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IBNLive

Google pools cloud storage Register Google has changed its approach to cloud storage, with individuals and business users of its apps now offered a pool of storage rather than silos dedicated to different services. Announced in an inevitable pair of blog posts, the Chocolate Factory is calling the ... Google, Microsoft Make Improvements to Drive, SkyDrive - Tom's GuideTom's Guide Google Merges Free Drive, Gmail Storage to 15GBPC Magazine Google Unifies Its Free Storage, Now Gives You 15GB For Drive, Gmail And ...TechCrunch ZDNet -CNET -Christian Science Monitor all 82 news articles »

Sydney Morning Herald

Samsung's 5G is not the death knell of the NBN ZDNet Summary: The death of the NBN at the hands of wireless is, once again, greatly exaggerated. Josh Taylor. By Josh Taylor for Gen Why? | May 14, 2013 -- 01:27 GMT (18:27 PDT). Follow @joshgnosis. It seems like we've been here a few times before: An ... Samsung announces 5G data breakthroughSydney Morning Herald Samsung sends gigabit '5G' signal TWO WHOLE KILOMETRESRegister Samsung Advances Toward 5G NetworksNew York Times PCWorld -PC Magazine -Businessweek all 162 news articles »

Search Engine Land

Google Easter egg lets you play Breakout with pictures of Breakout VentureBeat Well, we can once again thank Google for ruining our productivity. This time, the famous search engine celebrates the 37-year-old classic Breakout, which tasked players to destroy a bunch of blocks by bouncing a small ball around the screen. Yeah, it was a ... Google Plays Breakout With Image Search Results For 37th Anniversary, Works ...Android Police Google Commemorates The 37th Anniversary Of Atari's Breakout With Image ...TechCrunch Play Atari's classic 'Breakout' right inside Google Image SearchThe Verge Engadget -TechRadar UK -Search Engine Land all 13 news articles »

Toronto Star

HTC First "Facebook Phone" May Be Dropped By AT&T Macgasm Apparently there's no need for Google to be worried that Facebook will take over all Android phones in the near future. A new report published online by BGR has hinted that AT&T may no longer sell the HTC First to its customers. The news is not shocking, ... Facebook Home limps past million downloads as AT&T dumps 'HTC First'The Guardian Facebook "Home" a high-profile disappointmentTri-Valley Herald AT&T Reportedly Dropping HTC Facebook PhoneInformationWeek Headlines & Global News -TechCrunch -The Droid Guy all 111 news articles »

The Ooma Telo is advertised as a “free home phone service,” and while it is nowhere near free, it may be a better deal than you currently get from your phone provider, plus the sound quality is excellent.

Faster Internet access is being sold as a boon for airline passengers, but it may be a lucrative sales tool for airlines as well.

The Mac Observer

Hobbits, Habits & Hobgoblins: Why iOS 7 Must Change The Mac Observer Personal assessments of what technology to adopt and what to ignore is what we do these days. Developers develop, technical columnists experiment and report, and individuals decide "yea or nay." Basing those decisions on old-fashioned or emotional ... Airbnb tweaks Android app to drive more reservationsCNET Wonderful iPhone Calendar App Fantastical Continues To Improve With A ...AppAdvice Routing Around Apple's Restrictions, AppCertain & Others Bring Enterprise ...TechCrunch CNNMoney -Brighton-Pittsford Post -Engadget all 39 news articles »

Montreal Gazette

Solar flare double whammy: 2 biggest flares of year within 24 hours Los Angeles Times The sun erupted for the second time in less than 24 hours Monday morning, releasing the most powerful solar flare so far of 2013. Monday's solar flare, which peaked at 9 a.m. Pacific time, came just 14 hours after the second largest solar flare of 2013, which ... Major Solar Flare Erupts from the Sun, Strongest of 2013Space.com First X-Class Solar Flares of 2013NASA Sun unleashes 2013's biggest flaresNBCNews.com (blog) NEWS.com.au -National Geographic -Washington Post (blog) all 40 news articles »

NDTV

Xperia ZR Takes the Plunge for Underwater Photos, HD Video - TechNewsWorld TechNewsWorld The new smartphone in Sony's Xperia line is all wet -- and that's okay with the company, which is touting the ZR's ability to shoot photos and HD video while underwater. Whether that will be enough of a differentiator to buoy its sales in a crowded marketplace ... Sony Xperia ZR Smartphone Doubles as an Underwater Camera - PetaPixelPetaPixel Sony Unveils Waterproof Xperia ZR SmartphoneDailyTech This Sony Xperia Is Waterproof To 1.5 MetresGizmodo Australia Engadget -Latinos Post -BostInno (blog) all 171 news articles »

Haaretz

Einstein, Kepler combine to discover Earth-like planet. Los Angeles Times These days, it's not just finding an exoplanet. It's how you find that Earth-like body. Scientists using sophisticated telescopes and arrays can detect a planet revolving around a distant star by looking at radial velocity of the star (a faint wobble) or a “transit” of ... 'Einstein's Planet': New Alien World Revealed by RelativitySpace.com Israeli, US astronomers use Einstein's relativity theory to discover new planetHaaretz Astronomers Spot A Planet Using Einstein's Theory Of RelativityPopular Science Nature World News -Science World Report -Eureka! Science News all 9 news articles »

