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No elegant technical fixes for distracted driving
KSBY San Luis Obispo News
Posted: Jun 10, 2012 11:14 AM by AP Dialing or texting on a phone is a proven distraction when you're behind the wheel. And as "smart" as today's phones are, they can't compensate for human folly. Phone makers and software developers are making a ...
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iOS v Android: why Schmidt was wrong and developers still start on Apple
The Guardian (blog)
Another mobile app-tracking service, Flurry, noted on 7 June that "For every ten apps that developers build, roughly seven are for iOS." Though the total volume of apps being developed has doubled - from over 9000 in the first quarter of 2011 to more ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Canadian tech town feels BlackBerry's decline
Washington Times
RIM was once Canada's most valuable company with a market value of $83 billion in June 2008, but the stock has plummeted since, from over $140 share to around $10. Its decline is evoking memories of Nortel, another Canadian tech giant, which ended up ...
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Washington Times
Mahindra Satyam shareholders approve merger with Tech Mahindra
NDTV
PTI, 10 Jun 2012 | 04:35 PM Mahindra Satyam on Sunday said its shareholders have approved the merger of the firm with its parent companyTech Mahindra. "The shareholders of both Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam have unanimously approved the scheme of ...
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IDF wants hundreds of Haredi recruits for technical units
Haaretz
By Amos Harel | Jun.10, 2012 | 12:54 AM Technical units in the Israel Defense Forces, particularly in the Israel Air Force, are hundreds of soldiers short and need immediate reinforcements. Army officials believe ultra-Orthodox recruits could fill ...
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PCWorld
By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Jun 10, 2012 11:45 AM PC enthusiasts may want to take a vacation to an unwired remote location this week as all technews channels will be jammed with news emanating from Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in ...
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MASIMO CORPORATION : /C O R R E C T I O N -- Masimo/
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The complete, corrected release follows: LONDON, June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the National Health Service Technology Adoption Centre in the United Kingdom is advising hospitals to use Intraoperative Fluid ...
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WINDMILL COUNTRY: Facility's technology fuels plump tomatoes in Monahans
San Angelo Standard Times
Of the four hydroponic greenhouse complexes in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, the Monahans plant is the first to feature the Greenhouse Advanced Technology Environment System, known as GATES. The GATEStechnology incorporates an enclosed and ...
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Back to the future at the TTM symposium
GigaOM
By Joe Weinman, Telx Jun. 10, 2012, 12:00pm PT No Comments I recently participated in the second annual IEEE Technology Time Machine symposium in Dresden, Germany, the chip-making center of Europe. In Hong Kong last year, the IEEE's (Institute of ...
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Women beat 18-34 men for tech adoption and purchasing power
Boing Boing
By Cory Doctorow at 5:56 pm Saturday, Jun 9 An interesting piece from The Atlantic's Alex Madrigal points out that the coveted 18-34 male demographic is no longer the most important force in technology consumption and purchasing.
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Future U: Fear and Loathing in Academia
Ars Technica
by Curt Hopkins - Jun 10, 2012 6:00 pm UTC Future U is a multipart series on the university of the 21st century. We will be investigating the possible future of the textbook, thetechnological development of libraries, how tech may change the role of ...
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Ars Technica
Global meet on materials science begins on Monday
Moneycontrol.com
Published on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 21:00 | Source : PTI About 700 scientists from 30 countries would take part in the four-day International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMST 2012) beginning here on June11. Talking to reporters here ...
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Moneycontrol.com
Dubai: IMT Provides Cent Percent Scholarships to High School Toppers
Daijiworld.com
Dubai, Jun 10: The Institute of Management and Technology, Dubai, one of the leading business schools in the region, welcomes students to an enriching educational experience at the institute by providing toppers and performers of high school...
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Daijiworld.com
The Savannah Fund lays a pipe from East Africa to Silicon Valley
Ars Technica
by Curt Hopkins - Jun 9, 2012 8:15 pm UTC The last several years have seen a blossoming of tech hubs and innovation centers across the African continent, as we reported earlier. In their wake, the growth of Africa-based venture capital organizations ...
