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SCI/TECH HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/2013
4 Ways Publishers Can Optimize for Facebook’s New News Feed
Mashable · 3 hours ago
Facebook unveiled its “new” News Feed Thursday, and while we won’t know the full range of effects it will have on the pages of brands and publishers for some time, Facebook has provided a few clues to help administrators optimize their pages ahead of its rollout. First, let’s take a look at the …
Why Microsoft’s Surface RT Will Flop
PC Magazine · 5 hours ago
Microsoft’s Surface RT recently took a hit when Samsung halted its sales in Germany, but that’s not the reason this tablet will soon bite the dust. The Surface RT is going to fail in the market mainly because of its steep price. Microsoft is not willing to lowball the product in a competitive market …
3D Printing Coming to Vending Machine Near You
Mashable · 1 hour ago
If vending machines can dispense beer, pizza and movies, why not 3D-printed objects? Combining the hyper-local convenience of Redbox with cutting edge technology, Dreambox is a vending machine that aims to fuel the 3D-printing revolution from the bottom up. SEE ALSO: 3D-Printed Skull Implant Ready …
Cheaper Google Glass Competitor Vuzix Ships Developer Units
Forbes · 4 hours ago
Google may have captured people’s imaginations with its Google Glass Project, but it could have a few competing devices to contend with when it ships later this year. Vuzix, the maker of competing “smart glasses” called the M100, has said it will soon begin shipping custom-built prototypes of …
Ego! Smartmouse works on the desk and in the air
SlashGear · 1 day ago
When it comes to computer input devices, there are a huge number of mice and keyboards out there. The sheer variety of computer mice available is incredible and one mouse may not do everything a computer user wants it to. Some people need a mouse for the office, a mouse for on the go, a mouse to use …
What Makes Samsung Such An Innovative Company?
Forbes · 1 hour ago
There are critics of Samsung who argue that its success is mostly due to copying and then tweaking the innovations of others. There is a good deal of truth in this, especially around the early Galaxy designs. But Samsung is a global leader in screen technology, TVs, batteries, and chip design. So in …
U.K. Retail Giant Tesco Launches Ad-Supported Film, TV Streaming Service
Hollywood Reporter · 1 day ago
The free offer, dubbed Clubcard TV, is for loyalty card holders and includes content deals with the likes of Warner Bros., Aardman Animation and Endemol. LONDON – Tesco, the world’s third largest retailer is now offering its loyalty card members a movie and TV online streaming service for free …
GameStop explains why MS and Sony shouldn’t restrict used games
VG247 · 9 hours ago
GameStop president Tony Bartel had some words for Forbes about why the rumored always-online-never-play-used-games next Xbox might be a bad idea. “Console manufacturers understand that recent surveys indicate 60+ percent of video game consumers would be less likely to purchase a new console that …
Google not liable for vanity search results: Court
Yahoo! Finance · 1 day ago
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin woman trying to protect her “wholesome” image failed to persuade a federal appeals court to hold Google Inc liable because searches for her name could lead people to advertisements for drugs to treat sexual dysfunction. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago said on …
Why Apple’s plan for a streaming radio service is starting to fray
Yahoo! News · 1 hour ago
Earlier this week, it was widely reportedthat Apple was partnering with Beats Audio to build a new streaming music service to rival the Pandoras and Spotifys of the world. For Apple, such a service would serve as a sparkling new revenue channel on iTunes; for Beats, the partnership represented an …
Google Maps facing ban in Germany as trial advances
CNET News · 2 hours ago
A patent battle between Google and Microsoft could see Google Maps banned in Germany. Florian Mueller, of FOSS Patents, reported from court in Munich today, where he said the tide is shifting against Google: Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann of the Munich I Regional Court just told Google and its Motorola …
Fastest Lamborghini ever built: Limited edition $3.9 million Veneno sold out
New York Daily News · 1 day ago
If you love incredible performance, striking looks and exclusivity and have $3.9 million to spare, Lamborghini would have the perfect car for you — if it weren’t already sold out. Lamborghini hopes to use the Veneno as a testing ground for new materials and technologies that it will eventually …
Comet Pan-STARRS visible tonight with naked eye
FOX News · 8 hours ago
The first of two bright comets predicted for 2013 will soon be appearing in the evening sky for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. The comet — while not as bright as first predicted — will still be more brilliant than any comet seen in recent years, so here are some tips to spot the celestial …
Mars’ Curiosity rover has ‘a bit of amnesia’ but getting better
Los Angeles Times · 2 hours ago
Curiosity, recently in hunker-down mode amid a solar storm lashing Mars, is suffering from amnesia. But it’s mild. The rover is getting back in the swing of its mission after a significant computer glitch, which was followed by a solar flare that sent radiation barreling toward the Red Planet …
In turbulent Venezuela, gasoline will likely stay at pennies a gallon
CNN Money · 1 day ago
High subsidies make Venezuela’s gasoline among the cheapest in the world. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) There are lots of unknowns surrounding Hugo Chavez’s successor in Venezuela, but one thing is fairly certain: the price of gasoline will remain at just a few cents a gallon. Thanks to generous subsidies …
Bipartisan bill to re-legalize cellphone unlocking introduced in Senate
MSN · 5 hours ago
We should have known that it wouldn’t take long for someone in congress to take up the fight to re-legalize cellphone unlocking. Those championing the effort on the floor of the Senate are Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) , Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) who introduced the Wireless Consumer …
Students’ backpacks getting lighter as schools shift to tablets over textbooks
Minneapolis Star Tribune · 1 day ago
WASHINGTON – Well before the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy was in full swing, students could read about the weather system that slammed the East Coast in their textbooks. Welcome to the new digital bookcase, where traditional ink-and-paper textbooks have given way to iPads and book bags are getting …
Roku 3 released with new UI, motion sensitive remote
Beta News · 1 day ago
I knew this would happen. After battling to decide between Roku and Google TV and opting to buy the Vizio Co Star, Roku has gone and released its brand new Roku 3 box this morning, and also made me jealous of all the cool stuff the company has added into its latest set top box. Roku’s vice president …
Following breaches, experts call for two-factor authentication on Twitter
PC World · 14 hours ago
Twitter should quickly join many other Internet companies such as Google in providing users with the option of two-factor authentication, experts say. The call for changes in Twitter security followed news Wednesday of the compromise of the official account of Saudi Aramco, the national oil company …
USAID optimistic on Myanmar work, but firm on terms
MSN · 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is intensifying its aid work in Myanmar, winning more cooperation from the government in a country long estranged from Washington, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah said on Thursday …