1. U.S., China help climate talks, but tangles remain  permalink

U.S., China help climate talks, but tangles remain
Reuters / Green Tech

While some progress has been made ahead of next month's climate change talks, there will still be plenty of big tangles in Copenhagen, observers say.

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U.S., China help climate talks, but tangles remain China ups the ante on climate   —  True to its word, China has announced emissions cuts as soon as the US did, says Catherine Brahic

Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing
Scientist explains why climate scientists talk trash   —  Dr Peter Watts, a PhD biologist and a hell of a science fiction writer, talks about what it means that a bunch of climate scientists Science doesn't work despite scientists being asses. Science works, to at least some extent, because scientists are asses. Bickering and backstabbing are essential elements of the process. Haven't any of these guys ...

2. EU hearing on Oracle-Sun set for Dec. 10  permalink

EU hearing on Oracle-Sun set for Dec. 10
News.cnet.com

Come early December, Oracle will meet with European Commission regulators to urge their approval of its merger with Sun Microsystems. "Two people with knowledge of the matter" tell Reuters that "Oracle has asked for a hearing which has been fixed for December 10."

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EU hearing on Oracle-Sun set for Dec. 10 Voice Your Opinion on Potential Upcoming Java.net Enhancements!   —  You may have noticed a new item in the "Get Involved" section at the upper left of the java.net home page: Java.net Enhancements . This is a new feature that's been added as a way to enable the broader java.net community to identify potential enhancements to java.net that are most important. The Java.net Future Enhancements provides many ...

Justin Ryan / Linux Journal
Senators Nudge EU On Sun   —  The acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle has become an ongoing saga, one that is reportedly seeing Sun hemorrhage cash at an alarming rate. The company's troubles have now found their way to the hallowed halls of Congress, where a majority of the U.S. Senate has entered the fray. read more

3. Ikee worm author wins job at iPhone app firm  permalink

Ikee worm author wins job at iPhone app firm
Www.sophos.com

The author of the world's first iPhone worm must be feeling pretty chirpy today, because he's managed to get himself a job as an iPhone application developer.

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Chris Rawson / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW)
Apple rickroller gets a job as a developer Lose It! app for iPhone updated to 2.0, introduces online sync service   —  Filed under: iPhone , iPod touch , App Review As you prepare to feast , it's not too soon to consider the impact of all that turkey and stuffing. The free Lose It! [ iTunes Link ] has been out for a long while now, and it's an app that people nearly always bring up when the conversation turns to good exercise/calorie tracker apps. With good ...

Liam Cassidy / TheAppleBlog
Apple rickroller gets a job as a developer No Flash on Your iPhone? How About Silverlight, Instead?   —  It’s been a double-edged sword, this no-Flash-on-the-iPhone business. On the one hand, we don’t get the complete Internet. On the other hand, the web pages we do get are less likely to crash or drag-along at a snail’s pace. And really, who wants to see yet another “Smack the monkey” banner ad? Just as we bemoaned [...]

4. China unveils carbon target for Copenhagen deal  permalink

Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China unveiled its first firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, a carbon intensity goal that Premier Wen Jiabao will take to a summit in Copenhagen next month hoping to aid a global climate deal.

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Jeremy Muncy / Top News
China unveils carbon target for Copenhagen deal Black Friday 2009: The Best Deals On The Items You Want   —  Is there a better way to kick off the Holiday season then slowly dragging yourself out of your tryptophan induced coma to go shopping during the wee hours of the day after Thanksgiving a.k.a. Black Friday ? Sure, Black Friday seems utterly atrocious when thinking about it. I mean you got long lines , rabid shoppers , insane traffic , and ...

Times Online
China unveils carbon target for Copenhagen deal AstraZeneca to move production of raw materials for drugs to China   —  AstraZeneca plans to move all production of the vital molecules in its medicines offshore, mainly to China.

5. Valve: listening to PC gamers, frequent updates equal success  permalink

Valve: listening to PC gamers, frequent updates equal success
Arstechnica.com

Ars sits down with Valve's director of business development Jason Holtman to discuss the future of the Steam platform and PC gaming. His theory? Listening to customers and keeping them connected are the keys to success. The evidence? Sales boosts that coincide with updates, and frequent, effective price cuts.

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Valve: Keep listening to your customers, keep listening to your developers Ramp-up of 20nm nodes may accelerate SSD adoption in PCs in 2011   —  NAND flash prices will be driven down significantly in 2011, when major chip suppliers progress to 20nm-class processes, according to industry players and observers from Taiwan and China. They do not expect solid state drives (SSDs) to achieve deep penetration in the PC market until 2011.

