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EU, facing opposition, suspends ratification of copyright treaty, refers to ...
Washington Post
BRUSSELS — The European Commission, facing steep opposition, has suspended efforts to ratify a new international anti-counterfeiting agreement — instead referring it to Europe's highest court to see whether it violates any fundamental EU rights.
EU Asks Court to Clarify Legality of Anti-Counterfeiting AccordBusinessWeek
Acta: EU court to rule on anti-piracy agreementBBC News
Top EU Court to Examine Anti-Piracy PactWall Street Journal
Inquirer -Mashable
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Chicago Tribune
Microsoft sues Motorola Mobility, claims patent abuse
CNET
by Don Reisinger February 22, 2012 5:45 AM PST The software giant says Motorola is attempting to use essential patents "to kill video on the Web." It also didn't miss the opportunity to take a swipe at Google. Microsoft is the latest tech giant to take ...
Microsoft lodges EU complaint against MotorolaUSA TODAY
Microsoft Files EU Complaint Over Motorola MobilityWall Street Journal
Microsoft Files EU Competition Claim Against Motorola MobilityBusinessWeek
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The Associated Press
Apple defends use of iPad name in Chinese court
The Associated Press
SHANGHAI (AP) — Apple defended its right to use the iPad trademark in China in a heated court hearing Wednesday that pitted the electronics giant against a struggling company that denies it sold the mainland China rights to the tablet's name.
Apple, Chinese company argue over 'iPad' nameUSA TODAY
China computer maker seeks Shanghai iPad sale banTurkish Press
RPT-Apple shareholders to meet as stock at record highReuters
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Sydney Morning Herald
Finally a use for PlayBook: Tab bodged into Windows, PS3 remote
Register
By Bill Ray • Get more from this author The updated OS pushed out to PlayBooks yesterday can turn a BlackBerry handset into a remote control for Windows 7, or even Android, thanks to the wonders of Bluetooth. The feature was spotted by the chaps over ...
WordPress Now Available For the BlackBerry PlayBookMashable
Sorry, RIM: The Playbook Still SucksReadWriteWeb
An E-Mail App Arrives for the BlackBerry TabletNew York Times
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SlashGear
NASA discovers black hole with 20 million mile-per-hour winds
SlashGear
The NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory has discovered a black hole in a binary system called IGR J17091. Apparently, the system is located in the bulge of the Milky Way galaxy and is about 28000 light years from Earth. That's a good thing too, ...
Winds from stellar-mass black hole clocked at 20 million mphMother Nature Network
Cosmic Hurricane: Black Hole Has 20 Million MPH WindsSpace.com
NASA sniffs little black hole's 20-million-MPH windRegister
TG Daily -ZME Science -Forbes
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CBC.ca
The Future of Mobile Gaming on Game On Podcast #7
PCWorld
The Sony PlayStation Vita goes on sale in North America and Europe today, but can it succeed in a handheld gaming market dominated by smartphones and tablets? The PlayStation Vita and the Nintendo 3DS each offer unique features that can't (yet) be ...
PS Vita worth the money? We go hands-on [video]CBS News
PlayStation Vita launch floats boatload of new games and moreCNET (blog)
The Ultimate in Portable Gaming Arrives With the Launch of PlayStation®Vita in ...MarketWatch (press release)
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msnbc.com
Fossil footprints reveal oldest elephant herd
Fox News
A reconstruction of the Stegotetrabelodon syrticus herd that likely made the tracks in the Arabian Desert.Mauricio Antón Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Slideshow Related Stories 'Marsquake' may have shaken up Red Planet Moon's ...
7 Million-Year-Old Elephant Herd Revealed in PrintsDiscovery News
Scientists track oldest elephantsSydney Morning Herald
In the Steps of Ancient ElephantsWired News
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IBNLive.com
Nokia Teases “Pure View” Imaging Ahead Of MWC
TechCrunch
Nokia isn't all that great with teasers. In August the company posted a teaser for the newest version of Symbian which just so happened to include the release date in it. Today, the teaser (at least) doesn't give away the name of the product or ...
Sagging Nokia turns to cheaper smartphonesChicago Tribune
Nokia to unveil cheaper Windows smartphone, sourcesDAWN.com
Last few days to enter Tech2's Nokia Lumia ContestMoneycontrol.com
SlashGear -Geek Sailor -Gotta Be Mobile
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Mashable
Google Heads-Up Display Glasses Are Coming by the End of 2012 [REPORT]
Mashable
Google plans to launch glasses with a heads-up display by the end of 2012, reports New York Times citing sources familiar with the matter. The glasses, who were previously rumored to have a front-facing camera with flash and a voice input interface, ...
Google glasses give smart phone users a new viewWTOP
Google to Release HUD Glasses by End of 2012News/Talk 790 KFYO
Google's 'Terminator Glasses' May Go On Sale By Year's EndNBC Los Angeles
ExtremeTech -Apple Insider -Huffington Post
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Globe and Mail
How the cookie crumbles. Safari user sues Google over privacy violations
VentureBeat
The repercussions keep rolling in from the Wall Street Journal's expose that detailed how Google was bypassing the default privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser in order to place tracking cookies that followed users around the web.
Google, Safari and our final privacy wake-up callWashington Post (blog)
Safari user sues Google over browser privacySlashGear
WSJ: Google Disregarded IPhone Privacy SettingsPCWorld
Register -Computerworld -Wired News
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In Entertainment
Facebook seeks to improve iOS app discovery
Inside Facebook
Facebook added additional settings to help native iOS applications get traffic from the mobile News Feed, search and other avenues, the company announced today in a blog post. Developers can optimize distribution by allowing single sign-on and deep ...
