Apple's iBooks 2 & iBooks Author announcements raise questions about hardware & content

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/1/19/2718701/apple-ibooks2-textbooks-hardware-questions

/ classroom /

This is what dinosaurs do – what media makers should do instead of SOPA

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/01/this-is-what-dinosaurs-do/

/ reasonably  communicate /

Microsoft mocks Apple on iBooks author EULA

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/01/21/microsoft-mocks-apples-ibooks-author-policies-on-twitter/

The other problem with SOPA & PIPA: they won’t work

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/news/the-other-problem-with-sopa-and-pipa-they-wont-work-6641145

Spam-squirting hole found in McAfee antivirus kit

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/19/mcafee_spam_relay_patch/

/ side /

Anti SOPA/PIPA anthem (video)

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/geekend/video-a-sopapipa-anthem/8876?tag=content;selector-fd-river

/ song /

Google abandons anonymous accounts with new signup form

http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/01/google-abandons-anonymous-accounts-with-new-signup-form/

Reid calls off Protect IP Act (PIPA) vote

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/pipa-vote-delayed/

/ Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Democrat Nevada Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act /

Europe’s digital agenda chief backs anti-SOPA protests

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/london/europes-digital-agenda-chief-backs-anti-sopa-protests/2527

Egg nucleus swaps get funding & regulatory boost in the UK

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/01/egg-nucleus-swaps-get-funding-and-regulatory-boost-in-the-uk.html

/ British Britain United Kingdom mutations mitochondria mitochondrial DNA mutation mother offspring maternal spindle MST /

Summify news aggregator purchased by Twitter, shutting down its services soon

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/1/19/2718988/twitter-purchase-summify-news-aggregator-service-shutdown

Five great alternatives to MegaUpload

https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/five-great-alternatives-to-megaupload/

/ copyrighted RapidShare RapidPro MediaFire YouSendIt Minus DropBox copyright download FBI storage uploads /

7 ways to lean to code right now for free

http://thenextweb.com/dd/2012/01/21/7-ways-to-start-learning-how-to-code-right-now-for-free/

/ designer Codecademy Bloc Ruby hackathon HTML CSS GLSL Studio PR0C3551N6 /

Spotted: death throes of a sun-grazing comet

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/telescopes/spotted-the-death-throes-of-a-sun-grazing-comet-6642150

/ ground station /

Windows 8 hardware rules "derail user-friendly Linux"

Sabotage?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/18/windows_8_linux_secure_boot/

/ UEFI firmware Red Hat Unified Extensible Firmware Interface kernel /

TechRepublic: The future of IT will be reduced to three kinds of jobs

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/the-future-of-it-will-be-reduced-to-three-kinds-of-jobs/8717

Feds say Volt is safe, close battery inquiry

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/01/nhtsa-closes-chevrolet-volt-investigation/

/ regulators NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration /

New variants of premium rate SMS trojan "RuFraud" detected in the wild

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/security/new-variants-of-premium-rate-sms-trojan-rufraud-detected-in-the-wild/10165

Researchers spot scammers using fake browser plug-ins

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/security/researchers-spot-scammers-using-fake-browser-plug-ins/10160

/ propagation hijacking /

China no match for Dutch plants as Philips shavers come home

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-19/china-no-match-for-dutch-plants-as-philips-shavers-come-home-1-.html

/ turnover Nederland Netherlands Holand /

360° panoromic video for iPhone 4 & 4S – GoPano micro Review

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/20/gopano-micro-review/#more-86026

Justice Department calls MegaUpload an 'international organized criminal enterprise' – founder Kim Dotcom arrested in New Zealand

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/1/19/2719223/megaupload-criminal-copyright-justice-department-conspiracy

/ Justice Department criminal proceeds of crime DoJ Department of Justice copyright holders online online-piracy owners piracy USA United States of America USA /

Microsoft's Windows 8 hardware requirements: some good, some not-so-good

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/17/microsofts-windows-8-hardware-requirements/

/ alt del  /

Nissan serenades Leaf electric car on its first birthday

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1070491_nissan-serenades-leaf-electric-car-on-first-birthday-did-you

/ outlet /