Scientists poring over data collected by NASA's Kepler space telescope have discovered a world outside its field of view, demonstrating a new technique for finding planets beyond the Solar System, scientists reported on Thursday. From its vantage point in space, Kepler stares at about 150,000 sun-like stars located a few hundred light years to a few thousand light years from Earth. One light year is about 5.9 trillion miles (9.5 trillion km).
TOKYO - Apple Inc plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO - Bethesda Softworks on Thursday announced that its "Dishonored" videogame featuring a betrayed bodyguard turned supernatural assassin will hit in October. The title being created for Bethesda by Arkane Studios will be released in North America on October 9 and in Europe three days later.
WASHINGTON - Facebook's big stock offering on Wall Street must be followed by an intensive debate on Main Street about social media's powerful impact on children, an expert on the topic says.
Paper books are always a treasure, but it’s a little impractical when the volume you’re reading is hardbound and half as heavy as your laptop. Imagine taking a shuttle, the MRT, a jeep and a tricycle, while carrying a laptop, lunch, a jacket and shopping, and then clutching a heavy book on top of everything.
