Sony Xperia Z Ultra hands-on

Sony enters the big leagues with a 6.44-inch screen and the latest Snapdragon 800 CPU

Sony hasn't always found itself ahead of the technological curve when it comes to smartphone internals. Often it's lagged a generation of so behind the competition, giving the likes of HTC and Samsung the first shot at releasing phones running the latest mobile chips. Yet here we sit with one of the very first Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 devices, and above its ginormous screen sits a Sony logo.

Say hello to the Xperia Z Ultra.

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OUYA hits retailers for $100, promptly sells out at Amazon

OUYA has unlocked a major achievement today: the teensy crowdfunded gaming console is now available at retail, after a slight delay from the June 4th date it promised earlier. That's good news for everybody, except perhaps some of the original Kickstarter backers who've still not received their consoles -- though founder Julie Uhrman said the firm is "working overtime" to resolve that issue. As for the retail OUYA package (which has had most of its flaws ironed out since we first saw it), it'll come with the game console, controller, an HDMI cable and batteries for $100, with extra controllers running $50. It's already sold out at Amazon, but you can also seek it out online or in person at Best Buy, GameStop, Target or GAME. If you're still undecided, make sure to read about our hands-on experience with the device.

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Soccer-China sack coach Camacho after costly spell

June 24 (Reuters) - Spanish coach Jose Antonio Camacho has been sacked by China after a dismal and expensive two-year spell in charge, the CFA said on Monday.

The former Real Madrid and Spain coach oversaw three home friendly defeats in June, including an embarrassing 5-1 thrashing by Thailand, and suffered an early exit in World Cup qualifying last year.

"Having consulted with related parties and informed coach Camacho, the authority made a primary decision of terminating the cooperation with the Spaniard," the Chinese Football Association (CFA) said in a statement carried by the state news agency Xinhua.

"Details are yet to be negotiated with Camacho. The seeking for his successor has been initiated."

Appointed in Aug. 2011, Camacho lost 11 of his 20 matches in charge of the national team, including a record 8-0 defeat by Brazil in September.

His bid to help China qualify for only a second World Cup finals ended early last year when his side were beaten to one of the 10 places in the fourth round of Asian qualifiers by Jordan and Iraq.

The team also slumped to a record low of 109 in the FIFA rankings last March with fans long calling for his removal.

Xinhua said Camacho was on a reported 2.8 million euros ($3.68 million) a year salary and would receive a pay off of around 3 million euros after cutting short his contract just over a year early.

China take on South Korea, Australia and Japan in the East Asian Cup in July before resuming their qualification bid to reach the 2015 Asian Cup later in the year.

($1 = 0.7612 euros) (Reporting by Patrick Johnston in Singapore; Editing by John O'Brien)

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G2Reader

When Google announced it would flip the death switch on Google Reader on July 1, I furiously scoured the RSS feed reader scene to find the best replacement service available. Not long after I landed on G2Reader (free), the search was over. I continued my search, testing several more options, but none ticked all the boxes G2Reader did.

G2Reader is a Web-based RSS feed reader that requires little more than an email and password signup. A big selling point for me is that you can import your Google Reader feeds from the Google Takeout data (for instructions on how to get it, see Get Organized:?Get Off Google Reader). Some other services require you connect them directly to your Google account, which won't work after Google shuts down Reader and didn't necessarily feel very secure to me, especially when an unknown company with no privacy policy or terms of service is behind the app. Maybe that sounds far-fetched, but it was in fact my experience with both Feedly and FeedsBundle.

G2Reader very closely resembles Google Reader in layout and function, although the design is much more stylized than Google Reader's ever was. It's smart and clean, yet simple.

Upon importing data from Google Reader (which you can do via the file called subscriptions.xml that comes in your Google Takeout data), G2Reader keeps all your feed organization intact, so you don't have to muck around moving feeds back into folders and such. G2Reader brought over my Google Alerts, too, and they appear to be updating. That's huge. We'll see if they continue to update correctly after July 1, but for the time being, G2Reader was the only RSS feed reader that correctly imported and implemented my Google Alerts.

One of my favorite features in G2Reader is you can save a list of key words that the app will always highlight for you in the posts that show up in your feed. There's even an API key for your feeds, should you want to do a little programming to extend what your G2Reader feeds can do for you and where you access them.

And, perhaps most impressive of all, G2Reader is available in seven languages: English, Spanish, French, Mandarin (Taiwan/traditional), Russian, Czech, and Slovak. I have friends all over the world who often ask me for software recommendations, and while plenty of them speak and read in English, it's not always their language of choice. Kudos to the tiny G2Reader team for making the app accessible to as many global users as possible.

G2Reader even has some sharing capabilities built in, although not to the extent of The Old Reader, which mimic's Google Reader pre-2011, with the ability to follow other users and be followed in turn. In G2Reader, you can click to open any post to tweet, share on Facebook, or post the link to the post on Google+. If you're looking for real social features, sign up for The Old Reader. It's nearly as impressive as G2Reader in other capacities, too.

