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• Wireless speakers stream audio from web and WLAN - LinuxToday News
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014
  

   LinuxGizmos: Denon debuted a line of Sonos-like wireless multi-room HiFi speakers that stream audio from both Internet and local sources, and run on embedded Linux.

  
  
• CoreOS Stable Release - LinuxToday News
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014
  

  This version is the most tested, secure and reliable version available for users wanting to run CoreOS.

  
  
• Feral Interactive Are Teasing New Linux Games - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014
  

   GamingOnLinux: Feral Interactive are little devils as they sent out a link earlier to a teaser page of new ports for Mac & Linux, but which ones will be on Linux?

  
  
• New life for museum arcade machines - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014
  Arcade game enthusiasts rally round after a plea on a fans' forum to help restore eight machines owned by the UK Computer Museum in Cambridge.
  
• ownCloud 7 Release Enhances Open Source Private Clouds - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014
  

   The VAR Guy: The recently released open source ownCloud 7 Community Edition introduces an innovative way to share files securely between private clouds, as well as interface enhancements and better ways to work with Microsoft Word documents.

  
  
• Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS released - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014
  

   ITworld: Now it's time for another Ubuntu upgrade, albeit a much smaller one.

  
  
• How to use awk command in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014
  

   xmodulo: Text processing is at the heart of Unix

  
  
• Celebrating sysadmins in the cloudy future - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  

   OpenSource.com: System administration can be a thankless job.

  
  
• Wikipedia blocks US Congress edits - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  Administrators have imposed a ban on Wikipedia alterations from the US House of Representatives, following "persistent disruptive editing".
  
• Absent fans get robot to do cheering - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  A struggling Korean baseball team have invented a novel way to improve atmosphere at their matches - by bringing in a crowd of robot fans.
  
• Google Glass rival has neck battery - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  Chinese computing giant Lenovo has shown off what it hopes will be a rival to Google Glass - but with a better battery life.
  
• Gecko sex satellite 'not responding' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  A Russian satellite containing geckos could plummet to earth if control is not regained, according to reports.
  
• Mobile test illuminates risk taking - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  Specially designed mobile games can help scientists answer important questions about cognition, a team finds.
  
• Drone operator finds missing man - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  A drone operator tells the BBC how he located an elderly man in Wisconsin who had been missing for three days.
  
• Contactless payments due for Tube - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  Contactless bank cards are to be introduced on London's Tube, DLR and Overground trains.
  
• WordPress Under Attack Again - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  

  eWEEK: The open-source WordPress blog and content management system (CMS) software is widely deployed and is increasingly being targeted by attackers too.

  
  
• Church app for praying on-the-go - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  Kiev cathedral launches prayer and guidance app.
  
• Deepin 2014 review - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  

   LInuxBSDos: There's no fighting the desktop just to get stuff done.

  
  
• Egyptian carving defaced by King Tut's possible father discovered - FOX News
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  A newly discovered Egyptian carving, which dates back more than 3,300 years, bears the scars of a religious revolution that upended the ancient civilization.
  
• Fukushima monkeys' blood shows signs of radiation exposure - FOX News
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  Wild monkeys living in forests of Fukushima the Japanese city that was the site of a nuclear power plant meltdown in 2011 have lower blood cell counts than monkeys from northern Japan, and carry detectable levels of cesium in their bodies, researchers have found
  
• Astronauts simulate deep-space mission in underwater lab - FOX News
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014
  Plenty of astronauts practice spacewalks in the water, but a crew currently living in an underwater lab plans to introduce a surprising twist to its aquatic excursions: They will create a 10-minute communications delay with Mission Control, simulating what speaking with people on Earth could be like in deep space.
  
• 11 need-to-know things about our solar system - FOX News
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  Our understanding about the universe and our place in it has changed over time.
  
• Privacy regulator to get more money - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  The Information Commissioner's Office is to receive more funding so it can monitor the implications of the controversial new "emergency" data law.
  
• European Central Bank website hacked - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  The website of the European Central Bank has been hacked, with personal information stolen, but the bank says no market sensitive data was compromised.
  
• Machine Learning: LG's Smartwatch Shows Android Wear Operating System Has a Long Way to Go - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  Google's operating system for wearable devices has some promising features, but they’re not ready yet.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Tyrannosaur 'gangs' terrorized ancient landscape - FOX News
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  Some 70 million years ago, three tyrannosaurs stalked together across a mud flat in Canada, possibly searching for prey.
  
