Posts Tagged ‘ space ’

Cold Plasma Layer Detected High Above Earth (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Cold, electrically charged particles have long been suspected to exist tens of thousands of miles above the Earth's surface, and now scientists have detected such ions there for the first time. And they are significantly more abundant at those heights than previously imagined.

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Analysts: New software won’t save Blackberry maker (AP)

AP - In the trend-setting North American market, BlackBerry phones have gone from must-have messaging toys to outdated clunkers _all in the space of a few years. The new CEO of Research In Motion Ltd., the company behind the phones, says it can claw its way back to the top with new software, but...

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Analysts: New software won’t save Blackberry maker (AP)

AP - In the trend-setting North American market, BlackBerry phones have gone from must-have messaging toys to outdated clunkers _all in the space of a few years. The new CEO of Research In Motion Ltd., the company behind the phones, says it can claw its way back to the top with new software, but...

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Are Health Startups the Next Big Opportunity? (TCTV)

Are Health Startups the Next Big Opportunity? (TCTV)

Few people are satisfied with the current American healthcare system. It gets more expensive while innovations that actually improve the patient experience are rare. While there may be innovative new treatments and surgeries, basic functions like tracking health-related expenses or dealing with insurance companies to pay a hospital bill are still a pain....

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Going Too Far: The ‘TechCrunch Embargo’ And Other Myths

Going Too Far: The ‘TechCrunch Embargo’ And Other Myths

Antti Vilpponen , co-founder and CEO of ArcticStartup , a competitor to TechCrunch Europe when it comes to coverage of – surprise – tech startups from the Arctic region, wrote a post yesterday about the way we – supposedly – handle embargoes around here. We don’t always respond to criticism, especially not from...

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