GETTING OUT OF THE RED The 1.5 MRC Force

By Keith Yost

STAFF COLUMNIST

In the parlance of military planning, the U.S. wields what one would call a ?two-MRC force.? That is to say, as structured, the armed forces should be able to fight two ?major regional conflicts? (Iraq-sized wars), simultaneously. The logic behind this sizing is simple: should the U.S. choose to fight in one region (say, the Korean peninsula), it doesn?t want to find itself without a free hand in dealing with other regions (say, the Persian gulf). Two MRC?s worth of military might gives the U.S. the strength to conduct big stick diplomacy with troublemakers even while taking action against another rogue state.

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Father of Java abandons Google for floating robot cloud

Fun times ahoy, cries newly nautical Gosling

Father of Java James Gosling has quit Google and turned his back on tier-one tech companies altogether by joining a California start-up which makes unmanned ocean-going robots.?

Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/31/gosling_liquid_robotics/

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What CNN could learn by acquiring Zite

If CNN is smart, watching what happens inside Zite's news-reading app could give it something that all media companies are in desperate need of -- whether they know it or not: real-time insights into what people really want to read about and why.

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Mass grave is blamed on germs, not Nazis

A mass grave, uncovered during construction at a German university, held the remains of about 60 people, with little evidence of their identities and how they ended up there. Now, almost four years after the discovery, a genetic analysis of bones from the site has revealed clues to a possible killer.��

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44342976/ns/technology_and_science-science/

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Scosche's RDTX-PRO for iPhone and iPod touch detects radiation

Scosche Industries produces a wide line of accessories for Apple products, ranging from iPad cases and flexible keyboards to screen cleaners and headphones. Now the company has developed and is selling the RDTX-PRO Radiation Detector and app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Primarily designed for those who are affected by radiation from the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan, the US$329.99 device will be sold at Synexx in Tokyo beginning in September.

The RDTX-PRO can either be plugged into an iPhone or iPod touch via the dock connector or used as a standalone radiation alarm. When being used as a standalone alarm, the device runs on a single AA battery for up to 96 hours.

What's unique is that the device requires no calibration at all, but can still detect gamma radiation above 60keV with +/- 5 percent accuracy. The accompanying free radTEST app makes it easy to interpret the readings, showing simple green (safe), yellow (elevated), and red (dangerous) zones on a meter. A digital display is available for advanced users who wish to get exact radiation level readings, and the results can be shared via Facebook and Twitter or viewed on a Google Map.

Scosche is donating $10 of each sale to charities that are assisting people affected by the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, with a goal of $1 million within two years.

Scosche's RDTX-PRO for iPhone and iPod touch detects radiation originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So which is it HP, do you want a tablet business or not?

HP's decision to kill off its nascent tablet effort was stunning, but at least it seemed decisive. But now the company is muddying the waters by suggesting that the fate of the TouchPad isn't sealed. HP's Todd Bradley said the company could still resurrect the device.

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IBM opens Power8 kimono (a little bit more)

Wafer baked in 22 nanometers

Last May El Reg gave you the little information we were able to gather on the impending Power7+ and future Power8 processor designs and their possible announcement dates in Power Systems machines.?

Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/31/ibm_power_chip_roadmap_update/

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Bing begins roll out of HTML5-enhanced search interface

Bing's new HTML5-and-CSS3-enhanced search interface, which was first demonstrated back in September 2010 to showcase the power of IE9, has started to roll out.

The most notable addition to the new interface is is smooth page transitions -- the fade in and out -- and navigation tabs (maps, images, videos, etc.) now persistently float at the top of the page. WinRumors is also reporting that a feature reminiscent of Google Instant search is being added to Bing, with page elements smoothly transitioning in and out as you type in your search query.

If you want to try out the new Bing UI, your best bet is to set your locale to United States - English and pray that you're part of the initial roll out. Alternatively, just wait a few days until MIX 2011, Microsoft's Web developer conference, which is when the new Bing UI should be officially launched.

