Daily Mail
Boogying down Broadway: Times Square flash mob pays tribute to late Soul Train creator Don Cornelius
About 100 dancers descended on Times Square in a 'flash mob' organized through the Internet to honour Soul Train creator Don Cornelius.
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Slashdot
German Government Endorses Chrome As Most Secure Browser
New submitter beta2 writes "Several articles are noting that the German IT security agency BSI is endorsing Google Chrome browser: 'BSI ticked off Chrome's anti-exploit sandbox technology, which isolates the browser from the operating system and the rest of the computer; its silent update mechanism and Chrome's habit of bundling Adobe Flash, as its reasons for the recommendation. ... BSI also r...
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Daily Telegraph
Flash will flee if he's not number one
MICHAEL Gordon's future at the Panthers is in doubt, with the star to consider quitting the club if Ivan Cleary ignores his request to play fullback.
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Barrons
Micron CEO Appleton Killed In Plane Crash
Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton Folks, some sad news: Steve Appleton, 51, chief executive of flash memory chip maker Micron Technology (MU), and a tech industry legend, has been killed in a plain crash in Boise, Idaho, the company announced this afternoon. The company’s shares have been halted. The last trade indication was up 23 cents, [...]
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AllThingsDigital
Gilt Groupe Snags New Chief Marketing Officer from JustFabulous
Closely following dozens of layoffs, the Gilt Groupe has appointed Elizabeth Francis to the position of chief marketing officer. Francis will be responsible for acquiring new customers and customer retention across the company's flash sales sites and full-priced apparel and food sites. Francis takes over the role from Alexis Maybank, a founder of Gilt, who will resume the position of chief stra...
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Mashable
Can Augmented Reality Save the Printed Page?
The future of books may be here. Augmented reality book Between Page and Screen is an innovative art project that seeks to renew the reading experien…
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Huffington Post
Australia Flooding: Coal Mines Closed In Queensland
* Four coal mines shut due to rains * Cotton belt town of Moree cut in half by floods * Helicopters evacuating stranded residents SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Heavy rains shut four coal mines in eastern Australia on Friday as military helicopters evacuated stranded residents from inundated towns, and authorities warned of further flash flooding. ...
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Gizmodo
Blurry Cellphone Shots Could Be Eliminated With This Flash Boosting Chip [Photography]
STMicroelectronics hopes to make the wimpy LED flash on your smartphone as bright as the xenon flash in your camera with a new chip that packs a supercapacitor for quick bursts of power. More »
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Wired
Microsoft Touts Plugin-Free Web, Offers Desktop Fallback for Flash
Microsoft's tablet-friendly Metro environment has banned Flash, but the company is offering a last ditch solution for websites that just can't let go of Adobe's plugin.
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APA-OTS
Wrabetz & Co: Prominente Prognosen - VIDEO
Utl.: Beitrag aus MM flash vom 2. 2. 2012 =
Wien (OTS/www.mmflash.at) - Was erwarten sich Alexander Wrabetz,
Oliver Voigt und andere Medienpromis vom Werbejahr 2012? Wer wird
gewinnen, wer verlieren? Wir haben beim Neujahrscocktail der IAA, der
International Advertising Association, am ...
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Irish Times
McDowell and Mahan together again
EUROPEAN TOUR:NO PRIZES for guessing what Graeme McDowell’s mind will flash back to just before he starts the Qatar Masters tomorrow.
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Los Angeles Times
National signing day news flash: Alabama seems to be winning again
Here's the early morning line on college recruiting: Players are signing everywhere, with all different kinds of schools. ESPN with the sound down looks like a cross between the apocalypse, a stock market crash and a swap meet. Minnie Pearl never wore so many hats with the price tag on.
What does it all mean? Everything, and maybe nothing. It's still early, especially in Hawaii. Be warned: ESPN...
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Les Echos
La conjoncture dans l'industrie reste difficile
L'activité du secteur manufacturier français s'est détériorée en janvier selon les résultats définitifs de l'enquête Markit auprès des directeurs d'achats publiés mercredi. L'indice PMI s'est établi à 48,5 le mois dernier, conformément à la première estimation (flash) publiée le 24 janvier. Il...
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Irish Times
Peep!
FLASH FICTION:BENNY SAID that he would have an early night as he was getting up at five to go shooting. Mags said she’d get up at 10 to five to soak his cornflakes.
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NEWS.au.com
Flash flooding expected in northern NSW
OVERNIGHT downpours have led to further flooding in rain-ravaged northern NSW, with a severe weather warning in place for much of the region.
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omg
Naked activists flash flesh for banned Iranian actress
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A fleshy rebellion is spreading hot and fast across the cybersphere, as a growing number of activists are stripping down in support of Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who was reportedly banned from her homeland after posing topless for French magazine Madame Le Figaro. Farahani -- who had earlier been banned from leaving her country for appearing in the 2008 Leo...
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perez hilton
Keep Steppin It Up With The Trailer of Step Up 4
It's baaack!!! And this time, they're in Miami.
The folks of Step Up 1, 2 and 3D have decided to dust off their old dancing moves and release Step Up 4.
While we won't be able to Channing Tatum dance nekkid in this movie, it does offer a new premise (sorta).
The crew that our rebellious hero represents [...]
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physorg
Many bodies make one coherent burst of light: Researchers see superfluorescence from solid-state material
In a flash, the world changed for Tim Noe and for physicists who study what they call many-body problems. The Rice University graduate student was the first to see, in the summer of 2010, proof of a theory that solid-state materials are capable of producing an effect known as superfluorescence.
