Video of protein movement within a neuron shows how our brains renew themselves
By James Trew posted Aug 25th 2012 1:00PM If, like us, you spend most of your time wondering exactly what’s going on in other people’s heads, then this video is for you. Okay, so it might not reveal the reason why that jerk cut you off at the junction, or why that co-worder didn’t show up to your date exactly, rather, it’s a little more literal than that. This is video footage of proteins moving within a single...
Quik verdict in Apple trial doesn’t mean jury shirked its duty, expert says
With the verdict in the Apple-Samsung trial delivered after less than three days it’s tempting to think the jury just wanted to get it over with by the weekend, but that’s not necessarily the case, one legal expert said Friday. “It’s surprising they came back so quickly, given that it was a complicated case and very complicated verdict form, but that said, it looks like they were thoughtful about it and they...
LG’s Optimus G caught on camera, flexes quad-core muscles
By James Trew posted Aug 25th 2012 2:00PM So, it seems that all those airborne clues about LG’s new superphone are slowly coalescing into something more concrete. In fact, according to the folk at AndroidMx, so concrete they’ve actually had a go with one. Most of the specification they report chimes with what we’d already heard. The 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4, the 2GB of RAM, the 4.7-inch IPS display, Android...
Mountain Lion Downloads Top Three Million
CUPERTINO, California—July 30, 2012—Apple® today announced that downloads of OS X® Mountain Lion have exceeded three million in four days, making it the most successful OS X release in Apple’s history. With more than 200 innovative new features, Mountain Lion is the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system and is available through the Mac® App Store™ as an upgrade to Lion or Snow Leopard users for...
Pioneering astronaut Neil Armstrong dies at 82
By Jon Fingas posted Aug 25th 2012 3:45PM It’s a story that we hoped we’d never have to report. Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on Earth’s Moon, has died at the age of 82 after complications from heart surgery three weeks earlier. His greatest accomplishment very nearly speaks for itself — along with help from fellow NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, he changed the landscape of space...
