Growing Up Geek: Jon Fingas

Welcome to Growing Up Geek, an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. Today, we have our new editor, Jon Fingas.

You might say I started early. Some of my first memories of technology -- or of anything, really -- were of mashing the keyboards on Compaq PC clones at my dad's workplace when I was three. Little did I know that I'd started on a path towards technology that would lead me towards mashing the keyboards for a career that would land me here at Engadget.

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Look Out Pair, Cupple Is Out To Break Up This Cosy Private Sharing Party

While Pair are popping champagne corks at their funding round today, they better not swig too much bubbly because tomorrow they may have to check out their rear-view mirrors. Co-founder Oleg Kostour seems to think the company?s closest competitor in the 'private sharing' space is Path. He's basically wrong, but then he lives in the Valley echo chamber, so he's excused... Cupple is, frankly, at least as excellent a private sharing app for couples app which actually launched before Pair (and has an equally good name). Its had steady growth since November after being featured on the Apple in the Date Night section of the US store iTunes store (iTunes link).

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus accessories finally available in the UK

It really seems like we've been waiting forever for UK stock of the Samsung OEM accessories for the Galaxy Nexus. After all, the phone itself arrived back in November, and it's taken more than five months for the accessories to arrive.

British online retailer Clove Technology is now stocking the official HDMI dock and the desktop dock for the Nexus. There's still no sign of the car dock, but the fact that anything at all is available is a positive development. Clove has also now received stock of the replacement battery and spare battery charger, as well as the Samsung branded MHL/HDMI adaptor. 

The HDMI dock will run you for £42 inc VAT and the desktop dock slightly more at £49.99. More details can be had at the source link below, but the advice is clear. If you've been waiting, and waiting, and waiting, now is the time. Have at it, folks. 

Source: Clove Technology

More: Samsung Galaxy Nexus OEM desktop dock review

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USA: Tap Oil Sells Stake in Harriet JV>> LNG World News

Tap Oil announced that it has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Tap (Harriet) Pty Ltd, to a subsidiary of Apache Corporation.

The sale was first announced to the ASX by Tap on 13 February 2012. Tap (Harriet) Pty Ltd holds a 12.2229% interest in the Harriet Joint Venture (HJV) as well as a 10% interest in WA-45-R, WA-46-R and a 20% interest in WA-334-P.

The effective date of the transaction is 1 January 2012.

With the sale completing, Tap has now received the US$10 million and all liabilities relating to the HJV have now been transferred. This includes liability for the abandonment of the fields and facilities, for which Tap had provisioned $28 million, and the two legal actions currently outstanding:

1. Gas contract dispute with Burrup Fertilisers; and
2. Alcoa proceedings.

Tap will retain its interests in the third party gas business. This business will generate approximately $30 million of revenue per year until the end of 2016.

LNG World News Staff, May 1, 2012

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