Mega-Earth, or Kepler-10c, is the giant to the left. On June 2, scientists announced the discovery of a brand new type of planet — a rocky giant 17 times Earth’s mass, which they dubbed a “mega-Earth.” Mega-Earths were thought to … read more
Apple is hoping that 8 will be great for its iPhones and iPads. On Monday, at its annual Worldwide Developers conference, Apple announced iOS 8, a forthcoming update to its operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The new … read more
This 1971 image provided by NASA shows Apollo 17 astronauts, Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, left, and an unidentified man, training with the lunar roving vehicle on the Big Island of Hawaii. Before many Apollo astronauts went to the moon, they came … read more
SAN JOSE: Google has had more trouble diversifying its workforce than its computer scientists have had writing programs that respond to search requests in the blink of an eye or designing cars that can navigate traffic without a human behind … read more
NEW YORK: US computer chip giant Intel (Berlin: INL.BE – news) announced Tuesday a partnership with Chinese tech firm Rockchip to produce low-cost Android-based tablet computers. The two companies will produce “a range of entry-level Android tablets worldwide” with the … read more