Scientists have found evidence of flowing salt water on mars, which has again sparked the debate of possible alien life on the red planet. The images that were sent from NASA’s orbiter show briny salt water falling from rocky slopes. “NASA’s Mars Exploration Program keeps bringing us closer to determining whether the Red Planet could harbor life in some form …Continue Reading
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has recently predicted that a massive solar storm could create global disruptions in power grids, satellite communication, airline communication and even in GPS systems. With Solar activity expected to peak at around 2013, the sun is entering a very active time, and these solar flares previously described will be common in the next …Continue Reading
Just when you thought your Smartphone couldn’t get any smarter, a new app has successfully been tested to detect cancer. How? First you use a special scanner, developed by Harvard and MIT researchers, to extract cells using a tiny needle. Then you hook it up to your Smartphone, which analyzes the cells and delivers a diagnosis within an hour. The most …Continue Reading
Along with its massive high-speed rail network, China has officially surpassed the United States in yet another piece of transportation infrastructure: the world’s longest sea bridge. Read more here
You still can’t use Flash on it, but at least the iPad now allows you to swipe, pinch, and scroll through the entire human genome. A new app from the Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMi) at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia lets users travel through the entire human genome–all 3 billion base pairs of it.
The U.S. Secret Service has joined the Twitter world as a way to connect with US Citizens. They are using the handle @SecretService. Of course, don’t expect to get tweets about top-secret missions or covert ops. According to a spokesperson for the Secret Service: “The @secretservice Twitter account will be used to highlight the Secret Service’s investigative mission, share press …Continue Reading
Your LinkedIn profile is diligently maintained, your blog is free of comment spam, and you tell your kids to wipe their Facebook pages clean of party photos. You work hard to maintain control of your personal online identity. But do you give the same attention to how your business is portrayed online? The online identity, or “o-dentity,” of your business …Continue Reading
Today is Data Privacy Day, a international holiday that raises awareness and promotes the education of data privacy. This day is celebrated every year on January 28th by educators, governments and professionals all over the world. Today, I’m using this holiday to reflect on the great strides Intelius has made in the area of data privacy. One notable accomplishment is …Continue Reading
Chances are you’re one of the 500 million people who actively use Facebook. Unfortunately, as the popularity of social networking grows, so do occurrences of worms, malware and other dangerous threats. Cyber-criminals have established social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter as an attack venue. Studies suggest that spamming and malware occurrences are rapidly accelerating. Here are some staggering statistics …Continue Reading
The Today Show did an interesting piece on scams to watch out for in 2011. I found some of their predictions very intriguing. One dangerous scam takes place on dating sites. Victims meet a so-called friend online who pleads to them about a problem they are having. Then they ask the victim to wire money to help them. Many send …Continue Reading