• Twitter's staff male-dominated - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  The firm is the latest in the tech industry to admit it has problems with gender representation among its workforce.
  
• Google quizzed over deleted links - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  Watchdogs are told that Google has complied with more than 45,000 requests for links to be erased from its European search results.
  
• Qualcomm disputes China phone sales - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  US chipmaker Qualcomm claims some Chinese companies are misrepresenting sales to minimise their payments.
  
• Octopus mating ends with strangulation, then cannibalism - FOX News
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  Some guys fall asleep after a little love-making.
  
• Thwarting Senegal’s cattle rustlers - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  Squaring up to Senegal's cattle rustlers
  
• Isolated Amazon tribe initiates first contact, catches influenza - FOX News
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  When an isolated tribe emerged from the Amazon in recent weeks and initiated contact with Brazilian scientists in the village of Ashaninka near the Peruvian border, some called the move "potentially tragic"—and, indeed, though they were quickly quarantined for their own safety, all five men and two women were sick with the flu within days.
  
• Nasa seeks aid with Earth-Mars links - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  Nasa is asking for help to get data back from future science missions orbiting Mars or roaming its surface.
  
• Blue whales roam dangerously close to shipping lanes - FOX News
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  The feeding grounds of blue whales along the U.S. West Coast overlap dangerously with shipping lanes, placing the behemoths in danger of collisions with ships, researchers say.
  
• Amazon reports $126m quarterly loss - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014
  Amazon reports a loss of $126m in the second quarter and warns of slowing sales.
  
• VIDEO: How to build and fly your own drone - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014
  Personal aerial drones that take pictures could soon become a lot more common, thanks to a new invention.
  
• BBC trials high-frame-rate TV - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014
  The BBC is experimenting with new ways to deliver TV coverage of live events, with a series of trials at the Commonwealth Games.
  
• Gadgetwise: A Smartphone That Takes the Fall - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014
  A dropped device’s chances of emerging with its screen unscathed depend on a number of factors, including previous damage and how it lands.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Tor creator works to debug dark web - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014
  One of the co-creators of Tor says he is working with others to tackle a "bug" that undermines the anonymity offered by the dark web system.
  
• Arrests made after eBay Stubhub thefts - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014
  Arrests are made in the UK, US, Canada and Spain after a scam involving e-tickets for Elton John concerts and other shows sold via Stubhub.
  
• 101-year-old weather observer gets a place in the sun: An honor from National Weather Service - FOX News
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014
  A retired dairy and chicken farmer on eastern Long Island has been tracking daily weather readings since Herbert Hoover was in the White House.
  
• Wyoming cave with thousands of fossils to be re-opened to scientists for first time since 1970s - FOX News
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014
  For the first time in more than 30 years, paleontologists are about to revisit one of North America's most remarkable troves of late Pleistocene fossils: The bones of tens of thousands of animals piled at least 30 feet deep at the bottom of a sinkhole-type cave.
  
• App Smart: Circle the Skies, From Your Smartphone or Tablet - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014
  Mobile apps can offer realistic graphics and sophisticated controls that simulate many aspects of flying real aircraft.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• VIDEO: Could you beat Usain Bolt in a race? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014
  Engineers are making it possible for spectators to race against the world's fastest man.
  
• The Getaway: Photo Storage by Personality (Yours) - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014
  Use this guide to match the type of photographer you are with storage and organization tools for your vacation pictures.
  
  
• VIDEO: A TV world without personality? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014
  Kevin Spacey's series House of Cards is a prime example of how the broadcasting world is changing. But will a world of on demand TV be devoid of passion and personality. BBC Newsnight's David Grossman reports.
  
• State of the Art: Amazon’s Fire Phone: Solid Device Beneath a Layer of Whiz-Bang Frippery - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014
  Despite its flashy features, such as Dynamic Perspective and Firefly, the Fire Phone can stand alone for those uninterested in such frills.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• VIDEO: BBC iPlayer 'works 99.9% of the time' - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014
  The BBC has defended its iPlayer service service after it was hit by technical problems which started over the weekend.
  
• VIDEO: How safe is the 'internet of things'? - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014
  Increasingly, technology companies are integrating the internet with other devices, such as household appliances or cars. But are there security risks?
  
