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• BBC and Sky experience fault on iOS - TG Daily
  Mon, 21 Apr 2014
  The BBC and Sky's video-on-demand apps simultaneously experience a fault on iPhones and iPads that prevents TV shows from streaming.
  
• ownCloud Promotes Scalability, Efficiency of Open Source Private Cloud - LinuxToday News
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014
  

   The VAR Guy: ownCloud has highlighted the scalability and cost-efficiency of its open source cloud storage and syncing platform in conjunction with Red Hat Storage.

  
  
• Debian 6 'Squeeze' LTS Period Extended Until February 2016 - LinuxToday News
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014
  

   Softpedia: Debian 6 'Squeeze' LTS Period Extended Until February 2016

  
  
• Easter morning delivery for space station - Fox News
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014
  Space station astronauts got a special Easter treat: a cargo ship full of supplies.
  
• Teachers angry at online insults - TG Daily
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014
  Online social media is being misused to insult, intimidate and smear staff in schools, says a teachers' union.
  
• Ubuntu Linux Has What It Takes to Challenge Windows on the Desktop - - LinuxToday News
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014
  

  eWEEK: A new Long Term Support release of Ubuntu Linux, code-named "Trusty Tahr," arrives just as Microsoft ends support on Windows XP. A Canonical VP believes it's a great alternative to replace XP.

  
  
• HMRC 'plans to share personal data' - TG Daily
  Sat, 19 Apr 2014
  Taxpayers' personal financial data could be shared with private firms and researchers, Revenue & Customs says, despite concerns over privacy and security.
  
• For Red Hat, it's RHEL and then???? - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 19 Apr 2014
  

   NetworkWorld: As Red Hat basks in the glory of making more than a billion dollars off a free open source project, some are questioning where the company will go after RHEL.

  
  
• Six Clicks: Linux Mint tips and tricks - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 19 Apr 2014
  

   ZDnet: Want to get the most out of Linux Mint, one of the most popular of the Linux desktops? Then read on!

  
  
• 50 Open Source Replacements for Windows XP - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 19 Apr 2014
  

   Datamation: These are some of the best Linux distributions for former Windows XP users and people who have older PC hardware.

  
  
• Pixel Piracy, A Pirate Sandbox Sim Gains Better Linux Support, Yarrrr! - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 19 Apr 2014
  

   GamingOnLinux: Pixel Piracy already has a Linux version out for a while now, but they have just realised a patch they have been working on for some-time fixing start-up issues for Linux & Mac, yarrr maties, land ahoy!

  
  
• NASA moon landing engineer John C. Houbolt dies at 95 - Fox News
  Sat, 19 Apr 2014
  John C. Houbolt, an engineer whose contributions to the U.S. space program were vital to NASA's successful moon landing in 1969, has died. He was 95.
  
• SpaceX launches station cargo flight - TG Daily
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  US company SpaceX launches its latest re-supply mission to the International Space Station, sending up a Dragon freighter to rendezvous with the orbiting platform on Sunday.
  
• Pop-up shops are becoming more permanent - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  In brand strategy, short-term retail may not be so temporary after all.
  
• LADEE, NASA's moon-orbiting robot, crashes down as planned - Fox News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  NASA's robotic moon explorer, LADEE, is no more.

  Flight controllers confirmed Friday that the orbiting spacecraft crashed into the back side of the moon as planned, just three days after surviving a full lunar eclipse, something it was never designed to do.
  

• Satya Nadella needs more to fix Microsoft - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  Office for iPad move is a symbolic victory for Nadella's Microsoft, but the company is still weighed down by many of the same old issues.
  
• How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter? - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  Second most important source of revenue is holding steady at roughly 20% of total sales.
  
• Can Zoosk be the Netflix for online dating? - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  Zoosk, an independent online dating service that filed for IPO this week, seeks to cover all the bases with its wide array of features. For users, that may be a bit too much.
  
• VC investment hits a 13-year high - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  Venture capitalists invested $9.5 billion last quarter, the highest total since the dotcom doom's waning days.
  
