131. Cell network security holes revealed, with an app to test yourcarrier
December 02, 2012
The researchers also developed an Android app that tells phoneusers when they're on a vulnerable network. They will present theirwork May 22 at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy in SanFrancisco. Using Android smartphones, computer science associate professor Z.Morley Mao and doctoral stu...
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132. Nissan aiming for 10 percent of china luxury car market
December 02, 2012
Infiniti on Tuesday became the first global car brand to open aheadquarters in Hong Kong, but it is viewed as a latecomer to Chinawith production there planned to start in 2014. Infiniti currentlyhas about 3 percent of China's luxury vehicle market. The target appears "challenging," Yale Zhang, ...
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133. Afghans back chicago deal, warn west to keep promises
December 02, 2012
A Chicago summit meeting of the 28-member bloc, attended also byAfghan President Hamid Karzai and other world leaders, endorsed anexit strategy on Monday that calls for handing control ofAfghanistan to its own security forces by the middle of next year. But it left unanswered questions about how ...
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134. Dial-up internet used by hundreds of thousands in canada
December 01, 2012
The next time you get frustrated because a website refuses to loadinstantly, or a streaming video has to buffer for a few seconds,think of the surprisingly large number of Canadians still ondial-up. National Capital FreeNet executive director, Ross Kouhi, right,says many people choose dial-up in...
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135. Yahoo! to sell stake in china's alibaba for $7.1 billion
November 30, 2012
"At the minimum price and assuming the initial repurchase of thefull 20% stake, Yahoo! would receive from Alibaba consideration ofapproximately $7.1 billion, composed of at least $6.3 billion incash proceeds and up to $800 million in newly-issued Alibabapreferred stock," the firms said in a state...
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136. Soldiers who desecrate the dead see themselves as hunters
November 30, 2012
"The roots of this behaviour lie not in individualpsychological disorders," says Professor Simon Harrison whocarried out the study, "but in a social history of racism andin military traditions that use hunting metaphors for war. Althoughthis misconduct is very rare, it has persisted in predictabl...
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137. Light trikes let you do battle tron-style, are also super cool
November 29, 2012
Frog Design Tron Light Trikes Have you ever wanted to play Tron and zoom around in the infamous Light Cycles ? Well now you totally can! This year at Maker Faire , Frog Design --an engineering design firm--is showing off their awesome Tron Light Trikes (video below). These Tron-themed cycles let...
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138. World's first nationwide electric car network gets its firstroll-out in israel
November 28, 2012
ROSH HAAYIN, Israel – Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world'sfirst nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come? After more than $400 million in outlays and more than a year behindschedule, dozens of electric cars have hit the road in Israel, th...
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139. Thanks for nothing--the grouch's apple woes in china
November 28, 2012
By Steven Schwankert At long last, after all the two of them have been through togetherduring their 'Great China Adventure', the Grouch is taking a swipeat his beloved Apple. Despite significant evidence to the contrary,The Village Grouch is a mere mortal. He makes the occasionalmistake. About ...
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140. Montreal protest deemed illegal after molotov cocktails thrown
November 28, 2012
Authorities cracked down on thousands of protesters, many of themstudents, flooding downtown Montreal near the Berri-UQ M metrostation Friday night after Molotov cocktails were thrown. As many as 10,000 people attended a march against Quebec'semergency law in the tuition crisis. Critics say the ...
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