Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Endeavour's Last Mission Could Help Unravel Dark Matter Mystery

Endeavour's Last Mission Could Help Unravel Dark Matter Mystery

Endeavour's Last Mission Could Help Unravel Dark Matter Mystery

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT

At 8:56 a.m. EDT Monday morning, 19 years after its first launch on May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour left NASA's Kennedy Space Center for its 25th and final flight. This is also the second-to-last shuttle mission for NASA, which is sunsetting the program due to budget cuts. The very last shuttle flight for the 30-year program is scheduled for this summer, when Atlantis will make its last foray into space. Today's launch was originally scheduled for the end of April. However, the countdown was aborted due to weather and an electrical problem.

Samsung Gets Down to the Nitty-Gritty With Super-Sharp Tablet Display

Posted: 16 May 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Samsung Electronics will demonstrate the first 10.1-inch tablet with a WQXGA PenTile screen at the SID Display Week symposium, to be held in Los Angeles May 17 to 19. The display offers a resolution of 2,560 by 1,600 pixels. The screen's resolution translates to 300 dpi, not too far behind the 326 dpi offered by the iPhone's Retina Display screen. Announcing the display, Samsung said it will be commercially available on tablets later this year. Samsung Electronics declined comment when contacted by TechNewsWorld.

Geek Wars: Attack of the Chromes

Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Last week was a really interesting week. Google brought out its Windows-killer product, the Chrome OS, to generally good reviews -- but most of the folks I know who have covered the desktop for years are convinced it will fail. Google also brought out a home automation product and announced a robotic car technology, all of which could benefit from some Apple magic. I actually like the idea of the Chrome OS, but the execution leaves me cold -- and you'd think that given the lack of success with its tablets, Google would take a different approach.

Mercury Web Browser Pro: You Had Me at Tabbed Browsing

Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Let me cut to the chase with just one sentence: If you use tabbed browsing on your laptop or desktop and miss tabbed browsing on your iPhone or iPad through Apple's built in Safari Web browser, you need to shell out 99 cents and buy iLegendSoft's Mercury Web Browser Pro. If this is the case, you can stop reading this review right now. Seriously. You'll be happy. If you wish to forge ahead with me, however, there are several other interesting and compelling features in the Mercury browser that might snag your attention, like customizable themes.
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