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Mars Curiosity rover's next drill target a bumpier challenge Los Angeles Times After a four-week spring break, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has set its sights on the next drill target: Cumberland, a rock lying about 9 feet away from where the rover first broke ground in Yellowknife Bay. The new target will be a greater challenge than the last ... Mars Rover Curiosity to Drill Into Bumpy 'Cumberland' RockSpace.com NASA Curiosity Rover Back To WorkInformationWeek Mars Curiosity rover engineer, a College of Marin alumnus, helps college ...Marin Independent Journal BBC News -NASA -Astronomy Magazine all 28 news articles »

Politico

Two tech executives quit Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us political group Los Angeles Times SAN FRANCISCO -- Two prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have quit Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's political advocacy group Fwd.us after protests from environmentalists and liberal groups, a person familiar with the situation said late ... Technology Industry Lobbying Group Loses SupportersNew York Times Exclusive: Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy groupReuters Mark Zuckerberg's FWD.us losing membersPolitico Register -GigaOM -TechCrunch all 15 news articles »

This week, after The Onion, a parody news site, became the latest publication to have its Twitter account hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, details of how the attacks took place were made public.

The billionaire Carl C. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, two of Dell’s biggest shareholders, seek to offer an alternative to a $24.4 billion takeover that they have criticized as “the great giveaway.”

Elon Musk of Tesla and David Sacks of Yammer have left Mark Zuckerberg’s Fwd.us, which faces criticism from environmentalists over its lobbying tactics.

MSN News

Apple has a waiting list for law enforcement iPhone access requests VentureBeat Apple is putting law enforcement requests on hold, according to one judge. The company has created a waiting list for all the “unlock this device” requests it receives. After repeat attempts to unlock a suspected drug dealer's iPhone 4S, the Bureau of Alcohol, ... Apple May Be Able to Bypass Your iPhone's Password, but There's a Waiting ListTIME Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhonesCNET Apple will reportedly unlock your iPhone for police, but there's a wait listArs Technica PC Magazine -TidBITS -Apple Insider all 21 news articles »

New York Times

FCC proposal may greatly improve airplane Wi-Fi TechSpot The FCC has proposed freeing up as much as 500MHz of spectrum for the purpose of impoving airplane Internet connectivity during flight. The bump in bandwidth could be a boon for airborne Internet junkies but may come at the expense of commercial ... FCC Proposes Faster Wi-Fi Speeds On PlanesThe Droid Guy FCC Advances Plan for Faster In-Flight Wi-FiNew York Times FCC To Boost Wi-Fi On PlanesInformationWeek PC Magazine -Wall Street Journal -eWeek all 58 news articles »

National Geographic

Carbon Dioxide Hits Atmospheric Milestone Wall Street Journal The daily average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at a benchmark U.S. monitoring site has reached 400 parts per million for the first time, U.S. government scientists said Friday. The site at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, has been monitoring carbon ... Earth's climate changed dramatically when CO2 hit 400, study saysLos Angeles Times CO2 levels hit new peak at key observatoryCNN What's in a Number? New Carbon Dioxide Level Unseen in Human HistoryABC News Washington Post -CBS News -New York Times all 85 news articles »

NDTV

Nokia's Lumia 928 hits Verizon with new screen and design NBCNews.com Nokia has updated its flagship Windows Phone line with the Lumia 928 for Verizon, which resembles the well-received 920 in many ways, but has a tweaked design and new display. The list of non-cosmetic differences between the 928 and its ... Can Verizon's Lumia 928 succeed where the Lumia 920 failed?PCWorld Nokia to Launch New Handset in USWall Street Journal Meet the Nokia Lumia 928. (Psst, it's a lot like the Lumia 920.)Christian Science Monitor Apple Insider -CNET -PC Magazine all 586 news articles »

National Geographic

Serious Space Station Leak Provokes Weekend Spacewalk National Geographic A leak in one of the space station's radiators requires a hastily planned spacewalk to assess damage and conduct repair. Credit: NASA. The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is preparing for a spacewalk Saturday as it deals with what NASA ... Ammonia leaks from International Space StationNBCNews.com Spacewalk will fix International Space Station leak - USA TodayUSA TODAY ISS Crew Preps for Saturday Spacewalk to Fix Ammonia LeakPC Magazine Aviation Week -Los Angeles Times -Register all 194 news articles »

ValueWalk

Comment on Facebook Directly From Bing PC Magazine Microsoft on Friday announced that it has more tightly integrated its search engine with Facebook to let users interact with friends' posts directly from the right-hand social sidebar. Launched last year, the Bing social sidebar displays content from Facebook and ... Now You Can Comment on Facebook Posts Directly From Bing - MashableMashable Bing brings integrated Facebook comments and Likes to searchesPCWorld Bing adds more Facebook to searchCNET SlashGear -AllFacebook -ValueWalk all 27 news articles »

ValueWalk

Now You Can Comment on Facebook Posts Directly From Bing - Mashable Mashable Interacting with your friends on Facebook just got a lot easier — If you're a Bing user, that is. Starting Friday, Bing will show comments from Facebook relevant to your search in the sidebar. From that search, you can Like a friend's post, comment, or see the ... Bing brings integrated Facebook comments and Likes to searchesPCWorld Bing adds more Facebook to searchCNET Microsoft's Bing integrates Facebook Likes and commentsSlashGear AllFacebook -ValueWalk -TechCrunch all 27 news articles »

Facebook extends mobile page redesign to Android - Inside Facebook Inside Facebook pages Facebook has begun to roll out its new mobile page layout to Android, a spokesperson from the company tells us. Two weeks ago the social network debuted a redesign for business and fan pages on iOS, putting more actionable information about a ... and more »

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NASA Curiosity Rover Back To Work InformationWeek After a four-week break, the Mars rover gears up for a second rock drilling. Start The Discussion. Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Elena Malykhina | May 10, 2013 03:00 PM. NASA Mars Mission: No Little Green Men -- Yet. (click image for larger view and for ... Curiosity rover ready to start drilling againExaminer.com 'Cumberland' Target for Drilling by Curiosity Mars RoverNASA JPL: NASA Curiosity rover back to work after Martian spring breakLos Angeles Times Nature World News -Aviation Week -Popular Science all 26 news articles »

