New Zealand’s Tongariro has its Second Eruption of 2012

Sure, enough, I go away for the week with only my iPhone and something interesting happens. I had mentioned on Monday before I left that volcanologists in New Zealand were concerned about signs of an eruption from Ruapehu but then Tuesday (November 20), almost out of the blue, Tongariro had its second significant explosive eruption [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/138781/

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40 million copies of Windows 8 sold? Don't believe it

Pay no attention to those impressive sales figures coming out of Redmond.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/40-million-copies-of-windows-8-sold-dont-believe-it-208057?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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New Zealand’s Tongariro has its Second Eruption of 2012

Sure, enough, I go away for the week with only my iPhone and something interesting happens. I had mentioned on Monday before I left that volcanologists in New Zealand were concerned about signs of an eruption from Ruapehu but then Tuesday (November 20), almost out of the blue, Tongariro had its second significant explosive eruption [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/138781/

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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy: Steven Erikson: I’m Not Competing With George R. R. Martin

The Malazan Book of the Fallen author talks Game of Thrones, overzealous fans and his latest epic fantasy, Forge of Darkness.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/11/geeks-guide-steven-erikson/

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Nov. 21, 1968: Love Canal Calamity Surfaces

Karen Schroeder, a second-generation resident of the Love Canal neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, gives birth to an infant girl with multiple birth defects. The enormity of the neighborhood's affliction will take a few more years to come to light.

Source: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2012/11/nov-21-1968-love-canal-calamity-surfaces-2/

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Read My Hips: Body Language Sometimes Louder Than Expressions

During intense emotional experiences, there's a fleeting moment when expressions of pleasure and pain are hard to distinguish. In fact, others read intense emotion more effectively by looking at a person's body language than by watching his facial expressions, a new study suggests.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/body-language/

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Box seeks broad integration with third-party Web apps, sites

Box announced on Tuesday an HTML5 framework that makes it possible for customers and other vendors to fully integrate features of its file sharing and cloud storage software into websites and enterprise applications.

The framework, called Box Embed, is pre-built code that can be deployed on an iframe, bringing Box's functionality into the user interface of Web-based applications, intranets, extranets, wikis, blogs, and the like.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/box-seeks-broad-integration-third-party-web-apps-sites-204391?source=rss_storage

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Cloud computing: The semi-secret economic equalizer

UCSD's Guardian magazine reports on an often overlooked aspect of cloud computing. According to the university's researchers, "developing countries are utilizing the growing adoption of 'cloud computing' -- the use of consumer devices to access remote computer and information resources -- to expand their economic role in an increasingly global economy."

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/cloud-computing-the-semi-secret-economic-equalizer-207407?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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HDS releases converged infrastructure platform

Storage vendor Hitachi Data Systems announced today that it is selling a pre-built infrastructure or a pre-tested reference architecture that combine servers, networks, storage, and management components that can be deployed in days.

HDS's new Unified Compute Platform (UCP) follows the lead of other bundled configurations from EMC its Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) Alliance, NetApp, Hewlett-Packard and Dell.

Source: http://images.infoworld.com/d/storage/hds-releases-converged-infrastructure-platform-204401?source=rss_storage

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The Tips and Tools You Need to Stay Alive When Skiing the Backcountry

Knowing your limits, keeping your head and using the right gear will keep you alive when -- not if -- you get caught in an avalanche skiing the backcountry.

Source: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/11/winter-camp-backcountry-skiing/

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Google Drive’s New ‘Site Publishing’ Takes on Amazon, Dropbox

Google Drive can now host entire websites if you don't mind serving them from a long, confusing URL. Google Drive's new "site publishing" tools make it easy for app developers to upload files to Drive and then serve those files on the web.

