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• Learning about Docker and Linux containers - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  

   opensource.com: Surely you've heard of Docker by now.

  
  
• MediaFire Launches Open Source Toolkit for Linux - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  

   ProgrammableWeb: The toolkit includes support for Ubuntu, Debian and FreeBSD and includes a number of tools aimed at the Linux and open source communities.

  
  
• How contributing to open source projects could be a gateway to your next job - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  

   opensource.com: I strongly recommend co-op programs, but what happens if you either can't afford to take a year off or you're too close to graduation? Look to open source.

  
  
• Evolve OS Is a Superb New OS Build from Scratch, First Beta Is Out - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  

   softpedia: Evolve OS, a new Linux distribution built from scratch that's using a fresh desktop environment called Budgie, has been upgraded to version Beta 1 and is now ready for testing.

  
  
• Facebook complies with Turkey block - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  Facebook has blocked a page which a Turkish court claimed was offensive to the Prophet Muhammad.
  
• Armello and Perfect Golf in EA on Steam - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  

   tuxarena: Two more games entered Early Access on Steam during the past couple of days

  
  
• Top Ten Things Linux Users Say About systemd - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  

   FOSSforce: Ladies and gentlemen, from the home office in Omaha, Nebraska, here is this week's Top Ten List:  the top ten things Linux users say about systemd.

  
  
• Dying Light Is Now Confirmed For Linux, Bring It On Techland - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  

  GamingOnLinux: Dying Light is now confirmed for Linux thanks to the announcement from the developers on the Steam store itself.

  
  
• Windows vs Linux: The 2015 Version - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  

  Datamation: Now that everyone has had time to examine Windows 10, it seems like a good time to finally do a proper Windows vs. Linux showdown.

  
  
• Africa's new breed of 'solar-preneurs' - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  Africa's "solar-preneurs" bring light to the unconnected
  
• Microsoft quarterly profits fall - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  Microsoft reports falling profits but sales were helped by strong Xbox sales over the holiday season.
  
• China blocks virtual network use - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  China has blocked several popular services that let citizens skirt state censorship systems and reach banned sites.
  
• TalkTalk forces porn filter choice - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  TalkTalk says customers who have not yet chosen whether to activate net filters must opt out of its safety system if they wish to continue viewing adult material online.
  
• Too much useless CCTV, says watchdog - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  Too many CCTV cameras are ineffective and the public does not have a true understanding of them, the surveillance camera commissioner warns.
  
• Pinterest to 'unlock' data to help ads - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  Pinterest plans to make more use of its members' data to help marketers target their adverts.
  
• How to build world's tallest lift - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  How to build the world's tallest lift
  
• VIDEO: Drone bird aims to take flight - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  The miniature drone aims to mimic the movements of a bird
  
• VIDEO: How was Malaysia Airlines 'hacked'? - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  The website for Malaysia Airlines was rendered inaccessible thanks to a cyber-attack. But how did it happen? BBC technology reporter Dave Lee explains.
  
• Linux 3.19 rc6 - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  

  Linus Torvalds:  Nothing really particularly stands out.

  
  
• Snail first drugs fish, then eats them - FOX News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  It may be small and slow, but the geographic cone snail packs a wallop.
  
• CU-Boulder pitches telescope that could image at higher-res than Hubble - FOX News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  It looks like the Hubble Space Telescope could have some competition. Researchers at the University of Colorado will update NASA this week on the Aragoscope, their space telescope concept that could potentially provide images that are up to 1,000 times sharper than those from Hubble, according to a CU-Boulder press release.
  
• Ancient knife-toothed reptile is crocodile cousin - FOX News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  The fossil of a prehistoric 9-foot-long carnivorous reptile that had sharp, serrated teeth is helping researchers fill out the early branches of the reptile family tree, according to a new study.  It's unclear where the reptile, Nundasuchus songeaensis, falls on the evolutionary tree, said Sterling Nesbitt, an assistant professor of geology at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  
• Mountain-size asteroid to fly by Earth: How NASA will watch - FOX News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth Monday.
  