MSN News

Apple's iOS Encryption Baffles Police TidBITS Despite recent complaints about iOS security, it's effective against at least one group: law enforcement. According to Declan McCullagh at CNET, police departments around the country are sufficiently stymied by iOS device encryption that they're turning to ... Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhonesCNET Apple has 'waiting list' of cops seeking to crack iPhone: Report - NewsMSN News Police asking Apple to decrypt seized iPhones must wait their turn - AppleInsiderApple Insider IntoMobile -Examiner.com -Ars Technica all 18 news articles »

New York Times

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere crosses historic threshold Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- The ratio of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has surpassed 400 parts per million in an average daily reading at Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory, the highest concentration of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas in millions of years. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels hit troubling milestone, scientists sayWashington Post CO2 Hits Level Unseen in Human HistoryABC News Carbon Dioxide Level Passes Long-Feared MilestoneNew York Times Science News -BBC News -The Guardian all 69 news articles »

IBNLive

Nokia's Lumia 928 Could Be The Last Throw Of The American Dice Forbes Nokia announced the Lumia 928 Windows Phone today, a high-end handset using Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system which will be exclusively available through American carrier Verizon. While the market share of Windows Phone has been ... Meet the Nokia Lumia 928. (Psst, it's a lot like the Lumia 920.)Christian Science Monitor Can Verizon's Lumia 928 succeed where the Lumia 920 failed?PCWorld Nokia to Launch New Handset in USWall Street Journal Apple Insider -CNET -PC Magazine all 584 news articles »

U.S. News & World Report

Spacewalk will fix International Space Station leak - USA Today USA TODAY WASHINGTON (AP) — Two astronauts will make a precedent-setting spacewalk Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in the International Space Station's power system. Spacewalks are rarely done on such short notice, but the U.S. space agency says the ... ISS Crew Preps for Saturday Spacewalk to Fix Ammonia LeakPC Magazine Space walk from ISS slated for Saturday, NASA saysLos Angeles Times Penguins in spa-aa-ce! ISS dumps Windows for Linux on laptopsRegister Space.com -CNN -VentureBeat all 186 news articles »

New York Daily News

Kaspersky Lab Helps Making Sure Watch Dogs Stays Close to Truth Design & Trend Ubisoft Montreal has asked for feedback on its upcoming game Watch Dogs. The game features a character that has the ability to hack a variety of electronic devices, and the game developer want to ensure that the hacking depicted in Watch Dogs is accurate. Watch Dogs game true-to-life hacking developed with real security prosSlashGear Watch Dogs creates an open-world morality (preview)VentureBeat New WATCH DOGS Screenshots Reveal New Character & Action - HolyFraggerHolyFragger Game Politics -PSX Extreme -Nerd Reactor all 66 news articles »

Design & Trend

Black Death Bacterium Caused Justinian Plague, Helped End Roman Empire Design & Trend The Justinian Plague, named after Byzantine Emperor Justinian (pictured), was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, according to a new study of ancient DNA. (PHOTO: Public Domain). Like Us on Facebook ... Plague Helped Bring Down Roman EmpireDiscovery News Justinian Plague Of The Dark Ages Caused By Yersinia Pestis BacteriumScience 2.0 Scientists confirm Justinianic Plague caused by bacterium Yersinia pestisMedical Xpress all 7 news articles »

ValueWalk

Need Apple's Decryption Expertise? Get In Line PC Magazine If you need something from Apple, you best wait your turn. Even Oprah couldn't get early access to the iPad, and it appears that a government badge also won't speed up your chances of a quick response from Cupertino. As highlighted by CNET, agents from ... Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhonesCNET Piper Jaffray: Concern of drooping sub-30% Apple margins is 'overblown'Apple Insider iPhone security stymies authorities, who turn to Apple for helpExaminer.com Investor's Business Daily -Ars Technica -Fortune all 26 news articles »

Christian Science Monitor

Meet the Nokia Lumia 928. (Psst, it's a lot like the Lumia 920.) Christian Science Monitor Last year, Nokia took the wraps off the Lumia 920, a Windows 8-powered smart phone exclusive to AT&T. This week, Nokia is taking the wraps off the Lumia 928, a Windows 8-powered smart phone exclusive to Verizon Wireless. Skip to next paragraph ... Can Verizon's Lumia 928 succeed where the Lumia 920 failed?PCWorld Nokia to Launch New Handset in USWall Street Journal Doing double duty, Nokia announces new high-end, low-end handsetsApple Insider TIME -CNET -CNNMoney all 574 news articles »

Digital Trends

FCC proposal would make in-flight Wi-Fi faster and cheaper Digital Trends Thanks FCC! Surfing the Web from the seat of an airplane may get a whole lot easier, due to a proposal from the Federal Communications Commission. According to a report from the New York Times, the U.S. government bureau is looking to host an auction ... FCC Advances Plan for Faster In-Flight Wi-FiNew York Times FCC proposes boosted in-flight WiFi speed with 14GHz spectrum by 2020Engadget FCC Continues Plan to Make In-Flight WiFi Cheaper and FasterHot Hardware InformationWeek -PC Magazine -Wall Street Journal all 54 news articles »

Philly.com

Icahn Says His Dell Board Would Remove Michael Dell Wall Street Journal “If our board is elected, he's not going to be running the company. I can guarantee that 100%,” Icahn said of Dell in an interview on CNBC Friday. Representatives from the company were not immediately available for comment. Icahn and Southeastern Asset ... Dell takeover bid faces fresh challenge from investors Icahn, Southeastern Asset ...Washington Post Icahn Believe It: Carl Wants New Dell CEO, Maybe Buy HP's PC BusinessCRN What Lies Ahead for Dell After Icahn's New DemandNew York Times Proactive Investors USA & Canada -CNBC.com -Toronto Sun all 113 news articles »