• VIDEO: 'I couldn't get a taxi... so I created an app' - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014
  Brazilian Tallis Gomes explains how a failed attempt to hail a cab drove him to create smartphone app Easy Taxi.
  
• Q&A: Where to Start When Starting a Blog - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014
  Plus, saving the data on your laptop after a spill.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Weinstein Company Plans to Release ‘One Chance’ on Yahoo’s Free Streaming Site - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014
  The film, which had its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, will arrive in theaters in the fall, after it appears on Yahoo Screen.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• VIDEO: Can a robot write sacred scriptures? - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 19 Jul 2014
  An exhibition at the Jewish museum in Berlin is showcasing a robot which has been programmed to write the sacred Jewish scriptures, known as the Torah.
  
• VIDEO: The evolution of Bjork's instruments - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 18 Jul 2014
  Bjork's musical director Matt Robertson explains how they developed the instruments for her Biophilia tour.
  
• Q&A: Maxing Out Gmail Storage - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 18 Jul 2014
  Plus, how to remote control and share between Macs.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• VIDEO: Tech review: This week's headlines - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 18 Jul 2014
  A smart contact lens that could help diabetics monitor their glucose levels is being developed
  
• Gadgetwise: Review: Blackphone Trades Some Convenience for Security - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014
  Blackphone is impressive for the level of privacy that it offers, but do consumers need that amount of security from their smartphone?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Machine Learning: Easier Ways to Protect Email From Unwanted Prying Eyes - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014
  Security experts say email is a lot more like a postcard than a letter inside an envelope, and almost anyone can read it while the note is in transit.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• App Smart: Your Time in the Sun, Measured to the Minute - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014
  Apps can time a user’s exposure to the summer sun, and recommend protective clothing and sunscreen factors.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• State of the Art: With DC59 Motorhead, Dyson Looks to Create the iPad of Vacuums - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014
  In a software-obsessed world, the company has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in high-tech motors as it tries to build better machines.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Apple Joins With IBM on Business Software - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 15 Jul 2014
  The two companies have been working on more than 100 software programs developed for Apple’s iOS operating system, tailoring them for use in industries.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Q&A: Restoring Internet Explorer 11 to Windows 8.1 App Tiles - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014
  Plus, planning ahead for iOS 8, the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• VIDEO: The tech listening for gunfire - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014
  How gunshot detection technology is helping police to hear gunfire in the most concealed of places.
  
• Machine Learning: Cutting the High Cost of Digital Living - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 09 Jul 2014
  An audit of subscriptions can help a consumer find services that are duplicated or unneeded, or that have even been forgotten.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Gadgetwise: External Drives Bring Data Storage Back Home - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 09 Jul 2014
  Whether desktop or portable, a user’s own device offers an alternative to cloud storage with its monthly fees.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• State of the Art: ‘Slender Man’ Story and the New Urban Legends - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 09 Jul 2014
  An attempted murder in Wisconsin is tied to Slender Man, a crowdsourced fictional character said to be a modern twist on the folklore once passed down orally.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Q&A: Shielding Modems When Lightning Strikes - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 09 Jul 2014
  Also, how to collect scanned pages into a single PDF file.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• App Smart: Apps for a Day at the Beach - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 09 Jul 2014
  Beachgoers can get weather reports, surf forecasts and some summer reading.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Q&A: Prepaid Mobile Data Plans for International Travel - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 03 Jul 2014
  Also, how to get everything from an iPod, even if you didn’t buy it through the same computer.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• State of the Art: A Bright Side to Facebook’s Experiments on Its Users - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 02 Jul 2014
  Studying how social media sites are used can provide valuable insight into human behavior and may also help curb their power and potential for abuse.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• App Smart: Apps to Plan Summer Road Trips, Down to the Pit Stops - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 02 Jul 2014
  Apps offer help finding lodging, attractions and the best deals on gas.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Q&A: Fast and Easy Photo Albums for Printing - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 02 Jul 2014
  Also, how to replace the discontinued iGoogle page.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• How to Digitally Avoid Taking It to the Grave - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 02 Jul 2014
  Tips to plan ahead for handling your digital content after your death.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Machine Learning: Swear Off Social Media, for Good or Just for Now - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 02 Jul 2014
  Those concerned about their online profiles have a range of options, from deactivating their accounts completely to limiting who sees past posts.