William Endo

The NASA Research and Technology Studies (RATS) team are gearing up for possible trips to near-Earth asteroids.

For a taste of what this conference will bring, NASA has released their finding of a new Earth-sized planet orbiting a star 352 light years away. The planet was named Kepler-21b and the star it is orbiting named HD 179070. The planet and star is just one of the hundreds of planets and stars found by the satellite orbiting Earth.

A study published by Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology claims that the very first tooth most likely belong to an ancient fish. Thevery first pearly whites might have been a set of very sharp scales on a fish's face.

A research technician and mission planner for the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University offered an explanation for such lines. Jonathon Hill has said that they are spy satellite calibration targets and are not surprising given that China is known to operate spy satellites and the United States have also operated a number of spy satellites themselves.

The Leonids are known to be a bright annual meteor shower with visible meteorites that can be seen by the naked eye. Although this year would be less visible than previous years because of the moon being in it's third quarter and other factors such as light pollution. The shower itself lasts for weeks but its peak is tonight and tomorrow Nov. 18 from midnight until 3 a.m. If you can't get yourself to stay awake you could get to see a glimpse of the shower before moonrise if you are lucky.

Two Students from the University of Pennsylvania have modified a Kinect to help the vision impaired to become more aware of their environment. The project is called Kinecthesia and functions as a radar like device but instead of using sound, the device uses the Kinect's cameras to map out the environment and translate it into a sensation the blind can understand.

Scientists in Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island engineered male and female mice to produce the IKKbeta enzyme in their fat. The resulting mice can eat more but gain less weight. The animals exhibit the ability to burn sugar and fat more effectively.

Last 2005 a project called Google X from the now shut down Google Labs. It stayed for one day and disappeared without a trace and with no explanation. It was a project that showcases Google's website with Apple's dock effect. New York Times has revealed recently that another project with the same name was in development within Google that is so secret that some of the employees don't even know it exists.

A new breakthrough in stem cell researched has helped a 39-year old man, Ken Milles, recover his health by regenerating damaged heart tissue. The same treatment was given to a patient named Mike Jones and again, like the last patient before him is now recovering.

The bronze-age artifact unearthed was found in a 1000-year old Inupiat house, making the belt older than the house itself. The house is located at Cape Espenberg by an archeological team from the University of Colorado. The buckle itself is two inches by one inch with a rectangular beveled ring connected to a broken concave ring. The whole item was made from a mold that most likely came from East Asia.

Google has released three new features for their Google+ service. The new features are described by the company in their blog as "popular posts, eye-catching analytics, photo fun." It is indeed a welcome addition to the ever growing social site as it made it more connected to each member and more fun. Google+ has also entered into Google Apps enabling organizations and business use its social network architecture.

Activision has released a teaser for their up and coming Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare 3. The trailer has stated that the game is the most anticipated game in history and the franchise as a worldwide phenomenon. Is their claim true?

No, Brink of Destruction is not a game. Australian developers are closing shops and are in danger of extinction. At least that is what looks like for KMM Brisbane that closed shop last Friday while some have thrived like Halfbrick Studios, makers of Fruit Ninja.

Unlike the iPhone 5, whose arrival date is still unknown, Android Ice Cream Sandwich is here. There was no letting on, no cryptic messages. Google and Samsung has sent their message perfectly clear in their event in Hong Kong: Everybody gets an Ice Cream Sandwich.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has filed for a sales ban on Apple Inc's iPhone 4S in Australia and Japan in Monday after its defeat in it attempt to ban sale of the iPhone 4S in the Netherlands.

The latest services launched by Apple Inc. stumbled its first steps with users reporting that they have lost access to their email and hours long delay in download and installation of iOS 5. Both problems can be said to be the symptoms of the Apple servers are not up to the task.

iOS 5 was released today and with it a step nearer to replacing the Mac and PC as the main computing device for the common people. The latest update to the iOS brings big changes to the iPad and the iPhone as well as fixing possible security vulnerabilities.

An important announcement from Sony's Chief Information Security Officer was put up in the Sony blog. There have been attempts to hack the database networks which might have affected less than 0.1% of the users of Europe.

While preparing to launch their IPO, Zynga has not kept a low profile during the "quiet period" the Securities and Exchange Commision imposed on companies limiting any information it can release on the public. The social gaming company has unveiled new games and moves to have a new platform to offer their games other than social media sites with their own website in their "Zynga Unleashed" event.

While it is the answer to Facebook by Google, the company under-promised and over-delivered all over again. Google+ is not isolated as a separate thing like other Google services but is the bridge between all. Not only it has more functions on itself but it also makes use of services like Google Docs, Youtube and Picasa just to name a few.

The electronics giant, Samsung, has announced a slight delay in launching their new Nexus Prime smartphone. The company said that it was a gesture of respect on the deceased Apple founder Steve Jobs.

The official Facebook app was said to have features that users can experience high-res photos, games, chat and better navigation using iPad's touch gestures. The release did not contain Facebook's timeline feature which Mark Zuckerburg introduced inn the f8 conference.

Sometimes a small bug can be hours of fun. That is what happened to Bethesda when they were figuring out why somebody in their game Skyrim is reporting thievery on them. Turns out the feathered animals there is not so keen on giving up their eggs.

Scam artists have exploited the recent demise of the iconic co-founder of Apple. Promises of 500 free iPads had lured in Facebook and Twitter users to click links that direct to websites unrelated to the fake promotion.

Siri is the new function for the iPhone 4s that is said to be an intelligent A.I. An old version of the Siri available is no longer available for free in the Apple App Store.

Many have said that Steve Jobs is the equivalent of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Walt Disney for our generation. All these men have exerted control on every facet of their company. What they are more famous for is their foresight and that they have built the future.

A 19-year-old design student from Hong Kong, Jonathan Mak, created a tribute to the late co-founder of Apple during his resignation from Apple. Little did he know that his design would go viral all over the world in the wake of Steve Job's death.

Gamers will be in a treat at the 2011 New York Comic Con in Oct. 13 - 16at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Nintendo has arranged special events and demos for its new games featuring favorite franchises like Mario, Legend of Zelda, Pokémon and Professor Layton.

With the death of the iconic CEO of Apple, what is in store for Apple in the future? Who would now be the next innovator for the computing world?