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Yahoo reveals some data request numbers, urges for openness on secret FISA orders

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Of the nine major tech companies at the heart of Eric Snowden’s revelations about an NSA spying program called PRISM, over the past week, Facebook, Microsoft, and most recently Apple have all opted to publish the total number of data requests they’ve received from the government. Today, they’re being joined by Yahoo, which announced that over the past six months it’s received between 12,000 and 13,000 such requests. Because of the Obama administration’s requirement to obfuscate the data, that number includes ordinary law enforcement requests and secret FISA orders, without a further breakdown.

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Microsoft starts taking orders for 128GB Surface Pro, $999 gets one shipped on March 1st

Microsoft has been having troubles keeping the 128GB model Area Pro tablet on virtual and actual shop shelves, however it appears like the drought, as promised, is ending. The tablet’s now up for pre-order on the Microsoft Shop internet site with an estimated March 1st ship date. Best Get will also be receiving shipments of the slate quickly and is additionally willing to take your money now to book one. Alas, our pals north of the border in Canada are still without a 128GB Surface acquisition option, however a minimum of the people at the Area Blog site have actually promised to offer even more info on the matter at some point soon. Do not believe us? Head on to the source and see for yourself.

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Microsoft starts taking orders for 128GB Surface Pro, $999 gets one shipped on March 1st

Microsoft has actually been having troubles keeping the 128GB design Area Pro tablet on virtual and actual shop shelves, but it looks like the drought, as promised, is ending. The tablet’s now up for pre-order on the Microsoft Shop site with an approximated March 1st ship date. Finest Buy will also be getting shipments of the slate soon and is also about to take your money now to reserve one. Alas, our buddies north of the border in Canada are still without a 128GB Surface purchase option, however a minimum of the folks at the Surface Blog have guaranteed to offer more info on the matter sometime soon. Don’t think us? Head on to the source and see for yourself.

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Microsoft starts taking orders for 128GB Surface Pro, $999 gets one shipped on March 1st

Microsoft has actually been having troubles keeping the 128GB design Area Pro tablet on virtual and actual store racks, but it appears like the drought, as promised, is ending. The tablet’s now up for pre-order on the Microsoft Shop site with an estimated March 1st ship date. Best Get will also be receiving cargos of the slate soon and is also about to take your money now to book one. Alas, our buddies north of the border in Canada are still without a 128GB Area acquisition choice, however a minimum of the folks at the Area Blog site have guaranteed to provide more info on the matter at some point quickly. Do not think us? Head on down to the source and see for yourself.

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Microsoft starts taking orders for 128GB Surface Pro, $999 gets one shipped on March 1st

Microsoft has been having troubles keeping the 128GB model Surface Pro tablet on virtual and actual store shelves, but it looks like the drought, as promised, is ending. The tablet’s now up for pre-order on the Microsoft Store website with an estimated March 1st ship date. Best Buy will also be receiving shipments of the slate soon and is also willing to take your money now to reserve one. Alas, our friends north of the border in Canada are still without a 128GB Surface purchase option, but at least the folks at the Surface Blog have promised to provide more info on the matter sometime soon. Don’t believe us? Head on down to the source and see for yourself.

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Bomb-carrying Navy robots take orders from odors

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The United States Navy is looking to establish a swarm of odor-sniffing robots to help put together and load some of its most harmful weaponry. As Wired reports, these semi-automated robots would act nearly like mechanized ants, with “innovator” and “follower” bots loading 1,000-pound bombs into tight spaces aboard carrier. A human-controlled innovator robotic would lead the procession, with its automated followers tracking behind.

The key ingredient to the Navy’s proposal is an as-yet unknown chemical that could possibly act as a pheromone. When this chemical is identified, the Navy would require a system capable of embedding and reading records within the pheromone, which would be shared by the lead robotic. The followers would should have the ability to pick …

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Initial Surface US pre-orders sold out, some UK orders delayed to November 2nd

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Microsoft’s preliminary stock of Surface RT gadgets has offered out in the United States. The 32GB base model, at $ 499, sold out earlier in the week, however all stock has actually now been exhausted with a wait time of within three weeks instead of an assured October 26th dispatch. Alongside the sell out, a telephone of UK readers are reporting that Microsoft has actually postponed the release of Area by a week.

” The release date for the preorder product has actually altered,” checks out an e-mail sent to some customers who pre-ordered a Surface in the UK. “The product listed below will certainly now be readily available on 02 November 2012.” It’s not clear from Microsoft why the Surface is delayed in the UK, but we recognize from sources that it could possibly be due to units being held by UK customs … Continue reading & hellip;

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iPad Mini: Apple Orders More Than 10 Million Units For Q4, Says WSJ

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Following its tale last week that providers to Apple had actually started production of a smaller sized iPad– the so-called ‘ iPad mini ’ – the Wall Street Journal is now stating Apple has ordered even more than 10 million devices for the 4th quarter of this year. The figure originates from Asian component providers to Apple — additionally the source of last week ’ s iPad mini tale.

The paper states the providers take note of that Apple ’ s order for 10 million preliminary units of this smaller sized iPad is about double the size of the order placed by Amazon for its Kindle Fire tablets in the exact same quarter. If Apple is organizing to launch a smaller iPad, it will be a direct competitor to Amazon ’ s little form-factor Kindle tablets and also Google ’ s Nexus 7. Apple hasn ’ t verified any of the myriad reports,

rumors and speculation it ’ s planning to make a smaller sized iPad, so the existence of the device remains unconfirmed. Nonetheless the WSJ has a good record for sourcing legitimate pre-production holes so proof for the ‘ iPad mini ’ continues to mount. The WSJ ’ s previous story suggested the gadget will certainly have a 7.85 in screen (vs the 9.7 inch show on its existing iPad) and a reduced resolution that the third generation iPad — suggesting it might not include Apple ’ s Retina Display innovation. We ’ ve communicated to Apple for an official feedback on the WSJ report and will certainly update with any reply.

Last week we additionally reported an Apple investor ’ s assertion that Apple would certainly be sending out invites for

a press party to introduce the iPad mini on October 10, with the device due to ship on October 17.

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Apple now taking iPhone 5 orders for in-store pickup

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Do Apple’s 3 to four-week shipping quotes for the iPhone 5 have you down? It ends up you might not have to suffer with that marathon wait after all– assuming there’s an Apple Shop close at hand, at least. As forecasted by 9to5Mac, the business is now letting customers purchase its newest device each night between 10PM and 4AM and take up orders as early as the really next day (technically the same day if you’re ordering in the wee hours, we suppose). How rapidly you’ll receive a phone will depend on your regional shop’s stock, though looking at Apple stores are getting everyday deliveries it shouldn’t be long. Once again, this is a pre-purchase, not a booking. Because you’re paying up front, you’ll wish to make sure when it pertains to the huge …

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Withings revamps its WiFi bathroom scales, orders you to stop slouching

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Withings has introduced a new set of wireless bathroom scales to spare us sedentary geeks the effort of recording our weekly weigh-ins. The updated set includes Position Control technology, which we assume means it tells you to stand up straight and suck your belly in while it’s sending your details to the internet. All you need is a smartphone or tablet that can use its new Health Companion App. which came out earlier this month. It arrives in Europe at the end of September, and equipping yourself for a war on weight will cost you €120.

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