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Sci/Tech - Google News Washington Post | Apple lays App Store rules bare BBC News Apple has said that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it will sell in its App Store to appease critical developers. The firm, known for its keen oversight of products, has been the subject of complaints from firms who ... Developers cheer Apple's apps watershed Apple blinks on dev tool restrictions Google: 'Android not optimised for tablets' |
 Globe and Mail | Google Instant a potential bonanza for search scams Register Security watchers are concerned that scareware scammers may quickly adapt to the introduction of real-time search technology from Google to develop even more potent search engine poisoning attacks. ... Features Removed with Google Instant In an Instant, Google pulls further ahead of Microsoft, Yahoo Google Instant Could Evolve into Ultimate Universal Search |
 Reuters UK | Archaeologists discover 200-year-old Moby Dick skeleton on banks of Thames Daily Mail Scientists have discovered the bones of a gigantic whale that was the size of the legendary Moby Dick and which was abandoned on the banks of the Thames more than 200 years ago. The headless skeleton of the rare North Atlantic right ... Skeleton of 18th century whale found in London Huge whale skeleton on display in London Archaeologists reveal a whale of a find |
 CNET (blog) | Does iOS 4.1 Fix the Proximity Sensor as Promised? PC World Apple released the first major update to iOS 4 yesterday--iOS 4.1. The iOS update comes with complete with a variety of new features and enhancements, but the most critical aspect of iOS 4.1 for many iPhone 4 users is whether ... Apple IOS 4.1 update 'still susceptible to jailbreaking' Apple releases IOS 4.1 to fix faults Top 10 Apple Game Center games |
3 UK Launches Samsung Galaxy Tab Packages ITProPortal 3 UK has announced that it will be selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab without disclosing when and for how much; it will also offer SIM-only voice and data packages for the world's largest smartphone. The cheapest offer costs £10 and offers 100 any network ... Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to 3 Samsung GALAXY Tab at 3UK Too 3 To Offer Flagship Samsung Galaxy Tab |
 The Guardian | Universities too focused on research, says Willetts BBC News Science Minister David Willetts has said the research-teaching balance has "gone wrong" in universities, after defending cuts to science research. Addressing vice chancellors, he said he was shocked by how little teaching was valued in lecturers' ... Minister defends research funding squeeze Vince Cable Science Snatcher: do his stats stand up? What is Vince Cable really saying about how to make science cutbacks? |
 Only Kent (blog) | Microsoft intros Kinect bundle CNET Microsoft plans to offer a Kinect bundle for $400 when its motion-gaming peripheral launches on November 4. The bundle includes a 250GB Xbox 360 Slim, the Kinect peripheral, and video game Kinect Adventures. Microsoft plans to release ... Xbox 360 Kinect bundle arriving in UK November 10 Xbox 360 Slim Is Leaner, Meaner, Quieter Machine Microsoft's Xbox 360 Special Edition Kinect UK Bundle Cheapest Yet |
 Macworld UK | Tesco Launches iPhone Grocery Shopping App ITProPortal UK supermarket giant Tesco has released a free application for the iPhone to allow users to do their grocery shopping on the go. The application, which is independent of all other Tesco applications available on the App Store, will allow Tesco ... Tesco Groceries iPhone app: Do your weekly shop in bed Tesco launches full Grocery app for iPhone Tesco intros its first ever shopping app for iPhone |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Sir Ranulph Fiennes crashed Jag after falling asleep at wheel, court hears Mirror.co.uk Polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes crashed his Jag after falling asleep at the wheel and left another motorist in intensive care, a court heard. He smashed head-on into the car on the opposite side of the road at 1.40pm - the ... Fiennes fined for falling asleep at wheel after mountain marathon Anger as court shows mercy to 'special person' Sir Ranulph Fiennes Fiennes fell asleep at the wheel |
 SlashGear (blog) | Qualcomm promises 1.5Ghz Snapdragon devices in 2011 PC Pro New Snapdragon chips will arrive next year, bringing with them better video and new tools for mobile devices. Qualcomm has said two Snapdragon chips are on the horizon, with the 1.2GHz MSM8260 due for arrival in devices in early ... Qualcomm clarifies dual core chip roll out, again Qualcomm CEO talks tablets, Mirasol and AR Qualcomm and ARM to slap 1.5GHz chips in smart phones |