Source: http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/11/google-drives-new-site-publishing-takes-on-amazon-dropbox/

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Stand back and let IT do its job

No admin looks forward to a network outage, but add the national power grid and a blame-happy CIO to the mix, and you may find yourself undergoing an impromptu test. Not only are your technical skills under examination, but also your ability to keep your cool as accusatory eyes watch your progress in resolving the crisis.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/it-jobs/stand-back-and-let-it-do-its-job-207881?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Oracle takes a shine to Ruby in the cloud

With its new investment in third-party cloud vendor Engine Yard, Oracle is proving it will do whatever it takes to fill gaps it might find in its own cloud strategy.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cloud-computing/oracle-takes-shine-ruby-in-the-cloud-207337?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Megaupload Assisted U.S. Prosecution of Smaller File-Sharing Service

Eighteen months before Megaupload's operators were indicted in the United States, the company complied with a secret U.S. search warrant targeting five of its users who were running their own file-sharing service using Megaupload's infrastructure, according to interviews and newly ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/megaupload-investigation-roots/

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Elon Musk Wants to Build 80,000-Person Mars Colony

Elon Musk doesn't just want to put a person on Mars -- he wants to put 80,000. According to Space.com, the billionaire founder and CEO of the private spaceflight company SpaceX recently spilled details about his hopes for a future Mars colony during a talk at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London on Nov. 16.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/elon-musk-mars-colony/

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Congresswoman Crowdsourcing Domain-Seizure Bill on Reddit

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-California) has taken to the social-news site Reddit to crowdsource legislation that would make it more difficult for U.S. authorities to seize domains facilitating copyright infringement.

Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/lofgren-crowdsourcing-bill/

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New Nuclear Engine Could Power Deep-Space Exploration

Researchers have created a new type of small nuclear reactor that could power deep space exploration probes.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/radioactive-stirling-engine-exploration/

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New W3C Co-Chair Steps Into the ‘Do Not Track’ Fray

The W3C has announced a new co-chair, Ohio State law professor Peter Swire, who will take over the group's effort to create a "Do Not Track" web standard. The Do Not Track header, already available in most browsers, is designed to stop advertisers from tracking your movements around the web.

Source: http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/11/new-w3c-co-chair-steps-into-do-not-track-fray/

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‘Flying’ Sharks and Angry Birds Invade Miami

Flying a homemade blender airplane is no different than riding a bicycle, but it's a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes. And the "flying" machines that competed in Red Bull's crazy contest can only loosely be called ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/11/red-bull-flugtag/

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Infor teams up with VMware for virtualized ERP

Infor has teamed up with EMC VMware to help customers of its Infor LN ERP (enterprise resource planning) software run on VMware's latest virtualization technology, opening a door to cloud deployments and potentially lower infrastructure costs.

The companies have created a reference architecture that customers and partners can use to create a virtual appliance with VMware products such as vSphere, Cloud Director and vFabric, according to the announcement, which was made Tuesday.

Source: http://podcasts.infoworld.com/d/applications/infor-teams-vmware-virtualized-erp-207828?source=rss_applications

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Microsoft turns the tables on VMware's cost calculator

Since its initial product launch in 2000, VMware has been the company to beat in server virtualization technology when it comes to features, stability, security, and market share. Microsoft's initial attempts with Virtual Server and Virtual PC got the company into the race, but it was a major stretch to compare these products to what VMware was offering at the time.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/virtualization/microsoft-turns-the-tables-vmwares-cost-calculator-207712?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Audio: Fugitive John McAfee on His Fifth Day in Hiding

File photo: Brian Finke/ Wired As fugitive antivirus pioneer John McAfee finished his fifth day in hiding in Belize on Thursday, he responded to a statement from that county’s prime minister questioning his mental stability. “I have no idea where ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/mcafee-video/

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Eucalyptus open source cloud aims at simpler management

Building on its strong ties to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Eucalyptus today unveiled the latest update to its open source cloud computing platform, adding expanded AWS storage compatibility as well as features to speed up installatio

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/private-cloud/eucalyptus-open-source-cloud-aims-simpler-management-207722?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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WordPress Brings Bitcoin to the Blogging Masses

Want to upgrade WordPress? Hit the digital mines. Yes, WordPress.com is now accepting the digital currency Bitcoin for upgrades and purchases on the site.

