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Submission + - Vague but noteworthy revelations on the iPhone (macscoop.com)

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Alexandros Roussos
Alexandros Roussos writes: "With the iPhone probably being this year's and maybe this decade's hottest gizmo, a lot of buzz was generated around it, though very few unofficial information has been leaked so far. Sources provided MacScoop some hints at what Apple hasn't said yet on the device, no huge scoop there, just some vague but noteworthy reports. More on MacScoopa."
The Internet

Submission + - Social Web Development (synthasite.com)

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Vinny Lingham
Vinny Lingham writes: "Synthasite, a free AJAX based Web Publishing Platform, emerged today from stealth mode. The 6-person startup based in Cape Town, South Africa will focus on delivering a world class web based software platform for web publishing, focusing on Widgets & Mashups. Synthasite is also being tested on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud."
Toys

Submission + - 5 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE,COULD DO (befit4free.com)

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BeFit4Free.com
BeFit4Free.com writes: "5 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONECOULD DO

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool forsurvival. Check outthe things that you can do with it:

Emergency
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourselfout of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is anemergency,dial 112 andthe mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergencynumber for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even ifthe keypad is locked. Try it out.

Have you locked your keys in the car?
Does your car have remote k ey less entry? This may come in handy someday.Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and thespare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from yourcell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and havethe person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near themobilephone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having todrive your keys to you.Distance is no object. You couldbe hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other"remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car overa cell phone!"

Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when yo u chargeyour cell next time.

How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digitson your phone: *# 0 6 # A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is uniqueto your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phoneget stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code.They will then be able to blockyour handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone willbe totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at leastyou know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody doesthis, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.And Finally....

Free Directory Service for Cells
Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411informationcalls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephonedirectoryin o ur vehicle,which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you need to usethe 411 information option, simply dial: (800) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phonenow.This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass iton to your family and friends."
Education

Submission + - CS professor named new Harvard Dean (thecrimson.com)

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mclove
mclove writes: "Michael D. Smith, a computer hardware professor, was just named Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Harvard, in charge of the college and the non-professional graduate schools. A bit suspicious that this is happening the same week Bill Gates is getting an honorary degree, but a great sign for the future of CS in academia."

A Hardware-Software Symbiosis 120

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the your-job-will-be-replaced-by-robots-soon dept.
Roland Piquepaille writes "We all want smaller and faster computers. Of course, this increases the complexity of the work of computer designers. But now, computer scientists from the University of Virginia are coming with a radical new idea which may revolutionize computer design. They've developed Tortola, a virtual interface that enables hardware and software to communicate and to solve problems together. This approach can be applied to get a better performance from a specific system. It also can be used in the areas of security or power consumption. And it soon could be commercialized with the help of IBM and Intel."
Republicans

Submission + - Integrity of Science: White House Misuse of Data (sciencemag.org)

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Science data nerds
Science data nerds writes: "The White House is consistently and persistently claiming that the US is doing better than Europe in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This turns out to be false — their claim is purely based on carefully selecting the only subset of data that shows this. When all the data are used, Europe emissions have declined substantially; the US emissions have grown substantially. This story, and the linked analysis, debunk the White House claims."

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