AFP

Historic greenhouse gas level sparks calls for action AFP WASHINGTON — The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has surpassed 400 parts per million for the first time in human history, US monitors announced Friday, sparking new calls for action to scale back greenhouse gases. Climate scientists say the ... Carbon Dioxide Level Passes Long-Feared MilestoneNew York Times CO2 at highest level for millions of yearsFinancial Times Atmospheric carbon dioxide reaches 400 parts per million concentration milestoneWashington Post (blog) Voice of America -The Desert Sun -BBC News all 63 news articles »

Ars Technica

leak on space station causes concerns, power re-route Ars Technica The crew of the International Space Station might be taking an unscheduled space walk tomorrow to check out what appears to be a leak in one of the recirculating ammonia loops used to keep the station's power-generating solar arrays within operating ... NASA Mulls Spacewalk to Fix Space Station LeakABC News NASA: ISS Leaking Ammonia But Crew is SafePC Magazine ISS Leak May Force Emergency Spacewalk, NASA Says - Huffington PostHuffington Post ActionNewsJax.com -Wall Street Journal -Digital Trends all 172 news articles »

We are using the Internet wrong. Smartphones turn people into horrible listeners. And cat videos aren't as riveting as we think they are.

The U.S. State Department said Thursday it had heard enough from Defense Distributed, the non-profit group at the center of a 3-D gun printing controversy.

Times of India

Report: Amazon Developing Smartphone With 3-D Display - CRN.com CRN According to The Wall Street Journal, the Web retailer is actually working on two smartphones -- one of which will boast a display that can generate three-dimensional images without 3-D glasses. The report, which cites people familiar with Amazon's plans, ... Amazon Is Developing Smartphone With 3-D ScreenWall Street Journal Amazon developing smartphone with 3D display: WSJZDNet Amazon reportedly developing smartphone with glasses-free 'holographic' 3D ...Apple Insider CNET -TechCrunch -TechSpot all 158 news articles »

ValueWalk

Police asking Apple to decrypt seized iPhones must wait their turn - AppleInsider Apple Insider Apple is inundated with so many requests from law enforcement agencies to decrypt seized iPhones that officials must endure a waiting list before their case is handled. The waiting list was revealed in a judge's recent court decision that was spotted by CNet ... Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhonesCNET Apple's Got a Huge Waiting List of Cops Who Need iPhones Cracked - GizmodoGizmodo Apple will reportedly unlock your iPhone for police, but there's a wait listArs Technica SlashGear -tuaw.com -Fortune all 21 news articles »

Voice of America

NASA: ISS Leaking Ammonia But Crew is Safe PC Magazine The International Space Station is leaking ammonia from its P6 truss structure but the crew is "in no danger," NASA reported this week. The Expedition 35 crew reported seeing "white flakes floating away from an area of the International Space Station's P6 ... A Possible Weekend Home-Repair Project…In SpaceWall Street Journal NASA weighs spacewalk to repair ammonia leak on ISSLos Angeles Times Space station springs a leak; NASA preps spacewalk to fix itComputerworld Washington Post -Discovery News -Business Insider all 149 news articles »

KOAT Albuquerque

FCC Proposes Ridiculously Fast In-Flight Internet Speeds TIME In a slam dunk 4-0 vote, the Federal Communications Commission just proposed kicking off a process that could eventually make your experience cruising the Interwebs at 30,000 feet considerably less, shall we say, sedate. How? By auctioning off the rights ... Wi-Fi in the sky may get a speed boost thanks to the FCCPCWorld FCC Advances Plan for Faster In-Flight Wi-FiNew York Times FCC Proposal Would Boost In-Flight Wi-Fi SpeedsPC Magazine InformationWeek -eWeek -Dslreports all 51 news articles »

New York Times

Carbon Dioxide Level Passes Long-Feared Milestone New York Times The level of the most important heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide, has passed a long-feared milestone, scientists reported on Friday, reaching a concentration not seen on the earth for millions of years. Carbon dioxide passes symbolic markBBC News Global carbon dioxide in atmosphere passes milestone levelThe Guardian Atop A Hawaiian Mountain, A Constant Sniff For Carbon DioxideNPR USA TODAY -Scientific American (blog) -National Geographic all 43 news articles »

NDTV

Can Verizon's Lumia 928 succeed where the Lumia 920 failed? PCWorld There's a new Lumia town, and it's just like the old Lumia, only redder and crisper. Nokia and Verizon said Friday that the long-expected Lumia 928 Windows Phone be available on May 16. The latest addition to the Lumia lineup will be priced at $150 upfront ... Nokia to Launch New Handset in USWall Street Journal Doing double duty, Nokia announces new high-end, low-end handsetsApple Insider Nokia's Lumia 928: Placeholder more than flagshipCNNMoney The Guardian -CNET -Register all 559 news articles »

BBC News

Dunwich underwater images show 'Britain's Atlantis' BBC News Underwater images have helped produce what has been called "the most accurate map to date" of "Britain's Atlantis". Prof David Sear, of the University of Southampton, led the project off the Suffolk coast at Dunwich, which hundreds of years ago was a busy ... Amazing Lost 'Atlantis' Survives Beneath English SeaLiveScience.com New Images Of 'Britain's Atlantis' Offer Clearest Details Of Lost City [VIDEO]Nature World News Archaeologists map lost medieval Suffolk town of Dunwich under the seaThe Guardian Yahoo! News UK -Wired.co.uk -Eureka! Science News all 10 news articles »

Brisbane Times

Are Microsoft 'updates' like Blue really more than service packs? ZDNet Summary: Are Microsoft's new, more rapidly delivered releases like Windows Blue and the Visual Studio 2012 updates just 'service packs in chunks'? One Microsoft exec explains why they're not. Mary Jo Foley. By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | May ... 8 Things Microsoft Should Fix In Windows BlueInformationWeek Does Windows 8 RT Have Enough Users for Its Own iTunes App?All Things Digital Windows 8 is only the beginning of Microsoft's problemsThe Economist all 162 news articles »

