Web News Feeds

We are currently experimenting with aggregated RSS news feeds made with Yahoo Pipes, an awesome new tool just released. So consider this RSS experiment as ‘beta’ right now.

We will continue to add and refine the feeds we are pulling in over time. Enjoy.

Web News Feeds
Pipes Output

Lost in space - what happens when an astronaut loses her bag - Times Online


CBC.ca

Lost in space - what happens when an astronaut loses her bag
Times Online - 25 minutes ago
It’s a dilemma all women can empathise with. You open your handbag to find that your makeup has leaked everywhere. Then, as you’re trying to clean up the mess, you drop the bag, all your money falls out, some embarassing items that shouldn’t be seen in
Endeavour astronaut loses tools in space AFP
Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piperholding loses bag in space Melbourne Herald Sun
The Associated Press  - ShortNews.com  - Bloomberg  - guardian.co.uk
all 1,396 news articles


Microsoft to Phase Out Windows Live OneCare - eWeek

Canada.com

Microsoft to Phase Out Windows Live OneCare
eWeek - 36 minutes ago
By Brian Prince Microsoft is giving up on its Windows Live OneCare subscription service next June. But it is not giving up on the security business entirely - it has plans for a free, anti-malware product code-named “Morro.
Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite CNET News
Microsoft’s OneCare Replacement: Is Free Good For You? InformationWeek
Reuters  - TechRadar UK  - PC Magazine  - SecurityFocus
all 60 news articles


Now Comes the Hard Part as Yahoo Wrestles With a Question of Direction - New York Times

Times Online

Now Comes the Hard Part as Yahoo Wrestles With a Question of Direction
New York Times - 49 minutes ago
By BRAD STONE SAN FRANCISCO - There’sa new parlor game in Silicon Valley: guessing who will replace Jerry Yang at the helm of the troubled Internet giant Yahoo.
Yahoo’s Fall From Grace Washington Post
What CEO skills should Yahoo look for? CNET News
Reuters UK  - InformationWeek  - The Associated Press  - Times Online
all 1,885 news articles


Sony’s new Blu-ray player focuses on features, not price - Current.com.au

Sony’s new Blu-ray player focuses on features, not price
Current.com.au - 54 minutes ago
By Patrick Avenell Sony has today announced the release of a new high end Blu-ray disc player. This comes in direct contrast to the intense price discounting going on at the low end of the market.
Sony Releases Pricey Blu-ray Player Smart House
Sony Brings High-End BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Player Down Under Gizmodo Australia
all 3 news articles


Google gives online life to Life mag’s photos - The Associated Press

AFP

Google gives online life to Life mag’s photos
The Associated Press - 55 minutes ago
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from Life magazine’s archives that have never been seen by the public before.
Google putting LIFE photo archive online AFP
Life magazine photo collection goes online guardian.co.uk
CNET News  - The Tech Herald  - Computerworld  - Washington Post
all 97 news articles


Nasa tests interplanetary internet - VNUNet.com

PhysOrg.com

Nasa tests interplanetary internet
VNUNet.com - 1 hour ago
Nasa has announced that it has successfully tested what it calls its “Interplanetary Internet,” a communications system for use in space.
NASA tests “deep space Internet” AFP
No TCP/IP for NASA’s deep space Internet iTWire
Slashdot  - Gizmodo Australia  - MarketWatch
all 43 news articles


Extinct penguin species discovered - ABC Online

BBC News

Extinct penguin species discovered
ABC Online - 1 hour ago
Scientists from the University of Adelaide are part of a team which has discovered a species of penguin that lived in New Zealand 500 years ago.
Rare penguin took over from rival BBC News
‘New’ Penguin Species Found In Museum In New Zealand Science Daily (press release)
Radio New Zealand  - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
all 6 news articles


Review: Google Mobile App, revisited - Macworld

TrustedReviews

Review: Google Mobile App, revisited
Macworld - 2 hours ago
by Ben Boychuk, Macworld.com Speak, and you shall find. Ask, and you shall receive. Let your voice ring out, and at least two times out of three, you will be heard.
SearchMe’s Visual Search For the iPhone Finally Launches TechCrunch
Google ‘Voice Search’ hands-on verdict: Awesome CNET News
eFluxMedia  - Computerworld  - PC Magazine  - New York Times
all 429 news articles


