Cal loses 21-3 to No. 22 Stanford in SF Bay's Big Game

Cal loses 21-3 to No. 22 Stanford in Big Game
San Jose Mercury News
BERKELEY, Calif.—The clusters of empty seats and the silence at the end of the first Big Game at remodeled Memorial Stadium won't quiet the critics of California coach Jeff Tedford this season.


Feds End Argument Where Sir Francis Drake Landed; Point Reyes in Marin County; Enjoy the View!

The federal government has apparently ended a 433-year-old historical controversy by determining that English sea captain and explorer Sir Francis Drake came ashore in what is now a county in the San Francisco Bay area when he claimed California for England.

For years, some historians and other scholars said Drake landed on the Point Reyes Peninsula, north of San Francisco, in Marin County.

But others pointed to what they considered evidence that Drake landed in locations ranging from San Francisco Bay to Alaska, Oregon, British Columbia or other sites along the California coast.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar apparently ended the controversy this week when he designated the Drake site as Point Reyes in Marin County as one of 27 spots nationwide that are national historic or natural landmarks



Stanford R. Ovshinsky Dies at 89, a Self-Taught Maverick in Electronics #RIP

Stanford R. Ovshinsky Dies at 89, a Self-Taught Maverick in Electronics
New York Times - ‎Oct 18, 2012‎
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, an iconoclastic, largely self-taught and commercially successful scientist who invented the nickel-metal hydride battery and contributed to the development of a host of devices, including solar energy panels, flat-panel displays ...



Apple Opens Largest Store in Asia Near Forbidden City in Beijing; Huge Crowds

Largest Apple Store in Asia opens to huge crowd
Apple Insider
Largest Apple Store in Asia opens to huge crowd. By Mikey Campbell. When the Wangfujing Apple Store opened its doors to a crush of customers on Saturday local China time, the third brick-and-mortar Apple retail location in Beijing officially became Asia's ...

Highly Cited:Apple Opens Largest Store in Asia Near Forbidden City



Cardinals vs. Giants NLCS: St. Louis now turns to big-game Chris Carpenter

Cardinals vs. Giants NLCS: St. Louis now turns to big-game Chris Carpenter
SportingNews.com
The St. Louis Cardinals would have preferred to end the NLCS at home in Game 5, but they still have a 3-2 series and will have Chris Carpenter on the mound in Game 6 at AT&T Park on Sunday night.

Opinion:Bernie: Cards play as if they'd rather sight-see in San Francisco STLtoday.com
In Depth:Giants, Zito top Cards, force Game 6


Windows 8 risks baffling users; Surge of New Microsoft products; Confused?

Windows 8 Killed The Start Menu, But A Startup Named Pokki Brought It Back
- Forbes
Redmond is in for a rough ride with Windows 8, due to be officially announced next week. Despite its clean design and innovative interface, it may well leave users...

Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumers - Associated Press
Windows 8 risks baffling users - The Salt Lake Tribune
Windows 8 'Baffles' Many - Fox News

Windows 8 is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablets, and home theater PCs.

Windows 8: What You Need to Know | PCWorld
Microsoft showed its first public demo of Windows 8 on Wednesday, and it's not at all like the Windows operating systems you've come to know over the past 25 years ...

New Microsoft Product LineUp
  • Windows 8: Operating System
  • Windows Phone 8: O/S for Nokia, Samsung, and HTC phones
  • Microsoft Surface Tablet. Microsoft's own iPad.
  • Xbox Music: Music app store for All Windows 8 Products
  • Azure: Cloud services to compete with Amazon and Google. Includes Microsoft Office as a Service



  • How Are 7-Inch Tablets Doing? Are the customers waiting for the iPad Mini?

    How Are 7-Inch Tablets Doing?
    By BRIAN X. CHEN
    Apple is widely expected to introduce a smaller, cheaper version of its iPad on Tuesday, perhaps in response to the crop of 7-inch tablets that have popped up in the last year. But how are those tablets even doing anyway?

    To date, Apple has sold about 84 million iPads. Amazon’s Kindle Fire, the second-best-selling tablet, has sold about seven million units; Barnes and Noble has sold about five million Nook tablets; and Google has sold about three million Nexus 7 tablets, according to estimates by Forrester.


    Tech Stocks Can't Shake Recent Doldrums; Google snafu drags Wall Street lower; Poor IBM, Intel results

    Google snafu rips tech stocks, drags Wall Street lower - CNBC
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Thursday, with technology stocks hit hard after Google disappointed investors with earnings results that were prematurely released ...

