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U.S. Embassy in Syria Halts Operations as Violence Flares
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:49:04 GMT
The United States withdrew all staff from its embassy in Syria on Monday, blaming President Bashar al-Assad for escalating violence and mayhem in the country.
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The United States shutters its Syrian embassy as violence grows | Fatah and Hamas form an interim Palestinian government.
Palestinian Factions Reach Unity Dealpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:51:09 GMT
The rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas said on Monday that they had formed an interim unity government led by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president.
DealBook: Europe's Banks Reluctant to Aid Companies in Need of Cashpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:07:41 GMT
As profits and sales slip, some European companies are scrambling to pay their bills, at a time when banks grow increasingly hesitant to lend.
Ruling Party in Mexico Picks Woman as Candidatepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:25:06 GMT
The National Action Party chose a woman, the first from a major party, as its candidate for president in a primary on Sunday.
Emil Boc, Romanian Prime Minister, Resigns Amid Protestspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:59:09 GMT
After weeks of protests, Emil Boc, Romania’s prime minister, resigned Monday, the latest European leader to fall victim to a mood of public outrage over austerity measures and stagnant growth.
Alberto Contador Found Guilty of Dopingpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:02:34 GMT
An appeals court ruled on Monday that Alberto Contador, a three-time winner of the Tour de France, used a performance-enhancing drug when he won the race in 2010.
Sidebar: ‘We the People’ Loses Appeal With People Around the Worldpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:39:14 GMT
The United States Constitution was once a model for charters around the world, but its influence is waning, according to a new study.
Army Colonel Challenges Pentagon’s Afghanistan Reportspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:20:07 GMT
After two deployments in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis says the Pentagon is not telling the whole truth about how the war there is going.
With Focus on Economy, National Front Makes Gains in Northern Francepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:53:42 GMT
The National Front party is finding support in parts of France’s post-industrial north where financial issues are proving more important than immigration.
On Streets of Cairo, Walls Prove No Barrier to Clashespublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:57:16 GMT
Security forces erected two walls bisecting streets that had been central battlegrounds between security forces and protesters calling for the end of military rule.
Tuaregs Use Qaddafi’s Arms for Rebellion in Malipublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:30:07 GMT
After fighting for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, hundreds of Tuareg rebels helped themselves to some of his weapons and returned to Mali to continue a longstanding rebellion.
The Long Run: For Ron Paul, a Distinctive Worldview of Long Standingpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:47:05 GMT
Ron Paul’s political views are unusual, and, as a closer look at his life reveals, unusually constant, shaping not only his career in Congress but also how he has lived his life.
$800 Million Chinese Fund to Back Film Projectspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:26:17 GMT
Sun Media Group is joining Harvest Fund Management to create Harvest Seven Stars Media Private Equity, which will back entertainment ventures in China and abroad.
The Media Equation: At BuzzFeed, the Significant and the Sillypublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:19:53 GMT
The Web site is trying for pollination: providing the kind of content that will have visitors passing along links from one person to the next, that will in turn bring them around to BuzzFeed.
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Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:44:37 -0500
ATHENS/PARIS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:32:47 -0500
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:51:34 -0500
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll on Monday showed.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:02:26 -0500
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks edged lower on Monday as investors found little reason to extend a five-week rally on lingering uncertainty over whether Greece would accept the terms of a bailout.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:29:43 -0500
LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:16:38 -0500
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis.
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VIENNA (Reuters) - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants reclaimed the greatest prize in North American sports with a nail-biting 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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One dead, dozens injured in fifth day of Egypt clashes
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:16:48 EST
Protesters are angry with police handling of a deadly riot at a soccer stadium last week in which 80 people died.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:04:38 EST
Intense blasts echo through the Syrian city of Homs after a weekend bloodbath ended in hundreds of deaths, activists say.
published: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:57:15 EST
Questions linger about the motivations of China and Russia, who vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resoultion on Syria.
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Front-runner Mitt Romney's criticisms suggest he's concerned that the conservative Rick Santorum could perform well in this week's GOP presidential contests.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:42:06 EST
Julian Zelizer says the former Massachusetts governor has put together a campaign that raises money effectively and has avoided many pitfalls
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:35:59 EST
David Frum: After a bad defeat in the Nevada and possible humiliation ahead, the best option for Newt Gingrich's future might be Mitt Romney's defeat.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:43:00 EST
The United States has moved to block assets of Iran's government and financial institutions, saying they had engaged in "deceptive practices," President Barack Obama's administration announced Monday.
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A person of interest in his wife's disappearance set his home on fire, killing himself and his two sons, police say. Just prior, he had e-mailed his lawyer.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:31:01 EST
Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively banned from cycling for two years following Monday's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:46:51 EST
Mexico's conservative ruling party has picked a former education secretary as its nominee for the nation's top job. If she wins, she will become Mexico's first female president.
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Syria artillery onslaught on Homs
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:07:13 GMT
The fiercest attack yet - involving heavy artillery - rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns.
Abbas to head interim governmentpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:26:54 GMT
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will head a unity government between Hamas and Fatah ahead of elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
Attack on Nigeria police stationpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:55:39 GMT
A police station comes under attack in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, while explosions are also reportedly heard in Maiduguri.
Romania spy chief 'to be new PM'published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:10:58 GMT
Romania's intelligence service chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu is nominated as prime minister after Emil Bloc resigns amid widespread austerity protests.
Europe's big freeze tightens grippublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:40:07 GMT
The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe tighten their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.
Deadly quake hits the Philippinespublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:07:01 GMT
At least 15 people die and 29 are missing after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes islands in the central Philippines.
Deaths in Lahore factory collapsepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:48:34 GMT
An illegal medicine factory collapses in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least nine people, including women and children, officials say.
US tightens Iran bank sanctionspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:09:05 GMT
US President Barack Obama places new sanctions on Iran, blocking government assets held in the US, including the Iranian Central Bank.
Mars cooperation near collapsepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:56:22 GMT
US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.
Vatican summit tackles sex abusepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:34:20 GMT
Roman Catholic leaders meet to draw up guidelines on how the church should deal with the sexual abuse of children by priests.
Delay in Greece bailout meetingpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:35:23 GMT
Government talks in Greece to try to agree new austerity measures needed to secure bailout funds and avoid defaulting on its debts, are delayed.
Woman runs for Mexico presidencypublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:25:24 GMT
Mexico's governing conservative party selects its first woman candidate to run in the country's presidential election.
Transplant jaw made by 3D printerpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:07:11 GMT
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
SA 'resurrected singer' detainedpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:26:29 GMT
A South African man who claims to be a famous Zulu musician who apparently died in 2009 is in custody until DNA tests determine his identity, police say.
Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'published: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:34:32 GMT
Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
Obama: 'I deserve a second term'published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:38:39 GMT
President Barack Obama tells a US network that he deserves a second term in the White House, as a poll puts his approval rating above 50%.
Brazil privatises three airportspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:52:22 GMT
The Brazilian government privatises three airports, including the country's largest in Sao Paulo, in sales valued at $14bn.
Panama's Gen Noriega in hospitalpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:12:32 GMT
Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke.
