All national and regional UK Science and Technology News. http://www.allthepress.com/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:35:06 -0700 http://www.stfc.ac.uk/News%20and%20Events/38402.aspx All The Press UK NEWS: Why staying warm in winter is a bit more complicated if you're a lizard Recent studies at the ISIS neutron source, the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) world leading research centre, have given a new insight into the mysterious 'anti-freeze' capabilities of glycerol - a property successfully used in nature, by animals such as lizards, for survival at sub-zero temperatures.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:55 am MST http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEE81ymqDYI8k95i_wH2jr9sVEFXg&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/world/europe/russian-scientists-bore-into-ancient-antarctic-lake.html?_r%3D1%26pagewanted%3Dprint All The Press UK NEWS: CTV.caRussian Scientists Bore Into Ancient Antarctic LakeNew York TimesMOSCOW — In the coldest spot on the earth's coldest continent, Russian scientists have reached a freshwater lake the size of Lake Ontario after spending a decade drilling through more than two miles of solid ice, the scientists said on Wednesday.Lake Vostok drilling team claims breakthroughBBC NewsWe have breached Lake Vostok, confirms Russian teamNew ScientistRussia Reaches Lake Under AntarcticaTIMECTV.ca -RIA Novosti -ABC Newsall 369 news articles »]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:49 am MST http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/1c7f4011/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A120C0A20C0A80Cus0Eericsson0Eairvana0EidUSTRE8171HQ20A120A20A80DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: (Reuters) - Ericsson, the world's largest telecommunications network equipment maker, has been sued for more than $330 million by Airvana Network Solutions Inc, which accused it of stealing trade secrets and trying to drive it out of business.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:33 am MST http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16948544 All The Press UK NEWS: A letter from Apple's legal team reveals that the firm wants Europe to revise rules covering patents that are essential to industry standards.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:27 am MST http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF5QKMT3gRYOZZN3oJf26E_Gqv8XQ&url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57373165-261/amazon-adds-viacom-shows-streaming-video-area-expands/ All The Press UK NEWS: IBNLive.comAmazon adds Viacom shows, expands streaming selectionCNETby Greg Sandoval February 8, 2012 7:10 AM PST Follow @sandoCNET The hit show 'Jersey Shore' is coming to Amazon Prime video service along with lots of other shows from Viacom. Look out Netflix, while you're worried about HBO, Amazon's building up its ...'Jersey Shore,' 'Dora the Explorer' Join Amazon Streaming in New Viacom DealReutersAmazon Adds Viacom Shows to Expand Online Video Streaming OfferBusinessWeekAmazon Adds Viacom Shows to Prime Instant Video LineupPC MagazineTG Daily -Contactmusic.com -Pocket-lint.comall 131 news articles »]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:18 am MST http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFstyYmKfTNC-E8WG8-Iuuy06jZuQ&url=http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2012/02/08/heat-promises-to-speed-up-hard-disk-data-storage-40095001/ All The Press UK NEWS: ZDNet UKHeat promises to speed up hard-disk data storageZDNet UKBy David Meyer, ZDNet UK, 8 February, 2012 13:16 @superglaze Physicists have made a breakthrough in recording data more quickly and efficiently, through a technique that uses heat rather than an external magnetic field. A single pico laser pulse ...York researchers heat storage to speed up dataIT PROHeat-based recording speeds hard drivesTG DailyLaser boffins blast bits onto hard drive at 200Gb/secRegisterDaily Mail -SlashGear -The State Columnall 37 news articles »]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:18 am MST http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10896/s/1c536f0d/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg2132850A10B80A0A0Elost0Etreasures0Ethe0Emaxberg0Earchaeopteryx0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fmagcontents/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: One of the rarest Archaeopteryx fossils disappeared after its irascible owner died. Was it stolen, is it buried with him, or something else?]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:15 am MST http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-16943333 All The Press UK NEWS: Judgement is reserved over whether to quash the conviction of a man for a Twitter message threatening to blow up a South Yorkshire airport.