Saturday, August 31, 2013

Activist Storms Microsoft's Board - Wall Street Journal

Bloomberg News Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, gestures after speaking during a keynote speech at a confere...

NASA'S Mars Curiosity Debuts Autonomous Navigation - Jet Propulsion Laboratory

This mosaic of images from the Navigation Camera (Navcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the scene from the rover's position ...

How whooping crane youngsters learn from their elders - Christian Science Monitor

Young whooping cranes on their first migration learn important lessons from older, more experienced birds – such as how to deal with crosswi...

Google goes all TMZ: founder Brin, departing exec Barra, and worker bee hottie ... - TG Daily

The Internets are burning up because Sergey Brin may be having an affair with a woman who may have been the paramour of the mobile exec, H...

Nokia Connects Cars To Cloud With Here Auto - InformationWeek

10 Must-Try Travel Apps (click image for larger view) Nokia has long developed mapping data for cars, thanks in part to its purcha...

Facebook Reportedly Testing Trending Topics - PC Magazine

August 31, 2013 10:40am EST One of the best ways to measure "what's hot" on the Internet is a quick gla...

Twitter's Legal Chief Steps Down - PC Magazine

August 31, 2013 11:20am EST Twitter's general counsel, Alex Macgillivray, is stepping down as the micro-blogging ...

Scientists Shed New Light on Black Holes - Wall Street Journal

Astronomers say they may have solved a cosmic mystery: why gravitational monsters known as black holes are inept at swallowing their prey....

Whales tan too, basking in the big blue - New Scientist

Whales tan too. Just like us, they do it to protect themselves from powerful ultraviolet radiation. A study of skin samples taken from b...

Huge canyon discovered under Greenland ice - BBC News

29 August 2013 Last updated at 14:00 ET By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst Scientists are surprised the feature has not been w...

Huge canyon discovered under Greenland ice - BBC News

29 August 2013 Last updated at 14:00 ET By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst Scientists are surprised the feature has not been w...

Twitter Launches A Beta Testing Program On Android - TechCrunch

Twitter is the latest startup to launch a beta testing program on Android, via the Google Play app marketplace. The company has begun taki...

Pick Blueberries or Apple Over Juice to Cut Diabetes Risk - Businessweek

If you want to reduce your chances of becoming a diabetic, you're better off munching apples or blueberries instead of sipping fruit j...

Scientists Shed New Light on Black Holes - Wall Street Journal

Astronomers say they may have solved a cosmic mystery: why gravitational monsters known as black holes are inept at swallowing their prey....

Drinking a glass of wine a day may lower risk of depression - natmonitor.com

Depression affects more than 26 percent of the U.S. adult population. New research suggests that drinking a glass of wine a day may lowe...

Twitter's legal champion of free speech steps down - Los Angeles Times

Alex Macgillivray, Twitter's top lawyer who pushed back against government and law enforcement demands and helped stake out the comp...

HPV vaccine use gains among boys - Albany Times Union

Just two years since the HPV vaccine was recommended for boys, acceptance may be growing faster among their parents than among parents of ...

Whales tan too, basking in the big blue - New Scientist

Whales tan too. Just like us, they do it to protect themselves from powerful ultraviolet radiation. A study of skin samples taken from b...

Hubble Captures Cosmic Caterpillar - Discovery News

The Hubble Space Telescope has seen some strange objects in deep space , and this is another fascinating celestial object that sparks the ...

Ohio Transplant Victim Says Hospital 'Wasted' Brother's Trashed Kidney - ABC News

An Ohio man who had his kidney surgically removed to save his sister's life, only to see it accidentally thrown out by a nurse, sa...

Family Relationships: Depression can go unnoticed in men - Savannah Morning News

A reader asked, "I have been married for 8 years and I think my husband is depressed. His moods have gone up and down throughout our ...

Google plunges deeper into smartwatch wars with WIMM - CNET (blog)

by Joan E. Solsman August 30, 2013 Google, oft rumored to be working on a smartwatch , quietly bought WIMM Labs last year to...

Google goes all TMZ: founder Brin, departing exec Barra, and worker bee hottie ... - TG Daily

The Internets are burning up because Sergey Brin may be having an affair with a woman who may have been the paramour of the mobile exec, H...

Apple launches iPhone trade-ins - CNET (blog)

Apple retail stores are accepting customers' old iPhones for credit toward new ones. The company is expected to unveil the latest iterat...

New 'walking' shark species caught on video - Fox News

A new species of "walking" shark has been discovered in a reef off a remote Indonesian island. These sharks don't always r...

Friday, August 30, 2013

Insomniacs' brains lose focus, scans suggest - BBC News

30 August 2013 Last updated at 19:01 ET Brain scans of people who say they have insomnia have shown differences in brain functio...

Safety Warning Being Added to Tylenol Bottles - WSAV-TV

Another Possible Victim Of Alleged Savannah Scam Artist Tells Her Story Possible Tire Repair Scam In The Savannah Area Could Cost You ...