Friday, May 31, 2013
Pre-caffeine tech: Grumpy Cat, secret pigs
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 14:13:01 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Grumpy Cat is going to the big screen.Evernote now offers two-factor verification in wake of a recent hack.Researchers say they've recovered blood samples from a 10,000-year-old mammoth, but outside experts are skeptical about the claims — and particularly about suggestions that the mammoth ...
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 14:13:01 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Grumpy Cat is going to the big screen.Evernote now offers two-factor verification in wake of a recent hack.Researchers say they've recovered blood samples from a 10,000-year-old mammoth, but outside experts are skeptical about the claims — and particularly about suggestions that the mammoth ...
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Shaman 'rainmaking' center discovered in South Africa
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:38:36 GMT ]
By Owen JarusLiveScience A towering "rain control" site, where shamans would have asked the gods to open up the skies centuries ago, has been discovered in South Africa.Located in a semiarid area of the country, near Botswana and Zimbabwe, the site of Ratho Kroonkop (RKK) sits atop a 1,000-foot-tall (300 meters) hill and contains two naturally formed "rock tanks." These tanks are depressions in th...
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:38:36 GMT ]
By Owen JarusLiveScience A towering "rain control" site, where shamans would have asked the gods to open up the skies centuries ago, has been discovered in South Africa.Located in a semiarid area of the country, near Botswana and Zimbabwe, the site of Ratho Kroonkop (RKK) sits atop a 1,000-foot-tall (300 meters) hill and contains two naturally formed "rock tanks." These tanks are depressions in th...
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'Internship' stars Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson face Google interns
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:55:24 GMT ]
Two years after a call from Vince Vaughn to Google about a movie idea, a San Francisco theater packed with Googlers, including 100 interns, had their chance to preview the film and ask the stars questions. [Read more]
[ Fri, 31 May 2013 15:55:24 GMT ]
Two years after a call from Vince Vaughn to Google about a movie idea, a San Francisco theater packed with Googlers, including 100 interns, had their chance to preview the film and ask the stars questions. [Read more]
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Windows 8.1: Microsoft doubles down on new touch interface
[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:32:28 GMT ]
Windows 8, a touch-friendly reimagining of Microsoft's age-old point-and-click operating system, still seems to have a problem winning people over. To that end, Windows 8.1 — announced Thursday but not available until late 2013 — will bring new functionality, while smoothing over some of the prickliest areas of the touchscreen interface.Before we get any further, let me answer the biggest question...
[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:32:28 GMT ]
Windows 8, a touch-friendly reimagining of Microsoft's age-old point-and-click operating system, still seems to have a problem winning people over. To that end, Windows 8.1 — announced Thursday but not available until late 2013 — will bring new functionality, while smoothing over some of the prickliest areas of the touchscreen interface.Before we get any further, let me answer the biggest question...
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Asteroid 1998 QE2's close encounter generates a wave of attention online
[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:55:08 GMT ]
Asteroid 1998 QE2, a space rock more than nine times as long as the QE2 ocean liner, is due to sail past Earth on Friday — generating a huge wave of observations and online commentary.The 1.7-mile-wide (2.7-kilometer-wide) near-Earth asteroid won't pose any threat to our planet: Its orbit will bring it no closer than 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers). Nevertheless, it's sparking interest ...
[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:55:08 GMT ]
Asteroid 1998 QE2, a space rock more than nine times as long as the QE2 ocean liner, is due to sail past Earth on Friday — generating a huge wave of observations and online commentary.The 1.7-mile-wide (2.7-kilometer-wide) near-Earth asteroid won't pose any threat to our planet: Its orbit will bring it no closer than 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers). Nevertheless, it's sparking interest ...
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Can 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' bring hardcore gaming to iOS?
[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:55:10 GMT ]
If you've ever played a game on your smartphone, it was probably something like like "Angry Birds" or "Temple Run" — seemingly simple apps that can be enjoyed in short spurts. Recently, the runaway success of flinging birds at cartoon pigs has attracted game industry heavyweights like Activision and Electronic Arts to the mobile playing field as well. But as bigger and bigger publishers flock to t...
[ Thu, 30 May 2013 13:55:10 GMT ]
If you've ever played a game on your smartphone, it was probably something like like "Angry Birds" or "Temple Run" — seemingly simple apps that can be enjoyed in short spurts. Recently, the runaway success of flinging birds at cartoon pigs has attracted game industry heavyweights like Activision and Electronic Arts to the mobile playing field as well. But as bigger and bigger publishers flock to t...
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Sonar image hints Amelia Earhart's plane found
[ Thu, 30 May 2013 16:01:26 GMT ]
By Rossella LorenziDiscovery NewsA grainy sonar image captured off an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati might represent the remains of the Electra, the two-engine aircraft legendary aviator Amelia Earhart was piloting when she vanished on July 2, 1937 in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator.Released by The International Group for Histor...
[ Thu, 30 May 2013 16:01:26 GMT ]
By Rossella LorenziDiscovery NewsA grainy sonar image captured off an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati might represent the remains of the Electra, the two-engine aircraft legendary aviator Amelia Earhart was piloting when she vanished on July 2, 1937 in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator.Released by The International Group for Histor...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Pre-caffeine tech: Facebook fixes policies, YouTube slows things down
[ Wed, 29 May 2013 13:25:10 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.PlayStation fans are flocking to Twitter, to express their disdain for DRM.Tablet sales are expected to surpass laptop sales this year. (And by 2015, the tablets may also surpass PCs as well!)Facebook is changing its policy on "humorous" posts and images that make light of rape and violence ...
[ Wed, 29 May 2013 13:25:10 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.PlayStation fans are flocking to Twitter, to express their disdain for DRM.Tablet sales are expected to surpass laptop sales this year. (And by 2015, the tablets may also surpass PCs as well!)Facebook is changing its policy on "humorous" posts and images that make light of rape and violence ...
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60 years after first Everest ascent, anyone can climb (online)
[ Wed, 29 May 2013 04:17:34 GMT ]
Sixty years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay struggled to make the first ascent of Mt. Everest — but today, anyone with an Internet connection can easily trek to basecamp, take a virtual flight over the region's glaciers, and see how the mountain has changed over the years. "What we've heard from the scientists that study these specific glaciers is that the melt rate is increasing dramat...
[ Wed, 29 May 2013 04:17:34 GMT ]
Sixty years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay struggled to make the first ascent of Mt. Everest — but today, anyone with an Internet connection can easily trek to basecamp, take a virtual flight over the region's glaciers, and see how the mountain has changed over the years. "What we've heard from the scientists that study these specific glaciers is that the melt rate is increasing dramat...
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Listen to this: Spotify adds personalized music recommendations
[ Wed, 29 May 2013 13:53:34 GMT ]
With over 20 million tracks, Spotify was never lacking in tunes — it just needed a decent way to help you discover new songs and artists. And now the popular music streaming service has just that.The new feature is dubbed Discover and it — quite obviously — is there to help you find some sweet sounds. Discover is being added to Spotify's Web player first and it's basically a news feed of sorts. Yo...
[ Wed, 29 May 2013 13:53:34 GMT ]
With over 20 million tracks, Spotify was never lacking in tunes — it just needed a decent way to help you discover new songs and artists. And now the popular music streaming service has just that.The new feature is dubbed Discover and it — quite obviously — is there to help you find some sweet sounds. Discover is being added to Spotify's Web player first and it's basically a news feed of sorts. Yo...
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Space plane's secret mission hits 5-month mark
[ Wed, 29 May 2013 15:36:29 GMT ]
By Leonard DavidSpace.comThe U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane has quietly passed the five-month mark on its latest secret mission in Earth orbit.The unmanned X-37B spacecraft launched into space atop an Atlas 5 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 11, 2012, kicking off a mission whose objectives and payloads are classified.The winged craft is known as Orbital Te...
[ Wed, 29 May 2013 15:36:29 GMT ]
By Leonard DavidSpace.comThe U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane has quietly passed the five-month mark on its latest secret mission in Earth orbit.The unmanned X-37B spacecraft launched into space atop an Atlas 5 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 11, 2012, kicking off a mission whose objectives and payloads are classified.The winged craft is known as Orbital Te...
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Google wants more women in tech
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:37:47 EDT ]
Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems. One issue the company is currently addressing requires a more analog approach: upping the number of female computer engineers.
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:37:47 EDT ]
Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems. One issue the company is currently addressing requires a more analog approach: upping the number of female computer engineers.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Pre-caffeine tech: Cyberwar, Sad Keanu
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 14:07:52 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Chinese hackers accessed U.S. weapon designs, reports the Washington Post. That collapsed I-5 bridge is gone from Google Maps — almost as quickly as it fell.Chill, Mom! Snapchat's self-destructing messages are about silliness, not sex, say kids. Iran's approaching vote brings receding Web ac...
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 14:07:52 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Chinese hackers accessed U.S. weapon designs, reports the Washington Post. That collapsed I-5 bridge is gone from Google Maps — almost as quickly as it fell.Chill, Mom! Snapchat's self-destructing messages are about silliness, not sex, say kids. Iran's approaching vote brings receding Web ac...
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Iran's approaching vote brings receding Web access
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 02:24:41 GMT ]
From a computer keyboard in London, an Iranian emigre plays the role of counselor, social media guru and all-around adviser for Internet users back home seeking ways around the cyber-blocks set up by authorities in Tehran. These have been busy days.His Twitter account — which goes under the handle of Nariman Gharib — registers a steady stream of calls for help from Iran and responses about new pro...
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 02:24:41 GMT ]
From a computer keyboard in London, an Iranian emigre plays the role of counselor, social media guru and all-around adviser for Internet users back home seeking ways around the cyber-blocks set up by authorities in Tehran. These have been busy days.His Twitter account — which goes under the handle of Nariman Gharib — registers a steady stream of calls for help from Iran and responses about new pro...
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Moon craters may hold ancient asteroid pieces
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 15:32:26 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comTwenty-five percent of the moon's impact craters may retain substantial remnants of the asteroids that created them, a new study finds.The surprising result suggests that scientists will have to work a little harder than they had perhaps anticipated to figure out what the moon is made of, researchers said."Future studies of the moon's composition will have to show that exposed...
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 15:32:26 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comTwenty-five percent of the moon's impact craters may retain substantial remnants of the asteroids that created them, a new study finds.The surprising result suggests that scientists will have to work a little harder than they had perhaps anticipated to figure out what the moon is made of, researchers said."Future studies of the moon's composition will have to show that exposed...
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Chinese hackers steal U.S. weapons systems designs, report says
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 15:32:27 GMT ]
Chinese hackers have gained access to designs of more than two dozen major U.S. weapons systems, a U.S. report said on Monday, as Australian media said Chinese hackers had stolen the blueprints for Australia's new spy headquarters. Citing a report prepared for the Defense Department by the Defense Science Board, the Washington Post said the compromised U.S. designs included those for combat aircra...
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 15:32:27 GMT ]
Chinese hackers have gained access to designs of more than two dozen major U.S. weapons systems, a U.S. report said on Monday, as Australian media said Chinese hackers had stolen the blueprints for Australia's new spy headquarters. Citing a report prepared for the Defense Department by the Defense Science Board, the Washington Post said the compromised U.S. designs included those for combat aircra...
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Birth of the universe: What Planck can tell us
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 16:06:02 GMT ]
By Clara MoskowitzSpace.comA map of the universe based on its oldest light is giving astronomers hope that they may be able to answer some of the deepest questions of the cosmos, including how it got started.Scientists met last week at the University of California, Davis to pore over the treasure trove of data published two months ago from the European Planck spacecraft. The observatory measures w...
