Monthly Archives: January 2012
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Should you feel guilty for buying your iPhone?
(CNN) — Last week, The New York Times gave us an inside look at what it’s like to work at Foxconn, the manufacturing company that owns several China-based factories that crank out Apple’s iPads, iPhones and iPods by the millions.
The story is full of examples of horrifying working conditions in Foxconn’s factories that would never fly here in the United States. Here are some of the more troubling ones from the Times story:
Foxconn is a 24-hour operation. Employees work six days a week, sometimes in 12-hour shifts. They’re on their feet for so long that their legs begin to swell. There are underage workers. They live in crowded dorms on the factory’s campus. In recent years, there have been reports
Article source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/YdCaqOAcrTg/index.html
Launch Pad: Welcome to ‘Fantasy’ island
It took a couple of weeks, but video game players finally have their first noteworthy launches, headlined by two longstanding franchises.
There are also a few interesting demos poised for arrival. Let’s dig right in:
Retail games launching Jan. 31
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Details: The RPG picks up a few years after the city of Cocoon has been saved in Final Fantasy XIII, released in 2010. Lead character Lightning has gone missing, leaving comrade Serah and companion Noel to begin a search. The sequel is expected to be more open and action-oriented compared to its predecessor. It also includes special quick-time events to add some drama to the storytelling.
Soulcalibur V
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Platform(s): PS3, Xbox 360
Details: The weapon-based fighting game picks up 17 years after the events of Soulcalibur IV, as players follow the continued
Article source: http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/64jBYx5Ae7w/1
Panel: biologists face bioterror risk
A federal advisory panel Tuesday warned microbiologists that their research now raises bioterror dangers akin to the proliferation risks faced by the early atomic scientists. 
“We are in the midst of a revolutionary period in the life sciences,” says the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity in a statement released by the journal Science. “However, there is also a growing risk that the same science will be deliberately misused and that the consequences could be catastrophic.”
The panel of 22 senior scientists made headlines last month by requesting that the journals Science and Nature withhold details of two bird flu transmission studies from publication. The studies dealt with strains of the deadly flu able to transmit among ferrets, the closest animal models to humans. In the statement, the NSABB explains their decision, made at the request of the
Article source: http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/ZAufbrp4qn4/1
Video: Meet the voice cast of ‘Mass Effect 3′
Role-playing game fans will hear some familiar voices when they boot up BioWare’s upcoming epic Mass Effect 3.
The studio unveiled the cast of actors lending their vocal talents to the game, which launches Mar. 6 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Some of the actors who appeared in 2010′s Mass Effect 2 will return, including Martin Sheen as the Illusive Man and Seth Green as Normandy pilot Joker.
The most notable addition to the lineup is actor Freddie Prinze Jr., who plays recruit James Vega.
For more on Mass Effect 3, check out our hands-on preview.
Article source: http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/cQ_avjPuwBI/1