Montreal Gazette

Here's a Music Video That Was Shot in Space - Tom's Guide Tom's Guide Life aboard the International Space Station over the last five months has been filmed, tweeted, and photographed by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. The first Canadian to walk in space took command of the station earlier this year, following his arrival on ... Astronaut's viral David Bowie video a major ground control affairLos Angeles Times Space Oddity: Astronaut Ends Mission With Music VideoDiscovery News 'The stars look very different today': Astronaut Chris Hadfield films Bowie cover ...MSNBC Telegraph.co.uk -New Zealand Herald -Wired (blog) all 398 news articles »

The Guardian

Facebook Home limps past million downloads as AT&T dumps 'HTC First' The Guardian Facebook Home, the app intended to turn Android phones into a sort of "Facebook phone", is struggling. Having taken almost a month to hit a million downloads from Google's Play store, more than half of the 16,000-odd reviews on the store give it just one ... No Home for Facebook at AT&T: HTC First to be discontinuedBGR Facebook's iPhone Culture Builds An Overzealous Home On AndroidTechCrunch AT&T Getting Rid of the Facebook Phone, report saysHeadlines & Global News The Droid Guy -InformationWeek -Mashable all 94 news articles »

ReadWrite

Google Combines Free Storage On Gmail, Google+ & Drive: 15GB Total ReadWrite Google users now have 15GB of unified space to use among all the Google apps, and any additional storage purchased can be used wherever it is most needed. ReadWritenow. Previous Next. Previous; Show; Next. Google Combines Free Storage On Gmail, ... Google combines cloud storage for Gmail, Drive, Google+ servicesLos Angeles Times Google does away with individual storage caps for Drive, GmailChristian Science Monitor Google Gmail, Google+ and Drive merge into 15 GB cloud storageStabley Times PC Magazine -CNET -Computerworld all 78 news articles »

New regulations are expected to require that businesses like Facebook and Google get consent before collecting data from clients.

San Francisco Chronicle

Biggest Solar Flares of the Year Erupt from Active Sun (Video) Space.com A hyperactive sunspot on the surface of the sun has fired off two of the most powerful solar flares of the year in just 24 hours, and promises to unleash more solar storms over the next several days, space weather experts say. The active sunspot went into ... X-Class Solar Flare — First Two X-Class Solar Flares Of The Year Just Erupted ...PlanetSave.com Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of 2013 so farWRAL.com NASA: Solar flare was first of most intense class observed this yearUPI.com Press-Register - al.com (blog) all 45 news articles »

TechSpot

Sony announces waterproof Xperia ZR smartphone TechSpot Sony has just announced the Xperia ZR, an Android-powered device featuring a rich 4.6-inch "OptiContrast OLED" screen with Bravia technology to reduce glare even in the brightest sunglight. It also packs a 13 megapixel camera, 2GB RAM and a ... Not even fish have any privacy anymore! Sony's new Xperia ZR can shoot HD ...Digital Trends Sony Unveils Waterproof Xperia ZR SmartphoneDailyTech Sony Xperia Z Specs: Xperia ZR Variant Takes Photos and Video 5 Feet ...Latinos Post ValueWalk -Engadget -Stabley Times all 163 news articles »

Sky News Australia

Samsung Advances Toward 5G Networks New York Times SEOUL — Samsung Electronics said Monday it had made a key breakthrough in developing mobile technologies for so-called fifth-generation networks that would provide data transmission up to several hundred times faster than the current fourth-generation, ... New Samsung tech could pave way for 5G in 2020PCWorld Samsung Announces New '5G' Wireless TechnologyBusinessweek Samsung launches 5G mobile communications technologyPakistan Daily Times PC Magazine -Sky News Australia -Fox News all 148 news articles »

AFP

Climate Change Ushers In Early California Fire Season Fog City Journal California's wildfire season began early this year as nearly a dozen fires fueled by record high temperatures and extremely low water levels broke out across the state during the first week of May. Several wildfires charred hundreds of acres in Northern ... Global warming ruins SoCal Mother's DayLos Angeles Times 'Dramatic decline' warning for plants and animalsBBC News Ahead of June climate change talks, UN body urges coordinated response to CO ...UN News Centre USA TODAY -LiveScience.com -AFP all 49 news articles »

Vancouver Sun

Astronaut's viral David Bowie video a major ground control affair Los Angeles Times The making of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's cover of the David Bowie classic “A Space Oddity,” which is going galactically viral Monday, was a decidedly terrestrial affair. And it centered on a Silver Lake producer and a Canadian singer who once did ... 'The stars look very different today': Astronaut Chris Hadfield films Bowie cover ...MSNBC Astronaut Chris Hadfield returns to EarthTelegraph.co.uk 'Space Oddity'? First rock video sung and shot in space wows David Bowie. (+ ...Christian Science Monitor USA TODAY -The Guardian -Vancouver Sun all 372 news articles »

