Newslinx

• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Webopedia Term of the Day: What is Internet of Things? - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

  Webopedia: The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the ever-growing network of physical objects that feature an IP address for internet connectivity, and the communication that occurs between these objects and other Internet-enabled devices and systems.

  
  
• Linux Foundation Builds Internet of Things Effort - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

  Datamation: The Linux Foundation does many different things, and is now leading an effort to help advance the Internet of Everything.

  
  
• Microsoft FAT patent loss endangers its Android revenue - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

  ZDNet: Patent losses in German and US courts may lead to trouble for Microsoft's Android strategy.

  
  
• 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
  
• Big Tech vs. NSA: Pot calling the kettle black? - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
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• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• OpenCRX: An open source Salesforce alternative - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

  Wazi: For enterprises that don't want to spend their money on software-as-a-service (SaaS) licensing fees, openCRX offers a compelling open source, premises-based alternative.

  
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• When a bash script asks "Where am I?" - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

   ITworld: Sometimes what seems like the simplest of questions can have you scrambling for answers.

  
  
• European Space Agency sets tentative date for 1st comet landing Nov. 11 - Fox News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  The European Space Agency has set a tentative date for the first landing of a spacecraft on a comet.
  
• JPMorgan patents Bitcoin-like payment system - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  JPMorgan Chase has patented a digital payment system to rival Bitcoin.
  
• 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?
  
• Xen Project Builds Its Own Cloud OS Mirage - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

  eWEEK: The new open-source operating system aims to enable more agility in the cloud.

  
  
• 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.
  
• Linux-based TOR gadget protects IP identity - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

   LinuxGizmos: Pogoplug announced a $49, Linux-based security device called the Safeplug that taps into the Tor network to hide your IP information when using the web.

  
  
• Ubuntu 13.10: The good, the bad and the ugly - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

  Network World: Ubuntu is expected to complete the switch to Mir next year, a controversial move which puts Ubuntu at odds with some other versions of Linux.

  
  
• Open Source, Closed Doors? FOSS and the Racial Divide - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013
  

  Linux Insider: The weather may be icy outside, but the debates have been nothing but heated down at the blogosphere's Broken Windows Lounge.

  
  
• US and UK 'spy on virtual games' - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  US and British spies infiltrated online fantasy games in an effort to identify terrorist threats, according to media reports.
  
• 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.
  
• 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
  
• 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.
  
• The worst (and best) company name changes - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  As Dow Chemical rethinks its identity, it should consider: a name change is sometimes more trouble than it's worth.
  
• Tech firms call on U.S. to reform spying activities - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Major U.S. technology companies including Google and Facebook have joined together to ask the U.S. government to reform spying activities
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Gamification nation - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  It's well known that we are a game-obsessed culture. But Adam Penenberg's 'Play At Work: How Games Inspire Breakthrough Thinking' reveals how big companies are increasingly using the technology to gain a competitive edge.
  
• More confusion over China Mobile iPhone deal - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  China Mobile tells WSJ pre-orders start this week. But why has the carrier's website since dropped any mention of Apple's smartphones?
  
• Bluetooth may make digital wallets mainstream - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
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• Tech firms seek surveillance reform - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Eight leading technology firms including Google and Facebook call for "wide-scale changes" to US government surveillance.
  
• 5 tips for aspiring Silicon Valley engineers - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  
  
• VIDEO: A peek at the future of video chat - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Researchers at Microsoft are working on a "magic window" to allow interactions on video calls to be more natural than ever.
  
• 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.
  
• Retrofit for purpose: New from old - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Old buildings get a green facelift
  
• Facebook develops 'sympathise' button - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Facebook develops a "sympathise" button that users could click instead of the "like" button.
  
• Antarctica sets low temperature record of -135.8 degrees - Fox News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Feeling chilly? Here's cold comfort: You could be in East Antarctica which new data says set a record for "soul-crushing" cold.
  
• 14 of the world's deadliest animals - Fox News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  You don't want to cross paths with these creatures. Here are some of the world's deadliest animals.
  
• Fearless deer approaches hunters, licks rifle - Fox News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Three hunters were shocked when a deer approached them and began licking a rifle one was firing.
  
• Ancient estate and garden fountain unearthed in Israel - Fox News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  The remains of a wealthy estate, with a mosaic fountain in its garden, dating to between the late 10th and early 11th centuries have been unearthed in Ramla in central Israel.
  
• Ancient Mars lake could have supported life, Curiosity rover shows - Fox News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of an ancient Martian lake that could have supported life as we know it for long stretches — perhaps millions of years.
  
• Reading our genes like computer code - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Would you want to know how ill you might become?
  
• 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.
  
• Surgical robots' awkward adolescence - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Studies call their effectiveness into question; now an FDA recall looms.
  
• Police crackdown on pirate site ads - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  City of London Police crack down on pirate sites and ask companies to stop advertising on them.
  
• Snowden docs had NYTimes exec fearing for his life - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
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• DiCaprio in race for electric cars - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Film star and "green" campaigner Leonardo DiCaprio is to enter a team in the new Formula E motor racing series, which aims to boost electric car sales.
  
• Source: Verizon paying $390 million for Edgecast - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Verizon bulks up its content delivery business with Edgecast purchase.
  
• Wii games 'help control diabetes' - TG Daily
  Mon, 09 Dec 2013
  Playing 'active' computer games can help people with type 2 diabetes better control their blood sugar, a medical trial finds.
  
• Lift-off for £1bn UK space project - TG Daily
  Sun, 08 Dec 2013
  The London-based Inmarsat company launches the first spacecraft in a new £1bn global telecommunications network.
  
• Is piracy possible on any object? - TG Daily
  Sun, 08 Dec 2013
  Could everything from kids' toys to Aston Martins be pirated?
  
• NatWest services hit by cyber attack - TG Daily
  Fri, 06 Dec 2013
  A deliberate attempt to disrupt services at NatWest left some customers struggling to access online banking on Friday.
  
• VIDEO: Webscape: Create, mix and share videos - TG Daily
  Fri, 06 Dec 2013
  Kate Russell reviews an app for recording, editing and sharing videos plus other apps and websites.
  
• 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.
  
• Samsung reattempts botched update - TG Daily
  Fri, 06 Dec 2013
  Samsung has started again to roll out an update to its Galaxy S3 smartphone, weeks after a botched attempt angered users.
  
• No time for shopping? A robot can do it for you - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 06 Dec 2013
  How one startup hopes to reinvent the act of gift-giving.
  
• VIDEO: NSA 'tracking' millions of mobiles - TG Daily
  Thu, 05 Dec 2013
  Almost five billion mobile phone location records are logged by the NSA every day, reports the Washington Post.
  
• Microsoft disrupts ZeroAccess botnet - TG Daily
  Thu, 05 Dec 2013
  Microsoft and law enforcement agencies disrupt ZeroAccess, one of the world's largest botnets responsible for millions in fraud losses.
  
• VIDEO: Cashing in on Paul Walker's death - TG Daily
  Wed, 04 Dec 2013
  #BBCtrending investigates how some users of social media have used the death of movie star Paul Walker, as an opportunity to raise their profile and make money.
  
• VIDEO: Drone surveillance in DR Congo begins - TG Daily
  Wed, 04 Dec 2013
  The UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo has started to deploy unarmed surveillance drones to monitor rebel activity near the forested borders with Rwanda and Uganda.
  
• VIDEO: The fuel cell under Al Gore's London HQ - TG Daily
  Wed, 04 Dec 2013
  A fuel cell has been fitted in the basement of a new development off Regent Street in London.
  
• 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.