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 16:06:02 GMT ]
By Clara MoskowitzSpace.comA map of the universe based on its oldest light is giving astronomers hope that they may be able to answer some of the deepest questions of the cosmos, including how it got started.Scientists met last week at the University of California, Davis to pore over the treasure trove of data published two months ago from the European Planck spacecraft. The observatory measures w...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook at AllThingsD: Join us Tuesday, 6 p.m. PT (live blog)
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 15:29:48 GMT ]
Join CNET for live coverage of Apple CEO Tim Cook's chat at the AllThingsD conference, which starts at 6 pm PT. Our live blog will kick off a little before the chat begin and will bring you updates, photos and running commentary. [Read more]
[ Tue, 28 May 2013 15:29:48 GMT ]
Join CNET for live coverage of Apple CEO Tim Cook's chat at the AllThingsD conference, which starts at 6 pm PT. Our live blog will kick off a little before the chat begin and will bring you updates, photos and running commentary. [Read more]
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Google wants more women in tech
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:37:47 EDT ]
Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems. One issue the company is currently addressing requires a more analog approach: upping the number of female computer engineers.
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:37:47 EDT ]
Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems. One issue the company is currently addressing requires a more analog approach: upping the number of female computer engineers.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Europe investigates Apple's iPhone tactics: Report
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 15:46:50 GMT ]
The European Commission is investigating whether Apple is using anti-competitive iPhone sales tactics and technical restrictions to squeeze out rival smartphone makers from the European market, according to documents seen by the Financial Times.According to a questionnaire sent last week to several European mobile network operators, the Commission is focusing on distribution terms that might favou...
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 15:46:50 GMT ]
The European Commission is investigating whether Apple is using anti-competitive iPhone sales tactics and technical restrictions to squeeze out rival smartphone makers from the European market, according to documents seen by the Financial Times.According to a questionnaire sent last week to several European mobile network operators, the Commission is focusing on distribution terms that might favou...
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Google wants more women in tech
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:37:47 EDT ]
Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems. One issue the company is currently addressing requires a more analog approach: upping the number of female computer engineers.
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:37:47 EDT ]
Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems. One issue the company is currently addressing requires a more analog approach: upping the number of female computer engineers.
Google's quest to get more women in tech
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:02:34 EDT ]
Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems. One issue the company is currently addressing requires a more analog approach: upping the number of female computer engineers.
[ Mon, 27 May 2013 11:02:34 EDT ]
Google is a company focused on problem solving. It has untold amounts of computing power at its disposal working away to try and solve big problems. One issue the company is currently addressing requires a more analog approach: upping the number of female computer engineers.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Xbox? More like Xbody: Future game consoles will get under your skin
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:37:42 GMT ]
Imagine playing through a level of the popular zombie shooter "Left 4 Dead" on a system that tracks your heart rate, eye movements, even how clammy your skin is getting, all to measure just how scared you are.For 250 lucky — or extremely unlucky — test subjects, fear-based gaming was a reality, at least in an experimental program led by the game studio Valve. If the game could sense that a player ...
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:37:42 GMT ]
Imagine playing through a level of the popular zombie shooter "Left 4 Dead" on a system that tracks your heart rate, eye movements, even how clammy your skin is getting, all to measure just how scared you are.For 250 lucky — or extremely unlucky — test subjects, fear-based gaming was a reality, at least in an experimental program led by the game studio Valve. If the game could sense that a player ...
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Students' robots to race in mock Mars rover challenge
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 21:13:49 GMT ]
SALT LAKE CITY — What does it take to build and command a vehicle capable of exploring Mars? Ninety students from around the world are about to find out. Next week, in a remote desert in southern Utah, 10 teams from the United States, Canada, India and Poland will compete in the annual University Rover Challenge. The competition is hosted by the Mars Society, a non-profit research organizati...
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 21:13:49 GMT ]
SALT LAKE CITY — What does it take to build and command a vehicle capable of exploring Mars? Ninety students from around the world are about to find out. Next week, in a remote desert in southern Utah, 10 teams from the United States, Canada, India and Poland will compete in the annual University Rover Challenge. The competition is hosted by the Mars Society, a non-profit research organizati...
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Ancient cave art unearthed in Mexico
[ Sun, 26 May 2013 15:55:05 GMT ]
By Megan Gannon, LiveScience In the mountains of northeastern Mexico, archaeologists have unearthed thousands of ancient paintings on the walls of caves and ravines from a time before Spanish rule.The rock art offers rare evidence from native cultures living in the area around the Sierra de San Carlos, a mountain range in Mexico's state of Tamaulipas, researchers say.Almost 5,000 of these pain...
[ Sun, 26 May 2013 15:55:05 GMT ]
By Megan Gannon, LiveScience In the mountains of northeastern Mexico, archaeologists have unearthed thousands of ancient paintings on the walls of caves and ravines from a time before Spanish rule.The rock art offers rare evidence from native cultures living in the area around the Sierra de San Carlos, a mountain range in Mexico's state of Tamaulipas, researchers say.Almost 5,000 of these pain...
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Alien planets could shed light on Earth's climate future
[ Sun, 26 May 2013 15:55:06 GMT ]
By Leslie Mullen, Astrobiology Magazine, SPACE.comA Comparative Climatology Symposium held at NASA Headquarters on May 7 focused on new approaches to climate research by highlighting the similarities and contrasts between the environments of the rocky worlds Venus, Earth, Mars and Saturn’s smoggy moon Titan. The symposium also included discussions about exoplanets, the sun and past, present and...
[ Sun, 26 May 2013 15:55:06 GMT ]
By Leslie Mullen, Astrobiology Magazine, SPACE.comA Comparative Climatology Symposium held at NASA Headquarters on May 7 focused on new approaches to climate research by highlighting the similarities and contrasts between the environments of the rocky worlds Venus, Earth, Mars and Saturn’s smoggy moon Titan. The symposium also included discussions about exoplanets, the sun and past, present and...
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Spotted: First evidence of leopard eating a chimp
[ Sun, 26 May 2013 15:55:07 GMT ]
By Douglas Main, LiveScienceOnly rarely have people seen what happens when chimpanzees and leopards come into close quarters in the wilds of Africa. On these occasions, chimpanzees have made loud, fearful calls, or played the aggressor: In one case, chimps even surrounded a leopard den and killed a cub.But the big-brained primates don't always win: For the first time, scientists have found evid...
[ Sun, 26 May 2013 15:55:07 GMT ]
By Douglas Main, LiveScienceOnly rarely have people seen what happens when chimpanzees and leopards come into close quarters in the wilds of Africa. On these occasions, chimpanzees have made loud, fearful calls, or played the aggressor: In one case, chimps even surrounded a leopard den and killed a cub.But the big-brained primates don't always win: For the first time, scientists have found evid...
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Grant Morrison: Google Glass is 'half-fish, half-man' (Q&A)
[ Sun, 26 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
The influential author, who has both created cult classic comics and written popular heroes like Batman and the X-Men, tells CNET's Seth Rosenblatt that as technology makes us superhuman, personal privacy will die -- and that's a good thing. [Read more]
[ Sun, 26 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT ]
The influential author, who has both created cult classic comics and written popular heroes like Batman and the X-Men, tells CNET's Seth Rosenblatt that as technology makes us superhuman, personal privacy will die -- and that's a good thing. [Read more]
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
'Facebook Phone' launch canceled in U.K. as Home gets facelift
[ Fri, 24 May 2013 23:47:17 GMT ]
Plans to launch the HTC First, aka the "Facebook phone," in the U.K. have been indefinitely delayed and pre-orders refunded, according Facebook and the carrier that was to carry the device exclusively. In the United States, after AT&T dropped the device's price, that seemed like confirmation that sales have been nowhere near what was hoped.The HTC First was announced in April; with bold colors...
[ Fri, 24 May 2013 23:47:17 GMT ]
Plans to launch the HTC First, aka the "Facebook phone," in the U.K. have been indefinitely delayed and pre-orders refunded, according Facebook and the carrier that was to carry the device exclusively. In the United States, after AT&T dropped the device's price, that seemed like confirmation that sales have been nowhere near what was hoped.The HTC First was announced in April; with bold colors...
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Mars hit by space rocks 200 times a year
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 00:20:06 GMT ]
By SPACE.com staffSmall space rocks are carving fresh craters into the Martian surface more often than previously thought, researchers say. A new study finds that there are more than 200 asteroid impacts on the Red Planet every year.These asteroids and comet fragments are usually no bigger than 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) across — about 10 times smaller than the meteor that exploded over Chely...
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 00:20:06 GMT ]
By SPACE.com staffSmall space rocks are carving fresh craters into the Martian surface more often than previously thought, researchers say. A new study finds that there are more than 200 asteroid impacts on the Red Planet every year.These asteroids and comet fragments are usually no bigger than 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) across — about 10 times smaller than the meteor that exploded over Chely...
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Communications satellite launched into space
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 01:14:40 GMT ]
The Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched.The satellite, which is being sent into an orbit that follows the earth's rotation 22,000 miles above the equator, w...
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 01:14:40 GMT ]
The Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched.The satellite, which is being sent into an orbit that follows the earth's rotation 22,000 miles above the equator, w...
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Xbox? More like Xbody: Future game consoles will get under your skin
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:37:42 GMT ]
Imagine playing through a level of the popular zombie shooter "Left 4 Dead" on a system that tracks your heart rate, eye movements, even how clammy your skin is getting, all to measure just how scared you are.For 250 lucky — or extremely unlucky — test subjects, fear-based gaming was a reality, at least in an experimental program led by the game studio Valve. If the game could sense that a player ...
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:37:42 GMT ]
Imagine playing through a level of the popular zombie shooter "Left 4 Dead" on a system that tracks your heart rate, eye movements, even how clammy your skin is getting, all to measure just how scared you are.For 250 lucky — or extremely unlucky — test subjects, fear-based gaming was a reality, at least in an experimental program led by the game studio Valve. If the game could sense that a player ...
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'Star Trek II' producer talks Ceti Eel, J.J. Abrams, and more (Q&A)
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT ]
Robert Sallin, producer of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," shares his experience working on the film, looks at the future of "Trek," and dishes on whether that was Ricardo Montalban's real chest. [Read more]
[ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT ]
Robert Sallin, producer of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," shares his experience working on the film, looks at the future of "Trek," and dishes on whether that was Ricardo Montalban's real chest. [Read more]
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Friday, May 24, 2013
After months in space, gravity can be a real drag for returning astronauts
[ Fri, 24 May 2013 01:31:59 GMT ]
Three astronauts who recently spent months together aboard the International Space Station reunited on Earth on Thursday during a Google+ Hangout to talk about their experiences aboard the orbiting lab and the challenge of readapting to life with gravity."It's great to all be back together," said NASA astronaut Kevin Ford from the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Ford, who returned to Earth on Mar...
[ Fri, 24 May 2013 01:31:59 GMT ]
Three astronauts who recently spent months together aboard the International Space Station reunited on Earth on Thursday during a Google+ Hangout to talk about their experiences aboard the orbiting lab and the challenge of readapting to life with gravity."It's great to all be back together," said NASA astronaut Kevin Ford from the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Ford, who returned to Earth on Mar...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Vials of Apollo 11 moon dust found in storage
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:07 GMT ]
By Megan GannonSpace.comVials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years.The samples — collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — were rediscovered last month by an archivist who was going over artifacts tucked away at the Lawrence Berkeley Nat...
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:07 GMT ]
By Megan GannonSpace.comVials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years.The samples — collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — were rediscovered last month by an archivist who was going over artifacts tucked away at the Lawrence Berkeley Nat...
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Teen's soldier homecoming Google Doodle hits homepage, wins $30K scholarship
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:56 GMT ]
Google asked students across the country to submit artwork showing off what they consider to be their "best day ever" as part of the Doodle 4 Google competition. The winner's artwork is gracing the Google homepage for a day — which is a nice bonus on top of a $30,000 college scholarship, a laptop, and other items in the prize package.A Google Doodle — a redesigned version of the Google homepage lo...
