The U.S. Transportation Department has barred travelers from packing loose lithium batteries in their checked bags on all flights. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said the move is designed to help minimize the risk that such batteries could overheat and catch fire on board.
These rules beginning January 1 say travelers can bring a [...]
The probability of Asteroid 2007 WD5 hitting mars has increased from 1.3 percent to 3.9 percent. Which is about 1 in 25 odds. This new estimation comes from officials at the Near Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).If there is a collision it will take place on January 30th at 2:55 am [...]
In February AOL will discontinue support and development for the Netscape browser.Tom Drapeau, lead developer of Netscape.com said on his blog, “AOL’s focus on transitioning to an ad-supported Web business leaves little room for the size of investment needed to get the Netscape browser to a point many of its fans expect it to be,” [...]
Today Sony Corporation announced it will stop making rear projection televisions. Sony said it would focus its resources on liquid crystal displays (LCD), and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology.
Sony said they will stop making the rear-projection TVs at three plants in Japan by February.