• Memo to tech startups: If you want money, raise it now - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  The frothy fundraising market may dry up soon.
  
• Babajob.com, a site to help people find jobs, takes off in India - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  The Bangalore-based mobile job posting startup started by Microsoft Research veteran Sean Blagsvedt wants to pull Indians out of poverty.
  
• Icehouse: New OpenStack cloud arrives - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  

   ZDnet: Icehouse, the newest version of the leading open source cloud OpenStack, is now ready for users.

  
  
• The market for marketing software is accelerating rapidly - CNN -- Tech News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  Revenue for marketing automation software is set to triple by 2020 -- and it's a fight for supremacy between Marketo, Eloqua and Silverpop.
  
• SpaceX launch to International Space Station successful - Fox News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  A fresh load of supplies is finally on its way to the International Space Station.
  
• US facing increased threats to its space interests, report says - Fox News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  The United States faces increased threats to its space program as adversaries develop measures to combat satellite reconnaissance, a new report says.
  
• After 13 years of waiting, big news in world's longest experiment - Fox News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  In what is surely one of the most gripping experiments currently underway, scientists in Australia have been watching a beaker containing pitch, a tar derivative, since 1927.
  
• Ancient puppy paw prints found on Roman tiles - Fox News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  The paw prints and hoof prints of a few meddlesome animals have been preserved for posterity on ancient Roman tiles recently discovered by archaeologists in England
  
• GNOME 3: It's time to let go of the past - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  

   EyeOnLinux: No Linux desktop, including Unity, has generated more heated arguments than GNOME 3.

  
  
• How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter? - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  The analysts' estimates range from 34 million to nearly 43 million. Average: 38.2 million.
  
• Google's ad prices are down. So what? - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Despite alarmist coverage following its earnings miss, this tech giant is doing just fine.
  
• Virgin apologises for email glitch - TG Daily
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Virgin Media apologises after some of its customers received hundreds of unwanted emails because of a distribution list error.
  
• Google shares fall on ad concerns - TG Daily
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Shares in Google fall 5% despite reporting first-quarter profit of $3.45bn in response to worries over future income from advertising.
  
• Lavabit loses contempt appeal - TG Daily
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  A US appeals court upholds a contempt of court ruling against the secure email service provider Lavabit used by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
  
• Ousted Yahoo exec gets $58 million golden parachute - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Former chief operating officer Henrique de Castro left Yahoo with an severance package worth $58 million.
  
• Kim Dotcom wins back cars and cash - TG Daily
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Kim Dotcom, the multimillionaire founder of closed file-sharing site Megaupload, has won back cars, cash and property seized in a January 2012 raid.
  
• 10 Questions: Marcus Nelson, co-founder and CEO, Addvocate - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  On making little bets, reinventing the mundane, and asking others for help.
  
• German media boss criticises Google - TG Daily
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  In an open letter to Google's Eric Schmidt the boss of German publishing firm Axel Springer says it is afraid of the search giant.
  
• VIDEO: Turning the world into an orchestra - TG Daily
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Spencer Kelly tests out Mogees- a device linked to your smartphone which turns objects into musical instruments.
  
• Nadella: Microsoft needs a 'data culture' - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  In anticipation of walking the walk, Satya Nadella has begun talking the talk.
  
• VIDEO: The quest to perfect digital pianos - TG Daily
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Click meets Joe Ierardi, a man who is trying to create the most realistic sounding piano synthesiser.
  
• AUDIO: Google 'not meeting expectations' - TG Daily
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Larry Magid, technology analyst for CNET, discusses the fall in Google's shares.
  
• Astronomers discover most 'habitable,' Earth-like planet yet - Fox News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected — a distant, rocky world that's similar in size to our own and exists in the Goldilocks zone where it's not too hot and not too cold for life.
  
• Modern sharks are sleeker, faster than their ancestors, fossil find suggests - Fox News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Sharks turn out to be more modern and sleek than anyone had ever imagined, given a new study that negates a prior theory that today’s sharks are “living fossils,” changing little over time.
  
