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Indiana backing away from bill allowing creation "science" into classrooms

Loyd Case — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +0000

Earlier this week, we reported on efforts by an Indiana state legislator who was interested in getting creationism inserted into the state's science classrooms. He managed to get a modified bill , one that was less sectarian but still overtly promoted religion, passed by the state's Senate[......]

ACTA on the edge in Europe? Poland suspends ratification, Greece gets hacked

Ken Feinstein — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:20:00 +0000

Anger at last month's decision by the European Union and 22 of its member states to sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has led to widespread protests, hacked Web sites, and legislators backing away from the treaty. The anti-ACTA protests that saw Polish politicians don Guy Fawkes masks in parliament have borne fruit. After experiencing a considerable backlash in Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has suspended ratification of the controversial agreement, acknowledging that the consultation surrounding it was inadequate and that he approached it from a "20th century perspective." The ACTA agreement has been signed already by an EU representative and ambassadors from 22 of the EU's 27 member states. [......]

Legal Setback in Germany Prompts Apple to Remove Older Devices from Online Store

Paul Lilly — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:52:34 +0000

While Apple's been busy trying to chase Samsung's Galaxy line out of the Milky Way, Android device makers have ganged up on the Cupertino outfit and experienced a spattering of success. [......]

Daily Crunch: Swarm

Ryan Whitwam — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:00:42 +0000

Here are some of yesterday’s stories on TechCrunch Gadgets: Swarming Robots Will Fly Menacingly Towards Your Loved Ones In Perfect Formation Mint.com Launches Android Tablet App The New Android Watch In The Google Store Isn’t What You Think Review: Panasonic Lumix GX1 Back To Basics: Sony Appoints Kazuo Hirai, Ousts Stringer [......]

The New Android Watch In The Google Store Isn’t What You Think

author — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:21:21 +0000

I really wish this whole post could be about Google taking a big step forward in the field of wearable tech with the introduction of a new Android-powered wrist device, but their new Android watch is simply a watch with Android logos on it. So what if it can’t display text messages, connect to a phone via Bluetooth, or play Angry Birds on your wrist - it’s a completely serviceable timepiece and it’s a fraction of the price of an actual Android-powered watch. The watches themselves are from Modify , and sticking to their usual MO, they allow you to swap the actual clock itself into different wristbands[......]

Fujifilm X-Pro1 Finally Gets Pricing: $1700, Plus $600 Each For Lenses

Brad Chacos — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:55:07 +0000

Well, that’s the end of that dream for me. I was really looking forward to owning one of these lovely little cameras, but Fujifilm has just gone and priced it right out of my range. Amazon has put up its pre-order pages for the camera and its lenses, and the earlier rumors were true: the camera sells for $1700 body-only, and the lenses aren’t cheap, either: $600 for the 18mm and 35mm, and $650 for the 60mm macro. [......]

Post-IPO, Facebook will have to make privacy investigations public

Ryan Whitwam — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:20:00 +0000

When it comes to information privacy concerns, Facebook already has a bullseye on its back. That won't change now that Facebook is going public in its highly anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO). But disclosure rules affecting publicly traded companies may force Facebook to reveal privacy-related investigations that it otherwise might have kept secret[......]

Back To Basics: Sony Appoints Kazuo Hirai, Ousts Stringer

Seamus Bellamy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:57:19 +0000

If there’s been one complaint my contacts inside large CE companies have had, career-wise, it’s been the inability to rise far in the hierarchy. While there are clear exceptions to this rule, the complaint has always been that succeeding in Asian companies has been contingent on (literally) speaking the language and knowing the rules of the road, as it were, culturally. When Sir Howard Stringer took the reins at Sony, it looked like this tendency had been bucked[......]

Bamboo-Clad ADzero Android Phone Goes From Concept To Real Product

Gordon Man Ung — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:49:13 +0000

Ever since I saw this mesmerizing commercial for the wood-clad (and unfortunately named) Touch Wood , I’ve been a sucker for phones of a more organic persuasion. While the Touch Wood ultimately never saw the light of day outside of its native Japan, another wooden smartphone is preparing to take the proverbial stage. The ADzero , as it’s known, began its life as a concept design from a Middlesex University student named Kieron-Scott Woodhouse. [......]

Swarming Robots Will Fly Menacingly Towards Your Loved Ones In Perfect Formation

Brad Chacos — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:16:47 +0000

This video is making the nerd rounds today and it’s pretty amazing. [......]