Somalia moves to evict squatterspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:24:43 GMT
Somalia starts a major operation to remove tens of thousands of people who have been squatting in government buildings in the capital.
Ghana 'lucky' to be in last fourpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:55 GMT
Ghana admit they are lucky to have reached the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, after being gifted an extra-time winner by Tunisia.
China in EU carbon scheme 'ban'published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:24:23 GMT
China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
China stresses Tibet stabilitypublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:36:05 GMT
The Tibetan regional government warns its officials to maintain stability in the area or face dismissal or criminal charges ahead of the Tibetan new year.
Contador given two-year drug banpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:20:56 GMT
Alberto Contador is handed a two-year ban for a doping offence - and is stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.
Radical cleric Qatada given bailpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:50:40 GMT
Radical cleric Abu Qatada is granted bail following a hearing at the UK's Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
US and Israel 'in unison' on Iranpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:33:20 GMT
The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.
BBC accuses Iran of intimidationpublished: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:47 GMT
The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
Queen commemorates 60-year reignpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:21:09 GMT
The Queen visits a school in Norfolk and there are gun salutes around the UK as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
Schools and roads affected by icepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:29:31 GMT
Drivers are being warned of black ice and some schools are closed, after the snow that fell across much of Britain at the weekend.
Gas price rises as freeze bitespublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:21:31 GMT
The price of gas increases sharply around Europe as below-freezing temperatures lead to a surge in demand.
HTC profits up but outlook poorpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:10:09 GMT
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC reports a 57% jump in annual profits, but it predicts a downbeat start to trading this year.
Euro crisis 'could damage China'published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:27:28 GMT
A eurozone recession could almost halve Chinese growth this year, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund.
Capello opposes FA Terry decisionpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:32:23 GMT
England coach Fabio Capello says he disagrees with the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the national team's captaincy.
Pakistan seal England whitewashpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:08:19 GMT
England slump to a 71-run defeat in the third Test in Dubai to suffer a series whitewash by Pakistan for the first time.
Red Bull launch new car for 2012published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:50:09 GMT
Red Bull launch their new car for the forthcoming season, to be driven by world champion Sebastian Vettel and team-mate Mark Webber.
Madonna 'brassy' at Super Bowlpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:47:31 GMT
Madonna "rose to the occasion" to give "a shot of female brass" to the Super Bowl in her 12-minute half-time show, reviewers say.
Phil Spector death case settledpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:53 GMT
The mother of the actress Phil Spector murdered has settled a wrongful death case against the music producer, according to her lawyer.
Radcliffe beaten at US box officepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:54:06 GMT
Chronicle, a film about teenagers with super powers, beats Daniel Radcliffe thriller The Woman in Black to top the North American film chart.
VIDEO: Breivik appears in Oslo courtpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:38:26 GMT
Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and mass shooting in Norway, has appeared in court in Oslo.
VIDEO: Palestinian duo agree interim dealpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:47:58 GMT
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will head a Palestinian unity government, after a second meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal.
AUDIO: Syrian activists targetted in Lebanonpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:15:31 GMT
Paul Wood reports from Beirut on pressure on Syrian dissidents in the Lebanon
VIDEO: Snow-covered scenes across Europepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:40:46 GMT
The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe have tightened their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.
VIDEO: Factory collapse traps many in Pakistanpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:48:42 GMT
A factory has collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore with many people, including women and children, feared trapped.
VIDEO: Evacuation from Queensland floodspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:30 GMT
Floods continue to threaten Queensland in eastern Australia, with the town of St George expected to be worst hit.
VIDEO: Film makers killed in helicopter crashpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:09:25 GMT
Two renowned film makers who worked with James Cameron have died in a helicopter crash just outside Sydney.
VIDEO: End of an era for Colombia cartspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:44 GMT
Horse-drawn carts will disappear from the streets of Colombians from 2013
VIDEO: One-minute World Newspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:55:54 GMT
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India's love affair with Charles Dickenspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:34:04 GMT
India's love affair with Charles Dickens
Avoiding Syria's secret policepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:56:03 GMT
The Syrian activists daring to evade the secret police
In pictures: Chinese mark Lantern Festivalpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:32 GMT
Images from celebrations marking the end of Chinese new year
VIDEO: The art of boxingpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:51:33 GMT
The champion female fighter on the art of winning
In pictures: Making charcoal from Liberian rubber treespublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:03:39 GMT
Pictures reveal how charcoal keeps Liberia cooking
In pictures: Deep sea discoveriespublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:04:39 GMT
Scientists find two species of colourful worms
People problems plague Gulf start-upspublished: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:38:12 GMT
Staffing issues plague Gulf start-ups
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Making Sense of 401(k) Disclosures
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:16:07 EST
Powell: Sponsors of retirement plans will be required to disclose detailed information about plan features starting this year. Here's how to figure it all out.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:19:13 EST
Master limited partnerships are high-maintenance but worth the hassle, writes Jack Hough.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:31:50 EST
With the Facebook IPO still months away, we find out which newly public company looks best for long-term investors.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:08:27 EST
Hoenig: There are few lower probability bets than penny stocks, especially of microcaps trading at lows.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:06:03 EST
The Society of Actuaries crunches the numbers on retirements in a series of new reports.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:53:17 EST
We reveal some secrets of the American Dream.
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:34 EST
Scores of retirees have discovered Hilton Head Island. Here are four less expensive options.
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Video: SmartMoney reporter Quentin Fottrell visits Mean Street to discuss how the company's future could significantly change.
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Video: Some tips to get the most for your money when picking a tax pro.
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Video: Small print has become a giant menace, costing consumers a $250 million a year.
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Deal of the Day: Next time you check your balance, check out these new ways to save.
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Bischoff: In Part 2 of a two-part series, we look at the little-known tax impact of a "nonrecourse" mortgage foreclosure.
published: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:39:24 EST
Bischoff: In Part 1 of a two-part series, we look at the federal tax implications of a principal residence foreclosure.
published: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:39:09 EST
How so-called tactical-allocation funds try to zero in on the markets' big swings.
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Zweig: Has the icon's newsletter guru exaggerated some of his investing results?
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Augmented reality could transform Web browsing (video)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:34:52 PST
What will Web browsing look like in the future? SmartPlanet's Sumi Das explains how augmented reality will help museum paintings turn into talking art teachers and ordinary billboards play movie trailers.
Google set to give a little backbone to Kansas City high-speed Netpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:24:37 PST
It's been two years since Google announced the 1-gigabit-per-second Google Fiber project. Now it's ready to start building it.
Starbucks' augmented reality app gets all lovey doveypublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:15:15 PST
Starbucks expands the usefulness--if you can call it that--of its augmented-reality app beyond the holidays to Valentine's Day.
Andy Rachleff: With Facebook, Valley unearths lost art of IPOpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:11:57 PST
Too many entrepreneurs start companies with the goal of selling them. I'm hoping Facebook inspires people in Silicon Valley to think bigger.
Brightcove looks to raise $55 million in IPOpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:03:55 PST
In an SEC filing today, the online video distribution company sets the price range for shares of its upcoming IPO at $10 to $12.
