Mysteries

News

How A British Florist Solved The Mystery Of The Coming Apocalypse

3:30AM January 31, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Last week, in the south west of England, the world started to fall in on itself. As little blue balls of sticky gel fell from the sky, Steve Hornsby feared the worst: the end was surely nigh. But, phew, it’s all OK. A florist from a nearby town has sorted it out. More »


Science

Did A Meteorite Kill A Woman And Destroy Buildings In Argentina?

8:15AM September 27, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Some media is reporting that a meteorite or a piece of a satellite struck a woman in Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing her and injuring eight. Witnesses say that they saw a blue ball of fire striking a house. More »


News

Apple’s October Event To Be Intimate Cupertino Affair

2:00AM September 26, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Apple’s secrecy means speculation runs rampant about pretty much anything it does. So, in that light, there’s this: The mystery event scheduled for October will be at their HQ, not downtown San Francisco. That’s atypical! Now, speculate. [All Things D]


Science

Last Footage Of DARPA’s Hypersonic Aircraft Before It Vanished

10:40AM August 26, 2011 | Sam Biddle

DARPA’s several hundred million dollar quest to build an aeroplane that can nuke anything within an hour isn’t going so well. It’s lost both launched prototypes, mysteriously disappearing (and presumably burning up and crashing into the ocean). Here’s the video. More »


Computing

Ultra-Rare MacBook Pro Prototype Sports Ugly 3G

4:30AM August 15, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Little is known about this 3G-enabled MacBook Pro prototype, but we imagine one of the many reasons it didn’t pass Apple’s notorious muster is Steve Jobs probably blew a gasket at the aesthetics alone. More »


News

Why Does This Guy Have An Assault Rifle At The Apple Store?

9:25AM August 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

HEY ARSEHOLES, MY IPHONE SCREEN IS BROKEN AND YOU WILL GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT. Was that this gun-toting Swede’s angle? Or was he just a member of the military, allowed an open carry? What the hell is possibly going on? More »


Mobile

Nexus S Mysteriously Self-Deleting Photos

7:58AM June 10, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Samsung, Google and Sprint are all trying to figure out why some users’ Nexus S phones are nuking pictures without any explanation, Computerworld reports. It’s a toughie, because there doesn’t seem to be any common cause behind the deletions. More »


News

What’s Apple Hiding On This WWDC Mystery Banner?

2:39AM June 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

OSX Lion is coming. iOS5 is coming. iCloud is coming. The banners for these products are already flapping in the air-conditioned wind at Moscone enter. But what is behind this mystery banner, shrouded in black? More »


Computing

Black Box Data Recovered From Air France Flight 447 Wreckage

1:22AM May 17, 2011 | Adrian Covert

So, you know those black boxes they found from Air France Flight 447, which crashed midway between a flight from Sao Paulo to Paris? They managed to recover all the data from them. More »


Geek Out

8 Captivating Facts About The Air France Flight 447 Mystery

3:00PM May 7, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Over two years ago, Air France Flight 447 crashed midway through a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil and Paris, France. It took weeks to find any trace of the Airbus A330 plane, and to this day, investigators are unable to determine with 100% certainty what caused the crash. More »