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Researchers have made the first biologically effective perfume. The scientists succeeded in explaining the chemical nature of the individual scent that attracts a human partner, synthesized it, and tested its effectiveness on people. Their results show that perfumes can be produced without needing animal products:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/researchers-synthesize-first-biologically-effective-perfume
A real-world bionic man has been built with a complete frame of state-of-the-art limbs and functional heart-lung system with artificial blood pumping through the arteries. The bionic man even has artificial intelligence and responds to questions that people ask him. The bionic man costs $1 mil:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/real-bionic-man-for-1-million.html
Best Buy will advertise during the Super Bowl that they will give a $50 gift card to anyone who buys a phone from them this year:
http://allthingsd.com/20130201/best-buy-offering-50-to-those-willing-to-commit-to-buying-their-next-cell-phone/
Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Motorola Mobility unit confirmed in a job listing that it is seeking a senior director of product management to manage the launch of what is widely believed to be the division's rumored X-Phone, an advanced Android device.
Job posting on LinkedIn (now removed) appears to have confirmed that Google's Motorola Mobility is working on the rumored X-Phone:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-motorola-job-posting-confirms-plans-x-phone/2013-02-01
Many Mac users were surprised and unhappy to discover that Apple silently blocked the latest version of Java 7 from running on Mac cmoputers:
http://www.infoworld.com/t/application-security/apple-ticks-mac-users-silent-shutdown-of-java-7-212028
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/researchers-synthesize-first-biologically-effective-perfume
A real-world bionic man has been built with a complete frame of state-of-the-art limbs and functional heart-lung system with artificial blood pumping through the arteries. The bionic man even has artificial intelligence and responds to questions that people ask him. The bionic man costs $1 mil:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/real-bionic-man-for-1-million.html
Best Buy will advertise during the Super Bowl that they will give a $50 gift card to anyone who buys a phone from them this year:
http://allthingsd.com/20130201/best-buy-offering-50-to-those-willing-to-commit-to-buying-their-next-cell-phone/
Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Motorola Mobility unit confirmed in a job listing that it is seeking a senior director of product management to manage the launch of what is widely believed to be the division's rumored X-Phone, an advanced Android device.
Job posting on LinkedIn (now removed) appears to have confirmed that Google's Motorola Mobility is working on the rumored X-Phone:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-motorola-job-posting-confirms-plans-x-phone/2013-02-01
Many Mac users were surprised and unhappy to discover that Apple silently blocked the latest version of Java 7 from running on Mac cmoputers:
http://www.infoworld.com/t/application-security/apple-ticks-mac-users-silent-shutdown-of-java-7-212028