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SpaceX launch fails a third time

A private rocket carrying three satellites, including a Nasa space sail, has failed to reach orbit.
It is the third unsuccessful launch attempt for the Falcon 1 rocket, built by private space firm SpaceX.
The vehicle’s two stages failed to separate two minutes and 20 seconds into launch from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX’s […]

Say goodbye to the computer mouse

It’s nearly 40 years old but one leading research company says the days of the computer mouse are numbered.
A Gartner analyst predicts the demise of the computer mouse in the next three to five years.
Taking over will be so called gestural computer mechanisms like touch screens and facial recognition devices.
“The mouse works fine in the […]