Bing begins roll out of HTML5-enhanced search interface originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP: We?re Producing One Last Run Of TouchPads To Meet Demand

Ten days ago, HP announced that it was going to be liquidating its abruptly-discontinued TouchPad, the WebOS-powered�iPad competitor that launched early this summer. When it first launched the device was going for $500; a later price drop to $400 didn't do much to help sales. But the liquidation sale sure did. The new pricetag: $99. All TouchPads available from both HP and retailers alike were sold out within a day or two. And since then, technophiles eager to get in on the deal have been refreshing their inboxes, Twitter feeds, and HP's websites to find out when the remainder of HP's unsold inventory would become available. HP just announced its answer: not for a few weeks. But there's some good news: instead of simply emptying out its warehouses, HP is actually going to manufacture a run of TouchPads to meet demand.

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Google Hotpot finally (and fully) merged into Places

It's taken months of confused looks, but Google's finally seen the light. Hotpot, which has been a universally scorned moniker for a service that just about everyone called Places, is now simply lumped in with Places.

The actual differences between Hotpot and Places were nearly non-existent, especially when dealing with the mobile aspect (which was even worse, since finding and rating restaurants and other venues is typically done on a smartphone, not a desktop). When it came down to it, Hotpot was basically just the rating/reviewing system for Places -- so while it probably started off as a separate project, it was destined to be gobbled up by the bigger app from the get go.

So, now that the hideous name is over and done with, Places can go on to gain popularity alongside its older sibling, Latitude -- and we can definitely expect both of them to get a major boost now that check-in deals have been brought into the mix.

Google Hotpot finally (and fully) merged into Places originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google streaming I/O conference 2011 live for those who can't make it

The Google I/O conference, a gathering of developers from across the globe to San Francisco's Moscone Center, sold out in under an hour. In an effort to encompass as many people as clearly want to join in with the conference, Google is going to stream the keynotes, sessions and Developer Sandbox, live via the Google I/O website. This is in addition to the already planned I/O Extended viewing parties that Google and others are hosting around the world.

So if were unlucky in getting tickets, stuck at home, or to your desk on May 10th and 11th, but really want to get in on the I/O action, check out the Google I/O Live page, where you can register your interest by displaying the Google I/O Live 2011 HTML5 badge on your site. Oh and check out the fancy, bouncing ball, countdown clock while you're there too.

Google streaming I/O conference 2011 live for those who can't make it originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So when does academic publishing get disrupted?

via GigaOm, by Matthew Ingram

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Seven lessons from the HP Touchpad fire sale

The tablet effect is real. Really

The unfolding saga surrounding the HP Touchpad contains a goldmine of salutary tales. So, just what can we learn from the last few days??

Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/29/hp_touchpad_fire_sale_analysis/

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Daily iPhone App: Star Legends

Star Legends is the release title of Blackstar, an MMO whose origin I've recounted on the site here before. Spacetime Studios was a company formed from the ashes of an unreleased PC MMO that went on to make Pocket Legends, a full mobile MMO that started on iOS and then moved on to Android. Earlier this year, we heard that the company planned to use the built-up Blackstar concepts and work to create a sci-fi themed MMO for iOS, and Star Legends, released last week and now available for free on the App Store, is the product of that work.

Like Pocket Legends, the game is a full World of Warcraft-style MMO, with persistent characters, environments, and lots of instances and dungeons to fight through. Of course, it's all sci-fi based instead of fantasy, but Spacetime built up a really in-depth library for its planned title, and Star Legends presumably has made full use of it (with lots more content to come, no doubt). If you've never played a game like this, it can be a little confusing, but if you've ever jumped in to an MMO before, you'll be amazed to see what Spacetime has done with the genre on a mobile platform.

The game is microtransaction-based, but there's plenty to do for free right away. If you're a fan of Pocket Legends, or just want to see what kind of magic Spacetime has been working, definitely check it out.

Daily iPhone App: Star Legends originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Worm spreads via RDP

?Morto? drives Port 3389 traffic spike

It?s retro day in the world of Internet security, with an Internet worm dubbed ?Morto? spreading via the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).?

Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/28/morto_worm_spreading/

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Seesmic Focuses On The Social Enterprise; Debuts Android, iPad Apps For Salesforce CRM

Social application developer Seesmic is making a big move into the social enterprise and is debuting a dedicated Android app and iPad app for Salesforce's CRM product (Windows Phone 7 will also be added soon), called Seesmic CRM. The Android app will be launched tomorrow morning at Salesforce's annual conference, Dreamforce, and Seesmic will launch the iPad app in a few weeks. For background, Seesmic, which was founded by French entrepreneur Loic Le Meur, helps you monitor and track the social web. Seesmic's desktop, web, and mobile clients integrate with Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. The bonus of using an app like Seesmic is the ability to aggregate your streams from a number of social web services, like YouTube, Foursquare, Techmeme, LinkedIn and others.

