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Nokia's Lumia 925 is a big T-Mobile win - CNET

Google Tech News - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 15:19

Times of India

Nokia's Lumia 925 is a big T-Mobile win
CNET
T-Mobile will exclusively carry Nokia's new stunning metal Lumia 925, and that's good news for the no-contract carrier. Jessica Dolcourt. by Jessica Dolcourt May 14, 2013 2:45 AM PDT Follow @jdolcourt. Nokia Lumia 925. The Nokia Lumia 925 is the first ...
Nokia launches Lumia 925, focused firmly on imagingZDNet
Nokia Announces The Lumia 925, An Aluminum Flagship - MashableMashable
Nokia Lumia 925 slims down its flagship Windows PhoneBBC News
Inquirer -Bloomberg -Engadget
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Smartphone Sales Surge - Wall Street Journal

Google Tech News - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 15:19

Wall Street Journal

Smartphone Sales Surge
Wall Street Journal
An employee shows off Samsung's Galaxy S 4 smartphone during a launching ceremony in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in April. Appetite for basic mobile phones fell during the first three months of 2013 and sales of smartphones rose by 43% compared with the first ...
Android secures 74% of smartphone marketDigital Spy
Nokia's Q1 marketshare drops 24 percent as Samsung, Apple gain: ReportNDTV
Android Nearly 75% Of All Smartphones Shipped In Q1; Samsung Tops 30 ...TechCrunch
Engadget -CXOToday.com -Memeburn
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Space Oddity ends safely in Kazakhstan - Register

Google Tech News - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 14:55

CBC.ca

Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Space Oddity ends safely in Kazakhstan
Register
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is back on Earth following a 144-day stay aboard the International Space Station, which ended on a high note when the crooning spaceman released an impressive high-altitude version of David Bowie's Space Oddity.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield returnsIrish Times
3-man crew returns safely to Earth from International Space StationFox News
Having made the ISS cool again, Hadfield returns to EarthCNET
Los Angeles Times -CBC.ca
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Reseacher Analyzes Oldest Fossil Hominin Ear Bones Ever Recovered - Science World Report

Google Tech News - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 14:40

Science World Report

Reseacher Analyzes Oldest Fossil Hominin Ear Bones Ever Recovered
Science World Report
In a latest finding, anthropologist from Binghamton University has analyzed the tiny ear bones, the malleus, incus and stapes from two different species of early human ancestors from South Africa. (Photo : Texas A&M). In a recent finding, an anthropologist ...
Early hominins couldn't have heard modern speechNew Scientist
Hearing changes could be ancient in the human lineNature.com
Were Ancient Hominins Hearing Sounds Differently Than Modern Humans?Medical Daily
Eureka! Science News
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AT&T dumps Facebook phone as Home limps past 1m downloads - The Guardian

Google Tech News - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 13:46

The Guardian

AT&T dumps Facebook phone as Home limps past 1m downloads
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 ...
Facebook's iPhone Culture Builds An Overzealous Home On AndroidTechCrunch
HTC's Facebook phone: Not dead yetCNET
AT&T Reportedly Dropping HTC Facebook PhoneInformationWeek
Fudzilla -Tri-Valley Herald -Stabley Times
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ItsOn's Zact Shows How Data Plans Should Be: Exactly Right Every Month - eWeek - eWeek

Google Tech News - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 08:54

eWeek

ItsOn's Zact Shows How Data Plans Should Be: Exactly Right Every Month - eWeek
eWeek
NEWS ANALYSIS: ItsOn's Zact offers a new approach to wireless plans, which is to let users buy just what they need and no more for each kind of service. Figured out how many minutes or megabytes of data you need for your smartphone every month?
ItsOn's New Zact Service Is Rewriting The Book On Wireless PlansTechCrunch
A New Mobile Plan, Zact, Asks Subscribers To Pay Only For What They UseWall Street Journal (blog)
Zact: Build Your Own Wireless Plan, Down to the Last DetailTIME
Digital Trends -tuaw.com -The Verge
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Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen on the New Digital Age - Mashable - Mashable

Google Tech News - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 06:06

Android Community

Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen on the New Digital Age - Mashable
Mashable
The growth of the web, the developing world and digital-age career skills were all topics of discussion last Thursday night at a special fireside chat with tech heavyweights Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen at Google's Venice, Calif., headquarters. The talk felt like ...
Try Googling That, Big Shot.All Things Digital
Google's Schmidt thought 'don't be evil' was a stupid ruleTechRadar UK
Google's Eric Schmidt on reading your email, AOL and not being evilAndroid Community
The Verge -SlashGear -Co.Exist
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Google Commemorates The 37th Anniversary Of Atari's Breakout With Image ... - TechCrunch

