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Instant Quantum Communication Is Near

fljmayer writes “In this experiment, researchers in Australia and Japan were able to transfer quantum information from one place to another without having to physically move it. It was destroyed in…

Bugtracking

All Languages Linked To Common Source

Old Wolf writes “A New Zealand evolutionary psychologist, Quentin Atkinson, has created a scientific sensation by claiming to have discovered the mother of all mother tongues. ‘Dr Atkinson took 504…

Maqetta: Open Source HTML5 Editor From IBM

PybusJ writes “IBM has released an online HTML5 editing tool called Maqetta, hosted by the Dojo Foundation. eWeek calls it an open source answer to Flash and Silverlight. That remains to be seen, but…

9 Reasons Why The Killer Tablet App Is The Browser

The tablet market is exploding and exceeding everyone’s wildest dreams. Apple is in the lead, but the Android tablets along with many others are on their way. In an interview back in January, I stated that “apps are bullshit for content”. I thought it would be good to clarify that statement and explain my reasoning why the future of content on tablet devices is not going to be delivered through apps, but through one killer app: the browser.

Asteroid Observing Alert

2011 GP59, as seen on April 12, 2011 by E. Guido & G. Sostero. Click the image to see more on this NEO from the Remanzacco Observatory in Italy.

A newly discovered asteroid could provide…

Microsoft's "Native HTML5" nonsense

Another week, another nonsensical marketing claim from Microsoft.

Native HTML5: First IE10 Platform Preview Available for Download

IE10 Platform Preview 1, available for download today is the first step in delivering the next wave of progress in native HTML5 support. Web sites and HTML5 run best when they run natively, on a…

Astrophoto: A Whale of a Galaxy

NGC 4631 in Canes Venatici, or the Whale Galaxy. Credit: R. Jay GaBany

A unique galaxy came swimming into view of noted amateur astronomer R. Jay GaBany’s telescope, with gorgeous…

CodeSOD: The Qualities of Equality

With complex datatypes, objects references, internalization, and all the other intricacies that go into modern day software development, the matter of equality is often a bit more involved than…