Archive for August, 2009

MIT engineers create new school of robotic fish

CNN.com wrote: Schools of robotic fish could one day map the ocean floor, detect pollution or inspect and survey submerged boats or oil and gas pipelines, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say. MIT engineers are showing off the latest generation of so-called robofish 15

08.31.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Disney to buy Marvel in $4billion deal

BBC.co.uk wrote: The deal means Disney will take over ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters, such as Spider-Man and the X-Men. Marvel shareholders will get $30 (£18.41, €20.90) per share in cash plus 0.745 Disney shares for every Marvel share owned. The boards of Disney and Marvel have bo

08.31.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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Can Bill Gates stop hurricanes?

CNN.com wrote: Hurricane experts are throwing cold water on an idea backed by billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates aimed at controlling the weather. Gates and a dozen other scientists have raised eyebrows by submitting patent applications for a technology to reduce the danger of approachi

08.30.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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New Trojan Snags Skype Calls on Windows PCs

InternetNews.com wrote: A new Trojan is recording Skype phone calls on Windows PCs, security research firm Symantec reported today. "What we're looking at is something that could be considered the first 'wiretap Trojan,'" Symantec's Intel Security Team wrote in a blog post. Symantec's analy

08.29.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Do You Know Who’s on Twitter?

eMarketer.com wrote: Twitter has experienced explosive growth in 2009. According to “An In-Depth Look Inside the Twitter World,” from Sysomos, 72.5% of all Twitter users joined the service in the first five months of this year. Who are they? More than one-half of all Twitter users (53%) ar

08.28.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Google Opens Ad Platform to Third-Party Networks

InternetNews.com wrote: Google is opening up its ad platform AdSense by allowing other display advertising companies to place promotional content on AdSense publisher sites. Google AdSense is a way for Web site publishers to earn money by displaying targeted ads from Google's ad network on the

08.28.2009 | Marketing | Hugo Candeias

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Facebook 3.0 available on App Store

Facebook 3.0 available on App Store

TechCrunch.com wrote: Nearly two weeks after submitting the app to Apple, Facebook’s totally revamped 3.0 application is finally live on the App Store, according to the app’s developer Joe Hewitt. You can download it now here. The store currently shows that the app is version 2.5, but if

08.27.2009 | Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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Spotify app approved for iPhone

BBC.co.uk wrote: The company submitted the application to Apple's iTunes App Store for its approval in July. The application will be free, but will require the user to have a premium Spotify subscription, which costs £10. The Swedish music streaming service is looked on as a rival to Apple

08.27.2009 | Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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Facebook agreed to give its users better protection

Reuters.com wrote: Facebook, the popular social networking website, agreed on Thursday to make changes to better protect the personal information of its users as a result of negotiations with Canada's privacy commissioner. The worldwide changes will give users more transparency and control

08.27.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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UK: Business investment suffers worst fall for 24 years

guardian.co.uk wrote: Doubts were raised today about the strength of the economic recovery as business investment suffered its worst fall in nearly a quarter of a century and high street sales fell for a fourth consecutive month. The Office for National Statistics reported a hefty 10% drop in

08.27.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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