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Daily Mail
Denise Welch shrugs off affair rumours by flashing her bra during her husband's birthday celebrations
Regardless of the claims Denise took to handling her husband's special day at the Gusto restaurant in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, with aplomb and even managed to squeeze in her now trademark bra flash maneuver along with some friends.
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AP
300 arrested in daylong Occupy Oakland protests
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- About 300 people were arrested Saturday during a chaotic day of Occupy protests that saw demonstrators break into City Hall and burn an American flag, and police fire tear gas and use "flash" grenades to disperse hundreds of people after some in the crowd threw rocks and bottles and tore down fencing outside a convention center....
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Los Angeles Times
Oakland police arrest more than a 100 Occupy protesters
Oakland police have arrested more than 100 Occupy protesters after demonstrators attempted to takeover a vacant downtown convention center.
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The Guardian
Police use teargas on Occupy Oakland protesters
About 300 arrested in Oakland as police use teargas after protesters pelted them with bottles, rocks and burning flaresPolice have used teargas and "flash" grenades to break up hundreds of Occupy protesters after some demonstrators started throwing rocks and flares at officers and tearing down fencing.About 300 people were arrested in the most turbulent day of protests in Oakland since November...
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New York Times
Violence continues in Syria
Violence in Syria has escalated sharply in the past two days, with heavy bloodshed reported Friday in at least three flash points as Arab League monitors expressed exasperation.
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Bild
Schneller speichern - Die besten SSD-Festplatten
Geht es Ihnen bei der Speichererweiterung vor allem um Geschwindigkeit und nicht um viel Platz, sind Solid State Drives (SSDs) mit Flash die richtige Wahl.Foto: Computer BILDMehr zum ThemaStrenge Regeln - Die zehn skurrilsten Apple-VorschriftenAntwort auf Apple - Ultrabooks: Die extrem dünnen Notebooks sind daHard- und Software - Umstieg von 32 auf 64 Bit: Beliebte Gratis-Programme und TippsJe...
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New York Times
Lens Blog: Chad Batka's Concert Photos
After photographing countless concerts, the sight of parents waiting in the parking lot brings a flash of recognition to Chad Batka.
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The Sun
YouTube joker's speed cam prank
HIDDEN camera king Remi Gaillard dresses up as machine to flash cars - including COPS
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The Nation
Cotton production to cross 12.59m bales
ISLAMABAD - Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) here on Thursday was informed that the crop output was expected to cross 12.598 million bales at an average weight of 170 kg per bale during the crop season 2011-12.
Cotton production target was set at 14.01 million bales for the FY 2011-12 which was revised due to flash floods in the country and set at 12.2 million bales.
The third ...
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Reuters
SanDisk warns of tough first half of 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Flash memory supplier SanDisk warned that weaker demand from some mobile device manufacturers would hurt its revenue in the first half of this year, sending its shares sharply lower.
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Washington Post
Social media’s role in politics
You’ve read how Facebook and Twitter fueled the Arab Spring uprising. You are watching the videos coming out of Syria on Facebook. But most likely you have not witnessed the power of social media impacting politics in near real time right here at home in America. Sure, activism groups and politicians have tapped social media to raise money. But to date, no flash mob has ever stopped a bill in i...
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Telegraph
Volvo Ocean Race history shows rich pedigree of sailors in a sport where few flash the cash
Only a handful of Volvo sailors are over 40 in this year's race for survival with rich consequences, says Kate Laven.
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Times LIVE
Flash mob dance in Durban
Virginia Beach, close to Virginia Airport in Durban North, will be hosting a flash mob dance on Saturday January 28, 2012.
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BoingBoing
Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, Kool Herc Is Out, Grandmaster Flash Is In
Hip Hop Family Tree, Part 1 Hip Hop Family Tree, Part 2
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siliconindia
Be a Hot Spot with Brookstone's Wi-Fi Cufflinks
Brookstone has launched a pair of stylish oval-shaped silver Wi Fi cufflinks that comes with a tiny 2 GB USB memory stick and a WiFi hotspot enabler. One pair of this cufflinks acts like a Wi-Fi hotspot and the other has the hidden USB flash drive.
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TechCrunch
Home Furnishings And Design Site LuxeYard Adds Concierge Buying To Flash Sales Model
LuxeYard, a luxury home furnishings and decor site, is launching its e-commerce platform today, but adding a twist to the flash sales model.
Similar to sites line One Kings Lane and Gilt, LuxeYard offers up to 70 percent discounts on furniture, home decor and other accessories in daily sales. However, LuxeYard also offers what it calls 'concierge buying,' which allows members to request items ...
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Irish Times
Flash the red card to 'green jersey' politics
Resorting to patriotism is the last refuge of a bankrupt political elite that has shown itself short of ideas
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Scientific American
Largest Solar Storm Since 2005 to Hit Earth Tuesday
Last night the sun unleashed a flash of radiation called a solar flare, along with a generous belch of ionized matter that is now racing toward Earth at thousands of kilometers a second. The solar storm front from the ionized blast, called a coronal mass ejection (CME), should arrive tomorrow morning, according to the National [...]
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Web apps: less flash but faster, cheaper, easier and simpler
They may not be capable of as many technological feats as native apps, but web apps can be a better way to get timely information to a mobile audience
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FOXnews
Nudity clauses, standard on films, now becoming standard on network TV
Behind every bare breast and flash of buttocks is a hard working entertainment lawyer.
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Daily Telegraph
Queensland braces for worst weather since floods
FLASH flooding and monsoonal rain expected as state prepares for the most severe weather conditions since the floods.
