Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:20:08 +0100 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Netflix said it expects Amazon.com to brand its video streaming offering as standalone service. Netflix also said it expects Amazon's standalone service to be priced below its own service. A spokesman at Netflix declined to comment, as did a spokeswoman at Amazon. (Reporting By Alistair Barr) (Source: Reuters)
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:30:15 +0100 Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century. (Source: Associated Press)
New federal map for what to plant reflects warming
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:00:13 +0100 LONDON (Reuters) - A weaker sun over the next 90 years is not likely to significantly delay a rise in global temperature caused by greenhouse gases, a report said Monday. The study, by Britain's Meteorological Office and the university of Reading, found that the Sun's output would decrease up until 2100 but this would only lead to a fall in global temperatures of 0.08 degrees Celsius. Scientists have warned that more extreme weather is likely across the globe this century as the Earth's climate warms. ... (Source: Reuters)
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:42:45 +0100 The popular Android custom ROM known as CyanogenMod could soon benefit from its own application store, following the embracing of an idea suggested by one of the team members recently. Posting to his Google+ account, Koushik Dutta said an independent store would be a much-needed source of income for CyanogenMod, which is now active on more than a million Android phones. (Source: Digital Trends)