Source: http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/11/wordpress-brings-bitcoin-to-the-blogging-masses/

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As CIA Chief Scandal Looms, Lawmakers Consider Tightening E-Mail Privacy

There's been much debate about whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation had court approval to review the e-mails of then-CIA Director David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell, his mistress and biographer. The investigation into the affair, which led to the director's ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/e-mail-privacy-proposal/

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The advantages of IT on a shoestring budget

In IT, there are two schools of thought on when to replace aging equipment. Most organizations depreciate IT assets over a fixed period of time and replace them when the clock ticks down. But many other organizations, especially service providers, happily ride old, gray-market IT gear until it breaks.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-explosion/the-advantages-of-it-shoestring-budget-206777?source=rss_storage

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Citrix and NetApp simplify on-premises data sharing

Citrix Systems and NetApp have jointly developed a software and hardware package optimized for Citrix's ShareFile with StorageZones.

ShareFile with StorageZones is Citrix's enterprise-friendly answer to cloud-based file storage and sharing services like DropBox, Apple's iCloud and Google's Drive, and allows CIOs to place data in the organization's own data center as opposed to in the cloud.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/storage/citrix-and-netapp-simplify-premises-data-sharing-206656?source=rss_storage

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Mozilla suspends work on 64-bit Firefox for Windows

Mozilla has suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for the project.

In a message posted to Bugzilla, the company's bug- and change-tracking database, Benjamin Smedberg, a developer with consulting firm Mozdev, and a regular contributor to the open-source browser, said that the organization was suspending, perhaps for some time, the work on a 64-bit version.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/mozilla-suspends-work-64-bit-firefox-windows-207703?source=rss_applications

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Microsoft's call for more H-1B visas and green cards draws ire

Claiming the United States doesn't have enough skilled IT workers to meet American companies' increasing demands, Microsoft has called on the feds to issue 20,000 more H-1B visas and 20,000 additional green cards per year to

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/federal-regulations/microsofts-call-more-h-1b-visas-and-green-cards-draws-ire-207478?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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High-Speed Video Investigates Mystery of Hummingbird Pollination

Scientists have shot high-speed video of feeding hummingbirds in an effort to understand why the flowers they pollinate almost always hang upside-down.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/high-speed-hummingbird-video/

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Twitter shaming: There's no app for that

As regular readers will attest, I'm kind of a connoisseur of stupid ideas, especially stupid ideas generated by technology companies. It keeps me pretty busy. But I gotta say, this one from an app maker named Enfour is one of the most brain-dead ideas of all time.

First, some background: Japan-based Enfour makes mobile dictionary apps, some of which cost as much as $55. (That must be one heck of a dictionary, with lots of very big words in it.) Apparently, mobile dictionaries are highly prized by software pirates. Given that Enfour wants 55 simoleons for them, I don't doubt it.

Source: http://akamai.infoworld.com/t/cringely/twitter-shaming-theres-no-app-207304?source=rss_applications

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Alt Text: How to Tell Real SEALs From Basement-Dwelling Posers

On the internet, it can be difficult to separate actual soldiers from impostors. Here's how to go on poser patrol.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/11/alt-text-posers/

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IBM: Companies facing social media conundrum

IBM issued a report today that found while most companies are accelerating their social media plans, many are struggling to figure out what it all means.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/ibm-companies-facing-social-media-conundrum-207295?source=rss_applications

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Advice for the Annual Observance of Food-Poisoning, Umm, Thanksgiving Day

The CDC puts the annual incidence of foodborne illness at almost 48 million cases, with almost 128,000 hospitalizations and more than 3,000 deaths. And though no public health agency assigns any percentage of those cases to big Thanksgiving meals featuring lots of food sitting around for hours, it's clear they're worried about it: The CDC, FDA and USDA all publish lengthy food-handling advice this time of year. Here is some advice on how to avoid getting sick this holiday.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/turkey-advice/

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Found Contest: Imagine the Brain Surgery