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The unfairness of female body armor illustrated

Why must so many powerful female video game characters get stuck wearing utterly preposterous outfits into battle? A sculpture for the game "FireFall" reminds us that, apparently, women soldiers are so incredibly tough they don't really need full body armor.

Source: http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/29/7508156-the-unfairness-of-female-body-armor-illustrated

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VMware?s Maritz: No more putting lipstick on legacy apps

Speaking to a jam-packed room of thousands, VMware CEO Paul Maritz kicked off today's VMworld conference by declaring, once again, the advent of the cloud era. If you don't believe him, just look at the number of virtual machines deployed. But cloud is more than virtualization.

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Sprint issues iPhone 5 gag rule to staff

'iPhone? What iPhone?'

If you ask a Sprint employee whether they'll offer the iPhone, don't expect a straight answer ? the company has told their staff to clam up if asked.?

Free Whitepaper: Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers

Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/29/sprint_iphone_5_secrecy/

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iTunes Rival Rdio Launches Gift Cards, Available Online And At Target

Streaming music service Rdio from Skype founders�Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, is today launching two new music gifting options - physical gift cards and online credits. Consumers will be able to purchase the virtual gift card options in $10, $25, $50 and $100 values or in user-selected amounts. Meanwhile, physical cards in the $10 and $25 values will be sold in over 600 Target retail stores here in the U.S.

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Next on Facebook chopping block: Deals

Facebook is cleaning house, or at least doing some summer purging: right on the heels of killing its Places check-in feature, the social network is putting the kibosh on its Deals.

Source: http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/29/7510777-next-on-facebook-chopping-block-deals

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Apple hands internship to Jailbreakme.com developer "comex"

After building the semi-famous website that allowed iPhone users to jailbreak their devices by simply clicking a link, 19-year old hacker Nicholas Allegra, aka "comex," now has a job at Apple. A longtime member of the jailbreak community, Allegra announced late Thursday via Twitter that he accepted an internship with the iPhone maker.

Allegra made use of a flaw in iOS's handling of PDF files in order to create jailbreakme.com. The website made the process of jailbreaking an iPhone—necessary to install unofficial apps and hacks—as easy as visiting a webpage. Apple quickly patched the flaw about a week later, but Allegra used other flaws in later iterations of the site. The third version of the site used a similar PDF-handling flaw that could jailbreak the latest devices, including the iPad 2. Ironically, the jailbreak community also offered a patch for the flaw before Apple released its own nine days later.

Allegra, uncovered as a Brown University student by Forbes earlier this month, has been involved in the iPhone-hacking scene for some time. Last year he helped George "geohot" Hotz build a jailbreak tool called limera1n. He also co-developed a workaround for jailbroken iPhones that refused to load DRM-protected iBooks.

Forbes suggested that Allegra's iOS hacking skills were so good that Apple should offer the student an internship, and now the company has done just that.

"It's been really, really fun, but it's also been a while and I've been getting bored," Allegra wrote on Twitter. "So, the week after next I will be starting an internship with Apple."

This isn't the first time Apple has dipped into the jailbreak scene to hire an intern. MacRumors noted that Peter Hajas, developer of the jailbreak app MobileNotifier, was hired by Apple this past summer as an intern. While Apple likely considers jailbreak hackers somewhat of a nuisance, the steady stream of exploits they discover certainly keeps Apple's security team on its toes. iOS hacking looks as though it may be a straight path to a job with the company.

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Source: http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/A6ZAlENfRPI/jailbreakmecom-developer-comex-now-interning-at-apple.ars

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Apple orders iCab iOS browser to cripple JavaScript modules

The developer of iCab Mobile, a feature-rich alternative to the Safari Web browser on iPad and iPhone, has been ordered by Apple to remove its ability to download and install JavaScript modules.

Presumably it's not the fact that iCab can execute JavaScript that's causing Apple to apoplectically puff and splutter, but rather its ability to download modules. Both Apple and Google frown upon apps that contain market-like functionality, and someone at Apple probably thought that iCab's JavaScript modules looked like a bit too much like discrete apps.