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:56 GMT ]
Google asked students across the country to submit artwork showing off what they consider to be their "best day ever" as part of the Doodle 4 Google competition. The winner's artwork is gracing the Google homepage for a day — which is a nice bonus on top of a $30,000 college scholarship, a laptop, and other items in the prize package.A Google Doodle — a redesigned version of the Google homepage lo...
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China's space program continues to grow and improve
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:27 GMT ]
By Leonard DavidSpace.comChina’s growing space prowess shows no signs of slowing, the U.S. Department of Defense said in its annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.The Pentagon has been carefully monitoring China’s space activities, and pointed out that last year, the country conducted a total of 18 space launches and expanded its s...
[ Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:27 GMT ]
By Leonard DavidSpace.comChina’s growing space prowess shows no signs of slowing, the U.S. Department of Defense said in its annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.The Pentagon has been carefully monitoring China’s space activities, and pointed out that last year, the country conducted a total of 18 space launches and expanded its s...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Solar Impulse airplane takes off on a fuel-free trip to Dallas
[ Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:42 GMT ]
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane set out Wednesday on the record-breaking second leg of its solar-powered trip across America, from Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth.Andre Borschberg, Solar Impulse's co-founder and CEO, piloted thesolar-powered plane through its takeoff from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 4:47 a.m. MST (7:47 a.m. ET), and pointed it toward the sunrise for what's expect...
[ Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:42 GMT ]
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane set out Wednesday on the record-breaking second leg of its solar-powered trip across America, from Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth.Andre Borschberg, Solar Impulse's co-founder and CEO, piloted thesolar-powered plane through its takeoff from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 4:47 a.m. MST (7:47 a.m. ET), and pointed it toward the sunrise for what's expect...
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Pre-caffeine tech: Xbox One, Amazon fan fiction!
[ Wed, 22 May 2013 14:19:29 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.After eight long years,Microsoft revealed theXbox One, its "new generation"console.Away from home? Petcube lets you watch and play with your pets online! Americans just don't like their Internet provider! But why?Anti-virus firm Bitdefender just launched Clueful, a free Android app that tell...
[ Wed, 22 May 2013 14:19:29 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.After eight long years,Microsoft revealed theXbox One, its "new generation"console.Away from home? Petcube lets you watch and play with your pets online! Americans just don't like their Internet provider! But why?Anti-virus firm Bitdefender just launched Clueful, a free Android app that tell...
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Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos' moon rocket engines preserved in Kansas
[ Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:41 GMT ]
By Robert Z. PearlmanSpace.comAlthough they stood up to the immense thrust needed to launch the mighty Saturn V rocket toward the moon, it turns out that the mammoth F-1 engines that powered the booster's first two-and-a-half minutes of flight were no match for the Atlantic Ocean.The twisted and tattered remains of at least two engines, salvaged from the seafloor by an expedition organized and fun...
[ Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:41 GMT ]
By Robert Z. PearlmanSpace.comAlthough they stood up to the immense thrust needed to launch the mighty Saturn V rocket toward the moon, it turns out that the mammoth F-1 engines that powered the booster's first two-and-a-half minutes of flight were no match for the Atlantic Ocean.The twisted and tattered remains of at least two engines, salvaged from the seafloor by an expedition organized and fun...
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What prehistoric dog burials tell us about owners
[ Wed, 22 May 2013 15:32:58 GMT ]
By Jennifer ViegasDiscovery NewsAn analysis of ancient dog burials finds that the typical prehistoric dog owner ate a lot of seafood, had spiritual beliefs, and wore jewelry that sometimes wound up on the dog.The study, published in PLoS ONE, is one of the first to directly test if there was a clear relationship between the practice of dog burial and human behaviors. The answer is yes."Dog burials...
[ Wed, 22 May 2013 15:32:58 GMT ]
By Jennifer ViegasDiscovery NewsAn analysis of ancient dog burials finds that the typical prehistoric dog owner ate a lot of seafood, had spiritual beliefs, and wore jewelry that sometimes wound up on the dog.The study, published in PLoS ONE, is one of the first to directly test if there was a clear relationship between the practice of dog burial and human behaviors. The answer is yes."Dog burials...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Tornado-proof homes? Up to 85 percent can be spared, expert says
[ Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:30 GMT ]
Homes in the direct path of the monster tornado that roared through Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday were all but certain to be destroyed. Yet inexpensive construction techniques could have kept up to 85 percent of the area's damaged houses standing, according to a civil engineer.The trick is already common along the hurricane-prone Gulf Coast — the use of clips and straps to keep the walls bolted ...
[ Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:30 GMT ]
Homes in the direct path of the monster tornado that roared through Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday were all but certain to be destroyed. Yet inexpensive construction techniques could have kept up to 85 percent of the area's damaged houses standing, according to a civil engineer.The trick is already common along the hurricane-prone Gulf Coast — the use of clips and straps to keep the walls bolted ...
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Shocking new theory: Humans hunted, ate Neanderthals
[ Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:26 GMT ]
By Larry O'HanlonDiscovery NewsHumans today eat gorillas and chimpanzees, so why would our prehistoric ancestors flinch at sitting down to a nicely roasted Neanderthal?That's the shocking new hypothesis being raised by anthropologists in Spain who wonder if our closest extinct relative was exterminated in the same way as 178 other large mammals, so called megafauna, which are suspected of going at...
[ Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:26 GMT ]
By Larry O'HanlonDiscovery NewsHumans today eat gorillas and chimpanzees, so why would our prehistoric ancestors flinch at sitting down to a nicely roasted Neanderthal?That's the shocking new hypothesis being raised by anthropologists in Spain who wonder if our closest extinct relative was exterminated in the same way as 178 other large mammals, so called megafauna, which are suspected of going at...
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Armstrong, Apollo 11 items pulled from auction
[ Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:27 GMT ]
By Robert Z. PearlmanSpace.comThe joystick controller used to steer the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon, the original recording of Neil Armstrong's heartbeat when he took humankind's first "small step" onto the lunar surface, and the complete tool kit carried on NASA's final manned moon mission won't be auctioned later this month, despite international headlines that heralded the rare space artif...
[ Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:27 GMT ]
By Robert Z. PearlmanSpace.comThe joystick controller used to steer the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon, the original recording of Neil Armstrong's heartbeat when he took humankind's first "small step" onto the lunar surface, and the complete tool kit carried on NASA's final manned moon mission won't be auctioned later this month, despite international headlines that heralded the rare space artif...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Vowing 'not to screw it up,' Yahoo buys Tumblr
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:04:10 GMT ]
Yahoo and Tumblr made their wedding vows Monday with the stumbling Web search giant publicly announcing its promise not to "screw up" the relationship.Yahoo confirmed it will buy the blogging website for $1.1 billion cash, in a bold move to make itself more relevant amid the explosion in social media on the Internet.It was old new media hooking up with new new media. Even as Yahoo's CEO Marissa Ma...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:04:10 GMT ]
Yahoo and Tumblr made their wedding vows Monday with the stumbling Web search giant publicly announcing its promise not to "screw up" the relationship.Yahoo confirmed it will buy the blogging website for $1.1 billion cash, in a bold move to make itself more relevant amid the explosion in social media on the Internet.It was old new media hooking up with new new media. Even as Yahoo's CEO Marissa Ma...
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Where do you hold your cell phone? Your brain decides
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:08 GMT ]
When you talk on the cellphone, do you hold it up to your right ear or left? A group of researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan suggest that how you hold your phone could give away the dominant half of your brain. The lesson the group took away was this: Most right-handed people, who eat and write and throw with their right hand, also prefer to talk with their cellphone held up to ...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:08 GMT ]
When you talk on the cellphone, do you hold it up to your right ear or left? A group of researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan suggest that how you hold your phone could give away the dominant half of your brain. The lesson the group took away was this: Most right-handed people, who eat and write and throw with their right hand, also prefer to talk with their cellphone held up to ...
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Where do you hold your cellphone? Your brain decides
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:42 GMT ]
When you talk on the cellphone, do you hold it up to your right ear or left? A group of researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan suggest that how you hold your phone could give away the dominant half of your brain. The lesson the group took away was this: Most right-handed people, who eat and write and throw with their right hand, also prefer to talk with their cellphone held up to ...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:42 GMT ]
When you talk on the cellphone, do you hold it up to your right ear or left? A group of researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan suggest that how you hold your phone could give away the dominant half of your brain. The lesson the group took away was this: Most right-handed people, who eat and write and throw with their right hand, also prefer to talk with their cellphone held up to ...
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Pre-caffeine tech: Tumblr, typewriters, OKCupid cats!
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:10 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Yahoo just bought Tumblr for $1.1B. But don't worry! The company vows "not to screw it up."Hey! Remember that one time David Karp tweeted about Tumbler being acquired by Yahoo in 2009?Meanwhile, Xbox is fixin' to flash steel in new console war.And here's how Google beat Apple to a streaming ...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:10 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Yahoo just bought Tumblr for $1.1B. But don't worry! The company vows "not to screw it up."Hey! Remember that one time David Karp tweeted about Tumbler being acquired by Yahoo in 2009?Meanwhile, Xbox is fixin' to flash steel in new console war.And here's how Google beat Apple to a streaming ...
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How space tourism could open our eyes, help save Earth
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:26 GMT ]
By Mike Wall \Space.comSAN MATEO, Calif. — Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth, NASA's science chief says.Seeing our fragile Earth hanging alone in the blackness of space tends to be a life-altering, or at least perspective-changing, experience. If more people around the world are treated to tha...
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:26 GMT ]
By Mike Wall \Space.comSAN MATEO, Calif. — Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth, NASA's science chief says.Seeing our fragile Earth hanging alone in the blackness of space tends to be a life-altering, or at least perspective-changing, experience. If more people around the world are treated to tha...
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Figuring out real-world etiquette for Google Glass
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 09:53:41 EDT ]
In recent weeks, Google Glass has been distributed to its first group of beta testers outside Google and in the real world. As the pool of new smart-glass wearers grows, they are feeling out the etiquette of using the new technology.
[ Mon, 20 May 2013 09:53:41 EDT ]
In recent weeks, Google Glass has been distributed to its first group of beta testers outside Google and in the real world. As the pool of new smart-glass wearers grows, they are feeling out the etiquette of using the new technology.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Fed's chairman tells graduates that the best tech is yet to come
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 18:47:54 GMT ]
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.Bernanke told a college graduating class Saturday that the long-range practical consequences of innovations such as faster computers and the Internet are hard to predict. But he said inventors have only scratc...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 18:47:54 GMT ]
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.Bernanke told a college graduating class Saturday that the long-range practical consequences of innovations such as faster computers and the Internet are hard to predict. But he said inventors have only scratc...
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Scientists create world's tiniest drops of liquid in biggest atom smasher
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:32 GMT ]
Scientists think they've created the smallest drops of liquid ever — the size of only three to five protons.The droplets were made inside the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where particles are sped up to near light speed and then smashed together. When researchers collided protons with lead nuclei, they were surprised to find that the result was tee...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:32 GMT ]
Scientists think they've created the smallest drops of liquid ever — the size of only three to five protons.The droplets were made inside the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where particles are sped up to near light speed and then smashed together. When researchers collided protons with lead nuclei, they were surprised to find that the result was tee...
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Puzzling! Swine flu virus detected in elephant seals off West Coast
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:32:16 GMT ]
The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California.Scientists say this is the first time marine mammals have been found to carry the H1N1 flu strain, which originated in pigs. The seals seem to have picked up the virus while at sea, but it's unclear how this happened."We thought we might find influenza v...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:32:16 GMT ]
The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California.Scientists say this is the first time marine mammals have been found to carry the H1N1 flu strain, which originated in pigs. The seals seem to have picked up the virus while at sea, but it's unclear how this happened."We thought we might find influenza v...
