It only takes a moment’s thought to realize Facebook stores a fair amount of personal data about its users. But one man has made a formal complaint after discovering the site had kept more than a thousand pages of information about him, even though he’d “deleted” most of it. Austrian Max Schrems has complained to […]
So, remember about three weeks ago, when some neutrinos traveling between Geneva and the Gran Sasso Lab in Italy arrived about sixty nanoseconds quicker than the speed of light? That was weird. However, on the 14th, Ronald van Elburg at the University of Groningen at the Netherlands seems to have figured it out. His team calculated […]
The good news for BlackBerry owners is that they’ll be getting more than $100 of compensation for the recent outages. The bad news is that it isn’t in the form of cash or credit, but rather a selection of apps. And customers don’t even get a choice of apps. Instead they’ll be able to download […]
Residents of a British street have been baffled by their electronic car key fobs suddenly stopping working. It’s led to a host of theories, some more outlandish than others. The BBC reports that the key fobs in Dimond Road, Southampton stopped working last Saturday. It appears to be some sort of problem with interference with […]
An extremely preliminary rumor suggest Apple may be planning a low-price iPad in response to Amazon getting into the tablet business. The rumor, reported at Apple Insider, stems from a financial analyst, who in turn says his sources are component suppliers in the Far East. According to Brian White, Apple may be planning a dual […]
The Indian government has unveiled a tablet computer that costs just $50. The Aakash (the Hindi word for sky) is made by DataWind, a business created and run by two Canadians but based legally in the UK where it’s previously sold a cheap pocket device which does web surfing and little else. This is truly […]
We all knew Amazon would be launching a new device today. In fact it’s launched two, cut existing prices, and very firmly told Apple that it’s game on. The expected release, the Amazon tablet, is to be named the Fire. It’s already on pre-order for $199. It’s an iPad style 7 inch only color touchscreen […]
iPhone users really love the iPhone and plan to get a new iPhone. That’s the not-so-shocking conclusion of a new survey, albeit it one that’s got some limitations. The survey comes from a wider report into the telecoms industry by analysts at UBS. They questioned 515 people in Europe and America, most of whom were […]
Well, at least gravity hasn’t been disproved today. The defunct Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is expected to return to earth on Friday, and NASA says the debris could spread across 500-miles. Problem is, no one knows exactly where it’s going to land. As of 9:30 p.m. EDT Sept. 22, 2011, the orbit of UARS was […]
If you’re into science and need something a little more substantial than the MinutePhysics videos we talked about earlier today, you should know about ScienceAtNASA on YouTube. Every time there’s a breaking development, interesting find or something your life might be substantially emptier for not knowing (thundersnow, anyone?!), the fine folks at NASA post a […]