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:14 am MST http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/1c7f364b/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A120C0A20C0A80Cus0Eavid0EidUSTRE8171EJ20A120A20A80DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: (Reuters) - Shares of Avid Technology Inc jumped 25 percent to a six-month high after the maker of digital audio and video editing products reported a quarterly profit for the first time in four years.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:00 am MST http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG6k0zEA7waYpLe6LHmPpPcSlVv1Q&url=http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/jacks-blog-10017212/pc-shipments-fell-by-16-percent-in-europe-gartner-10025375/ All The Press UK NEWS: Macworld UKPC shipments fell by 16 percent in Europe - GartnerZDNet UK (blog)By Jack Schofield , 8 February, 2012 15:06 News and comment on what's happening in the technology industry, and the direction it's heading. PC shipments plunged by 16 per cent in Western Europe both in the fourth quarter of 2011 and over the full year, ...Apple chortles as the PC market melts down in UK, FranceCNETApple grows PC market share in UK while rivals stuggleMacworld UKUK business PC sales plummet as CIOs cut backComputerWeekly.comCRN - UK -Linex Legal (press release) (registration) -The Next Weball 10 news articles »]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 9:00 am MST http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/1c7d8fbe/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A120C0A20C0A80Cus0Esprint0EidUSTRE8170AUH20A120A20A80DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel posted a wider quarterly loss, reflecting the higher costs of selling Apple Inc's iPhone. Plus its subscriber growth fell short of expectations, which sent the company's shares down 3.7 percent.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:58 am MST http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/1c7e96ee/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A120C0A20C0A80Cus0Ecisco0Eearnings0Eoptions0EidUSTRE81717Q20A120A20A80DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cisco's earnings have had a way of crushing the dreams of optimists in the last two years.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:55 am MST http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGqBPkGQ9ctvPlR-iy3yq40EIBviw&url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/9069473/Chrome-for-Android-wont-get-Flash.html All The Press UK NEWS: TIMEChrome for Android 'won't get Flash'Telegraph.co.ukBy Shane Richmond, Head of Technology (Editorial) The beta version does not support Flash and Adobe confirmed today that Chrome for Android will never run Flash. In a blog post, Adobe's Bill Howard wrote: "As we announced last November, ...Google launches Google Chrome for Android BetaInquirerChrome for Android Beta: 3 DrawbacksPCWorldGoogle Offers Mobile Chrome Browser for New Android SoftwareBusinessWeekRegister -PC Magazine -Computerworld (blog)all 382 news articles »]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:53 am MST http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/567647/s/1c7f0409/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Ctechnology0Cgoogle0C90A694730CChrome0Efor0EAndroid0Ewont0Eget0EFlash0Bhtml/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: Google's Chrome for Android browser will not support Flash, Adobe has confirmed.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:52 am MST http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/567647/s/1c7f040a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Ctechnology0Cnews0C90A693240CSir0EPaul0EMcCartney0Eis0Elatest0Eartist0Eto0Eleave0ESpotify0Bhtml/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: Sir Paul McCartney has become the latest artist to leave Spotify, as the former Beatle prepares to live-stream a performance through Apple's iTunes.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:46 am MST http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/567647/s/1c7f5fc0/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Ctechnology0Cnews0C90A693240CSir0EPaul0EMcCartney0Eis0Elatest0Eartist0Eto0Eabandon0Estreaming0Bhtml/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: Sir Paul McCartney has become the latest artist to abandon streaming, as the former Beatle prepares to live-stream a performance through Apple's iTunes.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:46 am MST http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16944933 All The Press UK NEWS: Apple has warned that developers artificially inflated their app rankings may be booted off the service while Google cleans up malware.