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by Chris Nerney

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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

Which smartphone do older users like more than younger users? (You may be surprised)

Posted Feb 11, 2013 - 08:01 pm

Which smartphone do older customers of Verizon Wireless prefer -- the iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy SIII?
iPhone 5, samsung galaxy sIII
Google's Chrome Web Store off to slow start

Posted Jan 05, 2011 - 02:01 pm

It appears business is slow over at Google's Chrome Web Store, which was launched early last month to allow Chrome users to download free or (preferably) paid web apps. (Also see: 5 great free business apps for Google Chrome)
applications, browser
Hey, selfish people, you are doomed in the long run. Doomed!

Posted Sep 03, 2013 - 01:06 pm

Selfishness may seem tempting in the short-run, but in the long run it is anything but a virtue.
ayn rand, objectivism
A database of more than 100,000 terrorist attacks

Posted Apr 17, 2013 - 04:19 pm

The Global Terrorism Database has compiled information on more than 100,000 acts of terrorism from 1970 through 2011.
acts of terrorism, database
Open-source PaaS startup gets $8 million in funding

Posted Aug 11, 2011 - 11:10 am

Cloud-based PHP "Platform as a Service" (PaaS) vendor AppFog on Thursday announced an $8 million round of venture funding. If you're unfamiliar with AppFog, that's understandable because the company on Thursday also announced a name change from PHP Fog.
AppFog, Application development
Words of wisdom from Albert Einstein

Posted Apr 26, 2013 - 12:54 pm

Two stars 7,000 light years from Earth appear to prove Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. But evidence of the physicist's genius can be found a lot closer to home.
Albert Einstein, astronomy
The ravages of economic inequality on American families

Posted Sep 12, 2013 - 09:32 am

Economic inequality is changing the face of the American family, according to an analysis by a Ohio State University sociology professor.
American families, divorce
NASA's asteroid-bagging plan 'not as crazy' as it seems

Posted Sep 17, 2013 - 10:10 am

Does NASA really think it's possible to capture an asteroid in a bag? Yes, but not everyone agrees.
asteroid, bag
Prepare for Earth's doom (in 1.75 billion years or so)

Posted Sep 19, 2013 - 11:02 am

Maybe trying to settle humans on Mars isn't such a bad idea after all. Because we are racing against the clock!
asteroid, Earth
Moon is 100 million years younger than we thought (and that's what too much sun can do you)

Posted Sep 25, 2013 - 12:50 pm

So you thought you really knew our moon? Think again.
astronomy, Earth

October is...
Unified Communications Month

BY THE NUMBERS: UC&C

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TOOLBOX: Six alternative tools for small business collaboration

CASE STUDY: Enterprise social network moves ad agency into the future

Microsoft's Security Essentials isn't the best antivirus program, according to Microsoft

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AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises

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See - and hear - what it was like to surf the web 20 years ago

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Valve completes its trifecta of announcements with the Steam Controller

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Which makes you more productive: The iPhone 5s or Samsung Galaxy S4?

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