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• A Tiny Amp for Power-Hungry Headphones - NY Times -- Technology News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Nuforce, a maker of audio electronics, has come up with the Mobile Music Pump, a mini-amplifier for headphones.
  
• Create multiple servers with OpenVZ - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

   Linux User: OpenVZ implements containers rather than the true virtual machines of solutions such as Xen

  
  
• Ubuntu Support: How to Get Help - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

   Datamation: For those of us Linux users who are more adventurous, switching to a new operating system can be pretty exciting.

  
  
• Hands On C Programming Language - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  Tecmint: Most of the UNIX/Linux kernel consist of codes written in C programming Language. And the Linux 3.2 release had more than 15 million lines of codes.

  
  
• Learning to program, the open source way - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

   OpenSource.com: Programming students from all over the world can soon participate in "I Know What You Are Going to Do This Summer," a free, online Python seminar

  
  
• Linux-based surveillance cameras start at $70 - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

   Linux Gizmos: D-Link has begun shipping four new models in its line of Linux powered surveillance-oriented Cloud Cameras, and has updated its web-based Mydlink software with new remote monitoring and video management features.

  
  
• Zapping Bugs With the Wave of a Racket - NY Times -- Technology News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Zapping mosquitoes with an electrified tennis racket might seem to be a surefire entrant into the World’s Dumbest Ideas Hall of Fame. But the Stinger Portable Bug Zapper actually works.
  
• openSUSE Ends Week with 13.1 Milestone 2 - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

   OStatic: Updates in this release include Linux 3.10.rc4, Xorg X Server 1.14.1, LibreOffice 4.0.3.3.2, GNOME 3.9.1, and much more.

  
  
• Why US Defense Agencies are Moving to the Cloud - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  Datamation: Cloud computing offers the promise of improved scalability and agility, two things that can be a huge benefit to the U.S. Armed Forces.

  
  
• Can Red Hat do for OpenStack what it did for Linux? - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

   Network World: Red Hat made its first $1 billion commercializing Linux. Now, it hopes to make even more doing the same for OpenStack.

  
  
• VIDEO: Mums' concerns over web safety - TG Daily
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Parents and staff from Parentzone explain how they would like to make the internet safer for children.
  
• App for cats to take self portraits - TG Daily
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  An app that allows cats to take their own photos has been developed in Germany.
  
• Huawei unveils 'slimmest' smartphone - TG Daily
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Huawei unveils the world's slimmest smartphone saying the handset will work "miracles" for its brand.
  
• Huge 'holograms' created for doctors - TG Daily
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Two junior doctors develop giant 3D animations of human body parts to make medics' lectures more memorable.
  
• Minister hails 'web porn' progress - TG Daily
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Ministers say agreements reached with internet firms will lead to a "fundamental change" in how images of child abuse are dealt with online.
  
• Yahoo reveals US data requests - TG Daily
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Yahoo is the latest firm to reveal the extent of US government snooping on its users following Prism leaks.
  
• Why Apple's new MacBook Air is the ultimate road warrior's notebook - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  With this year's MacBook Air, the tech giant promises stellar battery life. But does it deliver?
  
• Looking at Apple's WWDC 2013 through 417,336 tweets - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  How the Web responded on social media to Apple's World Wide Developers Conference.
  
• Maradona in China compensation win - TG Daily
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Diego Maradona wins compensation from two Chinese firms for using his name in an online game, Hot-Blooded Soccer, without his consent.
  
• Enterprises launch their own private clouds - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Big companies are adopting cloud computing with a twist: They're building their own isolated clouds.
  
• Google's not the only one with super-high-speed internet plans - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  A number of companies and cities are trying to match Google's much-covered Fiber project.
  
• This ex-Amazon engineer wants to outsmart Jeff Bezos - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Can Instacart take on Amazon's grocery business with one-hour delivery and a fleet of personal shoppers? Founder Apoorva Mehta thinks so
  
• Unix tip: Rewriting history - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

   ITworld: The history feature in Unix shells can save you a lot of time when typing long, fairly repetitious commands, but don't count on it to accurately represent history.

  
  
• Tech's highest paid CEOs - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  This year's 12 top paid tech CEOs all make more than $15 million annually.
  
• Long-lost medieval stone with mysterious carvings discovered in Wales - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  In a small Welsh village, two archaeologists were enjoying an evening stroll in the woods when they stumbled upon a long-lost medieval stone with religious significance.

  
  
• Wireless Charging on the Go for the iPhone 5 - NY Times -- Technology News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Duracell recently introduced the PowerSnap Kit, a charging case and battery that works with its Powermat charging stations.
  
• The cat's meow: try to outrun this robotic feline - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Move aside, Grumpy Cat.
  
• SHIELD Act to protect from solar catastrophes, electromagnetic pulses - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  A bill introduced Tuesday would protect against what some call the greatest threat facing America today: a tremendous electromagnetic pulse that could destroy the electric grid, essentially sending the country back to the stone age.

