It happens to be Computer Science Education week and Code.org has set a target of 100 million persons complete the Hour of Code by year end to ensure awareness about coding education in schools. The week from December 8 to 14 has been designated as Computer Science Education Week, and Code.org is trying to create […]
Misreading Climate change will prove costly for politicians
Two of the biggest polluters in the world, China and the US have struck a landmark deal on Wednesday November 12th 2014 to fast track the cutting down of emission of green house gases. The green house gasses like CO2 and methane have been blamed for the rising global temperatures. Rising global temperatures have started […]
Sony’s PlayStation has been hit by a hack attack
Sony’s PlayStation has been hit by a hack attack. After the hack attack, users were not able to access Sony’s online PlayStation store. Sony’s PlayStation store is down since Monday and a hacker group has taken responsibility for the attack. On Monday, visitors to the site were surprised to be greeted with a message which […]
First Images of Dwarf Planet Ceres Captured By NASA Dawn Spacecraft
The first images of the Dwarf Planet Ceres was captured by the spacecraft Dawn on December 1st. Dawn was launched way back in 2007 aboard the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex 17-B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The spacecraft was sent to study the asteroid belt and two specific targets- […]
Sony CEO Calls Cyber Attack Unprecedented
The recent cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment has been described as unprecedented and its uniqueness meant that there was no precedent. So it was almost impossible to stop or to be prepared for it. Lynton added, “The scope of this attack differs from any we have responded to in the past, as its purpose […]
African humid period mystery solved, Greenhouse gases responsible
The African Humid period mystery has been finally solved by the researchers. The 10,000 years old period of intense rainfall followed by long-dry spell was the result of the global warming, according to the research. The study says, intense rainfall has occurred in two regions of Africa that took place right after the ice age. […]
Final Fantasy VII to return on Playstation 4 in 2015 Spring
More than a decade old Playstation classic game, Final Fantasy VII is coming again in 2015 Spring. The new version is going to be a port of the 2013 Windows version. It is going to be released in 2015 Spring. There are not much details which are officially released or leaked yet. Except that it […]
Chile: World’s largest telescope E-ELT is in builds
A new telescope is officially in the making. Dubbed as world’s largest telescope, it will let us see the universe like never before. Officially, it is expected to be built by 2024, which will start the countdown by 10 more years. The European Extremely Large Telescope abbreviated as E-ELT will feature a 128-feet wide light […]
Takata Faulty Airbags Results in Auto Recall of Toyota cars
One of the top Japanese auto safety official has acknowledged that Japan’s recall system needs an overhaul in order to respond to global problems that included explosion of Takata air bags. The airbags company Takata has recalled over 14 million vehicles globally. The faulty airbags is the resultant of the inflators which may explode. It […]