Treehugger

Time-lapse map chronicles decades of global change as seen from space NBCNews.com Google and Time magazine have stitched together satellite images collected by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, showcasing developments in our planet's landscape via time-lapse. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports. By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC ... Google's Timelapse project shows stunning changes on Earth's over 28 yearsScience Recorder Timelapse GIFs Reveal 30 Years Of Earth's ChangesDiscovery News Stunning Time-Lapse Shows Changes in Earth's Surface Over 30 YearsTheBlaze.com Ars Technica -GigaOM -TechNewsWorld all 75 news articles »

BBC News

Carbon dioxide passes symbolic mark BBC News The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen above 400 parts per million for the first time in human history, US researchers say. The "Keeling Lab" in Hawaii has the longest continuous measurement of the greenhouse gas, which is a key driver of ... Climate Milestone: Earth's CO2 Level Passes 400 ppmNational Geographic Hawaii Carbon Dioxide Measurement for May 9 Passed 400 PpmBloomberg Global carbon dioxide in atmosphere passes milestone levelThe Guardian Imperial College London -TIME -Indian Country Today Media Network all 17 news articles »

Christian Science Monitor

What would Microsoft buying Barnes & Noble's Nook business mean? Christian Science Monitor Has Microsoft offered to buy Nook Media, the part of Barnes & Noble that focuses on digital products and its college stores? Skip to next paragraph. Recent posts. 05.10.13. What would Microsoft buying Barnes & Noble's Nook business mean? 05.10.13 ... B&N Investors See Windows OpenWall Street Journal What's Left If Barnes & Noble Sells The Nook Business To Microsoft?Forbes Microsoft, surrounded, wants Nook for the contentCBS Moneywatch MarketWatch -Financial Times -Investorplace.com all 172 news articles »

National Geographic

Planet Debris Pollute Dead Stars National Geographic This is an artist's impression of a a white dwarf with a disk of rocky debris left behind by the star's surviving planetary system. Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI). A pair of dead stars sitting in a star cluster about 150 light years from Earth appear to have ... 'Dirty' stars hint at Sun's futureBBC News Hubble finds dead stars "polluted" with planetary debrisHubble Space Telescope at ESA NASA'S Hubble Space Telescope Discovers Earth-like Planet Debris In Dead ...Headlines & Global News Los Angeles Times -SlashGear -Space.com all 20 news articles »

NBCNews.com

When Are Cicadas Hatching in Lorton? Patch.com Within the next few weeks, hordes of insects will awaken from a 17-year slumber, crawl out of the earth, shed their skins, and set the entire East Coast abuzz in an plague-like event enthusiasts have dubbed the “Cicadapocalypse” after the bugs' name, ... Years Underground, Hatching an InvasionNew York Times Brood II: Cicadas set to overrun East Coast, Hudson Valley - Newsday WestchesterNewsday 17-year-old cicadas are kicking off 'Swarmageddon' in North CarolinaNBCNews.com (blog) Boing Boing -Science Recorder -GlobalPost all 69 news articles »

Business Today

Nokia Lumia 928 becomes official CNET Verizon just officially announced the Nokia Lumia 928. The well-appointed Windows Phone will hit stores on May 16th for $99.99. The handset features a big 4.5-inch AMOLED screen along with a 8.7 megapixel camera backed up by a Carl Zeiss lens and ... Nokia to Launch New Handset in USWall Street Journal Nokia's Lumia 928 to sell via Verizon on May 16PCWorld Nokia unveils the Lumia 928 smartphone for VerizonLos Angeles Times ZDNet -PC Magazine -VentureBeat all 516 news articles »

CBS News

International space station springs a leak; astronauts prepare for spacewalk to ... Washington Post Astronauts aboard the international space station are preparing for a possible spacewalk Saturday to try to repair a leak in a critical cooling system. It's clearly a serious problem for the crew going around the Earth 16 times a day, but the astronauts hardly ... Spacewalk May Be Needed to Fix Space Station LeakABC News Space Station ammonia leak 'very serious'Telegraph.co.uk Space Station Crew Prepare for Emergency SpacewalkDiscovery News Register -CBS News -Aviation Week all 129 news articles »

Inquirer

'Watch_dogs' is like 'Grand Theft Auto' with smartphones instead of guns NBCNews.com Given the intense debates over privacy and security of our "networked age," it was only a matter of time before someone made a video game that has players wielding smartphones as their most powerful weapon. That's exactly what Ubisoft is doing with ... Next-gen gaming starts with Watch DogsCNET 'Watch Dogs': The Futuristic Assassin's Creed That Should Have Been.Mind Of The Geek Security firm ensuring Watch Dogs hacking is believableGamasutra Nerd Reactor -Engadget -PSX Extreme all 47 news articles »

Zee News

Mars Rover Curiosity to Drill Into Bumpy 'Cumberland' Rock Space.com NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will perform its second-ever drilling operation soon, boring into a knobby section of bedrock dubbed "Cumberland," space agency officials announced Thursday (May 9). Cumberland lies just 9 feet (2.75 meters) west of the rock ... NASA Curiosity Rover Back To WorkInformationWeek JPL: NASA Curiosity rover back to work after Martian spring breakLos Angeles Times 'Cumberland' Target for Drilling by Curiosity Mars RoverNASA Examiner.com -Washington Post -Nature World News all 26 news articles »

MSN News

Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhones CNET ATF says no law enforcement agency could unlock a defendant's iPhone, but Apple can "bypass the security software" if it chooses. Apple has created a police waiting list because of high demand. Declan McCullagh. by Declan McCullagh. May 10, 2013 4:00 ... Apple has a waiting list for law enforcement iPhone access requestsVentureBeat Apple will reportedly unlock your iPhone for police, but there's a wait listArs Technica Need Apple's Decryption Expertise? Get In LinePC Magazine Apple Insider -TIME -TidBITS all 21 news articles »

