Geology Is Breaking Apart Over When the Americas Came Together
3.5 million years ago, Panama collided with South America, cutting off ocean circulation between the Pacific and the Caribbean. Or…
Give Dwarf Planet 2007 OR10 the Real Name It Deserves Already
Thanks to the Kepler space telescope and the Herschel observatory, scientists finally have enough data to get inspired. The post…
The Newest Selfie Hot Spot: Giving the Finger to Trump Tower
Social media allows people to share their political opinions. These Instagrammers have found a way to share theirs. The post…
JavaScript Conquered the Web. Now It’s Taking Over the Desktop
JavaScript, the lingua franca of the online world, is moving beyond your browser. The post JavaScript Conquered the Web. Now…
Three Big Upgrades That’d Make the iPhone Exciting Again
The iPhone’s not as groundbreaking as it used to be. That could change though! The post Three Big Upgrades That’d…
The Ukrainian Hacker Who Became the FBI’s Best Weapon—And Worst Nightmare
Hacker Maksym Popov gave himself up to the FBI and joined its fight against Eastern European cybercrime. Trouble is, he…
Microsoft to Kill Off Sunrise Calendar iOS App on August 31
Microsoft is set to merge its team of Sunrise Calendar app developers into its Outlook team, in a move that…
Report: Google’s “Chirp” will be its answer to Amazon’s Echo
Amazon’s Echo was definitely a surprise when the company launched it last year. Last year, Amazon released the Echo, “a…
Opera browser adds 50% battery life! — Gullible much?
Opera Software today brings a new power-saving mode. The browser-maker claims it can add 50% to your laptop’s battery life…
A million people used Gear VR last month according to Oculus
Oculus’ head of mobile, Max Cohen, told a press conference in San Francisco on Tuesday that a million people used…