Scrabulous Creators Stick It To Hasbro With Wordscraper
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Scrabulous was reborn on Facebook on Thursday, as the former Scrabble clone is now called Wordscraper. This comes just two days after the creators of Scrabulous pulled the game from Facebook, following pressure from a lawsuit filed by Hasbro.
Hasbro filed a lawsuit against the creators of Scrabulous recently, pushing to have the game removed from Facebook. Read more
NASA Confirms There Is Ice On Mars, First Sample Taken
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - NASA scientists announced today that they have taken the first ice sample on Mars. This comes on the same day that NASA announced that the Phoenix Mars mission would be extended by five weeks.
NASA scientists confirmed earlier in the week that they were not going to actually carry out the ice test, due to the fact that they have been having problems with actually getting the samples into the test oven of the Phoenix. Read more
NASA Gives Phoenix Lander More Time To Search Mars
July 31, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - NASA has announced that they are extending the mission of the Phoenix Mars Lander, giving it more time to search for water, and other evidence that the red planet could support life.
The Phoenix Mars mission has been ongoing for the past two months, and has been a major success to this point. Read more
Motor Neurons Created From Skin Cells Of Two ALS Patients
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - U.S. researchers have come out and stated that they have found a way to transform skin cells of two patients with ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease into motor neurons.
The study was carried out by researchers at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, and focused on ALS. Read more
Exercise Pill Improves Speed, Endurance, Helps With Weight Loss
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Researchers have released a report in the July 31 issue of Cell, which reveals a simple pill that may actually be able to improve the speed and endurance of people, and also promote weight loss, when combined with exercise.
The pill was developed by scientists at the Salk Institute, and was originally developed to help treat mice which had metabolic diseases. Read more
Nintendo Getting Ready To Launch Successor To DS Handheld
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - According to analyst Michael Pachter, Nintendo is getting ready to launch the successor to their DS handheld, and very soon.
Pachter has come out and stated that Nintendo is likely already getting ready to launch the new handheld device. Read more
Scientists Find New Portrait Under Van Vogh Painting
July 31, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - Scientists have managed to discover a portrait which is actually under the Vincent Van Gogh panting, Patch of Grass.
European scientists have managed to use a new type of technology to reconstruct the original portrait. Read more
Search For Life Is On, Liquid Lake Found On Saturn’s Moon Titan
July 31, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - The search for life has expanded beyond Mars, as scientists have discovered that there is liquid on the Saturn moon Titan.
Scientists to this point are uncertain about just how deep this liquid is on Titan, as it appears to be in the form of a lake. Read more
LG Unveils New Blu-ray Player, Includes Netflix Streaming
July 31, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - LG Electronic Inc. is set to offer a new device that will not only play Blu-ray movies, but will also be able to stream content over the Internet from Netflix Inc.
The new Blu-ray player is called the LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player. Read more
Intel Makes Deal With Portugal For 500,000 Classmate PCs
July 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Intel has managed to strike a deal with Portugal, who plans to buy 500,000 Classmate PCs for the upcoming school year to help students.
The idea behind the purchase is to get more computers into the hands of children who are in school. Read more