Nature World News

How Cirrus Clouds Form — And Why It Matters Discovery News NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement satellite mission is working to understanding extreme weather with photos of rain and snow worldwide every three hours. But how do these storms look on the ground? NASA's GPM extreme weather photo contest ... Mineral Dust Is The Dominant Driving Force Behind Cirrus Cloud FormationRedOrbit OSU study: Cirrus clouds are from dust, metalsKTVZ Mineral dust plays key role in cloud formation and chemistryChemistry World all 10 news articles »

Headlines & Global News

3D-Printed Gun Files Axed; Amazon's 3D Phone; AT&T's No-Contract Service PC Magazine Topping tech headlines on Thursday, the State Department is forcing Defcad, known as the Pirate Bay of 3D printing, to remove its 3D-printable gun files, according to Defense Distributed, which runs the site. According to a note atop the Defcad website: ... AT&T no contract: New Aio Wireless service, no annual contract, pay-as-you-goExaminer.com AT&T Launches Unlimited Talk, Text and 4G Data Plan Aio With No ContractHeadlines & Global News AT&T Launches New Prepaid VentureWall Street Journal Businessweek -ZDNet -Motley Fool all 72 news articles »

Livemint

Report: Facebook in talks to buy map app Waze - USA Today USA TODAY Facebook is reportedly in talks to buy map app Waze. Based in Israel, Waze has been in acquisition talks for months and could be valued at $800 million to $1 billion, according to Calcalist, a business publication in Israel that first reported about a possible ... Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ...TechCrunch After dates with Apple, it's an engagement with Facebook: Waze selling for $1bnZDNet Inside Scoop: Rumors Facebook could be navigating a mapping dealCNET Wall Street Journal -Computerworld -Reuters all 161 news articles »

IBNLive

YouTube Adds Paid Subscriptions With Just 2 Music Channels: Qello Concerts ... hypebot.com Youtube-subscription-channels YouTube's new subscription channels, a cable tv for the web, launched yesterday with two music channels on board, Qello (HD concert films and music documentaries) and Rap Battle Network. They're two of the more ... Google launches cross-platform YouTube paid channels programFiercemobilecontent UFC select: New UFC YouTube channel offers monthly subscription for premium ...MMAmania.com YouTube Offers 'Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a FeeNew York Times PCWorld -BBC News -PC Magazine all 197 news articles »

Ottawa Citizen

FCC Proposal Would Boost In-Flight Wi-Fi Speeds PC Magazine Faster in-flight Wi-Fi, coming soon to an airplane near you? The Federal Communications Commission this week proposed rules that would expand on-board broadband connectivity. Some airlines already offer in-flight Wi-Fi, but it's not widespread and ... FCC To Boost Wi-Fi On PlanesInformationWeek FCC Proposes Expansion of In-Flight WiFi - eWeekeWeek FCC sets the stage to make in-flight Wi-Fi ridiculously fastVentureBeat Register -New York Times -Wall Street Journal all 38 news articles »

TechSpot

Report: Amazon is working on two smartphones, one with a 3D display TechSpot In what should be a surprise to nobody at this point, rumors of an Amazon smartphone are once again making the rounds. This time around, however, Amazon's fabled handset is getting a boost in the way of a glasses-free 3D display according to a new report ... Amazon Is Developing Smartphone With 3-D ScreenWall Street Journal Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) To Release Smartphone With 3D Screen - ValueWalkValueWalk Report: Amazon working on phone with 3-D screen - USA TodayUSA TODAY (blog) androidandme.com -Hot Hardware -Computerworld all 133 news articles »

AFP

ISS crew ready for spacewalk after 'serious' ammonia leak AFP MOSCOW — The International Space Station crew Friday were preparing for an emergency spacewalk to fix a "very serious" leak of ammonia from the orbiting laboratory's power system seeping into space. NASA emphasised that the lives of the multinational ... Leak in space station's radiator may require emergency spacewalk, NASA saysFox News Astronauts May Take Emergency Spacewalk to Fix Space Station LeakSpace.com Commander: International Space Station crew plans spacewalk to fix leakCNN Science World Report -Nature World News -Telegraph.co.uk all 97 news articles »

Indiatimes.com

Nokia announces the Lumia 928: 4.5-inch OLED display, OIS camera, available ... Engadget If you hadn't heard enough of Nokia's near future plans for its Lumia range, sorry there's more. While its official event isn't until next Tuesday in London, it hasn't stopped the company announcing the Lumia 928 on Verizon. Again. Nokia's latest installment ... Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) Illustrates The Lumia 928's Camera ...US Market Buzz Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon announced, available May 16th for $99.99The Verge Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 gets official: 4G 4.5-inch OLED Windows PhoneSlashGear TechnoBuffalo -WinBeta -PhoneDog all 85 news articles »

Mother Nature Network

Why 3-D printed guns don't phase gun lobbyists Mother Nature Network Why 3-D printed guns don't phase gun lobbyists. The concern politicians have over plastic guns stems from the guns' ability to pass through metal detectors at airports and other security checkpoints. By. Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily. Fri, May 10 2013 at ... Feds sound the alarm, warn plastic 3D guns violate international arms lawsWashington Times Feds block downloads of 3D-printed gun blueprintsNetwork World 3D-Printed Liberator Gun Reaches 100000 DownloadsHeadlines & Global News BBC News -SiliconBeat -TheCelebrityCafe.com all 176 news articles »

We are using the Internet wrong. Smartphones turn people into horrible listeners. And cat videos aren't as riveting as we think they are.

You can tell Facebook what types of e-mail notifications you would like to receive by adjusting your account settings.

With summer approaching, it’s the perfect time to improve your fitness levels.

