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NASA announced on Friday that its Kepler telescope has discovered 11 new planetary systems that include 26 confirmed alien planets. The new planets vary in size from one-and-a-half times the radius of Earth to bigger than Jupiter. Their orbital periods … Continue reading →

What does where we tweet say about how we live and work? That’s one of the questions Oakland-based programmer Eric Fischer hoped to answer with his latest mapping project. Fischer, a mapping fanatic and artist, is used to displaying vast … Continue reading →

The long-awaited tech IPO of the year — perhaps of the decade — is on. Facebook will file its paperwork for an Initial Public Offering on Wednesday, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. If it comes to … Continue reading →

Google Music, Google’s cloud music service, has finally introduced a feature that lets users download their music to a computer with just a click of a button. It’s been nearly a year since Google Music made it easy for users … Continue reading →

Google wants to get all up in your business — but in a good way. The search giant just unveiled an expansion to its Business Photos program, which aims to put indoor images of businesses on Google Maps and Google … Continue reading →

Of course the public is going to pirate music when 80% of our search results for music direct us to illegal sites. That’s the claim made by a coalition of entertainment industry groups in a private document sent to the … Continue reading →

A gathering of entrepreneurs in the Bay Area on Thursday offered a window into how ambitious techies’ visions become reality. It started with a presentation from a go-getter named Adam Ghetti. Dressed casually in a dark tee-shirt, Ghetti stepped to … Continue reading →

A massive wave of charged particles exploded from the sun and hit Earth earlier this week in what NASA calls “the most intense solar energetic particle storm since 2005.” The resulting magnificent light show has been making the rounds around … Continue reading →

Jason Keath is the CEO of Social Fresh, the leading social media education company for marketers. He works with industry leading brands, agencies and vendors to produce social media conferences and online social media training programs. Follow him on Twitter … Continue reading →

1. Hard Lines This retro-style mashup of Tron and Snake puts players in control of a wisecracking yellow line that’s trying to collect dots and avoid collisions with other lines. There are six game modes to enjoy — ones with … Continue reading →