Latest EntrySep 3, 2010 Science Comments Off
Propelled by sunlight pressure, large lightweight sails made of ultrathin aluminum-coated plastic could one day take probes to the edge of our solar system and other stars.
Sep 3, 2010 Science Comments Off
NASA selected two instruments led by Southwest Research Institute, which measure energetic particles for the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft, slated to launch by 2018. This first-ever journey into the Sun's outer atmosphere - called the corona - will seek to answer two of the biggest mysteries in hel...Sep 3, 2010 Software Comments Off
A critical bug in QuickTime was reported to Apple two months before a second researcher independently revealed the vulnerability this week, the director of a bug bounty program said Friday.Sep 3, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets Comments Off
We hand pick a few of the last 7 days’ weird, quirky and just plain funny tech happenings
Poking a bear with a stick (email):
In Germany it appears as though criminals are under appreciat...
Sep 3, 2010 Science Comments Off
New laser technology developed in the US could help combat helicopters avoid destruction by heat-seeking missiles.Sep 3, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets Comments Off
Nine out of every ten UK broadband users are unsure precisely what connection speed they’re getting. A survey by ICM has revealed that almost all consumers found advertised broadband speeds bore little relation to actual services provided. Those surveyed agreed that “up to&...
Sep 3, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets Comments Off
TomTom has released a new update to its Navigation app for iPhone 4 and iPod Touch which takes full advantage of the retina-display and G4 processors.
Probably its most prominant new feature is Navigate-to-photo which uses the geo-tagging on a photo so the TomTom can navi...
Sep 3, 2010 Hardware & Gadgets Comments Off
Sony and the BBC have struck up a deal that will see the Beeb’s on-demand catch-up service, BBC iPlayer appear on all new Vaio laptops in the form of a desktop widget.
Available as a pre-install this month, the new Vaio bound BBC widget will allow Sony’s deskt...
Sep 3, 2010 Software Comments Off
Like it not, we live in the Information Age. As such, we're almost always researching something. Which means we're almost always looking for some place to stash our research where we can find it again. Papers will give you t...Sep 3, 2010 Software Comments Off
Toshiba has announced its own entrant into the tablet market with the Folio 100, which will run on the Android 2.2 operating system. Sporting a screen just over 10 inches, the device will be larger than other early competito...