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Nasty, home-wrecking 'crazy' ants even drive out fire ants in Southeast
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:37 GMT ]
Invasive fire ants have been a thorn in the sides of Southerners for years. But another invasive species, the so-called "crazy" ant — which many describe as being worse — has arrived and is displacing fire ants in several places."When you talk to folks who live in the invaded areas, they tell you they want their fire ants back," said Edward LeBrun, a researcher at the University of Texas at Austin...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:37 GMT ]
Invasive fire ants have been a thorn in the sides of Southerners for years. But another invasive species, the so-called "crazy" ant — which many describe as being worse — has arrived and is displacing fire ants in several places."When you talk to folks who live in the invaded areas, they tell you they want their fire ants back," said Edward LeBrun, a researcher at the University of Texas at Austin...
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Why sign up for a one-way Mars trip? Three applicants explain the appeal
[ Sun, 19 May 2013 09:22:35 GMT ]
A one-way trip to Mars sounds like something you'd wish on your worst enemy — so why would more than 78,000 people from around the world pay up to $75 for a chance to die on another planet?"I can say I have an ulterior motive," said David Brin, who has written more than a dozen science-fiction novels — including "The Postman," which was turned into a Kevin Costner movie in 1997. "I'd get a lot of ...
[ Sun, 19 May 2013 09:22:35 GMT ]
A one-way trip to Mars sounds like something you'd wish on your worst enemy — so why would more than 78,000 people from around the world pay up to $75 for a chance to die on another planet?"I can say I have an ulterior motive," said David Brin, who has written more than a dozen science-fiction novels — including "The Postman," which was turned into a Kevin Costner movie in 1997. "I'd get a lot of ...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Nintendo wants totake YouTube profits back from its players
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:16 GMT ]
YouTube has always proved fertile ground for the entrepreneurial and tech savvy. But gamers may soon be getting the short end of the stick.That's if Nintendo has anything to do with it. The Japanese gaming giant revealed this week that YouTube clips featuring gameplay from Nintendo titles will now display advertising, meaning that any resulting ad revenue will go back to Nintendo rather than the u...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:16 GMT ]
YouTube has always proved fertile ground for the entrepreneurial and tech savvy. But gamers may soon be getting the short end of the stick.That's if Nintendo has anything to do with it. The Japanese gaming giant revealed this week that YouTube clips featuring gameplay from Nintendo titles will now display advertising, meaning that any resulting ad revenue will go back to Nintendo rather than the u...
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Bigger than an ocean liner, asteroid 1998 QE2 will zip by Earth this month
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:28:08 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comA big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries.The May 31 flyby of asteroid 1998 QE2, which is about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) long, poses no threat to Earth. The space rock will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of our planet — about 15 times the distance separating Earth...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:28:08 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comA big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries.The May 31 flyby of asteroid 1998 QE2, which is about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) long, poses no threat to Earth. The space rock will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of our planet — about 15 times the distance separating Earth...
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Microscopic crystal 'flowers' build themselves in a Harvard lab
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:34:03 GMT ]
Imagine peering into a microscope and finding yourself in a garden.That's the case at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where researchers have found a way to shape microscopic crystals into complex and often beautiful structures.Inspired by coral reefs, seashells and other naturally occurring complex mineral structures, postdoctoral fellow Wim L. Noorduin and Harvard colleague...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:34:03 GMT ]
Imagine peering into a microscope and finding yourself in a garden.That's the case at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where researchers have found a way to shape microscopic crystals into complex and often beautiful structures.Inspired by coral reefs, seashells and other naturally occurring complex mineral structures, postdoctoral fellow Wim L. Noorduin and Harvard colleague...
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Buggy hordes of cicadas sighted in Virginia ... but New York? Not yet
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:34:04 GMT ]
There's been a groundswell of 17-year cicadas in Virginia and other southern states, as revealed by a fresh wave of photos and eyewitness reports. In some areas, the outbreak has been accompanied by the insects' loud chorus call. And that's music to the ears of University of Connecticut entomologist John Cooley."That's where I'm heading," Cooley told NBC News. The weather is still too cool in New ...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:34:04 GMT ]
There's been a groundswell of 17-year cicadas in Virginia and other southern states, as revealed by a fresh wave of photos and eyewitness reports. In some areas, the outbreak has been accompanied by the insects' loud chorus call. And that's music to the ears of University of Connecticut entomologist John Cooley."That's where I'm heading," Cooley told NBC News. The weather is still too cool in New ...
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Scientists respond to planet hunter's plight with pointers – and poetry
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:49 GMT ]
NASA is getting plenty of advice — and sympathy — as it assesses whether its Kepler planet-hunting telescope can be revived after the failure of its reaction-control system. The reactions from scientists and engineers range from repair tips to an Audenesque elegy. Here's a sampling:How to fix KeplerThe reason why the $600 million Kepler spacecraft can no longer search for planetary transits is tha...
[ Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:49 GMT ]
NASA is getting plenty of advice — and sympathy — as it assesses whether its Kepler planet-hunting telescope can be revived after the failure of its reaction-control system. The reactions from scientists and engineers range from repair tips to an Audenesque elegy. Here's a sampling:How to fix KeplerThe reason why the $600 million Kepler spacecraft can no longer search for planetary transits is tha...
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Drone pilot burnout triggers call for recruiting overhaul
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 13:36:44 GMT ]
Driving a war drone is a stressful business. Shifts up to 12 hours long are stretches of dullness, watching and waiting, interrupted by flashes of intense activity in which pilots must make life-or-death decisions. Not their own life or death, however.Pilots may be thousands of miles away from the flying weapons system they're operating. They often head home at the end of the day, as if returning ...
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 13:36:44 GMT ]
Driving a war drone is a stressful business. Shifts up to 12 hours long are stretches of dullness, watching and waiting, interrupted by flashes of intense activity in which pilots must make life-or-death decisions. Not their own life or death, however.Pilots may be thousands of miles away from the flying weapons system they're operating. They often head home at the end of the day, as if returning ...
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Pre-caffeine tech: Drone burnout, Leo DiCaprio!
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:16:26 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Google isn't satisfied with dominating just ordinary computers, it seems: The Internet giant is making a big investment in quantum computing with a new lab and partnership: NASA! Congress has some privacy questions about Google Glass.Meanwhile, LulzSec members in Britain receive maximum of 1...
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:16:26 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Google isn't satisfied with dominating just ordinary computers, it seems: The Internet giant is making a big investment in quantum computing with a new lab and partnership: NASA! Congress has some privacy questions about Google Glass.Meanwhile, LulzSec members in Britain receive maximum of 1...
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Pro-Assad hackers attack Financial Times
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:27:53 GMT ]
LONDON (Reuters) - The website and Twitter feed of British newspaper the Financial Times were hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of online activists who say they support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.The group posted links on the newspaper's Twitter feed to a YouTube video, uploaded on Wednesday, which purports to show members of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra...
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:27:53 GMT ]
LONDON (Reuters) - The website and Twitter feed of British newspaper the Financial Times were hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of online activists who say they support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.The group posted links on the newspaper's Twitter feed to a YouTube video, uploaded on Wednesday, which purports to show members of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra...
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Huge asteroid to zip by Earth this month
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 15:30:10 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comA big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries.The May 31 flyby of asteroid 1998 QE2, which is about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) long, poses no threat to Earth. The space rock will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of our planet — about 15 times the distance separating Earth...
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 15:30:10 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comA big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries.The May 31 flyby of asteroid 1998 QE2, which is about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) long, poses no threat to Earth. The space rock will come within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of our planet — about 15 times the distance separating Earth...
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In ancient Egypt, summer was baby-making season
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 16:09:49 GMT ]
By Owen JarusLiveScienceThe peak period for baby-making sex in ancient Egypt was in July and August, when the weather was at its hottest.Researchers made this discovery at a cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt whose burials date back around 1,800 years. The oasis is located about 450 miles (720 kilometers) southwest of Cairo. The people buried in the cemetery lived in the ancient town of Kellis...
[ Fri, 17 May 2013 16:09:49 GMT ]
By Owen JarusLiveScienceThe peak period for baby-making sex in ancient Egypt was in July and August, when the weather was at its hottest.Researchers made this discovery at a cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt whose burials date back around 1,800 years. The oasis is located about 450 miles (720 kilometers) southwest of Cairo. The people buried in the cemetery lived in the ancient town of Kellis...
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
CISPA cybersecurity bill backers hope second time's a charm
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:07:20 GMT ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six months after a U.S. cybersecurity bill died in the Senate, some Obama administration officials and lawmakers are optimistic they can get a new law passed amid heightened public awareness of hacking attacks and cyber espionage. With top intelligence officials warning that cyber attacks have replaced terrorism as the leading threat against the United States, the White Hous...
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:07:20 GMT ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six months after a U.S. cybersecurity bill died in the Senate, some Obama administration officials and lawmakers are optimistic they can get a new law passed amid heightened public awareness of hacking attacks and cyber espionage. With top intelligence officials warning that cyber attacks have replaced terrorism as the leading threat against the United States, the White Hous...
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No cellphone, no Wi-Fi: Living in America's quietest place
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:43:20 GMT ]
By Kevin Monahan, Producer, NBC NewsGREEN BANK, W.Va. – Every week, Chuck Niday patrols Green Bank, W.Va., in a vehicle that looks a bit like something out of the movie “Mad Max,†aiming to protect the largest steerable radio telescope in the world.He searches for sources of interference, which can come from something as simple as a spark plug or an electric fence. And when Niday runs across illeg...
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:43:20 GMT ]
By Kevin Monahan, Producer, NBC NewsGREEN BANK, W.Va. – Every week, Chuck Niday patrols Green Bank, W.Va., in a vehicle that looks a bit like something out of the movie “Mad Max,†aiming to protect the largest steerable radio telescope in the world.He searches for sources of interference, which can come from something as simple as a spark plug or an electric fence. And when Niday runs across illeg...
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Pre-caffeine tech: Infinite porn, nerd fight!
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:54:58 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Google's Larry Page is fed up with the heated "zero sum" competition among tech firms ... in case you were wondering. Speaking of Wednesday's Google I/O keynote, here's the latest on the tech giant's music service, revamped Maps, photo apps, Google + and more. How much porn is on the Interne...
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:54:58 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Google's Larry Page is fed up with the heated "zero sum" competition among tech firms ... in case you were wondering. Speaking of Wednesday's Google I/O keynote, here's the latest on the tech giant's music service, revamped Maps, photo apps, Google + and more. How much porn is on the Interne...
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Guy wins $10K getting iOS app, Apple's 50 billionth download
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:07 GMT ]
Owners of iPods and iPads and iPhones around the world have downloaded 50 billion apps from the App Store, Apple announced today. And counting. Google, meanwhile, declared it's almost neck and neck in the app count race, announcing 48 billion app downloads from its Play store at the I/O conference yesterday.Apple makes a point of saying its 50 billion doesn't include updates or re-downloads. NBC N...
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:07 GMT ]
Owners of iPods and iPads and iPhones around the world have downloaded 50 billion apps from the App Store, Apple announced today. And counting. Google, meanwhile, declared it's almost neck and neck in the app count race, announcing 48 billion app downloads from its Play store at the I/O conference yesterday.Apple makes a point of saying its 50 billion doesn't include updates or re-downloads. NBC N...
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Apollo astronaut Lovell again reaches for moon
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:38:13 GMT ]
By Clara MoskowitzSpace.comLegendary Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell has signed on with a commercial lunar exploration firm to help make private trips to the moon a reality, the company Golden Spike announced Wednesday.Golden Spike aims to launch private citizens on round-trip visits to the moon starting in 2020 for a fee of $1.5 billion per flight. The firm, named after the final spike that joined...