The Droid Guy

What to expect for Chrome and Android at Google I/O 2013 GigaOM Google's annual I/O developer event will be heavy on Chrome and light on Android based on the event schedule. While Google execs suggest that this year I/O is less about devices, that could be a smokescreen for what's to come. vic gundotra google io ... Google Talks 'Different' I/O Without Major Product, OS LaunchesPC Magazine Google I/O: Android, Chrome Not MergingInformationWeek Google's new Android head finally breaks his silenceVentureBeat Mobile Burn -CITEworld -The Verge all 356 news articles »

Toronto Star

Is AT&T already ready to wave goodbye to the HTC First? Christian Science Monitor The shelf-life of the HTC First may be very short indeed. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories. 32 essential Android tips and tricks · HTC First, the much ballyhooed 'Facebook phone,' gets massive price drop · Unlocked iPhone 5 provides opening for ... AT&T Reportedly Dropping HTC Facebook PhoneInformationWeek No Home for Facebook at AT&T: HTC First to be discontinuedBGR Facebook Home a turkey for social network; HTC First discontinuedInvestor's Business Daily Highlight Press -TechCrunch -PhoneDog all 82 news articles »

IBNLive

Google combines cloud storage for Gmail, Drive, Google+ services Los Angeles Times Cloud storage for three of Google's more popular services -- Gmail, Googe Drive and Google+ -- are being combined to give users more control over how they want to use the storage space. By combining them, users will now have access to 15 gigabytes of ... Google does away with individual storage caps for Drive, GmailChristian Science Monitor Google Merges Free Drive, Gmail Storage to 15GBPC Magazine Google triples free storage to 15GBComputerworld CNET -PCWorld -Design & Trend all 70 news articles »

Space.com

'Einstein's Planet': New Alien World Revealed by Relativity Space.com Einstein's special relativity has proven more useful than ever, as scientists have now used it to discover an alien planet around another star. The newfound world — nicknamed "Einstein's planet" by the astronomers who discovered it — is the latest of more ... Astronomers Spot A Planet Using Einstein's Theory Of RelativityPopular Science Planet Discovered For The First Time Using Einstein's Theory Of RelativityNature World News 'Einstein's Planet' Discovered with New Method of Finding ExoplanetsScience World Report Eureka! Science News -Malaysia Sun -Jerusalem Post all 7 news articles »

The new 802.11ac wireless-networking standard promises much faster data speeds, as long as you have the right equipment.

CBS News

Gates on Steve Jobs: 'We Grew Up Together' PC Magazine In a recent 60 Minutes interview, an emotional Bill Gates discussed his complex relationship with Steve Jobs, saying that the duo "grew up together." "We were within a year of the same age and we were kind of naively optimistic and built big companies," Jobs ... Bill Gates: I Wish I Had Steve Jobs' Sense of Design - MashableMashable 60 Minutes Overtime: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Charlie RoseFortune (blog) Bill Gates on Steve Jobs and how Apple, not Microsoft, got tablets rightNDTV msnNOW -ANINEWS all 73 news articles »

Douglas Trumbull's new project would use fast frame rates, huge screens, 4K digital for an "immersive" experience. Are audiences ready?

Chris Hadfield has conquered space. Now he's conquering the Internet, too.

eWeek

Google Ends SMS Search Service, Apparently Without Warning - eWeek eWeek Google shut down its SMS Search service late last week, leaving users of other Google SMS services wondering about the fates of those tools. Google SMS Search, which allowed mobile phone users to access information through brief text messages rather ... Google SMS Search Canceled: Google Ends Search Via Text Message ServiceLatinos Post Google Quietly Kills SMS Search, Closing One Way Of Connecting With Mobile ...TechCrunch Google Quietly Shutters SMS Search, Irks UsersPC Magazine Slate Magazine (blog) -VentureBeat -Fiercemobilecontent all 27 news articles »

Stabley Times

Windows 8 fiasco turns Windows evangelists against Ballmer's Microsoft Stabley Times Every technology platform has its evangelists, and Windows is no different. But the arrival of Windows 8 and the fiasco surrounding its attempts to put a touchscreen-like interface onto a standard computer screen that can't be touched has taken its toll on even ... Windows Blue shows why Microsoft may turn Windows into a subscription serviceComputerworld (blog) Windows 8 woes spark questions over Microsoft chief's futureTelegraph.co.uk Microsoft responds to 'extreme' Windows 8 criticismCNET Northern Voices Online -Mobile Enterprise -The Droid Guy all 72 news articles »

Irish Independent

UN: Insects could be the perfect food Santa Fe New Mexican.com This 2008 photo provided by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization shows insects for sale at a market in Chiang Mai, Thailand. A 200-page report, released at a news conference at the U.N. agency's Rome headquarters, says 2 billion people ... Eat more bugs, says the UNWashington Post (blog) UN report: Eat more insects to fight world hungerGlobalPost UN: Eating insects is good for you and worldUSA TODAY Fox News -BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk all 50 news articles »

