Monthly Archives: April 2010

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has made numerous disparaging remarks about Google’s Android platform because of the availability of X-rated material on it, statements that obviously downplayed the ubiquity of pornography. “You know, there’s a porn store for Android,” Jobs said. … Continue reading →

As Arizona’s new immigration law captures the attention of much of Congress, a group of Senate Democrats has proposed a framework for possible federal immigration reform that includes major changes to the high-skilled worker immigration process. The most sweeping change … Continue reading →

Michael Buford of Headlight Software Inc. updated his personal blog on Friday to share download figures for two free applications from the company Knife Dancing for the iPhone and Heads Up: Hold’em HD for the iPad. Knife Dancing was the … Continue reading →

The college student accused of hacking into Sarah Palin’s e-mail account in 2008 has been found guilty of obstruction of justice and unauthorized access of a computer. The verdict against 22-year-old David Kernell came down late Friday, with sentencing to … Continue reading →

This may not be the most glowing endorsement a product’s ever gotten, but I think it’s clear that the best part about an office in an aluminum box is that you can eventually be buried in it. More -oldster-

The H4’s got a few strikes against it — those holding prongs, while keeping the iPad secure, don’t look very good — but all in all, it looks like a great solution for anyone who does a lot of typing … Continue reading →

An increased proportion of male African buffalo are born during the rainy season. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology collected data from over 200 calves and 3000 foetuses, finding that rain likely exerts this effect by … Continue reading →

The world’s first heart operation to use a remote-controlled robotic arm has been carried out at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, U.K. The technique, designed to cure irregular heart beats, involved using a Remote Catheter Manipulation System (RCMS) to steer catheters … Continue reading →

Smartphones drove a rebound in the overall mobile handset market in the first quarter of 2010, as BlackBerry maker Research In Motion broke into the top five of cell phone makers for the first time. The worldwide mobile phone market … Continue reading →

While Japan’s busy preparing its robotic invasion on the moon, China’s Siasun Robot & Automation Co., Ltd. has its eyes on Planet Earth instead. Meet Family Nanny, a two-foot-seven, 55-pound robot that can talk, email, text, detect gas leaks, and … Continue reading →

The success of the Apple iPad, and the expected competing products to follow from Google, HP, Microsoft and others, will have a major impact on the electronics supply chain, says iSuppli, benefiting firms such as Texas Instruments, Nvidia and LG … Continue reading →

MSI announced the Big Bang-XPower, a new enthusiast motherboard based on the Intel X58 chipset. This new model features “Military Class” components, 16-phase DrMOS PWM, two 8-pin connectors for the CPU, six PCI Express x16 slots, USB 3.0, SATA 6Gbps, … Continue reading →

With projected growth in offshore wind farms, turbine makers are adopting direct-drive generators, a technology that could help address concerns over cost and reliability of offshore wind. Siemens Energy’s first direct-drive turbine is now available for both onshore and offshore … Continue reading →

Hey, iPhone and iPad haters with a hankering for Android — we have double ammunition for you: Thing 1. The beloved Firefox browser has arrived on the Android platform. Thing 2. It’s now confirmed, Android 2.2 will include full support … Continue reading →

Scientists at NASA are stoic, Berkley scientists are stunned and endangered onlookers express relief after a weather balloon destined for the edge of space crashed shortly after takeoff, damaging vehicles but injuring no one. Australian news channel ABC interviewed eyewitness … Continue reading →