Scientist Stephen Hawking fears aliens in giant spaceships may one day terrorise earth.
The physicist said extraterrestrials almost certainly exist on other planets. Professor Hawking, 68, an expert on the universe who wrote A Brief History of Time, warns that jealous aliens could one day want to steal Earth’s resources. And, in a scenario similar to Hollywood blockbuster [...]
by Mark Hachman
YouTube went down on Thursday morning for about an hour or two, according to reports. Google confirmed the outage.
The site reportedly displayed the same “Http/1.1 Service Unavailable” error it did on March 2, when the site went down for a short period. Then, videos embedded in other sites [...]
Firefox 3.6.2 was originally due to launch at the end of March, but is available to download now from the Mozilla website.
The security hole had led the German government to issue a warning about Firefox 3.6.
The Federal Office for Information Security made a similar ruling on the safety of Internet Explorer [...]
Apple iPad Free with Replacement Battery. Few innovations have people as excited as the Apple iPad tablet. One thing about the Apple product that differs from most computers or competitor items is that the battery is built inside the unit.
This means if your Apple iPad battery dies, then you are out of [...]
Apple has sued HTC, accusing the rival smartphone maker of violating patents related to the popular iPhone.
WASHINGTON : Taxing high-fat and sugary junk food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable, a study published on Wednesday shows.
Researchers at the University of Buffalo in New York, led by psychologist Leonard Epstein, gave 42 mothers just over 22 [...]
Early each morning, millions of farmers around the world rise to toil in their fields. By night, gangs of mobsters scheme and legions of poker players shuffle up and deal.
Sure, none of it’s real. But the overwhelming popularity of so-called social gaming — simple games that let people play with their [...]
Warp speed, transporters, wormholes and lasers – they are all staples of science fiction books, movies, and TV shows. But the fantastic world of tomorrow is quickly becoming the futuristic world of today.
While you may not be “beaming” to your next appointment any time soon, researchers are preparing for the first tests [...]
The space shuttle Endeavour has landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, following its latest visit to the International Space Station (ISS).
The two-week mission saw the virtual completion of the ISS.
The six-member crew of Endeavour installed the Tranquility Node, a spacious addition that includes the “cupola” observation deck.
The commissioning of [...]
Hewlett-Packard (HP) introduced thinnest `Ultra-slim Notebooks’ in Pakistan.
An introduction ceremony to this effect was held at a local hotel on Wednesday.
It was pointed out on the occasion that HP continued its leadership in the high-growth thin and light notebook category by introducing new `Ultra-slim Notebooks’ in Pakistan on Wednesday.
A comprehensive [...]