasn't a bare-knuckle brawl, the first week of the patent infringement trial should have disabused them of those notions.
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Legal Eagles Assemble! EA Sues Zynga for copyright infringement. - Complex.com (blog)


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Legal Eagles Assemble! EA Sues Zynga for copyright infringement.
Complex.com (blog)
By Hanuman Welch | Aug 4, 2012 | 12:38 pm | Permalink Zynga, makers of the all popular Facebook series of 'ville' games, is now on the recieving end of a copyright infringement lawsuit from EA. EA, never one to be trifiled with, claims that Zynga has ...
Electronic Arts Sues Zynga for Infringement for The VilleBusinessweek
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EA sues Zynga, alleges 'The Ville' is 'Sims Social' ripoffCNET
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Apple Patent Application Reveals iPad Smart Cover - PCWorld


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Apple Patent Application Reveals iPad Smart Cover
PCWorld
By Ian Paul, PCWorld Aug 3, 2012 9:03 AM Apple may be working on a new iPad Smart Cover that can display an extra row of app icons, as a keyboard, show notifications, and even convert into a graphics tablet. The United States Patent and Trademark ...
Apple iPad to Feature Smart Cover with Secondary Display?AMOG
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Apple's Secrets Revealed at Trial - Wall Street Journal


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Apple's Secrets Revealed at Trial
Wall Street Journal
By IAN SHERR SAN JOSE, Calif.รข€"Apple Inc., one of the world's most secretive companies, is finding there's a price in pushing its grievances against rival Samsung Electronics Co. in federal court: disclosure. In just the first few days of its patent ...
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Samsung to unveil new Galaxy Note in late August - Reuters


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Samsung to unveil new Galaxy Note in late August
Reuters
| SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics is set to take the wraps off a sequel to its popular Galaxy Note smartphone at an event on August 29, about two weeks before the possible debut of Apple's new iPhone. The two arch rivals are bracing for a ...
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Judge Rejects Apple's Courtroom Gambit - Forbes


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Judge Rejects Apple's Courtroom Gambit
Forbes
As I reported yesterday Apple attempted a very interesting legal gambit in their trial with Samsung. Essentially, their claim was that as their opponent's lawyer had done something not entirely good therefore the whole trial was forfeit and Apple wins!
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Apple to come out with new iPad smart cover? - Bizjournals.com


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Apple to come out with new iPad smart cover?
Bizjournals.com
Apple Inc. unveiled in a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office that it is working on a new iPad Smart Cover, according to an Apple Insider report on Thursday. The file names Fletcher Rothkopf, the manager of product design at Apple ...
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Apple's Jobs was open to making smaller iPad - Telegraph.co.uk


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Apple's Jobs was open to making smaller iPad
Telegraph.co.uk
Vice President Eddy Cue urged then-chief operating officer Tim Cook in January 2011 to build a 7-inch tablet, according to an email from Mr Cue that Samsung Electronics introduced as evidence in a US patent trial. In an email addressed also to software ...
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Microsoft confirms dumping 'Metro' brand from Windows 8 - Computerworld


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Microsoft confirms dumping 'Metro' brand from Windows 8
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft will walk away from the "Metro" tag it's been using for over a year to describe the new environment and apps in both Windows 8 and Windows RT, the company confirmed Friday. "We have used Metro style as a code ...
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Samsung to unveil new Galaxy Note on August 29 - Technology News - San Francisco Luxury News


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Samsung to unveil new Galaxy Note on August 29 - Technology News
San Francisco Luxury News
A model poses with a Galaxy Note of Samsung Electronics during a local launch event for Samsung's mobile devices at the company's headquarters in Seoul. Credit: Reuters/Lee Jae-Won Samsung Electronics is set to take the wraps off a sequel to its ...
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Nerd Chicks Adventures: Does your student really need a tablet? - Record-Searchlight


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Nerd Chicks Adventures: Does your student really need a tablet?
Record-Searchlight
As parents everywhere prepare to send sons and daughters back to school, they want to arm them with the best possible resources. For many families, computers or tech gadgets are alongside clothes, pens and paper on the list of purchases to budget for.
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Here's Apple's e-mail thread about a 7-inch iPad - CNET


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Here's Apple's e-mail thread about a 7-inch iPad
CNET
Apple may not have a 7-inch version of the iPad available, but a newly unearthed piece of evidence shows the company's top brass was into the idea. by Josh Lowensohn SAN JOSE, Calif. -- One of the highlights of Apple and Samsung's day in court today ...
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