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Theatre is calling for change in India
Washington Times
DELHI, India, June 10, 2012 - “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”Oscar Wilde When was the last time you held your ...
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Washington Times
Frequency-hopping plan hits defence barricade
mydigitalfc.com
By Sriram Shankar & KA Badarinath Jun 10 2012 , New Delhi The defence ministry has raised a red flag against cognitive radios, the new technologythat can alleviate spectrum scarcity. Use of this cutting-edge technology will make adversaries ...
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Bal Seal to Host Inaugural Exhibit at Eurosatory 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
PARIS, Jun 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of custom engineered sealing, connecting, conducting and EMI shielding components for security and defense equipment, will make its debut as an exhibitor at ...
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The 10 best… invisible artworks
The Guardian
Jeppe Hein, 2005 Hein transformed the empty space of an art gallery into Invisible Labyrinth, using infrared technology in an ingenious fashion. Hein's artwork provides visitors with a pair of digital headphones that vibrate whenever they knock into ...
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Electric vehicles drive Danville festival
WSLS
Attendees check out electric tricycles during“EV-Fest” at the Danville Science Center on June 9. Credit: Steven Mantilla Nancy Oakes prepares to ride an electric bike after getting instructions from Jerry Franklin during “EV-Fest” at the Danville ...
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Bigger is not better in farming
The Guardian
Building ever bigger pig farms in the UK, like Foston in Derbyshire, to compete with cheap imports, as suggested by the president of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall (The future of food is in super farms, says NFU leader, 6June), ...
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Amenities Sector to benefit from natural and safe weeding technology
Pitchcare (press release)
By Editor in Industry on 9th Jun 2012 11:00 Controlling weeds is a perennial problem for council, amenity, landscape and groundcare teams that is not only costly and time-consuming but potentially harmful to people, animals and the environment due the ...
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IIT Engineer Arrested for Sending Threat Mail to PM
Daijiworld.com
Ranchi, Jun 10 (IANS): An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) engineer has been arrested for sending a threat mail to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram, police said Sunday. Anurag Kashyap was arrested Saturday from ...
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New 'Magic Flute' boasts art, computers
San Francisco Examiner
Design genuis: Paintings by Jun Kaneko provide the colorful set to San Francisco Opera's new production of Mozart's “The Magic Flute” opening this week. “The Magic Flute” may be the most familiar offering in San Francisco Opera's summer season, ...
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San Francisco Examiner
Tonino Lamborghini launches 'Luxury' phones for low-spec loving Russians with ...
Engadget
By James Trew posted Jun 10th 2012 1:53PM Much like Porsche Design before it, this isn't strictly the auto-maker (in this case it's the son of the famous sports car mogul) releasing a phone. However, these are devices (three phones and a tablet) which ...
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PM stresses more functional research
Bangladesh News 24 hours
Dhaka, Jun 10 (bdnews24.com)—Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged researchers to put more emphasis on functional research for Bangladesh's socio-economic development. "It would be unwise to carry out research only for the sake of research.
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Bangladesh News 24 hours
China to launch manned spacecraft
The Nation, Pakistan
The launch — China's first manned space mission since September 2008 — would occur “sometime in mid June”, it said. Officials said the mission would involve three astronauts manually docking with the Tiangong-1 module currently orbiting Earth.
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The Nation, Pakistan
Shocking boxing results: Bradley beats Pacquiao in controversial decision
Washington Times
SAN DIEGO, June 10, 2012 – The boxing world hopes it will wake up on Sunday to learn that Saturday night's fight between Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao was only a bad dream. But even if we keep our head under the covers, the bad dream is all too ...
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Washington Times
Republicans, Democrats vie for Okla. 3rd District
WJTV
But a pair of Democratic candidates who are vying for their party's nomination in the June 26 primary election say it's time for a change in the western Oklahoma congressional seat. Democrats Timothy Ray Murray and Frankie Robbins are competing for the ...
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Opportunistic acquisitions: Blow money in Vegas instead
GigaOM
By Marty Wolf, M&A advisor Jun. 10, 2012, 9:04am PT No Comments I meet a lot of owners of midmarket IT services companies who almost immediately ask me, “What is my company worth?” Even those who don't ask want to know often ask. It's a fair question, ...
