One of the highlights of the iPhone 5s, the fingerprint scanner, is facing two concerns that may take a little shine off Apple’s cool new feature.
Category: Science
Moving to the rhythm ‘can help language skills’
Moving in time to a steady beat is closely linked to better language skills, a study suggests. People who performed better on rhythmic tests also showed enhanced neural responses to speech sounds.
Are ideas to cool the planet realistic?
The deliberate large-scale manipulation of the Earth’s environment, called geoengineering, could be one way to cool the Earth or help reduce levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But scientists are aware that these technologies are in very early stages…
Curiosity rover’s methane result challenges life theory
The Curiosity rover’s failure to detect methane on Mars is a blow to theories that the planet may still host some types of life, say mission scientists. Telescopes and satellites have reported seeing small but significant volumes of the gas,…
Android alternative gets $7m funding boost
A team of Android programmers has raised a $7m (£4.3m) investment to turn their hobby project into a rival to Google’s phone operating system.
Blackberry reveals date BBM messaging will go to rivals
From this weekend, users will no longer need to own a Blackberry device to access its BBM messaging service.
BlackBerry unveils jumbo Z30
The new device, which rocks a 5-inch display, stereo speakers, and a bigger battery, is introduced amid speculation over the company’s sale.
Nokia Lumia 925 Review
By Sherri L. Smith
Microsoft rushes fix to address Internet explorer attacks
By Robert Westervelt
Stephen Hawking speaks out about assisted suicide
UK cosmologist Prof Stephen Hawking has publicly said he backs the notion of assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses.
Sony smart stick to challenge Google Chromecast dongle
Sony has confirmed plans to launch a dongle to add apps and other smart-TV features to its televisions.
Valve drops hints about Steam game hardware
Valve will next week reveal more details about the gaming hardware it has been developing. Valve boss Gabe Newell made the announcement during a keynote speech at the LinuxCon 2013 conference.
NASA sends drones to track hurricanes’ secrets
A pair of converted military drones are the US space agency’s newest tools for tracking hurricanes and tropical storms, with the aim of improving forecasters’ ability to predict them. Originally built for military reconnaissance missions around the world, they are…
How to work without Microsoft Office
By Shira Ovide
Pac-12 Notebook: Pac-12 flexes some muscle
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NASA looks to Voyager’s future and how it prepares us for deep space
“There’s never been anything like this,” Ed Stone, chief scientist for the Voyager mission, told Computerworld in reference to Voyager 1’s foray into interstellar space. A study published yesterday confirmed that the probe had slipped the bonds of our solar…
Microsoft pulls Apple iPhone parody video
Although Microsoft’s clever jabs at Apple over the past year have managed to win a few fans, a new parody video, posted by the company on Friday, apparently wasn’t having the desired effect and has now been pulled from YouTube.
Voyager: Through the door to eternity
Dr Carolyn Porco is one of the world’s leading planetary scientists and was part of the Voyager-1 imaging team. She helped Carl Sagan set up Voyager’s famous “Pale Blue Dot” portrait of Earth when the probe had reached beyond Neptune…
Mobile app to manage diabetes and athletic performance
By Simon Redfern
Amazon cloud goes down in Northern Virginia
Updated Amazon’s mammoth compute cloud experienced problems on Friday, disrupting the constellation of sites that depend on it, such as Heroku.
Vaccine ‘clears HIV-like virus’ in monkeys
By Rebecca Morelle
Happy iPhone day, now no sell your old one
By Kirsten Salyer
Samsung’s next Galaxy smartphones with 64-bit chips, too
Apple might have been the first major smartphone maker to deliver 64-bit architecture in its smartphone’s processor, but Samsung doesn’t intend to be too far behind.
The NSA surveillance machine grew too big
By Matt Apuzzo
Signs of Ancient Life Stirring in Antarctic Lake
By: James Fenner
Canadian’s phone ‘scares off’ polar bear attacker
A Canadian reportedly had a lucky escape as a polar bear mauling him was apparently scared off by the light from the man’s mobile phone.
Mosquito ‘invisibility cloak’ discovered
By Melissa Hogenboom
British govt rejects science behind neonicotinoid ban
By Matt McGrath
Schools’ tricks to inflate science grades revealed
By Judith Burns
James Webb telescope: ‘First starlight’ instrument complete
Europe has reached another milestone in its contribution to Hubble’s successor – the James Webb Space Telescope.