There's really only one qualm[a qualm is a doubt the user might have, not a flaw in the app] that might affect whether you think as highly as G2Reader as I do. Updates can lag a little. If you use an RSS reader to monitor breaking news, the latency issue could make G2Reader a no-go. But if, like me, you use it to keep an eye on overall trends or to follow blogs more casually, the speed at which it delivers content isn't a serious issue.

If you're more of a DIY person, definitely explore Commafeed, a source for building your own RSS feed reader that you can host yourself. It's very good, except a little sluggish. We also looked at?TinyTiny RSS, an open-source platform for building your own private RSS feed reader, but found it painfully slow.

G2Reader doesn't have any mobile apps just yet, although according to the team, an Android app is underway. That's a great sign. I'm happy to see a small and dedicated team expanding its service because it gives me hope that other improvements (like speed) could be on the way, too. G2Reader is my new RSS feed reader of choice and an Editors' Choice here at PCMag.

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Tokyo court says Samsung infringed Apple 'bounce-back' patent

By Nobuhiro Kubo

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Tokyo court ruled on Friday that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd had infringed rival Apple Inc's patent for a so-called bounce-back feature on earlier models of its popular smartphones.

Samsung and Apple, the world's top two smartphone makers, are fighting patent disputes across the globe as they compete to dominate the lucrative mobile market and win customers with their latest gadgets.

Apple claimed that Samsung had copied the feature, in which icons on its smartphones and tablets quiver back when users scroll to the end of an electronic document. Samsung has already changed its interface on recent models to show a blue line at the end of documents.

The Japanese court's decision comes after the U.S. Patent and Trademark office judged earlier this year that Apple's bounce-back patent was invalid, allowing older Samsung models that had a similar feature to remain on sale.

However, the U.S. agency subsequently decided that several aspects of the bounce-back feature were actually patentable, according to documents filed by Apple in U.S. court last week.

(Additional reporting by Dan Levine in San Francisco; Editing by Richard Chang)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/tokyo-court-says-samsung-infringed-apple-bounce-back-050406105.html

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Activists brave heat to demonstrate outside presidential summit

Hundreds of demonstrators gather at the barricade along one of the roads to Sunnylands, the estate where President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for talks Friday, June 7 2013. (Torrey AndersonSchoepe)

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. - Demonstrators endured near-record breaking temperatures Friday to catch a glimpse of a presidential motorcade.

Protestors were largely self-segregated into distinct groups: Vietnamese immigrants, Taiwanese immigrants and Falun Dafa followers, a religion outlawed in China. Protests were mostly peaceful, but took on a circus-like atmosphere when Tibetan protestors streaked along Bob Hope Drive. Vietnamese residents from Orange County, Calif. carpooled to the summit site to defend Vietnamese fisherman they said were killed by Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.

Demonstrators held posters, flags, microphones and banners with their messages for both presidents.

Several dozen Tibetan immigrations were outside the grounds from San Francisco, eight of whom carried a larger than life iron statue of a self-immolating monk.

Protesters mostly stayed huddled under the shade of tents or umbrellas they brought, and even though the presidents had already arrived at Sunnylands, excitement built and demonstrators fanned out along the barrier when unmarked vans, black SUVs and California Highway Patrol motorcycle teams passed by.

The local Starbucks at a nearby Vons became an air-conditioned spot of refuge for protesters who had been out in the sun and heat for hours on end.

Among the sea of protesters were a couple Americans eager to see a president they supported.

"It's a chance to see history," resident Adrianna Menoni said.

Obama landed in Palm Springs, but there was one hiccup.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/social-round-activists-brave-114-degree-heat-demonstrate-013717578.html

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Alpine lakes reflect climate change

June 6, 2013 ? Increases in temperature as a result of climate change are mirrored in lake waters where temperatures are also on the rise. A new study, by Dr. Martin Dokulil, retired researcher from the Institute for Limnology at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, forecasts surface water temperatures in large Austrian lakes for 2050 and discusses the impact on the lakes' structure, function and water quality.

The research is published online in Springer's journal Hydrobiologia.

Austria has a multitude of lakes varying widely in type, size, flushing, altitude and geographic location. Most of these lakes are important ecosystems and are sensitive to environmental changes. Surface water temperature is directly affected by climate change and is an essential aspect for recreation on the lakes by tourists, particularly during the summer season.

Dokulil analyzed long-term data records for air temperature and surface water temperatures dating back to the mid-1960s from the Austrian Hydrological Yearbooks. The nine large lakes studied, in or bordering Austria, were situated in different climatic zones. From these data, Dokulil was able to project temperature trends for the lakes' surface waters and predict temperatures for 2050.

His work suggests that lake surface temperatures are likely to rise by up to 3oC in Austrian lakes by 2050 depending on the region, as a direct result of climate change.

Dr. Dokulil concludes: "The predicted changes in surface water temperatures will affect the thermal characteristics of the lakes. Warmer water temperatures could lead to enhanced nutrient loads and affect water quality by promoting algal blooms and impairing the biological functions of aquatic organisms. Significant increases in summer temperatures will also affect the carbon cycling in lakes, with potential consequences on atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and the Earth's climate."

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1. Dokulil M. Predicting summer surface water temperatures for large Austrian lakes in 2050 under climate change scenarios. Hydrobiologia, 2013 DOI: 10.1007/s10705-013-1550-5

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