Wednesday, March 9, 2011

To Mars, Europa and Beyond - Budget Permitting

To Mars, Europa and Beyond - Budget Permitting

To Mars, Europa and Beyond - Budget Permitting

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PST

The National Research Council is recommending planetary science missions for the decade 2013-2022 that could provide important new clues about our solar system. After sorting out budget issues, five expert panels selected research priorities through a rigorous review that included input from planetary sciences experts, town hall meetings, and a contractor who provided independent cost and technical analyses. "Our recommendations are science-driven, and they offer a balanced mix of missions ... that have the potential to greatly expand our knowledge of the solar system," said committee chair Steven W. Squyres.

Hurt by the Algorithm Change? Do the Google Rain Dance

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:23 PM PST

If you are a victim of the latest Google algorithm change and experienced an 85 percent traffic drop like the disgruntled fellow penning this article, you may be feeling the heat right now. It's easy to blame others and point out competitors who are "getting away with worse," but what all of those wounded really need to do is look into the the mirror and figure out how to get better. Here is a quick guide on how to right the ship if you've keeled over -- or, if you're just starting your website, how to avoid disaster to begin with.

Motorola Revs Up Devs at Android Conference

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 02:13 PM PST

A small conference room at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, Calif., was packed to overflowing for the keynote speech Tuesday from Christy Wyatt, a Motorola corporate vice president, at AnDevCon 2011. About 300 people squeezed into the room, forcing hotel staff to bring in some chairs and some attendees to liberate seating from nearby rooms. "I don't think they expected to have so many people," attendee Lance Taschner, vice president of software engineering at Wipit, told LinuxInsider.

Samsung Universe Expands With Galaxy Pro

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:49 AM PST

Samsung has just lifted the veil on its latest smartphone, the Galaxy Pro. With its vertically-oriented physical QWERTY keypad, it looks somewhat like a RIM BlackBerry device, though like all phones in Samsung's Galaxy line, the Pro is powered by Android. The Pro is perhaps another swipe against Research In Motion, as manufacturers and users alike continue to look beyond BlackBerry when it comes to the next generation of business phones. Since it was introduced in 2008, Android has become a behemoth in the mobile industry, and enterprise customers have begun to take note.

Fanning the Flames of Developer Burnout

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:00 AM PST

It wasn't long ago that Microsoft was in federal court in Washington, D.C., charged with being a monopoly. At that time, if you were building an application or running a business, you were doing it on Microsoft Windows. They were the only game in town, and the IT world quivered over their dominance. Off to the side was the Macintosh operating system. It was the domain of a handful of creatives who used it in publishing and in Hollywood. Then there was the Web browser. It made its way onto the Windows desktop, but the only thing the Web was being used for was publishing. Nobody was doing serious application development work on it.

'Little Wings' Soars by Not Trying Too Hard

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:00 AM PST

Some iPhone games try to emulate the kind of layout you'd see on an actual video game controller -- a directional pad on the left and a set of A/B/C buttons on the right. That's a familiar configuration, it allows for a lot of options, and the developer can let the player customize just how everything's laid out. In practice, though, the touchscreen control pads just don't offer the level of detailed control you get from an actual dedicated controller, and detailed control is exactly what you need when playing that type of game.
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