Second-largest black hole in Milky Way may have been spotted
Japanese astronomers discovered proof of what could be the second-largest black hole in the Milky Way.The discovery of what’s being referred to as an “intermediate mass” black hole close to the center of the Milky Way may help scientists understand how supermassive black holes in the center of most large galaxies were formed. Researchers had spotted a strange gas cloud codenamed CO-0.40-0.22, with the gas moving at varying rates of speed, and with the help of the Nobeyama 4..>> view originalBrightest known galaxy experiences extreme turbulence
Brightest known galaxy experiences extreme turbulencePosted onJanuary 15, 2016byLaurel KornfeldArtist impression of W2246-0526, a galaxy glowing in infrared light as intensely as 350 trillion suns. It is so violently turbulent that it may eventually jettison its entire supply of star-forming gas, according to new observations with ALMA. Credit: Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF; Dana Berry / SkyWorks; ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)The brightest galaxy ever observed, located 12.4 billion light years from Earth, is so u..>> view originalChandelure Revealed as the Final Pokken Tournament Fighter
Chandelure Revealed as the Final Pokken Tournament FighterRight on cue for its January 15th reveal, the final fighter forPokken Tournamenthas been revealed. To the surprise of many, it’s Chandelure, the Ghost/Fire type Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Black and White. Actual gameplay footage of the chandelier Pokémon won’t appear until Jnuary 31st, however, leaving mystery as to how Chandelure will actually play.In addition, the official Japanese website also revealed three additional sets of Suppo..>> view originalGatekeeper flaw remains exploitable four months after its discovery
A security researcher says flaws in Apple’s Gatekeeper application validation system remain available to exploit, despite Apple patching some vectorshe disclosed on September 30in security updates released in November and December.“It took me literally five minutes to completely bypass,” says Patrick Wardle, director of research at Synack. He’s not just talking about the problem: He’s also released a tool to block the unpatched pathways to exploitation. To make use of this flaw, a legitimate app..>> view originalApple to shut down iAd App Network on June 30
Apple to shut down iAd App Network on June 30ByMikey CampbellFriday, January 15, 2016, 02:43 pm PT (05:43 pm ET)Apple on Friday announced plans to cease iAd App Network operations at the end of June, ending one facet of the company's six-year play at the mobile advertising market.While Apple is no longer accepting apps into the ad network, developers with existing campaignswill continueto generate revenue until the June 30 end date, the company said in a post to its developer website. Content cr..>> view originalVideo game sales provides few surprises
The last sales report of the year offered few surprises for the video game industry in 2015.All in all, despite the release of some solid titles including "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt," "Fallout 4" and "Halo 5" it wasn't a very remarkable period.Sony's comeback story continued as the PlayStation 4 trucked along to solid sales, though falling behind the PlayStation 2 in many markets. The Xbox One continued to tread water, offering brief glimpses of hope in North America but little anywhere else, d..>> view originalCan SpaceX land a rocket on a barge off California?
Elon Musk’s ambitions to corner the space cargo market via reusable rockets will stand a crucial test Sunday morning, when SpaceX engineers will attempt to guide a Falcon 9 rocket back to a ship off the Southern California coast.Neither of the two previous attempts to stick a sea landing has succeeded, although the company brought a Falcon rocket stage back to terra firma at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Dec. 21 in what many hailed as an engineering feat.SpaceX sticks the landingVIDEOSunday’s effort ..>> view originalBackground Music Coming To Xbox One, But Not Until Summer
Replying to a fan's question onTwitter, Xbox boss Phil Spencer admitted Xbox One will not get background music playback until summer. This functionality has already generated more than 22,000 votes on the Xbox Feedback site.(Photo : Ilya S. Savenok | Getty Images)Sorry Xbox One users, the game console won't get background music until summer. Responding to a fan's query on Twitter if there was any update on this much-awaited functionality, Xbox boss Phil Spencer admitted that the background m..>> view originalGoogle Play Store Finally Allows Android App Promo Codes
Finally, Google is now allowing developers to give out promo codes for Android apps and games at the Play Store. The company is providing them an allowance of up to 500 codes per quarter free of charge.(Photo : Pier Marco Tacca | Getty Images)Google has stepped up to the plate, finally rolling out support for promo codes at the Play Store, where app and game developers have the privilege to give them out for free. Of course, promo codes aren't exactly new. Applealloweddevelopers to dish them..>> view originalChina aims for 2018 landing on far side of the moon
Chinaaims to continue ramping up itsspace exploration effortsby landing the first lunar probe on the far side of the moon -- the hemisphere that faces away from Earth -- in 2018, the Xinhua news agency reports.Thefar side of the moonhas never been explored, making plans for the Chang'e-4 probe quite the milestone, said Liu Jizhong, chief to the country's State Administration of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense's lunar exploration center. China had previously set a goal of l..>> view original
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