Each month, we’ll propose a scenario and present some ideas and concepts. Then it’s up to you: Sketch out your vision and upload your ideas (below). We’ll use the best suggestions as inspiration for a future Found page, giving kudos ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/11/ff-found-contest-future-of-brain-surgery/

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Game of thrones: The men who would be Ballmer

Nobody knows why Microsoft's Windows chief Steven Sinofsky unexpectedly jumped ship last Monday

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/technology-business/game-of-thrones-the-men-who-would-be-ballmer-207313?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Mozilla suspends work on 64-bit Firefox for Windows

Mozilla has suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for the project. In a message posted to Bugzilla, the company's bug- and change-tracking database, Benjamin Smedberg, a developer with consulting firm Mozdev, and a regular contributor to the open-source browser, said that the organization was suspending, perhaps for some time, the work on a 64-bit version.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/mozilla-suspends-work-64-bit-firefox-windows-207703

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VMware patches spotlight growing virtualization security risks

EMC VMware recently rolled out an update to its vSphere API, aimed at fixing a denial-of-service vulnerability in ESX and ESXi.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/security/vmware-patches-spotlight-growing-virtualization-security-risks-207340?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Microsoft ships IE10 for Windows 7 preview, hints at launch this year

As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday shipped a major preview of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, using a moniker that hints at a final release as early as next month.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/microsoft-ships-ie10-windows-7-preview-hints-launch-year-207031?source=rss_applications

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Defining the elusive cloud architect

The cloud architect is much like Bigfoot: There are sightings, even some blurry video, but we really don't have solid proof that this creature exists.

The problem is cloud computing is so new that it's tough to find people who understand how all of it fits together for enterprises. Indeed, this is one of the biggest limitations around cloud adoption.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/defining-the-elusive-cloud-architect-207172?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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The Man Who Invented Scrobbling and Changed the World

Meet Richard Jones, who released Audioscrobbler 10 years ago today. Listening to music would never be the same.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/11/richard-jones-scrobbling/

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The Man Who Invented Scrobbling and Changed the World

Meet Richard Jones, who released Audioscrobbler 10 years ago today. Listening to music would never be the same.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/11/richard-jones-scrobbling/

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Microsoft to acquire StorSimple for integrated cloud storage

To augment its own Azure cloud service, Microsoft is acquiring StorSimple, a company that provides appliances that back up enterprise data to cloud storage services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Source: http://images.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/microsoft-acquire-storsimple-integrated-cloud-storage-205060?source=rss_storage

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Should Students Use Wikipedia?

Should students be allowed to use Wikipedia to do assignments? Some would argue it's a lot like allowing students to use a calculator to do long division. Others would say that it makes the assignment too easy. Physicist Rhett Allain counters that perhaps there should be a different assignment.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/should-faculty-shun-wikipedia/

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Dell XPS 12 review: A clever convertible Ultrabook

Dell's entry into the Windows 8 convertible-notebook market bridges the gap between a tablet and a notebook through some wonderfully clever engineering.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/dell-xps-12-review-clever-convertible-ultrabook-207459?source=rss_infoworld_test_center_articles

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Review: Best tools to set up secure Wi-Fi for BYOD

Deploying the enterprise mode of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2) with 802.1X authentication provides great Wi-Fi security, but complicates the client configuration and connection process. In bring-your-own-device (BYOD) environments, this can cause user frustration and a spike in help desk calls.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/review-best-tools-set-secure-wi-fi-byod-206888?source=rss_infoworld_test_center_articles

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Who Needs Players? Simulated Games Are the Future of Sports

Why would we do this? For one thing, the possibilities are endless when we go beyond our all-too-fragile wetware towards more hardy software. Software is limitless. The human body is not.

Source: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/11/who-needs-players-simulated-games-are-the-future-of-sports/

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3 steps to a cloud database strategy that works

Every day, cloud-based databases add more features, decrease in cost, and become better at handling prime-time business. However, enterprise IT is reluctant to move data to public clouds, citing the tried-and-true excuses of security, privacy, and compliance. Although some have valid points, their reasons often boil down to "I don't wanna."

