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• Jolla launches Sailfish 2.0, now with added security - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  

  El Reg: Jolla, the smouldering platform which was born out of Nokia’s decision to go Microsoft, has announced its new version of the Sailfish OS.

  
  
• Keep Tabs on Your Stuff with the What's in My Bag Web App - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  
  
• Oracle VirtualBox Updates to run on Linux 4.0 Kernel - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  

  InternetNews: The open-source VirtualBox virtualization project is out with its 4.3.24 update today providing a number of important updates and bug fixes.

  
  
• Linux Top 3: Xfce, Quirky and Tails 1.3 - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  

  LinuxPlanet: New desktop, new puppy and new security

  
  
• The Cat That Has Linux's Tongue - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  

   FOSSforce: When I first decided that I wanted to use text to speech on a daily basis, I began researching and testing the available applications.

  
  
• Sony VR helmet set for 2016 launch - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Sony unveils an upgraded version of its PlayStation virtual reality helmet, which it says will go on sale in the first half of 2016.
  
• Blackphone unveils a new phone and tablet running secure, encrypted Android - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  

  The Verge: Blackphone's secure OS is forked off of Android, which is designed to protect metadata and provide end-to-end encryption throughout.

  
  
• Mad Max From Avalanche Studios Confirmed For Linux - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  

   GamingOnLinux: You like car games right? Well the crazy and amazing looking Mad Max has been confirmed for Linux/SteamOS.

  
  
• Jolla shows off Sailfish tablet, promises ultra-secure phone - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  

   LinuxGizmos: Jolla released Sailfish OS 2.0, showed off the first tablet to run the OS, and announced plans with SSH to develop a security-hardened version of Sailfish.

  
  
• VIDEO: Virtual Reality is nearly upon us - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Virtual reality headsets prove a big draw at this year's Mobile World Congress trade fair in Barcelona.
  
• VIDEO: Pebble launches smart straps scheme - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Smartwatch pioneer Pebble is launching a programme for third-party developers to make sensor-equipped straps for its latest devices.
  
• Plane battery ban over safety concern - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  United Airlines has announced that it will no longer carry bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries as new tests reveal they could cause fires.
  
• Tablet video game combats lazy eye - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Video games firm Ubisoft is working on a title that it believes can treat lazy eye, a condition that can result in reduced vision.
  
• Ford launches e-bikes at mobile show - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Ford has been showing off two e-bikes at Mobile World Congress as manufacturers start to look beyond the car.
  
• Blackberry Leap has no physical keys - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Blackberry targets young career builders with its all-touch-screen Leap smartphone.
  
• HTC apologises for Half-life comment - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  HTC apologises for causing "any confusion" after claiming it was co-operating with Half-life, a much anticipated video game.
  
• VIDEO: The robot that can play the violin - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  A retired engineer in the USA has created a 'kinetic sculpture' that can replicate digital files and play them on a violin.
  
• Aston Martin targets female buyers - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Aston Martin plans to broaden its range of cars to include new sportscars and a small SUV, to attract younger and female buyers.
  
• Fiat boss wary over tech challenge - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  The traditional motor industry would be foolish to ignore moves by Google and Apple into car technology, says Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne.
  
• Do You Need A Swap Partition? - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  

   EveryDayLinuxUser: This article provides an answer to the question "Do I Need A Swap Partition" by showing what happens when you don't have one and your system runs out of memory.

  
  
• 'Doomsday Vault' gets its first tree seeds - FOX News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  The "Doomsday Vault" sits on an Arctic Island, quietly helping to protect our future.
  
• Microsoft co-founder claims to have located wreckage of Japanese WWII battleship - FOX News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says that he and a team of researchers have located the wreckage of the Japanese battleship Musashi, more than 70 years after it was sunk during World War II.
  
• Ceres science: NASA probe to study dwarf planet's bright spots and more - FOX News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  There's something highly reflective on Ceres twinkling at NASA's Dawn spacecraft, and scientists hope to figure out what it is after the probe arrives at the dwarf planet later this week.
  
• Photographer captures weasel hitching ride on woodpecker's back - FOX News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  While it might not have caused the same kind of a commotion as a certain dress, one image showing an unlikely animal pair certainly went viral Tuesday. A photograph taken by an amateur Essex, U.K.-based photographer that shows a weasel riding on the back of a woodpecker in flight made the Internet rounds, inspiring countless tweets and memes.
  
• Search for 'White City' uncovers lost civilization - FOX News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Heard of the long-lost "White City" or "City of the Monkey God"?
  