• Mysterious radio signal from space caught live for first time - FOX News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  Astronomers in Australia have picked up an “alien” radio signal from space for the first time as it occurred.
  
• FDA could set millions of genetically modified mosquitoes loose in Florida Keys - FOX News
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015
  Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in the Florida Keys if British researchers win approval to use the bugs against two extremely painful viral diseases.
  
• VIDEO: Zero to £1m: How car website rocketed - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 25 Jan 2015
  Datshiane Navanayagam meets Adnan Ebrahim, founder and boss of popular car enthusiasts' website Car Throttle.
  
• Malaysia Airlines website hacked - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 25 Jan 2015
  A hacker group attacks the official website of Malaysia Airlines, but the company says bookings and user data are not compromised.
  
• VIDEO: Tackling the rise of cyber-stalking - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 25 Jan 2015
  Advances in technology have led to an increase in cyber-stalking, but what is the best way of tackling the problem and deterring the stalkers?
  
• VIDEO: Tech review: This week's headlines - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  The laser-etched metal surfaces that repel water, plus other technology news
  
• Li Ka-shing set to buy O2 for £10bn - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  Asia's richest person Li Ka-shing confirms his company is offering to buy Britain's second-largest mobile provider O2 for up to £10.25bn ($15.4bn).
  
• Country blocked on club Facebook page - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  Notts County blocks Hungary from its Facebook page after it was deluged with comments concerning the signing of a new player.
  
• VIDEO: AI technology 'will take your job' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  Robert Shiller, regarded as one of the most influential economists in the world, has said society is "in a panic" about artificial intelligence.
  
• Deflate-gate: The science of underinflated footballs - FOX News
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  With the so-called “deflate-gate” controversy still swirling around the New England Patriots, experts have explained the science of underinflated footballs to FoxNews.com.
  
• VIDEO: Park your car with a smartwatch - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  From the cars that steer themselves to smartphone apps that monitor your driving
  
• US plans 'regulated' Bitcoin exchange - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  High-profile Bitcoin backers are seeking to establish a Bitcoin exchange in the US that would be overseen by mainstream financial regulators.
  
• Twitter battles Instagram links - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  The social network encourages celebrities and other high-profile users to share photos directly to Twitter.
  
• Asteroid 1,800 feet across to whip past Earth on Monday, approaching within 745,000 miles - FOX News
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  An asteroid up to 1,800 feet across is headed Earth's way.
  
• Alaska can't change name of tallest US mountain, thanks to Ohio - FOX News
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  Ohio is one of the flattest states in the US, but due to a quirky rule held by the federal board in charge of geographic names, the state effectively has control over the name of the country's highest mountain and is blocking efforts to change the name of the Alaskan peak that holds that honor.
  
• Peers try to revive 'snooping law' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  UK net firms have criticised attempts to revive a "snoopers' charter" by adding it into draft legislation currently before the House of Lords.
  
• Apple's Tim Cook salary up over 40% - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  Tech giant Apple's chief executive Tim Cook's base salary was increased by nearly 43% in February last year, according to the company.
  
• Emergency patch fixes Flash flaw - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  Adobe has released an emergency patch for a flaw in its Flash software that was being widely exploited by thieves.
  
• Surprise! Fish lurk in Antarctica's dark underworld - FOX News
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  In a cold and dark underwater world, where a never-ending rain of rocks keeps the seafloor barren, researchers were startled to find fish, crustaceans and jellyfish investigating a submersible camera after drilling through nearly 2,500 feet of Antarctic ice
  
• VIDEO: Meet the giant robot for sale online - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  BBC Click looks at some of the week's technology highlights
  
• Q&A: Sharing iTunes With the Whole Family - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015
  How to keep a passing interest from following you around on Google Now.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Drug drone crashes on Mexican border - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015
  A quadcopter drone carrying 3kg of illegal drugs crashes near the border between Mexico and the US.
  
• Blackberry seeks aid on app making - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015
  App makers should be required to make software for Blackberry handsets, says the boss of the phone company.
  
