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Introducing Kindle Fire HDX—Powerhouse Tablets Built for Work and Play

All-new Kindle Fire HDX—stunning new 7” or 8.9” HDX display, quad-core 2.2 GHz processor with 3x the processing power, 2x more memory, 11 hours of battery life, and dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio

New HDX display goes beyond HD—exceptional pixel density, perfect 100% sRGB color accuracy, reduced glare, dynamic image contrast, and improved brightness for the best viewing experience indoors or out

Lightest large-screen tablet—Kindle Fire HDX 8.9” is startlingly light at 13.2 ounces, 34% lighter than the previous generation

Introducing the Mayday Button—revolutionary on-device tech support—free, 24×7, 365 days a year (more…)

Koalitionskompass Energiepolitik

Nach der Wahl ist vor der Koalitionsverhandlung. Diskutiert werden dabei aktuell vor allem zwei Optionen: eine große Koalition aus Union und SPD – oder ein schwarz-grünes Bündnis. Greenpeace analysiert die möglichen Auswirkungen beider Konstellationen auf die Energie- und Klimapolitik.

Koalitionsverhandlungen haben ihre eigene Dynamik. Schon deshalb kann hier nur eine grobe Einschätzung gegeben werden. Wie die Energie- und Klimapolitik der jeweiligen Koalitionsoptionen tatsächlich aussehen könnte, hängt von vielen Faktoren ab: Welche Parteiflügel der jeweiligen Parteien setzen sich in welchen Einzelfragen durch? Welche Verhandlungsführer für das Politikfeld werden von den Parteien benannt? Welche Paketlösungen, Kompromisse und Zugeständnisse müssen die jeweiligen Parteien akzeptieren? Auf Basis der Wahlprogramme und Aussagen von Spitzen- und Fachpolitikern nehmen die Greenpeace-Energieexperten Tobias Austrup und Andree Böhling dennoch eine Einordnung vor. (more…)

Lifestyle, age linked to diabetes-related protein

A large, newly published study that includes more than 13,500 postmenopausal women has yielded the most definitive associations yet between certain lifestyle and demographic factors and levels of a promising early biomarker of type 2 diabetes risk.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Over the last decade researchers have amassed increasing evidence that relatively low levels of a protein called sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) can indicate an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome years in advance. (more…)

New Connection between Stacked Solar Cells Can Handle Energy of 70,000 Suns

North Carolina State University researchers have come up with a new technique for improving the connections between stacked solar cells, which should improve the overall efficiency of solar energy devices and reduce the cost of solar energy production. The new connections can allow these cells to operate at solar concentrations of 70,000 suns worth of energy without losing much voltage as “wasted energy” or heat.

Stacked solar cells consist of several solar cells that are stacked on top of one another. Stacked cells are currently the most efficient cells on the market, converting up to 45 percent of the solar energy they absorb into electricity. (more…)

AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo agree to streamline access to premium ad inventory for advertisers

Three leaders in digital advertising converge on technical specifications for programmatic sales, simplifying the purchasing process of premium digital ad inventory.

NEW YORK — Sept. 24, 2013 — AOL Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo on Tuesday announced that they have each committed to converge around a common set of API specifications for the premium programmatic digital advertising sales channel. The goal is to make it easier for advertisers and agencies to procure premium digital advertising by reducing the friction in discovering, ordering and paying for premium inventory. (more…)

Green Revolution 2: Apps for Farmers

Doing paperwork has proven to be unsustainable but also entirely cumbersome in recent years given the multiplication of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. From Australia to America, Canada to Kenya, a paradigm shift towards cloud computing is being felt in the world and this could only expedite the clamor for less paper consumption.

Tradespersons have progressively depended on cloud-based applications to manage invoicing, bookkeeping and other jobs instead of filling their dashboards with unnecessary clutter. In particular, most farmers have looked and used the Cloud for a chance to turn a profit and save the earth all at the same time. (more…)

Politische Forderungen von Greenpeace an die neue Bundesregierung

Die Bundestagswahl ist vorbei – jetzt kommt es darauf an, dass die künftige Bundesregierung den Stillstand in der Umweltpolitik beendet und bestehende Blockaden auflöst. Greenpeace hat Kernforderungen an eine neue Bundesregierung erarbeitet, wie Deutschland seiner besonderen politischen Verantwortung beim Umwelt- und Klimaschutz wieder gerecht werden kann.

Umweltpolitik in Deutschland wurde in den letzten Jahren reduziert auf die Energiewende. Und innerhalb der Energiewende wurde über kaum etwas anderes debattiert als die Frage nach der Stromversorgung und dem Strompreis. Die Energiewende ist tatsächlich das herausragende umwelt- und energiepolitische Projekt – aber sie darf nicht nur im Stromsektor angegangen werden, sondern muss auch in anderen Bereichen wie Wärmeversorgung, Verkehr oder Landwirtschaft stattfinden. Und über der Energiewende dürfen andere, drängende Umweltprobleme nicht vernachlässigt werden, wie dies in der letzten Legislaturperiode der Fall war. (more…)

Texas May Be Feeding its Red Drum Fish More Than They Need, Say Researchers

Austin, TEXAS — It’s not the chicken or the egg, but marine scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have answered a basic question about red drum fish and their eggs that may eventually help save the state of Texas a lot of money in hatcheries management and make fish farming more environmentally friendly.

Every year the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department spends millions of dollars breeding red drum, a popular game fish, releasing between 20 and 30 million hatchery-raised fingerlings into eight different bays and estuaries along the coast. In order to maximize the numbers that survive to adulthood, the practice has been to provide adult fish a diet rich in fatty acids for nine months before breeding season. During breeding season, in order to save money and resources, the diet is less rich. (more…)