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/3-steps-cloud-database-strategy-works-206901?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Golden Gobblers 2012: A year in digital dodos

It's time again for that beloved holiday tradition in Cringeville known as the Golden Gobblers. These awards were created to honor individuals in the world of technology whose giblets we'd be happy to see roasted and served on a platter.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/golden-gobblers-2012-year-in-digital-dodos-207460?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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NAS appliances: Not just raw storage anymore

When we did a roundup of network-attached sstorage devices seven years ago, the products boasted an amazing (for the time) 1TB of disk space. This time around, we're testing six units that sport 8TB or larger storage capacities. While the disk space has exploded, the investment remains modest, sometimes at a lower actual dollar figure than the first batch back in 2005.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/storage/nas-appliances-not-just-raw-storage-anymore-204337?source=rss_storage

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Hollywood whodunit: What's eating emails in iCloud?

Here's a mystery worthy of a Hollywood thriller.

I recently got an email from a reader named Steven G., an Academy Award-winning developer of screenplay-writing software used by major movie honchos. Steven told me his customers had been encountering a bizarre issue with Apple's iCloud service.

Source: http://podcasts.infoworld.com/t/cringely/hollywood-whodunit-whats-eating-emails-in-icloud-207335?source=rss_infoworld_top_stories_

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Review: Surprise -- the iPad Mini doubles as business tablet

The iPad Mini is no question the best media tablet, easy to use on the go or on the couch for playing games, watching movies, and reading books. But can it hack it as a "regular" tablet despite its smaller size?

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/review-surprise-the-ipad-mini-doubles-business-tablet-206314?source=rss_infoworld_test_center_articles

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LIVE – TM65 Rocket Engine Test – Saturday 17 2012

Watch live as our DIY rocketeer/blogger Kristian von Bengston test-fires his 8 tonnes thrust liquid propellant engine TM65. This is the second test of the TM65 engine, which von Bengston hopes to use to one day propel him to the edge of space. Live feed starts on Saturday Nov. 17 at 3:00 a.m. PST/6 a.m. EST with the test expected to go at 5:00 a.m. PST/8 a.m. EST.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/live-tm65-rocket-engine-test/

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First Look: Jawbone’s All New Up Fitness Tracking Bracelet

Jawbone’s Up was one of the hottest gadgets on the market in 2011 — until it cratered and had to be recalled. The activity tracker — an Yves Behar-designed wristband that sent data to a slick iOS app — was ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/11/first-look-jawbones-all-new-up-fitness-tracking-bracelet/

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Beautiful Noise, a Bloody Sonic Valentine to Shoegaze, Hits Kickstarter

Director Eric Green's long-awaited documentary Beautiful Noise on the '90s musical innovators may finally wrap. Just in time for My Bloody Valentine's first new album in two decades.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/11/beautiful-noise-kickstarter/

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Great White Shark Ancestry Swims Into Focus

The potential connection between today's great white sharks and the giant fossil shark Carcharocles megalodon has intrigued the public, but scientists aren't so sure. New research casts further doubt on this ancestral tale.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/great-white-shark-ancestry-swims-into-focus/

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HP-Autonomy fraud allegations fallout: The winners and losers

Hewlett-Packard's bombshell revelation that it would take an $8.8 billion non-cash writedown after allegedly discovering major accounting fraud related to its Autonomy business unit has rocked the tech world.

But the news, while shocking, could have both positive and negative results, according to who or what's involved. Here's a look at the winners and losers emerging from the rubble of HP's explosive announcement.

Source: http://podcasts.infoworld.com/d/applications/hp-autonomy-fraud-allegations-fallout-the-winners-and-losers-207542?source=rss_applications

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Key E-Mail-Privacy Senator Denies a Turn to the Dark Side

Patrick Leahy, the Vermont chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and legislative aides said Tuesday that the Democrat was not entirely watering down proposed legislation that would require authorities to obtain a probable-cause warrant to get access to all e-mail ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/11/email-privacy-crossroads/

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The wild, crazy world of databases

Who would have thought databases would become one of the most thrilling areas of technology? A visit to Couchbase in Palo Alto, Calif., this past week reminded me of how NoSQL is shaking things up. It's early days, but after all this time, it's fascinating to see cracks spreading across the SQL monolith.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/data-management/the-wild-crazy-world-of-databases-207368?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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OpenOffice dumped as German city plots return to Microsoft

The German city of Freiburg is preparing to dump its long-running use of the OpenOffice suite in favor of a return to Microsoft's Office after struggling with range of document compatibility problems.

