2015年5月23日 星期六

2015-05-24 Ghana Sci/Tech


GhanaWeb
   
Accra to host World Summit of Mayors   
GhanaWeb
Accra has been chosen to host the fourth edition of the World Summit of Mayors scheduled to take place from June 1 to 3, 2015. The summit, which would be made up of mayors from Africa and African descent in the diaspora, is expected to attract about ...

Address challenges in Accra -Veep   Vibe Ghana
Microsoft partners AMA   Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

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New Vision
   
ICTs boosting growth in Africa but teachers reluctant to change   
New Business Ethiopia
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the key to improving education and thus boosting growth across Africa – but there is still widespread reluctance among teachers, trainers and managers to abandon traditional methods in favour of new ...

African leaders root for emphasis on ICT   New Vision
eLearning Africa: African Union Warns of Threat to Skills Revolution   BusinessGhana

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UK sells off unused net addresses   
The Nation
London (BBC): The UK government has started selling off internet addresses that it no longer uses. The first group of 150,000 addresses has been snapped up by a Norwegian firm called Altibox for about £600,000. The addresses are becoming valuable ...


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Scientists unearth 3.3m years old tools   
The News International
NAIROBI: Scientists working in Kenya have unearthed the oldest known stone tools, simple cutting and pounding implements crafted by ancient members of the human lineage 3.3 million years ago. At about 700,000 years older than the other stone tools ...


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CBC.ca
   
Montrealer sets world record for farthest flight by hoverboard   
CBC.ca
Travelling the country's lakes and rivers in a canoe is an iconic Canadian pastime but Alexandru Duru just might change all that with his new Guinness World Record-breaking hovercraft. 'To tell you the truth I always thought (flying) was something possible,' ...

Canadian sets record for farthest flight by hoverboard   Toronto Sun
Longest Hoverboard Ride Ever   The Interrobang
Watch this guy set the Guinness World Record for the farthest flight on a real-life ...   Business Insider
Guinness World Records   
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Reporter Advocate
   
Hacked Adult FriendFinder Dating Site Underseiged, Sexual Information Of 3.9 ...   
Reporter Advocate
Hacking incidents in the web is becoming more and more prevalent. A cyber hacker has just gained entry into a dating site and the personal and sexual information of almost 4 million registered members of one of the world's most popular dating sites had ...

Adult dating website hacker exposes millions of users' secrets   UPI.com
Adult FriendFinder Breach Could Be a Matter of National Security   WebProNews
Adult dating site hack exposes millions of users   Channel 4 News

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Tech Gen Mag
   
“Nasty” star provides insight into stellar life and death   
Tech Gen Mag
New Hubble data from a unique star may lead to insights about some of the universe's rarest and most massive and destructive stellar phenomena. Nicknamed “Nasty 1,” after the star's catalogue name (NaSt1), a NASA press release calls it a “one-of-a-kind” ...

This Bizarre Star Is Being Devoured By Its Companion   Gizmodo Australia
Hubble observes one-of-a-kind star that could shed light on stellar evolution   National Monitor
“Nasty” star provides Helps understand the stellar life and death   The Market Business
The Daily Galaxy (blog)   
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TechCrunch
   
Apple's iOS 9 Could Herald A New Future For Older iPhones And iPads   
TechCrunch
Apple's next-generation operating systems, for both mobile devices and PCs, are reportedly going to have a strong focus on zapping bugs and improving stability, reports 9to5Mac. We'd heard this about iOS before, but it appears this will be a smoothing year ...


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The Next Digit
   
Brillo OS being developed by Google for low-powered Internet of Things   
The Next Digit
It seems that now Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) wants to concentrate more on low-end power devices like security cameras and smart light bulbs that come with 32MB or 64MB RAM. Now, under the name of Android, this company is putting efforts in a new ...

Android-based Brillo OS for the Internet of Things at Google I/O on May 28   Inferse
Google 'Brillo' may join Internet of Things operating system madness   PCWorld
Google reportedly developing 'Brillo,' an OS for the Internet of Things   CNET
Fortune   
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Empire State Tribune
   
Once Solid Southern Antarctic Peninsula is rapidly thawing and could ...   
Empire State Tribune
A part of Antarctica once believed to be safe is now showing some signs of instability. There's a substantial ice loss in recent years which could lead to the rising of sea water. Armed with information from satellite print outs which include those of the European ...

Yet another Antarctic ice mass is becoming destabilized, scientists report   Washington Post
Once-stable Antarctic glaciers have suddenly started melting   The Ecologist

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