The Most Earth-Like Planet is Only 500 Light Years Away
Looking for a place to get away from it all and start over? Thanks to NASA's Kepler mission, they may have just found the perfect out of the way planet for you and it's just down the street or so at only 500 light years away. Pack your swimming trunks, scientists think there's water a-plenty and maybe even an inhabitant or two to keep you company.
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Samsung Data Center Fire Causes Outage, Errors
If you experienced outages or errors with your Samsung phone tablet or smart TV early this morning, Samsung has a very good excuse: one of their data centers was on fire. Updates say there were no fatalities and that service has been restored in most cases. Thanks to forum subscriber Ocean for the link.
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AllCast Receiver App for Amazon Fire TV Now Available
For those of you early adopters to Amazon Fire TV, you know it is still a work in progress and as such is adding Apps on almost a daily basis. The newest addition is AllCast beta streaming App.
Amazon Fire TV has done quite well considering there are many alternatives in the market such as Apple TV, Chromecast, and Roku.
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It's Final -- Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use
Two new reports from The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change find that while corn ethanol does burn cleaner than petroleum products, the overall indirect impact from emissions is greater than that of petroleum products.
The International Institute for Sustainable Development was not so diplomatic, and estimates that the CO2 and climate benefits from replacing petroleum fuels with biofuels like ethanol are basically zero.
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Next Windows Obsolescence Panic is 450 days
Countdowns are such fun, just look how much fun we had with 2012 and the end of life on Earth, followed closely by the Windows XP shutdown. Next up on the radar is the demise of Windows Server 2003 R2 which shouldn't raise as much dust as XP, but will prove to be a pain in the rear to migrate for the IT guys. 450 days: You have been forewarned.
Standard, Enterprise and DataCenter editions of the operating system, in 32-and-64-bit versions, will receive only Redmond's cold shoulder from that not-so-far-off date.
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New 'Google' for the Dark Web Makes Buying Easy
For all of you Darkwebbers out there that have a problem locating sites for you illicit gun, drug, stolen CC numbers, fake ID and contraband purchases of all types, you now have Gram, a Google-Styled search engine which works only through the Tor browser.
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Nokia Suspends Tablet Sales Due to Faulty Charger
The Nokia Lumia 2520 is a real shocker….no really, a real shocker. Sales of the tablet have been suspended in seven countries due to a faulty charger that could electrically shock the user.
Consumers in those countries should stop using the charger as well as the Lumia 2520 travel charger accessory, according to Nokia
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This Is What Tablets Looked Like in 2001
Judging by the image, few would even imagine that tablets would one day rule the computing world in just a few short years. We've come a long way, baby.
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Canonical Pushes Ubuntu 14.04 as XP, Windows 7 Alternative
Canonical is taking advantage of the end of support for Windows XP and the negative reception Windows 8/8.1/8.11 is receiving and promoting the release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS as the perfect replacement operating system.
"It is a viable and affordable alternative for those organizations considering a switch from Microsoft, and specifically those replacing XP or Windows 7 as they come to the end of life."
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SpaceX's Dragon Docks with International Space Station
Three's a charm with the SpaceX Dragon that blasted off toward the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral on Friday and successfully docking this morning. This is the third mission to the ISS by SpaceX carrying cargo and it's looking like private enterprise space flights are a resounding success.
The docking wasn't the only successful part of SpaceX's launch. It was also making its first test of its Falcon 9′s reusable first stage – a step towards the company's goal of a reusable rocket.
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Sony Sells Off All Square Enix Shares
Sony is slimming down recently and the reduction is showing on the bottom line. Sony has sold off almost 10 Million shares of Square Enix, ending its business interest with the video game developer.
Sony will record a $48 million gain in its fiscal report thanks to the deal. The PlayStation manufacturer did not specify a reason for the sale.
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Next-Generation Hearing Aids Tune In to the iPhone
Hearing Aid technology is beginning to make big strides forward thanks to the collaboration of Starkey and GN ReSound with Apple's iPhone. The hearing aid connects to the iPhone via Bluetooth to adjust sound levels and filters automatically.
The app allows people to easily adjust the sound settings to the environment. The geotagging feature uses the iPhone's integrated GPS to trigger customized settings whenever the wearer returns to familiar places
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Blockbuster Game 'Destiny' is 'Close to Shipping'
After seven years of production, Bungie is confirming that their long awaited first person shooter game is still on track for its September debut, despite the loss of the games' music composer Marty O'Donnell.
There's a lot of polish left to do, lots of tweaking and tuning, but a lot is already complete.
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20% of Hulu and Netflix Subscribers Have Cut the Cord
The cable companies' are beginning to become just a little concerned over the growing trend in US households to cut the cable for good, especially in households that subscribe to streaming services like Netflix or Hulu.
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