NASA has been working on a lot of projects over the years and one of those projects is the IRIS spacecraft that will be sent into space to study the sun to help scientists learn more about the sun. IRIS stands for Interference Region Imaging Spectrograph and the satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base [...]
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NQ: Malware on mobile devices grew 163% last year
April 18th, 2013 
mrinal According to a security report from NQ Mobile Security, mobile malware is on the high rise. In 2012, malware infections grew by 163% year-over-year. There were 65,227 newly discovered mobile malware floating around, compared to the 24,794 that were discovered back in 2011. The malware is beginning to spread to various markets, including China, India, [...]
Google Chrome claims one-third of global browser share, according to StatCounter
August 7th, 2012 mrinal Google’s Senior Vice President of Chrome & Apps Sundar Pichai confirmed to the crowd back at D10 that Chrome browser use was soaring — particularly in the consumer space — and StatCounter’s latest data most definitely backs that up. The newest report, ending July 2012, shows the Chrome creeping up to 33.8 percent worldwide from [...]
NASA’s Curiosity Mars landing successful, first pictures trickling in
August 6th, 2012 mrinal After “seven minutes of terror” involving guided entry, parachute and powered descent, and even a sky crane, NASA’s Curiosity rover has successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. Better yet, the 2,000lbs (900kg) science lab has established communications with Earth and is sending back telemetry along with the first pictures of Gale crater. These [...]
Facebook follows Amazon with mobile-centric London development hub
July 25th, 2012 mrinal Facebook has announced the opening of a new engineering center in London, UK, with the target of “building products in key areas like mobile and platform.” The news, which follows word earlier this week that Amazon would open a Digital Media Innovation Hub in the city, will make the new London Facebook center the first [...]
Lenovo CEO gives away bits of bonus to employees
July 21st, 2012 mrinal In a move that’ll certainly have the CEO of Lenovo, Yang Yuanqing, in the good books of his many multiple underlings, $3 million of his most recent bonus has been distributed amongst 10,000 junior-level employees. This amount, for those of you wondering, equals out to be approximately $314 USD (2,000 yuan) each for each workers. [...]
Washington state becomes first to allow voter registration by Facebook
July 20th, 2012 mrinal Everyone in the country should vote. It’s a civic duty, and more importantly, you never have any right to complain about the government unless you took the time to actually cast a vote. But do you even know how to register to vote? If you happen to live in Washington state, that is no longer [...]
Microsoft shows first public loss ever in financial Q4 2012
July 20th, 2012 mrinal It’s a bittersweet day for Microsoft as their financial fourth quarter is being announced today as having both a $192 million dollar operating income before taxes and a loss of $492 million after a company writedown. This writedown is being attributed to a failed investment in the advertisement company aQuantive, purchased by Microsoft in 2007 [...]
Microsoft launching Windows 8 on October 26th for new and upgrade customers
July 19th, 2012 mrinal Microsoft’s newest operating system will hit the masses starting on October 26th, nearly three years to the day after the launch of Windows 7. Just days after the company previewed Office 2013, we’re now told that Steven Sinofsky has affirmed the date at MS’s annual sales meeting, but it’s not clear if that’s a global [...]
Vodafone Australia promises Nexus S Jelly Bean upgrade on July 19th
July 18th, 2012 mrinal While Google hasn’t said when it will be bringing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to devices other than the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7, a blog post from Vodafone Australia has revealed a date for the update on the Nexus S. Vodafone’s chart says Google’s rollout taking its Nexus S from 4.0.4 to 4.1 is scheduled [...]