Twenty-four men have been to the moon; of those 24, only 12 have ever walked on the surface, and, even in his alternate history novels, none of them was Newt Gingrich. This didn’t stop Gingrich from making absurd promises to a gathering of 700 space industry employees and their families this past Wednesday on Florida’s […]
The Russian Federal Space Agency, frequently referred to as Roscosmos, hasn’t had much luck with interplanetary missions in the past 20 years. RFSA’s most recent space probe, Phobos-Grunt, has a saga that deviates little from the outcomes of predecessors such as Mars 98. Launched on November 9, 2011, Phobos-Grunt was meant to land on Mars’s […]
On December 8, 2011, the Tennessee National Guard, The Jason Foundation, Inc, and E4 Health launched Guard Your Buddy, a charter anti-suicide app aimed at helping struggling soldiers contemplating suicide, as well as their families, friends, and fellow guardsmen. In addition to the app, the collaborative group launched a website, complete with the same contact […]
Whether you want to go DIY to aid an ailing pocket book, add some sentimental value to your gift, or create the truly perfect present, here are some projects to satisfy all the techies in your life, both givers and receivers. If the idea of DIY tech gifts gives you shivers of apprehension and shadows […]
With the release of the latest eBay for iPad app, the company introduced the new “Watch with eBay” feature, which allows users to browse and buy eBay items related to the shows they’re currently watching on their TV. Does this sound ridiculous? It is. So far, Watch with eBay has failed to turn up any […]
On Friday, November 18, Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against online music streaming website Grooveshark, suing the site for $17 billion worth of copyright infringement and damages. Grooveshark has had several skirmishes with copyright infringement and lawsuit since the site was founded in 2007, but none that equal the lawsuit filed by Universal. Grooveshark […]
On November 23, Martin Scorsese’s most recent film, Hugo, opened to much critical acclaim. Hugo and Scorsese have already garnered rave reviews from critics at Time, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and others, with many noting the film’s magical feel, stunning visuals, and Scorsese’s masterful use of stereoscopic imaging, or 3D. […]
“What can an iPad do for my classroom and students?” In the past three months, approximately 9,300 Teach for America corps members have claimed a free, refurbished, first-generation iPad for use in their classroom in an attempt to answer that question. The donations come courtesy of a recent partnership between Apple and Teach for America, […]