New Yorker

When Are Cicadas Hatching in Naugatuck? Patch.com Within the next few weeks, hordes of insects will awaken from a 17-year slumber, crawl out of the earth, shed their skins, and set the entire East Coast abuzz in an plague-like event enthusiasts have dubbed the “Cicadapocalypse” after the bugs' name, ... Years Underground, Hatching an InvasionNew York Times Brood II: Cicadas set to overrun East Coast, Hudson Valley - Newsday WestchesterNewsday Billions of cicadas will face the wrath of the cicada killer waspScience Recorder Boing Boing -Foster's Daily Democrat -Belvoir Eagle all 67 news articles »

ABC News

Houston, we have a leak. Space station losing ammonia Computerworld Computerworld - NASA ground engineers and astronauts aboard the International Space Station are working together to fix an ammonia leak on the station. The space agency reported late Thursday afternoon that space station crew members had reported ... 'Serious' Coolant Leak on Space Station Has a HistorySpace.com Commander: International Space Station crew plans spacewalk to fix leakCNN Chris Hadfield: ISS ammonia leak 'a very steady stream'BBC News WPTV -ABC 57 News -Washington Times all 73 news articles »

NPR

US demands removal of 3D printed gun templates Telegraph.co.uk The US State Department has written to the gun's designer, Defense Distributed, saying that publishing such designs, which enable anyone with a 3D printer to produce their own plastic gun, could breach arms-control regulations. The order, however, comes ... Print, Aim and Shoot: What Does a Plastic Handgun Mean for the Future of 3-D ...Scientific American Trying to make 3D-printed guns un-happen is admirable, but futileGigaOM US government orders removal of Defcad 3D-gun designsBBC News Computerworld (blog) -The Guardian -CNET all 148 news articles »

Sky News Australia

YouTube launches pay channels Sky News Australia Updated: 20:59, Friday May 10, 2013. YouTube launches pay channels. Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like Sesame Street and Inspector Gadget, and inspirational monologues by celebrities - these are among the offerings on 30 channels ... YouTube launches pay-to-watch subscription channelsBBC News YouTube Offers 'Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a FeeNew York Times YouTube launches pilot program for subscription-based paid channelsPCWorld Inquirer -PC Magazine -NBCNews.com all 180 news articles »

The billionaire Carl C. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, two of Dell Inc.’s biggest shareholders, seek to offer an alternative to a $24.4 billion takeover that they have criticized as “the great giveaway.”

IBNLive

Youtube launches paid for channels in bid to rival Netflix Inquirer ONLINE GOGGLE BOX Youtube has rolled out a few paid streaming channels with subscription fees of under a dollar a month. Subscription television and film is a big thing these days and firms like Netflix and Lovefilm are gathering eyeballs all over the ... YouTube Offers 'Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a FeeNew York Times Kids' and niche shows kick off new paid YouTube channelsNBCNews.com YouTube launches pilot program for subscription-based paid channelsPCWorld Daily Mail -PC Magazine -BBC News all 161 news articles »

AFP

'Very serious' ammonia leak outside ISS AFP MOSCOW — Russian and American space experts on Friday will discuss a "very serious" ammonia leak outside the International Space Station, a Russian official said. "Indeed, they have a serious defect, very serious," Vladimir Solovyov, flight director for the ... International Space Station Has Ammonia Leak - Voice of AmericaVoice of America Space Station Leaking Coolant, NASA SaysSpace.com NASA: International Space Station has ammonia leak in cooling systemCNN BBC News -NEWS.com.au -RIA Novosti all 63 news articles »

AFP

Malaria hope: Bacteria that make mosquitoes resistant BBC News Researchers have found a strain of bacteria that can infect mosquitoes and make them resistant to the malaria parasite. The study, in the journal Science, showed the parasite struggled to survive in infected mosquitoes. Malaria is spread between people by ... Bacterial infection breaks mosquito malaria chainAFP Malaria Hope In Bacteria That Stop Mosquitoes Infecting HumansMedical News Today To Stop Malaria, Infect the MosquitoesScience Now Science News -Nature.com -NPR (blog) all 13 news articles »

Digital Photography

New Olympus PEN Camera Uses 50-Year-Old Design - Mashable Mashable The Olympus PEN E-P5 borrows heavily from the design of the PEN F, which debuted 50 years ago in 1963. It's brand new on the inside, though, with built-in Wi-Fi, a 16-megapixel sensor and a special time-lapse movie creator. Coming in May, the E-P5 costs ... New Gear: Olympus PEN E-P5 Micro Four Thirds ILCPopular Photography Magazine Olympus introduces world's fastest compact system cameraTechRadar UK Which One? Olympus OMD EM5 or EP5 - The PhoblographerThe Phoblographer (blog) Geeky gadgets -Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release) -DigitalJournal.com (press release) all 34 news articles »

ABC News

NASA: International Space Station has ammonia leak in cooling system CNN (CNN) -- Crew members aboard the International Space Station are awaiting word on how to deal with leaking ammonia from an outside cooling system, NASA said Thursday in a news release. The six-man crew is not in danger, NASA said. The space station ... ISS: Space station's cooling system leaking ammoniaBBC News Space Station Leaking Coolant, NASA SaysSpace.com NASA says coolant leak on International Space Station no threat to crew, but ...CBS News WTVY, Dothan -KSBY San Luis Obispo News -USA TODAY all 51 news articles »

BBC News

US government orders removal of Defcad 3D-gun designs BBC News The order to remove the blueprints for the plastic gun comes after they were downloaded more than 100,000 times. The US State Department wrote to the gun's designer, Defense Distributed, suggesting publishing them online may breach arms-control ... Why fear of 3D-printed guns is overblownCNET State Department orders firm to remove 3D-printed guns web blueprintsThe Guardian Dismantle the State: Q&A With 3D Gun Printer Cody WilsonPC Magazine Fox News -New York Times -NBCNews.com all 132 news articles »

CHANNELS

YouTube Launches Pay-To-Watch Subscription Channels CHANNELS YouTube has launched a trial scheme for paid channels on its website. Under the pilot programme, a small number of content makers will offer the channels for subscriptions starting at $0.99 a month. Each channel will offer a free 14-day trial and many will ... Kids' and niche shows kick off new paid YouTube channelsNBCNews.com YouTube Offers 'Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a FeeNew York Times YouTube launches pilot program for subscription-based paid channelsPCWorld PC Magazine -Financial Times -Boston Globe all 157 news articles »