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:34 am MST http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHzrmfkFYjRdJQCwHX8u70L-EbtNg&url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bdcebe4e-525e-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Drss All The Press UK NEWS: CBC.caNokia to cut 4000 smartphone jobsFinancial TimesBy Daniel Thomas, Telecoms Correspondent Nokia will slash about 4000 jobs at its smartphone manufacturing bases in Europe and the Americas after the Finnish phonemaker announced plans to shift production to Asia. The three factories affected are in ...Nokia To Cut 4000 Manufacturing JobsInformationWeekNokia Cutting 4000 Manufacturing JobsPC MagazineNokia Plans 4000 Job Cuts to Shift Phone Assembly to AsiaBusinessWeekWashington Post -Los Angeles Times -ABC Newsall 501 news articles »]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:27 am MST http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGdFlBhHG5gtKtmoYaJDVWuMFSBeA&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16943672 All The Press UK NEWS: BBC NewsAmazing photo of Carina Nebula taken by giant telescopeBBC NewsThis is the most dramatic and detailed picture ever taken of a massive star formation called the Carina Nebula. This cloud of glowing gas and dust includes several of the brightest and heaviest stars known to astronomers. It's a really, really long ...Carina nebula: Infrared telescope 'cuts through' clouds to capture young stars ...Daily MailCarina Nebula revealed in all its gloryThe GuardianMajestic Carina Nebula revealed in new pictureCBS NewsPopular Science -Wired News -Skymania Newsall 23 news articles »]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:24 am MST http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/1c7ed86d/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A120C0A20C0A80Cus0Einmarsat0EidUSTRE8171B820A120A20A80DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: LONDON/BANGALORE (Reuters) - British satellite operator Inmarsat has not received any takeover approaches, a source close to the company said on Wednesday, after speculation had driven the shares up as much as 10 percent.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:18 am MST http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/435411/s/1c7e8e35/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A120C0A20C0A80Cus0Esilicongraphics0Eshares0EidUSTRE81719X20A120A20A80DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FtechnologyNews/story01.htm All The Press UK NEWS: (Reuters) - Concerns about shrinking profit margins at Silicon Graphics International sparked a sell-off in the company's stock that wiped away a quarter of its value, a day after it posted weak quarterly results and slashed its full-year earnings outlook.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 8:08 am MST http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/16945540 All The Press UK NEWS: Stephen Fry has said that judges need to understand social media better in terms of the law.]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 7:46 am MST http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEZWMifrpVX8k7q8q6QEUocCTN2Yw&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16943200 All The Press UK NEWS: BBC NewsRare Martian meteorite given to scienceBBC NewsA Martian meteorite, an incredibly rare object, has been given to science to help unravel the Red Planet's secrets. The Natural History Museum in London has acquired a 1kg piece of the Tissint rock thanks to an anonymous benefactor.Meteorite offers rare insight into conditions on MarsChannel 4 NewsMighty Martian meteorite lands at Natural History MuseumNatural History Museum"Most important meteorite in 100 years" gives Natural History Museum glimpse ...Culture24all 6 news articles »]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 7:38 am MST http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16946279 All The Press UK NEWS: News organisations agonise over Twitter policy]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 7:34 am MST http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFUOZXoWDX6iu4edt_IZnb2MO6YDQ&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2098260/Whales-stressed-din-caused-ships-propellers.html All The Press UK NEWS: Daily MailNot having a whale of a time: Ocean's biggest creatures 'get stressed by din ...Daily MailBy Ted Thornhill A link between chronic stress in whales and noise from shipping has been proved for the first time by marine scientists. Researchers from the New England Aquarium in Boston studied the faeces of right whales and found that fewer ships ...Shipping causes 'chronic stress' to whalesThe GuardianWhales 'get stressed' by ship noises, research showsCBBC NewsroundWhales 'stressed by ocean noise'BBC NewsTelegraph.co.uk -LiveScience.com -Science Newsall 68 news articles »]]> 8 Feb 2012 | 7:29 am MST