Archive for July, 2011
Stephen Hawking tackles Creation on ‘Curiosity’
Stephen Hawking will kick off “Curiosity,” the Discovery Channel’s new Sunday-night show with an epsode entitled, “Is There a Creator?”
Space program’s environmental cleanup could take decades
NASA spent decades to launch the space shuttles, and now it will take a century to clean up the chemical messes left behind.
BlackBerry fighting for survival
With the announcement that Research in Motion is cutting 10 percent of its workforce, the BlackBerry death watch moved into high gear.
FBI, police go high-tech to fight crime
In an age when the biggest cases can often hinge on the smallest pieces of evidence, computer forensics are becoming crucial tools.
Tomb tells of tough times for ancient warrior
Battling nomads earned you a lot of trouble around 2,500 B.C., reports an international archeology team, at least judging from an ancient tomb …
Bush science advisor Jack Marburger dies at 70
Physicist Jack Marburger III, who steered a national lab and served as the presidential science advisor, died Thursday at age 70 after four years …
Review: ViewPad 10 features Windows and Android
The tablet computer has impressive specs, but neither operating system works particularly well.
Google+ one month later: What’s next?
After the failure of Wave and Buzz, Google+ is the search giant’s last best chance to grab a piece of the social-networking pie.