A draft resolution was put forward by council officials on Friday, and due to be put to the voted on Nov. 20, recommended that the Council adopt Microsoft Office 2010 in favour of the open source suite for its 2,500 PCs.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/openoffice-dumped-german-city-plots-return-microsoft-207501?source=rss_applications

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Why I left my MacBook for a Chromebook

The Apple iPad Mini and Microsoft Surface may be dominating the news this week, but I've been fascinated by Google's most recent addition to the Chromebook line: an ARM-based Samsung model running Chrome OS.

Source: http://podcasts.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/why-i-left-my-macbook-chromebook-205705?source=rss_infoworld_top_stories_

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Mozilla Tempts Mobile Developers With Firefox OS Simulator

Mozilla's fledgling mobile operating system, Firefox OS, is getting closer to reality. The company has released a new version of its experimental Firefox OS Simulator, which gives web developers an easy way to start building mobile web apps for the coming Firefox OS.

Source: http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/11/mozilla-tempts-mobile-developers-with-firefox-os-simulator/

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Game of thrones: The men who would be Ballmer

Nobody knows why Microsoft's Windows chief Steven Sinofsky unexpectedly jumped ship last Monday

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/technology-business/game-of-thrones-the-men-who-would-be-ballmer-207313?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Oracle takes a shine to Ruby in the cloud

With its new investment in third-party cloud vendor Engine Yard, Oracle is proving it will do whatever it takes to fill gaps it might find in its own cloud strategy.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cloud-computing/oracle-takes-shine-ruby-in-the-cloud-207337?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Why the Frontiers of Biology Might Be Inside a Computer Chip

“Biological research is ready for an extremely significant transition,” computer scientist David Harel said Nov. 9 at the Falling Walls Conference in Berlin, “from analysis (reducing experimental observation to elementary building blocks) to synthesis (integrating the parts into a comprehensive whole).”

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/why-the-frontiers-of-biology-might-be-inside-a-computer-chip/

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Profit is Samsung's best revenge against Apple

In chronological years, Apple may be 36 years old, but it's still a rebellious teenager inside. The controversy over the company's "apology" to Samsung could lead one to believe Apple spends most of its spare time chillin' with its homies, spray-painting graffiti, and shoplifting cigarettes.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/profit-samsungs-best-revenge-against-apple-206871?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Game of thrones: The men who would be Ballmer

Nobody knows why Microsoft's Windows chief Steven Sinofsky unexpectedly jumped ship last Monday

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/technology-business/game-of-thrones-the-men-who-would-be-ballmer-207313?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Profit is Samsung's best revenge against Apple

In chronological years, Apple may be 36 years old, but it's still a rebellious teenager inside. The controversy over the company's "apology" to Samsung could lead one to believe Apple spends most of its spare time chillin' with its homies, spray-painting graffiti, and shoplifting cigarettes.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/profit-samsungs-best-revenge-against-apple-206871?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Eruption Update for November 19, 2012: Ruapehu and New Volcanic Images

So, here in the States, we’re now in Thanksgiving Week. I’ll be off to Chicago for much of the week, so this is likely the last new post until next Monday (unless something big happens – and I mean big as I’m only bringing my iPhone with me). Feel free to post any news/updates you [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/eruption-update-for-november-19-2012-ruapehu-and-new-volcanic-images/

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Email lessons from Gen. Petraeus' downfall

Email is at the center of the scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus, one of the country's most decorated generals.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/email-lessons-gen-petraeus-downfall-207152?source=rss_applications

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Who Should Direct the Next Star Wars Movie, According to You

