Germany's solar schadenfreude

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2012/germanys-solar-schadenfreude-59674

/ glee  France export /

Apple's secret weapon against Windows 8 (& why OS X 10.8 will be Apple's most important OS release since iOS)

Statistic of the day: "Apple has sold more iOS devices in the past year than it has sold Macs in 28 years."

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/apples-secret-weapon-against-windows-8-and-why-os-x-108-will-be-apples-most-important-os-release-since-ios/18333

Alan Wake proves that PC gaming is still alive & well, & earns back development & marketing costs in 48 hours

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/2/21/2815031/alan-wake-pc-gaming-sales

/ alive viable costs /

NASA spacecraft reveals recent geological activity on the Moon

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/nsfc-nsr022112.php

/ geological activity interior /

Aquamarine Power to connect wave energy generator to UK National Grid

http://inhabitat.com/aquamarine-power-to-connect-wave-energy-generator-to-uk-national-grid/

/ Aquamarine /

MIT researchers build wireless "pharmacy on a chip"

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224369/MIT_researchers_build_wireless_pharmacy_on_a_chip_

/ pharmacy on a chip /

DARPA reveals Avatar program, robot soldiers incoming

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/118773-darpa-reveals-avatar-program-robot-soldiers-incoming

/ incoming /

Spin-resistant airplane makes it easier to not die while flying

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/02/spin-resistant.php#6

/ stall /

Week in tech: hacktivism, Slowloris, warrantless spying, & insecure keys

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/02/week-in-tech-hacktivism-slowloris-warrantless-spying-and-insecure-keys.ars

/ week hacktivism Slowloris /

BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 release confirmed for February 21st

http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/blackberry-playbook-os-2-0-release-confirmed-for-february-21st/

Penn psychologists find 6-to-9-month-olds understand the meaning of many spoken words

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/uop-ppf021012.php

/ Penn University of Pennsylvania psychologists infants learning /

ACTA loses more support in Europe

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/15/acta-loses-more-support-europe

/ Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Bulgaria ratify /

Apple's iPad loses market share in Q4 to ... the BlackBerry PlayBook?

http://m.bgr.com/2012/02/16/apples-ipad-loses-market-share-in-q4-to-the-blackberry-playbook/

Bluetooth-connected Beam toothbrush helps you brush better

And everything's better with Bluetooth!

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/2/15/2800040/bluetooth-beam-toothbrush-iphone-android

/ toothbrush brush /

Apple: iOS to require explicit permission for contact data in "future software release"

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/2/15/2800338/ios-explicit-permission-address-book-update

The rock record got a bad rap. Fossil diversity accurately reflects history

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/02/fossil-hips-dont-lie-rock-record-got-a-bad-rap.ars

/ paleontologists geological instrument fidelity /

Nyrius NAEB500 noise isolating in-ear earphones review

+ at $50, a good step up in quality of sound & construction from the cheapies

- no mike/remote

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/02/22/nyrius-naeb500-noise-isolating-in-ear-earphones-review/#more-87908

/ cancelling /

Goldfish funeral (video)

Not a new joke, but it's the 1st time I've seen it in video.