Griffin McElroy / Joystiq
Valve: Keep listening to your customers, keep listening to your developers Valve addresses Left 4 Dead 2 server lag on Xbox 360   —  What's the only thing worse than having two dead team members, an approaching wave of special infected, and a fresh sheen of Boomer puke on your person? Having to suffer all those things while also -- fighting -- server la -- tency issues. Fortunately, that experience has become less common, as Valve recently did a bit dusting around their ...

6. Google Search by voice: Now in Times Square!  permalink

Google Search by voice: Now in Times Square!
Googlemobile.blogspot.com

If you've been to Times Square in New York City over the past couple weeks, on any day from 12:30-2:00pm or 6:30-8:00pm, you may have noticed that Google Search by voice is powering Times Square's largest combined displays -- the Reuters Sign and the NASDAQ sign. Anyone can call 888-376-4336 and say the name of a business or a location that they ...

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Stan Schroeder / Mashable!
Motorola DROID does Times Square on Black Friday HOW TO: Try Out The New Google Search Right Now   —  A couple of days ago we wrote about a redesign of the Google Search interface, with a new, snazzy sidebar on the left side. Now, the folks at Gizmodo have found out a way to test this new look out for yourself. However, before you try it, you need to be aware of the following: To get this trick to work, you must use the international version of ...

Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo
Motorola DROID does Times Square on Black Friday How to Disable the New Google Search   —  Oh you people are never happy. I give you a way to try the new Google Search yesterday, and now you are asking about how to go back to the old one. Fine! Be that way! Here's how: Yesterday's method only set a cookie in your browser, asking Google to serve a different page layout to you. However, this will affect other Google pages in the wrong ...

7. Israel dismisses Palestinian rejection of freeze  permalink

Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's foreign minister on Thursday shrugged off the Palestinian dismissal of a 10-month moratorium on some building in West Bank settlements, saying winning international support was more important.

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Israel Stocks: Israel stocks off; Israel Corp. swings to loss   —  Israeli stocks move lower on Thursday, pressured by weakness in phone-service provider Bezeq, the banks and Israel Chemicals.

8. Hacker McKinnon to be extradited  permalink

Afua Hirsch / The Guardian World News

• Alan Johnson quashes last-ditch attempt to halt extradition • Family fear hacker with Asperger's is at serious risk of suicide Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is at serious risk of suicide, relatives said today, after the home secretary rejected a last-ditch attempt to prevent his extradition to the US. In a letter today Alan Johnson ordered ...

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PhysOrg Team / PhysOrg.com
Bad news for NASA hacker Gary McKinnon - extradition seems imminent UFO-obsessed Briton loses bid to block US extradition   —  A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA computers faces extradition to the United States after the British government Thursday rejected last-ditch requests to block the move.

SFGate
Bad news for NASA hacker Gary McKinnon - extradition seems imminent UK gov't will not stop extradition of hacker to US   —  The British government said Thursday it will not prevent the extradition of an autistic hacker accused of breaking into U.S. military computers. Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he will not intervene in the case of Gary McKinnon, who is accused by U.S.... Gary McKinnon - United States - Government - Her Majesty's Government - US

9. No Thanksgiving rest for retailers in sales race  permalink

No Thanksgiving rest for retailers in sales race
Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers may stretch tight budgets this year to reward loved ones after months of thrift, a softening of heart that store chains hope will erase the holiday season sales debacle of 2008.

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I4u / I4U News
Don't Just Sit There — Go and Shop! Sam's Club Thanksgiving Day Online Sales Event Underway   —  If you are a member of the Sam's Club you should check out the Members only Thanksgivind Day sale. There are some hot items on sale at prices you will not even get at the Walmart Black Friday sale tomorrow. Sam's Club offer for instance today the bargai...

Reuters
No Thanksgiving rest for retailers in sales race   —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers may stretch tight budgets this year to reward loved ones after months of thrift, a softening of heart that store chains hope will erase the holiday season sales debacle of 2008.

10. NewTeeVee Re-Run: Paul McCartney Cooks Mashed Potatoes  permalink

NewTeeVee Re-Run: Paul McCartney Cooks Mashed Potatoes
Chris Albrecht / NewTeeVee

Given that it’s Thanksgiving, we had to do some kind of holiday-related post. I thought about doing a what I’m thankful for, but then remembered this gem from last year. You’re hard-pressed to find a tripper video than this — watch in awe as Paul McCartney (yes, THE Paul McCartney) teaches you how to cook mashed [...]

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Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM :   All I Want For Christmas Is My Web

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All I Want For Christmas Is My Web Your Wii Is Not Fancy Enough For This Horgan Becket Media Cart   —  Traditional media cabinets may work well enough in the sense that it holds your TV on top and your TiVos and HTPCs and game consoles on the bottom, but do they emit the air of luxury that Horgan Becket 's does? HB's Media Cart is hand-crafted to your specifications, so don't be deterred by the fact that the sample shots only seem to have enough ...