LAPTOP Magazine

ItsOn's New Zact Service Is Rewriting The Book On Wireless Plans TechCrunch It seems like every other day an upstart wireless service provider inks a wholesale deal with someone like Sprint or T-Mobile and effectively sells access to those big carrier networks under a different banner. And every other day, I ignore most of them, ... New carrier Zact hopes to take the evil out of smartphone data plansDigital Trends Zact: Build Your Own Wireless Plan, Down to the Last DetailTIME ItsOn's Zact: A Contract-Free Wireless Carrier With Custom Plans - eWeekeWeek TechSpot -GigaOM -PC Magazine all 31 news articles »

CBC.ca

New Samsung tech could pave way for 5G in 2020 PCWorld Existing 4G networks for mobile devices still have limited global reach, but that's not going to keep 5G technology waiting in the wings. Samsung announced Monday that it has developed some transceiver technology that can deliver 5G speeds in the 28Ghz ... Samsung Announces New '5G' Wireless TechnologyBusinessweek Samsung announces 5G mobile data breakthroughABC Online Samsung Tips Breakthrough in '5G' TechnologyPC Magazine Forbes -Fox News -New York Times all 138 news articles »

NDTV

No Chrome-Android merger, at least in the next year or two Computerworld Computerworld - Android's new boss hinted of an eventual merger of Chrome and Android but said the two will remain separate "for the short term," in an interview posted prior to Google I/O's opening keynote on Wednesday. The comments by Google's ... Google I/O is coming: Here's what we expectNBCNews.com Google Talks 'Different' I/O Without Major Product, OS LaunchesPC Magazine Google I/O: Android, Chrome Not MergingInformationWeek TabTimes -CITEworld -CNET all 331 news articles »

Digital Trends

Bill Gates on Steve Jobs: His sense of design made “phenomenal products ... Digital Trends During an interview with Charlie Rose for the 60 Minutes television program, Bill Gates spoke about his relationship with Steve Jobs, including a visit prior to his death, and how Apple did things differently from Microsoft. However, it was Gates' comments on ... Bill Gates Emotionally Recounts Last Words With Steve JobsMacgasm Bill Gates 2.0CBS News Bill Gates discusses the last time he met with Steve JobsTechSpot Mashable -The Verge -Yahoo! News all 63 news articles »

natmonitor.com

AT&T Reportedly Dropping HTC Facebook Phone InformationWeek HTC First, the first smartphone to come with the Facebook Home interface pre-installed, has not proven to be popular. Start The Discussion. Tweet; Mail Mail; Print Print · Thomas Claburn | May 13, 2013 03:32 PM. Facebook Home Invasion. (click image for ... Report: AT&T dropping Facebook phone after dismal salesRegister No Home for Facebook at AT&T: HTC First to be discontinuedBGR Facebook Home flagship phone, HTC First, may be discontinuedArs Technica Stabley Times -TechCrunch -TechRadar UK all 72 news articles »

CBC.ca

Astronaut Chris Hadfield returns to Earth Telegraph.co.uk ... Comments. • Chris Hadfield to undock and head back to Earth • Delights followers with rendition of Bowie's 'Space Oddity' • What he was really up to • 10 things you never knew about Hadfield • Hadfield's top 5 space lessons. Commander Hadfield, 53, is ... Chris Hadfield: astronaut, troubadour, tweeter – and a true Space OddityThe Guardian Popular space station chief due back via Soyuz Monday - USA TodayUSA TODAY 'Space Oddity' is out of this world in Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's new ...Plain Dealer Christian Science Monitor -New York Daily News -CBC.ca all 355 news articles »

Times of India

Google Merges Free Drive, Gmail Storage to 15GB PC Magazine Google today unified the storage limits for Gmail and Google Drive, giving users 15GB of free storage across both products. Now instead of having a 10GB limit on Gmail and 5GB on Google Drive and Google+ Photos, users get 15GB overall. "With this new ... Google triples free storage to 15GBComputerworld Google Drive triples free storageCNET Google Offers 15GB Unified Storage Across Gmail, Drive, Google+ - MashableMashable TechSpot -ZDNet -Hot Hardware all 56 news articles »

Chris Hadfield has conquered space. Now he's conquering the Internet, too.

Douglas Trumbull's new project would use fast frame rates, huge screens, 4K digital for an "immersive" experience. Are audiences ready?

Bland New Jersey buildings are commanding rents four times as high as Class A high-rises in Manhattan, but it isn’t the space that attracts. It’s the electrical capacity.