    Asian Stocks Fall as Earnings Drag Down Technology Shares ...
    Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index headed for the first drop in four days, as worse-than-expected earnings results from Google Inc. and ...

    Tech Stocks Can't Shake Recent Doldrums - MarketBeat - WSJ
    The tech sector can’t break out of its latest funk. Technology is the S&P 500′s worst-performing sector today, down 0.6%, as the broad market remains ...

    Tech Stocks: IBM, Intel results weigh down tech stocks Market Watch


    Look for the iPad to Outsell the PC -- Again

    Look for the iPad to Outsell the PC -- Again
    DailyFinance
    Once more, Wall Street is betting Apple's iPad outsold domestic PC makers. According to new analyst estimates compiled by Fortune, Apple (NAS: AAPL) sold at least 14.8 million and as many as 23 million tablets during the calendar's third quarter, which ...

    Highly Cited:Source: iPad Mini Will Hit Stores And Ship To Early Buyers November 2



    SF Giants back on the brink after Cards' 8-3 blowout

    SF Giants back on the brink after Cards' 8-3 blowout
    San Francisco Chronicle
    By Henry Schulman. St. Louis - Seven pitches into his night, Tim Lincecum let the baseball world know that his Great Resurrection would turn into a great disappointment.

    NLCS 2012: St. Louis Cardinals rock Tim Lincecum and San Francisco Giants in ...
    Washington Post
    ST. LOUIS — There was a time when Tim Lincecum's mere appearance on a mound brought a peaceful excitement to fans of the San Francisco Giants. He was an oddball, but he was their oddball. He threw baseballs by hitters and won games with such ...


    49ers Make Just Enough Plays, Hold off Seahawks

    49ers Make Just Enough Plays, Hold off Seahawks
    ABC News
    Alex Smith threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Delanie Walker late in the third quarter and San Francisco held off the Seattle Seahawks 13-6 on Thursday night as the 49ers won their long-awaited division opener.

    In Depth:Rapid Reaction: 49ers 13, Seahawks 6



    $50K prize if you can find way to block robocalls; FCC votes to stop unwanted 'robocalls' to 911

    FCC votes to stop unwanted 'robocalls' to 911
    Urgent Communications
    FCC commissioners yesterday unanimously approved an order that will allow public-safety answering points (PSAPs) to list their emergency numbers in a special national do-not-call registry, so autodialed calls from telemarketers and solicitors will not ...

    Americans grapple with robocalls
    Montreal Gazette
    American regulators and telecom providers met in Washington on Thursday to “brainstorm” on ways to squeeze out harassing robocallers in the same way that regulators and the industry managed to shut down email spammers.

    $50K prize if you can find way to block robocalls
    East Oregonian
    Those annoying prerecorded phone pitches known as robocalls aren't just getting on the nerves of millions of consumers: The government is fed up too, and it's turning to the public for help, offering a cash reward for the best way to stop the unwanted ...



    Computerworld - Google today announced a new $249 clamshell-style Samsung

    Samsung Chromebook Series 3
    CNET
    Google announced the Samsung Chromebook today along with new ambitions to spread its browser-based, cloud-focused Chrome OS laptop much more widely.

    Computerworld - Google today announced a new low-priced clamshell-style Samsung Chromebook computer for $249 that runs the Chrome OS.

    No operating system and disk storage; just the Chrome browser



    GLBT: 3.4 percent of US adults are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender

    Gallup survey: 3.4 percent of US adults are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender
    Washington Post
    NEW YORK - A new Gallup survey, touted as the largest of its kind, estimates that 3.4 percent of American adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

    Special Report: 3.4% of US Adults Identify as LGBT
    Gallup.com
    PRINCETON, NJ -- The inaugural results of a new Gallup question -- posed to more than 120,000 U.S. adults thus far -- shows that 3.4% say "yes" when asked if they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

    Many variants exist including variations that merely change the order of the letters; LGBT or GLBT are the most common terms and the ones most frequently ...



    Google's $GOOG wide earnings miss, early earnings stun Street

    Google isn't the first company to accidentally release earnings ahead of time San Jose Mercury News
    NEW YORK -- Google (GOOG) became the latest company Thursday to release its financial results earlier than scheduled, after which its stock price dropped 9 percent before trading was suspended. The search company blamed a contractor, R.R. Donnelley, ...

