Acura’s version of the successful and legendary Honda Civic, the ILX, has turned in an unimpressive performance for its first model year and will be reworked according to consumer feedback. Honda, desperate to make the Acura brand a contender against such stalwarts like BMW and Mercedes-Benz, will begin offering the Acura ILX with an automatic transmission and a 2.5 liter V6 engine […]
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is in the design stages for a new, cheaper iPhone to be unveiled later this year. The phone could have a plastic polycarbonate body as well as reuse parts from previous iPhone iterations. All of this is in an effort to bolster iOS’s market share against market leader Android as well as […]
Read MoreWeibo user @Geniune_Yu_Yang went on a public rant after pressures to satisfy Weibo users and maintain the Communist Party line with regard to censorship became too much for him to bear. Though web censorship is prevalent in China, Weibo practices self-censorship, hiring people to go through posts and messages to clear out anything forbidden by current […]
Read MoreAt the intersection of private life and public space exist online forums like Facebook and Twitter, which are neither entirely private nor entirely public (depending on a user’s site preferences) yet still invoke expectations of privacy and respect for others that are foundational to many of the social norms in democratic societies. What does a […]
Read MoreRepublic of Korea Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-woo reported that the components in violation were non-critical components and thus not a safety threat but the shutdown of the plants could mean unprecedented levels of power outages in the coming months. “It’s inevitable that we will experience [an] unprecedented power shortage during the coming winter with […]
Read MoreResearchers from CGIAR claim that, due to climate change, plants from the banana family could end up becoming important staple foods for much of the world’s population. The research was conducted at the behest of the United Nations’ committee on world food security. Researchers examined at the effects of climate change on some of the world’s key agricultural […]
Read MoreThe project by the Malaysian government is intended to be a showcase of modern living, relying upon renewable resources for energy and employing environmentally comprehensive methods of living. Everything from waste to energy will be recycled. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak had this to say of Iskandar Malaysia: Iskandar Malaysia [is] a smart city template […]
Read MoreScientists in Brazil are genetically modifying mosquitoes in order to eliminate them in the wild. While extreme, it is hoped this method will contain dengue fever, a deadly disease that afflicts 22,000 of Brazilians annually. Especially hard hit are Brazil’s rural poor who have limited access to quality health care. [Los Angeles Times]
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