• Northern California bat population declining amid drought conditions - Fox News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  A rescue organization says it is receiving an unusually high number of reports of dead or dying bats at this time of year as drought conditions grip Northern California.
  
• Neil Young goes for high-quality music with Pono - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  "Every time I listened to my music on an MP3 player, I had to turn it off."
  
• Primary care startup One Medical raises $40 million, plans more clinics - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  With luxury offices and extra time and communication with doctors, One Medical Group is triaging patient care, one pain point at a time.
  
• Cheating apps, websites flourish in France - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  The Internet has reduced the burden to start a business -- including for those that help people cheat in relationships.
  
• 3 best podcast apps for easy listening - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
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• This digital marketing startup is growing rapidly - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  Outside Philadelphia, the digital marketing company Monetate has grown from two employees to 220 in just six years.
  
• VIDEO: Searching for metaphorical results - TG Daily
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  How alternative search engines produce different results plus websites and apps reviewed.
  
• Weibo Chairman on IPO: 'We're here for the long term' - CNN -- Tech News
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014
  The Chinese social networking startup priced low but traded up.
  
• Google stock sinks as mobile struggles continue - CNN -- Tech News
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  Read full story for latest details.
  
• Hard-disk firm warns of data breach - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  French hard-disk maker LaCie warns that shoppers' credit cards details and logins may have been stolen from its store over a one-year period.
  
• New street lights design cuts bills - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  Switching to LED street lights is cutting maintenance bills in Jersey and could increase pedestrian safety, it is claimed.
  
• Cyborg glasses express fake emotions - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  A Japanese researcher creates glasses that show computer-generated eyes that express emotions so that the wearer does not need to bother.
  
• VIDEO: Cyborg glasses mimic eye gestures - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  A Japanese researcher shows off glasses that display computer-generated eyes, which express emotions to save their wearer the effort.
  
• VIDEO: Is ZTE's choosy strategy working? - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  ZTE has decided to pass over investing in areas where returns aren't likely to be high - its results later will show how its new strategy is paying off.
  
• VIDEO: Will Jelly repeat Twitter's success? - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  Biz Stone discusses his new social app Jelly which he hopes will encourage people to help each other out.
  
• Men 'giving up' books to go online - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  A new study finds men prefer to watch film adaptations than read the original book, with 30% admitting they have not read a book since school.
  
• Tencent brings Candy Crush to China - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  China's internet giant Tencent will launch the popular Candy Crush game on the mainland in partnership with the game's creator King Digital Entertainment.
  
• First Heartbleed 'hacker' arrested - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  A 19-year-old Canadian citizen is charged with hacking into the Canada Revenue Agency's website, becoming the first arrest in relation to the Heartbleed security breach.
  
• Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor hacked - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  German security researchers say that a spoof fingerprint can be used to unlock Samsung's new handset and steal money.
  
• Bungie 'fires' Halo games composer - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  The composer of the music featured in the original Halo video games says his job has been "terminated without cause" by developer Bungie.
  
• MtGox exchange put in administration - TG Daily
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014
  The Bitcoin exchange MtGox has been placed in administration by a Japanese court and it is expected that bankruptcy proceedings will be started.
  
• AUDIO: Google buys high-altitude drone firm - TG Daily
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014
  Internet giant Google has bought high-altitude drone firm Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed sum.
  
• Yahoo shares jump despite profit fall - TG Daily
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014
  Shares in the struggling internet search giant Yahoo surge 9%, despite first-quarter profits falling 20%.
  
• Heartbleed may 'slow' web speeds - TG Daily
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014
  The struggle to fix problems caused by the Heartbleed bug could make web browsing speeds slow to a crawl, warns net monitoring firm Netcraft.
  
• VIDEO: Sensors to prevent pain for amputees - TG Daily
  Mon, 14 Apr 2014
  Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed three-directional pressure sensors which they say could prevent dangerous sores for thousands of patients
  
• VIDEO: Firm creates drone fitted with Taser - TG Daily
  Wed, 09 Apr 2014
  Spencer Kelly meets the team behind a drone which can fire 80,000 volts of electricity through a wired dart.