Scientists Discover Why Marijuana Affects Memory
Medical professionals have always warned people about the negative effects of marijuana on memory but haven't been able to explain why until now. An international team of scientists believe they are closer to finding out why taking cannabis impairs short-term memory.
Exclusive Street Fighter X Tekken DLC Characters Leaked by Pirates
Capcom infuriated a lot of gamers when news broke that its latest game Street Fighter X Tekken had characters that were supposed to be released as paid-for DLC were already included.
What 25 Billion App Downloads Means for Apple
Apple Inc. proudly marked 25 billion apps downloaded from its app store with an announcement on Apple's home page.
Russian Mogul Plans to Transplant Human Brains to Robot Bodies
Do you want to live forever in a robotic body? If Russian entrepreneur Dmitry Itskov is to be believed he already has plans that will allow humans to inhabit robots in the next ten years.
Windows 8 Consumer Test Results
Microsoft Corp. released a consumer preview of its next generation operating system Windows 8 on Wednesday and early reviews about the software have been largely positive.
Blizzard Entertainment Cuts 600 Jobs
Activision Blizzard Inc. maker of World of Warcraft announced Wednesday that it would cut 600 employees from departments not related to its game development teams.
Cheaper $100 or Less Smartphones on the Way?
Despite the growing number of smartphone users in the developed world feature phones are still the prevalent mobile device in emerging markets. But this trend could soon shift as smartphone prices go down to less than $100 within the next two years.
Microsoft Research Shows Off Holoreflectors and 3D Desktops
Microsoft Research is one step closer to bringing holograms to consumers. At a Microsoft TechForum event in Richmond, the company's researchers demonstrated three prototypes in areas such as advanced displays and augmented reality applications.
Google Celebrates Leap Day and Gioachino Rossini with Doodle
Google Inc. celebrated the leap year and composer Giochino Rossini's 220th birthday with a two for one Google Doodle. The Doodle features frogs performing Rossini's opera "The Barber of Seville".
Global Warming Shrank Early Horses
The first known horses were the size of house cats, weighing only 8 pounds but before they could evolve to the stately creatures they are today horses shrank even smaller because of global warming.
Dolphins, Whales Should Have the Same Rights as Humans, Group Demands
Dolphins and whales deserve the same rights as humans do, according to a group of marine workers, philosophers and animal welfare activists who talked to scientists meeting in Canada.
Neural Interfaces Could Provide Better Prosthetics
A new technique that could provide a prosthetic limb that moves and responds like an actual flesh and blood limb has been a major goal for researchers and physicians for years. Now a joint project by researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, the University of New Mexico and the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has found a way for amputees to gain better control over their prosthetics with help from their own nervous systems.
Galaxy Teeming with Rogue Planets
Our galaxy is filled with rogue planets that don't orbit around a star, according to researchers at the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology. In fact there could be thousands, perhaps billions of "nomad planets" hurtling around the galaxy and far outnumbering the stars.
Virgin Galactic and Playboy Team-Up for the Ultimate Gentleman’s Club
With space opening up for private sector entrepreneurs it was only a matter of time for businessmen to turn to more prurient interests. Playboy and space tourism company Virgin Galactic are teaming to imagine the first Playboy Club in outer space.
HTC One Phones: Advanced Camera and Cool Audio
HTC Corp. unveiled its new strategy in Barcelona at the start of the Mobile World Congress with the launch of its HTC One series of phones that focuses on advanced cameras and audio technology.
Flash, Windows on Apple iPad?
If you're an iPad owner that misses Microsoft's line of products or play flash videos on the Internet all you have to do is download a new iPad service called OnLive Desktop Plus.
Should Apple Sell a Cheaper, Smaller iPad?
Despite the strides made by its rivals, the tablet market is still Apple's stomping ground. Analysts and fans are looking forward to Apple's new iPad 3 but along with rumors about the product there have been speculation that Apple could slash prices for the iPad to compete with Amazon and Barnes & Noble in the lower end of the tablet market. But would such a move help Apple at all?
Turn-Off Pain with Light Activated Pain Switch
Here's another development in science that seems to have been taken from science fiction. Chemists at LMU Munich in collaboration with colleagues from Berkeley and Bordeaux have shown that it is possible to inhibit pain sensitive neurons using an agent that acts as a photosensitive switch.
The Sky IS Falling! Clouds Are Lowering Worldwide, NASA Satellite Finds
The sky might be a little closer to the Earth according to NASA satellite image data. Over the last ten years, the height of cloud covers has been lowered by one percent or 30 to 40 meters.
Smartphones Most Popular Among the Young and Wealthy
Smartphone owners are more likely to be young or make more than $100,000 a year, according to a Nielsen survey in January of this year.
Humans Not Naturally Nasty, New Research Finds
Cynics will find a hard time believing the new study from researchers at Emory University. According to the results of the research conducted by Frans de Waal, humanity isn't nasty at their core.
Google's Terminator Style Glasses Could Be on Sale This Year
The rumored Google glasses that can stream information directly to the glasses could soon be in consumers' hands by the end of the year.
4G LTE Phones Expected at MWC
The Mobile World Congress is kicking off in a week and most of the buzz about the new mobile devices center on which companies are announcing 4G LTE devices. LTE technology is set to overtake 3.5G as the dominant category in wireless infrastructure so mobile phone manufacturers are racing to provide phones that support 4G LTE technology.
Amid Apple Pressure, Foxconn Gives Pay Hike
Foxconn Technology said this weekend that it would increase worker salaries at its Chinese factories by as much as 16 to 25 percent as it faces intense public scrutiny over the working conditions in at its factories.
Nanobots Seek and Destroy Cancer Cells
Scientists have developed nano-robots that can deliver deadly payloads to unhealthy cells.
Russians Revive 30,000 Year Old Plant
A team of Russian scientists have resurrected an entire plant that bloomed when sabre-toothed cats and wooly mammoths roamed the Earth.
Top Apps for Your Android Tablet
As more and more Android tablets hit the market this year, developers are rushing to provide quality apps for Android tablet owners. Apple's iPad might have over 140,000 apps available for its users but if you're an Android tablet user there are still a lot of Android apps for you to choose from. Here are some essential apps you need to download to make the most of your Android tablet.
NASA Captures Dramatic Video of Solar Tornado [VIDEO]
A NASA spacecraft was a stunning video showing the sun's plasma spinning around in the sun's magnetic field earlier this month.
Is an 8-Inch iPad in the Works?
Apple Inc. is reportedly working on an 8-inch version of its best-selling iPad tablet in an effort to broaden its market share.
Microsoft's Social News Site, MSNow, Taps 'Hottest Conversations'
Microsoft Corp. launched on Thursday a new trend-tracking service called msnNow which tracks what people are talking about online by shifting through real-time topics across social media networks like Facebook and Twitter. Users can then see what topics are trending at the moment by looking at the site along with a few pithy comments from MSN's editorial staff about the topics.