13-Feb-2013 14:08

Rise of China creating conflict :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RU0AVSUCtls/index.html

London Market Report :: The pound fell sharply on the currency markets following comments from the Bank of England, while the FTSE 100 was in positive territory by lunchtime.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Blockbuster to close 164 more stores :: DVD rental firm Blockbuster is to close a further 164 UK stores, with about 800 staff in the affected stores facing redundancy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21446024#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

EU and US launch free-trade talks :: The European Union and the US will begin formal talks on a free-trade agreement, paving the way for the biggest trade deal in history.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21439945#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Startup Plympton acquires DailyLit to deliver serial fiction in a digital age :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/JY9VwRJH_aQ/story01.htm

How To Install Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean On Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) Using AOKP Custom ROM [Tutorial] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Owners of the Verizon variant of Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535), who have been waiting to experience the Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean on their devices, now have a reason to celebrate as the Android Open Kang Project (AOKP) custom ROM based on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean got released Tuesday for the device.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-install-android-421-jelly-bean-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s3-sch-i535-using-aokp-custom-rom-tutorial

Security startup Cylance nets $15M to predict future attacks :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/x-CBjsF7nFM/story01.htm

Lux Capital closes $245M third fund, remains committed to energy tech :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/F0T1m8lyDi0/story01.htm

Bank of England: 'Recovery in sight' :: The UK economy has "cause for optimism", the governor of the Bank of England says, but warns that inflation will remain above target for two years.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21440080#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

UK workers earn the same as in 2003 :: Workers in the UK are earning no more than they were 10 years ago, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21443515#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Bank of England: 'Steady recovery' :: Bank of England's Sir Mervyn King says the UK economy will see a "slow but steady recovery".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21442570#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Republic chain enters administration :: Leeds-based fashion chain Republic, which employs 2,500 staff, confirms that it has become the latest High Street name to go into administration.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21442301#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Banks to improve investment advice :: The UK's biggest banks and building societies have agreed to improve the quality of the investment advice they give to High Street customers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21432425#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

US Stock Futures Signal Slightly Higher Open Ahead Of Retail Sales Data :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The U.S. stock index futures point to slightly higher open Wednesday, ahead of the U.S. retail sales data release by the Commerce Department scheduled at 13:30 GMT. Retail sales is expected to show a 0.1 percent rise in January, against a 0.5 percent increase registered in December as consumers eye smaller paychecks on the back of a recent tax increase.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-stock-futures-signal-slightly-higher-open-ahead-retail-sales-data-1081532

Deepening U.S., EU trade relations :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/LswpUbb3Ih8/

Mobile phone sales 'go into reverse' :: Sales of mobile phones declined by nearly 2% in 2012, a study suggests.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21441953#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Journalists Fume Over Jonah Lehrer's $20,000 Plagiarism Payday :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Jonah Lehrer, the disgraced science journalist who stepped down from a staff position at the New Yorker last year after it was revealed that he <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="bad-news-jonah-lehrer-innocence-muslims-among-worst-media-fails-2012-977596">plagiarized and fabricated some of his material</a>, made his first extensive public statements on Tuesday at a Knight Foundation seminar in Miami.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/journalists-fume-over-jonah-lehrers-20000-plagiarism-payday-1080602

Rats Learn To 'Touch' Infrared Light, Thanks To Brain Device :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It might sound like a very odd comic book, but it's true: Scientists have given experimental rats the ability to "touch" infrared light. The researchers describe the experiment in a paper debuting on Monday in the journal Nature Communications.</p>
<p>"Part of the brain that was thought to be devoted to touch forever can actually be transformed," senior author and Duke University neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis said in a phone interview. "You can impose a new sensory modality on top of a representation that already exists in the brain."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rats-learn-touch-infrared-light-thanks-brain-device-1080418

China's Poor 'Bare Branch' Men: Destined for Lifelong Bachelorhood? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>China's one-child policy, the 30-year-long population control mechanism, has created several demographic phenomena unique to the nation of 1.3 billion people.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-poor-bare-branch-men-destined-lifelong-bachelorhood-1080082

Apple boss dubs cash lawsuit 'silly' :: Apple boss Tim Cook calls a lawsuit brought by shareholder David Einhorn over what to do with the computer giant's cash pile a "silly sideshow".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21442296#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa