Ocean temperatures data help weather prediction systems

Researchers measure ocean temperature to increase accuracy of long-lead weather predictions.   Predicting the weather with a degree of certainty for more than a week in advance has been almost next to impossible, however as the New York Times, a team of researchers have noticed a correlation between a pair of precursors which have typically…

Kuvée smart bottles for the wanna be wine aficionados

It pairs food and can tell what wine you are pouring. Most wine aficionados are well versed between the different kinds of wines. For the tech minded ‘wanna be’ wine lovers who don’t want to take the trouble of knowing their wines, Kuvée has got a solution that purports to take the frustration of finding new…

Japan just lost its most powerful X-ray satellite

Hitomi, Japan’s most powerful X-ray satellite, which can spot objects 10 times fainter than its predecessor went incommunicado. Hitomi, Japan’s X-ray satellite which it launched this February in hopes of being its eye in space for the next three years, has decided to not keep in touch with its home base. Its future is now…

Mark Zuckerberg: Virtual Reality Is a New Social Platform

The founder of Facebook, the largest social network in the world, Mark Zuckerberg suddenly appeared at presentation event dedicated to the new Samsung smartphones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to talk about virtual reality and the prospects of this market. He showed up after the attended journalists were asked to put on the Gear…

Barack Obama is going to Cuba

Reuters and AFP with reference to sources in the US administration reported that Barack Obama is going to visit Cuba soon. The White House is expected to officially announce this today. A possible visit of Mr. Obama became known in early January. If it takes place, Barack Obama will become the first US president to…