NASA scrubbed Mars Rover code clean — over & over

http://gigaom.com/cloud/nasa-scrubbed-mars-rover-code-clean-over-and-over/

/ 2 million lines software NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL suite of analysis tools bugs GCC compiler Lab For Reliable Software programs array overload corrupt corrupt system memory /

This iPhone 5 leak could be the real deal: Leaked parts fit into leaked chassis perfectly

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/this-iphone-5-leak-could-be-the-real-deal-leaked-parts-fit-into-leaked-chassis-perfectly/

/ iOS Apple phone smartphone screen size 19 pin connector dock metal back /

Patent wars: Samsung’s case that it didn’t copy the iPhone & iPad — in pictures

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/samsungs-argument-that-it-didnt-copy-the-iphone-and-ipad-in-pictures/

/ iOS Android smartphone phone cell mobile prior art tablet iPad /

Foolproof dock connector

A new charge/sync connector looks likely for the iPhone 5. What evidence is available & how will it work? Don Lehman takes a look:

http://thetechblock.com/the-foolproof-dock-connector

/ Apple iOS 8 9 19 30 pin dock durability longevity reliability symmetry /

iPhone 5: 5 reasons why it'll be a disappointment

http://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/news/2012/07/iphone_5_5_reasons_why_itll_be_a_disappointment/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20uSwitchMobilesNews%20%28uSwitch%20Mobile%20Phones%20-%20News%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

/ iOS Apple design largely unchanged fail to manage expectations Steve Jobs last device chatter raising stakes four inch screen feels superannuated too small points docked for incompatibility 30 19 pin dock connector plug socket /

Toyota, GM & China in the race for EV dominance

http://www.climatespectator.com.au/commentary/toyota-gm-china-race-ev-dominance?utm_source=Climate+Spectator+daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Climate+Spectator+daily&utm_source=Climate+Spectator&utm_campaign=3bcad44c71-CSPEC_DAILY&utm_medium=email

/ A123 Wanxiang Group Corp US maker of lithium-ion lithium ion iron LiIon batteries electric vehicle car automobile technology that makes those battery cells manufacture iron-phosphate safer safety stability Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT professor founders patented nano technology /

Will Chevy Volt sales hit 40,000 this year (Ampera included)?

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078599_will-chevy-volt-sales-hit-40000-this-year-ampera-included

/ Chevrolet EV electric vehicle battery internal combustion engine ICE lithium ion iron LiIon range charge recharge generator /

Will video games be included in the next Olympics?

Replace the Pharmacology Games with the Electronic Games!

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/08/should-video-ga.php

/ pharmacological drug hormone cheat /

Declining circumcision rates raise disease risk

Circumcision is protective against HIV, herpes, genital warts & genital cancers among men and their sexual partners. But in the U.S.A., only 55% of baby boys are circumcised — in Europe, 10%. So why are circumcision rates falling?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-20/declining-circumcision-rates-in-u-s-raise-disease-risk.html

/ sexually transmitted infections disease STD USA HIV, herpes, genital warts and genital cancers among men and their sexual partners /

GoSmart STYLUS review

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/08/20/gosmart-stylus-review/

/ capacitative cross hairs aerospace grade aluminum sandblasted texture iPad smart cover magnets /

Apple now the most valuable company ever*

*Based on total share value, unadjusted for inflation.**

**If the peak value of Microsoft during the 1999 bubble was adjusted for inflation, it would still be substantially more valuable.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-apple-valuation-market-record-idUSBRE87J0KM20120821

/ Wall Street bets 12 September rollout latest version iPhone device revolutionized mobile industry phone smartphone iPhone iOS iPad iPod /

Demise of the car

http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/79493/demise-car

/ India electricity power energy blackout powergrid great transition rapid infrastructure unable to meet demand power capacity targets global transition away from liquid fossil fuels new energy demand global oil growth in electrical power highway network constructed oil prices quadrupled /

Forget lasers, we're all going to play with masers now

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/08/forget-lasers-w.php

/ amplified beams of light Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation /

Climate change: are carbon sinks, such as the oceans soon to reach capacity?

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/08/climate-change-0

/ carbon dioxide CO2 global warming climate change greenhouse gas dissolve acidification /

Ecuador's active volcano (slideshow)

http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR36ZNI#a=1

Photo credit: Reuters
/ volcano eruption ash lava /