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Telegraph
The softer side of Agent Provocateur, starring French actress Mylene Jampanoï
For their latest campaign, lingerie label Agent Provocateur have traded flash trash for French flirtation.
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Daily Mail
Get rid of wrinkles in a flash! Fujifilm enters beauty treatment market with creams made from traditional photographic film
Fujifilm has used its expertise with collagen and antioxidants, used to fix emulsion to film to prevent the image fading, to produce a compound that protects the skin from harmful ultra-violet sun rays.
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China Daily
January flash PMI indicates slowdown
The preliminary HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 48.8 in January, a third consecutive reading below 50, indicating a slowdown.
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Los Angeles Times
Minnesota rookie Ricky Rubio serves up dramatic flash
Don't compare Minnesota rookie Ricky Rubio to other players, his coach says. The point guard is developing into a great player on his own.The comparisons between Minnesota rookie guard Ricky Rubio and Hall of Famer Pete Maravich can stop right now.
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AP
A year later, Egypt activists seek more revolution
CAIRO (AP) -- A crowd of anti-military activists suddenly converged on a bustling Cairo boulevard, erecting screens and showing videos of soldiers beating protesters, dragging women on the ground, partially stripping one and stomping on her chest. Their flash mob's message for the passers-by who stopped to watch: The generals ruling Egypt have to go....
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Gizmodo
Designkonzept: Ein Uhrwerk wie ein Panzer
Tokyo Flash ist für seine extravaganten und auf den ersten Blick kaum lesbaren Uhrenmodelle bekannt. In dieses Konzept reiht sich auch der neueste auf der Website des Uhrenlabels vorgestellte Designentwurf ein. Inspiration für die Trax MkII lieferte dem Designer Peter dabei das Militär. mehr...
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Le Figaro
Eva Joly: pas de voix, pas de caméras
Bousculade, agitation, crépitement de flash. Des cris : « Monsieur Hollande !», « Madame Joly !». Hasard et pas coïncidence, le candidat socialiste et son homologue écologiste se sont retrouvés dans le même train jeudi pour partir à Nantes assister aux Biennales internationales du spectacle....
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dlisted
A Double Shot Of Class
The world is about to find out whether or not it has enough supplies of titty gel, rayon hair, pecan skin varnish, Lamisil cream for vaginas and industrial strength antibiotics for two Katie Prices. Because when Katie Price wet humped with reality TV, a throbbing genital wart grew and out popped 19-year-old Amy Willteron! Amy is the winner(?) of Signed By Katie Price
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USA Today
Hot flash remedies: Estrogen may be the best answer
Soy? Flaxseed? Black cohosh? For women overheating through menopause, the perfect hot-flash remedy remains elusive.
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science blogs
Climate Change Denialism Spreading in US Public Education Related Proposals [Greg Laden's Blog]
It is no longer the case that science teachers and concerned parents only need to worry about creationists invading US classrooms, via personal intrusion (by parents, students, or creationist teachers) or by legislation or regulation. Increasingly climate change denialism is being shoved into science classes by the usual nefarious forces.
This is not really new. "Academic Freedom" bills in ...
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American Scientist
Climate Change Skepticism Seeps into Science Classrooms
WASHINGTON -- A flash point has emerged in American science education that echoes the battle over evolution, as scientists and educators report mounting resistance to the study of man-made climate change in middle and high schools.from the Los Angeles Times (Registration Required)
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AP
Jolie and Pitt grace the Globes in glamorous style
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt fully dressed their part as a glamorous Hollywood power couple at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards: She in a body-hugging ivory strapless gown with a flash of red at the bustline that matched perfectly her lips and handbag, and he in a classic, bow-tie tuxedo by Salvatore Ferragamo....
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National Post
Canadiens’ changes might have come too late
Flash Bulletin: Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier says the team needs more size at forward. Geez, Mr. Gauthier, do you think?
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La Voix du Nord
Flash back sur les associations bousbecquoises avec le Syndicat d´initiative
histoires liéesA Annoeullin et à Gondecourt, les sapins de Noël connaissent une seconde jeunesseTourcoing : activité en hausse de 14 % en 2011 au conseil de prud´hommesTrois personnes interpellées pour une fraude massive à la carte bancaireLesquin : Quatre personnes évacuées après une fuite de gazTENNIS DE TABLE - ETTU Cup (1/4 de finale) : le CP Lys-LM battu à domicile par Tarnobrzeg (Pol)
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CNN
'Augmented-reality' windshields and the future of driving
Imagine a future in which icons flash on your car windshield, hologram style, as your car approaches restaurants, stores, historic landmarks or the homes of friends.
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Reuters
Insight: SEC tightens leash on exchanges post "flash crash"
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The May 2010 "flash crash" was bad for almost everyone involved in the stock market, but for the Securities and Exchange Commission, it was a disaster.
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Nikkei
NAND Flash Prices Fall 4-5% As Holiday Season Passes |
AP
Apple has bought Israeli flash-memory co. Anobit
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple confirmed Wednesday that it has bought Anobit Technologies, an Israeli maker of flash memory technology already used in many of Apple's gadgets....
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siliconindia
SWF Converter Mac Upgrade for New Year of 2012
by niki gui gui Hey, do you want to download flash swf animation from web and then play on your Mac? Higosoft upgrade SWF Converter for Mac to 2.5.6 to help you grab and convert SWF files to all multimedia device and software on Mac os x.
With Mac SWF Converter 2.5.6, you can play SWF video on Kindle Fire, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mobile Phone, BlackBerry, PSP, Creative Zen, Galaxy S2, ...
