Sunday 3 June 2012

Apple wins battle over nano-SIM standard

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9227666/Apple_wins_battle_over_nano_SIM_standard

/ Nokia Research In Motion RIM Google Motorola Mobility European Telecommunication Standards Institute ETSI fourth form factor 4FF micro-SIM 3FF /

Learn the dumb photography mistakes you’re making in under 15 minutes

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/06/learn-the-dumb-photography-mistakes-youre-making-in-under-15-minutes/

http://www.digitalrev.com/article/50-quick-photography-tips/MjI3ODg2NjY_A

/ photograph camera UV filters lens hoods inexpensive lens caps professional photographer manual mode automatic /

Logitech wireless solar keyboard K760 for Macs

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/31/logitech-wireless-solar-keyboard-k760-for-macs/

/ iOS OSX OS X rechargeable charge photovoltaic PV Bluetooth iPhone iPad iPod /

US Marine robot helicopters can now snatch cargo without landing

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/marine-robot-helicopters-can-now-snatch-cargo-without-landing/

/ fuel time saving /

Google Managers reject agent's charges on piracy

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/05/31/google-managers-reject-agents-claims-on-piracy/

/ child porn pornography copyright pirate video audio music /

Judge clears Google of Java copyright infringement

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9227643/Judge_clears_Google_of_Java_copyright_infringement

/ application programming interfaces API Android Oracle lawsuit patent Sun Microsystems Dalvik /

Apple's Newton MessagePad PDA at twenty

http://techland.time.com/2012/06/01/newton-reconsidered/

/ personal digital assistant /

Easily transform your handwriting into a font

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/06/easily-transform-your-handwriting-in-a-font/

/ typeface MyScriptFont typography digitizing digitising handwriting PDF template PNG JPEG TIFF format True Type /

This Cube is hip to be square

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/31/this-cube-is-hip-to-be-square/

/ speaker sound amplifier DAC NuForce headphone /

Earth’s sky 3.75 billion years from now — collision of our galaxy with Andromeda

Relax, galaxies are mostly empty space, so the chances of anything hitting anything else is tiny ... & it's 3.75 billion years from now, so most of us will be dead anyway.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/earths-sky-will-be-mind-blowing-3-75-billion-years-from-now/

/ astronomer astronomy space orbit gravity /

Skype Chief Claims 250M Monthly Users - Digits - WSJ

"Skype accounts for a quarter of the world's voice traffic in terms of minutes." — Skype CEO

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/05/31/skype-chief-claims-250m-monthly-users/

/ VoIP telephone Microsoft takeover purchase mobile device smartphone Android iOS Apple Google Windows desk top TV /

U.S. Government role in Stuxnet could increase attacks against U.S. firms

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9227696/Government_role_in_Stuxnet_could_increase_attacks_against_U.S._firms

/ malware computer worm USA cyber campaign Iran Iranian nuclear atomic reactor Israel and the United States of America disable centrifuges uranium Natanz /

Chevrolet Volt in snow

http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?11088-First-Snow-in-the-Volt

/ traction control grip braking accelerate stop slide tyres handling handle RWD FWD 4WD /

Patent wars: Google files patent claim against Microsoft & Nokia

http://techland.time.com/2012/06/01/google-files-patent-claim-against-microsoft-and-nokia/

/ patent troll open-source software known as the Linux Kernel /

Moshi iGlaze Case for MacBook Air lets you change colors without a paintjob

http://technabob.com/blog/2012/06/01/moshi-iglaze-for-macbook-air/

/ colour plastic black white /

CRKT iNox stainless steel case turns iPhones into Trek Communicators

http://technabob.com/blog/2012/05/31/crkt-inox-stainless-steel-iphone-case/

/ metal flip Star Strek iPhone 4 4S stand /

Stop sucking & be awesome instead: A three step process

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/06/stop-sucking-and-be-awesome-instead-a-three-step-process/

/ embrace the suck /

Who needs a real ukulele when you have an iPad?

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/30/who-needs-a-real-ukulele-when-you-have-an-ipad/

/ music instrument play iOS app /

Windows 8 release preview hands-on: Wonderful, but kind of boring

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/windows-8-release-preview-hands-on-wonderful-but-kind-of-boring/

/ Microsoft Metro interface touch refinement /

Mobile tech is driving Zipcar into the future

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/05/29/mobile-tech-is-driving-zipcar-into-the-future/

/ smartphone device Web app car share rent walk EV electric vehicle battery range connected fleet mobility service /