Mars probe finds water
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The Phoenix spacecraft has tasted Martian water for the first time.
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The Phoenix spacecraft has tasted Martian water for the first time.
‘Exercise pill’ burns fat — if you’re a mouse
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Read full story for latest details.
Nasa confirms Mars ice is made of water
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Friday 1 August 2008 at 00:41:00 Extends Phoenix mission time Nasa has confirmed that it has definitely found water on Mars. The organisation was fairly certain that the ice samples it was seeing were made of water but the Phoenix...
Bits: Peeking Into Google’s Use of Data
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Google is showing users how it takes data from their search history to customize the results it displays. So far, it is not providing similar information about data it uses to target advertising.
Fuel cell improvements raise hopes for clean, cheap energy
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Three papers describe improvements that may mean easier access to fuel, cheaper replacements for platinum, and lower operating temperatures for fuel cells, a potentially clean source of energy.Read More...
RealNetworks Sees Quarterly Loss But Revenue Grows
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The company expects $4 million in revenue in the next three months from its acquisition of TryMedia, a pioneer in casual games syndication.
RealNetworks Sees Quarterly Loss But Revenue Grows
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The company expects $4 million in revenue in the next three months from its acquisition of TryMedia, a pioneer in casual games syndication.
Shareholder backlash expected at Yahoo meeting (AP)
Thursday, July 31st, 2008AP - SHAREHOLDER FURY: Although Yahoo Inc. made peace with dissident investor Carl Icahn, other shareholders are expected to attack management Friday at the Internet company's annual meeting.
NYPD Calls On Citizens For Amateur Video Evidence
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Soon citizen sleuths can transmit evidence of criminal activity directly to the police and 911, including evidence of police misconduct, such as the recent video of a police officer shoving a bicyclist.
NYPD Calls On Citizens For Amateur Video Evidence
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Soon citizen sleuths can transmit evidence of criminal activity directly to the police and 911, including evidence of police misconduct, such as the recent video of a police officer shoving a bicyclist.
Verizon Workers Picket As Union Talks Near Deadline
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The Communications Workers of America, which has 65,000 members, said talks were progressing slowly despite the current contract's expiration on Aug. 2.
Verizon Workers Picket As Union Talks Near Deadline
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The Communications Workers of America, which has 65,000 members, said talks were progressing slowly despite the current contract's expiration on Aug. 2.
IEEE approves speed boost for FireWire
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Thursday 31 July 2008 at 23:25:00 3.2Gbps coming later this year The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has approved upgrades to the 1394 FireWire specification that will see data transfer rates of up to 3.2Gbps....
New 3.2Gbps FireWire spec approved, not as fast as USB 3.0
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The IEEE 1394 working group has formally approved FireWire's next-generation standard. The new version defines transfer speeds of 1.6Gbps and 3.2Gbps, is backwards compatible with FireWire 800 and 400, and uses the same cable standard as FireWire 800. Remember the original Firewire vs. USB 2.0 debates? It's time for the ...
Microsoft examines threats posed by Google, Apple (CNET)
Thursday, July 31st, 2008CNET - Microsoft filed its quarterly report with the U.S.