Category archives for: Sci/Tech

The Smallest Known Black Hole Has 20 Million Mile Per Hour Winds – Forbes

ForbesThe Smallest Known Black Hole Has 20 Million Mile Per Hour WindsForbesAstronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory clocked wind from the smallest known black hole moving at 20 million miles per hour. Black hole IGR J17091-3624 might be …

Hubble spots ‘waterworld’ circling red-dwarf star – The State Column

Aljazeera.comHubble spots 'waterworld' circling red-dwarf starThe State ColumnNASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a new class of planet, a “waterworld” concealed by a soupy, vaporous atmosphere, according to a press release from H…

New Nook Tablet steps into Kindle Fire territory with price – Washington Post

TIMENew Nook Tablet steps into Kindle Fire territory with priceWashington PostBarnes & Noble introduced its latest version of the Nook Tablet on Tuesday. The Verge reports: Our sources were right on the money: Barnes &Noble has just announced a…

BlackBerry PlayBook 2: 10 Reasons Why This Tablet Will Fail – eWeek

CBC.caBlackBerry PlayBook 2: 10 Reasons Why This Tablet Will FaileWeekNEWS ANALYSIS: RIM is reportedly working on another BlackBerry Playbook. But if and when that tablet launches, it doomed to failure. Research In Motion finds itself in a disconcertin…

Twitter App Updates Bring New Features for iPhone and Android Users – Mashable

IBNLive.comTwitter App Updates Bring New Features for iPhone and Android UsersMashableTwitter announced updates to its iPhone and Android apps on Tuesday, re-introducing some well-loved features and adding new improvements as well. But the updates don&…

Company Sues Apple Over iPad Name in Shanghai – ABC News

ABC NewsCompany Sues Apple Over iPad Name in ShanghaiABC NewsA Chinese company fighting Apple Inc. over its use of the iPad trademark in China took its complaints to a Shanghai court Wednesday, though it says it is willing to talk about a settlement. S…

Glenn Marks 50 Years Since Historic Orbit of Earth – ABC News

ABC NewsGlenn Marks 50 Years Since Historic Orbit of EarthABC NewsJohn Glenn made his historic spaceflight alone in 1962 but celebrated its 50th anniversary Monday among hundreds of people within his orbit, from fellow headline-making astronauts and NA…

Revealed: Building iPads Is Boring, The Pay Isn’t Very Good Either – Forbes

TIMERevealed: Building iPads Is Boring, The Pay Isn't Very Good EitherForbesLike Amazon, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Sony, Toshiba, and many others, Apple relies on contract manufacturer Foxconn to build its products. The factories that churn …

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft Reveals Recent Geological … – Clarksville Online

Space RefNASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft Reveals Recent Geological …Clarksville OnlineWashington, DC – New images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft show the moon's crust is being stretched, forming…

Scientists resurrect Ice Age plant after 30000 years in deep freeze – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.ukScientists resurrect Ice Age plant after 30000 years in deep freezeTelegraph.co.ukIt was an Ice Age squirrel's treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30000 years….

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