[ Thu, 16 May 2013 15:38:13 GMT ]
By Clara MoskowitzSpace.comLegendary Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell has signed on with a commercial lunar exploration firm to help make private trips to the moon a reality, the company Golden Spike announced Wednesday.Golden Spike aims to launch private citizens on round-trip visits to the moon starting in 2020 for a fee of $1.5 billion per flight. The firm, named after the final spike that joined...
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Light-up bike like a 'Tron Cycle'
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 18:31:05 EDT ]
Anyone that bikes dreams of riding a Tron Light Cycle. Revolights, a set of wheel-mounted LEDs, now makes that dream a little closer to reality, and a new built-in version is helping that system become even more lightweight and simple than the original bolt-on setup.
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 18:31:05 EDT ]
Anyone that bikes dreams of riding a Tron Light Cycle. Revolights, a set of wheel-mounted LEDs, now makes that dream a little closer to reality, and a new built-in version is helping that system become even more lightweight and simple than the original bolt-on setup.
Google Maps to get big, personal redesign
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 20:56:05 EDT ]
Google Maps are getting personal. The next version of the widely used maps tool, previewed on Wednesday at the Google i/o conference in San Francisco, will soon have a different look and some splashy new features including displays of real-time accidents and personalized recommendations.
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 20:56:05 EDT ]
Google Maps are getting personal. The next version of the widely used maps tool, previewed on Wednesday at the Google i/o conference in San Francisco, will soon have a different look and some splashy new features including displays of real-time accidents and personalized recommendations.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Pre-tech caffeine: Google I/0, Brony Thank You!
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 13:43:32 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The Google I/O is today, and we'll be covering it live: Expect a music service, revamped maps and more.A run-of-the-mill LinkedIn user agreement update has revealed that the professional networking site has been an unwilling host to the world’s oldest profession. (Um ... prostitution.)Meanwh...
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 13:43:32 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The Google I/O is today, and we'll be covering it live: Expect a music service, revamped maps and more.A run-of-the-mill LinkedIn user agreement update has revealed that the professional networking site has been an unwilling host to the world’s oldest profession. (Um ... prostitution.)Meanwh...
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LulzSec hackers 'at cutting edge' of cyber crime, court told
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:15 GMT ]
LONDON (Reuters) - Four British hackers who took part in 2011 cyber-attacks on targets ranging from the CIA to Sony were audacious, arrogant men whose motivation was "anarchic self-amusement", a court heard on Wednesday.The men, who have pleaded guilty to a variety of offences, were members of the hacking collective LulzSec that caused millions of dollars of damage to corporate and government ...
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:15 GMT ]
LONDON (Reuters) - Four British hackers who took part in 2011 cyber-attacks on targets ranging from the CIA to Sony were audacious, arrogant men whose motivation was "anarchic self-amusement", a court heard on Wednesday.The men, who have pleaded guilty to a variety of offences, were members of the hacking collective LulzSec that caused millions of dollars of damage to corporate and government ...
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Syria's Internet is down again
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:16 GMT ]
For the second time this month, Syria has gone dark.The global Internet tracking firm Renesys confirmed the outage began at exactly 3 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. in Syria, which is indicated on Google's Transparency report as well. "Ever since the top of the hour we have not been able to get any measurements to any of the machines that normaly respond in Syria," James Cowie, of Renesys, told NBC News. This i...
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:16 GMT ]
For the second time this month, Syria has gone dark.The global Internet tracking firm Renesys confirmed the outage began at exactly 3 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. in Syria, which is indicated on Google's Transparency report as well. "Ever since the top of the hour we have not been able to get any measurements to any of the machines that normaly respond in Syria," James Cowie, of Renesys, told NBC News. This i...
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Spectacular 'fiery ribbon' captured in Orion bebula
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:46:57 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comA telescope in Chile has captured stunning new photos of a cosmic ribbon shimmering in the Orion nebula more than 1,000 light-years from Earth.The new images — released by the European Southern Observatory Wednesday — show what scientists described as a "fiery ribbon" of red gas and dust shining in the constellation Orion's belt. The ribbon is a small part of a huge star-f...
[ Wed, 15 May 2013 15:46:57 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comA telescope in Chile has captured stunning new photos of a cosmic ribbon shimmering in the Orion nebula more than 1,000 light-years from Earth.The new images — released by the European Southern Observatory Wednesday — show what scientists described as a "fiery ribbon" of red gas and dust shining in the constellation Orion's belt. The ribbon is a small part of a huge star-f...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
In Dan Brown's 'Inferno,' numeric riddles and controversial science mix
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 10:55:44 GMT ]
Dan Brown's "Inferno," the latest thriller from the author of "The Da Vinci Code," is another globe-trotting, world-saving adventure — and a chance for readers to ponder a new set of mathematical and scientific puzzles.In "The Da Vinci Code," Robert Langdon, the world's best-known fictional symbolologist, follows a trail that highlights a controversial reading of the relationship between Jesus and...
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 10:55:44 GMT ]
Dan Brown's "Inferno," the latest thriller from the author of "The Da Vinci Code," is another globe-trotting, world-saving adventure — and a chance for readers to ponder a new set of mathematical and scientific puzzles.In "The Da Vinci Code," Robert Langdon, the world's best-known fictional symbolologist, follows a trail that highlights a controversial reading of the relationship between Jesus and...
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Pre-caffeine tech: Drone spies, everyday sexism
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 13:36:35 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The Justice Department used a secret subpoena to obtain two months of phone records for Associated Press reporters and editors without notifying the news organization, say sources.Here's a dude who won't stop drone spying on this woman in Seattle. The future is now!And here's a Saudi telecom...
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 13:36:35 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The Justice Department used a secret subpoena to obtain two months of phone records for Associated Press reporters and editors without notifying the news organization, say sources.Here's a dude who won't stop drone spying on this woman in Seattle. The future is now!And here's a Saudi telecom...
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2,300-year-old Maya pyramid bulldozed for Belize road project
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 14:04:22 GMT ]
BELIZE CITY — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Maya pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced Monday.The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week. The ceremonial center dates back ...
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 14:04:22 GMT ]
BELIZE CITY — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Maya pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced Monday.The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week. The ceremonial center dates back ...
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Anti text-and-drive 'rampage' joined by top 4 cellphone carriers
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 15:28:48 GMT ]
The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile will be joined by 200 other organizations backing the multi-million dollar ad campaign.The campaign is unusual not just because it ...
[ Tue, 14 May 2013 15:28:48 GMT ]
The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile will be joined by 200 other organizations backing the multi-million dollar ad campaign.The campaign is unusual not just because it ...
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Monday, May 13, 2013
‘Floating in a most peculiar way’: Astronaut Chris Hadfield sings Bowie from space
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 11:21:42 GMT ]
LONDON – International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield isn’t content with being a real-life astronaut floating 230 miles above earth. The David Bowie fan is now a singing space man.His performance of Bowie’s iconic song "Space Oddity" from the International Space Station has been watched more than 530,000 times since it was posted on YouTube on Sunday.“And I'm floating in a most peculiar w...
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 11:21:42 GMT ]
LONDON – International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield isn’t content with being a real-life astronaut floating 230 miles above earth. The David Bowie fan is now a singing space man.His performance of Bowie’s iconic song "Space Oddity" from the International Space Station has been watched more than 530,000 times since it was posted on YouTube on Sunday.“And I'm floating in a most peculiar w...
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‘Floating in a most peculiar way’: Astronaut Chris Hadfield sings David Bowie from space
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 11:38:04 GMT ]
LONDON – International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield isn’t content with being a real-life astronaut floating 230 miles above earth. The David Bowie fan is now a singing space man.His performance of Bowie’s iconic song "Space Oddity" from the International Space Station has been watched more than 530,000 times since it was posted on YouTube on Sunday.“And I'm floating in a most peculiar w...
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 11:38:04 GMT ]
LONDON – International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield isn’t content with being a real-life astronaut floating 230 miles above earth. The David Bowie fan is now a singing space man.His performance of Bowie’s iconic song "Space Oddity" from the International Space Station has been watched more than 530,000 times since it was posted on YouTube on Sunday.“And I'm floating in a most peculiar w...
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Pre-caffeine tech: Robots, cyber cops, wolves!
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 13:54:15 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Science fiction is quickly taking a back seat to science fact.! A new report by the country's leading roboticists says that by 2030, robots will be everywhere!Facebook Home, the Android launcher released to a skeptical public a month ago, is in for some changes. But is it too late? In other ...
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 13:54:15 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Science fiction is quickly taking a back seat to science fact.! A new report by the country's leading roboticists says that by 2030, robots will be everywhere!Facebook Home, the Android launcher released to a skeptical public a month ago, is in for some changes. But is it too late? In other ...
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A first look inside 'The Bureau: XCOM Declassified'
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 16:02:45 GMT ]
When "XCOM: Enemy Unknown" came out last year, some game critics equated it to a slower, more boring version of "Gears of War." Whether or not you agreed with that assessment, the influence of third-person cover-based shooters that "Gears of War" pioneered was hard to deny. "Enemy Unknown" publisher 2K must have felt similarly, because when the company brought the long-rumored "XCOM" shooter back ...
[ Mon, 13 May 2013 16:02:45 GMT ]
When "XCOM: Enemy Unknown" came out last year, some game critics equated it to a slower, more boring version of "Gears of War." Whether or not you agreed with that assessment, the influence of third-person cover-based shooters that "Gears of War" pioneered was hard to deny. "Enemy Unknown" publisher 2K must have felt similarly, because when the company brought the long-rumored "XCOM" shooter back ...
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What happened to the ringtone?
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:01:38 EDT ]
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:01:38 EDT ]
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
NASA waits to see if space station coolant leak is fixed after spacewalk
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 01:03:12 GMT ]
Two spacewalking astronauts may have fixed an ammonia leak outside the International Space Station Saturday, perhaps bringing the outpost's vital cooling system back up to full strength.Clad in bulky spacesuits, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn replaced a pump control box thought to be responsible for the leak of ammonia, which cools down the orbiting lab's systems. It looks like th...
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 01:03:12 GMT ]
Two spacewalking astronauts may have fixed an ammonia leak outside the International Space Station Saturday, perhaps bringing the outpost's vital cooling system back up to full strength.Clad in bulky spacesuits, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn replaced a pump control box thought to be responsible for the leak of ammonia, which cools down the orbiting lab's systems. It looks like th...
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NASA is hopeful that spacewalkers fixed space station's coolant leak
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 01:08:38 GMT ]
Two spacewalking astronauts may have fixed an ammonia leak outside the International Space Station Saturday, perhaps bringing the outpost's vital cooling system back up to full strength.Clad in bulky spacesuits, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn replaced a pump control box thought to be responsible for the leak of ammonia, which cools down the orbiting lab's systems. It looks like th...
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 01:08:38 GMT ]
Two spacewalking astronauts may have fixed an ammonia leak outside the International Space Station Saturday, perhaps bringing the outpost's vital cooling system back up to full strength.Clad in bulky spacesuits, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn replaced a pump control box thought to be responsible for the leak of ammonia, which cools down the orbiting lab's systems. It looks like th...
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Spacewalkers are hopeful that new pump fixed station's coolant leak
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 01:14:06 GMT ]
Two spacewalking astronauts may have fixed an ammonia leak outside the International Space Station on Saturday, perhaps bringing the outpost's vital cooling system back up to full strength.Clad in bulky spacesuits, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn replaced a pump control box thought to be responsible for the leak of ammonia, which cools down the orbiting lab's systems. It looks like...
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 01:14:06 GMT ]
Two spacewalking astronauts may have fixed an ammonia leak outside the International Space Station on Saturday, perhaps bringing the outpost's vital cooling system back up to full strength.Clad in bulky spacesuits, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn replaced a pump control box thought to be responsible for the leak of ammonia, which cools down the orbiting lab's systems. It looks like...