Kissinger: Smooching robot for virtual make-out sessionspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:22:24 PST
The Kissinger kissing robot concept from Lovotics lets people virtually smooch with each other. Big silicone lips on each animal-shaped device register and replicate lip movements for long-distance affection.
Samsung flubs its Apple Super Bowl dispublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:10:41 PST
Samsung's big Super Bowl ad for the Note may have brought on a few chuckles, but it failed in one big way, says CNET's Josh Lowensohn.
Facebook photos: Deleted today, still there tomorrowpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:02:46 PST
Facebook photos still exist on the company's servers even after deletion and can apparently still be accessed, Ars Technica reports.
Most liked 2012 Super Bowl ads (photos)published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:30:44 PST
A look at the top Super Bowl 2012 television spots, according to voters on Hulu.
Should HTC blow up Sense?published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:18:13 PST
HTC's iconic user interface has helped it sell a boatload of Android smartphones and tablets. But it's starting to feel stale.
Sony PlayStation Vita free to play at select GameStop storespublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:05:02 PST
More than 3,000 GameStop stores across the United States are now offering playable demo units of the Sony PlayStation Vita, which will be released in the U.S. later this month.
Startup Secret 31: Always be closingpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:02:00 PST
The startup CEO has to do everything, but there's one thing especially that only the CEO can do.
Deleted Facebook photos still viewablepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:50:58 PST
Windows 8 may kill the Start menu button, the Super Bowl spawned tons o' tweets, and Facebook admits that deleted photos can still be accessed.
Honeywell slaps Nest Labs with lawsuit over thermostatpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:19:45 PST
Thermostat maker Honeywell alleges Nest Labs has infringed seven thermostat-related patents and is seeking to prevent Nest Labs and Best Buy from continued sales of the Learning Thermostat.
Microsoft Bing page tips off new Windows 8 Consumer Previewpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:08:52 PST
A special in-the-works Bing page is already providing some pointers to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 "Consumer Preview" due out this month, though most of the links aren't yet working.
Hollywood studios latest to sue LimeWirepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:33:09 PST
Everywhere he turns, LimeWire founder Mark Gorton seems to be facing a new lawsuit from some new group of copyright owners.
Solar startups set new power recordspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:22:19 PST
Startups Alta Devices and Semprius boast new solar efficiency records using very different techniques in an effort to knock down the price of solar power.
Microsoft removes start button in Windows 8published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:06:48 PST
Leaked screenshots of the latest Windows 8 build show that Microsoft has jettisoned the traditional Windows 8 Start button but tweaked the Charms Bar and other settings.
Tamron's 24-70mm lens takes image-stabilization leadpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:33:05 PST
The new lens, with a fast F2.8 design, can counteract camera shake with vibration compensation that Nikon and Canon competitors currently lack.
Verizon teams up with Redbox to offer video streaming servicepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:31:30 PST
Carrier is getting into the video streaming business through a new partnership with Coinstar, the company that owns the Redbox video rental kiosk business.
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US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:27:19 GMT
AP - The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus Monday in a dramatic new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power as diplomatic efforts to resolve one of the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring collapsed.
Few answers in death of sons of missing Utah mom (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:06:20 GMT
AP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.
Tax reform in this election year: It's not likely (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:16:33 GMT
AP - Tax reform sounds like a good idea to lots of people, but where to start? Eliminate the popular deduction for home mortgages? End the write-off for charitable contributions? How about expanding the Social Security payroll tax?
Prices rise, patience thins in sanctions-hit Iran (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:19:06 GMT
AP - A simple trip to the store in Iran these days offers a crash course in life under Western economic sanctions.
Greece caves in on civil service firings (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:15:26 GMT
AP - Greece's coalition government on Monday caved in to demands to cut civil service jobs, announcing 15,000 positions would go this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures needed to secure major new debt agreements.
SDakota inmate sentenced to death in guard killing (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:09:34 GMT
AP - A judge on Monday sentenced a South Dakota inmate to death for killing a prison guard by bashing him with a pipe and covering his mouth with plastic wrap during a failed escape attempt.
Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:41:30 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama's call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit.
Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearing (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:04:25 GMT
AP - The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime massacre told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free.
Palestinians take step toward unity (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:53:10 GMT
AP - After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would close the door to any future peace talks.
Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:24:33 GMT
AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action (Reuters)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:44:34 GMT
Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.
Gingrich vows to take fight to "timid" Romney (Reuters)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:45 GMT
Reuters - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney.
Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy (Reuters)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:09:41 GMT
Reuters - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll (Reuters)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:58 GMT
Reuters - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll on Monday showed.
Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath (Reuters)published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:14:14 GMT
Reuters - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.
Wall Street edges lower after string of gains (Reuters)published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:05:15 GMT
Reuters - Stocks edged lower on Monday as investors found little reason to extend a five-week rally on lingering uncertainty over whether Greece would accept the terms of a bailout.
Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack (Reuters)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:03:10 GMT
Reuters - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.
U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure (Reuters)
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:16:37 GMT
Reuters - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis.
Carl Levin calls Romney's defense budget criticism "just a political statement" (The Christian Science Monitor)published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:03 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - Michigan Senator Carl Levin, a Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He was the guest speaker at the Jan. 26 Monitor breakfast in Washington.
Are new unemployment figures a boost for Obama? (The Christian Science Monitor)published: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:26:00 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - Friday’s good news on the economy – an unemployment rate that dropped to 8.3 percent in January as the economy added 243,000 jobs – might have caused the White House staff to do cartwheels. If you’re going to get blamed when things are rough, why not celebrate when they go well?
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First Read: In an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, President Obama outlined why he believes he "deserves" to win re-election.
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In a wide-ranging interview at the White House, President Barack Obama talks to TODAY’s Matt Lauer about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the presidential race, the economy and more. (TODAY)
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:55:04 GMT
Mimi Alford claims she had an 18-month-long affair with President John F. Kennedy when she was a White House intern.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:43:00 GMT
The husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell intentionally set his home on fire Sunday, killing him and his two young sons, authorities say
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:14:15 GMT
In the first national estimate of serious injuries due to child abuse, Yale University researchers say 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by abuse. Babies younger than one were the most common victims.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:29:08 GMT
First Read: Michigan Republican Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra's came under scrutiny Monday for a controversial Super Bowl ad targeting Democratic opponent Sen. Debbie Stabenow.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:18:13 GMT
The US has closed its embassy in Damascus and withdrawn all American diplomats from Syria as President Assad's deadly crackdown on rebels continues.
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Elite and Eli. One and the same. And now there are two Super Bowl championships and two MVPs to prove it. Eli Manning is the big man in the NFL after one-upping Tom Brady and leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl - in older brother Peyton's house, at that.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 03:32:21 GMT
There's no question that the Giants and the Patriots played some exciting football tonight, but what about the ads? Did you like the nostalgia of seeing Jerry Seinfeld's and the Soup Nazi's return, and Matthew Broderick echoing Ferris Bueller?
