Category Archives: Technology

Ever the pretentious spotlight seeker, Harvard has jumped into the fray about one of the fundamental questions of our or any time, "Where did we come from?" Harvard University is planning a scientific study of how life emerged on Earth.The … Continue reading →

AUG. 16 2:20 P.M. ET Given the intense rivalry between Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corp., this recent revelation had a comedic tinge: Apple took too long to file a patent on part of its blockbuster iPod music players, so … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic longing for a magic box that could turn all your red lights to green, beware: Acting on that fantasy became a federal crime this week. The Safe Intersections Act, part of the transit … Continue reading →

Firefox’s share of the web browser market slipped a bit in July, while Internet Explorer gained by an equal amount, a website analysis firm said Friday. Market share for the Mozilla Foundation’s open-source browser dipped to 8.07 percent in July … Continue reading →

The coldest instrument ever to fly into space has unexpectedly lost its liquid helium coolant – rendering it useless. The mishap occurred just a month after it was launched on a Japanese X-ray satellite on 10 July 2005. The instrument, … Continue reading →

Sony BMG, the world’s second-biggest record label, has agreed to pay $10m and stop paying radio station employees to play its artists’ songs The settlement follows an investigation into "pay for play" practices in the music industry, conducted by New … Continue reading →

Hiawatha Bray, technology columnist for the Boston Globe, has been covering the Spam Wars for quite some time now: "A couple of years ago, this column featured the prediction that the junk e-mail problem would be coming under control right … Continue reading →

In our continuing series of adolescent  science-fiction staples come to life, we present the computer controlled, strength-enhancing EXOSKELETON. In the novels they were usually built of space age metals, light and super-strong, suitable for asteroid mining and deep-space death matches. … Continue reading →

Seems like every week or so these days, the Dowbrigade reads about some epochal, paradigm altering invention or experiment or innovation that is sure to change the world. Many of these items seem straight out of the science fiction novels … Continue reading →

As someone who grew up on television, in many senses, the Dowbrigade doesn’t understand those who shun it as an inferior, even offensive media unworthy of an evolved mind’s attention. For better or worse, what’s on TV has come to … Continue reading →

PASADENA, California — The Cosmos solar sail is missing shortly after its launch from a Russian nuclear submarine. The $4 million Cosmos 1 spacecraft blasted off atop a converted Russian missile at approximately 12:46 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, but … Continue reading →

An absolutely terrifying article in the New York Times exposes the felonious details of what happens to that stolen credit card and personal financial information we’ve been hearing so much about. It is a whole world of wanton and open criminal … Continue reading →