An anonymous reader writes “Songbirds living along the Hudson River in New York state are exposed to levels of PCBs that don’t kill them but do disrupt the songs they sing, reports a team of researchers from Cornell University. Their study reveals that birds residing in regions with higher environmental PCB contamination levels have higher…

There are important changes to AppleCare+, Apple’s warranty program for iPhones and iPads, that you should know about before walking out the door…….

cold fjord writes with this Business Week report: “LinkedIn Corp. … was sued by customers who claim the company appropriated their identities for marketing purposes by hacking into their external e-mail accounts and downloading contacts’ addresses. The customers, who aim to lead a group suit against LinkedIn, asked a federal judge in San Jose, California,…

The Envy 17 Leap Motion Special Edition lets you control the notebook without even touching it. It goes on sale next month starting at $1,049.99…….

New submitter moglito writes “Willow Garage is/was acknowledge by many to be one of the best places for robotics research these days. Besides developing the PR2 it made itself a name for creating the open-source Robot Operating System ROS. But know it seems to be shutting down. [From a posting on the Willow Garage site:]…

Joomla JVideoClip component suffers from a remote blind SQL injection vulnerability…….

Google and Microsoft can make a phone that rivals the quality and fit and finish of an Apple product. What they can’t manufacturer is long lines of people waiting to get their new iPhone or iPad…….

Mass Relevance puts Twitter in front of television audiences, boosting the social network’s public profile and altering its perception as a place for more than pointless babble…….

BlackBerry tells CNET that 2.5 million people have pre-registered to download the app, which is coming to iOS and Android devices…….

R3d M3rcury writes with the story that “NASA and Boeing, along with other nations, are studying the feasibility of keeping the International Space Station in orbit until 2020 and possibly until 2028 — the 30 year anniversary of the launch of the first module.” From the article: “To assess the long-term structural health of the…