Beware! Animal Wii crossing - iTWire

Beware! Animal Wii crossing
iTWire - 3 hours ago
by Mike Bantick Hang on, no, let me read that again. Animal Crossing is coming to the Wii, be there. Nintendo announce the details of Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City.
Animal Crossing Wii release date confirmed PALGN
Animal Crossing Crosses Over To Wii Smart House
PALGN
all 6 news articles


Yahoo CEO Casts Departure In Positive Light, Lists Successes
Jerry Yang praises the company’s tangible progress, despite a tough external environment, and says he’ll “always bleed purple.”


Amazon Bolsters Its Cloud With Content Delivery
With its relatively simple interface and services, CloudFront is aiming to meet content delivery needs of startups and Amazon Web Services customers.


Google CEO Eric Schmidt Calls For Innovation Bailout
As an adviser to President-elect Barack Obama, Schmidt tells U.S. companies to apply the technological principles that created the Internet economy to the nation’s energy infrastructure.


Cyber Monday Site Gets Jump On Holiday Shopping
Shop.org now features a price comparison engine that covers more than 600 retailers.


Big hop forward: Scientists map kangaroo’s DNA - The Associated Press

RTE.ie

Big hop forward: Scientists map kangaroo’s DNA
The Associated Press - 7 hours ago
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Taking a big hop forward in marsupial research, scientists say they have unraveled the DNA of a small kangaroo named Matilda.
Scientists sequence kangaroo genome ABC Science Online
Roo genes closer to human than thought The Australian
Reuters  - GenomeWeb News (registration)  - Times of India  - Aljazeera.net
all 189 news articles


German MP Drops Wikipedia Lawsuit
Lutz Heilmann says he’s satisfied now that offensive content about him has been removed.


The First Nuclear-Family Grave - Newsweek

China Daily

The First Nuclear-Family Grave
Newsweek - 8 hours ago
Even when they were first discovered, in 2005, the four graves near Eulau, Germany, made scientists sit up and take notice: at 4600 years old, they were unusually ancient and well preserved.
Oldest nuclear family ‘murdered’ BBC News
Cold case: world’s oldest family identified Sydney Morning Herald
New York Times  - guardian.co.uk  - Reuters  - The Associated Press
all 294 news articles


Got IT Secrets? This Web Site Will Reward You Handsomely
Article One Partners is encouraging people to contribute their knowledge of “prior art” of important intellectual property.


Top Cyberspace Lawyer Challenges RIAA’s Music-Sharing Lawsuits
Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson is defending Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston University graduate student who has been charged with illegally downloading songs.


Google Mobile App With Voice Search: First Look
Google Mobile App for iPhone makes it possible to do a Google Web search using only your voice. Mostly it is fantastic.


Company fails to deliver on price in ads - Sydney Morning Herald

Company fails to deliver on price in ads
Sydney Morning Herald - 13 hours ago
DELL is under fire after it twice advertised a computer for sale at less than half the usual price last week but then abruptly pulled the offers, refusing to honour any orders.
Users fume as Dell claims half-price offer a mistake Inquirer
Dell Pulls Half Priced offer amid uproar TweakTown
PC Retail  - Sydney Morning Herald
all 142 news articles


Yahoo Shares Surge On Hope Yang Exit Restarts Microsoft Talks
The Web portal’s stock climbed in pre-market trading as investors eyed takeover possibilities.


EMC’s Decho Offers Online Personal Information Management
Decho, which stands for “digital echo,” is entering a crowded market of Internet companies offering one form or another of personal information management.


Internode bundles it all together - Whirlpool

Australian Personal Computer

Internode bundles it all together
Whirlpool - 17 hours ago
Internode has introduced a number of changes over the last month, the latest being a new Ultra service that combines broadband, land line and VoIP service into one monthly price.
Internode launches Ultra Naked Australian Personal Computer
Internode Ultra bundles ADSL2+, VOIP and line rental iT News
iTWire  - Lifehacker Australia
all 5 news articles


Web Site Aggregates Google’s 70 Blogs For Easy Viewing
The man behind Beyond Search’s Overflight tool believes one simple aggregated site will appeal to users who don’t have the inclination or time to plod through blogs.