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:30:19 GMT
Feb. 6 marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and kicks off a series of celebrations for her Diamond Jubilee year. The only other British monarch to celebrate six decades on the throne was Queen Victoria.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:15:43 GMT
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama ordered new U.S. sanctions on the government of Iran, including the Central Bank, on Monday.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:50:24 GMT
TEHRAN -- The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:39:33 GMT
Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sports' highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:09:32 GMT
Just three years after the automaker drove into government-run bankruptcy, GM is setting its sights on making over $10 billion a year, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:06:49 GMT
Plenty of people will tell you that you need to make sure that you've erased all personal data from an iPhone before selling it. But no one ever asks how the phone itself feels.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:35:10 GMT
Yale kicks off its controversial “Sex Week” event, which is billed as a way to promote sexual health through a series of speakers and workshops. This year, however, the event will have some competition from another student-organized event: “True Love Week." WVIT-TV's Jeff Saperstone reports. (NBC News)
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:11:45 GMT
Authorities say a Georgia man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Savannah gun show.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:14:11 GMT
Surveillance video shows the moment a baby stroller rolls off the platform and onto the train tracks in Melbourne, Australia. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.(msnbc.com)
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:21:47 GMT
Firefighters rescued a man who got stuck twice on elevators in a downtown building in Chicago on Sunday night.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:59:15 GMT
Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:34:31 GMT
A strong earthquake in the Philippines killed at least 13 people Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses, trapping residents.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 04:10:06 GMT
Curiosity seekers hoping for a glimpse of the New York home of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark will have to make do with an apartment for sale just one floor below hers.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:22:18 GMT
You may need to have more than a head for numbers to get a job in finance these days. A new survey finds many think it’s important to have a sense of humor too.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:03:07 GMT
Thousands of variously decaying zombies have attacked humans onscreen, but Bill Hinzman was the first.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:42:48 GMT
The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:31:45 GMT
The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy-Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats.
published: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:33:31 GMT
The Romanian prime minister Emil Boc on Monday announced the resignation of himself and his Cabinet, saying he wanted to protect the stability of the country.
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 Sydney Morning Herald | White House intern says she had 18-month affair with JFK Detroit Free Press By Douglas Stanglin She was 19, working as a White House intern when she first met President Kennedy. It was the beginning of an 18-month affair that the now grandmother kept under wraps for more than 40 years. The New York Post this weekend reports on ... Book details JFK affair with White House teen intern Former intern reveals 18-month affair with JFK JFK Affair With Teen Intern Revealed in Book |
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Sydney Morning Herald | White House intern says she had 18-month affair with JFK Detroit Free Press By Douglas Stanglin She was 19, working as a White House intern when she first met President Kennedy. It was the beginning of an 18-month affair that the now grandmother kept under wraps for more than 40 years. The New York Post this weekend reports on ... Book details JFK affair with White House teen intern Former intern reveals 18-month affair with JFK JFK Affair With Teen Intern Revealed in Book |
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:38:34 GMT
 New York Times | US Embassy in Syria Halts Operations as Violence Flares New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United States closed its embassy in Syria on Monday and withdrew all staff members amid escalating mayhem in what American officials called the Syrian government's unbridled repression of an 11-month-old uprising that has become ... Syria envoys recalled by Britain and the US in protest at 'murderous' regime US Closes Syrian Embassy as Diplomacy Collapses Syria uprising: latest |
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 CTV.ca | Lawyer: Powell boy spoke of mommy "in the trunk" CBS News Mark and Pam Figliola place flowers and a card at a candle-light memorial for the two sons of Josh Powell and Susan Cox, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at Carson Elementary School in Puyallup, Wash., where the older of the boys attended school. Man, 2 sons dead; mystery of mom's disappearance lingers Josh Powell murder-suicide explosion: Boys remembered mom 'in the trunk' of ... Utah police vow to continue probe into Susan Powell's disappearance |
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 ABC News | Poll: Obama Leads Romney in Hypothetical Matchup Voice of America February 06, 2012 Poll: Obama Leads Romney in Hypothetical Matchup VOA News A new poll indicates US President Barack Obama would beat Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney in a hypothetical election matchup. The ABC News-Washington Post ... Never mind Mitt Romney, don't bet on any party to care about the poor With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll Obama: 'I deserve a second term' |
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 PinkNews.co.uk | Gay marriage: Appeals court to decide fate of Prop. 8 on Tuesday Los Angeles Times A federal appeals court is expected to rule Tuesday on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California. Regardless of how a three-judge panel of the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decides the case ... Long-awaited appeals court ruling is near on California's same-sex marriage ban Key Proposition 8 Ruling Expected Tomorrow |
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 Telegraph.co.uk | US Toughens Sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Wall Street Journal By TENNILLE TRACY WASHINGTON—The US handed down a fresh set of sanctions on the Iranian government Monday in the latest bid to pressure Tehran to end its nuclear program. The White House announced Monday it was freezing all property owned in the US by ... Obama tightens US sanctions on Iran Prices rise, patience thins in sanctions-hit Iran United States orders new Iran sanctions |
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 msnbc.com | Sex-abuse claims at LA school: Parents applaud two-day closing Los Angeles Times Parents of Miramonte Elementary students applauded the Los Angeles Unified School District's decision to close the school for two days this week as the campus reels from allegations that two teachers engaged in lewd conduct with students. Parents rally outside LA school at center of child abuse cases Upset parents protest at LA school where 2 teachers face lewd conduct allegations Parents Protest Scandalized LA School |
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 New York Times | Palestinian Factions Reach Unity Deal New York Times JERUSALEM — President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority embraced reconciliation with the Islamist movement Hamas on Monday, agreeing to head a unity government to prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza. Abbas to Head Palestinian Unity Govt. Benjamin Netanyahu condemns Palestinian unity plan Hamas and Fatah overcome key roadblock to reconciliation |
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 Telegraph.co.uk | Queen Elizabeth marks 60-year reign ABC Online Queen Elizabeth has marked the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne by spending a low-key day with school children. Six decades after the death of her father King George VI on February 6, 1952 made the young princess a queen overnight, ... Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years on throne (+video) Queen Celebrates 60 Years on Throne Britain's Queen Elizabeth II marks 60 years on the throne |
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 Globe and Mail | Eli's coming: Super Bowl QB to cash in CNN By Chris Isidore @CNNMoney February 6, 2012: 2:33 PM ET Giants' quarterback Eli Manning is poised for a big jump in his endorsement income after winning Sunday's Super Bowl. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Eli Manning is heading to Disney World. Super Bowl: Eli Manning says he told Ahmad Bradshaw not to score Does 2nd Super Bowl MVP put Eli Manning among elite QBs? Brady laments "missed opportunities" in Super Bowl loss |
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A woman as Mexico's president?On Sunday, the ruling party nominated Josefina Vazquez Mota to be the first woman candidate for president from a major Mexican party. Would she instill rule of law and sustain the fight against drug cartels?
Romania's government collapsed today – the latest European government to give way amid popular resentment toward austerity measures.
Super Bowl commercial for 'The Lorax' has the eye-popping visuals of previous Seuss movies and a few jokes for the grown-ups.
The lake is the object of a years-long project to study its waters, which may house life forms new to science.
Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Meshal agreed in Qatar today that Mr. Abbas would lead an interim powersharing government.
