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Birds defy gravity, but not by flying

Birds can beat gravity in ways other than flying — some waders can also make food travel upwards by quickly opening and closing their beaks.

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Birds can beat gravity in ways other than flying — some waders can also make food travel upwards by quickly opening and closing their beaks.

Salmonella bacteria found in garden birds are sensitive to antibiotics

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iPhone 3G cost could be as low as $100, but not likely

Does the iPhone 3G only cost $100 to make? Not on your life. Several sites have cited an article from EETimes, which in turn cites Portelligent, an Austin-based "teardown" analysis company that believes the iPhone 3G has a bill of materials around $100. Portelligent arrives at this conclusion based on a teardown of the original iPhone plus some speculation of what chips and components are included in the latest iPhone hardware, not on an actual teardown of the iPhone 3G. However, the mere cost of the materials used, even when accurate, is still not a good indicator of the cost to produce any manufactured device—especially not one as complex as an iPhone.

That Wii Fit Video? Hot But Not A Nintendo Marketing Effort

So a guy films his girlfriend wearing nothing but a t-shirt and underwear tantalizingly gyrating her hips while playing Wii Fit and, poof, instant YouTube stardom. Nope, It's not a marketing stunt from Wii but it did come from a guy in advertising, Giovanny Gutierrez, director of interactive marketing at Miami's Tinsley Advertising. And, and, and...his girlfriend, Lauren, also works in the business. Neither, however, for Nintendo in any capacity.

Microsoft Office 2007 to Support ODF - But Not OOXML

Andy Updegrove writes "About two hours ago, Microsoft announced that it will update Office 2007 to natively support ODF 1.1, but not to implement its own OOXML format. Not until Office 14 is released (no date given so far for that) will anyone be able to buy an OOXML ISO-compliant version. Why will Microsoft do this after so many years of refusal? Perhaps because the only way it can deliver a product to government customers that meets an ISO/IEC document format standard is by finally taking the plunge, and supporting 'that other format.' Still, many questions remain, such as when this upgrade will actually be released, how good a job it will do, and whether the API Microsoft has said it will make available to permit developers to supply 'save to ODF' default plugins will be supported by a patent non-assertion promise allowing implementati

There's Stupidity Somewhere Here, But It's Not Coming From Google...

Matt Asay writes about Nick Carr's article in the July issue of The Atlantic, "Is Google making us stupid?" I'm not so sure that you can make such a generalization, but something certainly seems to be messing with Nick Carr's reasoning ability. With such a provocative title, I was expecting a little more evidence with a lot less storytelling and speculation -- but I was seriously disappointed.

Would You Believe Copyright Infringement Notices Are Based On Faulty Information?

This has been pointed out before, but never by an academic study: it turns out that many of the infringement notices that get sent by the big entertainment companies are based on incorrect information, often accusing perfectly legitimate content of being infringing. The study, by some professors at the University of Washington, proved that the notices are sent, rather haphazardly based on whether or not an IP address participates on a file sharing network -- and not whether or not it actually uploads or downloads any content. Specifically, these researchers set about to monitor file sharing networks themselves, and introduced a software agent that watched over what was happening -- but which did not actively upload or download anything itself.

Malicious hackers spark mass fits

Old news is OOOOOOOLD! Either that, or it's happened again. Not trying to justify what's happened, but if someone suffered from epileptic seizures, what happens when on every second website they go to there's a flashing "OMG 1MILLYUNTH VISITAR! A WINRAR IS YOU!"? Would this not elicit the same response? Might be a caution that people might do, but possibly they could block animated .gif files, block .swf flash animations etc. As I said, it's not a good thing that this has happened, but the proper safeguards in place might be able to prevent it in the future.

Option activity on priceline.com (PCLN) spikes ahead of Thursday's earnings report

I may have said before that William Shatner creeps me out, and it is a deep-seeded fear. I'm not sure why, but I think some of it could go back to the famous Twilight Zone episode featuring Shatner, or it could be this gem. My Shatnerphobia had waned for a while, as I am not an aficionado of Boston Legal, but the fear was piqued when I saw a priceline.com (PCLN: View sentiment for PCLNsentiment, chart, options) commercial recently. Seriously, Shatner ... on a scooter ... with a goon in the sidecar? That makes me want to name my own price for travel? I think not, but the idea has caught on, and PCLN is thriving.

Nokia Urges Linux Developers To Be Cool With DRM

superglaze writes in to note that according to Nokia's software chief, its plans for open source include getting developers to accept things like DRM, commercial IP rights, and SIM locks. "Jaaksi admitted that concepts like these 'go against the open-source philosophy,' but said they were necessary components of the current mobile industry. 'Why do we need closed vehicles? We do,' he said. 'Some of these things harm the industry but they're here [as things stand]. These are touchy, emotional issues, but this dialogue is very much needed. As an industry, we plan to use open-source technologies, but we are not yet ready to play by the rules; but this needs to work the other way round too.'"