Marketing Pilgrim

Google Quietly Shutters SMS Search, Irks Users PC Magazine Google apparently shut down its SMS Search function last week without warning, but the news barely made a splash outside of its niche group of feature phone owners. Starting Thursday, a handful of users turned to the Google Product Forums to ... Google Quietly Kills SMS Search, Closing One Way Of Connecting With Mobile ...TechCrunch Google Shuts Down SMS Search, Angers People Who Had Forgotten It ExistedSlate Magazine (blog) Google shuts down SMS Search, users express outrageFiercemobilecontent Business 2 Community -VentureBeat -Search Engine Land all 26 news articles »

eWeek

ItsOn's Zact: A Contract-Free Wireless Carrier With Custom Plans - eWeek eWeek Zact is a new wireless carrier that runs on the Sprint network. It's contract-free and marketed to smart, savvy, value-minded users who want to customize their plans, have control of their devices and what they're spending, and be able to intuitively add or ... ItsOn launches its own mobile service Zact to prove its customizable plan ...GigaOM Our Phones Are Smart, Why Aren't Our Mobile Plans? Enter Zact's 'Ultimate ...Forbes Zact launches flexible no-contract wireless plans, credits you back for unused ...TechSpot PhoneDog -PC Magazine -CNET all 24 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

UN calls for insect recipes to fight world hunger Telegraph.co.uk The 200-page report, released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, on May 13 at the organisation's Rome headquarters, called for restaurants, chefs and food writers to promote the eating of insects, in a bid to fight world hunger and global warming. UN: Eating insects is good for you and worldUSA TODAY Put more insects on your table: UN pushes edible ones as good for nutrition ...Fox News Insects — a new nutritious ingredient for school lunches? - Washington PostWashington Post (blog) The Atlantic Wire -BBC News -Cal Coast News all 39 news articles »

NDTV

Google I/O is coming: Here's what we expect NBCNews.com Developers and members of the press prepare to watch the Google I/O 2012 keynote in San Francisco, Calif. Google I/O, the tech giant's annual developer conference, kicks off with a keynote event on Wednesday. Based on rumors, leaks, and well-educated ... Google Talks 'Different' I/O Without Major Product, OS LaunchesPC Magazine New Android Boss Finally Reveals Plans for World's Most Popular Mobile OSWired Google I/O keeps browser focus despite fancy phones, eyewearCNET All Things Digital -Engadget -Hot Hardware all 293 news articles »

IBNLive

Sony Unveils Waterproof Xperia ZR Smartphone PC Magazine Sony today added a new rugged smartphone to its Xperia lineup, the waterproof Xperia ZR. The device will allow for underwater photo and video capture, Sony said. With all the ports firmly closed, the Xperia ZR will work in up to five feet of water for 30 ... Sony unveils waterproof Xperia ZR phoneCNET Sony's water-resistant Xperia ZR shows why now is a great time for Android ...GigaOM Sony's Xperia Z gets a smaller, more waterproof little brotherZDNet KpopStarz -ValueWalk -Telegraph.co.uk all 140 news articles »

natmonitor.com

Another reason for Facebook Home's rough start: The team behind it didn't fully ... BGR Facebook Home gave the world its first glimpse at the future of Facebook's mobile strategy, and it shows a huge amount of promise. The flood of poor reviews from early adopters showed that Facebook still has a lot of work to do to tweak the software, however ... Faceook Home Flops In Just One MonthSiliconANGLE (blog) First Update to Facebook Home Brings New Features!n3rdabl3 all 48 news articles »

BBC News

Samsung's New 5G Breakthrough Points To Long Term Risks For Apple Forbes A report from South Korea's Yonhap News Agency about Samsung offering 5G service by 2020 caught my eye. Speculation about 5G abounds, so the title was not a surprise. What was intriguing to me was a claim of transmitting data in the millimeter wave ... Samsung Announces New '5G' Wireless TechnologyBusinessweek Samsung takes first 5G steps with advanced antennaPCWorld Samsung Tips Breakthrough in '5G' TechnologyPC Magazine TIME -BBC News -CBC.ca all 124 news articles »

Toronto Star

Popular space station chief due back via Soyuz Monday - USA Today USA TODAY Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's to return to Earth ends five-month social media blitz. hadfieldd.jpg. Canadian Space Agency astronaut and International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield strums his guitar in the ISS Cupola on Dec. 25, 2012. Quick Note: ISS Astronaut Records David Bowie Cover from SpaceDailyTech Innovations in 5: Chris Hadfield's 'Space Oddity' and Bill Gates on his final visit ...Washington Post (blog) Astronaut Covers 'Space Oddity' From SpaceNew York Times (blog) Los Angeles Times -Scientific American (blog) -Telegraph.co.uk all 322 news articles »

Call it a historic technological achievement. Call it a victory lap across America. Call it a shameless promotion for a controversial energy agenda. Its owners simply call it Solar Impulse.

The Guardian

Emotional Bill Gates recalls last visit with Steve Jobs - USA Today USA TODAY Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates seemingly holds back tears when discussing his final visit with rival Steve Jobs before the Apple co-founder's passing in 2011. During an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes, broken down in two parts, Gates says his final talk with ... Bill Gates: Steve Jobs and I grew up togetherThe Guardian Bill Gates 2.0: From Microsoft founder to disease eradicatorMother Nature Network 4 nice things Bill Gates said about Steve Jobs on 60 MinutesThe Week Magazine Register -CBS News -Apple Insider all 44 news articles »

