[Medianews] Twitter is watching you

http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/817158-twitter-is-watching-you-new-technolog y-tells-the-world-where-youre-tweeting-from Twitter is watching you... New technology tells the world where you're tweeting from Twitter already reveals to the rest of the world what you're doing and what you're thinking,

[Medianews] Dispute Heats Up Over Proposed New Fees for Playing Songs on the Radio

By JOSEPH PLAMBECK http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/business/media/08royalty.html?adxnnl=1 adxnnlx=1268319784-WXWgHM6AprRecbmZsXTMbQ Kesha may be the voice of her hit single Tik Tok, but when her royalty check arrives for its play on the radio, the money is for her role as co-writer of the song.

[Medianews] Are You Ready For The Toilet Of The Future?

Are you ready for the toilet of the future? Amenities include heated seats, sound effects, lids that raise automatically By Diane Mapes MSNBC updated 7:57 a.m. CT, Wed., March. 10, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35787518/ns/technology_and_science-innovation While most bathrooms in the

[Medianews] Einstein was right: General relativity confirmed

Einstein was right: General relativity confirmed Equations predict the way that mass pulls on other mass in the universe By Clara Moskowitz Space.com updated 6:11 p.m. CT, Wed., March. 10, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35805184/ns/technology_and_science-space Score one more for Einstein. A

[Medianews] Air Force gears up for hypersonic test flight

Air Force gears up for hypersonic test flight Aircraft is designed to operate much longer, over far greater distances Space.com updated 1:07 p.m. CT, Tues., March. 9, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35781519/ns/technology_and_science-space The U.S. Air Force is gearing up for the first of

[Medianews] Lights, Sirens and a Dash Wired With Distractions

March 10, 2010 Lights, Sirens and a Dash Wired With Distractions By MATT RICHTEL NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/technology/11distracted.html?ref=businesspagewanted=print They are the most wired vehicles on the road, with dashboard computers, sophisticated radios, navigation

[Medianews] Can a Mouse Cut the Cable?

[Amazingly, nowhere in the story does it talk about watching TV for free via an antenna. What were they thinking?] March 10, 2010 Can a Mouse Cut the Cable? By DOUGLAS QUENQUA NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/garden/11tv.html?ref=technologypagewanted=print THERE are certain

[Medianews] In Europe, Book-Scanning Efforts Feel Their Way Into New Territory

[Most interesting tidbit in this article: 80% of books still under copyright are orphans--they are no longer in print or the rights holder cannot be located. Wow! That is a much higher percentage than I had imagined.] MARCH 11, 2010 In Europe, Book-Scanning Efforts Feel Their Way Into New

[Medianews] Carbon Nanotubes: Scientists Find New Way To Generate Electricity

Scientists find new way to generate electricity Coated carbon nanotubes could replace combustion engines and turbines By Michelle Bryner TechNewsDaily updated 6:30 p.m. CT, Thurs., March. 11, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35466087/ns/technology_and_science-innovation Researchers have

[Medianews] Water In Moon Rocks Likely Came From Comets

Water in moon rocks likely came from comets Researchers studied thin slices of rocks collected by astronauts in the 1970s By Adam Hadhazy Space.com updated 3:15 p.m. CT, Thurs., March. 11, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35821872/ns/technology_and_science-space Genuine moon water has been

[Medianews] Dish Network Asks Court to Approve New DVR

Dish Network Asks Court to Approve New DVR By Phillip Swann TVPredictions.com http://www.tvpredictions.com/dishtivo031210.htm Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2010) -- Dish Network is asking a federal court to approve its new DVR software design in the TiVo patent case, Business Week reports. An

[Medianews] Comcast to TV Viewers: Screw You!

Comcast to TV Viewers: Screw You! By Phillip Swann TVPredictions.com http://www.tvpredictions.com/comcast031210.htm Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2010) -- Comcast likes to say that its primary goal is to provide a great experience for all of its customers, particularly its TV viewers. Well,

[Medianews] Revenge of the Cable Guys

[Not discussed in this article: a market in which content providers sell an IPTV subscription to consumers without having a cable or satellite company in the middle of the transaction. Why should anyone have to pay a cable or satellite company in order to watch IPTV or other on-line video? If

[Medianews] A New Breed of Guard Dog Attacks Bedbugs

[File this under news of the weird.] March 10, 2010 A New Breed of Guard Dog Attacks Bedbugs By PENELOPE GREEN NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/garden/11bedbug.html?ref=generalsrc=mepagewanted=print CRUISER made four house calls on a recent rain-soaked Tuesday. There were two happy

[Medianews] Solar 'Current of Fire' Speeds Up

[This may very well change what we know about solar cycles, and help predict solar activity better - Greg] 03.12.2010 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/12mar_conveyorbelt.htm?list27315 March 12, 2010: What in the world is the sun up to now? In today's issue of Science, NASA solar

[Medianews] No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_hi_te/af_tec_internet_pornogra phy By TOM MALITI, Associated Press Writer Tom Maliti, Associated Press Writer - Fri Mar 12, 12:47 pm ET NAIROBI, Kenya - Adult Web sites can't park themselves at a .xxx address quite yet. A global Internet oversight agency

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2010-03-11-1 Safari 4.0.5

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2010-03-11-1 Safari 4.0.5 Safari 4.0.5 is now available and addresses the following: ColorSync CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0040 Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted image with an embedded color profile may lead