Monday, September 5, 2016

Onetime MS Office challenger OpenOffice: We may shut down due to dwindling support and other top stories.

  • Onetime MS Office challenger OpenOffice: We may shut down due to dwindling support

    The Apache OpenOffice Writer word processing software. Image: Apache OpenOffice The group overseeing Apache OpenOffice has begun planning how it will officially retire the project due to a lack of resources to address security vulnerabilities in the open-source office suite.In an email titled "What Would OpenOffice Retirement Involve?", Apache OpenOffice vice president Dennis Hamilton outlined concerns over the ..
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  • How to trade in your Galaxy Note 7 for one that won't explode

    How to trade in your Galaxy Note 7 for one that won't explode
    In no uncertain terms, we called the Galaxy Note 7 the best Android smartphone that has ever existed in our in-depth review. As a matter of fact, we called it the best phablet, period, since Apple’s Plus-size iPhone models have no special features at all that take advantage of that extra screen real estate. Sadly, some new Galaxy Note 7 handsets shipped with a feature that wasn’t advertised on the box: they had a battery problem that caused them to explode while charging. You can see photos of ..
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  • Missing comet lander Philae spotted at last: ESA (Update)

    Missing comet lander Philae spotted at last: ESA (Update)
    Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted the tiny lander Philae stuck in a dark crack on the surface of its comet home—the first glimpse since the robot lab crashlanded in 2014, ground controllers said Monday. The European Space Agency (ESA) ...
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  • SpaceX explosion: Amos-6 satellite owner demands $50M from Musk's firm

    SpaceX explosion: Amos-6 satellite owner demands $50M from Musk's firm
    SpaceX reader comments 45 SpaceX faces a potentially big payout in the aftermath of last week's launchpad explosion, after Israeli communications firm Spacecom—which lost one its satellites in the accident—demanded £37 million ($50 million) or a free flight from Elon Musk's company. The Falcon 9 rocket, which had been set to deploy an Amos-6 satellite to provide wireless services to sub-Saharan Africa as part of Facebook's Internet.org initiative, was destroyed on Thursday as it was preppe..
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  • Noted Apple analyst drops yet more iPhone 7 details

    Noted Apple analyst drops yet more iPhone 7 details
    Spoiler alert: KGI Securities' Ming-chi Kuo, who has been predicting Apple hardware details with a high degree of accuracy for years, issued a new research note over the weekend with some information about the new iPhone days before Apple is set to reveal it. None of the supposed iPhone 7 announcements, specs, or features would be particularly shocking in and of themselves, but together they give a solid overview of what Apple is likely to have in store. Kuo's detailed note, cited by AppleInsid..
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  • The Storr Lochs Monster Surfaces

    The Storr Lochs Monster Surfaces
    Paleontology is not a first dug, first served science. Research interests, logistical technicalities, and more dictate what fossils are cleaned up, studied, and published on in what order, and while some field finds are so momentous that they jump to the front of the queue, other fossils are on a slow burn. The Storr Lochs Monster is one of the more patient fossils. The marine reptile, which does not have an official scientific name yet, was discovered in 1966 by Norrie Gillies, the manager o..
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  • Giant panda is no longer endangered, experts say

    Giant panda is no longer endangered, experts say
    FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2014 file photo, two of the one month old Panda triples receive a body check at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province. The giant panda, one of the symbols of China, is off the endangered list thanks to aggressive conservation efforts. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said in a report released Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 that the panda is now classified as "vulnerable" instead of "endangered," reflecting its growing..
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  • Report: Flyme 6 To Launch Alongside The Meizu PRO 7

    Report: Flyme 6 To Launch Alongside The Meizu PRO 7
    Chinese smartphone vendor, Meizu, is expected to launch its all-new flagship on September 13th, but the company is now being rumored to unveil its next-generation Android-based OS on the same day. According to reports coming out of China, Meizu might ...
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