    Google's wide earnings miss, early earnings stun Street Chicago Tribune
    Google Inc. inadvertently released its draft quarterly results hours ahead of schedule, significantly missing expectations

    Stocks Finish Lower After Google's Earnings Leak
    TheStreet.com
    A midday Form 8-K filing by the Internet search giant contained an unfinished press release, including the phrase "Pending Larry Quote" referring to CEO Larry Page, as well as the company's third-quarter numbers, which fell well short of Wall Street's ...

    On the Call: Google CEO Larry Page
    Businessweek
    Google Inc.'s online advertising growth decelerated in the third quarter, renewing concerns about whether the Internet search leader might be getting hurt as more people surf the Web on smartphones and tablet computers instead of desktop and laptop ...



    AMD Forecast Misses Estimates; to Cut 15 Percent of Staff; Result of the shift from PC to Apple's iPhone and iPad

    AMD Forecast Misses Estimates; to Cut 15 Percent of Staff
    Businessweek
    Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), the second-largest maker of processors for personal computers, forecast fourth-quarter sales that will miss analysts' estimates and said it will cut 15 percent of its staff.

    Featured:AMD to cut 15 percent of workforce, sees weak Q4 ahead ZDNet - by Larry Dignan



    Spectacular Meteor Sparks Fireball Over California; What are Meteor Showers?

    Meteor shower puts on a show in Modesto's night ...
    Modesto Bee
    Like Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh, the Orionid meteor shower announced its presence with authority.Wednesday night, a fireball streaking through the sky startled viewers throughout Northern California ...

    Spectacular Meteor Sparks Fireball Over California
    SPACE.com
    A spectacular meteor lit up the sky over California Wednesday night (Oct. 17) just days before a highly anticipated meteor shower hits its peak this weekend. The meteor put on a dazzling display over .

    What are Meteor Showers?
    Comets shed the debris that becomes most meteor showers. As comets orbit the Sun, they shed an icy, dusty debris stream along the comet's orbit. If Earth travels through this stream, we will see a meteor shower.


    Google planning its own big event — to announce new Nexus phone?

    Google planning its own big event — to announce new Nexus phone?
    Los Angeles Times
    Apple won't be the only tech company with a media event later this month. Google has something up its sleeve too. On Wednesday, the Mountain View, Calif.



    Oakland crime up 20%; One hundred people have been slain; A's, Warriors looking to move out

    Oakland crime up 20%
    San Francisco Chronicle
    Crime in Oakland is 20 percent higher than it was a year ago. One hundred people have been slain in the city - including five within an 18-hour period this month.


    President Obama has declared that the “cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation”

    Cybersecurity | The White House
    President Obama has declared that the “cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation” and that “America ...

    On cybersecurity, small businesses flirting with disaster ...
    Summary: Small businesses often kidding themselves on cybersecurity, survey reveals.

    Cyber security standards are security standards which enable organizations to practice safe security techniques to minimize the number of successful cyber security ...



    Tim Lincecum will start Game 4 for the SF Giants

    Tim Lincecum will start Game 4
    San Jose Mercury News
    ST. LOUIS -- Tim Lincecum is a reliever no more. Giants Manager Bruce Bochy announced that two-time Cy Young Award winner will start Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.



    Cardinals take 2-1 NLCS lead over the SF Giants after rain delay; Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer

    Cards take 2-1 NLCS lead after delay
    FOXSports.com
    Turns out they had the perfect substitute. Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer after subbing for Beltran and the Cardinals chased Matt Cain before a 3 1/2-hour rain delay in the seventh inning of a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night


    EL MONTE: Calif. town rehires 14 lifeguards fired over Gangnam video

    Calif. town rehires 14 lifeguards fired over video
    EL MONTE, Calif. — Fourteen Southern California lifeguards fired for making a parody video in uniform and at the pool will get their jobs back. The ...

    14 El Monte lifeguards fired for Gangnam video may be rehired ...
    EL MONTE - The 14 lifeguards and pool employees fired for producing a remake of the popular "Gangnam Style" video may get their jobs back. Mayor Andre ...

    City Council votes to rehire 14 Southern California ...
    EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Fourteen Southern California lifeguards fired for making a parody video in uniform and at the pool will get their jobs back. The ...



    NFL Player Chris Kluwe: Shirtless for ‘Out’; Gay Magazine

    Vikings punter Chris Kluwe poses in gay magazine to support ...
    Like him or not, Chris Kluwe is definitely putting it on the line for what he believes. (OUT Magazine) Long a fighter for those he believes are not receiving equal ...

    NFL Player Chris Kluwe: Shirtless for ‘Out’ Magazine ...
    NFL player and gay rights advocate Chris Kluwe goes shirtless for his Out magazine cover story in the November 2012 issue, on newsstands October 23. On ...