Khorafi hits hypocrites, 'not-for-sale' choir in poll opener

KUWAIT CITY : “HH the Amir doesn’t need hypocrites but good people who can convey the facts as they are so that he gets a chance to take the best decisions for the country and its citizens,” says former Parliamentary speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of his elections center, Thursday evening, he said Kuwaitis will not be able to solve education and health sector problems in the country until the conflicts between the government and the Parliament are resolved and “to attain this, Kuwaitis should carefully choose their Parliamentary representatives.” The former speaker launched a scathing attack against candidates who keep saying ‘Kuwait is not for sale.’ “Who told them that Kuwait is for sale? Is Kuwait so cheap that they keep telling it is not for sale?” he asked and added that such statements give a bad impre

Sony has eyes but only Cowell has walls

Sony BMG is most pleased with its new office space in Derry Street, Kensington. Not only do employees benefit from the great location and the bright, sweeping vistas, but sources at Sony BMG say that they have a view directly into the office of Guy Hands at the rival EMI's headquarters on neighbouring Wright's Lane. Mr Hands has not yet discovered his snooping rivals, but may I advise he invest in some blinds.

Latest 'Iron Man' video game clunky but fun, for a little while anyway

Over the decades, the high-tech, high-flying Marvel superhero has peripherally appeared in several games, but he's never been able to truly soar. Sure, he could sorta float in "Captain America and the Avengers" and achieve a little hang time in those old-school "Marvel vs. Capcom" video games, but he wasn't really flying.

Latest 'Iron Man' video game clunky but fun, for a little while anyway

Over the decades, the high-tech, high-flying Marvel superhero has peripherally appeared in several games, but he's never been able to truly soar. Sure, he could sorta float in "Captain America and the Avengers" and achieve a little hang time in those old-school "Marvel vs. Capcom" video games, but he wasn't really flying.

Latest 'Iron Man' video game clunky but fun, for a little while anyway

Over the decades, the high-tech, high-flying Marvel superhero has peripherally appeared in several games, but he's never been able to truly soar. Sure, he could sorta float in "Captain America and the Avengers" and achieve a little hang time in those old-school "Marvel vs. Capcom" video games, but he wasn't really flying.

UAE will not host Champions League Twenty20 Tournament

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Cricket Council has ruled itself out of hosting the proposed ICC Champions League Twenty20 Tournament. The capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was a potential venue for the proposed eight-team event, featuring the top two teams from domestic competition in Australia, England, South Africa and India. The tournament is scheduled to be held in the 10-day window between the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and India’s first Test against Australia in October. But Dilawar Mani, the president of the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council, said the UAE would not be able to host the event this year as at least two venues are required. “We are happy that Abu Dhabi has been named as a potential venue for the Champions League but I am afraid the event may not come to the UAE this year,” Mani told Gulf News.

Birds Migrate Earlier, But Some May Be Left Behind As The Climate Warms Rapidly

Many birds are arriving earlier each spring as temperatures warm along the East Coast of the United States. However, the farther those birds journey, the less likely they are to keep pace with the rapidly changing climate.

Twitter Not Rocket Science, but Still a Work in Progress

While it may not be rocket science, the Twitter team has been making a concerted effort to affect better communication with their community at large. Recently they were set-upon by a barrage of technical and related questions and the resulting answers are actually somewhat interesting. "Before we share our answers, it's important to note one very big piece of information: We are currently taking a new approach to the way Twitter functions technically with the help of a recently enhanced staff of amazing systems engineers formerly of Google, IBM, and other high-profile technology companies added to our core team. Our answers below refer to how Twitter has worked historically--we know it is not correct and we're changing that."

It's Not a Flying Car - It's a Drivable Airplane

waderoush writes "Aviation enthusiasts have been dreaming of flying cars since the 1940s. But in an old machine shop in Woburn, MA, a team of MIT aero/astro grads is building what could be the first practical airplane that's also certified for highway driving. Angel-funded startup Terrafugia, headed by 2006 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winner Carl Dietrich, hopes to have its first full-scale proof-of-concept vehicle ready to show off at July's AirVenture aviation festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin."

Review: Not quite an iPhone, but still pretty smart

The story so far: Apple introduced the iPhone a year ago, and has sold 6 million of them. Then on Monday, Apple unveiled an improved model that brings faster Internet, GPS and a much lower price to an already well-designed device. The new iPhone won't be available in the United States until July 11. So this is not a review of the iPhone — not exactly.

Google claims the Viacom YouTube lawsuit threatens DMCA

I am not a lawyer, but I was not surprised when I heard that Google does not agree with Viacom’s assertion that it has been irreparably harmed by the existence of YouTube. Nor was I startled to hear that Google does not want to pay the $1 billion in damages that the

Ranking in Image Search, but not Regular Web Search

Here is the situation, i see some traffic, not a whole lot, but a few visits daily from Google image search landing on the website.

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