Google Tech News - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 02:37

Zap2it.com

Google Commemorates The 37th Anniversary Of Atari's Breakout With Image ...
TechCrunch
If you're an old-school gaming nerd, then you might remember a little game released by Atari called Breakout. The idea was simple: just hit a ball around and break things. Don't let the ball get past you, or you lose. It was heavily influenced by Pong.
Google Image Search 'Atari Breakout' for a bit of retro funHEXUS
You should type Atari Breakout into Google Images todayJOE
Google celebrates Breakout's 37th birthday with Google Image Easter eggPCR-online.biz
Creative Review (blog) -iAfrica.com -IBNLive
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Samsung takes first 5G steps with advanced antenna - PCWorld

Google Tech News - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 20:17

CBC.ca

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 ...
Samsung Announces New '5G' Wireless TechnologyBusinessweek
Samsung Advances Toward 5G NetworksNew York Times
Samsung wants to bring 5G online by 2020ZDNet
CNET -Sydney Morning Herald -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Major Solar Flare Erupts from the Sun, Strongest of 2013 - Space.com

Google Tech News - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 16:23

Space.com

Major Solar Flare Erupts from the Sun, Strongest of 2013
Space.com
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 ...
Nasa announces first X class solar flares of the yearTimes LIVE
Sun Unleashes THREE Record X-Class FlaresDiscovery News
Solar flare double whammy: 2 biggest flares of year within 24 hoursLos Angeles Times
Science Recorder -NBCNews.com (blog) -Washington Post (blog)
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Google shows off a talking shoe - CNET

Google Tech News - Sun, 03/10/2013 - 22:01

ABC News

Google shows off a talking shoe
CNET
At SXSW, you're there to show your very best, most creative side. So Google does just that. Chris Matyszczyk. by Chris Matyszczyk. March 10, 2013 9:26 AM PDT. Perfect for a higher definition of footsee. (Credit: Engadget Screesnhot by Chris ...
Forget Google Glass, Google Debuts 'Talking Shoe' Concept At SXSWi, Wants ...TechCrunch
Google Is Working On A Talking ShoeBusiness Insider
Google shows off hacked speaking shoe at SXSW, promises it's not getting into ...Engadget
The Droid Guy -All Things Digital -Washington Post (blog)
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SXSW: Elon Musk Would Like to Die on Mars; Al Gore Keeps Defending Sale of ... - Hollywood Reporter

Google Tech News - Sun, 03/10/2013 - 21:58

Hollywood Reporter

SXSW: Elon Musk Would Like to Die on Mars; Al Gore Keeps Defending Sale of ...
Hollywood Reporter
Space exploration and battery-powered car entrepeneur Musk showed off new rocket technology, while Gore delivered a sharp retort to those who questioned his sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera. Entrepreneur Elon Musk and Al Gore, author of the new book ...
SXSW: Elon Musk discusses hovering rocket, Mars and that NYT reviewLos Angeles Times
Elon Musk at SXSW: 'I'd like to die on Mars, just not on impact'CNET
SXSW: Elon Musk is trying to reshape three industriesUSA TODAY
San Jose Mercury News -Mashable -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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A Washington dive bar is the first to ban Google Glass, citing privacy concerns ... - Fox News

Google Tech News - Sun, 03/10/2013 - 21:38

Daily Beast

A Washington dive bar is the first to ban Google Glass, citing privacy concerns ...
Fox News
The 5 Point, a Seattle bar, posted a notice on its Facebook page last week that if someone wants to grab a pint, they'll have to remove the $1,500 glasses, GeekWire reported. "For the record, The 5 Point is the first Seattle business to ban in advance Google ...
Seattle Dive Bar Among First to Ban Google Glass, A Losing Battle BeginsHot Hardware
Google Glass app identifies you by your fashion senseNew Scientist
Seattle dive bar bans Google glassesWashington Times
Register -InformationWeek -PC Magazine
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British Team Says Stonehenge Was Ancient Party Hotspot - Geekosystem