    Nissan Motors revealed a special Leaf prototype, which was able to park itself, sans driver, thanks to Nissan's own autonomous driving system

    Watch Nissan's New Autonomous Safety System In Action: Video
    Motor Authority
    A few weeks ago Nissan revealed a special Leaf prototype, which was able to park itself, sans driver, thanks to Nissan's own autonomous driving system. It turns out this was just a teaser for more comprehensive autonomous driving technology from the ...

    Highly Cited:Nissan developing supercharged hybrid for InfinitiAutoWeek - by Greg Migliore



    Oracle boat capsizes; America's Cup boat flips in SF Bay

    America's Cup boat flips in SF Bay
    San Francisco Chronicle
    Crews try to tow Oracle's AC72 back to San Francisco after the yacht flipped during training. The wing - the device at the center of the boat that catches the wind - was badly damaged.



    iPhone manufacturer, Foxconn, finds underage interns in China

    iPhone maker used underage interns News.com.au
    iPhone manufacturer says underage interns found Associated...
    iPhone manufacturer finds underage interns in China Detroit News



    Apple snaps up celebrity-backed SF Web app firm Particle

    Apple snaps up celebrity-backed Web app firm Particle
    CNET
    Call it an "acqui-hire." Apple has snapped up Particle, a San Francisco-based creative consulting company that specializes in Web applications and marketing projects using HTML5, CNET has learned.



    NFL set to choose among three sites to stage Super Bowl L: San Francisco, South Florida, Houston

    NFL set to choose among three sites to stage Super Bowl L
    USA TODAY
    South Florida and New Orleans are among the bidders for the historic 50th Super Bowl in 2016. Including this season's game at the Superdome, the regions will have combined to host 20 Super Bowls.

    Highly Cited:San Francisco, South Florida, Houston bid for Super Bowls



    Cardboard bicycle could be mass produced soon, costs just $20; Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni

    Cardboard bicycles could change the world's transportation, Israeli inventor says
    New York Daily News
    Cardboard bicycles could change the world's transportation, Israeli inventor says. Izhar Gafni has created a bicycle made almost entirely of cardboard that costs around $20. He says it could change the way the world moves, helping those in the most ...

    The $20 Cardboard Bicycle That Really Works
    TheStreet.com
    Bicycle made of cardboard can change the world: Israeli inventor
    China Post
    Alfa cardboard bike set for full production
    SlashGear
    Cardboard bicycle could be mass produced soon, costs just $20
    Ubergizmo
    Cardboard bicycle 'close to mass production': tough, green and just $20
    Engadget




    Another Taxpayer-funded bankruptcy: A123 goes 3-2-1-zero; $250 million in federal loan money and jobs -- gone

    A123 Systems files for bankruptcy: Here's what you need to know
    Washington Post
    Big news for those who like political spats over energy policy: A123 Systems, an electric-car-battery manufacturer that received $250 million in federal loan guarantees as part of the stimulus bill, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday ...

    Taxpayer-funded A123 goes 3-2-1-zero
    Washington Times
    Or like A123 Systems Inc. (AONE), which filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday after failing to repay an undisclosed amount of indebtedness.

    Instead of government funding, let the private sector decide


    In California, the BlackBerry owner is the guy with the bag over his head; not kuhl to be seen taping on BB

    In California, the BlackBerry owner is the guy with the bag over his head
    National Post
    Added to all the other problems Research in Motion is suffering, we now have this: public humiliation. According to the New York Times, BlackBerry users in California now feel ashamed to be seen with what was once the must-have item in phone technology.



    Halloween: San Francisco named the best city in the country for trick-or-treating

    San Francisco named the best city in the country for trick-or-treating
    San Francisco Chronicle
    It's been a great month to be a San Franciscan. The Giants are in the playoffs. More than a million people reveled in the America's Cup, Fleet Week and the Hardly, Strictly Bluegrass Festival.



    Can Microsoft’s New Xbox Music Service Do What Zune Couldn't?

    Introducing Xbox Music All the music you love. Every way you want it.

    Can Microsoft’s New Xbox Music Service Do What Zune Couldn't? ...
    Microsoft has big plans for its new Xbox Music service when Windows 8 arrives on Oct. 26 and Windows Phone 8 a few days later on Oct. 29, but if you’re a ...

    Xbox Music heads to Xbox 360 first tomorrow, PC / tablets on ...
    [Oct 15, 2012] When Xbox Music goes live tomorrow on the Xbox 360, console owners will be the first to access the Spotify-esque service from Microsoft. Well, some of them ...

