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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Enters Beta - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  

  eWEEK: At long last, Red Hat's flagship Linux platform now has a next-generation milestone, including new performance, storage and virtualization capabilities.

  
  
• 15 best financial sites and apps - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  Smart new websites and apps that will change the way you save, shop, pay, bank, invest and more.
  
• JPMorgan patents Bitcoin-like payment system - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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• Xbox One vs. PS4: Which is best? - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have their pros and cons, but there's one that's worth your holiday dollars.
  
• Teen millionaire is loving Yahoo - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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• How to get Android notifications on your Linux desktop - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  

  IT World: Stop reaching into your pocket and wondering about every vibration with this clever Android/Linux mirroring tool.

  
  
• Microsoft considering giving away mobile versions of Windows - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  If Microsoft ends up giving away its mobile operating systems, it will be playing catch-up with Google's dominant Android OS.
  
• Xbox One sales top 2 million - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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• Cameron defends Mandela 'selfie' - TG Daily
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  David Cameron jokes it was "only polite to say yes" when a member of the Kinnock family asked him to pose for a "selfie" photograph at Nelson Mandela's memorial service.
  
• Spotify announces free mobile streaming - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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• Spotify offers 'free' mobile service - TG Daily
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  Spotify is to allow handsets and tablets to access its service without paid subscription for the first time.
  
• Zavvi threatens PlayStation shoppers - TG Daily
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  Online retailer warns gamers to whom it accidentally sent copies of the PlayStation Vita that they may face legal action if they have not returned them.
  
• 'Revenge porn' site owner arrested - TG Daily
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection a "revenge porn" website which sought to extort victims.
  
• Spy agencies 'track Google cookies' - TG Daily
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  The latest Snowden leak suggests US and UK cyberspies are taking advantage of Google's proprietary cookie technology to track suspects.
  
• YouTube names 2013's top trends - TG Daily
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  A comedy sketch called How Animals Eat Their Food is the UK's most popular YouTube video of the year, while spoof pop song The Fox tops the global list.
  
• Four arrests over '£1m cyber theft' - TG Daily
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  Four people are held in London and £80,000 in cash is seized by police investigating a suspected £1m theft from two banks.
  
• Anti-cheat software 'stops working' - TG Daily
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  Universities have been forced to extend deadlines because software used to catch plagiarism stopped working.
  
• VIDEO: Spherical musical instrument created - TG Daily
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  A start-up technology company has developed an spherical-shaped electronic musical instrument.
  
• 10 Linux distros to watch in 2014 - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  

  Network World: Every year, around December, people like to come up with their predictions for what they believe will happen in the technology world in the year to come.

  
  
• NASA unveils ‘superhero’ robot Valkyrie that may be used to explore Mars - Fox News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  NASA has unveiled Valkyrie, an advanced humanoid "superhero" robot that appears female and may one day be used to explore Mars.
  
• Ask a science teacher: Why are the oceans salty? - Fox News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  The father of modern chemistry, Antoine Lavoisier, gave us the first definitive answer some two hundred years ago. He stated that oceans are the “rinsings of the Earth.” He meant that salts are washed from the land into the ocean.
  
• Canada makes North Pole claim - Fox News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  Canada plans to make a claim to the North Pole in an effort to assert its sovereignty in the resource-rich Arctic, the country's foreign affairs minister said Monday.
  
• Animals you didn’t know exist - Fox News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  Pigs with tusks and fish wearing lipstick? There are millions of animal species in the world and new ones are being discovered every day. Here are just a few of Mother Nature's more obscure creates that you probably didn't know exist.
  
• Is Microsoft's Android revenue in real jeopardy? - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  

   ITworld: This could be a very good thing for Android device manufacturers, if it sticks.

  
  
• Open source 'wasn't available' two years ago, says Universal Credit chief - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  

   ComputerWorldUK: Another UK government IT disaster.

  
  
• Trouble Maker - Breaks Your Linux Machine and Ask You to Fix Broken Linux - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  

   tecmint: Fixing a broken Linux System can be a cumbersome job if you don't have the idea of what exactly is going on.

  
  
• Goldman Sachs, with 10,000 tech workers, embraces open systems - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  

   NetworkWorld: A surprising thing about Goldman Sachs, one of the globe's most influential investment banks, may be the sheer size of its technology organization

  
  
• Rest in pieces: Comet ISON officially dead, Sun chief suspect - Fox News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  Comet ISON, once optimistically called the comet of the century, is dead, the victim of a way-too-close brush with the sun. It was barely a year old.
  
• CentOS / RHEL: See Detailed History Of yum Commands - LinuxToday News
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013
  

   Nixcraft: How do I see history of yum commands on CentOS / RHEL 6.x based server?

  
  
• Can new clues solve mystery of Roanoke's Lost Colony? - Fox News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Technological advances and a cover-up on a map have allowed researchers to unearth new clues that may help bring an end to the mystery of America's lost colony.
  
• Moon walk or Death Star? China’s lunar plans a mystery - Fox News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  A Chinese satellite has entered lunar orbit and should drop a robotic probe on the moon as early as Friday -- the first such moon landing in nearly four decades. But China's ultimate plans are unclear.
  
• Crooks 'seek ransomware making kit' - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Criminals are discussing ways to produce a ransomware creation kit in order to further the spread of blackmailing malware.
  