Changing internal factors are giving rise to new green incentives in China.
Democratic setbacks in sub-Saharan Africa have outpaced once promising gains, says guest blogger Vukasin Petrovic from Freedom House.
Lt. Col. Daniel Davis just finished a year in Afghanistan and says don't believe claims of progress.
Super Bowl ads reflect a broader truism in advertising: A cute animal is a better pitchman than a human 9 times in 10 (Peyton Manning aside). Over the years, some of the most successful Super Bowl ads of all time have featured a wide array of animals, from mighty Clydesdales to lowly mosquitoes. Here is our countdown of six of the best ever fuzzy (and not so fuzzy) Super Bowl commercials, including a winner from Super Bowl XLVI. Did your all-time favorite take the top spot?
Josefina Vazquez Mota was selected as Mexico's ruling National Action Party (PAN) candidate for the upcoming presidential election. She is Mexico's first female presidential candidate from a major political party.
If you sort through the Nevada caucus results, look at this week’s GOP events, and add in a few financial disclosure forms, you can produce a scenario where Ron Paul outlasts others.
Feb. 7, 2012, marks the bicentenary of the birth of great English author Charles Dickens. Nicknamed “The Inimitable,” Dickens fused artistry with humanity to create a body of work as entertaining as it is edifying. In his novels and other writings, Dickens deftly skewered the venality of the rich, depicted with great pathos the wretched lives of the poor, and canvassed such diverse themes as the need for educational reform, the triumph of love over ego, the destructive capacity of guilt, and the value of communal ties. No handful of quotes can entirely encapsulate the genius of Dickens, but below are a few that we feel do a fair job of showcasing the novelist’s unmatched wisdom and powers of expression.
Responding to global criticism of Russia's UN veto, Russia's foreign minister said the vote was 'hasty.' He will travel to Damascus Tuesday to meet President Assad.
Automakers in 2012 will launch 13 plug-in vehicles, running on electricity alone all or most of the time. This is the year that will tell whether the electric car market has a roaring liftoff or a slow-rolling start, analysts say.
Verizon and Red Box will soon roll out a streaming video service, which will compete with Netflix.
The same tinderbox that allowed the Chinese village of Wukan to erupt (the confiscation of farmer’s land without fair compensation) is present in thousands of villages across China. The scale of the problem is a matter of both domestic and global concern.
How long can China's communist regime hold in thrall people who have prospered in an economic system that has many of the hallmarks of free enterprise? Despite attempts to censor the Internet, China's huge, new urban population is aware of the outside world and changes in it.
The top 50 charitable donors gave more in 2011: Are the super rich feeling the sting of public opinion?
London's Heathrow airport is once again the target of criticism after a preemptive shutdown hours before a light snowfall in the United Kingdom.
The $41 million that 'super PACs' have spent so far leaves 2008 in the dust and is changing campaign dynamics. Notable effects: many more negative ads and an ability to keep faltering campaigns alive.
More than half of Facebook users access the social network through a mobile device. And now Facebook could be close to rolling out a mobile advertising initiative.
In his court appearance today, Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik pleaded not guilty, saying the July 2011 bomb blast and shooting spree were 'self defense' of his culture.
Alberto Contador of Spain, a three-time Tour de France champion, was stripped of his 2010 title by the Court of Arbitration for Sport because of a failed drug test.
Former White House intern Mimi Alford claims in 'Once Upon A Secret' that she had an affair with the former president when she was 19.
A Washington Post-ABC News survey of 1,000 adults found that, for the first time, Obama's prospects have brightened against his potential rivals as his overall job approval numbers climbed on his handling of the slowly recovering economy.
Spaetzle is a traditional German dumpling or noodle boiled in water or broth then pan fried in butter.
The frigid temperatures and snowfall that began in Eastern Europe last week have reached Western Europe, snarling airport traffic in Britain and turning Rome white.
It's finally starting to look like a real recovery for the U.S. economy. One aspect that makes the upswing look sounder is that it has happened while government spending has declined.
After a year long truce, Niger Delta rebel group MEND launched an attack on an oil pipeline. MEND's attacks come as Nigeria's military is struggling with the Islamist Boko Haram movement in the north.
Queen Elizabeth II: Dressed in a Tiffany-blue hat and colorful overcoat against the winter cold, she was greeted by well-wishers in the snow-covered town of King's Lynn at an event planned to mark Accession Day, the anniversary of the day she became queen in 1952.
At least 13 people were killed and 40 are believed missing, most of them along the shore near the epicenter of the 6.9-magnitude quake that struck in a narrow strait just off Negros Island.
Once a top investigative reporter in China, Deng Fei now writes a popular microblog that moves readers to action.
Egypt said yesterday it will prosecute a large number of people, including 19 Americans, involved in democracy promotion in the country, putting the country's US aid in extreme jeopardy.
Oil prices, which fell below $97 a barrel on Monday, are not poised to surge in the long run because long-term production is declining. Better technology and, if needed, higher oil prices mean the long predicted peak in oil production is a long way off.
Residents of Homs say Syrian forces have stepped up their assault after Russia and China blocked UN Security Council action against the Assad regime this weekend.
Sure, the New York Giants won the 2012 Super Bowl. But who won the battle of the Super Bowl car commercials? NBC says advertisers paid an average of $3.5 million for a 30-second spot in this year's Super Bowl. Last year, Volkswagon was the biggest crowd pleaser with their Darth Vader "The Force" ad which got millions of views online before it debuted on TV. This year, the early favorite was Ferris Bueller (aka Matthew Broderick) hawking a Honda. But Chrysler's Halftime in America ad, starring Clint Eastwood, is what everyone is talking about now. Here's one viewer's take on the Top 6 Super Bowl car commercials for 2012. Which is your favorite?
President Mauricio Funes has appointed career military personnel to head the police and national security. Many fear a return to failed policies of the past, writes guest blogger Hanna Stone.
Stock market looks to open lower as emergency talks fail to produce Greek rescue package. A disorderly Greek default could send shock waves through the stock market.
Super Bowl ads ranged from overweight dogs to naked M&Ms. In the end, the game between the Patriots and Giants outshone the Super Bowl ads.
Music legend Gil Scott-Heron's poignant memoir.
