Nexus 5 Release Date Tipped For Nov 1

New White Model Teaser In Latest Leak The release date of Google’s Nexus 5 is still a mystery, and according to the latest rumor, the device is only three days away. From tech specs to a possible price tag, a lot of "details" about Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) upcoming Nexus 5 have been leaked over the past few weeks. The only thing about the handset that still remains a mystery is its release date and that too may well be put to rest, according...

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622 Mbps broadband FOUND ON MOON – NASA

NASA has successfully tested a broadband communications system built into its Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) probe, firing data to and from the Moon at rates of up to 622Mbps. LADEE, launched last month (to the detriment of an unfortunate amphibian), houses a number of instruments designed to measure the state of the Moon's scarce atmosphere while orbiting the space rock. But it also has NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) built in, which is a series of lasers on the outer hull designed...

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72% Of Americans Holding Back On Spending

NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost three in four Americans are holding back on spending, according to a new Bankrate.com(NYSE: RATE) report. Stagnant income is the most frequent reason (32%), followed by the need to save more (24%) and worries about the economy (20%). Just 27% of Americans say they are not holding back spending at all. "With hundreds of thousands of government employees furloughed and many government contractors reeling from the shutdown, feelings of job security plummeted to the lowest level in nearly...

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Google takes maps into the business world

Maps Engine Pro service costs $5 per user per month and runs on Google's public cloud computing platform (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO -- Google is trying to get its Maps service used by more businesses, not just consumers. The company unveiled Maps Engine Pro Monday, which lets businesses upload data into Google Maps to visualize and analyze it. The service costs $5 per user per month and runs on Google's public cloud computing...

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Internet begins its move beyond .com, .net, and .edu

The Internet's address books just got the first four new generic top-level domains, but they won't go live on the Net until trademark holders get a chance to stake their claims. Think .biz, .co, and .mobi were a little weird to see at the end of an Internet address? You ain't seen nothing yet. Because on Wednesday, the first 4 of a planned 1,400 new Net-address suffixes -- called generic top-level domains, or GTLDs -- were built into the fabric...

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