• NASA probes catch solar shockwave in action for the first time - FOX News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  For the first time ever, NASA’s Van Allen Probes caught the before and after effects of a solar shockwave as it was happening. The event, which occurred on October 8, 2013, was triggered by an explosion that erupted on the sun’s surface, sending a shockwave of solar wind careening through space. After passing the moon, the shockwave hurtled toward Earth before running head-on into the magnetic field surrounding our planet. This impact then set off a magnetized sound pulse, which reverberated around Earth.
  
• Why do geysers erupt? It boils down to plumbing - FOX News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Like a hidden world of chutes and ladders, the loopy plumbing beneath geysers may explain what causes them to erupt, a new study finds.
  
• Jesus' house? 1st-century structure may be where he grew up - FOX News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  Archaeologists working in Nazareth — Jesus' hometown — in modern-day Israel have identified a house dating to the first century that was regarded as the place where Jesus was brought up by Mary and Joseph
  
• DNA tool helping biologists find elusive or invasive species - FOX News
  Tue, 03 Mar 2015
  When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the water, like clues left behind at a crime scene.
  
• Mystery coffin found near Richard III's remains gets opened - FOX News
  Mon, 02 Mar 2015
  RIchard III's final resting place just keeps giving up secrets, from possible infidelity to his bad case of roundworms, and now the unexplained presence of a woman's remains.
  
• Sony and Microsoft focus on price - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 02 Mar 2015
  Sony and Microsoft reveal mid-range smartphones with features previously reserved for their top handsets at Mobile World Congress.
  
• VIDEO: Sony: No guarantees for phone unit - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 02 Mar 2015
  Sony's chief executive says neither his firm's mobile phone unit nor any of its other divisions have a guaranteed future.
  
• Tinder to charge over-28s more - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 02 Mar 2015
  Dating app Tinder announces it will charge the over-28s nearly four times as much for its premium features as it does younger users in the UK.
  
• Ikea debuts phone-charging furniture - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 02 Mar 2015
  Furniture giant Ikea has unveiled a range of furniture fitted with wireless charging spots for mobile devices.
  
• Xiaomi launches cheap action camera - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 02 Mar 2015
  Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched a cheap action camera that costs only 399 yuan (£41).
  
• Fingerprint sensor sees through metal - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 02 Mar 2015
  Qualcomm announces a new fingerprint sensor that uses sound waves, which can scan through glass, metal and hand lotion.
  
• VIDEO: Japan seeks to reboot innovation - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 02 Mar 2015
  Mariko Oi reports from Japan on the country's quest to rediscover its innovative spirit with "game-changing" products.
  
• VIDEO: 3D mapping Christ the Redeemer - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 01 Mar 2015
  Drones and mapping software have been used to create an exact digital version of the famous Brazilian landmark.
  
• Google camera zips along rainforest - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 01 Mar 2015
  Google flew one of its Street View cameras down a zip wire in the Amazon rainforest to capture new images of the forest canopies.
  
• HTC to sell virtual reality headsets - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 01 Mar 2015
  HTC reveals it is to sell a virtual reality headset featuring tracking technology developed by video games firm Valve.
  
• VIDEO: Hands-on with LG Urbane smartwatches - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 01 Mar 2015
  BBC's Dave Lee gets a first look at LG's fashion-conscious Urbane smartwatches at Mobile World Congress.
  
• Bits Blog: In Privacy Update, Reddit Tightens Restrictions on Nude Photos - NYT > Personal Tech
  Sun, 01 Mar 2015
  Reddit changed its privacy policy to prohibit posting nude photos or videos of people engaged in sex acts without their prior consent to have it posted.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Samsung S6 phone has curved screen - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 01 Mar 2015
  Samsung confirms that one version of its new Galaxy S6 flagship smartphone will have a screen that curves round its sides
  
• Huawei and LG unveil smartwatches - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 01 Mar 2015
  LG unveils a smartwatch that can make calls without being paired to a phone, while Huawei unveils its first Android Wear watch.
  
• VIDEO: Is 2015 the year of 'eye-tracking'? - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015
  The BBC's Richard Taylor looks at "eye-tracking" technology which could be used in gaming, entertainment and healthcare, and asks if it could go mainstream.
  
• VIDEO: The chair that assembles itself - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015
  Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are examining the possibilities of self-assembly.
  
• VIDEO: Cuba 'keen to update poor internet' - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 26 Feb 2015
  As the US tweaks its web regulations, Cuba is looking to radically update its internet infrastructure.
  