  
  
• 11 stupid tech tricks - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  “Necessity is the mother of invention,” as the old saying goes. But what about stupidity? Read on to find out some of the weirdest -- and weirdly practical -- tech tricks on the web.

  
  
• New language discovered in northern Australia - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  A new language, one that combines elements of English with traditional indigenous speech, has been discovered in northern Australia, according to a new study.

  
  
• Ancient Chinese tomb murals found - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  A colorful, well-preserved "mural tomb," where a military commander and his wife were likely buried nearly 1,500 years ago, has been uncovered in China.

  
  
• LEGO plans Mars rover Curiosity model - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, which for almost a year has been driving across the Red Planet, will be the next model to roll off LEGO's CUUSOO production line.

  
  
• Japanese air hockey robot is unbeatable by humans - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  Researchers in Japan have built the worst ever arcade game feature: A robot that can use a human opponent's moves against them to win.

  
  
• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dons jacket to discuss startups with South Korean president - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with South Korean President Geun-hye in Seoul to discuss ways to stimulate entrepreneurship and venture firms in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

  
  
• Loch Ness 'monster' spied... in space! - Fox News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  

  Ol’ Nessie isn’t known for making herself easy to find, but it looks like she recently popped up in an image from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey — and my, how she’s grown!

  
  
• A Small Subwoofer With Case-Busting Bass - NY Times -- Technology News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Sunfire has turned the normal formula of high fidelity, which says more bass requires bigger speakers, on its head with the Atmos.
  
• Apple e-books trial takes a detour into the absurd - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Shouldn't there be a law against beating a piece of evidence to death?
  
• Yahoo: 13,000 government requests for data - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Yahoo follows other major tech companies in revealing the extent of its involvement in the U.S. government's Prism Web surveillance program.
  
• Q&A: Fixing an iPad Home Button - NY Times -- Technology News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  The button can suffer from software and hardware issues, but there are repair options and workarounds to try.
  
• Uber CEO: What really happened during NYC free taxi week - CNN -- Tech News
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013
  Uber CEO and NYC taxi commish sit down for a chat in Brooklyn.
  
• Samsung's kitchen ambition - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  Can the Korean electronics giant pull a smartphone-like win in the home?
  
• Apple e-book antitrust case: Final four days - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  The DOJ will rest its case. Apple will present its defense. Summations on Thursday.
  
• Why You Don’t Need a 4K TV - NY Times -- Technology News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  While 4K TV offers few advantages now, in the future it may bring better color to the screen, and at least one TV brings that new color now.
  
• A Wireless Speaker That Offers More Listening Choices - NY Times -- Technology News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  The Minx Air 200 wireless speaker from Cambridge Audio delivers big sound while allowing users to personalize their listening experiences.
  
• Google to tackle child abuse images - TG Daily
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  Google has announced a plan to do more to tackle online images depicting the sexual abuse of children.
  
• Sharp brings giant 90in TV to Europe - TG Daily
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  Sharp puts a record-sized TV on sale in Europe, but its 1080p resolution means owners will need a relatively large room to be able to watch it.
  
• 5 super-cool supercomputers - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  The Chinese reclaimed the top spot on June's 'Top500' fastest supercomputers list with a system almost twice as fast as any other.
  
• General Motors wants to be the '$150 billion startup' - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  Not only has the automaker gone through bankruptcy and restructuring, it is attempting to rebuild its technology organization.
  
• Google stock split closer to reality - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  It has been more than a year since Google announced a bizarre stock split -- which would allow the company to issue more shares. The move got held up due to a legal battle, but the split is finally closer to reality after Google settled a case with shareholders this weekend.
  
• Send a "hello!" text to extraterrestrials - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  A startup hopes to speed up Earth's efforts to make contact with interstellar aliens.
  
• VIDEO: Sony and Microsoft in console wars - TG Daily
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  As Sony and Microsoft go into battle with their new consoles at the gaming expo E3, Marc Cieslak gets a front line view.
  
• Netflix's secret weapon: Kids' flicks - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  Its latest deal means that Netflix now has the two biggest animation studios on board, strengthening its position in kids' programming.
  
• Kickstarter pulls plug on scam minutes before $120,000 heist - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  Read full story for latest details.
  
• Did Google and Yahoo help get government snooping off the ground? - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  The search giants collaborated with the feds after 9/11 on an electronic intelligence program.
  
• Apple e-books trial day 9: Steve Jobs takes the stage - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  On the day the U.S. is to close its antitrust case, Apple evokes the memory its late CEO.
  
• Netflix to debut original 'Shrek' series as part of DreamWorks deal - CNN -- Tech News
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  Read full story for latest details.
  
• China retakes supercomputer crown - TG Daily
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013
  A China-based supercomputer has been ranked the world's fastest, offering nearly double the processing speeds of the US's most powerful system.
  
