The Antennae galaxies, located about 62 million light years from Earth, are shown in this composite image from NASA’s Great Observatories–the Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), the Hubble Space Telescope (gold and brown), and the Spitzer Space Telescope (red). The Antennae galaxies take their name from the long antenna-like “arms,” seen in wide-angle views of the [...]
Archive for September, 2010
NASA is facing a big transition ahead with a new pivotal authorization bill passed by Congress this week. Read more…
SETI’s Seth Shostak says we shouldn’t expect aliens to be like us. They may not even be biological, machine lifeforms from another world. Read more…
Digg is planning a comeback by focusing on recommending content to users in a more proactive manner, its founder said Wednesday. Read more…
There is some steady progress being made on a daily basis. Read more…
One of the constant complaints about the Android diaspora is its fragmentation the increasingly diverse multiplicity of OS versions and devices that are so relevant yet so confusing to the average consumers mobile decision-making process.Apparently, the powers that be (at Google, that is) have heard users complaints on this score and have created the Google [...]
Many Android apps send personal data without users knowing the information is being gathered, reveals research. Read more…
A London law firm has pledged to continue to target file sharers, despite recent controversy surrounding the use of customers’ data by another law firm. Read more…
BT is to provide super-fast broadband to up to 90% of homes in Cornwall, in the biggest rural fibre optic roll-out in the UK to date. Read more…
If you’re a tech news junkie (and that’s why you’re reading CNN.com Tech, right?), you might have gotten the impression that everyone already has — or at least wants — a smartphone. Or that smartphones and tablets are the only mobile devices that matter. Read more…