Submission + - 787 Takes First Flight (thestreet.com)
Aquineas writes: Only a couple of years late, at 10:30am PST Boeing's 787 Dreamliner finally flew today in Everett, Washington.
Submission + - Google's New Years party?
zcomuto writes: It seems google may be doing something for New Year's. On their homepage, clicking "I'm feeling lucky" will result in seeing a string of numbers, counting down in seconds. At the time of writing, it is at roughly 1.4 milion seconds — the end of which is, give or take, New Years.
Submission + - Zelda: The Hero of Time Debut (dailymotion.com)
zcomuto writes: Following the public debut of the comically low-budget Zelda: Hero of Time fan movie, it is now publically available for free to stream today, with a torrent download coming in the next few weeks. As the title may suggest to some, it has a loose basis on Ocarina of Time. For those wishing to watch it, they can do so below.
Submission + - Chandrayaan-1 finds organic matter in the Moon (dnaindia.com)
Titoxd writes: DNA India reports that data collected from the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-1 might have found "signs of life in some form or the other on the Moon". Chandrayaan-1's sensors detected organic matter signatures shortly before its Moon Impact Probe crashed into the lunar surface late last year. Interestingly, the article points out that Apollo 11 found similar traces back in 1969.
Submission + - Could Google Phone Mark End of Network Domination (daniweb.com)
rsmiller510 writes: The rumored Google Phone would not only provide an open source phone powered by Android, it could actually free us from the control of the large network providers at the same time.
