President Obama created a barrage of activity on Twitter on Friday afternoon when he began urging his more than 9 million followers to tweet their Republican Congressmen to “ask them to support a bipartisan solution to the deficit crisis.†@TatWZA @Yungjohnnybravo
Tech Talk News: Sales Tax Online???
Cash-strapped states seeking to collect billions in taxes from online transactions gained an ally in Washington on Friday when a senator introduced a bill for a federal solution to the problem. Struggling with weak economies, states will lose an estimated $10 billion this year and $11.4 billion next year in sales taxes that go uncollected on online purchases, according to studies by three professors at the University of Tennessee. @TatWZA @YungJohnnybravo
Tech Talk Space: A Different Angle On The Space Station
It’s been standard procedure for the space shuttle to make a fly-around and take pictures of the International Space Station just as it’s pulling away for the homeward journey. But the procedure was changed for this month’s very last visit by the space shuttle Atlantis. @Yungjohnnybravo @TatWZA
Tech Talk News: New Mars Rover To Land In Giant Gale Crater
Mars’ Gale crater will be the next stop for the new Mars Science Laboratory that will make its maiden voyage to the Red Planet later this year, NASA scientists announced on Friday . “This is a five-kilometer high mountain with layered terrain. It exhibits three different kinds of environmental settings, perhaps a trilogy of Mars history, and it’s a worthy goal, a worthy challenge for such a capable rover,” Mike Meyer, lead scientist of the Mars Exploration Program said. @YungJohnnybravo @TatWZA
Tech Talk News: Apple posts $28B quarter
Apple today once again surpassed estimates, posting record revenues for its most recent fiscal quarter and beating expectations in sales of its products across the board. The company also announced that it will launch the next version of Mac OS X tomorrow. @yungjohnnybravo @TatWZA
Tech Talk Gaming: Virtual-Reality Gaming Headgear?
Sony built its Consumer Electronics Show 2011 press conference around a massive push into the 3D space, going so far as to ask attendees to wear the medium’s polarized glasses throughout its presentation. @TatWZA @YungJohnnybravo
