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Submission + - Google Explores +1 Button To Influence Search (tekgoblin.com)

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tekgoblin

on Monday August 29, 2011 @10:50PM

tekgoblin writes: "Google has proposed using data from its +1 button to help re-order search results and fight web spam. This move would take the entire search engine into the social arena.

“Google will study the clicks on +1 buttons as a signal that influences the ranking and appearance of websites in search results,” a spokesman wrote. “The purpose of any ranking signal is to improve overall search quality. For +1’s and other social ranking signals, as with any new ranking signal, we’ll be starting carefully and learning how those signals are related to quality.”"

Submission + - Steam Confirmed To Host Modern Warfare 3 (gamergaia.com)

Submitted by Calidreth on Monday August 29, 2011 @05:05PM

Calidreth writes: For those looking to purchase Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on the PC, you’ll have to use steamworks to play the game. Valve made the announcement today that the highly anticipated shooter will be powered by their content platform. This is certainly an interesting business decision from Activision; read on for what this means for the both the consumers and the industry.

Submission + - Potentially life-supporting planet found (swissinfo.ch)

Submitted by il_genio on Monday August 29, 2011 @04:41PM

il_genio writes: Researchers from the Geneva astronomical observatory have discovered a planet which they say is one of the best candidates for the ability to support life.

The planet – known as HD 85512 b — and its star — HD 85512 – are some 36 light years away from our solar system, according to an article published in the specialist magazine "Astronomy & Astrophysics".

It is 3.6 times heavier than Earth and takes just 54 days to orbit its sun.

The article says the planet is at the inside limit of the “habitable zone”, defined as the distance close enough to its star to stop water freezing, and far enough to prevent it evaporating away.

Submission + - Halo 4 Details Emerge Online [Video] (itproportal.com)

Submitted by hypnosec on Monday August 29, 2011 @04:29PM

hypnosec writes: 343 Industries has dished out new details of the highly awaited iteration of the Halo gaming franchise at the Halo Fest. The company said that Halo 4 will be the first in a reboot trilogy, which will span over the next ten years. The game publisher said that it had focused on revamping the look and feel of the game without making the game loose its element of mystery.

Submission + - Samsung May Buy webOS (tekgoblin.com)

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tekgoblin

on Monday August 29, 2011 @03:19PM

tekgoblin writes: "After HP’s decision to kill off webOS, there was speculation on who was going to grab the PC business company and its dead OS. A few bets were places on Samsung, who has looked to outsource its notebook orders."

Submission + - Samsung May Buy webOS (tekgoblin.com)

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NaklsonofNakkl

on Monday August 29, 2011 @03:18PM

NaklsonofNakkl writes: "After HP’s decision to kill off webOS, there was speculation on who was going to grab the PC business company and its dead OS. A few bets were places on Samsung, who has looked to outsource its notebook orders. DigiTimes’ sources report that Samsung may very well be considering the purchase of webOS to better compete against Apple and other Android phone makers."

Submission + - Miniature Nuclear Reactor to Power Space Colonies (innovationnewsdaily.com)

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thomst

on Monday August 29, 2011 @03:11PM

thomst writes: "InnovationNewsDaily reports that scientists at the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory have designed a suitcase-sized nuclear reactor capable of producing 40 kilowatts of electricity. (That's enough energy to power 8 average American homes.) James Werner, head of the project, explains the system is intended to provide electricity for long-duration space flights (to the asteroid belt, for example) and bases (on Mars, for instance), where solar power might not be sufficent or reliable enough to do the job. Werner's team is looking forward to actually building a working model of the miniature powerhouse, and he says, "I hope that someday we get a chance to actually put into hardware on a flight.""

Submission + - Comex to work for Apple as an Intern (tekgoblin.com)

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tekgoblin

on Thursday August 25, 2011 @10:47PM

tekgoblin writes: "Nicholas Allegra better known as Comex has been offered an internship from Apple."

Submission + - BlackBerry to See Android Apps in 2012 (tekgoblin.com)

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tekgoblin

on Thursday August 25, 2011 @09:44PM

tekgoblin writes: "According to three sources who are “familiar with the plan”, claims that RIM plans on releasing BlackBerry powered smart-phones that are capable of running Android apps as soon as 2012. This comes as a result of RIM’s latest struggle to keep pace with Android and iOS powered smart-phones in the OS market share race. I guess if you can’t beat them, join them!"

Submission + - Blackberry on Android or Android on Blackberry? (getyourgadgetsgoing.com)

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Tristan36

on Thursday August 25, 2011 @08:33PM

Tristan36 writes: "News has been spreading regarding RIM’s possible intentions to give Blackberries with QNX technology the means to support Android through RIM’s Android Player. Rim is desperately searching for ways to keep its market share from crashing as it has been doing for these past few months. Just last year, RIM held the lead as the number one mobile operating system and now RIM is operating in third place behind Android and Apple respectively. So their response is to give their customers what they believe is the best of both worlds: Android Apps running on a Blackberry OS. We’ve got news for you RIM, and nothing sums it up better then simply telling you that your doing it all wrong."

Submission + - New Video Brings Portal to Life (tekgoblin.com)

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tekgoblin

on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @10:32PM

tekgoblin writes: "The Portal series was an amazing blend of gameplay, storytelling and puzzles, which left players wishing there was a portal gun they could use in real life."

Submission + - New Video Brings Portal to Life (tekgoblin.com)

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NaklsonofNakkl

on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @09:46PM

NaklsonofNakkl writes: "The Portal series was an amazing blend of gameplay, storytelling and puzzles, which left players wishing there was a portal gun they could use in real life. A recent YouTube video bring a cinematic view on what it would be like to see a portal gun in real life."

Submission + - Verizon Makes It Easy To Go Over Your Data Cap (itworld.com) 1

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jfruhlinger

on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @06:21PM

jfruhlinger writes: "Verizon Wireless has revamped its video service; many Android phones can now stream a full episodes from a number of current TV shows. You can even choose to just buy access for a day if you don't see yourself using the service often. Sounds great, right? Well, except for the part where all of Verizon's current smartphone plans have data caps — and the new service makes it awfully easy to go over them and incur overage charges."

Submission + - iPhone 5 Coming to Sprint in October (tekgoblin.com)

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tekgoblin

on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @05:48PM

tekgoblin writes: "According to various sources the iPhone 5 is going to make an appearance on the 3rd largest carrier in the US, Sprint. Sprint already has 52 million subscribers which will now have the option of switching over to the iPhone in October."

Submission + - Does Religion Influence Epidemics? (sciencemag.org) 1

Submitted by sciencehabit on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @05:06PM

sciencehabit writes: Whether they believe in God, evolutionary biologists may need to pay closer mind to religion. That's because religious beliefs can shape key behaviors in ways that evolutionary theory would not predict, particularly when it comes to dealing with disease. According to a new study, some of today's major religions emerged at the same time as widespread infectious diseases, and the two may have helped shape one another. The same dynamics may be reflected today in how people in Malawi deal with the AIDS epidemic.

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