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Upgrade eliminates Atlantis from Google Earth
published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:34:51 GMT
Data glitch explanation won’t satisfy true believers
The latest update to Google Earth has resolved the software error that caused some to suspect the lost city of Atlantis had been found in the Atlantic Ocean.…
Shrunken Intel process boosts SSD performancepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:17:50 GMT
The new 520 Series more than doubles 510's IOPS
Intel has announced a boosted follow-on to its 510 SSD: the 520 Series, with more than double the IOPS performance and a top-end model with almost twice the capacity.…
Symantec: 'NetBackup 7.5 speeds backup 100X'published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:03:00 GMT
Cuts 25-hour chore down to 15 minutes
Symantec says backup is a multi-point product mess, with big data blowing backup-window timing out of the water, and so it has souped up both BackupExec and NetBackup to cover more backup and restore use cases. The sexy news – well, as sexy as backup news can be – is that the latest release of NetBackup is said to be 100 times faster, theoretically shrinking a 25-hour backup window to 15 minutes.…
Cisco recalls suicidal UCS blade serverspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:36:56 GMT
Goodness gracious, great MOSFETs afire
Cisco Systems warns that its high-end B440 blades for its "California" Unified Computing System have a potentially disastrous defect that could result in one or more board failures, and emit a flash of light that could perhaps give system administrators heart attacks.…
Resellers smack down Microsoft's 'single-digit' price rise claimpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:18:12 GMT
Channel sources: Volume licensing lift will be closer to 20 per cent
Microsoft says that a planned overhaul of volume licensing pricing due in the summer will be capped at single digit percentage rises.…
Anonymous releases law firm's emails about Haditha killingspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:58:09 GMT
Hacked lawyers who defended Marine over Iraqi deaths
Anonymous has leaked a trove of emails relating to the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha after hacking into a law firm's systems.…
Avast false alarm hits Steam's weekend gamerspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:23:09 GMT
'I am sworn to carry your burdens'
Freebie anti-virus scanner Avast falsely identified an executable associated with the popular Steam gaming platform as a Trojan on Sunday.…
iPhone 4 incapable of handling Siri, says chip chappublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:59:05 GMT
Cough up for 4$ or somehow stagger on without blabberware
Siri won't run on iPhone 4 because the phone's chip can't handle it, an analyst at the Linley Group has said. The news is a blow to iPhone 4-ers hoping for an upgrade to the voice-activated virtual assistant and is also a surprise to anyone familiar with the I-hacked-my-iPhone-4-to-run-Siri stories.…
UK gov rejects call to posthumously pardon Alan Turingpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:23:05 GMT
Wartime codebreaker's 'absurd' conviction must stand
The UK government has turned down a call to posthumously pardon Alan Turing.…
Android dominates first-time smartphone buyer bizpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:04:06 GMT
Apple strong in upgrade arena
Punters picking their first smartphone are more likely to select an Android handset. When they come to upgrade, however, there's a good chance they'll defect to the opposition.…
An NT-powered Windows Phone? Not so fast...published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:57:03 GMT
MS mulls partying like it's 1996....
Sources close to Microsoft have confirmed the veracity of last week's Windows Phone leaks – but say no decision has been taken to base the mobile platform on the Windows 8 kernel.…
Google tells French watchdog 'non' on privacy tweak haltpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:36:05 GMT
'At no stage did any DPA suggest pause was necessary'
Google has rejected calls from the European Union's watchdog to delay imminent changes to the Chocolate Factory's privacy policy.…
Printed jaw lets woman swallow againpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:19:40 GMT
Let's eat, Grandma
3D printing techniques have been taken to jaw-dropping heights after an 83-year-old woman was given a replacement mandible. She becomes the first patient ever to be fitted with a printed lower jaw.…
Apple kicks China's most popular browser out of iTunespublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:12 GMT
Bans Qihoo apps from its store ...
Qihoo, maker of the most popular web browser in China, has had all of its products kicked out of iTunes, though it's far from clear which breach of the rules is responsible.…
Apple tells authors: All yourpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:39:03 GMT
But you can export them as PDFs if you want
In a legal rewrite pushed out Friday, Apple has made its iBooks publishing agreement sound slightly less evil by clarifying just what you can do with the content you create on its iBook Author software.…
Ofcom proposes fall in BT Openreach charges to rivalspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:18:02 GMT
Just wait for that nice Brussels man to agree
Updated BT will be forced to cut the prices of the access charges it applies to the company's broadband and telephone lines when leasing them out to other providers, Ofcom said today.…
Windows Phone 8 to get NFC, HD and Skypepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:58:07 GMT
Rumours confirmed, details emerge
Following a leaked video which showed Windows Phone top dog Joe Belfiore listing the features adorning the next version of Windows Phone, beta testers have come clean on what we should expect.…
BTJunkie closes shooting gallerypublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:44:08 GMT
'My life is officially ruined'
Popular torrent search engine BTJunkie – nothing to do with BT – is voluntarily closing, according to a notice posted on the site, without offering a reason. The site has indexed other torrent trackers since 2005, and was the fifth most popular Torrent site.…
Schools IT supplier RM swings to full year loss after sales divepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:17:04 GMT
We knew about gov budget cuts but we didn't really get it...
Ailing specialist education IT supplier RM has admitted it reacted too slowly to government budget cuts in schools after revealing massive losses in fiscal 2011 ended 30 November.…
Job-seeking Marriott hacker gets 30 months' porridgepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:03:03 GMT
Nabbed and jailed after Secret Service sting
A job-seeking Hungarian hacker who tried to land work with Marriott by hacking into the hotel chain's network before "offering" to sort out the resulting mess has been found guilty of hacking and attempted extortion and jailed for 30 months.…
Google and Facebook remove 'offensive' content from Indian sitespublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:47:03 GMT
Internet firms comply with court order
Facebook and Google have removed content from Indian domain websites in response to a court order to get rid of "objectionable content".…
Scientists weave battery into clothingpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:21 GMT
Uses jumper leads?
Scientists charged into the fashion industry this week, unveiling a flexible battery that can be woven into fabric and used to boost the juice of everyday gadgets.…
Apple vs Amazon in ereader format smackdownpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:34:03 GMT
iBooks enlists kiddies on the EPUB3 front
Format wars are a mixed blessing for consumers. Whether it's Betamax versus VHS or Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD, the consumer ultimately wins because companies have to advance superior technologies. But problems arise if the format you backed loses the war - and your device becomes next year's expensive doorstop.…
Analyst touts iPad 'transformer' after CEO confabpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:19:07 GMT
Dual dock ports, clip-on keyboard for laptop-like use?
Will the Apple iPad 3 be an 'homage' to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, complete with clever clip-on keyboard accessory? One financial analysts comments, posted after a meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, suggests it might be.…
MPs rattle telcos to help kill extremist material onlinepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:13:09 GMT
ISPs once again asked to police interwebs
Update Internet service providers must do better at removing violent material from websites, a group of MPs thundered today.…
Samsung Series 7 Chonos 15.6in Core i7 notebookpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:09 GMT
NOT a MacBook clone
Review Surely someone is having a laugh. Having read nothing but five-star reviews of this luxury notebook on other sources, I find myself surprised to be staring at a four-star product on my desk. Four stars is pretty good, you know, but that’s one less than five.…
Amazon lures Microsoft WinPhone chief with Kindlepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:47:03 GMT
Etailer claims third Redmond scalp
Microsoft's man rallying developers and partners to buy into Windows Phone is reportedly jumping ship to help push Amazon's cross-platform Kindle push.…
Apple TV surfaces on Best Buypublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:37:54 GMT
Spec leak - or fishing expedition?
US electronics retailer Best Buy has begun asking punters if they'd be interested coughing up $1499 for a 42in HD TV from Apple.…
Micron grabs almost-retired COO for chiefpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:35:12 GMT
Mark Durcan will take over as CEO after death of Steve Appleton
Chip-maker Micron Technology has named a new CEO following the death of Steve Appleton on Friday in a plane crash.…
iOS 5 'crashes more apps' than Androidpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:32:04 GMT
Is it an upgrade problem, or a user problem?