Science Recorder

Pear-shaped nuclei may be a key to why our universe survived the big bang Science Recorder The difference between our universe existing and not existing hinges upon some astonishingly small things—among them, atomic nuclei that are shaped like pears. In an article published in Nature, University of Liverpool scientists who observed some atomic ... Can a Pear Shape Answer Some of the Fundamental Questions of the UniverseDesign & Trend Pear-Shaped Atoms May Hold The Key To Understanding The Antimatter ...Latinos Post Why scientists are excited about atoms with pear-shaped nucleiMother Nature Network Science World Report -Science News all 20 news articles »

New Yorker

Are the Cicadas Coming to Sudbury? Patch.com Within the next few weeks, hordes of insects will awaken from a 17-year slumber, crawl out of the earth, shed their skins, and set [almost] the entire East Coast abuzz in a plague-like event enthusiasts have dubbed the “Cicadapocalypse” after the bugs' name, ... Years Underground, Hatching an InvasionNew York Times Billions of cicadas will face the wrath of the cicada killer waspScience Recorder Brood II: Cicadas set to overrun East Coast, Hudson Valley - Newsday WestchesterNewsday iTech Post -Design & Trend -Boing Boing all 67 news articles »

San Francisco Chronicle

Kids' and niche shows kick off new paid YouTube channels NBCNews.com YouTube, once merely a repository for user-submitted videos, has become a full-fledged content network, and they've finally added the long-rumored paid channels. A bevy of kids' shows and highly targeted video networks are trying their luck with the ... YouTube to offer paid subscription serviceBoston Globe YouTube Launches Paid Channels, Subscription Fees Start at $0.99 Per MonthSearch Engine Watch YouTube Offers 'Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a FeeNew York Times PCWorld -BBC News -PC Magazine all 146 news articles »

The billionaire Carl C. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, two of Dell Inc.’s biggest shareholders, seek to offer an alternative to a $24.4 billion takeover that they have criticized as “the great giveaway.”

Science Recorder

Astronomers: Rare dead stars may have once harbored Earth-like planets Science Recorder The Hubble Space Telescope has found signs of Earth-like planets in an unlikely place. Astronomers: Rare dead stars may have once harbored Earth-like planets. Photo credit: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Science Recorder | Rick Docksai | Friday, ... Hubble finds dead stars "polluted" with planetary debrisHubble Space Telescope at ESA Hubble spots Earth-like debris polluting dying starsLos Angeles Times 'Dirty' stars hint at Sun's futureBBC News Space.com -Discovery News -Science World Report all 13 news articles »

Science Recorder

Billions of cicadas will face the wrath of the cicada killer wasp Science Recorder The 17-year cicada swarm is rapidly approaching. As the days tick by, some people might be hoping for a miracle—something, anything to eradicate the 30 billion cicadas that have been festering underground for almost two decades. Why it may not be a ... Years Underground, Hatching an InvasionNew York Times Brood II: Cicadas set to overrun East Coast, Hudson Valley - Newsday WestchesterNewsday Help! Billions Of Sex-Starved Cicadas Ready To Attack U.S. East CoastiTech Post Design & Trend -Boing Boing -Washington Examiner all 64 news articles »

Economic Times

Facebook Said to Be in Talks With Mobile Map Service New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is in serious discussions to buy a leading mobile navigation service, Waze, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Enlarge This Image · Bits · More Tech Coverage. News from the technology industry, including ... Reports: Facebook Is Buying Social Mapping And Traffic App Waze For Up To ...TechCrunch Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: reportReuters Facebook Said to Be in Talks to Buy Mapping Service WazeBloomberg ZDNet -Wall Street Journal -CNET all 140 news articles »

CBC.ca

UFC launches 'UFC Select' subscription channel on YouTube USA TODAY ufc-abstract-punching-bag.jpg UFC content will be among the 53 initial channels in YouTube's new plan to offer fee-based subscription content. UFC officials today announced that the company's "UFC Select" YouTube channel is now available for a monthly ... YouTube Offers 'Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a FeeNew York Times YouTube launches subscription TV channelsTVNZ YouTube launches pilot program for subscription-based paid channelsPCWorld BBC News -PC Magazine -Register all 140 news articles »

NPR

Texas: Web Site Removes Do-It-Yourself Gun Plans New York Times A Web site run by a Texas law student has removed downloadable design files that can be used to make a gun with a 3-D printer after the State Department said that posting the files may violate arms-exporting regulations. In a letter to the student, Cody ... Pentagon scrubs 3D gun plans from Internet, says designerFox News Why fear of 3D printed guns is overblownCNET Pentagon Removes 3D Gun PlansDaily Beast New York Daily News -BBC News -The Guardian all 124 news articles »

Ars Technica

Facebook plans on fixing Home so that Android users feel (wait for it) at home Ars Technica MENLO PARK, CA—It's been a month since Facebook Home launched to the Android masses. Though it's been met with mixed reviews—the app currently holds a two-star rating in the Google Play store—Facebook is still pushing updates, some of which are ... Facebook Home downloads approach 1 millionDigital Spy UK all 52 news articles »

Design & Trend

Can a Pear Shape Answer Some of the Fundamental Questions of the Universe Design & Trend Someone famous once said that the biggest of events come from the smallest of beginnings. They very well could have been talking about the latest news out of CERN, the European science lab best known for its Large Hadron Collidor. Researchers at CERN ... Pear-Shaped Atoms May Hold The Key To Understanding The Antimatter ...Latinos Post Standard Model goes PEAR-SHAPED in CERN experimentRegister Exotic Pear-Shaped Atoms Hold Clues to Antimatter MysteryScience World Report Science News -ScienceBlog.com (blog) all 20 news articles »

If a deal for Waze is concluded, it would give Facebook the ability to better deliver tailored ads and content to its 1.1 billion users.

