NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft In State Of Emergency

NASA scientists are scrambling to save the planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft after it slipped into a state of emergency. The ageing spacecraft - which has detected almost 5,000 planets - is…

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Oculus’ Controversial ToS a Stark Reminder of Its Facebook Parentage

Oculus last week updated its terms of service to accompany the release of theOculus Rift virtual reality headset, raising privacy and content ownership concerns. Software will be installed to monitor…

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Lawrence Livermore Lab Buys Brainy IBM Supercomputer

IBM last week announced that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has purchased its TrueNorth processor-based cognitive computing platform. The purchase included an end-to-end ecosystem and a multisocket host node. The lab…

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Tesla Model 3 pre-orders stack up as Elon Musk unveils lower-priced car

Tesla Motors has finally unveiled its long-anticipated lower cost electric car, the Model 3, at its design studio in Los Angeles. Costing $35,000 and up, before government incentives, the Model…

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Apple pushes out update to fix iPhone broken-links bug

Apple has pushed out an update for iPhones and iPads to fix a bug that caused devices to lock up, batteries to drain and links to be completely inoperative. The…

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iFixit’s Oculus Rift teardown breaks immersion, and Palmey Luckey wants more

With the Oculus Rift now arriving on people's doorsteps, it's time to smash it apart. Or at least that's what the folks at iFixit have done, revealing the secrets behind…

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This drone will take your selfies for you

Selfie sticks - apart from being irritating and something that should be destroyed - are already getting too long to be practical. So (sadly) companies are looking on ways to…

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Uber announces new developer tools for better integration of the app

We've already seen third-party developers pairing with Uber for improved integration of their app. The company has now announced two more tools to help developers get the better out of…

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Humidity rather than heat is the number one enemy of the hard disk

Heat isn't the biggest enemy for the humble hard disk, rather humidity is what causes the most failures, a new piece of research has observed. The study, carried out by…

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Floating Solar Farm Prepares To Power Up

No turbines or chimney stacks, just 23,000 solar cells silently bobbing on the water. Europe's largest floating power station is near completion. When the £6.5m solar farm goes fully online,…

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