Science Recorder

Researchers: Flesh-eating plant deletes 'junk' DNA from its tiny genome Science Recorder Due to the deletion of useless DNA, the U. gibba only has approximately 80 million DNA base pairs. Researchers: Flesh-eating plant deletes 'junk' DNA from its tiny genome. Photo credit: Enrique Ibarra-Laclette, Claudia Anahí Pérez-Torres and Paulina ... 98 percent of DNA is unnecessary 'junk'Fox News Carnivorous plant throws out 'junk' DNAScience Codex Junk DNA Is Useless, Says Carnivorous PlantLatinos Post Science World Report -National Geographic -Corante all 13 news articles »

Hot Hardware

No Home for Facebook at AT&T: HTC First to be discontinued BGR The HTC First, or “Facebook phone” as many prefer to call it, is officially a flop. It certainly wasn't a good sign when AT&T dropped the price of HTC's First to $0.99 just one month after its debut, and now BGR has confirmed that HTC and Facebook's little ... Facebook's iPhone Culture Builds An Overzealous Home On AndroidTechCrunch Facebook Home Hits 1 Million Downloads - MashableMashable HTC First reportedly discontinued by AT&T: Facebook Home hopeless?SlashGear CNET -Hot Hardware -iDigitalTimes.com all 32 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Samsung takes first 5G steps with advanced antenna PCWorld Samsung Electronics plans to use advanced antennas to boost the bandwidth in mobile networks by what it said was "several tens of Gbps per base station", but the improved bandwidth won't be commercially available until 2020. The company said it can ... This Announcement From Samsung Should Have Cable Companies QuakingForbes Samsung Tips Breakthrough in '5G' TechnologyPC Magazine Some Reservations About Samsung's 5G Speed 'Breakthrough'TIME BBC News -Fox News -New York Times all 103 news articles »

ZDNet

Sony's Xperia Z gets a smaller, more waterproof little brother ZDNet Summary: Sony's new Xperia ZR smartphone comes with a smaller screen and less memory than the flagship Xperia Z, but it can be taken that extra bit deeper under water. Sam Shead. By Sam Shead | May 13, 2013 -- 15:26 GMT (08:26 PDT). Follow @ ... Sony launches Xperia ZR smartphoneTelegraph.co.uk Which petite model likes a fondle and GETTING WET? Sony's Xperia ZRRegister Sony announces the waterproof Xperia ZR smartphoneInquirer NDTV -Engadget -Times of India all 129 news articles »

The Droid Guy

Google Talks 'Different' I/O Without Major Product, OS Launches PC Magazine Google I/O will be "different" this year, and won't focus much on major product launches, Sundar Pichai, Google's head of Chrome and Android, told Wired this week. In his first interview since taking over control of Android from Andy Rubin, Pichai was asked ... Android chief: Google I/O to focus on developers, not productsZDNet Google I/O: Android, Chrome Not MergingInformationWeek Android chief working on smoother updates, fine with Facebook HomeCNET VentureBeat -The Droid Guy -The Verge all 40 news articles »

Highlight Press

Amazon Launches 'Coins' Virtual Currency PC Magazine To kick things off, Amazon is providing all Kindle Fire owners with 500 free Amazon Coins, which are worth $5. "You can use the coins to buy apps and games, as well as items inside apps and games," Amazon said in a note on its homepage. Amazon also ... Amazon's new “virtual currency” of dubious benefit to customersArs Technica Amazon launches, gives away millions in Amazon Coins to spur app downloads ...Apple Insider Amazon launches its own currency called Amazon CoinsTechSpot CNET -VentureBeat -Highlight Press all 30 news articles »

CBC.ca

TV on the Web: Astronaut does 'Space Oddity' in space USA TODAY Today's pick: Space Oddity on YouTube. The topic: Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut who has documented of his journey in outer space with educational YouTube videos and Reddit AMAs, covers David Bowie's Space Oddity while floating around the ... Astronaut says goodbye with David Bowie 'Space Oddity' videoLos Angeles Times David Bowie's Space Oddity recorded in spaceWashington Post Chris Hadfield is space's first rock star... and Bowie isn't complainingTelegraph.co.uk The Escapist -CNN International -Mashable all 279 news articles »

Digital Trends

Zact tries to out-uncarrier T-Mobile with customizable mobile plans The Verge A new wireless carrier is launching today, it's called "Zact" and though it's piggybacking on top of Sprint's wireless network, the company swears up and down that it's not an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator). Zact's goal is to out-T-Mobile T-Mobile as ... ItsOn's Zact: A Contract-Free Wireless Carrier With Custom Plans - eWeekeWeek ItsOn launches its own mobile service Zact to prove its customizable plan ...GigaOM Zact touts lower phone billsCNET Digital Trends -TechCrunch -Forbes all 34 news articles »

Chris Hadfield has conquered space. Now he's conquering the Internet, too.

Samsung said a breakthrough would accelerate development of data transmission hundreds of times faster than is possible today.

Among information the special committee is seeking is a draft of the new proposal and who would run the company if Carl C. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management succeed.