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Indian companies at center of global ATM cyber heist
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 14:21:24 GMT ]
DUBAI/BOSTON (Reuters) - Two companies with major operations in India were the weak links that opened the door to a $45 million global cyber heist brought to light by U.S. authorities this week. EnStage Inc, which operates from Bangalore, and ElectraCard Services, which is based in Pune, processed card payments for the two Middle Eastern banks that were hit in the theft, according to several peopl...
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 14:21:24 GMT ]
DUBAI/BOSTON (Reuters) - Two companies with major operations in India were the weak links that opened the door to a $45 million global cyber heist brought to light by U.S. authorities this week. EnStage Inc, which operates from Bangalore, and ElectraCard Services, which is based in Pune, processed card payments for the two Middle Eastern banks that were hit in the theft, according to several peopl...
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Indian government investigates firms at center of global cyber heist
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 15:21:47 GMT ]
MUMBAI/BANGALORE, May 12 (Reuters) - The Indian government's cyber watchdog is investigating how security at two companies that are part of the country's vast IT services industry was breached in a global ATM heist that saw $45 million stolen from two banks in the Middle East. EnStage Inc, which operates from Bangalore, and ElectraCard Services, based in the Indian city of Pune, processed card pay...
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 15:21:47 GMT ]
MUMBAI/BANGALORE, May 12 (Reuters) - The Indian government's cyber watchdog is investigating how security at two companies that are part of the country's vast IT services industry was breached in a global ATM heist that saw $45 million stolen from two banks in the Middle East. EnStage Inc, which operates from Bangalore, and ElectraCard Services, based in the Indian city of Pune, processed card pay...
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Jimmy Kimmel gets celebrities to humiliate Twitter trolls
[ Sat, 11 May 2013 22:35:14 GMT ]
In what is becoming an uplifting series, celebrities such as Elizabeth Moss, Russell Brand, and Gwen Stefani read out some of the nasty things people have sent to them on Twitter. Moss even offers a curt reply. [Read more]
[ Sat, 11 May 2013 22:35:14 GMT ]
In what is becoming an uplifting series, celebrities such as Elizabeth Moss, Russell Brand, and Gwen Stefani read out some of the nasty things people have sent to them on Twitter. Moss even offers a curt reply. [Read more]
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Will Verizon ever sell a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more storage?
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT ]
In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers insight on the storage constraints of the Samsung Galaxy S4, and explains why there's no legal recourse against a carrier who refuses to unlock a phone -- even when it's out of contract. [Read more]
[ Sun, 12 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT ]
In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers insight on the storage constraints of the Samsung Galaxy S4, and explains why there's no legal recourse against a carrier who refuses to unlock a phone -- even when it's out of contract. [Read more]
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What happened to the ringtone?
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:01:38 EDT ]
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:01:38 EDT ]
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Spacewalkers set to troubleshoot space station's ammonia coolant leak
[ Sat, 11 May 2013 01:03:04 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.com Astronauts on the International Space Station are gearing up to perform an emergency spacewalk Saturday to hunt for an ammonia leak in the orbiting laboratory's cooling system.NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy are planning to spend more than six hours outside the station to find, and possibly repair, the ammonia coolant leak.The spacewalk comes just two ...
[ Sat, 11 May 2013 01:03:04 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.com Astronauts on the International Space Station are gearing up to perform an emergency spacewalk Saturday to hunt for an ammonia leak in the orbiting laboratory's cooling system.NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy are planning to spend more than six hours outside the station to find, and possibly repair, the ammonia coolant leak.The spacewalk comes just two ...
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Spacewalkers head out to fix space station's coolant leak – if they can
[ Sat, 11 May 2013 15:01:16 GMT ]
Two NASA spacewalkers are troubleshooting an ammonia leak in the coolant system for one of the International Space Station's massive solar arrays, just two days after the problem was detected.Watch the spacewalk liveSaturday's operation ranks as one of the fastest turnarounds ever for a space station repair — a feat that impressed the orbital outpost's Canadian commander, Chris Hadfield. "The whol...
[ Sat, 11 May 2013 15:01:16 GMT ]
Two NASA spacewalkers are troubleshooting an ammonia leak in the coolant system for one of the International Space Station's massive solar arrays, just two days after the problem was detected.Watch the spacewalk liveSaturday's operation ranks as one of the fastest turnarounds ever for a space station repair — a feat that impressed the orbital outpost's Canadian commander, Chris Hadfield. "The whol...
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What happened to the ringtone?
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:01:38 EDT ]
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:01:38 EDT ]
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Amazon's reportedly making two phones — and one has a 3-D screen
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 14:40:36 GMT ]
We've heard plenty of whispers suggesting that Amazon may be developing a smartphone, but now there's a strange new rumor: There are actually two phones — and one has a 3-D display with eye-tracking technology.According to the Wall Street Journal's Greg Bensinger, "people familiar with the company's plans" say that Amazon is "developing a wide-ranging lineup of gadgets — including two smartphones...
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 14:40:36 GMT ]
We've heard plenty of whispers suggesting that Amazon may be developing a smartphone, but now there's a strange new rumor: There are actually two phones — and one has a 3-D display with eye-tracking technology.According to the Wall Street Journal's Greg Bensinger, "people familiar with the company's plans" say that Amazon is "developing a wide-ranging lineup of gadgets — including two smartphones...
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Plague may have helped end Roman Empire
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 15:25:00 GMT ]
By Charles ChoiLiveSciencePlague may have helped finish off the Roman Empire, researchers now reveal.Plague is a fatal disease so infamous that it has become synonymous with any dangerous, widespread contagion. It was linked to one of the first known examples of biological warfare, when Mongols catapulted plague victims into cities.The bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, has been linked...
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 15:25:00 GMT ]
By Charles ChoiLiveSciencePlague may have helped finish off the Roman Empire, researchers now reveal.Plague is a fatal disease so infamous that it has become synonymous with any dangerous, widespread contagion. It was linked to one of the first known examples of biological warfare, when Mongols catapulted plague victims into cities.The bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, has been linked...
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'Watch_dogs' is like 'Grand Theft Auto' with smartphones instead of guns
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 15:30:32 GMT ]
Given the intense debates over privacy and security of our "networked age," it was only a matter of time before someone made a video game that has players wielding smartphones as their most powerful weapon. That's exactly what Ubisoft is doing with "Watch_dogs," an ambitious new game NBC News got to check out this week. At first glance, "Watch_dogs" has a lot in common with Ubisoft's tried-and-tru...
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 15:30:32 GMT ]
Given the intense debates over privacy and security of our "networked age," it was only a matter of time before someone made a video game that has players wielding smartphones as their most powerful weapon. That's exactly what Ubisoft is doing with "Watch_dogs," an ambitious new game NBC News got to check out this week. At first glance, "Watch_dogs" has a lot in common with Ubisoft's tried-and-tru...
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Emergency spacewalk likely to fix space station leak
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 16:03:47 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comAstronauts on the International Space Station are preparing for a possible emergency spacewalk Saturday to fix a serious leak of ammonia coolant on the orbiting laboratory.On Thursday, the six residents of the station noticed frozen flakes of ammonia leaking from a coolant loop affixed to one of the eight solar arrays responsible for supplying power to the station. The cre...
[ Fri, 10 May 2013 16:03:47 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comAstronauts on the International Space Station are preparing for a possible emergency spacewalk Saturday to fix a serious leak of ammonia coolant on the orbiting laboratory.On Thursday, the six residents of the station noticed frozen flakes of ammonia leaking from a coolant loop affixed to one of the eight solar arrays responsible for supplying power to the station. The cre...
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What happened to the ringtone?
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:01:38 EDT ]
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 18:01:38 EDT ]
In the early- to mid-2000s, the ability to play a customized sound for incoming calls -- usually a blaring few seconds of a favorite song called a "mastertone" -- was a fun novelty for people buying their first cellphones. But there has been a sharp decline in ringtone sales over the last half-decade.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Australia to see second solar eclipse in 6 months
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 09:18:18 GMT ]
By Joe RaoSpace.comA spectacular "ring of fire" solar eclipse will be visible from northern Australia Friday morning local time, treating lucky skywatchers in the region to their second solar eclipse in less than six months.During this week's annular solar eclipse, which begins late Thursday Eastern time due to time zone differences, the moon's disk will appear to be about 4.5 percent smaller tha...
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 09:18:18 GMT ]
By Joe RaoSpace.comA spectacular "ring of fire" solar eclipse will be visible from northern Australia Friday morning local time, treating lucky skywatchers in the region to their second solar eclipse in less than six months.During this week's annular solar eclipse, which begins late Thursday Eastern time due to time zone differences, the moon's disk will appear to be about 4.5 percent smaller tha...
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Buzz Aldrin envisions US leading way to Mars
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 09:18:19 GMT ]
By Tariq MalikSpace.comNEW YORK — The moon is not enough for Buzz Aldrin, the second man ever to walk on the lunar surface. If humanity is to truly realize its space travel potential, there is only one place it will find it: Mars.Aldrin's new book "Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration" landed in bookstores Tuesday to chart out a course that could put astronauts on the surface of Mars b...
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 09:18:19 GMT ]
By Tariq MalikSpace.comNEW YORK — The moon is not enough for Buzz Aldrin, the second man ever to walk on the lunar surface. If humanity is to truly realize its space travel potential, there is only one place it will find it: Mars.Aldrin's new book "Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration" landed in bookstores Tuesday to chart out a course that could put astronauts on the surface of Mars b...
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Pre-caffeine tech: Internet stalkers, Steampunk LEGO!
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 13:46:01 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Here's a woman who used the Internet to make her ex-boyfriend's life miserable, for years after their breakup.Here's some students who built a robotic locker opener for disabled classmate.Here's how not to look stupid on Twitter. And here's why the Facebook phone flopped, in case you were wo...
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 13:46:01 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Here's a woman who used the Internet to make her ex-boyfriend's life miserable, for years after their breakup.Here's some students who built a robotic locker opener for disabled classmate.Here's how not to look stupid on Twitter. And here's why the Facebook phone flopped, in case you were wo...
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Ancient quarry used to build Jerusalem found
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 15:36:16 GMT ]
By Jeanna BrynerLiveScience A huge quarry, along with tools and a key, used by workers some 2,000 years ago, have been discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem prior to the paving of a highway, the Israel Antiquities Authorities (IAA) announced.The first-century quarry, which fits into the Second Temple Period (538 B.C. to A.D. 70), would've held the huge stones used in the construction of the...
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 15:36:16 GMT ]
By Jeanna BrynerLiveScience A huge quarry, along with tools and a key, used by workers some 2,000 years ago, have been discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem prior to the paving of a highway, the Israel Antiquities Authorities (IAA) announced.The first-century quarry, which fits into the Second Temple Period (538 B.C. to A.D. 70), would've held the huge stones used in the construction of the...
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Search is on for Lindbergh's lost French rivals
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 15:58:13 GMT ]
By Eric NiilerDiscovery NewsSearch teams using underwater sonar, scuba divers and new accounts will try to solve one of the great aviation mysteries of all time: What happened to the L’Oiseau Blanc, or White Bird, a 31-foot long cloth-and-wood biplane that vanished while trying to cross the Atlantic from Paris to New York in 1927.The disappearance of the plane and crew has been the subject of deca...
[ Thu, 09 May 2013 15:58:13 GMT ]
By Eric NiilerDiscovery NewsSearch teams using underwater sonar, scuba divers and new accounts will try to solve one of the great aviation mysteries of all time: What happened to the L’Oiseau Blanc, or White Bird, a 31-foot long cloth-and-wood biplane that vanished while trying to cross the Atlantic from Paris to New York in 1927.The disappearance of the plane and crew has been the subject of deca...