Recent data has shown that iOS apps crash more often than apps running on the Android platform.…
IT budgets plunge in North America, Europepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:14:12 GMT
Rise in the East and Latin America
If you were expecting for IT spending to go up this year and for new projects to get going – and perhaps to get a pay raise – the consensus is building that this is not going to happen. That's the bad news. The good news would seem to be that instead of being asked to do more with less, IT shops will be asked to do a lot more with a tiny bit more dough. But it's not that simple, so don't jump to conclusions.…
EMC server flash rival slams VFCachepublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:02:12 GMT
Fusion-io thinks Lightning misses target
EMC's VFCache server cache doesn't quite hit the mark. Although it validates server flash use, caching is not enough.…
Twitter snaps up Google Asia execpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:44:11 GMT
Service could be set for greater expansion in the region
Micro-blogging phenomenon Twitter is stepping up its efforts at international expansion and has pinched a senior Google executive in a clear sign the company could be looking to target Asia in the coming months.…
PSN renamed Sony Entertainment Networkpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:30:36 GMT
SEN-sible name change?
The PlayStation Network is to undergo a major rebranding this week when it is integrated into an all-new Sony Entertainment Network.…
Boffins find prehistoric croc species with 'mate-attracting' skin helmetpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:17:03 GMT
'Shieldcrocs' mingled with dinosaurs
Bone-bothering US boffins have identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" because of a flat ornamental skin shield on its ginormous head.…
Motorola: refurb tablets shipped with former owners' data intactpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:05:27 GMT
Whoops
Motorola Mobility has admitted that some refurbished Xoom tablets were sent out to their new owners with previous users' data still present in the gadgets' memory banks.…
Facebook's IPO unveils plans to invade Chinapublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:58:10 GMT
Social network would love to tap that
Not content with almost total domination in Western markets, social networking behemoth Facebook could be planning an assault on China if it can just do a deal with the authorities there, its latest regulatory filing has revealed.…
New dole system is 'digital by default', like it or notpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:39:09 GMT
Claimants who do not comply will be 'nudged' by 'back office' workers
Universal credit – the government's "new and improved" benefits system – will be the first major government service to be digital by default.…
Doctors sick of anonymous-coward NHS feedback commentardspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:58:08 GMT
Welcome to the internet, doc
A leading GP has declared that the general public are too rude about doctors on the internet in a complaint that may amuse those of us more familiar with the culture of "Internet feedback".…
Huawei-Symantec sneaks out of US back doorpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:29:12 GMT
Has it been booted out?
Huawei-Symantec, the joint venture between Huawei and Symantec, has effectively stopped trading and is leaving the United States.…
Hackers may be able to 'outwit' online banking security devicespublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:01:24 GMT
Investigators probe malware threat to 2-factor authentication
Hackers may already able to use malware to outwit the latest generation of online banking security devices, security watchers warn.…
MYSTERY as QLogic hurls InfiniBand from trainpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:30:11 GMT
Reg storage desk baffled in the case of the fibre fracas
Comment Storage networking and InfiniBand supplier is giving up on InfiniBand and selling that business line to Intel for $125 million.…
Indian court grabs back 122 GSM licences from operatorspublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:02:08 GMT
Firms devalue to the tune of $25bn
India's Supreme Court has ruled that the 2G licences awarded in 2008 were not fairly distributed, and has snatched 122 of them back from the operators who were using them.…
EMC crashes the server flash partypublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:01:03 GMT
Lightning strike with thunder to follow
The perfect server flash storm hitting storage arrays has generated EMC's well-signalled Lightning strike; VFCache has arrived, extending FAST technology from the array to the server. Project Thunder is following close behind, promising an EMC server-networked flash array.…
CA wins copyright wrangle against ISIpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:00:04 GMT
Don't nick the source code kids
Computer Associates has won a protracted legal battle against Sydney based software company Independent Systems Integrators ( ISI).…
TV giant HBO invests $AU10m in Quickflixpublished: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:01:47 GMT
'Hug it out b***h' downunder
Ambitious Australian IPTV company Quickflix has secured an international investment coup with a $AU10 million cash infusion from Home Box Office (HBO).…
Some coral reefs growing in a warming worldpublished: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:08 GMT
Cooler, marginal reefs don’t mind warmer water
While Austraia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef has been suffering bleaching and damage, the combined impact of warmer oceans agricultural runoff, a few thousand kilometers to the west, coral growth seems to be enjoying the changing climate.…
Boffins embed electronics into fibrespublished: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:30:03 GMT
Hope for cheaper telecoms kit
University of Southampton and Penn State researchers have demonstrated a technique to embed electronics into optical fibres, which if commercialised would enable simpler and cheaper telecommuniations kit.…
Hollywood gathers to pick over Limewire’s corpsepublished: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:49:37 GMT
Whip? Check. Dead horse? Check.
Movies studios are moving on the defunct Limewire, filing a complaint in a US Federal Court to take their cut from the company’s copyright infringments.…
Can Sony's new supremo make the sacrifices to save his biz?published: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:30:05 GMT
We drill into the uphill battle ex-Playstation boss Hirai faces
Comment When Faultline first began following Sony in 2003, it was worth $36 billion on the stock market. At the time Apple was worth $9.8 billion and it was about to launch the iTunes Music Store. We said that Sony should buy Apple and put Steve Jobs in charge.…
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NASA Pulling Out of ESA-led ExoMars Mission?
astroengine writes "It's a strange irony that to afford the expense of space exploration, international collaboration is often sought after — spreading the cost across several international partners means the biggest space missions may be accomplished. And yet in times of austerity, national budgets balk at the prospect of investing in international projects like ExoMars. Sadly, that's exactly what could be facing the ambitious ESA-led Mars rover/satellite mission if NASA's Science Mission Directorate budget is slashed in the next financial year. NASA may pull out of the project, leaving ExoMars with no rockets or a means to actually land on Mars. Could Russia help out? Possibly, but it will still lead to ESA taking on more cost than it has budgeted for."
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Moglen: Facebook Is a Man-In-The-Middle Attackjfruh writes "In an email exchange with privacy blogger Dan Tynan, Columbia law professor Eben Moglen referred to Facebook as a 'man in the middle attack' — that is, a service that intercepts communication between two parties and uses it for its own nefarious purposes. He said, 'The point is that by sharing with our actual friends through a web intermediary who can store and mine everything, we harm people by destroying their privacy for them. It's not the sharing that's bad, it's the technological design of giving it all to someone in the middle. That is at once outstandingly stupid and overwhelmingly dangerous.' Tynan is a critic of Facebook, but he thinks Moglen is overstating the case."
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Google Starts Running Fiber In Kansas CityNew submitter Kiyyik writes "After weeks of wrangling over shared space on utility poles, Google and the KC Board of Public Utilities have gotten their act together and Google is starting to wire Kansas City, Kansas today. They will be paying attachment fees and hanging the fiber optic lines in the space on the poles reserved for telecommunications. The Kansas City, Missouri side is still on track to begin a few months behind the Kansas side."