Google Tech News - Sun, 03/10/2013 - 21:31

NEWS.com.au

British Team Says Stonehenge Was Ancient Party Hotspot
Geekosystem
Is it an ancient clock? A calender? The site of rituals? Secret location of The Pandorica? There have been countless theories about Stonehenge over the years to try to explain its uses and origins, but a new theory says that Stonehenge is actually older, and ...
Stonehenge may have been burial site for Stone Age elite, say archaeologistsThe Guardian
Stonehenge builders travelled from far, say researchersBBC News
Stonehenge Was Ancient Rave SpotDiscovery News
Telegraph.co.uk -AFP -Huffington Post
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Bre Pettis Just Revealed The Next Super Cool Product From MakerBot - Business Insider

Google Tech News - Sun, 03/10/2013 - 21:30

Business Insider

Bre Pettis Just Revealed The Next Super Cool Product From MakerBot
Business Insider
3D printing is a fledgling technology that will almost certainly change the world and Bre Pettis, CEO of MakerBot, is in the center of the action. A 3D printer is a robot-like device that manufacturers objects. MakerBot makes 3D printers affordable enough for the ...
Makerbot Digitizer plans to make 3D scanning as easy as 3D printingGeek
MakerBot Launches 3D Printer; Follows Up With 3D ScannereWeek
MakerBot honcho kicks off SXSW 2013CNET
CNN -NBCNews.com -Register
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Look Up in the Sky Banning and Beaumont! It's Comet Pan-STARRS - Patch.com

Google Tech News - Sun, 03/10/2013 - 21:18

National Geographic

Look Up in the Sky Banning and Beaumont! It's Comet Pan-STARRS
Patch.com
Comet fans, it's time to turn your eyes skyward. The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in ...
Comet Pan-STARRS Is Closest to Sun Today: See It at SunsetSpace.com
Comet Pan-STARRS photo update: Now visible with naked eye in United StatesWPTV
Comet to Brighten Northern Skies Starting TonightNational Geographic
USA TODAY -Fox News -Los Angeles Times
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Look Up in the Sky Banning and Beaumont! It's Comet Pan-STARRS - Patch.com

Google Tech News - Sun, 03/10/2013 - 21:18

National Geographic

Look Up in the Sky Banning and Beaumont! It's Comet Pan-STARRS
Patch.com
Comet fans, it's time to turn your eyes skyward. The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in ...
Comet Pan-STARRS Is Closest to Sun Today: See It at SunsetSpace.com
Comet Pan-STARRS photo update: Now visible with naked eye in United StatesWPTV
Comet to Brighten Northern Skies Starting TonightNational Geographic
USA TODAY -Fox News -Los Angeles Times
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Have scientists discovered reversible evolution? - Science Recorder

Google Tech News - Sun, 03/10/2013 - 12:23

Science Recorder

Have scientists discovered reversible evolution?
Science Recorder
There is new evidence suggesting that evolution does not proceed inexorably forward in a more or less straight line as many have long believed. Researchers have discovered that the common house dust mite has undergone “reverse” evolution, changing ...
Genetic study of house dust mites demonstrates reversible evolutionPhys.Org
There and Back Again: Evidence of Reverse Evolution Seen in Dust MitesGeekosystem
Study Finds Reverse Evolution Among Dust Mites, Shift from Parasitic to Free ...Latinos Post
RedOrbit
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Engineers Launch Cloud-Based Collective "Brain" for Robots - Escapist Magazine

Google Tech News - Sun, 03/10/2013 - 00:21

Times of India

Engineers Launch Cloud-Based Collective "Brain" for Robots
Escapist Magazine
When thinking about a future where robots live alongside human beings, it helps to be practical. In that vein, the European RoboEarth Project has just launched a network called Rapyuta, which is a sort of wireless internet service designed specifically for the ...
This Digital Helpline Will Explain The World To Robot BrainsFast Company

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Stringer announces retirement from Sony - Financial Times

Google Tech News - Sat, 03/09/2013 - 05:43

Times of India

Stringer announces retirement from Sony
Financial Times
Sir Howard Stringer, who became chief executive of Sonyin 2005 and stepped back to the chairman's position last April, will retire from the company at its shareholder meeting in June, he said on Friday. His exit would allow him to pursue “new opportunities ...
Sony's Howard Stringer announces retirementGant Daily
Sony Chairman Howard Stringer Says He's Retiring in JuneBloomberg
Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer Announces RetirementLos Angeles Times
MarketWatch -WAVY-TV -The Verge
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