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Submission + - China Plans Space Station By 2020 (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by RedEaredSlider
RedEaredSlider writes: China unveiled plans for its own space station, to be completed by 2020, along with a cargo ship to ferry supplies to and from orbit.

The fact that the country is proposing one is a sign of the Chinese government's ambitions in space. China is the third nation to launch its own manned rockets into space, sending its first astronaut into orbit in 2003 aboard the Shenzhou 5 rocket. Since then two other manned missions have been launched.
Novell

Submission + - Attachmate completes acquisition of Novell (attachmategroup.com)

Submitted by kallisti5
kallisti5 writes: Attachmate has completed the acquisition of Novell.

"HOUSTON – April 27, 2011 – The Attachmate Group today announced the completion of the acquisition of Novell, Inc., a leader in intelligent workload management, under the terms of the definitive agreement disclosed on November 22, 2010. Novell will now operate as two separate business units under the Novell® and SUSE® brand names and join Attachmate® and NetIQ® as holdings of The Attachmate Group."

Submission + - Verizon 4G service down (twitter.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: If you're wondering why your brand new Thunderbolt is stuck at 1x today, it appears that the 4G service is down (and has been since last night).
Iphone

Submission + - Apple says white iPhone 4 will go on sale tomorrow (edibleapple.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: After nearly a year long delay attributed to a number of factors, Apple today officially announced that the white iPhone 4 will be available starting tomorrow from Apple’s online store and an assortment of retail stores as well.
Google

Submission + - XPrize VIPs define world's 8 evils,new contests (networkworld.com)

Submitted by
coondoggie
coondoggie writes: "The X Prize Foundation got together some of the world's big brains (from Google, NASA and GE to name a few) this month to come up with a list of the world's greatest technical challenges and what sorts of competitions the foundation can create to address them.

The X Prize Foundation said more than 50 prize concepts were generated — everything from developing clean drinking water to increasing stem cells research, building better bionics, and increasing wireless power transmission — then debated and ultimately melded into a top eight list that will serve to guide the Foundation's work over the next 12 months."
iMac

Submission + - Apple iMac MC508LL / A 21.5-Inch Desktop (nebulashop.com)

Submitted by xzigit
xzigit writes: Why you should use the Apple iMac MC508LL / A 21.5-Inch Desktop? Well here’s some reasons why you should use it: Faster processors

1. using a processor with a new architecture>> now all models from mac has been using Intel Core processor built with the new aritektur and based on Intel 32-nanometer technology in order to optimize its performance.

2. using Turbo Bost Technology>> now has a lot of iMac models that use these technologies. This enables increased speed of available cores.

Faster graphics

possible for you lovers of 3D, animator or movie maker (although still an amateur), gammers, to work more optimally so that you will feel satisfied .. I think that’s a few reasons why you should use the iMac MC508LL / A 21.5-Inch Desktop. If you want it you can click the image above or please click here
First Person Shooters (Games)

Submission + - Q&A interview with Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel (examiner.com)

Submitted by Xander756
Xander756 writes: Prolific pro gamer Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel recently sat down with Examiner to share his thoughts about the current state of electronic sports and where competitive gaming could be headed in the future.
Space

Submission + - SETI Shuts Down Allen Array (seti.org)

Submitted by Crash24
Crash24 writes: Due to budget cuts, the Allen Radiotelescope Array is ceasing operaions in Hat Creek, CA. In a letter sent to donors by SETI's CEO Tom Pierson, he explains "Effective this week, the ATA has been placed into hibernation due to funding shortfalls for operations of the Hat Creek Radio Observatory (HCRO) where the ATA is located."
All hope is not lost, however; SETI is currently exploring lending the array to Air Force Space Command to help track orbital space debris.
PlayStation (Games)

Submission + - A Playstation Network Hack Timeline (pcworld.com)

Submitted by tripleevenfall
tripleevenfall writes: A timeline regarding the PSN hack shows that Sony was aware of the intrusion on Tuesday, April 19, but didn't bring the network down until Wednesday and didn't reveal consumer information was stolen until Friday. There is still no guess as to how long the data has actually been in the black-hats' hands.
Google

Submission + - Does Google Encourage Book Piracy?

Submitted by
lee1
lee1 writes: "David Flanagan, author of JavaScript: The Definitive Guide and other reference works, has for 15 years been, as he says, ‘one of those lucky authors who has been able to support himself and his family almost entirely on book royalties.’ But now he his looking for a salaried job, because royalties are declining. He believes this is due in part to piracy of his books, which he sees as being actively encouraged by Google. The search giant ranks results leading to illegal copies of his works above legitimate results, such as reviews, and features illegal download sites prominently in its interactive list of search suggestions. Flanagan even found that the latest edition of his JavaScript book was available as an illegal download before he received his own copy."
Businesses

Submission + - Nokia Hands Symbian OS Business To Accenture (itworld.com)

Submitted by
jfruhlinger
jfruhlinger writes: "As Nokia shifts from Symbian to Windows Phone 7 for its smartphones, it doesn't need the 3,000 employees it has working on Symbian software, so the company is handing them over to consulting firm Accenture. No word on who paid whom in this transaction, or how long Accenture will hold onto these employees once Nokia's shift is complete, since Nokia would be their major customer for Symbian consulting. In addition to this move, Nokia is also firing 4,000 people outright."
Oracle

Submission + - Why Some Open Source Projects Thrive at Oracle (internetnews.com)

Submitted by darthcamaro
darthcamaro writes: Sure, Oracle has mishandled a *few* open source projects. They've alienated the OpenOffice community, shutdown OpenSolaris among others.
But Oracle has managed to grow and expand the NetBeans open source project. What is the magic sauce? What are they doing right with NetBeans?

" I think the fact that we engage with folks regularly and give them a voice, is really the key to what has made NetBeans successful as a project," Ducan Mills, senior director of product management at Oracle said.

Submission + - SETI to be shut down for lack of funding (myway.com) 1

Submitted by unassimilatible
unassimilatible writes: AP reports that SETI is being forced, at least temporarily, to pull the plug. Astronomers at the SETI Institute said a steep drop in state and federal funds has forced the shutdown of the Allen Telescope Array, a powerful tool in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, an effort scientists refer to as SETI.

"There's plenty of cosmic real estate that looks promising," Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the institute, said Tuesday. "We've lost the instrument that's best for zeroing in on these better targets."

The shutdown came just as researchers were preparing to point the radio dishes at a batch of new planets.

Kind of sad, as I still occasionally get e-mails from SETI, a project I first started contributing to in the late 90's with my old Mac PowerPC.

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