• Wheels: If a Car Is Going to Self-Drive, It Might as Well Self-Park, Too - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015
  BMW has created a system that actually obeys when a driver says to the car, “Go park yourself.” Other companies are also working on the technology.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Reporter jailed for stolen data links - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015
  A journalist with connections to the hacking collective Anonymous is sentenced to five years in jail after posting online links to stolen data.
  
• India Uber resumes services in Delhi - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015
  The web-based taxi firm Uber restarts operations in Delhi, six weeks after it was banned over charges that one of its drivers raped a passenger.
  
• Machine Learning: Video Feature: Conjuring the Most From Google Android - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015
  All of these tips work on the latest version of Android, known as Lollipop, but many of them work on the previous version, too.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Disruptions: The Sorry State of In-Flight Wi-Fi - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015
  Wi-Fi on commercial flights is slow, unreliable and expensive.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• App Smart: Video Feature: For Musicians, Apps for Tuning, Keeping Time and Organizing Charts - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015
  Getting to the music faster is easy with apps for the mundane tasks, like getting in tune and planning your set list.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• State of the Art: Marissa Mayer’s Plan for Yahoo Takes Hold. The Question Now Is Time. - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015
  Marissa Mayer has made sharp acquisitions and rebuilt crucial products, but her future may depend on reaction to her plans for the Alibaba investment.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Gadgetwise: Take-Along Chargers That Pack Power - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015
  The right external accessory can double the battery life of your mobile device and offer an option when an electrical outlet isn’t available.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Q&A: Abandoning the Lollipop Ship - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015
  Also, how to set up a “hybrid” network of wired and wireless connections.
  
  
• Broadband Nation: Obama Calls for More Internet Options for Consumers - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015
  The goal is to increase competition among Internet providers and spur better prices and service.
  
  
• App City: An App, Memo, for Anonymous Discussion of a Company - NYT > Personal Tech
  Sat, 17 Jan 2015
  Memo is an app that wants to elevate water-cooler talk so that the good ideas and criticism of company practices are accessible to everyone in the company. It is an anonymous message board within specific workplaces.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• U.S. Discloses New Trove of Phone Call Records - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 16 Jan 2015
  The database contains calls between the United States and abroad as part of an effort to catch drug traffickers — but data was collected on people not involved in criminal activity.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Q&A: Cleaning Up the Mac’s Printers List - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 16 Jan 2015
  Tidying lists after a printer upgrade, and how to excise recently watched movies from Netflix’s list.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Digital Dilemmas: Technology Has Made Life Different, but Not Necessarily More Stressful - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 15 Jan 2015
  It is conventional wisdom that things like frequent email checking and heavy use of social media make people twitchy. But is it true?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Gadgetwise: Tools to Improve That Christmas Present - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015
  From flash drives to charging stations, these products and services will help you get the most out of your electronics.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Q&A: Freeing a PC From Malware - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015
  Free, reputable programs are available to search a computer for bots that can tax a system’s resources.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Machine Learning: Getting the Most Out of Apple iOS 8 - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015
  The new operating system can help you monitor battery use better, help take better photos and make Siri easier to use.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• App Smart: Tracking Data Use to Avoid Hefty Phone Fees - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015
  A number of apps can help monitor and manage data consumption on phones, to keep you within your plan’s limits and avert unpleasant surprises on your bill.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Bits Blog: Facebook Will Push Amber Alerts to Users’ News Feeds - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015
  Facebook will use its geographic targeting technology to spread the word about abducted children through the news feeds of its American users.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Bits Blog: Parents Challenge President to Dig Deeper on Ed Tech - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015
  While President Obama endorsed a voluntary student privacy effort by ed tech companies, some parents seek more comprehensive legislation.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Alibaba Will Help Curb Export of Recalled Items - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015
  The Chinese e-commerce group has agreed to prevent the export of dangerous items recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• VIDEO: CES 2015: Testing the latest drones - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 09 Jan 2015
  The BBC Click team put three of the latest drones through their paces
  
• VIDEO: The robot that paints your nails - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014
  A Japanese robot has been programmed to take on a range of tasks - from painting nails to cooking.