Toyota developing anti-drunk driving gadget (AFP)
AFP – Toyota Motor said Monday it was developing anti-drunk driving equipment that would lock the ignition of a vehicle if high levels of alcohol are detected in the driver.
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UN seeks better data on hurricanes, droughts (AP)
AP – The United Nations has opened discussions on setting up a global system for sharing climate information so the world can better adapt to global warming.
Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station (AP)
AP – Space shuttle Discovery pulled up and docked at the international space station on Sunday night, delivering a full load of gear and science experiments.
Climate trouble may be bubbling up in far north (AP)
AP – Only a squawk from a sandhill crane broke the Arctic silence and a low gurgle of bubbles, a watery whisper of trouble repeated in countless spots around the polar world.
Samsung to open smartphone download store in Europe (Reuters)
Reuters – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world’s second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Monday it would open an online store for smartphone applications on September 14 in Europe.
Himalayan nations hold first climate talks (AFP)
AFP – Nepal’s prime minister opened the first climate change conference of Himalayan nations on Monday with a warning about the dangers of melting glaciers, floods and violent storms for the region.
The Nation’s Weather (AP)
AP – High pressure was forecast to bring cooler than normal temperatures to the Central U.S., while wet weather was expected to persist in the East on Monday.
Europe mobile Internet usage to reach 39 percent by 2014 (Reuters)
Reuters – More than a third of consumers in Western Europe will access the Internet using their mobile phones by 2014, according to a research report published by Forrester Research on Monday.
AMD ships lower power server chip (Reuters)
Reuters – Advanced Micro Devices Inc ships a lower-power version of its Opteron server chip on Monday as it tries to expand its offerings for Web hosting companies.
As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, shortage looms (Reuters)
Reuters – The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods.
Shuttle Discovery Marks Silver Anniversary With Space Station Docking (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – As space
shuttle Discovery neared the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday
evening, its crew first caught sight of the sun’s glare bouncing off eight
pairs of solar arrays. The reflection spanned both space and time,
as it hearkened back to Discovery’s maiden launch 25 years ago on a six-day mission
then to test fly a large, lightweight solar wing.