• Trans-US solar plane reaches Dulles - TG Daily
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013
  A solar powered plane aiming to cross the US lands at Washington Dulles airport, completing the fourth leg of the coast-to-coast endeavour.
  
• Google beams internet from balloons - TG Daily
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013
  Google is launching an experiment to beam the internet to remote areas of the world from near space balloons.
  
• VIDEO: Webscape: Marathon app - TG Daily
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013
  Kate Russell reviews the best websites and apps including one which can help you run a marathon
  
• Airbus A350 completes maiden flight - TG Daily
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013
  The newest aircraft from European planemaker Airbus, the A350, successfully completes its maiden flight from Toulouse.
  
• Q&A: Moving an iPhoto Library - NY Times -- Technology News
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013
  If you find your Mac filling up with all the new pictures you have been adding to the iPhoto program, you can save some space by moving the iPhoto Library to an external drive — but back everything up first.
  
• Scrabble app changes anger players - TG Daily
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013
  Online Scrabble players are angered by changes made to a mobile version of Scrabble since its takeover by EA
  
• Cloud schools offer new education - TG Daily
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013
  Educators at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh outline their vision for future learning.
  
• Zimbabwe hackers hit ANC website - TG Daily
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013
  Opponents of President Robert Mugabe target the website of South Africa's governing ANC, accusing it of backing Zimbabwe's leader.
  
• Q&A: Protecting a PC From Spam and Spoofs - NY Times -- Technology News
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013
  Spam messages coming from a friend's e-mail account could be caused by a virus, a hacker or another malicious source.
  
• The AL13 Is an Aluminum Case With No Screws to Lose - NY Times -- Technology News
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013
  Aluminum cases for the iPhone are often assembled using minuscule screws that are easy to lose or snap. The AL13 case from Designed by M avoids that problem by using a sliding frame to lock an iPhone into its case.
  
• Patch offers needle-free injections - TG Daily
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013
  A skin patch that can deliver vaccine effectively and cheaply has been shown off at the TEDGlobal conference.
  
• US Navy ditches capital letters rule - TG Daily
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013
  The US Navy is upgrading its systems so staff do not have to write messages using only capital letters.
  
• Yahoo mulls ads based on influence - TG Daily
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013
  Yahoo files a patent suggesting it could charge marketers different rates according to the social influence score of the consumers they want to target.
  
• Flying bike for easier commutes - TG Daily
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013
  Researchers in the Czech Republic have unveiled a 95kg (210lb) remotely-controlled flying bicycle that can hover a few metres above ground.
  
• E3: A peek inside video games expo - TG Daily
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  Thousands stroll through the E3 expo in Los Angeles.
  
• Q&A: Making New Playlists on the iPod Classic - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  It may lack the touch-friendly software of newer iPod models, but the iPod Classic can still create playlists without a computer connection.
  
• Q&A: Keeping Control Over Your Facebook Timeline - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  Facebook's privacy settings let you control who can post comments and photos to your Timeline, as well as who can see those posts.
  
• Tip of the Week: Force Yourself to Stop Wasting Time - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  If you can't help wandering onto your favorite time-wasting sites during the work day, you can get free or inexpensive software to keep you more focused.
  
• A Homing Beacon for Your Key Chain - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  Stick-N-Find, a Bluetooth beacon that is used with a phone, lets you home in keys or other easily lost objects.
  
• New games controllers excite at E3 - TG Daily
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  Video games controllers with advanced sensors will soon allow players to control gameplay using their heart, muscles, or even feet.
  
• Tip of the Week: Go Offline With Google Maps for Android - NY Times -- Technology News
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013
  The Google Maps app for Android has an offline mode that lets you store maps on your phone for those times when you can't get a data-network connection.
  
• Sony retains the upper hand at E3 - TG Daily
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013
  Microsoft's Xbox One gets muted reception at E3 expo in Los Angeles
  
• Old favourites in new Nintendo games - TG Daily
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013
  The return of Nintendo characters Mario, Bayonetta, Donkey Kong and Pokemon is announced in a video stream from the E3 gaming exhibition.
  
• First look at E3's big video games - TG Daily
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013
  A first look at some of the big name video games making news at the E3 expo in Los Angeles.
  
• PS4 set to be cheaper than Xbox One - TG Daily
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013
  Sony has revealed that it plans to sell the PlayStation 4 for £349, making it £80 cheaper than Microsoft's Xbox One launch price.
  
• EA takes steps to stop being 'hated' - TG Daily
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013
  Frank Gibeau, president of labels at video games giant EA, explains how his firm plans to restore its image with the launch of new consoles.
  
• Xbox One launch and price revealed - TG Daily
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013
  Microsoft has announced the global launch date and price for its new Xbox One console at the start of the E3 games expo in Los Angeles.