Astronomers have identified more than 4,700 potential exoplanets in the last few decades, and you can add seven more to the list today. NASA has announced the discovery of an amazing planetary system in orbit of a nearby star consisting of seven Earth-like planets in the habitable zone. The star …

Human space exploration has been limited to low-Earth orbit ever since the end of the Apollo program, but SpaceX is looking to change that. Of course, we’ve known that for a while, but a new announcement from CEO Elon Musk pushed the timeline for humanity’s return to the moon up …

NASA is hoping to begin sending astronauts up to the International Space Station in the coming years with the aid of private space firms like SpaceX and Boeing. However, the agency is planning for the worst and securing an alternate means of transport. No, the Shuttle isn’t being brought out …

For decades, one of the most troubling difficulties of treating patients with certain types of neurological disorders has been the complete inability of doctors to communicate with these patients, in any fashion. Modern technology has helped millions of physically or mentally disabled persons express themselves or better communicate with caretakers, …

Treatment and testing options for HIV have improved dramatically since the disease was first discovered decades ago. Reliable testing is the first step in treating the disease, but the myriad of different tests take time to run and won’t detect infection until the virus has been at work for a …

HTC was once the premiere Android device maker — in fact, it made the first handful of Android phones when no one else was interested in Google’s platform. This early support transformed HTC from a white-label electronics manufacturer into a smartphone powerhouse. The last few years haven’t been very kind, …

Modern machine learning — often just referred to as “AI” — has largely been the province of specially trained computer scientists who traffic in exotic modeling frameworks and graduate level math. Well-funded startups and large companies alike spend large sums of money to create models that analyze their data — usually with …

Comcast is launching a new app called Xfinity Stream, which will replace its older Xfinity TV app on mobile devices, as well as deliver a host of features for cable subscribers, including access to live TV, on-demand programming, DVR recordings and more. But the app serves another purpose, as well: Like the TV app …

EasilyDo’s simply named “Email” application is one of the most popular productivity apps on iOS, because it closely resembles the look-and-feel of Apple’s default Mail app, but comes with more powerful features. Essentially, it feels like you’ve given the Mail app an upgrade. Now EasilyDo’s Email has made its way over to …

Anyone surprised by this? The growth of politically focused mobile apps has been booming since November, with the top five political apps receiving a combined 300,000 downloads across iOS and Android over the past three months, according to new data from App Annie. This list doesn’t include news media applications, but …