Alexander Clauss, iCab's developer, has rather a lot to say on the matter. "Maybe if I would have called the modules 'smart bookmarks' and would have made installing them much more complicated, Apple would have never asked to remove the ability to download them from the internet. The great user experience of installing modules has probably created a suspicion that these modules are more than just a piece of JavaScript code. From a pure technical point of view, if Apple does not allow to download modules (JavaScript code), Apple would also have to disallow to load web pages in general, because these do also contain JavaScript code."

In conclusion, to circumvent Apple's draconian decree, iCab Mobile now simply comes bundled with some 20 JavaScript modules. The ability to download modules made by third-party developers has been disabled, however -- but even then, Clauss says that you can simply contact him and ask for your module to be bundled with the next version of iCab.

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Building Crowds of Humans Into Software

By using crowdsourcing for difficult tasks such as understanding speech or images, the software could enable smarter apps.

Enabling software to punt its toughest tasks to humans should result in smarter mobile apps and other programs, say the founders of the newly launched company MobileWorks. The startup makes it possible for programmers to build human intelligence into their software using crowdsourcing—the practice of parceling out relatively small parts of a larger problem to many different people over the Web.

Source: http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=8b64e4cdaf6db93b95f9f2b38cd46792

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Hell Hath No Fury Like A SuperPoke Pets Player Scorned (MG Siegler/TechCrunch)

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Hell Hath No Fury Like A SuperPoke Pets Player Scorned  —  This past Thursday, Google decided they had had enough of their Slide experiment.  Even though it had only been a year since they spent $200 million+ on the social apps startup, they brought the hammer down, killing all but one Slide product (Prizes.org).

Source: http://www.techmeme.com/110828/p4#a110828p4

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Clearing floats nowadays

At my beginnings as a web developer, when I first discovered how to clear floats I was so happy and it was for sure an “a-ha” moment. Since then, so many things have changed and new clearing methods have appeared. One thing remained the same: the need to clear floats. In this article, we’ll see [...]

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Cartoon: They Retired His Number

Not only did he skate to where the puck was going to be, he reshaped the rink, redefined the arena... and replaced the puck with the Mighty Mouse.

The debate will rage for a long time over what piece of technology best encapsulates Steve Jobs' influence on our world: The iPhone? iPod? iMac? iPad? OS X and Aqua? But I'm going to argue for something a lot more low-tech: the turtleneck.

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That, to me, captures the excitement Jobs both conveyed and sparked in others over his vision. It wasn't just another gadget or a feature or an online service; it was his ability to say This can help you change things.

I don't share the whole of that vision, but I've shared his excitement many, many times. (It takes no effort at all to conjure the memory of watching the simulcast from the Stevenote that announced iTunes and the larger digital hub vision... and my breathless call home to share the news with Alex.) And in the face of an often-jaded Silicon Valley, Jobs could consistently elicit gasps.

Every indication suggests Steve Jobs is now on a very difficult road. I wish him well. And I thank him for those moments of astonishment and wonder.

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How to use social media during Hurricane Irene

You don't have to go too far from home ? or may not be able to ? to find out about Hurricane Irene, or to connect with the people you care about. Facebook and Twitter have a lot of help to offer.

Source: http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/26/7489509-how-to-use-social-media-during-hurricane-irene

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Video - The Science of IPS Cells

Biologist James Thompson and others discuss the discovery of IPS cells: the science and the potential for research and personalized medicine.

Source: http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=262a9de3cc711bb99de9696ef7c4b8d8

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Expendables Producers Dump Entire Lawsuit; Will They Refile?

One of the most high profile US Copyright Group lawsuits was for producers Nu Image, who made The Expendables movie, which ended up making over $100 million. For some reason, they thought that it would be a good strategy to then shake down a bunch of people who downloaded the movie. In fact, they sued an astounding 23,322 people. After first allowing such subpoenas to go out to identify who was behind those 23,322 IP addresses (though not necessarily behind any infringement), the judge realized that most of those people were not in the proper jurisdiction and dismissed 23,238 of the IPs from the lawsuit.

Now it appears that rather than go forward with the case against the remaining 84 IP addresses, the entire case has been dismissed voluntarily by Nu Image and USCG. That said, the dismissal is without prejudice, meaning that they can refile it. I'm wondering if they're working on another strategy to try to once again link up a lot more than 84 people. If, instead, Nu Image has realized that perhaps this isn't a smart strategy, that would be nice to hear... but until there's confirmation on that front, it seems likely that it's just looking for a more efficient way to sue its fans.

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