Space.com

Colossal solar flare, strongest of 2013, shoots from sun Fox News The sun unleashed a colossal Mother's Day solar flare on Sunday May 12 in what has become the most powerful solar eruption of the year. The giant solar flare, which registered as one of the largest eruptions the sun can unleash, peaked Sunday night at ... Space Pictures This Week: Sunrise From Space, Saturn After DarkNational Geographic And you thought the Sun just sat there burningInvestor's Business Daily Video: X-flare erupts on sun May 13EarthSky (blog) all 6 news articles »

NDTV

Bill & Jobs' excellent adventure: Steve's tech looked better than mine Register “We did tablets – lots of tablets – well before Apple did, but they put these pieces together in a way that succeeded.” Bill Gates had a few kind words for old rival Steve Jobs at the weekend, conceding Apple's late co-founder had a gift for design and admitting ... An emotional Bill Gates pays homage to Steve Jobs while recounting final meetingApple Insider Bill Gates: Steve Jobs and I grew up togetherThe Guardian Bill Gates on Steve Jobs: We grew up togetherCBS News Mashable -CNET -natmonitor.com all 30 news articles »

Android Central

New Android Boss Finally Reveals Plans for World's Most Popular Mobile OS Wired Mexico's Lucky to Have Just One Man Blocking Internet Equality. We've Got a Bunch · Beyond Unlocking: Don't Let Them Kill the First Reasonable Copyright Reform Bill · FBI's Latest Proposal for a Wiretap-Ready Internet Should Be Trashed · Video · Video ... Google's new Android head finally breaks his silenceVentureBeat Google's New Android Chief Talks Challenges Of Keeping A Platform Consistent ...TechCrunch Expect games, social, and Now at Google I/O 2013CNET The Verge -PC Pro -Gotta Be Mobile all 14 news articles »

Stabley Times

The next iPad mini with Retina Display won't be called iPad mini 2 Stabley Times Apple's next iPad mini may well have a built in Retina Display screen built in, but it won't be called iPad mini 2 no matter its feature set. Apple has given up using generational numbers on its tablet lineup entirely, with the iPad 2 the last to carry a numeral suffix ... Waiting for the iPad Mini Retina? Think about thisCNET iPad Mini 2 vs Nexus 7 HD: Sequels Don't Always Suck!SidhTech On Computers: Knowing what you need is a key to choosing tablet or computerNew Philadelphia Times Reporter Motley Fool -News Tribe -PDF Devices all 20 news articles »

AFP

Samsung testing 5G wireless technology that can download entire movies in ... Apple Insider South Korean tech giant Samsung says it has developed a wireless transmission standard hundreds of times faster than today's 4G LTE, one that could see users downloading entire movies in seconds. samsungplace. Samsung on Sunday announced that it ... Forget 4G: Samsung claims 5G smartphone breakthroughFox News Samsung Announces Breakthrough in Mobile Data SpeedNew York Times We're stuck with Mobile 4G Communications until 2020Patently Apple CNET -TechRadar UK -ZDNet all 66 news articles »

Montreal Gazette

Ground control to major strum: ISS's Hadfield sings Space Oddity Register Vid Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has marked the end of his stay on the International Space Station by releasing his high-altitude version on David Bowie's Space Oddity. Cmdr Hadfield has been aboard the orbital outpost since December last year, and ... Astronaut bids farewell with Bowie cover versionBBC News Space Oddity: Chris Hadfield sings David Bowie in space - NewsdayNewsday ISS Commander Chris Hadfield Plays a Canadian Larrivée Guitar on Space OddityForbes Washington Post (blog) -Fox News -NBCNews.com all 229 news articles »

Indian Express

Which petite model likes a fondle and GETTING WET? Sony's Xperia ZR Register Pics Sony has come up with a new waterproof smartphone: the Xperia ZR, which is essentially an Xperia Z with a slightly smaller screen. The gadget giant's first hydrophilic phone, the Z, is, our reviewer thought, “a bit of a slab”. Thankfully, the Japanese ... Sony announces the waterproof Xperia ZR smartphoneInquirer Sony introduces Xperia ZR waterproof phoneIndian Express Sony launches Xperia ZR waterproof phone with 4.6-inch HD displayNDTV iTech Post all 104 news articles »

Times of India

98 percent of DNA is unnecessary 'junk' Fox News One person's trash may be another person's treasure, but sometimes, trash is just trash. So-called junk DNA, the vast majority of the genome that doesn't code for proteins, really isn't needed for a healthy organism, according to new research. "At least for a ... Some DNA is Just Junk: Carnivorous Plant Reveals It's Unnecessary for ...Science World Report Carnivorous plant throws out 'junk' DNAScience Codex Carnivorous Plant Gives Unique Insight on 'Junk' DNANature World News National Geographic -Design & Trend -French Tribune all 9 news articles »

Houston Chronicle

Lamborghini Egoista Concept breaks cover at the automaker's 50th anniversary ... Moneycontrol.com For all those high-profile car owners who don't want to share their prized possessions with friends/relatives or otherwise, Lamborghini has a solution for you. The supercar maker unveiled the Egoista concept, a car which may not be in the scheme of things for ... Egoista celebrates Lamborghini's 50thIndependent Online all 104 news articles »

