Google shares plunge 9% after results disappoint Wall Street

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/20/google-shares-plunge-9-after-results-disappoint-wall-street/

Paper iPad, iPhone popular for Chinese new year ritual

http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/01/21/paper-ipads-and-iphones-help-honor-the-deceased-during-chinese-new-year/

/ ceremony /

Sensixa e-AR duplicates the inner ear, knows if you've fallen & can't get up

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/22/sensixa-e-ar-duplicates-the-inner-ear-knows-if-youve-fallen-an/

 / accelerometer Sensixa posture orientation geriatric care /

Snapdragon-toting Sony smartphones to get extra global positioning help from The Other GPS

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/22/snapdragon-sony-smartphone-glonass-gps/

/ GLONASS Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 S3 /

Start Microsoft Office programs without the splash screen

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/start-microsoft-office-programs-without-the-splash-screen/#more-413997

/ Excel flag PowerPoint /

Burt Rutan on designing the world’s largest aircraft

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/news/burt-rutan-on-designing-the-worlds-largest-airplane

/ first privately built craft vehicle to send people into space aircraft spacecraft built Scaled Composites Orbital Sciences aerospace 747 /

Alcohol doubles lifespan, helps resist stress

But just before you pour another drink, this is for experiments with worms, & at "... concentrations correspond to a tablespoon of ethanol in a bathtub full of water or the alcohol in one beer diluted into a hundred gallons of water".

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/20/alcohol_doubles_lifespan/

/ cholesterol, ethanol, binge, drinking /

Entertainment Software Association drops support of SOPA, PIPA

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/01/esa-sopa/

 / videogame /

Big business, big Linux

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/big-business-big-linux/10181

Will Apple put Siri in everything?

http://gigaom.com/apple/will-apple-put-siri-in-everything/

/ booking  iMac

Reasons to be cheerful in 2012: it's the year we'll start talking to robots

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/20/cheerful-2012-talk-to-robots 


/ Bina48 /

12 iPhone tips and tricks you need to try

http://heresthethingblog.com/2012/01/20/12-iphone-tips-tricks/#more-5730

/ typing  vibration /

The case for a dedicated iPhone 5 shutter button

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/01/22/why-the-iphone-should-have-a-dedicated-physical-shutter-button/

/ point-&-shoot backlit CMOS sensor /

Quantum physics to encrypt clouds of the future

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/20/blind_quantum_computing_for_the_cloud/

/ qubit qbit q-bit mechanics distributed /

Five apps for crapware cleanup

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-apps-for-crapware-cleanup/1256?tag=content;selector-fd-river

/ Decrapifier SlimComputer WinPatrol Revo Uninstaller CCleaner /

Wrist-worn "Nike+ FuelBand" latest in daily fitness-tracking gizmos

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/20/wrist-worn-nike-fuelband-latest-in-daily-fitness-tracking-gizmos/

/ proprietary wrist steps calories /

Megaupload Takedown: how is Swizz Beatz involved?

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/20/megauploads-takedown-how-is-swizz-beatz-involved/#ixzz1k1Urfszo

/ Kim Dotcom /

Raspberry Pi demonstrated running XBMC & AirPlay

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/1/22/2724173/raspberry-pi-xbmc-airplay-1080p

/ theatre  HTPC XBMC OpenMax API AirPlay /

New European data laws to be announced on Wednesday: Facebook, Google face tough times

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/london/new-european-data-laws-to-be-announced-on-wednesday-facebook-google-face-tough-times/2551

/ FISA Act World Economic Forum /

How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for digital books

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/bott/how-apple-is-sabotaging-an-open-standard-for-digital-books/4378

/  embrace extend extinguish proprietary extension capabilities ePub /

Navy debuts first eco-friendly boat: a "mean, green riverine machine'"

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/10/navy-debuts-first-eco-friendly-ship-a-mean-green-riverine-machine/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous

/ corvette vessel /

No SOPA for Australia: Attorney General

http://www.zdnet.com.au/no-sopa-for-australia-ag-339330107.htm?feed=rss

/ interlectual property /

FileSonic just killed itself by disabling file sharing

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/filesonic-just-killed-itself-by-disabling-file-sharing/#more-508286

/ Megaupload arrest file-sharing RapidShare MediaFire Uploaded.to takedown take down /