 BBC News | Genetic Maker of Men Is Diminished but Holding Its Ground, Researchers Say New York Times Men, or at least male biologists, have long been alarmed that their tiny Y chromosome, once the same size as its buxom partner, the X, will continue to wither away until it simply vanishes. The male sex would then become extinct, they fear, ... Male Y chromosome extinction theory challenged Monkey study shows man's Y Chromosome will NOT die out after all Male pride restored as Y chromosome wins a reprieve |
 The Age | Was Einstein wrong - or was the cable loose? Reuters | LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - The world of science was upended last year when an experiment appeared to show one of Einstein's fundamental theories was wrong - but now the lab behind it says the result could have been caused by a loose cable. Doubt cast on 'faster than light' finding Faster-Than-Light Neutrino Results May Be Due to Bad Cables Flaws found in faster-than-light neutrino measurement |
 ZDNet UK | UK Sentinel study reveals GPS jammer use ZDNet UK By Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK, 22 February, 2012 16:09 @tomespiner Government-funded trials involving the police have revealed more than a hundred incidents of GPS jammer use in the UK. The Sentinel project, which has been running since January 2011, ... GPS attacks risk maritime disaster, trading chaos Investigation reveals wide spread GPS jamming in the UK GPS jamming rife, could PARALYSE Blighty, say usual suspects |
 BBC News | 4G TV interference: Up to a million homes 'need filters' BBC News Almost a million UK homes will need to have filters installed to prevent TV interference from 4G mobile signals - at a cost of £108m. A smaller number of homes - about 10000 - will need to switch to satellite or cable TV services in order to avoid ... £180m of 4G auction dosh to pay to fix TV interference New 4G mobile networks' TV interference will cost £180million Ed Vaizey announces £180m from 4G auction to fix digital TV interference |
 NME.com | The Pirate Bay would rather adapt than die imediamonkey By Martin Lamont / 22 February 2012 / 0 comments Torrent sharing website The Pirate Bay has said it would rather adapt and change than die completely. The High Court, on Monday ruled that the site facilitates copyright infringement and it will make a ... The Pirate Bay could be blocked in UK Pirate Bay Looking At Alternative To Bittorent Pirate Bay vows to go underground over blocking threat |
 Globe and Mail | Microsoft Files Complaint Against Motorola in Europe New York Times BRUSSELS — Microsoft filed a complaint Wednesday with European Union antitrust authorities accusing Google and Motorola Mobility, a smartphone company the Internet search giant plans to buy, of charging too much for use of its patents, marking a new ... Microsoft complains to EU about Google, Motorola Microsoft files EU complaint over Google, Motorola The Patent War to End All Patent Wars |
 The Guardian | Facebook's nudity and violence guidelines are laid bare The Guardian Facebook bans images of breastfeeding if nipples are exposed – but allows "graphic images" of animals if shown "in the context of food processing or hunting as it occurs in nature". Equally, pictures of bodily fluids – except semen – are allowed as ... Facebook's photo guidelines are 'revealed' Facebook nudity ban laid bare 'Pictures of crushed limbs are OK – but no breastfeeding': Facebook's 'rules ... |
 BBC News | MPs warn over nuclear space bombs and solar flares BBC News The government must take more seriously the threat of a nuclear weapon being exploded in space by a rogue state, MPs have warned. The Defence Select Committee said the resulting radiation pulse could disrupt power and water supplies, UK defence and ... MPs warn of EMP risk to infrastructure IT MPs ask for defence against space attacks on UK Britain at risk from 'GoldenEye' electro-magnetic pulse attack from space, MPs ... |
 Los Angeles Times | Regulators Take Action Against Apps That Abuse Your Privacy PCWorld By Nick Mediati, PCWorld If you've been waiting for government regulators to step in and do something about apps that collect and transmit your data without telling you, I have some good news for you: The State of California, along with a number of ... Apple, Google Join California to Boost Mobile App Privacy State AGs Target New Google Privacy Policy California Attorney General reaches accord on privacy issue |
 USA TODAY | Prepare for the Padfone BusinessWeek By Ashlee Vance Come Feb. 27, Asustek—aka Asus—will unleash a strange mobile device called the Padfone upon the world, according to a party invitation making the press rounds. The Padfone does just what its name suggests by merging a smartphone with a ... Asus releases a bootloader unlock tool for its Transformer Prime tablet Asus UK says Transformer ICS update coming in February ASUS Padfone release teased in MWC invite |