Dinosaur-era bird tracks: Proof of 100-million-year-old flight? (via The Christian Science Monitor)Photograph (l.) and interpretive drawing (r.) of the four-toed footprint and the groove behind it. The diagram numbers each toe from I (hallux) to IV, outlines the overall form, and shows the main direction of movement as the bird landed (big arrow).…
US to review intel operations as Europe seethes (via AFP)The White House said it will seek to keep US intelligence-gathering operations in check and possibly add new restraints for more transparency amid mounting European ire over American snooping on the continent. “There are a number of efforts underway…
Dell Precision T5600: Two Eight-Core CPUs In A Workstation (via Tom's Hardware)Inside And Outside Of Dell's Precision T5600 Workstation Last month, Intel introduced its Ivy Bridge-EP-based Xeon E5 v2 processors, including the dual-socket-capable -2600-series CPUs. While we've already spent some time previewing the company's latest…
Dell Precision T5600: Two Eight-Core CPUs In A Workstation (via Tom's Hardware)Inside And Outside Of Dell's Precision T5600 Workstation Last month, Intel introduced its Ivy Bridge-EP-based Xeon E5 v2 processors, including the dual-socket-capable -2600-series CPUs. While we've already spent some time previewing the company's latest…
Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: October 2013 (via Tom's Hardware)Best Gaming CPUs For The Money, October Updates If you don’t have the time to research benchmarks, or if you don’t feel confident enough in your ability to pick the right processor for your next gaming machine, fear not. We at Tom’s Hardware have…
Konami fixes Xbox 360 PES 2014 problems (via The Inquirer)JAPANESE GAME FIRM Konami has apologised to Xbox 360 users that are struggling with their copies of Pro Evolution Soccer 2014. Konami said that it is working closely with Microsoft to sort out the problem, and has asked gamers not to cry foul too soon…
Viewsonic claims it has the first Android thin client (via The Inquirer)TAIWANESE DISPLAY COMPANY Viewsonic has launched what it claims is the world's first thin client that works with Google's Android mobile operating system (OS). From the outside, the Viewsonic SD-A245 looks like an average multi-touch smart display.…
Adobe announces an open source SVG library (via The Inquirer)SCALABLE VECTOR GRAPHICS (SVG) has a new utility, as Adobe has launched Snap.svg, a library that is available under an open source licence from Github. The new package has been designed by Dimity Baranovskiy who also authored the popular Raphael Javascript…
Adobe announces an open source SVG library (via The Inquirer)SCALABLE VECTOR GRAPHICS (SVG) has a new utility, as Adobe has launched Snap.svg, a library that is available under an open source licence from Github. The new package has been designed by Dimity Baranovskiy who also authored the popular Raphael Javascript…
Sunrun Receives SunShot $1.6M For Fully Automated Solar Design System (via Clean Technica)Sunrun is one of America’s leading home solar companies, and on Tuesday it was announced that the company had been awarded $1.6 million from the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative fund. The money is targeted towards furthering the development…
Sunrun Receives SunShot $1.6M For Fully Automated Solar Design System (via Clean Technica)Sunrun is one of America’s leading home solar companies, and on Tuesday it was announced that the company had been awarded $1.6 million from the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative fund. The money is targeted towards furthering the development…
South Carolina soup kitchen refuses to allow atheists to volunteer (via Raw Story )A group called the Upstart Atheists in Spartanburg, South Carolina were rebuffed in their efforts to distribute care packages to the homeless at the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen. The care packages contain gloves, socks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs,…
South Carolina soup kitchen refuses to allow atheists to volunteer (via Raw Story )A group called the Upstart Atheists in Spartanburg, South Carolina were rebuffed in their efforts to distribute care packages to the homeless at the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen. The care packages contain gloves, socks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs,…
Two education foundations to award $3.5 million to Newark principals (via NJ.com)NEWARK — Two Newark foundations will award up to $3.5 million to Newark principals and vice principals who can show a track record for success. The Foundation for Newark’s Future, the organization set up to distribute the $100 million donation from…
Barnacles join big list of sea creatures that consume plastic in Earth’s increasingly littered oceans (via Raw Story )Researchers say that about one-third of the barnacles caught in the North Pacific gyre, which is notoriously littered with trash, have plastic material in their digestive system. Scientists aren’t sure whether eating the plastic refuse hurts the sea…