Wall Street Journal

ESPN Eyes Subsidizing Wireless-Data Plans Wall Street Journal Smartphone users who binge on video, games and other content must monitor their usage to ensure they don't run over monthly data caps that wireless carriers have put in place in recent years. ESPN plans talks with wireless carriers to help subsidize the ... ESPN Wants to Pay Your Wireless Bill (Restrictions Apply)Businessweek Report: ESPN may subsidize wireless data plans - USA TodayUSA TODAY ESPN to subsidize data plans?Investor's Business Daily Ars Technica -PC Magazine -Apple Insider all 32 news articles »

CBC.ca

Space Station Leaking Coolant, NASA Says Space.com Astronauts on the International Space Station have discovered a leak of ammonia coolant on their orbiting habitat, and NASA is looking into the problem, though it poses no immediate danger to the crew, officials said today (May 9). The space station uses ... International Space Station springs system coolant leakCNET NASA troubleshooting space station coolant leak - USA TodayUSA TODAY Space station power system radiator leaking, NASA saysFox News Register -Nature World News -Discovery News all 44 news articles »

KTVZ

OSU study: Cirrus clouds are from dust, metals KTVZ Researchers studying the origin of cirrus clouds have found that these thin, wispy trails of ice crystals are formed primarily on dust particles and some unusual combinations of metal particles – both of which may be influenced by human activities. The findings ... Mineral dust plays key role in cloud formation and chemistryChemistry World all 8 news articles »

TechCrunch

Facebook Previews New Features For Home, Which Is Near 1M Downloads And ... TechCrunch “Home is the first product we've released that's really about 'mobile-best' and the transition beyond 'mobile first'” said Facebook's VP Cory Ondrejka. To further that, Facebook previewed some new features Home will get eventually including a “Dash Bar” ... Facebook Home app gets 2.0 makeover after Android user complaintsStabley Times Facebook plans on fixing Home so that Android users feel (wait for it) at homeArs Technica Facebook updates Home, says downloads reach 1MCNET Los Angeles Times -Digital Trends -VentureBeat all 40 news articles »

University Chronicle

8 Things Microsoft Should Fix In Windows Blue InformationWeek Microsoft has been busy lately defending Window 8's honor, and for good reason. The din of user gripes, focused mostly on the new operating system's tile-oriented Modern interface, hasn't lessened much since Windows 8 launched last October. Industry ... Microsoft: Apple reluctant to build a "Metro" iTunes for Windows 8tuaw.com all 153 news articles »

Insider Media Group

Expect Free-To-Play games And Micro-Transactions From Both PS4 And ... Forbes With the PS4 already announced and Microsoft Microsoft's next Xbox just a few weeks away, attention is now turning to games ahead of E3 in June. Most of the titles we've heard of so far look like traditional console games in $60 boxes, with a few smaller ... Microsoft's New Console Named Xbox InfinityHeadlines & Global News all 110 news articles »

Hubble Space Telescope at ESA

Hubble finds dead stars "polluted" with planetary debris Hubble Space Telescope at ESA The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has found signs of Earth-like planets in an unlikely place: the atmospheres of a pair of burnt-out stars in a nearby star cluster. The white dwarf stars are being polluted by debris from asteroid-like objects falling onto ... Hubble spots Earth-like debris polluting dying starsLos Angeles Times Astronomers: Rare dead stars may have once harbored Earth-like planetsScience Recorder 'Dirty' stars hint at Sun's futureBBC News Space.com -Discovery News -Science World Report all 13 news articles »

NPR

Microsoft Looks to Acquire Nook Media For $1B [REPORT] ValueWalk Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is planning a bid of $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media LLC. The software giant will exchange preferred units in Nook media, which comprises of college book division, says a report by Eric Eldon and Ingrid ... Microsoft Reportedly Wants to Buy Barnes & Noble's Nook Business for $1 Billionbrandchannel.com Microsoft Considers $1 Billion Bid For Nook: Reportmediabistro.com all 173 news articles »

Sydney Morning Herald

PC Makers Hopeful on Windows 8 Changes Wall Street Journal With the PC industry in severe contraction, industry executives seem terribly relieved to have found some optimism to cling to. PC makers in Asia say there is hope yet for Windows 8, the new operating system that even Microsoft Corp. has admitted hasn't ... 8 Things Microsoft Should Fix In Windows BlueInformationWeek Windows 8 is only the beginning of Microsoft's problemsThe Economist all 159 news articles »

NPR

Microsoft Mulling Nook Media LLC Purchase For $1 Billion TechCrunch Microsoft is offering to pay $1 billion to buy the digital assets of Nook Media LLC, the digital book and college book joint venture with Barnes & Noble and other investors, according to internal documents we've obtained. In this plan, Microsoft would redeem ... Microsoft Bidding for Barnes and Noble's Nook?ABC News (blog) Microsoft, surrounded, wants Nook for the contentCBS Moneywatch Barnes & Noble Shares Jump on Sign of Microsoft Interest in NookNew York Times RTT News -InformationWeek -Wall Street Journal all 164 news articles »

New York Times

Internet Service on Planes: FCC to Consider Using Satellite Airwaves Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—In-flight Internet speeds could rival those on the ground under a proposal expected to move forward on Thursday. U.S. airlines have been rolling out Internet service on flights for several years. But the service, which typically uses Earth-based ... FCC Advances Plan for Faster In-Flight Wi-FiNew York Times FCC moves toward new airplane broadband servicePCWorld The FCC wants to make in-flight Wi-Fi less awfulCNN Bloomberg -TG Daily -GigaOM all 19 news articles »

Headlines & Global News

Microsoft's New Console Named Xbox Infinity Headlines & Global News Microsoft's new gaming console will be called Infinity, according to sources involved in the manufacturing of the Xbox, the IBTimes UK reported. Leaked images advertising Xbox Infinity were recently posted on Reddit. Prior to this, the Xbox was being called ... and more »

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