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Tech News Flash: Monday -- August 22, 2011

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Headline Scan
Where Do WebOS Devs Go From Here?
DARPA's Long-Term Long Shot to the Stars
Birth of Googorola, Rebirth of Compaq, Death of RIM
A Big Round of Face-Palms For HP
National Geographic's Map App Lets You Take the World For a Spin
AntiSec Carves Another Notch in Its Keyboard

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Podcast
The Lonely Life of WebOS (14:46 minutes)
In this episode: HP announces it's killing off development of webOS
hardware, throwing the future of the mobile operating system into
question; Google moves to buy up Motorola Mobility, which could help
protect all Android device-makers from patent attacks but could also
alienate Motorola's Android rivals; San Francisco's BART is put under
scrutiny following its decision to prevent the use of cellphones during
a public protest; the Verizon wireline strike takes a few ugly turns as
a deadline draws closer; AT&T goes all or nothing on SMS texting plans.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-recap-2011-08-19.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Where Do WebOS Devs Go From Here?
Reeling from the gap created in their lives by HP's announcement
Thursday that it's ceasing work on webOS devices, webOS app developers
have reportedly been swift to stagger into Microsoft's arms. At least
500 webOS app devs responded to a call put out by Brandon Watson,
Microsoft's senior director of Windows Phone 7 development, within 22
hours, Watson tweeted Saturday.That's good news for Microsoft.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73124.html

DARPA's Long-Term Long Shot to the Stars
In a few short weeks, the United States Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency, or DARPA, will award a $500,000 grant for a 100-year
starship project. The grant will be awarded at the 100 Year Starship
Study Symposium, which will be held in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 30 through
Oct. 2. The symposium will deal with the practical issues humanity needs
to address to achieve interstellar flight 100 years from now.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73118.html

Birth of Googorola, Rebirth of Compaq, Death of RIM
Last week's announcement of Google's plans to acquire Motorola --
Googorola -- created a massive change for Android licensees. They are
now looking for alternatives, tossing the biggest smartphone platform
into flux and increasing the interest in what will happen to RIM -- with
specific emphasis on its QNX platform.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73106.html

A Big Round of Face-Palms For HP
Life tends to be pretty exciting even in an ordinary week here in the
Linux blogosphere, but few can be compared with the one we just endured.
Not only did we learn of Google's Motorola Mobility purchase plans on
Monday, but later in the week came word of HP's mother-of-all-face-palm-
inspiring acts in the form of its decision to dump pretty much
everything relating to webOS.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73116.html

National Geographic's Map App Lets You Take the World For a Spin
The National Geographic Society may be best known for its iconic yellow
National Geographic magazine, which very often includes, folded up
inside, some awesome maps from all around the world. As a youngster, I
remember pouring over National Geographic maps on the living room floor,
hanging a map of North America on my bedroom wall, and using them as
study aids in school.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73111.html

AntiSec Carves Another Notch in Its Keyboard
AntiSec, the hacker movement that emerged as LulzSec closed shop in
June, apparently hacked into the servers of yet another defense
contractor Thursday. This time, the victim is Vanguard Defense
Industries. AntiSec hackers on Friday released 1GB of private emails and
documents regarding Richard Garcia, VDI's senior vice president, on the
Internet.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73115.html

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