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Engage! Astronomers need your assistance to detect space warps
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 14:25:31 GMT ]
Think you can find space warps? Astronomers have recruited thousands of citizen scientists to look for exoplanets, galaxies, moon craters and other cosmic curiosities — and now they need your help to go after one of the weirdest phenomena in space-time: gravitational lenses.The Space Warps website gives Internet users the opportunity to sift through telescope images and spot galaxies so massive th...
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 14:25:31 GMT ]
Think you can find space warps? Astronomers have recruited thousands of citizen scientists to look for exoplanets, galaxies, moon craters and other cosmic curiosities — and now they need your help to go after one of the weirdest phenomena in space-time: gravitational lenses.The Space Warps website gives Internet users the opportunity to sift through telescope images and spot galaxies so massive th...
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Cosmic rays may spark Earth's lightning
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 15:15:14 GMT ]
By Charles Q. ChoiLiveScienceAll lightning on Earth may have its roots in space, new research suggests.Lightning flashes on Earth about 100 times per second, but what triggers lightning in thunderstorms remains mostly unknown. Especially odd is the fact that decades of analysis suggest electrical fields within thunderclouds have only a tenth or so of the strength needed to spark a lightning bolt.M...
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 15:15:14 GMT ]
By Charles Q. ChoiLiveScienceAll lightning on Earth may have its roots in space, new research suggests.Lightning flashes on Earth about 100 times per second, but what triggers lightning in thunderstorms remains mostly unknown. Especially odd is the fact that decades of analysis suggest electrical fields within thunderclouds have only a tenth or so of the strength needed to spark a lightning bolt.M...
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Robot learns to recognize objects on its own
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 15:26:16 GMT ]
When all the humans went home for the day, a personal-assistant robot under development in a university lab recently built digital images of a pineapple and a bag of bagels that were inadvertently left on a table – and figured out how it could lift them.The researchers didn't even know the objects were in the room. Instead of being frightened at their robot's independent streak, the researchers po...
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 15:26:16 GMT ]
When all the humans went home for the day, a personal-assistant robot under development in a university lab recently built digital images of a pineapple and a bag of bagels that were inadvertently left on a table – and figured out how it could lift them.The researchers didn't even know the objects were in the room. Instead of being frightened at their robot's independent streak, the researchers po...
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Rescuer Charles Ramsey becomes instant supermeme
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 15:31:46 GMT ]
Charles Ramsey, the man whose decision to investigate screams coming from a neighboring home led to the discovery of three women who'd been missing for years, is being celebrated as a hero — particularly online.A recording of the 911 call Ramsey placed as well as various television interviews are serving as fodder for the meme machine, especially his observation that "I knew something was wrong wh...
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 15:31:46 GMT ]
Charles Ramsey, the man whose decision to investigate screams coming from a neighboring home led to the discovery of three women who'd been missing for years, is being celebrated as a hero — particularly online.A recording of the 911 call Ramsey placed as well as various television interviews are serving as fodder for the meme machine, especially his observation that "I knew something was wrong wh...
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Syria Internet back up after day-long outage
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 15:59:04 GMT ]
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's Internet and phone lines started working again on Wednesday evening, residents said, after a day-long blackout left much of the population cut off from the outside world. Communication networks have been crucial for opposition activists trying to get out videos and information about a two-year conflict that has killed more than 70,000 people. Activists called the outage ...
[ Wed, 08 May 2013 15:59:04 GMT ]
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's Internet and phone lines started working again on Wednesday evening, residents said, after a day-long blackout left much of the population cut off from the outside world. Communication networks have been crucial for opposition activists trying to get out videos and information about a two-year conflict that has killed more than 70,000 people. Activists called the outage ...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Record star explosion 'eye-wateringly bright'
[ Tue, 07 May 2013 15:59:51 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comTwo NASA space telescopes have captured what appears to be the most powerful star explosion ever detected, a cosmic event so luminous that scientists dubbed it "eye-wateringly bright" despite being 3.6 billion light-years from Earth.On April 27, NASA's Swift Space Telescope and the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope spotted the highest-energy gamma-ray burst (GRB) — an explos...
[ Tue, 07 May 2013 15:59:51 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comTwo NASA space telescopes have captured what appears to be the most powerful star explosion ever detected, a cosmic event so luminous that scientists dubbed it "eye-wateringly bright" despite being 3.6 billion light-years from Earth.On April 27, NASA's Swift Space Telescope and the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope spotted the highest-energy gamma-ray burst (GRB) — an explos...
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Lava shows most of our carbon churns in deep Earth
[ Tue, 07 May 2013 15:59:52 GMT ]
By Becky IskinLiveScienceMost of Earth's carbon clusters deep beneath the surface, in hot mantle rocks that churn below the planet's thin crust."Most people probably don't recognize that the vast majority of carbon — the backbone of all life — is located in the deep Earth, below the surface — maybe even 90 percent of it," Elizabeth Cottrell, a geologist at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural Histo...
[ Tue, 07 May 2013 15:59:52 GMT ]
By Becky IskinLiveScienceMost of Earth's carbon clusters deep beneath the surface, in hot mantle rocks that churn below the planet's thin crust."Most people probably don't recognize that the vast majority of carbon — the backbone of all life — is located in the deep Earth, below the surface — maybe even 90 percent of it," Elizabeth Cottrell, a geologist at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural Histo...
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Pre-caffeine tech: 3-D guns, bathroom stalls
[ Mon, 06 May 2013 14:14:38 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The blueprint for the first 3-D-printed gun -- which, apparently, works -- is available for download. LinkedIn just turned the big ten-oh! YouTube is fixn' to launch paid subscription channels, according to reports. Here's how apps convert smartphones into home monitoring system.Israel says ...
[ Mon, 06 May 2013 14:14:38 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.The blueprint for the first 3-D-printed gun -- which, apparently, works -- is available for download. LinkedIn just turned the big ten-oh! YouTube is fixn' to launch paid subscription channels, according to reports. Here's how apps convert smartphones into home monitoring system.Israel says ...
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NASA mulls missions for donated spy satellite telescopes
[ Mon, 06 May 2013 15:21:18 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comNASA is sorting through a variety of possible uses for a pair of powerful spy satellite telescopes that fell into the agency's lap last year.In November, NASA asked scientists to suggest missions for the telescopes, which were donated by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and are comparable in size and appearance to the famous Hubble Space Telescope.More than 60 ser...
[ Mon, 06 May 2013 15:21:18 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comNASA is sorting through a variety of possible uses for a pair of powerful spy satellite telescopes that fell into the agency's lap last year.In November, NASA asked scientists to suggest missions for the telescopes, which were donated by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and are comparable in size and appearance to the famous Hubble Space Telescope.More than 60 ser...
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US nabs suspected programmer of bank Trojan that drained millions of dollars
[ Mon, 06 May 2013 15:37:41 GMT ]
ATLANTA (AP) - An Algerian man accused of helping to develop and market a computer program that drained millions of dollars from bank accounts around the world pleaded not guilty Friday to nearly two dozen charges.A 23-count indictment charges Hamza Bendelladj, 24, with wire fraud, bank fraud, computer fraud and conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Sally Yates said the man was extradited to Atlanta from Thai...
[ Mon, 06 May 2013 15:37:41 GMT ]
ATLANTA (AP) - An Algerian man accused of helping to develop and market a computer program that drained millions of dollars from bank accounts around the world pleaded not guilty Friday to nearly two dozen charges.A 23-count indictment charges Hamza Bendelladj, 24, with wire fraud, bank fraud, computer fraud and conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Sally Yates said the man was extradited to Atlanta from Thai...
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Discussion stuck? Call in a virtual mediator
[ Mon, 06 May 2013 15:59:51 GMT ]
By Alyssa DanigelisDiscovery NewsEver find yourself in a collaborative situation that’s gone awry? Maybe one person on the team dominates the conversation or an offhand comment distracts everyone for a whole meeting. Experts in social computing are developing a virtual mediator to turn around unproductive discussions."The basic problem is that there is a lot of untapped potential of working as a g...
[ Mon, 06 May 2013 15:59:51 GMT ]
By Alyssa DanigelisDiscovery NewsEver find yourself in a collaborative situation that’s gone awry? Maybe one person on the team dominates the conversation or an offhand comment distracts everyone for a whole meeting. Experts in social computing are developing a virtual mediator to turn around unproductive discussions."The basic problem is that there is a lot of untapped potential of working as a g...
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Amazingly dumb things we do with our smartphones
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:17:04 GMT ]
Smartphones are getting smarter all the time, but the people using them aren’t necessarily doing so. Today, we have devices at our disposal that snap photos faster than you can blink, surf the Web at speeds that make your home broadband jealous and download apps that can do everything and anything. So why are we so dumb sometimes when it comes to using these powerful pocket-size computers? I...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:17:04 GMT ]
Smartphones are getting smarter all the time, but the people using them aren’t necessarily doing so. Today, we have devices at our disposal that snap photos faster than you can blink, surf the Web at speeds that make your home broadband jealous and download apps that can do everything and anything. So why are we so dumb sometimes when it comes to using these powerful pocket-size computers? I...
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Worst Android annoyances and how to fix themÂ
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:22:39 GMT ]
Android may be the most popular mobile platform on the planet, but it’s not without flaws. Android phones and tablets frequently suffer from mediocre battery life, performance that slows down over time, embarrassing notification noises and and a host of other irritants. The good news is that, because Google's operating system is so flexible, there’s a solution to just about any problem. These ...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:22:39 GMT ]
Android may be the most popular mobile platform on the planet, but it’s not without flaws. Android phones and tablets frequently suffer from mediocre battery life, performance that slows down over time, embarrassing notification noises and and a host of other irritants. The good news is that, because Google's operating system is so flexible, there’s a solution to just about any problem. These ...
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In Malaysia, online election battles take a nasty turn
[ Sun, 05 May 2013 14:00:33 GMT ]
Ahead of Malaysia's elections on Sunday, independent online media say they were targeted in Internet attacks which filter content and throttle access to websites, threatening to deprive voters of their main source of independent reporting.Independent online news sites have emerged in recent years to challenge the dominance of mostly government-linked traditional media. The government denies any at...
[ Sun, 05 May 2013 14:00:33 GMT ]
Ahead of Malaysia's elections on Sunday, independent online media say they were targeted in Internet attacks which filter content and throttle access to websites, threatening to deprive voters of their main source of independent reporting.Independent online news sites have emerged in recent years to challenge the dominance of mostly government-linked traditional media. The government denies any at...
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New efforts to curb nationwide cellphone theft epidemic
[ Sun, 05 May 2013 14:17:06 GMT ]
Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure.In San Francisco, where half the robberies were phone-related last year, District Attorney George Gascon is calling on major companies in nearby Silicon Valley to create new technology such as a "kill switch" to permanently an...
[ Sun, 05 May 2013 14:17:06 GMT ]
Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure.In San Francisco, where half the robberies were phone-related last year, District Attorney George Gascon is calling on major companies in nearby Silicon Valley to create new technology such as a "kill switch" to permanently an...
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T. rex troubles: The last dino legal battle
[ Sun, 05 May 2013 14:33:29 GMT ]
Almost a year ago, headlines proclaiming the sale of a largely complete T. rex-like dinosaur sparked an international custody battle that featured a confrontation at a public auction, a federal seizure of the fossils, charges related to smuggling against Eric Prokopi, the man who attempted to sell them — and, finally, his guilty plea. This case appears to be winding down. Prokopi is awaiting sente...
[ Sun, 05 May 2013 14:33:29 GMT ]
Almost a year ago, headlines proclaiming the sale of a largely complete T. rex-like dinosaur sparked an international custody battle that featured a confrontation at a public auction, a federal seizure of the fossils, charges related to smuggling against Eric Prokopi, the man who attempted to sell them — and, finally, his guilty plea. This case appears to be winding down. Prokopi is awaiting sente...
