By Jacob KastrenakesThe Coca-Cola Company is beginning to set up one-stop shops for vital resources inside of developing communities.
Category: Science
Higgs boson scientists win Nobel prize in physics
By James Morgan
Three win Nobel Prize for medicine
Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology after discovering how cells precisely transport material.
Steve Jobs Died Two Years Ago Today
By JOANNA STERN Apple’s visionary co-founder is a constant presence even now, living on in movie posters that adorn bus stops and periodically in the news, like when his childhood house is considered for historical landmarking.
Moon Dances with Three Planets in Sky Shows on Sunday, Tuesday
The moon will meet up with three different planets in the evening sky during two upcoming celestial encounters, one on Sunday (Oct. 6) and the other on Tuesday (Oct. 8).
‘Terminator’ self-assembling cube robots revealed by MIT
Cube-shaped robots that can flip, jump and assemble themselves into different shapes have been unveiled by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
4,000-year-old preserved human brain found
Ancient, well-preserved human remains aren’t exactly a common thing to find, which makes the discovery of a 4,000-year-old brain in western Turkey pretty noteworthy.
RCC plans to bring its activities under online
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has been planning to bring its all operation and administration related information under online for the sake of infusing dynamism.
Voyager 1 becomes first human-made object to leave solar system
By Elizabeth Landau At the edge of the heliosphere, you wouldn’t know by looking whether you left the cradle of humanity behind and floated out into interstellar space.
Facebook editing function raises concern over misuse
By Joe Miller A new feature allowing Facebook users to edit their status updates may result in “stitch-ups”, an expert has warned.
Blackberry hits out at Gartner analysis
Blackberry has dismissed an influential recommendation that customers should move to other mobile technologies.
Talkies with Steve Cheney: Apple, Tim Cook and The Future of Mobile
This is the 4th (and final – for now) in a series of interviews I’ve done recently with, in my view, the top independent tech bloggers.
Antarctica Ice Hitting Record Highs
Sea ice surrounding Antarctica hit a record high in August and is on track for another record-breaking month in September.
High Tech Park in Rajshahi city in the offing
Necessary process for setting up of a High tech park in the city is progressing fast that creates high hopes among all quarters concerned particularly the business icons and ICT experts. A 50-acre site has been selected at Bulanpur area…
Valve reveals haptic game controller for release in 2014
By Dave Lee Games developer and publisher Valve has shown off its Steam Controller, the final part of its strategy to bring its PC-based platform to the living room.
Read This Before You Buy a New iPhone
By Robyn Gearey Coveting a shiny new iPhone, but don’t want to shell out the cash? If you have an older model, you may be able to get enough cash or store credit for it to cover the cost of…
Next-gen Surface tablets jack up components
by Shara Tibken Microsoft on Monday unveiled an update to its Surface tablets, both the full-Windows Surface Pro 2 and the stripped-down Surface 2.
Google unveils major upgrade to search algorithm
By Richard Taylor Google has unveiled an upgrade to the way it interprets users’ search requests.
‘Vampire Steroid’ May Haunt U.S. Rivers and Streams
by David Heitz Scientists have found that the anabolic steroid trenbolone, thought to break down in sunlight, comes alive again at night.
Ctrl+Alt+Del command a mistake
Bill Gates has described the decision to use Ctrl+Alt+Del as the command needed to log on to a PC as a mistake.
New island in the Indian Ocean
By Anup Kaphle When a devastating earthquake struck the remote Awaran district in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province on Tuesday, it killed hundreds of people and left thousands homeless, as the government struggles to rescue those who need help.
Artificial sweeteners sabotage weight loss efforts: study
Think you’re saving yourself extra calories by going the artificial sweetener route? New research suggests you’re just setting yourself up to fail.
Samsung counters iPhone 5S with a golden Galaxy S4
By Vlad Savov Two weeks after Apple’s September 10th reveal of a champagne-colored iPhone, Samsung is launching its own golden phone in the shape of a new Gold Edition Galaxy S4.
Apps that Should Download On Your New iPhone
Steve Kovach The iPhone 5C.
What Will the Internet Be in 2050?
A global computer-based communication network has fundamentally changed our social, cultural, and political landscape over the past 20 years.
Microsoft’s Power Cover has built-in battery for Surface tablets
Microsoft has unveiled the long-awaited Power Cover for its Surface tablets, which acts as both a keyboard as well as an external battery.
5 social media mistakes that mess with your career
These might cost you your job — or keep you from getting a new one.
GPS in your phone
Last month, Aussie police reported that motorists who were trying to make it to the town of Mildura were instead getting routed into Murray Sunset National Park–43 miles away–by their iPhones, and getting stuck there overnight.
Plan to hold Digital Innovation Fair-2013 in Gaibandha
The district administration has taken a plan to hold a three-day Digital Innovation Fair-2013 at Independence Square of the town from October 3 to 5 through active participation of all.
LinkedIn sued for hacking customer email
Social engineering; Stolen credentials; User accounts compromised