• VIDEO: The robots who build furniture - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 26 Feb 2015
  An experiment at MIT's Distributed Robotics Lab is teaching robots to work collaboratively.
  
• App Smart: Video Feature: Apps for Meditation and Calming on iPhone and Android - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 25 Feb 2015
  A number of smartphone apps guide users through exercises intended to provide calm, mindfulness and positive thinking.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Machine Learning: The Best Cheaper Smartphones: Fewer Features, but Not by Much - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 25 Feb 2015
  As companies put efforts into building better phones with lower price tags, a cheaper phone doesn’t require as many compromises as you might expect.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• State of the Art: Vivek Wadhwa, Voice for Women in Silicon Valley, Is Foiled by His Tone - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 25 Feb 2015
  Mr. Wadhwa was one of the loudest male voices pushing for gender diversity in Silicon Valley. His story is a lesson in how not to handle criticism.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Talk: Dick Costolo Thinks It’s O.K. to Never Tweet - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 25 Feb 2015
  The C.E.O. of Twitter talks about how the platform plans to handle harassment and why improv comedy is good management training.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Gadgetwise: Mysteries of Sleep Lie Unsolved - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015
  The Sense sleep tracker works well enough, but it is a reminder of how fundamentally useless these devices can be.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Bits Blog: Pebble Watch Goes Color on Kickstarter - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015
  Pebble, the maker of a popular smartwatch, went back to its roots when it unveiled a new color watch, called Pebble Time.
  
  
• Q&A: Filing Away Gmail Messages - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015
  Tips on how to archive Gmail messages to tidy up your inbox, and solutions for when your laptop battery begins to fade.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Gadgetwise: Dropcam Keeps an Eye on the Neighborhood - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 18 Feb 2015
  Setting up video surveillance on a driveway highlights the power of putting such tools in the hands of ordinary people.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• State of the Art: Photoshop at 25: A Thriving Chameleon Adapts to an Instagram World - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 18 Feb 2015
  Adobe, which introduced the image-editing program in 1990, has moved to a less expensive subscription-based model in an effort to democratize access.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• App Smart: Tools to Make Meetings More Productive (and Maybe More Pleasant) - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 18 Feb 2015
  Apps can ease the planning and conducting of meetings and make sure you get the most out of them.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Machine Learning: Microsoft Has Suddenly Gotten Serious With Mobile - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 18 Feb 2015
  There’s a new strategy afoot at the company, which has brought apps and services to the Apple and Android devices people actually use, rather than ones that run Windows.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Q&A: Securing a Hotmail Account - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015
  How to use two-step verification to guard against unauthorized access to your email.
  
  
• App Smart: ‘Karate’ Means Empty Hand, but a Handheld Device Is Needed - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015
  These apps offer video, photos and written instructions to train aspiring martial artists.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Gadgetwise: Backpacks That Pack Power for Mobile Devices - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 11 Feb 2015
  Tylt, Ampl Labs, Phorce and Voltaic Systems offer bags that can protect and recharge smartphones, tablets, laptops headphones and game players.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Machine Learning: Test of Strength: Fitness Apps vs. Personal Trainers - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 11 Feb 2015
  As technology starts pushing us to be healthier and fitter, apps like FitStar, Kiqplan and Hot5 are trying to replace personal trainers or even gyms.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• State of the Art: Google, Mighty Now, but Not Forever - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 11 Feb 2015
  The tech giant is trying to evolve beyond a search behemoth, but it faces the same problems as the once-mighty tech companies that came before it.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Q&A: Importing Images to iPhoto - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 11 Feb 2015
  Tips on how to transfer photographs into iPhoto on your Mac, and advice for connecting to a virtual private network from a mobile device.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• VIDEO: Sci-fi game Evolve reviewed - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 08 Feb 2015
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak reviews the new video game Evolve
  
• VIDEO: DIY solution to share diabetes data - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 06 Feb 2015
  Why one mother found a DIY solution to track her daughter's diabetes data.
  
• Machine Learning: Led by Tinder, a Surge in Mobile Dating Apps - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 05 Feb 2015
  Many app makers are trying to capitalize on the Tinder method of simple, smartphone-based dating. Of course, they add a twist to the swipe.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Regulators Cite a New Danger in the Skies: Selfies - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 04 Feb 2015
  The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that when a light plane fatally crashed eight months ago, it was probably because the pilot had been taking pictures of himself and his passenger, with a flash.