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science blogs
Kommentar von Christian Reinboth bei "Reality XL - Heiner Lauterbach und ein Mysterium am LHC" (Astrodicticum Simplex) am 10.01.2012
Also hier kann man sich ein paar weitere Szenen aus dem Film anschauen - und zumindest scheint es kein Weltuntergangs-Unsinn zu sein. Könnte ein guter Film werden - LHC-Fiction muss ja nicht per se schlecht sein, man denke nur an Flash Forward (also den Roman, nicht die Serie)...
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Washington Post
Guantanamo detainees protest on anniversary
To mark 10 years of military detention at Guantanamo Bay, human rights groups are organizing events worldwide this week, from rallies to flash mobs to concerts. The detainees themselves are marking the anniversary in quieter fashion, with peaceful demonstrations.
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circleID
Cloud Computing's Concealed Complexity
James Urquhart claims Cloud is complex — deal with it, adding that "If you are looking to cloud computing to simplify your IT environment, I'm afraid I have bad news for you” and citing his earlier CNET post drawing analogies to a recent flash crash.
Cloud computing systems are complex, in the same way that nuclear power stations are complex — they also have catastro...
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DailyTech
CES 2012: Toshiba's New USB 3.0 USB Flash Memory is 22x Faster than Previous Gen
Flash drives will come in 32GB and 64GB
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Fortune
Apple bought 23% of the world's NAND flash last quarter
And re-sold it to consumers for billions more than it paid, according to Toni Sacconaghi
The only difference between a 16 GB iPhone 4S and the 32 GB model is 16 GB of NAND flash memory, for which Apple (AAPL) charges customers $100.
But according to Bernstein Research's Toni Sacconaghi, Apple buys that memory for a heavily discounted price of $0.67 per gigabyte, or a total $10.72.
That's a pret...
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FTD
iAd: Apple schnappt sich Adobes Werbeexperten
Der Anzeigen-Kanal iAd kommt nicht richtig in Fahrt. Nun soll Todd Teresi die Wende schaffen. Der kommt ausgerechnet von Adobe, dessen Software Flash Steve Jobs einst nicht haben wollte.
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Krone
Apple schnappt sich Werbeexperten von Adobe
Apple hat laut US-Medienberichten einen Manager der Softwarefirma Adobe für die Führung seines Werbedienstes iAd abgeworben. Der Schritt ist ob des angespannten Verhältnisses der beiden Unternehmen in den vergangenen Jahren pikant. Apple-Gründer Steve Jobs hatte sich vehement dagegen gewehrt, Adobes Multimedia-Software Flash auf iPhone und iPad zu lassen - mit der Begründung, sie sei fehleranfä...
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amNY
How brokers beat the web
With real estate websites and blogs booming, anyone entering the NYC market has more than enough information available in a flash (often for free or a small fee).
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Daily Mail
Still swaggering, the three who got away: Flash cars, designer clothes and loyal WAGs but, fancy that, no sign of working for a living
Thirteen years on, the three men who were not on trial with David Norris and Gary Dobson at the Old Bailey have lost none of their swagger.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Flash of an iPad gets man past border security
U.S. Customs lets Canadian who forgot his passport into Vermont using his computer tablet
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The Sun
Super Goals in a flash
VIDEO: GET your goal fix by watching ALL this weekend's net-busters in just 90 seconds
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The Sun
Super Goals in a flash
VIDEO: GET your goal fix by watching ALL this weekend's net-busters in just 90 seconds
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China Daily
Flash blast topples down house in Urumqi
Rescuers are trying to reach a three-year-old child trapped in the debris of a house torn down by a flash blast Saturday morning in Urumqi.
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Daily Mail
Vatican says Turin Shroud is 'impossible to falsify' - lending weight to experiment that showed it was made in 'blinding flash'
The official Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano said in a rare statement this week that, 'For science, the shroud continues to be an 'impossible object' – impossible to falsify.'
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WSJ
Philippines Flooding Boosts Guerrillas
The flash floods that killed more than 1,200 in the southern Philippines are providing Asia's longest-running Communist insurgency an opportunity to reinvent itself as a steward for the country's badly depleted environment.
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Times of India
Coming Soon: Flash mob for Anna Hazare in Nagpur
Though Anna Hazare has called off his three-day fast, a city organization is ready to go ahead with their flash mob plans.
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Telegraph
Northern Australia hit by flash flooding
Flash floods have torn through northern Australia, cutting off food supplies and derailing a train carrying hazardous chemicals.
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USA Today
Spiderlites offer flash alternative for photographers
Spiderlites offer great light, but aren't portable for shooting on the go.
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BBC
Philippine flood toll rises again
Almost 1,500 people are now known to have died in the flash floods in the Philippines triggered by Typhoon Washi more than a week ago.
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Times of India
Philippine floods death toll jumps to nearly 1,500
The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to nearly 1,500 on Tuesday, as authorities widened their search for bodies.
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Times LIVE
Tent cities loom for Philippine flood victims
Tens of thousands of flash flood survivors in the Philippines face life in tent cities for months while safe areas to resettle them are sought, top relief officials said Monday.
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TMZ
Stars Who Stole Christmas -- Merry Grinchmas!
With a flash and a flick with a magical wrist -- we've turned these fun photos into something with a Dr. Seuss twist!So as you rest and relax all snug in your bed -- try and get these celebrity Grinch pictures out of your head!
TMZStars Who Stole Christmas -- Merry Grinchmas!