    Here comes Microsoft's Xbox Music service - CNN.com
    When Microsoft announced Xbox Music at this year's E3 gaming expo, it sounded like an effort to become the next iTunes.



    Amazon.Com Inc is in talks to buy the supplier of processors for its Kindle tablet computer; TI mobile chip arm

    Amazon in talks to buy TI mobile chip arm: paper
    Reuters
    Amazon.Com Inc is in advanced talks to buy the supplier of processors for its Kindle tablet computer, Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist reported on Monday, a step toward vertical integration that could portend a push into smartphones.

    Highly Cited:Amazon in talks to buy Texas Instruments' smartphone & tablet OMAP chip ...The Next Web



    Windows 8 Features: dual-boot; malware improvements; tiles; touch: Is the time to upgrade? or buy a Mac?

    How to dual-boot Windows 8 and Windows 7 PC World
    Windows 8 brings malware improvements, says researcher PC World
    A Windows 8 pricing FAQ: What we know, so far PC World



    Led By Billionaire Masayoshi Son, Softbank Will Buy Sprint Nextel Stake For $20B

    Led By Billionaire Masayoshi Son, Softbank Will Buy Sprint Stake For $20B
    Forbes
    Softbank will pay $20.1 billion for a 70% stake in Sprint Nextel, expanding the overseas-growth opportunity for Japan's third largest mobile-phone operator, the company run by billionaire Masayoshi Son.



    Appeals court: City's yellow pages law unconstitutional; can't require them to get a permit or offer an opt-out system

    Appeals court: City's yellow pages law unconstitutional
    The Seattle Times
    The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against Seattle's crack-down on yellow pages directories. The phone books are protected under the First Amendment, the court said, so the city can't require them to get a permit or offer an opt-out system ...



    US banks like Wells Fargo push back as financial-crisis lawsuits pile up

    Al's Emporium: The Wells Fargo Wagon
    Fox Business
    Wells Fargo, the nation's largest mortgage lender, denies the allegations, and says it will defend itself vigorously. Wells Fargo isn't the only big bank accused of such things. This was more or less America's mortgage-making system for years. The ...
    In Depth:Goldman Sachs Can Fall Off the Fiscal CliffTheStreet.com

    Wells Fargo - Increased Efficiency Drives This Bank Forward
    Seeking Alpha
    Shares of Wells Fargo (WFC) fell some 2.6% in Friday's trading session. The bank reported its third quarter results for 2012.

    US banks push back as financial-crisis lawsuits pile up
    Reuters
    Officials sue Wells Fargo, JPMorgan. * Wells Fargo says complaint overlaps previous settlement. * JPMorgan says it did Fed "a favor" with Bear Stearns.



    Cliff House: Sommelier Raj Parr's favorite SF haunts; Deep in History

    Sommelier Raj Parr's favorite haunts
    San Francisco Chronicle
    Sommelier Raj Parr at the Sutro Baths ruins near the Cliff House, one of his favorite spots for its "unbeatable views," which he has spent a lot of time capturing with his camera.



    New York Giants make 'statement' in routing SF 49ers 26-3; Eli Manning Has 49er's Number

    Giants make 'statement' in routing 49ers 26-3
    San Francisco Chronicle
    New York Giants outside linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka (94) stands over San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (11) after sacking him during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.



    Guest Stanford prof, Alvin E. Roth, wins economic Nobel

    Guest Stanford prof wins economic Nobel
    San Francisco Chronicle
    This 2008 photo provided by Harvard University shows Alvin E. Roth, a professor at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and Harvard Business School in Boston, who was was awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.



    Bryant's Kick Pushes Atlanta Falcons Past the Oakland Raiders 23-20; quarterback Matt Ryan

    Bryant's Kick Pushes Falcons Past Raiders 23-20
    ABC News
    Matt Bryant kicked his second game-winning field goal in three weeks, a 55-yarder with 1 second remaining, and the Atlanta Falcons remained unbeaten with a sloppy 23-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

    Opinion:Julie Mack: Does football need to change? MLive.com
    In Depth:Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is on verge of elite status Washington Po



    Buster Posey, the heavy favorite to win the National League's MVP award, leads the SF Giants

    Buster Posey: Work louder than words - SFGate
    Buster Posey is a throwback. Not just in his square-jawed leadership, his 1950s haircut and his stoic toughness. But in his polite unwillingness to tear back the ...

    Buster Posey's grand slam hits second deck (video)
    Buster Posey, the heavy favorite to win the National League's MVP award, may have also launched the Giants into ...



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