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Walworth, Rock county genealogists find past times are the new pastime
Walworth County Today
By DENNIS HINES, STATELINE NEWS Sunday, June 10, 2012 For breaking Walworth County news and hourly updates, visit the Facebook.com page throughout the day. Hard-copy reference materials are still a mainstay of genealogical research, but the growing ...
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Is ur #MD 2 square? Some use e-tech with patients | Health - KVAL
Is ur #MD 2 square? Some use e-tech with patients. By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer Published: Jun 10, 2012 at 11:57 AM PDT Last Updated:Jun 10, 2012 at 12:01 PM PDT .... in hit and run on 30th Ave (Video). By KVALNews Published: Jun 9, 2012 at 11:13 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 9, 2012 at 6:39 PM PDT. Oregon State Police arrested the owner of a blue truck Friday that they believe is related to the hit and run that killed Bryson Michael Krissie on June 6th. Read More.
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Top 10 Technology News June 3, 2012: iPhone 5, iOS 6, D10 ...
Find the top 10 technology news (May 28 - June 3, 2012) this week from iJailbreak including rumors about next-gen iPhone, iOS 6 firmware and videos of D10 ...
www.ijailbreak.com/.../top-10-technology-news-june-3-2012/
Bank Technology News
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 | as of 8:35 PM ET. BTN ... Low-Tech Accessory Turns Phones into Fake Mobile Wallets .... Bank Technology NewsMagazine. June 1 ...
www.americanbanker.com/btn/25_6/
China Technology News: June 2012
Source: Wall Street Journal By Paul Mozur anad Loretta Chao BEIJING—Google Inc. unveiled a security measure that warns users of the company's email ...
www.technologynewschina.com/2012_06_01_archive.html
Tech Universe: Tuesday 5 June - Technology - NZ Herald News
BLOOD IN THE LIGHT: Researchers at the Institute of Technology in Israel developed a device that shines a light on the skin. When pressed against the skin the ...
www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5...
Cloud Computing News 24/7: Internet Technology News (Sun 03 ...
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LinkedIn investigates hacking claims | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Earlier on Wednesday 6 June, LinkedIn was forced to fend off privacy ... To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone ...
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/.../linkedin-hacking
Technology News Headlines June 10 2012 - answerpedia.org ...
Dating service said on its blog that it had reset the passwords of the affected users, who would receive an email with instructions on how to set new passwords ...
answerpedia.org/.../technology-news-headlines-june-10-2012/
Green Energy News 24/7: Energy Technology News (Fri 08 Jun 2012)
We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control ...
wyldaboutgreenenergy.blogspot.com/.../energy-technology-ne...
LinkedIn breach puts site's reputation on the line
NEW YORK, June 9 — LinkedIn Corp's silence on the extent of a security ...Several days after news of the theft of the passwords emerged, the site with more than ... Laura DiDio, a technology analyst with a consulting firm known as ITIC, said ...
www.themalaysianinsider.com/.../linkedin-breach-puts-sites-re...
Defense-Technology News: June 1, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 1, 2012: An India-built electronic sub-assembly will be part of the US Navy's combat planes, a statement said ...
defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2012_06_01_archive....
Technology & Civil Liberties News Roundup - June 5, 2012 | ACLU ...
Daily compilation of links to articles related to technology and civil liberties.
https://www.aclunc.org/.../technology_civil_liberties_news_ro...
Management News 24/7: Technology News (Sat 09 Jun 2012 ...
Technology News. Latest Technology News from Technology Today. 560004 of 100043325 HEADLINES. Relevance. |; Date; |; Tools ...
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Healthy Tech News Round-up for the week of June 3, 2012 | DVICE
In this week's edition of Healthy Tech, we look at whether or not standing desks are a healthy option for workers, five ways mobile is impacting your well being ...
dvice.com/archives/2012/06/healthy-tech-ne.php
LinkedIn confirms some users' passwords hacked - Technology ...
CBC News Technology & Science ... Last Updated: Jun 6, 2012 9:42 PM ET... But according to The Verge technology news website, which broke thenews, the ...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../tech-linkedin-hacked-passwords.html
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