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Technology Review
TR10: Racetrack Memory
Stuart Parkin, a research fellow at IBM’s Almaden Research Center, describes racetrack memory, a new concept for storing data. Parkin and his team believe that racetrack memory could match the capacity of magnetic hard drives and the ruggedness of flash memory, making it a possible replacement for both.
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Los Angeles Times
For politically aware songs, the '00s were all for naught
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Grandmaster Flash and Rage Against the Machine produced era-defining political songs in earlier decades. The '00s gave us Britney Spears.The '60s gave us "Blowin' in the Wind," folk-poet Bob Dylan's challenge to the brutal status quo. The '70s served up Neil Young's "Ohio," an anthem of generational rage against the military-industrial machine. The '80s laid down "The Mes...
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The Nation
Philippines revises up missing from floods to 1,000
The Philippines disaster agency said on Friday more than 1,000 people were missing from a storm and flash floods last week, sharply raising the number of victims unaccounted for as the true extent of the disaster became known. Typhoon Washi and the flash floods it caused on the southern island…
Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story
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IKRK
Philippines: Red Cross delivers vital aid
Like a thief in the night, Tropical Storm Washi (also known as Sendong) has caused flash floods in the southern Philippines and taken the lives of an estimated 1,000 people while heavily damaging infrastructure.
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Irish Times
Philippines says 1,000 still missing
The Philippines disaster agency said today over 1,000 people were missing from a storm and flash floods last week, sharply raising the number of victims unaccounted for as the true extent of the disaster became known.
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Rolling Stone
Matisyahu Apologizes for Attacking Photographer
Matisyahu reportedly kicked a photographer in the face during a concert on Wednesday night breaking her camera's flash in the process The singer was performing the second of his Festival of Light Hannukah gigs at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn "Sorry about last night I totally snapped" Matisyahu...
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People
A.J. McLean & Wife Sport Matching Wedding Bands - and Nail Polish!
The Backstreet Boy and model Rochelle DeAnna Karidis flash their bling at a Guns 'n' Roses concert in Los Angeles
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The Nation
Philippines revises up missing from floods to 1,000
The Philippines disaster agency said on Friday more than 1,000 people were missing from a storm and flash floods last week, sharply raising the number of victims unaccounted for as the true extent of the disaster became known. Typhoon Washi and the flash floods it caused on the southern island of Mindanao are known to have killed 1,080 people, the national disaster agency said. The agency said ...
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Scientific American
Fearless Youth: Prozac Extinguishes Anxiety by Rejuvenating the Brain
Once adult lab mice learn to associate a particular stimulus--a sound, a flash of light--with the pain of an electric shock, they don't easily forget it, even when researchers stop the shocks. But a new study in the December 23 issue of Science shows that the antidepressant Prozac (fluoxetine) gives mice the youthful brain plasticity they need to learn that a once-threatening stimulus is now ...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Tintins charm overwhelmed by Hollywood flash
Beloved characters, state-of-the-art technology and an A-list director should be a recipe for success - instead, the subtle wit and appeal of the original can get lost
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Irish Times
Philippines orders flash-flood investigation
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino ordered an investigation yesterday into flash floods and landslides that sent mud and logs crashing down on residents, killing about 1,000 people on a southern island.
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The Nation
CJ directs ECP to get voters' lists ready by Dec 31st
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said the court will have to move against Secretary of Election Commission, as he is delaying the preparation of electoral rolls.The preparation of electoral rolls is advertently being held up, the CJ Chaudhry remarked while heading a three-member bench hearing a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan seeking ...
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Reuters
Apple buys Israel's Anobit for $500 mln - report
JERUSALEM, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Apple has
bought Israel's Anobit, a maker of flash storage technology, for
up to $500 million, the Calcalist financial daily reported on
Tuesday.
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APA-OTS
Serial Flash von Macronix in Freescales Qorivva[TM] MPC5645S Microcontroller Platform für automotive Dash-Board Displays =
Hsinchu, Taiwan (ots/PRNewswire) -
Macronix International Co., Ltd. , der weltweit führende
Hersteller von seriellen NOR Flash gab heute die Zusammenarbeit mit
Freescale Semiconductor für die Qorivva(TM) MPC5645S MCU bekannt.
Qorivva(TM) ist einer kostengünstige und leistungsfähige ...
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Al Jazhera
Philippines prepares for mass burials
President visits affected areas as authorities ready communal tombs as death toll from flash floods nears 1,000 people.
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Mail & Guardian
Over 1 000 dead or missing in Philippine floods
More than 1 000 people are dead or missing after flash floods that ravaged the southern Philippines as cities prepare for mass burials.
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Reuters
Philippines declares calamity as storm toll nears 1,000
ILIGAN, PHILIPPINES (Reuters) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino declared on Tuesday a state of national calamity after flash floods and land slides caused by a typhoon swept through a southern region late last week, killing about 1,000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless.
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Reuters
Philippine storm killed nearly 1,000: disaster agency
MANILA (Reuters) - Nearly 1,000 were killed when flash floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Washi swept through riverside and coastal villages in the southern Philippines late last week, the national disaster agency said on Tuesday.
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BBC
Thousands need aid in Philippines
Disaster agencies in the Philippines attempt to provide help to thousands of survivors of flash floods in which at least 750 people died.
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National Post
Officials prepare mass graves as nearly 700 dead in Philippines floods
Disaster agencies on Monday delivered body bags, food, water, and medicine to crowded evacuation centres in the southern Philippines as officials ordered the digging of graves to prevent disease after hundreds died from flash floods
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Daily Mail
Typhoon Washi: FCO warns Britons to stay away from southern Philippines after floods kill 652 and leave hundreds more missing
The British Foreign Office (FCO) is advising against all but essential travel to the southern Philippines after flash floods hit the south of the country, sweeping houses into rivers and out to sea.
