NASA 3D-printing parts for its next rocket headed for Mars
by Eric Mack, cnet.comA process called selective laser melting, similar to 3D printing, is being used to create parts for NASA’s new Space Launch System.
3D printing has captured the imaginations of just about anyone who knows what it is — even…
Blasphemy laws are darkening Pakistan’s skies
Salman Hameed, guardian.co.ukA Lahore girls’ school has been burned to the ground and an astronomer’s family arrested because of this tool of intolerance
I first met Umair Asim 15 years ago after an astronomy talk I gave in Lahore, Pakistan. He peppered me with questions ab…
Lenovo sees 7-inch tablets vying with phones, not PCs
by Brooke Crothers, cnet.comThe burgeoning 7-inch tablet market will do battle with large-screen smartphones, says Lenovo.
Lenovo expects the growing market for 7-inch tablets to compete with large-screen smartphones, not PCs.
During the company’s…
Watch: Microsoft’s Amazing Live Tile Prank
Jon Russell, thenextweb.comCheck this out. As part of the promotion for its Windows 8 launch, Microsoft plonked a ‘live’ Live Tile on a street in Oslo (Norway), those curious enough to step on it got a personal invite to a raucous rock concert via a collapsing…
US Navy reprimands seven SEALs for consulting on ‘Medal of Honor’ video game (update)
By Sam Byford, theverge.comSeven Navy SEALs have reportedly been disciplined for acting as paid consultants on the EA video game Medal of Honor: Warfighter. According to CBS News, the SEALs are all active members of the notorious Team Six and one of them …
Right on Cue: Can iTunes chief fix Apple’s maps and Siri?
by Greg Sandoval, cnet.comAn executive shuffle has dropped two troubled services into the hands of Eddy Cue. CNET has a behind-the-scenes look at Apple’s master negotiator and product resuscitator.
In Apple’s never-ending negotiations with record…
