The Malaya Daily: Tech / Science

Showing posts with label Tech / Science. Show all posts

Home » Posts filed under Tech / Science

Tuesday, 19 March 2013

BlackBerry CEO: Smartphone innovation is leaving Apple behind

If there’s someone who can talk with authority about the importance of innovation, it’s the CEO of BlackBerry, right?

Probably not — but that didn’t prevent BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins from giving his take on the current state of smartphone interfaces. The gist: While the iPhone was the bee’s knees of innovation years ago, the smartphone market is leaving it behind.

Monday, 18 March 2013

Google Claims The FBI Spies On You

Google says that the FBI is spying on you. Ignoring the fact that this is basically the pot and the kettle engaged in name-calling, let’s all take a moment to be afraid.

Friday, 1 March 2013

Did The U.S. Buy Its Moon Program From Yugoslavia?

Apollo 17 Awaits Launch The trailer for a new film project asserts Saturn rockets, like this one, were mostly made in Yugoslavia. Photo credit to the Apollo Program, NASA

That whole getting to the moon thing? Actually Yugoslavian.

Monday, 18 February 2013

Are We Running Out Of Scientific Geniuses?

In the latest issue of Nature, Dean Keith Simonton argues that modern science is just building on what's already known, rather than upending what we think we know.

Saturday, 16 February 2013

Russian Meteor Explosion

This terrifying video of a meteor explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia, is one of many angles of the fiery event captured by amateurs Friday.

This particularly dramatic angle of the explosion over a highway shows a bright flash in the sky, as the 10-ton meteor releases several kilotons of energy. The meteor explosion reportedly injured hundreds, mainly due to flying shards of glass.

Friday, 15 February 2013

Helicopter Crash Caught On Camera - Top Gear Korea

This was an accident that was caught on camera during filming for Top Gear Korea. Thankfully no one was seriously injured. The original challenge pitted presenter Kim Jin Pyo in a Corvette ZR1 against an AH1 Cobra helicopter in true Top Gear style.

The Malaya Daily

Pages