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Daily Telegraph
Hundreds drown in Philippines floods
MORE than 600 are feared dead after tropical storm Washi unleashed flash floods across vast areas of southern Philippines.
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Irish Times
Philippines death toll over 520
The death toll from storm-triggered flash floods that devastated a wide swathe of the southern Philippines has risen to 521, the Philippine Red Cross said today.
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BBC
In pictures: Philippine flood devastation
Villages flattened by flash floods in southern Philippines
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The Jerusalem Post
Typhoon kills over 400 in southern Philippines
Red Cross says death toll expected to rise due to flash floods and landslides that forced tens of thousands to flee from their homes.
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New York Times
In Philippines, Flash Flooding Kills Hundreds
Flash floods triggered by a tropical storm sent water gushing into homes, killing more than 400 and surprising families who fled to rooftops.
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USA Today
Philippine floods kill more than 400
Flash floods triggered by a tropical storm have killed hundreds and left scores missing in the southern Philippines.
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National Post
Typhoon in the Philippines kills at least 250, hundreds more missing
More than 250 people were killed and almost twice that number were missing after a typhoon hit the southern Philippines, officials said Saturday, triggering flash floods and landslides and forcing tens of thousands from their homes
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Heise
Flash Player 11 für Android 4.0 verfügbar
Mit dem jüngsten Update läuft die wahrscheinlich letzte Version des mobilen Flash Player auch auf Android 4.0 aka IceCream Sandwich.
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USA Today
Philippine storm, floods kill nearly 200
Flash floods triggered by a tropical storm have killed nearly 200 people and left scores missing in the southern Philippines.
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New York Times
Opinionator | Fixes: News Flash: Progress Happens
A look at several of the social programs featured in this series that made progress in their mission to help others.
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Irish Times
Henry Ford's great grandson gets Irish link made official
HENRY FORD, the inventor of the automobile, famously said: “Any customer can have a car painted any colour he wants, so long as it is black”. But there was a flash of green about the Ford Motor Company yesterday as Henry’s great grandson, William Clay Ford Jr, was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame and awarded a certificate of Irish heritage, signed by Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, at the M...
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Daily Mail
Andre Ward is dazzling but Carl Froch has the power - Clinton McKenzie's verdict
I have not been a great fan of Carl Froch's way of fighting. It's not the most entertaining, but he has a big heart and, crucially, a big punch. Conversely, his opponent Andre Ward is flash, stylish, confident.
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Daily Mail
Chinese actress Sun Feifei bares her bra when Fang Ling 'accidentally' stands on her dress
Sun Feifei has discovered what the TOWIE girls realised months ago... to receive international recognition, all you need to do is flash a bit of cleavage.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Apple to pay $500-million for flash storage firm, reports say
Israel's Anobit, maker of chips that enhance flash drive performance through signal processing, in advanced talks with Cupertino according to Calcalist financial daily
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WSJ
Copper Bets Flash a Warning
Despite a raft of good news, "Dr. Copper" believes the global economy is in poorer health than many think.
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Le Point
Un groupe de cyclistes flashé à 70 km/h en Bretagne
Des cyclistes ont déclenché par trois fois le flash d'un radar automatique...
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lesoir
09:19 Un groupe de cyclistes flashé à 70 km/heure en Bretagne
Des cyclistes ont déclenché par trois fois le flash d’un radar automatique dans une descente limitée à 70 km/heure à Hillion (Côtes d’Armor), a racont...lire la suite
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Technology Review
IBM Makes Revolutionary Racetrack Memory Using Existing Tools
Racetrack memory could someday supersede flash in terms of density and cost.
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BBC
Curfew 'success' in Philadelphia
Philadelphia tackles teenage 'flash mob' gang violence with city centre curfews and young people banned from going out at night.
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Washington Post
Iowa caucuses: Four weeks out, what to watch for in the GOP race
NEWS FLASH: There are only 29 shopping days left before the Iowa caucuses!
The final four weeks between Monday and Jan. 3 will be a political junkie’s dream as a somewhat sleepy Republican presidential contest bursts into full view.
With candidates hopscotching between early-voting states, new television ads appearing almost daily, and attacks coming hot and heavy, it’s hard to know what will r...
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Huffington Post
Steven Pleging: Despite Solyndra's Death, the Future of Solar Energy Is Sunny
Remember when the dot.com bubble burst in 2000? Flash forward to 2011, when nearly everyone is online, Internet technology has become more accessible and fortunes continue to be made.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Occupy plans flash occupations in Edmonton, meetings in Montreal
Prominent Occupy sites in several cities across Canada have been shut down by police
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FAZ
Wie vom Flash getroffen
Nach dem „Aus“ von Flash für Mobilgeräte rückt HTML 5 stärker in den Blick: ein offener Standard für das Internet der Zukunft. Aber es gibt Zweifel.
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Entertainment Online
News Flash (and Lights Flash): Does Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Cause Seizures?!
The latest installment of the Twilight franchise Breaking Dawn sure seized the box office—and apparently it's done the same with some viewers.
According to Northern...
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SI
LSU-Arkansas Game Flash
SEC West bragging rights and "The Boot" aren't the only things at stake in the clash between LSU and Arkansas. A loss for LSU would throw the national title race into further chaos.
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National Geographic
Space Pictures This Week: Green Flash, Saturn Storm, More
An astronaut homecoming, a star called Jabbah, and a rare double flash over the sun feature among the week's best space pictures.
