Have we found comets outside the solar system?RICHARD BIZLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY By Jesse Emspak The Kepler space telescope has seen thousands of exoplanets, and now we can perhaps add exocomets to the list. Potential evidence of comets has been found around two stars known as KIC 3542116 and KIC 11084727, […]
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By Andy Coghlan CANADA – APRIL 22: It caused no little stir quite recently when a Harvard professor passed through border customs with a dodo tucked under one arm. [Incomplete] (Photo by Toronto Star Archives/Toronto Star via Getty Images) [embedded content] EXTINCT it may be, but the iconic dodo has […]
MIcrosoft launched its stunning new Surface Laptop earlier this year, rapidly expanding its portfolio of in-house Windows devices. The sleek laptop offers decent perfomance and luxury design in a portable PC that won’t break the bank. Express.co.uk recently reviewed the Surface Laptop and, despite a few niggles, concluded that “Microsoft […]
Under too much stress?Caiaimage/Sam Edwards/Getty As teenagers across much of the UK get their GCSE exam results, there is an acute sense that the pressure on them to succeed from a young age has been growing. That is perhaps one reason we are in the midst of a mental health […]
Updated with more details on Samsung’s trade-in program for Galaxy Note 7 owners. There’s a lot riding on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8’s glossy, curved shoulders, two rear cameras and digital S Pen stylus. The Galaxy Note 8 has to wash away the bad taste of last year’s battery-burning Note […]
iPhone 8 could ship with a Touch ID fingerprint scanner after all, according to new leaked footage. The rumour mill has been back-and-forth for months over the fate of the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. Apple is widely-tipped to ditch the physical Home Button (with its embedded fingerprint sensor) from the […]
Google’s rebooted Pixel could be just weeks away from launch if this latest leak is to be believed. Serial leaker Evan Blass has just posted a message on Twitter stating the Pixel 2 will be unveiled on October 5th. Blass has good record for getting things right and many experts […]
Pirates who use Roku set-top boxes to stream paid-for television channels, on-demand movies and live sports without permission from the rightsholders have been cut-off, it has been revealed. Cybercriminals were using the private channel functionality built into the Roku operating system to access illegal online streams. These private channels were […]