Author Archives: StevenTorresRamos

Quite a story here on several levels. First, I’m always amazed to read that folks don’t secure their WiFi connections with a password. Second, the ramifications of that obviously came crashing down on this poor fellow in a rather ugly … Continue reading →

By the end of this year, a bigger and smarter rover will be on its way to Mars. Called Curiosity, NASA‘s six-wheel-drive, 9-foot-long robotic research vehicle will be delivered to the planet’s surface using the most unusual method yet, which … Continue reading →

Citizens in Japan (especially the elderly) like to keep a fair amount of cash on hand in their homes. And after the earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc on homes, money (and safes full of money) are washing up on shore … Continue reading →

The badly damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has been upgraded from 5 to 7 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale. Thats, in case you were wondering, out of seven—the only other nuclear crisis to reach the same … Continue reading →

So remember that time we saw that Apple had been dreaming up carbon fiber iPads in a patent? Looks like the idea’s got some legs, if the recent hiring of Senior Composites Engineer Kevin Kenny is any indication. Kenny joined … Continue reading →

    Apples new iPhone 5 should go into production in September says Avian Securities in a note this morning.This suggests the iPhone wont be on the market until the end of this year, or even early next year possibly, … Continue reading →