Reality Bites
Here’s the full quote, as delivered by NASA Chief scientist Ellen Stofan at Tuesday’s panel discussion on the Agency’s search for habitable worlds and alien life: “I think we’re going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a decade, and I think we’re going to have definitive evidence within 20 to 30 years.”
As the ongoing Meerkatification of humanity proves, the internet (in one form or another) is becoming more and more about video. At peak times, Netflix and YouTube alone account for half of all web traffic. That’s an understandably huge burden for ISPs to carry. But as well as making the pipes bigger, we can also shrink down what goes through them.
Duh. Duh. Duh-duh-duh-duhhhhhh-duh. Duh-duh-duh-duhhhhhh-duh. Duh-duh-duh-duh. Coming April 10. All the Star Wars movies. All in one place. (For us, that’s Google Play. But it’ll also be in the other usual outlets.) With new extras. All six movies are currently up for preorder on Google Play for $20 each, or $100 for the bundle. They are, in proper order: “A New Hope,” “The Empire…
The fate of what is planned to be the world’s largest optical telescope, designed in Canada, is looking brighter after Canada finally committed its share of funds after years of dragging its feet.
For nearly a decade, astronomers have puzzled over powerful bursts of radio energy that seem to be hailing from billions of light years away. Recently, we received reports of a new wrinkle to this mystery: The bursts appear to follow a mathematical pattern, one that doesn’t line up with anything we know about cosmic physics.
Despite the constant concerns, Google shows just how safe — and safer — Android is in the Android Security State of the Union 2014. The Android Security State of the Union for 2014 provides an in-depth look into the security of the Android platform, analyzing billions of data points that are gathered daily to take a deeper look at what is really happening behind the scenes. Google…
ARC Welder is a new Chrome extension that’s designed to be a developer tool, but it comes with a nice bonus: You can use it to install and run dozens upon dozens of Android apps within your browser…
Brilliant! Might just be the first Kickstarter project that I back.
The days of having to wire up a complete replacement outlet to add a USB charging port will soon be long gone.
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I'm playing Pac-Man on Google Maps. Very cool!
April Fool’s Day is imminent, which means that we’re about to see A) lots of unfunny people making awful attempts to prank everyone; and B) some people—often including big tech companies like Google and Blizzard—creating some brilliant things. Here’s one example of the latter.
Very good finale last night!
This should come as absolutely no surprise, but quite a lot of people tuned into The Walking Dead finale on Sunday night.
TV’s highest rated series — yes, it’s still bigger than Empire — nabbed a finale best 15.8 million viewers and 10.4 million adults 18-49 on Sunday night. Those are still powerhouse numbers, even if they come shy of the series highs set with the fifth season’s opener.
After five years and $115 million of development, the Freightliner SuperTruck is Daimler’s answer to a lofty challenge set by the Department Of Energy: “improve semi-truck fuel economy by at least 50 percent.” This concept blows that benchmark out of the water.
What an incredible view of that solar eclipse last week.
On March 20, 2015 one of the most important and spectacular celestial events in Norway in our centur
If only it was faster as well as cheaper.
Canadians are among the biggest online addicts in the world, visiting more sites and spending more time on the internet than anyone else in the world, according to comScore Canada.
A team of biohackers from California successfully induced a temporary sense of night vision by injecting a simple chemical cocktail directly onto the eye. Incredibly, it allowed them to see over 160 feet in the dark for a brief period of time.
Marijuana. Pot. Weed. Whatever you call it, it’s the most popular illegal drug in the world, gaining support for legalization for both medicinal and recreational purposes. But what does marijuana actually do to us? Let’s take a look at this fascinating drug, its health effects, and potential concerns about using it.
Personally I'm not a huge Star Wars fan but this is an awesome short film.
What if there was an Empire-focussed short Star Wars animation, drawn with the crazy detail and shad
Pretty cool things you can do with fire. Check out the video!
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Between iTunes and Spotify, Google’s own Play Music can get forgotten about, but it has lots going for it. Whether you’re a non-paying user listening to your own tracks or paying monthly for access to Google’s entire library (and YouTube Music Key) there’s plenty to explore. Here are 10 tips to help you get more out of the app, whether you’re a paying user or not.