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Times LIVE
Flash is now long dead
"ADOBE kills mobile Flash, giving Steve Jobs the last laugh", the newspaper headline read earlier this month.
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Le Figaro
Les signes de récession pour la France se renforcent
Le moral des patrons continue de descendre en novembre, selon les chiffres publiés par l'Insee ce mercredi. Pour sa part, l'indice avancé d'activité PMI Flash, s'il se redresse un peu, laisse craindre un recul de l'activité.
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FOX
Police: 7-Eleven Hit by 50 People in Flash Mob Attack |
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Popularity of flash sales proves theyre no flash in the pans
Online companies feature steep discounts on limited-time offers on everything from designer clothing to furniture to cars
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Irish Times
This Week
EUROPE WILL continue to dominate the headlines with some key indicators due out for the euro area. Wednesday’s flash PMIs for November are expected to reinforce concerns over the euro zone’s economic outlook. In terms of Irish economic data, the main release of note is today’s property price index reading for October, which is likely to show continued softness.
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taz
App-Entwickler rufen zu Boykott auf: Kampf dem Flash Player
Die Occupy-Bewegung bekommt einen neuen Flügel. Eine Gruppe App-Entwickler ruft unter dem Slogan "Occupy Flash" dazu auf, das Netz vom Flash Player zu befreien. mehr...
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WSJ
Euro Stress Indicators Flash Red
Many weeks have been called the worst of the financial crisis. But this week has as good a claim as any.
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DerSpiegel
Netzwelt-Ticker: US-Wasserwerk angeblich von Hackern bedroht
In den USA sind angeblich Hacker in die Steuerungssysteme eines Wasserwerks eingedrungen, das US-Heimatschutzministerium ermittelt. Außerdem im Überblick: Flash-Gegner formieren sich als "Occupy Flash", Analyst prophezeit über Amazons Smartphone, Apple weitet "App Store"-Klage aus.
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Fortune
'Occupy Flash' seeks to rid world of Adobe Flash
"Occupy" movements have taken over Wall Street, London, Chicago and Oakland. Now an "occupy" group is trying to take control of your Web browser.
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New York Times
Observatory: Cloaks of Invisibility, Switched in a Flash
New research shows that two species of cephalopod — a Japetella octopus and an Onychoteuthis squid — have evolved the ability to switch rapidly between two disguises.
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BBC
VIDEO: Goodbye to Flash and other tech news
Adobe will now focus on HTML5 development and other tech news in Click's weekly bulletin.
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New York Times
Economix Blog: Rick Perry's Intrade Flash Crash
During last night's presidential debate, Rick Perry's odds of winning the Republican nomination halved within seconds on Intrade, an online market where people bet on the odds of various events,
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CNN Money
The beginning of the end for Adobe's Flash
Adobe is abandoning its Flash software for mobile devices. Don't panic: For consumers, this is a good move.
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Telegraph
Victory for Apple as Adobe abandons Flash for mobiles
Adobe Systems is cutting 750 jobs in Europe and North America as it stops developing its Flash software for mobile devices.
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Technology Review
Blog - HTML5 Triumphant: Silverlight, Flash Both Discontinuing
With browser plug-ins all but dead, the only thing standing between open standards and complete dominance are apps.
You could hardly ask for a more ringing endorsement of the future of HTML5 and a Web based on open, common standards than Adobe and Microsoft's near-simultaneous leaks announcing the impending disconinuation of their respective rich media browser plug-ins, Flash and Silverlight.
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MarketWatch
MarketWatch First Take: Adobe bows to the inevitable — finally
Adobe pulls the plug on Flash for mobile browsers and effectively confirms that the late Steve Jobs of Apple was right.
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Reuters
Adobe throws in towel to Apple in Web software war
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc is halting development of its Flash Player for mobile browsers, surrendering to Apple Inc in a war over Web standards, while signaling a strategic about-face that left Wall Street nervous about future growth.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Adobe drops Flash for phones
ADOBE Systems plans to stop development of its Flash player software for mobile browsers.
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Barrons
Is Adobe Fall a Flash in the Pan?
In announcing a major strategic shift, and major concession to Apple, Adobe's stock will likely rebound but face continued short-term pressure.
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WSJ
Adobe abandona su software Flash para teléfonos móviles
Adobe Systems Inc. anunció que planea detener el desarrollo de su reproductor de Flash para navegadores móviles, asegurando que concentrará sus esfuerzos en HTML5, otro estándar de presentación de contenido.
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FT
Adobe to abandon work on mobile Flash
Software group’s move vindicates Jobs’ criticism as shares fall on wider restructuring to focus on digital media and marketing, including 750 job losses
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Telegraph
Adobe abandons Flash for mobile devices
Adobe has said it will stop developing its Flash plugin for mobile devices.
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CNN
Today in Tech: Adobe layoffs, gives up on Flash mobile?
Also: HP CEO Meg Whitman reportedly told Palm and HP employees that the company isn't sure yet what to do with webOS.
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WirtschaftsWoche
Konzentration auf HTML5: Adobe verabschiedet sich vom mobilen Flash
Steve Jobs wollte es nie auf iPhone und iPad haben: Seit der Entscheidung von Apple hatte Flash einen schweren Stand bei mobilen Geräten. Jetzt stellt der Software-Spezialist Adobe die weitere Entwicklung ein
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FOCUS
Adobe gibt auf - Abschied von Flash auf mobilen Geräten
Steve Jobs wollte es nie auf iPhone und iPad haben: Seit der Entscheidung von Apple hat Flash einen schweren Stand bei mobilen Geräten. Jetzt stellt der Software-Spezialist Adobe die weitere Entwicklung seines mobilen Flash-Players ein.
