Day: June 4, 2014

Entertainment Film

Millennium Falcon appears to take shape in new ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ spy shots

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As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes We knew that Han and the rest of the classic Star Wars crew were returning for Episode VII, and now it appears that Han’s ship of choice is coming along for the ride too. TMZ has new photos of a huge prop under construction, and by all means it looks just like the Millennium Falcon. It’s still far from complete — so we can’t say definitively that this is it — but it looks like a…

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Google

Google Plans To Launch An Easy-To-Use Chrome Plug-In For Email Encryption Soon

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As reported on TechCrunch.  by Frederic Lardinois Google today announced that it will soon release a Chrome plug-in that will enable end-to-end encryption for web-based email services. The plug-in is based on the OpenPGP email encryption standard. Google’s plan here is to make encryption easy enough to use to become widespread among mainstream users. Right now, unless you are fairly technical and can get extensions likeMailvelope to work for you, using Gmail — or any other popular email service — with…

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Android Microsoft Mobile

Android Likely To Get Touch-Friendly Office Before Windows

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As reported on TechCrunch.  by Alex Wilhelm  #SatyasMicrosoft Earlier today, ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley reported that the tablet-touch build of Office for Android will land before the touch-ready build for Windows. Yes, this is the real world. Microsoft declined to comment. Keep in mind that Microsoft building an Office suite for Android tablets isn’t news. This is a timing issue. Of course, Microsoft already offers an app for Android that includes Office capabilities, but Office Mobile — which existed for iOS…

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Health HealthCare

Life-saving vest shocks wearers’ hearts to keep them alive

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As reported on Engadget. BY MARIELLA MOON Apparently, 20 percent of patients who need to wear defibrillators don’t actually keep them on at all times — even if they mean the difference between life and death. So, a group of biomedical engineering students from the John Hopkins University designed a new type of wearable defibrillator, which is unobtrusive and comfortable unlike traditional harness designs. The undergrads’ version takes on the form of a stretchable, waterproof vest fitted with sensors. Also, instead…

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Space

NASA readies Mars ‘flying saucer’ for risky hypersonic flight test

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As reported on Engadget. BY STEVE DENT The wispy atmosphere of Mars is 99 percent thinner than Earth’s — not great for slowing down space ships or metorites. NASA’s testing a way to make it work, however, using a helium balloon, rockets and a Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) vehicle, which looks suspiciously like a UFO. The plan is to launch the LDSD to 120,000 feet using the balloon, then push it to the edge of space (180,000 feet) with…

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