Digital News Report – The January 15, 2010 eclipse was viewed by millions of people from China to Africa (see video below). This was the longest annular solar eclipse of the millennium…
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Urine Clogs Space Station Water Recycling Program
Space Station Digital News Report – After today’s water recycling problem on the International Space Station, astronauts may need to be screened for excess calcium in their urine. All kidding aside, this…
Apple Lawyers Admit iSlate Exists Almost
Artist Redering Digital News Report – It seems that everyone can’t wait for the new Apple iSlate to be unveiled. Even a statement saying the device exists would relieve a lot of…
Four School Settle Kindle Lawsuits
Digital News Report – A settlement has been reached between four colleges that included the Amazon Kindle in pilot curriculum projects.
Pace University in New York, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and Reed College in Portland, Oregon agreed not to promote any electronic book reader unless it has been approved to be fully accessible for blind students.
Near Earth Asteroid Caught On Tape
Digital News Report – An asteroid discovered earlier this month was caught on film as it flew by the Earth just 80,000 miles away. Italian astronomers captured the rock (asteroid or comet) as it flew by Wednesday night.
Google Gives Users Free Disk Space – Cloud Storage For All File Types
Digital News Report – Over the next few weeks Google will be offering more functionality to their Google Docs application users. Clients will be able to upload any files to the Google servers for collaboration or storage.
Users will be given 1 GB free, but can store more for just 25 cents per Gigabyte per year. Users are calling this a “cloud storage” system.
Scientists Look To Restart Phoenix Mars Lander
Digital News Report – Scientists at the Mars Exploration Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California (Cal Tech) are hoping that the Phoenix Mars Lander will phone home. The Lander lost power over a year ago but now Mars has sunlight in the North Pole region again and this could recharge the solar powered lander.
Facebook Promotes McAfee Virus Software With Free Subscription
In an effort to combat Facebook security issues, the company has teamed up with McAfee to offer a six-month complementary subscription to the virus protection program.
Y Chromosomes Undergo Faster Evolution
Digital News Report – Scientists have found that the Y chromosome is constantly changing unraveling the theory that these chromosomes are slowly decaying or stagnating. The results are published online in the January 13, 2010 journal Nature.
Google Changes Gmail Default access to HTTPS
Digital News Report – In an effort to protect Chinese human-rights activists (and others) from hackers looking into their G-Mail accounts, Google has decided to HTTPS as the default to protect users….