• Mars One unveils first stage of plan to colonize Red Planet - Fox News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  An ambitious project that aims to send volunteers on a one-way trip to Mars unveiled plans for the first private unmanned mission to the Red Planet Tuesday, a robotic vanguard to human colonization that will launch in 2018.
  
• Ask a science teacher: What creates the wind? - Fox News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Wind is caused by a difference in pressure from one area to another area on the surface of the Earth. Air naturally moves from high to low pressure, and when it does so, it is called wind.
  
• 5 predictions for social media in 2014 - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Snapchat will get bigger, Twitter rants will grow louder, and your boss will learn to Tweet.
  
• Product warranty, Samsung style - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  The policy will replace a Galaxy S4 that caught fire, but only in return for the owner's silence
  
• Victoria's Secret model wears 3-D printed wings - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Leggy models and lingerie aren't generally associated with 3-D printing technology. But that's changing as the gap between technology and fashion narrows.
  
• BlackBerry: Not dead yet! Seriously - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Shares of BlackBerry have plunged this year. It's as if investors expect the company to die. But don't bury BBRY yet.
  
• Several plead guilty to Paypal hack - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Thirteen people plead guilty to disabling Paypal's servers in an attack that US authorities say was orchestrated by hacking collective Anonymous.
  
• How many people heard the Sermon on the Mount? Or the Gettysburg Address? - Fox News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Have you ever wondered how many people in the audience actually heard the Gettysburg Address? How about the Sermon on the Mount or Moses at Sinai?
  
• China hackers 'hit EU ministries' - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Chinese hackers targeted five European foreign ministries over the summer, a security company has said.
  
• Google opens first Asia data centres - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Google opens its first ever data centres in Asia as it looks to boost its growth further in the region.
  
• 6 ways you can use 3-D printers - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Small business owners are able to bring new, innovative products to market faster and cheaper thanks to 3-D printers.
  
• VIDEO: Voice aid acts as human interpreter - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed an electronic aid for those with impaired speech.
  
• VIDEO: Ultrasound scan using your phone - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Medical students from the US have brought together a number of medical mobile phone applications to create a 10 minute physical examination, including and ultrasound scan and heart rate monitor.
  
• The 12 cyber-scams of Christmas - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  How to thwart tricksters during the festive season
  
• Linux Mint Xfce 16 RC Petra - Still Looks Beautiful and Minimalistic - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

  Softpedia: The Xfce version of Linux Mint 16 "Petra" has finally arrived, shortly after the release of its KDE brethren.

  
  
• VIDEO: What next after the 3D printed gun? - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Cody Wilson, who made the first 3D printed gun, tells Click about his other projects.
  
• Soldier moves bionic arm by thoughts - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  A soldier injured in battle is believed to be the first person in the UK to control a bionic arm with his mind.
  
• Sensors used to monitor obesity - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  A project that uses sensors to monitor eating and exercise with a view to reducing obesity levels is to be funded by the EU.
  
• Coach crash eye tracker tested - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Five European coach companies are testing eye tracking equipment as part of an experiment designed to prevent coach crashes.
  
• Snapchat files for restraining order - TG Daily
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Snapchat, the image-messaging app, has filed a restraining order against a man who claims he came up with the idea for the company.
  
• Big Tech vs. NSA: Pot calling the kettle black? - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
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• Android is closer to U.S. saturation than Apple's iOS - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  Asymco's Horace Dediu now expects U.S. smartphone penetration to hit 90% by Dec. 2016.
  
• Google lets users create Street View - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Google unveils a new tool that allows users to create a Street View - a 360 degree virtual tour - of any place and share it using Google Maps.
  
• Aldi 'low-cost' tablet sells out - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  A "low-cost" tablet launched by supermarket Aldi sells out in 24 hours
  
• Snowden docs had NYTimes exec fearing for his life - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
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• VIDEO: Ex-Rated: Should men fear this app? - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  #BBCtrending looks at the popular - and controversial - app in Brazil, Lulu, which allows women to rate men and share their assessments through social networks.
  
• VIDEO: Why Rube Goldberg devices fascinate - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Goldberg's contraptions have captivated people for decades and now businesses selling everything from children's toys to dog food are using them to appeal to the internet generation.
  
• Reading our genes like computer code - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Would you want to know how ill you might become?
  
• Warning over 4Chan Xbox One prank - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Xbox One owners are being warned about an internet prank that could wreck their console and render it inoperable.
  
• Layoffs at stealth payment startup Clinkle - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Clinkle still wants to kill Square. But first it needs to get its own house in order.
  
• Surgical robots' awkward adolescence - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Studies call their effectiveness into question; now an FDA recall looms.
  
• 5 tips for aspiring Silicon Valley engineers - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  
  
• Source: Verizon paying $390 million for Edgecast - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Verizon bulks up its content delivery business with Edgecast purchase.
  
• ToyTalk update moves lightyears ahead in content - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  The SoMa-based startup, backed by ex-Pixar execs, beefs up its three-month-old interactive app.
  
• Is piracy possible on any object? - TG Daily
  Sun, 08 Dec 2013
  Could everything from kids' toys to Aston Martins be pirated?
  
• VIDEO: The minute before we knew - TG Daily
  Fri, 06 Dec 2013
  #BBCtrending looks at the intense activity on social media in the 60 seconds before Nelson Mandela's death was officially announced by South African President Jacob Zuma.
  
• VIDEO: Cat ears link brain and computer - TG Daily
  Mon, 02 Dec 2013
  L J Rich looks at some of the new ways we are interacting with computers.