Science & Technology – Week of 8.5.12

Cyborg America: Inside The Strange New World of Basement Body Hackers
The Verg 8 August 2012
Shawn Sarver took a deep breath and stared at the bottle of Listerine on the counter. “A minty fresh feeling for your mouth… cures bad breath,”

Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Sees ‘Horrible Problems’ in Cloud-Based Computing
Hindustan Times 6 August 2012
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said he expects horrible problems to crop up in the next five years.

Apple to Mountain Lion Users: “Tell Us Who Your Friends Are If You Want To Talk To Us.”
Naked Security 30 July 2012
An alert Naked Security reader and Mountain Lion early adopter has pointed us at a quirky new twist.

International Collaboration Established to Speed Science
Lawrenceville Plasma Physics, Inc 25 May 2012
Iranian and US research institutions announce collaboration agreement for scientific publication on aneutronic fusion.

Lenovo Unveils Lighter, Quicker ThinkPad Laptop
Yahoo! News 6 August 2012
Lenovo has unveiled a lighter, quicker ThinkPad notebook computer inspired by the convenience of tablets and smartphones.

Is Big Data the Next Billion-Dollar Technology Industry?
Financial Sense 3 August 2012
It is not news that our capacity to gather and store immense amounts of data has grown by leaps and bounds.