We made our picks for who could direct Star Wars: Episode VII. Now let's talk about Wired readers' picks.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/11/star-wars-director-reader-picks/

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Plume Spotted at Chirpoi in the Kuril Islands

Quick weekend post – Fabrice from Activolcans made me aware of some potential activity at Chirpoi in the Kuril Islands. Located almost halfway between the Kamchatka Peninsula’s southern end and the northern tip of Hokkaido, Chirpoi is an isolated volcanic complex on its own island. Chirpoi actually refers to a cluster of volcanic features, including [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/plume-spotted-at-chirpoi-in-the-kuril-islands/

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Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac update boosts support for Windows 8

Apple has offered the Boot Camp feature for many years to let Mac users work with either the Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows operating system on the same computer. For some users who want to experience Microsoft Windows applications on their Mac hardware, this option has been enough. Then there are those who want more, such as the capability of working seamlessly with either environment free of the need to reboot.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/virtualization/parallels-desktop-8-mac-update-boosts-support-windows-8-206824?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Create Smaller, Better Web Graphics With Icon Fonts

Responsive image solutions are great for photos, but for single-color graphics, icons and vector images that look good on any screen there's a better way -- icon fonts.

Source: http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/11/create-smaller-better-web-graphics-with-icon-fonts/

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Defining the elusive cloud architect

The cloud architect is much like Bigfoot: There are sightings, even some blurry video, but we really don't have solid proof that this creature exists.

The problem is cloud computing is so new that it's tough to find people who understand how all of it fits together for enterprises. Indeed, this is one of the biggest limitations around cloud adoption.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/defining-the-elusive-cloud-architect-207172?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Surprise! Apple has more enterprise savvy than Microsoft

You hear it all the time from IT staff: Apple doesn't understand enterprise needs, and as more and more users adopt Macs, iPhones, and iPads, you can see the froth emerging from their mouths. Apple changes its decade-old mobile connectors and it's evil incarnate. Apple releases iOS 6 and IT complains that 60 percent of users adopted it in the first week, before IT could qualify it.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/consumerization-of-it/surprise-apple-has-more-enterprise-savvy-microsoft-205953?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Sharp Shooters: Is It Legal Yet? Photos Show Farming Pot Is Pretty Much Like Farming Anything Else

Many people see pot up close, but few have seen the illusive (and illegal) places where it comes from. That's why the photo project Grassland by H. Lee (a pseudonym) is a small, and timely, coup. Lee spent an entire ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/11/pot-farms/

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Office 365 email conks out twice within a week

Microsoft's Office 365 service has suffered two email outages within a week of each other that affected some customers in North and South America that stemmed from different causes but ended in the same result: failed email delivery.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/office-365-email-conks-out-twice-within-week-207072?source=rss_applications

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Nov. 20, 1984: SETI Seekers Find a Home

The SETI Institute is founded.

Source: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2012/11/nov-20-1984-seti-seekers-find-a-home/

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Alt Text: The Science-y Search for Healthy Sugar Water

I still find it hilarious that Coca-Cola was invented as a health drink. It’s as if someone set out to invent a device to restore life and vitality to ailing opossums and somehow created the first semi truck. There’s a ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/11/alt-text-healthy-sugar-water/

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Your Daughter Died

A string of mysterious deaths of female tourists in Southeast Asia have left parents struggling to answer how and why as authorities do little to help. Were the young women poisoned? Are the deaths related? Could they have been prevented? Will there be more?

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/your-daughter-died/

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Sugar Drops: 10 Pop Culture Moments for Twinkies

Amid panic that the Twinkie era could come to an end, here are some of the best pop culture references to the golden, cream-filled cakes.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/11/twinkies-pop-culture/

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Beautiful Noise, a Bloody Sonic Valentine to Shoegaze, Hits Kickstarter

Director Eric Green's long-awaited documentary Beautiful Noise on the '90s musical innovators may finally wrap. Just in time for My Bloody Valentine's first new album in two decades.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/11/beautiful-noise-kickstarter/

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