NASA's Mars rover Curiosity back to work, drills second hole in Martian surface
Posted by: arkar
Pasadena :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 18:29:47 -0700 | technology-news
Having been in standby mode for the past month or so, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is up and running again, and, according to the US space agency, has recommenced its work by drilling another hole in the Martian surface to...
Fishing gear can cause slow death of whale
Posted by: Avaline
Woods Hole :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:27 -0700 | technology-news
Scientists have observed that fishing lines can cause changes in swimming and diving behavior of whales because they drag the gear along. This dragging can result in slow death of the whale. Scientists used a patient-monitoring device that was attached...
Dinosaur chomped like a bird of prey, say scientists
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 15:20:23 -0700 | technology-news
ments Dinosaur chomped like a bird of prey, say scientists A study of an Allosaurus fossil found that the massive dinosaur dined more like a kestrel than a crocodile, tearing flesh from carcasses by pulling its head straight back. At...
NASA investing in 3-D food printer for astronauts
Source: Reuters
Cape Canaveral :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:53:37 -0700 | technology-news
Kennedy Space Center visitors complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 14, 2010. In a scene right out of Star Trek, a Texas company is developing a 3-D food printer for astronauts to create custom meals on the fly.
Astro and Maxis to deliver new-age TV service in Klang Valley
Source: The Star
Petaling Jaya :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-22 16:37:40 -0700 | technology-news
TV services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite instead of traditional terrestrial, satellite signal and cable TV formats, resulting in a superior entertainment experience for content providers, advertisers and customers. Internet access, would be supplied through a single fibre...
New GCC tobacco tax...
Source: Arab News
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-22 16:16:21 -0700 | technology-news
Thursday 23 May 2013 Last Update 23 May 2013 1:31 am The dilemma facing GCC finance ministers as they deliberate over a 100 percent increase in duty on tobacco products is underlined by a White Paper published yesterday which spotlights...
Storm-scattered items return home via Facebook
Source: CNN
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 15:47:00 -0700 | technology-news
Storm-scattered mementos finding their homes via Facebook One of the many photos discovered in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornado that struck May 20, 2013. (CNN) -- On Sunday, a mystery photograph fluttered from the sky and landed near Leslie...
App Smart: Phone Timer Apps Help You Stay on Schedule
Source: International Herald Tribune
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-22 15:13:48 -0700 | technology-news
App Smart Stay on Schedule With Reminders From Your Phone A timer app's task is simple, and the best have designs to match. Timeless for iOS, left, keeps track of several timers simultaneously, each with its own alarm sound. The...
Randi Zuckerberg on Her Next Act
Source: Inc.
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 17:04:33 -0700 | technology-news
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Randi Zuckerberg, former marketing director of Facebook and founder of RtoZ Media, speaks at the Executive Marketing Summit in New York. The name Randi Zuckerberg might conjure visions of nepotism, but the Facebook founder's sister is doing...
National Zoo welcomes Bozie the elephant
Source: Washington Post
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:01:46 -0700 | technology-news
Bozie's trunk is visible on Connecticut Avenue near Nebraska Avenue on Wednesday as her trailer moves toward the Smithsonian's National Zoo. May 22, 2013 09:13 PM EDT The Washington Post The unmarked truck bearing the secret package bound for Washington...
MarketWatch First Take: H-P scores by going against Dell's tactic
Source: MarketWatch
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:00:30 -0700 | technology-news
An earlier version of this report gave the wrong fiscal quarter reported by H-P...MarketWatch) Hewlett-Packard Co. reported a steep sales drop in its personal computer business, but the tech giant managed to keep the business profitable, even as consumer PC...
Why Social Media Advertising Is Set To Explode
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 14:53:38 -0700 | technology-news
BI Intelligence It's not difficult to understand the lure of social media advertising. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter are daily destinations for millions of consumers. Increasingly, their ad products offer targeting according to specific demographics, social connections, interests,...
In pictures: Masseurs of Mumbai
Source: BBC
Mumbai :: India | updated 2013-05-22 18:40:56 -0700 | technology-news
In Mumbai, male masseurs live in small but closely knit communities with up to 40 people living in single-room dwellings. The masseurs are predominantly heterosexual and many of them are married with children and view their job purely as an...
Guardian approval a must...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-22 18:07:02 -0700 | technology-news
Saleh Al-Najim, the head of a Kuwaiti delegation, said here yesterday that the traffic system in Kuwait does not grant licenses to Saudi women without the consent of their guardians. The statement came at a meeting of traffic managers in...
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