Hubble Unveils Colorful Star Nursery on 100,000th Orbit

Google now expects Linux-based Android phones to ship in the fourth quarter instead of the second half of this year, according to a report . Reasons for the delays reportedly include language glitches, last-minute changes from Google, and issues over carrier branding. Apparently the OS devs at GOOG didn’t get the word from the web app devs. They should just ship it and stick a BETA tag on it. Oh, wait. That won’t work when a real OEM or ISV customer is expected to receive so... more

Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on its next-generation Prius hybrid cars, becoming the first major automaker to use solar power for a vehicle. The plan is to equip solar panels on the roof of the high-end version of the Prius when it redesigns the gasoline-electric hybrid car early next year, and the power generated by the solar system would be used for the air conditioning. ShareThis ... more

I recently came across Environmental Graffiti , an ecologically conscious site that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Below are a couple of the more recent and interesting articles like 30 incredible abstract satellite images of Earch , i highly recommend checking them out. Other articles over there you might find interesting: World’s Most Expensive Places to Have Sex Magnetic Fields As You’ve Never Seen Them Before [pics] Scientists Attach Rectal Methane-Collecti... more

The Wall Street Journal’s Health blog researches some of the more interesting medical diagnostic codes to help track injuries throughout the world. For instance, if you’re injured by a spacecraft, that’s ICD-9 code E845. And the extended definition notes that the code includes “launching pad accident,â€� but excludes “effects of weightlessness in spacecraft,â€� which has its own code (E928.0). And with a little sleuthing they found a reference to the need for... more