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Highlight Press

Microsoft Defends as Critics Attack Windows 8 and Call for Ballmer To Be Fired Highlight Press Some media outlets are suggesting that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer should be fired – or are even speculating that it could even be on the radar in the near future. While times have certainly been better at Microsoft (MSFT), it is unlikely that the current chatter ... With Windows Blue, Microsoft may (finally) do the right thingZDNet Microsoft responds to 'extreme' Windows 8 criticismCNET Windows 8 woes spark questions over Microsoft chief's futureTelegraph.co.uk Tom's Hardware Guide -Wall Street Journal -Mobile Enterprise all 34 news articles »

National Geographic

Space Station Leak Repaired by Emergency Spacewalk Science World Report Astronauts had to undertake a rapidly planned emergency spacewalk this Saturday to fix a serious ammonia leak at the International Space Station that was discovered two days earlier. NASA announced that the repair was apparently successful, and the ... In rare unplanned spacewalk, astronauts hunt for mystery leak on space stationWashington Post Astronauts Take Unplanned Spacewalk to Repair LeakNew York Times Spur-of-the-moment spacewalk a first for NASA, space stationCNET Space.com -NBCNews.com -Fox News all 372 news articles »

The Hindu

Nokia Lumia 928 revealed: All the tech specs you need to know Firstpost Nokia has confirmed that it will be launching another Lumia device, the Lumia 928, which is a lighter version of the Lumia 920. The Lumia 928 is currently being launched in the US with Verizon for $99 on a two-year contract. So what exactly is new in the ... Can Verizon's Lumia 928 succeed where the Lumia 920 failed?PCWorld Nokia Asha 501 is colorful, cheap but not for the US (hands-on)CNET Nokia, Verizon Prepare for Lumia 928 Smartphone Launch - eWeekeWeek Wall Street Journal -ZDNet -PC Magazine all 662 news articles »

Stabley Times

Jelly Bean 4.3 is no Key Lime Pie but has Android consolation features Stabley Times Android users will have to wait awhile for the Key Lime Pie 5.0 software update. But as far as consolation prizes go, next week's Jelly Bean 4.3 update is not a bad one. In fact when the beta build of 4.3 was first discovered it was thought to be Key Lime Pie ... siliconANGLE » Your Complete Guide to Google I/O 2013SiliconANGLE (blog) Android chief: Google I/O to focus on helping developers, not launching new ...Phandroid.com all 363 news articles »

CBS News

Bill Gates on Steve Jobs: We grew up together CBS News We've seen plenty of Bill Gates on television, but we'd never seen him get emotional before. It was a striking, yet subtle moment in Gates' 60 Minutes interview this week when Charlie Rose asked him about his longtime business rival, the late Steve Jobs. Bill Gates: Steve Jobs and I grew up togetherThe Guardian An emotional Bill Gates pays homage to Steve Jobs while recounting final meetingApple Insider Bill & Jobs' excellent adventure: Steve's tech looked better than mineRegister Ubergizmo -CNET -The Week Magazine all 53 news articles »

Times of India

Habitats to shrink without carbon curbs: Nature - Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Morning Herald The habitats of many common plants and animals will shrink dramatically this century unless governments act quickly to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said on Sunday after studying 50,000 species around the world. The scientists from Britain ... Climate change 'to hit animals'Belfast Telegraph all 38 news articles »

Memeburn

Facebook's iPhone Culture Builds An Overzealous Home On Android TechCrunch Facebook didn't realize just how important widgets, docks, and app folders were to Android users, and that leaving them out of Home was a huge mistake. That's because some of the Facebookers who built and tested Home normally carry iPhones, I've ... Facebook Made A Simple, Huge Mistake Building 'Home,' Which Looks Like A ...Business Insider Facebook Home Hits 1 Million Downloads - MashableMashable Facebook's Home app not likedAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog) CNET -SiliconANGLE (blog) -NBC Bay Area (blog) all 24 news articles »

Belfast Telegraph

Climate change 'to hit animals' Belfast Telegraph A third of common land animals could see dramatic losses this century because of climate change, scientists predict. Also in this Section. House rescue women glad to be home · Video: Andrew Moran, one of UK's most wanted men, is captured by Spanish ... and more »

The Droid Guy

Google, please don't release a Nexus 5 yet PhoneDog Once again I've been following rumors way too closely lately, and I've been watching them like a hawk regarding which, if any, new Nexus we will see revealed at Google I/O this week. The Nexus 4 was just announced last October and released during ... Next Nexus 4/5 Coming -Moto X XFON Nixed 4 Now or Droid?Wireless and Mobile News Google X Phone leaks converge: is Nexus done for?SlashGear Google I/O 2013 PreviewInformationWeek Engadget -NewsFactor Network -The Full Signal all 63 news articles »

Indian Express

Nokia reboots Windows Phone push in the US but success will still be hard-won PCWorld Nokia's is rebooting its U.S. Windows Phone push with the arrival of the low-cost Lumia 521 on T-Mobile and Lumia 928 for Verizon Wireless, but increasing sales to meaningful volumes in the very competitive U.S. market will not be easy. Windows Phone has ... Nokia Lumia 928 unveiled, headed to Verizon next weekZDNet Nokia to sell new Lumia phone through Verizon WirelessChicago Tribune all 751 news articles »