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Central Europe Countries Continue to Oppose ACTAtykev writes "The Czech government suspended the ratification process of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, ACTA, said Prime Minister Petr Necas today. The government wants to further analyze the issue. There were a number of public demonstrations against ACTA in several Czech towns, and some Czech Euro MP's oppose ACTA as being 'completely wide of the mark'. Earlier, Poland announced its intention to suspend the ratification process as well. In the meantime, the website of the ruling Czech Civic Democratic Party was attacked and defaced by Anonymous who also publicly released personal data of the party's members."
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MIT Envisions DIY Solar Cells Made From Grass ClippingsZothecula writes "Research scientist Andreas Mershin has a dream to bring inexpensive solar power to the masses, especially those in developing countries. After years of research, he and his team at MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, along with University of Tennessee biochemist Barry Bruce, have worked out a process that extracts functional photosynthetic molecules from common yard and agricultural waste. If all goes well, in a few years it should be possible to gather up a pile of grass clippings, mix it with a blend of cheap chemicals, paint it on your roof and begin producing electricity. Talk about redefining green power plants!"
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Indian Court Orders Google To Remove Contentitwbennett writes "A Court in Delhi, India has ordered Google to remove content that 'is said to mock gods worshipped in India,' according to an IDG News Service report. Mufti Ajiaz Arshad Qasmi, a private citizen, 'had filed a civil suit against Google and other Internet companies including Facebook, objecting to certain content on their websites.' While Google agreed to remove the content, citing a 'long-standing policy of responding to court orders,' other Internet companies named in the suit are likely to appeal."
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Perl Data Language 2.4.10 releasedFirst time accepted submitter tonique writes "Perl Data Language (PDL) 2.4.10 has been released. Highlights of the new release are automatic multi-thread support, support for data structures larger than 2 GB and POSIX threads support. Also available is the first draft of the new PDL book. PDL is especially suitable for scientists. For those not in the know, 'PDL gives standard Perl the ability to compactly store and speedily manipulate the large N-dimensional data arrays which are the bread and butter of scientific computing.' Commercial languages used for the same purpose include MATLAB and IDL."
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Full-Body Scans Rolled Out At All Australian International Airportssuraj.sun writes in with a story about the spread of full body scanners. It reads in part:"Passengers at airports across Australia will be forced to undergo full-body scans or be banned from flying under new laws to be introduced into Federal Parliament this week. In a radical $28 million security overhaul, the scanners will be installed at all international airports from July and follows trials at Sydney and Melbourne in August and September last year. The Government is touting the technology as the most advanced available, with the equipment able to detect metallic and non-metallic items beneath clothing. It's also keen to allay concerns raised on travel online forums that passengers would appear nude on security screens as they had when similar scanners were introduced at US airports. The technology will show passengers on a screen as stick figures of neither sex."
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Lake Vostok ReachedFirst time accepted submitter Cyberax writes "After 30 years of drilling and weeks of media attention the Antarctic underground lake Vostok has been reached by Russian scientists (translated article). Deep drilling in the vicinity of Vostok Station in Antarctica began in the 1970s, when the existence of the reservoir was not yet known. Scientists are beginning paleoclimatic studies and further exploration of the lake will continue in 2013-2014."
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No Pardon For Turingmikejuk writes "A petition signed by over 21,000 people asked the UK Government to grant a pardon to Alan Turing. That request has now been declined. A statement in the House of Lords explained the reasoning: 'A posthumous pardon was not considered appropriate as Alan Turing was properly convicted of what at the time was a criminal offence. He would have known that his offence was against the law and that he would be prosecuted. It is tragic that Alan Turing was convicted of an offence which now seems both cruel and absurd-particularly poignant given his outstanding contribution to the war effort. However, the law at the time required a prosecution and, as such, long-standing policy has been to accept that such convictions took place and, rather than trying to alter the historical context and to put right what cannot be put right, ensure instead that we never again return to those times.'"
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Symantec Identifies Android Trojans That Mutate With Every Downloadangry tapir writes "Symantec researchers have identified a new premium-rate SMS Android Trojan that modifies its code every time it gets downloaded in order to bypass antivirus detection. This technique is known as server-side polymorphism and has already existed in the world of desktop malware for many years, but mobile malware creators have only now begun to adopt it."
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Details Emerge About Spark Linux-Based TabletMojoKid writes "There's a new tablet in town called the Spark. The Linux-driven tablet, based on the Zenithink C71 and KDE was unveiled by developer Aaron Seigo recently. The tablet will be available for pre-order this week and will start shipping worldwide in May. In terms of specifications, the 7-inch (800x480) multi-touch slate will run a 1GHz AMLogic ARM processor and Mali-400 GPU, sport 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage (with a microSD slot for expandability), 802/11b/g WiFi, a pair of USB ports, a front-facing 1.3MP webcam, and an audio jack. The UI of choice is Plasma Active and there will apparently be a content store where developers can peddle their wares and users can snag software."
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The Engineer Who Stopped Airplanes From Flying Into MountainsNew submitter gmrobbins writes "The Seattle Times profiles avionics engineer Don Bateman, whose Honeywell lab in Redmond, Washington has for decades pioneered ground proximity warning systems. Bateman's innovations have nearly eliminated controlled flight into terrain by commercial aircraft, the most common cause of fatal airplane accidents."
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Facebook Malware Goes Viralitwbennett writes "Just a few hours after a fake CNN news report appeared on Facebook Friday, more than 60,000 users had gone to the spoofed, malware bearing page according to Sophos Senior Security Advisor Chester Wisniewski. Facebook didn't respond to IDG News Service's request for information on 'how widespread the problem was or whether its own security had been breached, but Wisniewski said that there are a number of ways that status updates could appear without users' knowledge.'"
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BTJunkie No More?First time accepted submitter AWESOM-O 4k writes "It seems like the popular file sharing site BTJunkie.org is gone. On btjunkie.org you are greeted with the following: '2005 — 2012 This is the end of the line my friends. The decision does not come easy, but we've decided to voluntarily shut down. We've been fighting for years for your right to communicate, but it's time to move on. It's been an experience of a lifetime, we wish you all the best! '"
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Mark Zuckerberg, the Hacker Way and the Art of the Founder's Letter
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Best Super Bowl Movie Ads: The Avengers...and Star Wars?!
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Syria forces pound opposition; 33 killed
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Opposition says regime forces shelling residential areas, makeshift clinic in restive city of Homs after U.N. roadblock
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An exclusive CBS News investigation finds new home buyers left holding the bag for two-month extension of payroll tax cuts
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Washington blasts charges that indicted NGO workers funded or supported anti-government protests
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President says outside groups to blame for likely negative tone of upcoming campaign
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Calif. school cancels classes, officials to meet with parents after arrests of 2 teachers suspected of lewd acts with students
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Alberto Contador banned for two years after sport's highest court finds the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping
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Ohio woman called Colorado man by accident, and he took it from there, getting her help over a thousand miles away
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Missed opportunities ruin chances of coach Bill Belichick's usually disciplined players of winning fourth Super Bowl
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CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow's legendary program "Person to Person" returns for a new generation with Charlie Rose and Lara Logan Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.