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
Youngpatients fight cancer, one video game at a time
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 07:46:02 GMT ]
Jose Guevara was 16 when his doctor first told him that he had leukemia. "They gave me a breakdown," Guevara told NBC News. "'You have leukemia, you're staying in the hospital,' and they brought a wheelchair.""Staying in the hospital" meant that Guevara had to spend upwards of three months at a time in a children's ward, an ordeal he endured thanks in part to constant care and support from both of...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 07:46:02 GMT ]
Jose Guevara was 16 when his doctor first told him that he had leukemia. "They gave me a breakdown," Guevara told NBC News. "'You have leukemia, you're staying in the hospital,' and they brought a wheelchair.""Staying in the hospital" meant that Guevara had to spend upwards of three months at a time in a children's ward, an ordeal he endured thanks in part to constant care and support from both of...
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Solar-powered plane completes first leg of American odyssey
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 08:29:55 GMT ]
A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse completed an 18-hour flight from San Francisco to Phoenix on Saturday, marking the first leg of a fuel-free odyssey across America.Adventurer Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet but the weight of a typical passenger car, to its landing at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 12:30 a.m. MST (3:3...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 08:29:55 GMT ]
A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse completed an 18-hour flight from San Francisco to Phoenix on Saturday, marking the first leg of a fuel-free odyssey across America.Adventurer Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet but the weight of a typical passenger car, to its landing at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 12:30 a.m. MST (3:3...
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Amazingly dumb things we do with our smartphones
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:17:04 GMT ]
Smartphones are getting smarter all the time, but the people using them aren’t necessarily doing so. Today, we have devices at our disposal that snap photos faster than you can blink, surf the Web at speeds that make your home broadband jealous and download apps that can do everything and anything. So why are we so dumb sometimes when it comes to using these powerful pocket-size computers? I...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:17:04 GMT ]
Smartphones are getting smarter all the time, but the people using them aren’t necessarily doing so. Today, we have devices at our disposal that snap photos faster than you can blink, surf the Web at speeds that make your home broadband jealous and download apps that can do everything and anything. So why are we so dumb sometimes when it comes to using these powerful pocket-size computers? I...
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Worst Android annoyances and how to fix themÂ
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:22:39 GMT ]
Android may be the most popular mobile platform on the planet, but it’s not without flaws. Android phones and tablets frequently suffer from mediocre battery life, performance that slows down over time, embarrassing notification noises and and a host of other irritants. The good news is that, because Google's operating system is so flexible, there’s a solution to just about any problem. These ...
[ Sat, 04 May 2013 15:22:39 GMT ]
Android may be the most popular mobile platform on the planet, but it’s not without flaws. Android phones and tablets frequently suffer from mediocre battery life, performance that slows down over time, embarrassing notification noises and and a host of other irritants. The good news is that, because Google's operating system is so flexible, there’s a solution to just about any problem. These ...
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Ancient Roman cemetery unearthed; remains of 13 found
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:18:48 GMT ]
By Jeanna BrynerLiveScienceHidden beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman cemetery that seemed to show no religious bias.The new discovery, found at the junction of Newarke and Oxford Streets, includes numerous burials and skeletal remains from 13 individuals, both male and female of various ages. The cemetery is estimated to date back to ...
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:18:48 GMT ]
By Jeanna BrynerLiveScienceHidden beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman cemetery that seemed to show no religious bias.The new discovery, found at the junction of Newarke and Oxford Streets, includes numerous burials and skeletal remains from 13 individuals, both male and female of various ages. The cemetery is estimated to date back to ...
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How to pack a big solar sail in a tiny cubesat
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]
By Tia GhoseSpace.comA simple paper-folding technique could help tiny satellites unfurl big sails in space to detect micrometeoroid impacts, scientists say.The folding strategy, described Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical and Physical Sciences, could be used to pack relatively large sails into miniature satellites known as cubesats. When the sails pop out, they...
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]
By Tia GhoseSpace.comA simple paper-folding technique could help tiny satellites unfurl big sails in space to detect micrometeoroid impacts, scientists say.The folding strategy, described Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical and Physical Sciences, could be used to pack relatively large sails into miniature satellites known as cubesats. When the sails pop out, they...
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Air Force's X-51A hypersonic aircraft sets record during its final test
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]
The U.S. Air Force's $300 million, nine-year test program for a hypersonic plane ended on a high note this week, when the last of its X-51A Waverider vehicles made the longest flight of its kind. The success was made sweeter by the fact that it followed last year's high-profile failure."I believe all we have learned from the X-51A Waverider will serve as the bedrock for future hypersonics researc...
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 15:57:17 GMT ]
The U.S. Air Force's $300 million, nine-year test program for a hypersonic plane ended on a high note this week, when the last of its X-51A Waverider vehicles made the longest flight of its kind. The success was made sweeter by the fact that it followed last year's high-profile failure."I believe all we have learned from the X-51A Waverider will serve as the bedrock for future hypersonics researc...
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Samsung, BlackBerry devices cleared for use on US defense networks
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 16:08:28 GMT ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday cleared BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks, a step toward opening up the military to a wide variety of technology equipment makers while still ensuring communications security.Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart, a Pentagon spokesman, said the department cleared the use of BlackBerry 10 smart phones and Bla...
[ Fri, 03 May 2013 16:08:28 GMT ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday cleared BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks, a step toward opening up the military to a wide variety of technology equipment makers while still ensuring communications security.Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart, a Pentagon spokesman, said the department cleared the use of BlackBerry 10 smart phones and Bla...
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Pre-caffeine tech: Pope tweets, power pugs!Â
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:08 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Turns out, the Pope is a leftest! (Or at least, he tweets like one.) Keith Richards says Apple's iPod shortchanges customers. What the f***?! Turns out, Google Glass censors foul language.iOS 7 likely to bring big changes to iPhone, iPad — but when will it launch?Come at me bro! Google, Nike...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:08 GMT ]
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.Turns out, the Pope is a leftest! (Or at least, he tweets like one.) Keith Richards says Apple's iPod shortchanges customers. What the f***?! Turns out, Google Glass censors foul language.iOS 7 likely to bring big changes to iPhone, iPad — but when will it launch?Come at me bro! Google, Nike...
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Killer cave lured ancient carnivores to their deaths
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:09 GMT ]
By Tia Ghose, LiveScienceA cavern in Spain may have lured ancient carnivores to their deaths by offering the promise of food and water, new research suggests.The new study, published May 1 in the journal PLOS ONE, may explain how the carcasses of several carnivore species, including saber-toothed cats and "bear dogs," wound up in an underground cavern millions of years ago."Only the carnivores...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:09 GMT ]
By Tia Ghose, LiveScienceA cavern in Spain may have lured ancient carnivores to their deaths by offering the promise of food and water, new research suggests.The new study, published May 1 in the journal PLOS ONE, may explain how the carcasses of several carnivore species, including saber-toothed cats and "bear dogs," wound up in an underground cavern millions of years ago."Only the carnivores...
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Astronaut photographs cosmic 'bullet hole' in space station
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:18:20 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comAstronauts aboard the International Space Station have dodged a cosmic bullet ... literally.A small piece of space junk or naturally occurring celestial debris created the tiny hole in one of the space station's wing-like solar arrays at some point in the outpost's 14-year history in orbit. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield spotted the puncture and posted a ph...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:18:20 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comAstronauts aboard the International Space Station have dodged a cosmic bullet ... literally.A small piece of space junk or naturally occurring celestial debris created the tiny hole in one of the space station's wing-like solar arrays at some point in the outpost's 14-year history in orbit. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield spotted the puncture and posted a ph...
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Late-night Spotify users close the deal with Justin Timberlake and Imagine Dragons
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:29:24 GMT ]
If you're streaming music, odds are that you're not snoozing. And if you're not snoozing between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., chances are that you might be snuggled up with your sweetheart. At least that's what the folks at Spotify are assuming when they reveal the top "after hours" tracks — the ones most popular during hours associated with late night make-out sessions."Top tracks streaming on Spotify bet...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:29:24 GMT ]
If you're streaming music, odds are that you're not snoozing. And if you're not snoozing between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., chances are that you might be snuggled up with your sweetheart. At least that's what the folks at Spotify are assuming when they reveal the top "after hours" tracks — the ones most popular during hours associated with late night make-out sessions."Top tracks streaming on Spotify bet...
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Help save humanity in 'After Earth' Challenge
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:51:12 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comThe creators of the new sci-fi movie "After Earth" have launched a competition to encourage creative teenagers to dream up visions to make the world a better place.The "After Earth" Challenge, sponsored in part by the X Prize Foundation, involves two phases that focus on robotics, sustainability and space travel. One winning team will be featured in a special segment on th...
[ Thu, 02 May 2013 15:51:12 GMT ]
By Miriam KramerSpace.comThe creators of the new sci-fi movie "After Earth" have launched a competition to encourage creative teenagers to dream up visions to make the world a better place.The "After Earth" Challenge, sponsored in part by the X Prize Foundation, involves two phases that focus on robotics, sustainability and space travel. One winning team will be featured in a special segment on th...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Student program wins $100K prize for health innovations for developing world
[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:14:54 GMT ]
Getting the correct dose of liquid medicine into a syringe is a challenge — just ask any parent treating a toddler's fever at 3 am. Enter the DoseRight Syringe Clip, a seemingly simple L-shaped plastic gizmo that fits into the barrel of a standard oral syringe to ensure accurate dosages. It was designed by students, and will likely save lives.The gadget is the brainchild of Rice University's Beyon...
[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:14:54 GMT ]
Getting the correct dose of liquid medicine into a syringe is a challenge — just ask any parent treating a toddler's fever at 3 am. Enter the DoseRight Syringe Clip, a seemingly simple L-shaped plastic gizmo that fits into the barrel of a standard oral syringe to ensure accurate dosages. It was designed by students, and will likely save lives.The gadget is the brainchild of Rice University's Beyon...
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Alan Alda wants scientists to cut out the jargon
[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:25:56 GMT ]
Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis.Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, had no idea he was talking about removing a damaged piece of intestine and reconnecting the healthy pieces.Today, the award-winning film and television star is on a mission to teach physicians, physicists and scientists of all types to ditch the ...
[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:25:56 GMT ]
Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis.Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, had no idea he was talking about removing a damaged piece of intestine and reconnecting the healthy pieces.Today, the award-winning film and television star is on a mission to teach physicians, physicists and scientists of all types to ditch the ...
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How flower petals get their shape
[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:48:05 GMT ]
By Denise ChowLiveScience The shape of a flower's petals and leaves are dictated by a biological map hidden inside the flower's growing bud, a new study finds.Researchers at the John Innes Center and the University of East Anglia, both located in Norwich in the United Kingdom, studied how petals and leaves grow in a type of small flowering plantcalled Arabidopsis. They discovered that concealed ma...
[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:48:05 GMT ]
By Denise ChowLiveScience The shape of a flower's petals and leaves are dictated by a biological map hidden inside the flower's growing bud, a new study finds.Researchers at the John Innes Center and the University of East Anglia, both located in Norwich in the United Kingdom, studied how petals and leaves grow in a type of small flowering plantcalled Arabidopsis. They discovered that concealed ma...
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Exclusive: Zelda 3DS "feels totally different," needs to be played in 3D for "intended experience"
[ Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:42 GMT ]
In an exclusive interview, Zelda series director and producer Eiji Aonuma talks to CNET's Jeff Bakalar about the sequel to 1992's A Link to the Past on the Nintendo 3DS. [Read more]
[ Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:42 GMT ]
In an exclusive interview, Zelda series director and producer Eiji Aonuma talks to CNET's Jeff Bakalar about the sequel to 1992's A Link to the Past on the Nintendo 3DS. [Read more]
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