Get wet with Google Earth

Forget submarines and wetsuits; as of Monday 2 February, become ocean explorer Jacques Piccard in the comfort of your study, with only a computer and an Internet connection, reports eCanadaNow.

From the depths of the vast underwater Marianna Trench and enormous submerged volcanoes to the bottom of the great Australian Reef, the new version of Google Earth, with its aquatic counterpart, promises to make sea explorers out of everyone.

The new interactive underwater feature of Google Earth 5.0 brings together satellite images, photographs, videos, and scientific information.

A new historic physics record has been set by Indian-American scientists for exceedingly small writing, opening a new door to computing's future, states WikiNews.

Stanford University boffins claim they have managed to write new "SU" letters in sub-atomic size.

Stanford physicists Christopher R Moon, Laila S Mattos, Brian K Foster, Gabriel Zeltzer and Hari C Manoharan have produced the world's smallest lettering, which is approximately 1.5 nanometres tall, using a molecular projector, called Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM), to push individual carbon monoxide molecules on a copper or silver sheet surface, based on interference of electron energy states.

Transcend has just updated its product portfolio with the release of a new MLC-based Solid State Drive and new 4GB DDR3 memory kits, as part of the company's aXeRAM, says Softpedia.

These products are designed to provide technology enthusiasts with a high-performance alternative to the current SSDs and DDR3 memory modules on the market.

The new MLC-based SSD has been designed with a 2.5-inch form factor, making it an ideal upgrade alternative for high-performance portable computer systems.