“Kindness alone won’t solve the world’s problems,” and other lessons in buzz-building (via Pando Daily)By Erin Griffith On October 24, 2013I didn’t go into my panel yesterday at the Media Tech Summit in New York thinking I’d get a story. How much ground-breaking insight could two founders really offer on the topic we’d been assigned to discuss, “…
South Carolina soup kitchen refuses to allow atheists to volunteer (via Raw Story )A group called the Upstart Atheists in Spartanburg, South Carolina were rebuffed in their efforts to distribute care packages to the homeless at the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen. The care packages contain gloves, socks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs,…
Hermain Cain claims sex harassment charges were sent from the Devil (via Raw Story )Erstwhile Republican candidate for president Herman Cain claims that allegations of sexual harassment that torpedoed his campaign in 2012 were the work of Satan, who wanted to block Cain from the White House. Cain made the statements in an interview…
Ouya Android console to be sold in every Target by the end of the month (via Pando Daily)On October 24, 2013After launching with limited retail presence, the Ouya Android console will be coming to all 1,800 Target stores later this month. The Ouya has previously been sold at only select GameStop, Best Buy, and Target locations. Expect…
Formlabs raises $19M Series A to enter 3D printing wars (via Pando Daily)On October 24, 2013Formlabs, the company behind the Form 1 3D printer, has raised $19 million in a Series A round led by DFJ Growth, with participation from Pitango Venture Capital, Innovation Endeavors and returning angel investors. The company previously…
Formlabs raises $19M Series A to enter 3D printing wars (via Pando Daily)On October 24, 2013Formlabs, the company behind the Form 1 3D printer, has raised $19 million in a Series A round led by DFJ Growth, with participation from Pitango Venture Capital, Innovation Endeavors and returning angel investors. The company previously…
'President's Devotional' shares scripture that inspired Obama (via PBS News Hour)HARI SREENIVASAN: Finally tonight: the spiritual nourishing of the president. That's the focus of the new book by the man TIME magazine dubbed the pastor-in-chief. Joshua DuBois, the former head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood…
'President's Devotional' shares scripture that inspired Obama (via PBS News Hour)HARI SREENIVASAN: Finally tonight: the spiritual nourishing of the president. That's the focus of the new book by the man TIME magazine dubbed the pastor-in-chief. Joshua DuBois, the former head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood…
Health care website faces scrutiny on Capitol Hill (via PBS News Hour)By: Christina Bellantoni and Bridget Bowman The problems plaguing HealthCare.gov in its initial rollout will get their first public airing Thursday on Capitol Hill, with House Republicans finding renewed energy in the fight even after a shutdown standoff…
Health care website faces scrutiny on Capitol Hill (via PBS News Hour)By: Christina Bellantoni and Bridget Bowman The problems plaguing HealthCare.gov in its initial rollout will get their first public airing Thursday on Capitol Hill, with House Republicans finding renewed energy in the fight even after a shutdown standoff…
Health care website faces scrutiny on Capitol Hill (via PBS News Hour)By: Christina Bellantoni and Bridget Bowman The problems plaguing HealthCare.gov in its initial rollout will get their first public airing Thursday on Capitol Hill, with House Republicans finding renewed energy in the fight even after a shutdown standoff…
Let me play you a melody (via The Christian Science Monitor)Piano in Copley Square, Boston. (Ann Hermes/Staff) The crowd looks on expectantly as a young woman in a sheer black blouse steps up to the piano. “It’s a little out of tune,” Filiz Cagla, a classically trained musician from Bursa, Turkey, tells…
Merkel berates Obama on spying, joins parade of 'shocked' world leaders (+video) (via The Christian Science Monitor)German Chancellor Angela Merkel uses her mobile phone before a meeting at a European Union summit in Brussels in this 2011 file photo. The German government has obtained information that the United States may have monitored the mobile phone of Chancellor…
Kim Kardashian Shows Her Ring After Engagement to Kanye West (via NewsLook)Video News by NewsLook Kim Kardashian got one of the best birthday presents ever. Because something happened that nobody was expecting. Kanye West proposed to her.
Kim Kardashian Shows Her Ring After Engagement to Kanye West (via NewsLook)Video News by NewsLook Kim Kardashian got one of the best birthday presents ever. Because something happened that nobody was expecting. Kanye West proposed to her.
