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Runway unveiled for world's first 'tourist' spaceship (Update 3)

The world's first commercial passenger spaceship moved a step closer to takeoff, as tycoon Richard Branson unveiled a new runway at a remote New Mexico spaceport.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 22, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 16

Muziic turns YouTube into rich source for songs

A schoolboy and his father have unleashed software that lets people listen to YouTube's vast collection of music videos as if it were a private collection.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

BlackBerry maker out to capitalize on rivals

Research In Motion launched a new software platform Tuesday that lets businesses manage smartphones made by rivals that have been devouring the BlackBerry maker's market share.

Technology / Software

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Google wooing Microsoft business customers

Google on Monday ramped up a campaign to convert businesses worldwide into users of email, calendar, document and other software programs it offers online as services on the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Engineer thinks we could build a real starship enterprise in 20 years

In Star Trek lore, the first Starship Enterprise will be built by the year 2245. But today, an engineer has proposed — and outlined in meticulous detail – building a full-sized, ion-powered version ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (49) | comments 69

Putting lab life under the lens

Scott Stern doesn’t work in a laboratory or have a degree in the hard sciences. You’ll never find him using a genome sequencer or an MRI scanner. Yet he knows more about some aspects of science than ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Location, location, location: Economists document key role of spatial component in economic growth

Location and other geographical factors play an important role in supporting economic growth and development in emerging markets, a new study from the Consortium on Financial Systems and Poverty has found.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

RIM tests new server for its BlackBerry, and competitors

Canadian manufacturer Research In Motion unveiled on Tuesday a new server for its BlackBerry smartphone that also supports competitors' smartphones and tablets.

Technology / Business

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Hewlett-Packard to cut 9K jobs in services unit

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday it will lay off about 9,000 workers in the unit that provides technology services to other businesses as the company consolidates and automates its commercial data ...

Technology / Business

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Solar-powered bamboo radio could prove a design for life for Madagascar

(PhysOrg.com) -- A design student who has created a blueprint for a solar-powered radio, constructed entirely from bamboo, is hoping her idea will help build a social enterprise opportunity in Madagascar. ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 5

On the hunt for naked Wi-Fi hotspots with a wireless detective

To my untrained eyes, it was a bright and clear Silicon Valley day as we sat in the parking lot of a North San Jose high-tech company. But Dr. Amit Sinha, Motorola engineer and Wi-Fi detective, knew we were surrounded by ...

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Second Life creates virtual world for businesses

Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Server market woes likely to grow as year goes on

It was only a few years ago that the market for computer servers was one of the hottest in the tech sector as large corporations, most notably financial services companies, bulked up on the devices to run their high-end business ...

Technology / Business

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nortel to sell itself off in pieces

(AP) -- Nortel Networks, once a technology giant, has decided to sell itself off in pieces rather than attempt to emerge from bankruptcy as a restructured company.

Technology / Business

created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

HP shuffles top executives in shake-up

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is streamlining its executive ranks to improve its focus on customers rather than administration and put more operations directly under CEO Leo Apotheker's control.

Technology / Business

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0