Tom / Eurogamer
Interview: Splash Damage's Paul Wedgwood   —  On the Brink. In Brink, Splash Damage and Bethesda may have one of the most ambitious games of 2010: a first-person shooter that blends single- and multi-player on a fundamental level, which is also sufficiently accessible that a complete novice can go toe to toe with a veteran and both still enjoy themselves. Following his Developer Session at ...

11. What If Steve Jobs Hadn’t Returned To Apple In 1997?  permalink

What If Steve Jobs Hadn’t Returned To Apple In 1997?
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch

Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Traditionally we take stock of the things that we're thankful for on this day each year. And I realized that one of those things is Steve Jobs . I'm thankful that he returned to Apple in 1997 and did the things he has done since. It wasn't at all a certainty that he would ever return to the company that he ...

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Ross Miller / Engadget
On clarity of purpose and consistency of vision Apple's Black Friday deals hit Australia site, same as it ever was   —  Apple Down Under[TM] has revealed its today-only holiday gift specials, and with most deals hovering between 5 and 10 percent off, it's nothing out of the ordinary for Cupertino's wares. Still, if you're shopping for a new iMac this season, seems like the perfect opportunity to fill up your virtual shopping cart. If history tells us anything , ...

Joachim Bean / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW)
On clarity of purpose and consistency of vision Apple documents iTunes LP and iTunes Extras for developers   —  Filed under: iTS , iTunes , Developer After seeing the intent by developers and artists to create iTunes LP and iTunes Extras for their music, Apple has opened up the availability to develop these features to third parties. However, automatic submission for iTunes LP and iTunes Extras is not expected until early 2010; in the meantime, it's still ...

12. Saving energy at home  permalink

Saving energy at home
Www.climatesaverscomputing.org

Using power management features on your computer can save more than 600 KWh of electricity and more than $60 a year in energy costs. That equates to nearly half a ton of CO2 – more than lowering your home thermostat by two degrees Fahrenheit in the winter or replacing six standard light bulbs with compact fluorescents1. Follow the steps ...

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13. Green IT: Hot technology for 2008  permalink

Green IT: Hot technology for 2008
Www.networkworld.com

There is no topic hotter than global warming. After all, Al Gore won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in raising awareness, his movie "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Oscar, and terms like "carbon footprint" are now part of the common lexicon.

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14. Looking under Nissan's Leaf  permalink

Looking under Nissan's Leaf
News.cnet.com

Automakers tend to agree that the electrification of the car is inevitable, but Nissan is leading the way by readying a mass-market, affordable electric car for production. The Leaf is a midsize hatchback with a range of a little more than 100 miles, according to Nissan. Although Nissan didn't let us drive it, the company brought the Leaf to CNET' ...

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15. Power Assist Seat Cushion Is The Ultimate Thanksgiving Day Accessory  permalink

Power Assist Seat Cushion Is The Ultimate Thanksgiving Day Accessory
Andrew Liszewski / OhGizmo!

By Andrew Liszewski Whether it’s the tryptophan in the turkey that’s made you too sleepy, or the 15 helpings of pumpkin pie that’s increased gravity’s hold on your enormous posterior, this Power Assist Seat Cushion is the ultimate Thanksgiving accessory if you’re having trouble getting up from the dinner table. A ...

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Power Assist Seat Cushion Power Assist Seat Cushion   —  Did you over eat during the last holiday season and have trouble getting up? Well, this year you can be prepared with the Power Assist Seat Cushion , which is going for $169.95. It supports up to 300lbs, so that certainly gives you a little room to have more of that turkey you want to eat so badly. Perhaps you could even give it to someone as a ...

Nigel / The Red Ferret Journal
Power Assist Seat Cushion Power Assist Seat Cushion – give yourself a little lift now and then   —  Power Assist Seat Cushion. It’s Thanksgiving today, amiright? So some of you poor saps are going to need one of these [...] 114 words | permalink | No comments | digg this

16. Rock Band Network rolls out fully in early 2010  permalink

Rock Band Network rolls out fully in early 2010
Alexander Sliwinski / Joystiq

Harmonix's Rock Band Network is still working out the kinks and will launch in "early 2010." In a statement to Kotaku , the developer explained that it's working on getting the public beta tools out "before the end of the year," with the store front to launch sometime at the beginning of next year. Musicians with ample time and high computer ...

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Tom / Eurogamer
Rock Band Network rolls out fully in early 2010 Review: LEGO Rock Band   —  Block party. This isn't the first family-friendly reskin of a popular rhythm-action game we've seen this month. Band Hero gave Guitar Hero 5 a glittery pink-and-purple makeover and a soundtrack of cheerily meaningless pop in a rather-too-calculated approach to broadening the plastic-instrument market to women and families. The new look was ...

