'Magnetic highway' found at solar system's edge NASA's Voyager 1 has detected a zone where charged particles can race along magnetic field lines linking the solar system with interstellar spaceBack-to-basics money shot shows a cent's battle scars The euro has taken a bit of a battering of late - and not just in the financial markets. See how a 1-cent coin looks through a powerful microscopeBattling...
Android extends global smartphone lead: survey
Label: Technology WASHINGTON: Google's Android operating system will power more than two-thirds of smartphones sold worldwide in 2012, and will remain the dominant platform for at least the next four years, a survey showed Tuesday.The survey by the research firm IDC showed Android will be the platform for 68.3 per cent of smartphones shipped in 2012, far ahead of 18.8 per cent for the iOS platform used...
360-degree camera captures head-spinning videos
Label: LifestyleThis may be the closest you'll get to driving an F1 car.(Credit:Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET)The phrase "immersive experience" gets bandied about quite a bit when talking about technology. I wouldn't use those words to describe the online video experience... until now. The Making View 360-degree ViewCam video system brings you into the action much more than a regular clip.Remember those...
Pictures We Love: Best of November
Label: HealthPhotograph by Qais Usyan, AFP/Getty ImagesThe family of a five-year-old Afghan girl, victim of an alleged rape by a 22-year-old man, sits at her hospital bedside in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on November 12. News agencies reported that the assailant, a neighbor, was later detained by police.(Read about the continued struggle of women in Afghanistan in National Geographic magazine.)Why We Love It...
Alaska Serial Killer Buried Murder Kits Across US
Label: Business Israel Keyes, the Alaskan man whoconfessed to seven murders before killing himself in a jail cell, told police that he traveled the country to find victims and buried caches of weapons, money and tools for disposing of bodies to use in future crimes.The FBI also released an ominous list of 35 trips Keyes made around the U.S., Mexico and Canada over the last eight years.Keyes,...
Dec
03
Top accounting firms face charges over China data
Label: Technology WASHINGTON: US market regulators charged the China affiliates of five top accounting firms Monday with violation of securities laws for refusing to provide audit data related to China-based companies."The audit materials are being sought as part of SEC investigations into potential wrongdoing by nine China-based companies whose securities are publicly traded in the US," the Securities...
AT&T adds 6 LTE markets, now reaches 150 million people
Label: LifestyleAT&T has expanded its LTE network to six more markets.The company announced today that three U.S. markets -- Albuquerque, NM, Reading, Penn., and Salt Lake City, UT -- are now able to access its LTE network. Three markets in Puerto Rico -- Guayama, San German-Cabo Rojo, and Yauco -- also now have AT&T's LTE network.With the new addition, AT&T's network now spans 109 markets and reaches...
Photos: Kilauea Lava Reaches the Sea
Label: Health Into the Sea Photograph by Hugh Gentry, ReutersA spectacular natural phenomenon was on display early this week as lava from a vent in Hawaii's Kilauea volcano flowed into...
Kate Middleton Is Pregnant, in Hospital
Label: Business Kate Middleton is pregnant.The most eagerly awaited pregnancy was announced today by St. James Palace on behalf of Middleton and her husband Prince William.The child, whether boy or girl, will eventually be heir to the British throne according to new legislation awaiting final approval.The duchess was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital today in central London with hyperemesis...
Dec
02
Tiny tug of war in cells underpins life
Label: World TUG of war could well be the oldest game in the world. Cells use it for division, and now researchers have measured the forces involved when an amoeba plays the game. Hirokazu Tanimoto and Masaki Sano at the University of Tokyo,...
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