Technology

The Future History of Facebook

By Marshall Connolly (Catholic Online) • Catholic Online • 5/16/2012

What will the future history of Facebook be? The legendary social networking site is inching its way to one billion worldwide users. In America, the website is becoming as ubiquitous as the internet itself, and soon the company will generate billions with its initial public offering (IPO). Despite ...

The new app design is much different than the previous Google+ app and from the Google+ site interface.

Google+ makes huge change

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/16/2012

Vic Gundotra has been running the engineering teams at Google since 2006, but he has never been so adamant about what Google is building than he is today. Why? One simple word and reason: Design. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "We care more about design than we ever have in our history," ...

If you own an iPod, then you can sue Apple

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/11/2012

If you are one of the millions of those who purchased an iPod between September 12, 2006 and March 31, 2009, you may receive quite a shocking email. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The email states that you are enlisted in a class-action lawsuit against the Apple company, though you can ...

55 Cancri e stands out because it is ultra-dense and orbits extremely close to its parent star, which is about 26 times closer than the distance between Mercury and our own sun.

Light from 'Super Earth' recorded in historic event

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/9/2012

In what astronomers are calling a historic achievement, light from an alien "super-Earth," twice the size of our own Earth has been detected by a NASA space telescope for the first time. NASA's infrared Spitzer Space Telescope spotted light from the alien planet 55 Cancri e, which orbits a ...

There is a stipulation to the self-driving cars. Nevada requires that two drivers be in the test cars now, a human back-up driver and a passenger. In the limited test program, however, Google is asking to exempt those back-up drivers from text messaging while driving laws.

Nevada is first state to approve self-driving cars

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/8/2012

Nevada has become the first state in the United States to allow self-driving automobiles on its roads. Two months ago, Nevada approved and set regulations that would allow self-driving vehicles on local roadways. The State of Nevada has since announced that it has approved Google for the first ...

The mainpage from a Parish Community Network in Florida.

Parish Community Networks now rolling out to Catholic parishes across the US

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/7/2012

They have arrived! Parish Community Networks, free Catholic websites for churches, have been given the "go" for launch from Catholic Online. The free websites will help change the way parishes engage their communities. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Everything is free for the parish that ...

Catholic Online giving away free websites to parishes

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/6/2012

Next week, Catholic Online will formerly debut its Parish Community Networks (PCN). The PCN has seen an extensive beta phase and is now ready to change the way parishes engage their communities. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The Parish Community Network is a 100 percent free website ...

Imagine a device that will allow you to look through walls, barriers - and people's clothes. Previously, this was the domain of the gag store item 'X-Ray Spex,' ordered in the back of cheap comic books. Believe it or not, such a device is quickly becoming reality . and it could soon become a hot Smartphone application.

Smartphone may offer 'X-Ray Spex' capability. See through walls, clothes and more

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 4/23/2012

Imagine a device that will allow you to look through walls, barriers - and people's clothes. Previously, this was the domain of the gag store item "X-Ray Spex," ordered in the back of cheap comic books. Believe it or not, such a device is quickly becoming reality . and it could soon become ...

The brain simulacrum will be revolutionary for understanding such debilitating neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, in addition to shedding light on how the human mind thinks and make decisions.

Scientists attempt to construct human brain to unlock mind's secrets

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 4/17/2012

Scientists are now trying to build a replica of the human brain using the world's most powerful computer. Intended to combine all the information yet unknown about its mysterious workings, results will be visible on a screen, right down to the level of individual cells and molecules. LOS ...

Samsung's appear to pretty much on track. YOUM displays will hopefully be available by the end of this year.

Unbelievable! Samsung to release flexible mobile device this year

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 4/11/2012

A remarkable concept video for a mobile device, consisting entirely of a flexible AMOLED display was released late last year. The translucent device translated languages on the spot, projected images in 3D among other amazing tasks. While super-phone like this may still be a ways off, ...