Two volunteer amateur astronomers have confirmed the existence of a Neptune-like planet that has four suns, making it the first quadruple planetary star system ever discovered and a real-life version of Tatooine from “Star Wars”. The planet is a gas giant located 5,000 light years from Earth and orbits one pair of the stars which…
Scientists discover new planet orbiting our nearest neighboring star – Alpha Centauri B
Astronomers have discovered a new planet, about the size of Earth, orbiting Alpha Centauri B, a nearby sun-like star roughly 4 light years away. The new planet orbits its parent star about 10 times closer than Mercury so temperatures might be more than 2,240 degrees Fahrenheit. Still, scientists are hopeful that more planets will be…
Duh – Exhaled CO2 may impair cognitive functioning when accumulated in indoor environments
Grey Knight Hoodie looks like a knight’s armor – includes retractable face mask and visor
This creative hoodie/sweatshirt design looks like a knight’s protective armor. Designed by Chadwick Dillon of Flint, Michigan, the Grey Knight Armored Hoodie includes a retractable face mask and visor. Good luck getting one of these “limited edition” hoodies though. The demand has been so great that the one-man SOFworks cannot keep up. According to his…
Apple vs. Samsung row gets even uglier as Apple drops Samsung as chip supplier and turns to TSMC for SoCs
Apple has been reducing their dependence on Samsung for over a year now as the two battle it out in courts over often frivolous patent disputes. Now a senior Samsung official told the Korea Times that Apple has made it clear that they no longer intend to use Samsung technology in their products. Speculation at…
Researchers propose new theory of how ball lightning is created and why it occurs where it does
Small, grapefruit-sized balls of intensely glowing light, hovering or moving silently through the air, ball lightning lasts from a few seconds to a few minutes. They are extremely rare, less than 5% of the population have seen the phenomenon – occasionally reported, but never photographed. Now researchers from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization…
Four DC comic book titles get the axe to make room for new Superman and Justice League of America series
More changes in DC’s New 52 lineup. Prior to the new Superman, Threshold, and Justice League of America series rolling out, DC will be cease publication of Blue Beetle, Grifter, Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E., and Legion Lost. Their final issues (#17) will wrap up the arcs and ship in January 2013.
Android 4.2 likely to feature a 2nd pull down panel that will include quick access to common settings
Android Police have their hands on a full Android 4.2 JellyBeanMR1 release and they noticed that Systemui.apk (contains the notification bar) has a placeholder image as a second pull-down menu. For instance, you pull down the notification panel once to view notifications and pull it down a second time to view a quick settings area…