App search engines grow with explosion of appsSan Antonio Express
Google, Apple, Path Roil Data-Privacy WaterseWeek
Amazon AppStore More Profitable Than Android Market?PC Magazine
PCWorld -Computerworld -The Atlantic
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The Atlantic
Is Anonymous Plotting a Power Play?
TechNewsWorld
By Richard Adhikari The NSA is worried that the hacker collective Anonymous may be capable of tangling up the United States' electrical grid within a couple of years. The concerns arise just as Congress is scrambling to fortify the cybersecurity ...
Anonymous says power grid not a targetAFP
Who Do You Trust Less -- the NSA or Anonymous?The Atlantic
NSA Reportedly Concerned About Anonymous Power Grid AttackPC Magazine
UPI.com -Digitaltrends.com
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The Guardian
Two Joysticks to Beat Smartphones at Games
Wall Street Journal
By KATHERINE BOEHRET Portable gaming devices have plenty of reason to sulk in the corner. The job they once dominated—rescuing people from boredom while on the go—is now done by smartphones and devices like the iPod Touch.
PSP games that secretly run on the Vita: All you need is a PS3CNET
Sony's PlayStation Vita hopes to carve a niche for itselfWashington Post
Review: PlayStation Vita has potentialSan Jose Mercury News
Wired News -CBS News
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NDTV
Microsoft Office to Become Available on Apple's iPad? Don't Believe the Hype
PCWorld
Redmond denies rumors that Office will be available soon to iPad owners. Besides, the numbers just don't add up right now. By Damon Brown, PCWorld A Microsoft spokesperson told the New York Times: "The Daily story is based on inaccurate rumors and ...
Microsoft denies report of Office coming to iPadRegister
Office on iPad a 'tough decision' for Microsoft, says analystComputerworld
Microsoft Office for iPad said to arrive soon, Microsoft calls claims 'inaccurate'Apple Insider
ZDNet (blog) -Outcome Magazine -TG Daily
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msnbc.com
New breed of steamy alien planet found
msnbc.com
Since astronomers know GJ 1214b's mass and size, they're able to calculate its density, which turns out to be just 2 grams per cubic centimeter (g/cc). Earth's density is 5.5 g/cc, while that of water is 1 g/cc. GJ 1214b thus appears to have much more ...
US scientists discover new 'waterworld' planetAFP
Hubble Reveals a New Class of Extrasolar PlanetSpace Daily
Hubble Discovers Steam World 'Like No Planet We Know Of'TPM
UPI.com -WBNG-TV -Geekosystem
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National Geographic
NASA's LRO unearths recent geological activity on moon
The State Column
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has taken pictures of the moon's crust that reveal that recent geological activity may have occurred, according to a NASA press release. The images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) ...
New Scars Found on Moon, Hint at "Recent" Tectonic ActivityNational Geographic
Moon may contain magma, say scientists (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Scientists spot tectonic activity on the far side of the moon (VIDEO)GlobalPost
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Sydney Morning Herald
Climate scientist admits stealing docs from conservative think tank
Fox News
NASA Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories Moon's scarred crust hints at recent activity, scientists say Russians resurrect 30000-year-old frozen flower Google tricks Internet Explorer, foils privacy settings, Microsoft says Theft, ...
Peter Gleick Confesses to Obtaining Heartland Documents Under False PretensesThe Atlantic
Peter Gleick cancels plans to join the board of the Oakland-based National ...San Jose Mercury News
Scientist Says He Lied to Obtain Documents from Climate Skeptic GroupScientific American
New York Times -The Guardian -PBS NewsHour
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The Guardian
Mass Effect 3 Take Earth Back cinematic trailer released
SlashGear
A new extended cinematic trailer for the much anticipated Mass Effect 3 game title has hit YouTube today, adding a more human element to the usual mix of mass destruction and awesome graphics. There's still plenty of destruction of course by the ...
Extended Mass Effect 3 trailer shows the human side of epic alien battlesArs Technica
Watch the New 'Extended' Mass Effect 3 “Take Back Earth” TrailerRipTen
'Mass Effect 3' becomes true space oddityUSA TODAY
Mashable -Computerandvideogames.com -Neoseeker
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NEWS.com.au
RIM Unveils New PlayBook Software, Ramps Up Marketing
Wall Street Journal
By WILL CONNORS Research in Motion released a free, updated version of the software for its poor-selling PlayBook tablet Tuesday, Will Connors reports on digits. Photo: Getty Images. TORONTO—Research In Motion Ltd. released a free update to the ...
RIM's PlayBook gets email with software upgradeReuters
RIM releases belated new PlayBook softwareFox News
PlayBook 2.0 delivers the email - but will it satisfy the critics?Canada.com
CNET -InformationWeek
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Scientific American
Fossilized, 'Pompeii' Forest Discovered Under Ash
Scientific American
By Wynne Parry and LiveScience | February 21, 2012 An artist's painting of a tropical forest before it was preserved in volcanic ash 300 million years ago in what is now Inner Mongolia. Image: Courtesy of Jun Wang / Painting: Ren Yugao About 300 ...
300-million-year-old 'Chinese Pompeii' found buried under volcanic ashChristian Science Monitor
Fossilized forest discovered under layer of volcanic ashmsnbc.com
'Chinese Pompeii' 300m-year-old forest preserved in ashBBC News
UPI.com -Nature.com -DigitalJournal.com
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