Facebook: Official app arrives on Windows 10
By: IANS New York Updated: Jun 20, 2016, 14:11 By: IANS | New York | Updated: June 20, 2016 2:11 pm Microsoft has finally got the long awaited official Facebook app for Windows that would be available for Windows 10-powered personal computers and smartphones. Technology giant Microsoft has finally got the long awaited official Facebook app for Windows that would be available for Windows 10-powered personal computers and smartph..>> view originalApple's Loss in Chinese Patent Fight Seen Emboldening Rivals
Apple Inc.’s loss in a Chinese patent dispute may spell more legal trouble ahead as fast-rising local rivals get bolder in taking on the world’s largest technology company.The Beijing Intellectual Property Office ruled last week that some Apple devices violate the design patents of little-known Chinese smartphone vendor Shenzhen Baili. While the iPhone maker appealed to keep its best-selling gadgets on the market, it could face a rising tide of lawsuits and a threat to its sales if the ruling c..>> view originalWaze to help drivers avoid tough intersections: Does GPS make us safer?
Drivers who want to play it safe can now request to avoid "difficult intersections," thanks to a new feature on the navigation app Waze. "Many drivers ... know the feeling," wrote a Waze spokesperson in a blog post announcing the feature. "You arrive at an intersection with no traffic light, a constant flow of traffic, limited visibility, or some combination of all three."To avoid the "stressful scenario" of navigating such situations, Waze users who wish to travel via less chaotic intersection..>> view originalFather's Day: How Astronauts Celebrate in Space — and on Earth
British astronaut Tim Peake (left), Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (center) and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra (who are all fathers) returned to Earth from the International Space Station on June 18, 2016 - just in time for Father's Day - after six months in space. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls This Father's Day, three astronauts are celebrating in space, while three newly returned astronauts celebrate on Earth British astronaut Tim Peake, American astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut ..>> view originalBlue Origin Aces 4th Reusable Rocket Launch (and Landing) in Live Webcast
Billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched and landed a reusable rocket for the fourth time Sunday (June 19), with the typically secretive private spaceflight company making its first-ever live webcast of a test flight during the successful mission. Blue Origin's unmanned New Shepard rocket and space capsule launched into the clear West Texas sky at 10:36 a.m. EDT (1436 GMT), carrying its crew capsule into suborbital space before both craft returned to Earth in separate landings. New..>> view originalChinese supercomputer tops list of world's fastest computers
A Chinese supercomputer has topped a list of the world's fastest computers again this year, and for the first time the winning system uses Chinese-designed processors instead of U.S. technology.Researchers in the United States and Germany who maintain the TOP500 ranking said Monday the latest unit to top the speed list is the Sunway TaihuLight developed by China's National Research Center of Parallel Computer Engineering & Technology. It displaced Tianhe-2, another Chinese computer that held the..>> view originalStudy Revealed Both Humans and Climate Change Killed Off Ice Age Giants, But How?
Jun 20, 2016 03:55 AM EDT Patagonia in South America was once the home of Ice Age giants, like huge sloths, bears and saber-toothed cats. Suddenly, they all died at exactly the same time--around 12,300 years ago. A new study published in the journal Science Advances revealed that the species were killed off as a result of human activities and rapid climate change. Molecular biologist Alan Cooper of the University of Adelaide said his team discovered that human hunting drove a swift blow to t..>> view original
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