BlackBerry Storm set for December 1st launch - Australian Personal Computer

CNET.com.au

BlackBerry Storm set for December 1st launch
Australian Personal Computer - 17 Nov 2008
RIM’s long-awaited touchscreen BlackBerry Storm is set to touch down here on December 1st, with exclusive carrier Vodafone lining up five plans from $69 per month to $149 per month on a two year contract.
BlackBerry Storm price and release date announced Current.com.au
Vodafone Australia announces BlackBerry Storm pricing PC World Magazine
Gizmodo Australia  - CNET.com.au  - Lifehacker Australia
all 6 news articles


Hurtful Google Docs Study Tied To Ex-Microsoft Employees
The ClickStream report suggests that a mere 1% of U.S. adult Internet users used Google Docs, while Microsoft Office is in use by more than 50% of adult U.S. Internet users.


Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang To Step Down, Resumes Role As ‘Chief Yahoo’
Questions of his departure arose after Yahoo’s inability to reach an acquisition deal with Microsoft and the collapse of its advertising partnership with Google.


Domino’s Offers Pizza Through TiVo Service
TiVo subscribers can set up user names and passwords on Dominos.com, which will enable them to place orders through their TVs using only an account number.


Why internet filtering is bad for business - SmartCompany.com.au

Why internet filtering is bad for business
SmartCompany.com.au - 17 Nov 2008
By Paul Wallbank As reported in SmartCompany last week the Federal Government is proceeding with trials of internet filters that will restrict Australian access to the world wide web.


Symantec CEO John Thompson To Retire
Symantec COO Enrique Salem has been tapped to take over as president and CEO.


Adobe Positions Flash For Multiple Devices
Adobe sees its technology as the interface layer that can take content and format it for use on screens of all sizes.


Tab tearing live in latest Firefox test build - CNET News

Tab tearing live in latest Firefox test build
CNET News - 17 Nov 2008
Good news for Firefox users who have lusted over Chrome and Safari’s option that lets you “tear” away tabs from an open window.
Google powers Safari’s new antifraud warnings Computerworld
Safari 3.2 update leaves Mac fanboys’ balls in a spin Register
bMighty.com  - Computerworld Australia  - Builder AU  - PC World
all 112 news articles


Canonical To Build ARM Version Of Ubuntu
The adaptation of the Linux-based operating system will run on ARM’s v7 processors, aimed at mini-notebooks and other mobile Internet devices.


SEC Charges Tech Mogul Mark Cuban With Insider Trading
The federal government claims Cuban used nonpublic knowledge of a stock sale to avoid big losses.


Adobe Bringing Flash To Smartphones With ARM Chips
The technology collaboration may be a boon for Flash developers as it will expand the potential audience to millions of smartphones, set-top boxes, and other Internet-connected devices.


Microsoft Releases SharePoint, Exchange As A Service
More than 7,000 companies and organizations signed up to participate in the multitenant beta for Exchange Online and SharePoint Online.


OLPC Resumes ‘Give One, Get One’ XO Laptop Sale
Customers can purchase a machine through Amazon and donate a second to a needy child.


Fifteen Percent Of Tech Users Give Up On Broken Devices
A new report shows that those who are most reliant on technology are also most frustrated by equipment failures.


Adobe To Unify Developer Apps With Flash Platform
Adobe is rolling out several new and updated products to fend off Microsoft’s Silverlight, not to mention the growing use of open source technologies like HTML, CSS, and Ajax.


Soil study muddies climate change debate - ABC Science Online

Soil study muddies climate change debate
ABC Science Online - 16 Nov 2008
Climate change may not be as severe as predicted, suggests an international study that shows current modeling of carbon dioxide emissions from soils are overestimated by as much as 20%.
Carbon myth busters tackle soil science Land
Soil carbon’s potential for profits Land
all 7 news articles



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