The Rise of HIV in Older Adults (via SpryLiving.com)Featured Article,HIV/AIDS,Sexual Health by R. GellerOctober 22, 2013 More than one-third of HIV-positive individuals in the U.S. are over age 50. What accounts for the rise in HIV among older adults? Photos.com Dealing with frequent, minor illnesses…
The People’s House in Pink: Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the White House (via The White House)The North Portico exterior of the White House is illuminated pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Oct. 1, 2012 (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert) The White House and the entrance to the Naval Observatory will be lit pink tonight…
If $100G Cancer Drugs Worry You, Join Us! 'Cancer Drug Racket' Article, 'Morning Joe' Segment Draw Attention to Debate over Balancing Care, Cost in Oncology (via SBWire)The article “The Cancer Drug Racket” and an appearance by Dr. Zeke Emanuel on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this week have drawn attention to the growing debate over the soaring cost of cancer drugs. Where to find answers? In Baltimore Nov. 14-15,…
US firm offers 30 kilometer-high balloon ride (via AFP)Seeking to cash in on the space tourism boom, a US firm is offering rides in a helium balloon 30 kilometers (20 miles) up to gaze down on Earth. The Arizona-based company World View Enterprises said in a statement Tuesday the trip will cost $75,000 (…
The Private Mission To Save Planet Earth (From Asteroids) (via Planetsave)Our Solar system is a potentially world-altering place when it comes to asteroid impacts; planetary scientists continue to find plentiful evidence of multiple and massive asteroid impacts on other planets and the various moons that orbit them…And,…
The Private Mission To Save Planet Earth (From Asteroids) (via Planetsave)Our Solar system is a potentially world-altering place when it comes to asteroid impacts; planetary scientists continue to find plentiful evidence of multiple and massive asteroid impacts on other planets and the various moons that orbit them…And,…
David Brin – From space shots to black holes (science updates) (via Red Green & Blue)By David Brin First, a useful announcement: The Next National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled for October 26, 2013. One or more of your local pharmacies will likely accept your old pharmaceuticals free, no questions. It disposes of…
Apple could be the hub seller of the connected home, starting today by stocking Dropcam in stores (via Pando Daily)By Carmel DeAmicis On October 23, 2013First, the news of the day: Apple is now selling Dropcam — the smart, connected surveillance camera — in stores. It didn’t acquire Dropcam, it’s just a sales partnership. I’ve been excitedly sitting on…
iPad Air first impressions (via The Inquirer)TABLET PUSHER Apple took the wraps off its latest iPad on Tuesday, and surprised the world with a new name, the Air. The iPad Air is thinner, lighter and more powerful than the existing full-size model. It sticks with the Retina display seen on the…
iPad Air first impressions (via The Inquirer)TABLET PUSHER Apple took the wraps off its latest iPad on Tuesday, and surprised the world with a new name, the Air. The iPad Air is thinner, lighter and more powerful than the existing full-size model. It sticks with the Retina display seen on the…
Apple CEO: Mossberg Calls iPhone Best Smartphone (via Bloomberg TV)Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses iPhone sales at an event in San Francisco. (Source: Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg "Bloomberg West" is the only daily news program focused exclusively…
US jury rules against Bank of America in mortgage case (via AFP)A federal jury Wednesday concluded that Bank of America defrauded mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with a lending program that fast-tracked mortgages ahead of the housing bust. The jury's ruling sets Bank of America on course for a…
Obama reassures Pakistan on Afghanistan, not drones (via AFP)US President Barack Obama promised Wednesday to consider Pakistan's concerns in post-war Afghanistan, but stayed mum on a call by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to end drone strikes. Obama welcomed Sharif to the White House after releasing $1.6 billion…
Bulgaria questions 'parents' of Greece mystery girl (via AFP)Bulgarian police are questioning a Roma couple who might be the biological parents of Maria, a mysterious blonde girl found in a Greek Roma camp, media reported Thursday. According to the reports, the couple, named as Sasha Ruseva and Atanas Rusev,…
Bulgaria questions 'parents' of Greece mystery girl (via AFP)Bulgarian police are questioning a Roma couple who might be the biological parents of Maria, a mysterious blonde girl found in a Greek Roma camp, media reported Thursday. According to the reports, the couple, named as Sasha Ruseva and Atanas Rusev,…
David Cameron resigns, according to Welsh news site (via The Inquirer)BORIS JOHNSON AND ED MILLIBAND must have been rubbing their hands and doing little jigs around the room at around 4.35pm BST Monday, as one web site published a story annnouncing prime minister David Cameron's resignation. The Wales Online article asked…
Microsoft’s IE11 doesn't work well with Google or Outlook (via The Inquirer)STANDARDS HIJACKER Microsoft's Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) isn't doing much to help people explore and is preventing users from viewing properly rendered Google webpages, as well as Microsoft's own Outlook webmail application. In a note on the Google…
Microsoft’s IE11 doesn't work well with Google or Outlook (via The Inquirer)STANDARDS HIJACKER Microsoft's Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) isn't doing much to help people explore and is preventing users from viewing properly rendered Google webpages, as well as Microsoft's own Outlook webmail application. In a note on the Google…
Lenovo outs the Android powered A10 laptop (via The Inquirer)CHINESE HARDWARE OUTFIT Lenovo has revealed a flipping laptop that runs the Android mobile operating system. The 10.6in machine comes with Lenovo's hallmark flipscreen, which allows it to be used as a laptop, tablet or touchscreen with stand. The Lenovo…
Enterprise App Store is Latest Effort to Control Mobile Users (via slashdot)It won’t be a surprise to most who work there, but corporate datacenters designed to house high-performing computer systems and resource-intensive applications have become, in the eyes of end users, secondary to apps downloaded to help keep up with…