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Wired
Space Capsule Buoyancy and Uprighting Studies – Readers May Assist
Long before Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel sang about “survival” NASA was singing the same song when developing manned space systems. The entire trip from launch to splash down was one big survival game and it’s no difference from ours.
In this early development phase of Tycho Deep Space (TDS) one must keep in mind [...]
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lesoir
Adobe ne développera plus le lecteur Flash sur mobile
Selon ZDNet, l'éditeur Adobe abandonnerait le développement de son célèbre pug-in Flash Player pour les navigateurs des systèmes d'exploitation mobile. ...lire la suite
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Hoy
GONZÁLEZ, UN POTENTE REMERO
Las 'encuestas flash' hechas tras el cara a cara, de muy escasa fiabilidad por cierto, dieron perdedor a Pérez Rubalcaba. Alguna otra más solvente apuntó a una mejora en las posiciones del candidato socialista, dado el abismo que previamente le separaba de Mariano Rajoy en cuanto a intención de voto.
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Science Daily
Flash forward 100 years: Climate change scenarios in California's Bay-Delta
Scientists investigated how California's interconnected San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (the Bay-Delta system) is expected to change from 2010 to 2099 in response to both fast and moderate climate warming scenarios. Results indicate that this area will feel impacts of global climate change in the next century with shifts in its biological communities, rising sea level, and mo...
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The Sun
Strictly's Holly Valance plans flash dance
AUSSIE beauty says she will spice up her routines and may even whip her top off!
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The Sun
Strictly's Holly Valance plans flash dance
AUSSIE beauty says she will spice up her routines and may even whip her top off!
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China Daily
Sweet tales of true love
This week we are not going to talk about shotgun marriages, and readers should in no way jump to conclusions about the "flash" engagement and now the "lightning" marriage of Taiwan actress Barbie Hsu to her beau, the heir to a restaurant fortune, Wang Xiaofei.
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Golem
Webalben: Jalbum für das iPhone
Der Onlinefotodienst Jalbum hat eine Anwendung für das iPhone vorgestellt. Normalerweise setzt Jalbum auf Flash - für das iPhone musste sich der Hersteller etwas anderes überlegen. (RSS, iPhone)
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Foreign Policy
China's tech companies go global while no one is watching
While the whole world is watching what Google is going to do in China, Chinese Internet companies are quietly expanding their global operations. The latest company to do so is AliBaba.com, the country's biggest business-to-business website, which is rapidly increasing its presence in Brazil.
Recently it has partnered with Ludatrade, a Hong Kong company, and expects a growth rate of 30 to 50...
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Technology Review
Cheap, Plastic Memory for Flexible Devices
A new type of flash could be used in e-readers.
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Technology Review
Flash Forward for Mobile
Adobe announces a full Flash player for netbooks and smartphones, but not for the iPhone.
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Countries |
MIX |
| 1 | India | 37.435 |
| 2 | United States | 37.385 |
| 3 | China | 11.960 |
| 4 | Germany | 11.132 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 7.087 |
| 6 | France | 5.260 |
| 7 | Japan | 5.155 |
| 8 | Philipines | 3.880 |
| 9 | Australia | 3.647 |
| 10 | Italy | 3.250 |
| 11 | Canada | 3.000 |
| 12 | Turkey | 2.990 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 2.630 |
| 14 | Poland | 2.590 |
| 15 | Mexico | 2.240 |
| 16 | Sweden | 2.220 |
| 17 | Argentina | 2.130 |
| 18 | Indonesia | 2.005 |
| 19 | Singapore | 1.640 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 1.410 |
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Media |
MIX |
| 1 | Dainik Bhaskar | 14.000 |
| 2 | NDTV | 5.000 |
| 3 | Anandabazar Patrika | 4.500 |
| 4 | People's Daily (Renmin Ri Bao) | 4.000 |
| 5 | Bild | 3.200 |
| 6 | Sahara Samay english | 3.000 |
| 7 | foxnews | 3.000 |
| 8 | Dinamalar | 2.450 |
| 9 | New York Times | 2.200 |
| 10 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 2.000 |
| 11 | Divya Bhaskar | 2.000 |
| 12 | Softpedia | 1.928 |
| 13 | newsoftheworld | 1.750 |
| 14 | GMA TV | 1.740 |
| 15 | Kumudam | 1.600 |
| 16 | corriere de la serra | 1.600 |
| 17 | ABS-CBN News Channel | 1.500 |
| 18 | Chunichi Shimbun | 1.500 |
| 19 | channelnews asia | 1.500 |
| 20 | AARP Bulletin | 1.500 |
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# |
Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 70.393 |
| 2 | Hindi | 15.200 |
| 3 | German | 14.982 |
| 4 | Chinese | 12.040 |
| 5 | Spanish | 7.260 |
| 6 | French | 5.700 |
| 7 | Japanese | 5.155 |
| 8 | Tamil | 4.550 |
| 9 | Bengali | 4.500 |
| 10 | Italian | 3.250 |
| 11 | Turkish | 2.990 |
| 12 | Polish | 2.590 |
| 13 | Swedish | 2.220 |
| 14 | Indonesian | 2.005 |
| 15 | Gujarati | 2.000 |
| 16 | Dutch | 1.410 |
| 17 | Finnish | 0.940 |
| 18 | Romanian | 0.749 |
| 19 | Russian | 0.640 |
| 20 | Norwegian | 0.630 |
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