Michael McWhertor / Kotaku
Rock Band Network rolls out fully in early 2010 The Xbox 360 Buyer's Guide   —  New Halo, new downloadables for Mass Effect, Fallout 3, and Grand Theft Auto, new Forza. It was a pretty good year for Xbox 360 owners. Pick through the list to decide which games to give and get and leave a comment to point out any you would add that we didn't review. And don't forget, this is more reference material than it is suggestion. Just ...

17. Thunderbird 3.0 Release Candidate: Just in Time for Thanksgiving  permalink

Thunderbird 3.0 Release Candidate: Just in Time for Thanksgiving
Linuxtoday.com

"What's new and interesting? The user interface changes are probably the first thing you'll notice, especially the new tabbed interface. Instead of opening messages in a new window, they'll now open in a tab. Tabs are saved between sessions by default, so you can pick up right where you left off. The toolbar has been redesigned as well,

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Thunderbird 3.0 Release Candidate: Just in Time for Thanksgiving Nvidia releases GeForce 195.62 WHQL-candidate drivers   —  Nvidia has pushed out a new WHQL-candidate GeForce driver, version 195.62. Dated November 20, the latest build adds several bug fixes and improved stability to the previously released 195.55 WHQL-candidate driver. Among the fixes is one that remedies the occasional frame stutter in Fallout 3, and another corrects antialiasing in Borderlands when ...

18. Puzzle Quest sequel revealed  permalink

Puzzle Quest sequel revealed
Alexander Sliwinski / Joystiq

It appears that GamePro will reveal the first details of Puzzle Quest 2 in its next issue. Beyond a single image, the mag doesn't drop any details on its website. After Infinite Interactive went a tad off course with Galactrix -- meanwhile, developing Puzzle Kingdoms , Puzzle Chronicles and Neopets Puzzle Adventure -- it's good to see the team ...

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David Rothman / TeleRead
Puzzle Quest sequel revealed Pixel Qi: Mass production of screens set for next month—and we’re aiming for a $100 HDTV   —  The Pixel Qi screen, which offers both an e-book mode and the capabilities of a color LCD, is scheduled to go into production next month. Will Pixel Qi scale up without a hitch? Stay tuned. Cllick on videos—away from the arrows—for better views. Same for the photo to the left below. Now, in Pixel Qi’s words, here’s [...]

Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf
“Deep Indexing” from ProQuest; Emerald Brings eBook and eJournal Content Together   —  1) ProQuest Adds Deep Indexing Content to Select Natural Science and Technology Resources Deep Indexing technology categorizes data represented in tables, maps, charts, graphs, photographs and other figures, allowing researcher to surface data not previously included in traditional article-level index records. Now, ProQuest has combined Deep ...

19. Mininova Deletes All Infringing Torrents and Goes ‘Legal’  permalink

Mininova Deletes All Infringing Torrents and Goes ‘Legal’
Ernesto / TorrentFreak

Mininova, the largest torrent site on the Internet, has removed all torrents except those that were uploaded through its content distribution service. Mininova's founders took the drastic decision after they lost a civil dispute against Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN, and were ordered to remove all infringing torrents from the site.

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News around the web: Mininova Goes ‘Legal’ Mininova stopt er grotendeels mee   —  Mininova stopt met het aanbieden van torrents die gebruikers hebben geplaatst. De site gaat voor 100 procent legaal Die beslissing nam de Utrechtse torrentsite om een dwangsom die kon oplopen tot 5 miljoen euro te voorkomen. Daartoe werd Mininova onlangs veroordeeld . Volgens de rechter moest de torrentsite binnen drie maanden worden opgeschoond ...

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Mininova Deletes All Infringing Torrents and Goes "Legal"   —  Mininova, the largest torrent site on the Internet, has removed all torrents except those that were uploaded through its content distribution service. Mininova’s founders took the drastic decision after they lost a civil dispute against Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN, and were ordered to remove all infringing torrents from the site.

20. Nearly half the money spent at US retail on desktop PCs goes to Apple  permalink

Nearly half the money spent at US retail on desktop PCs goes to Apple
Www.betanews.com

In October, Mac US retail desktop computer revenue share was 47.71, percent up from 33.44 percent a year earlier, according to NPD. It's a stunning number, given just how many Windows PC companies combined command so much more market share, while competing for the same revenue share.

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Doug Caverly / Top News
NPD: Macs represent 48% of US desktop retail revenue Retailers Funneling More Money To Bing   —  Bing has managed to turn retailers' heads in a big way. After looking at statistics from part of 2008, SearchIgnite reported that retailers spent almost 50 percent more with Microsoft's search engine this time around, which puts Google and Yahoo partly to shame. What do you make of Bing's increasing popularity? Let us know in the comments section.

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