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Microsoft to Enable Windows Phone Apps Launch Faster

For some Windows Phone users, applications loaded on their devices might seem very sluggish, making the phone itself appear slow and unappealing. If the latest technology that Microsoft Research is looking into will arrive on devices, this problem could easily be solved in users' advantage. In fact, apps and ...

17 April 2012
12:41 GMT

Falcon Managed to Reach Mach 20 Before Failing

On August 11, engineers and scientists with the US Air Force and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) tested a hypersonic aircraft that was supposed to break all speed records. Though the test failed, the aircraft apparently managed to reach a top speed of Mach 20.That is the equivalent of 20 time...

19 August 2011
08:00 GMT

DARPA Hypersonic Aircraft Crashes During Test Flight

 A test flight that took place yesterday, August 11, on the western coast of the United States, ended in failure for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The organization was testing its new hypersonic aircraft prototype, a vehicle built to travel at Mach 20.If successful, the project could ...

12 August 2011
10:20 GMT

DARPA To Test Global Strike Bomber Concept

Officials at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announce plans to carry out a new test flight of an unmanned bomber, the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2). The design calls for the creation of a spacecraft/aircraft platform that is capable of using scramjet technology to travel at s...

11 August 2011
08:09 GMT

Falcon Gaming System Adopts RevoDrive X2 SSD from OCZ

There are many ways to boost a system's performance, but it seems Falcon went for the one with arguably the highest profile, namely a PCI Express solid state drive that OCZ launched some time ago.Though PCI Express SSDs weren't very popular at first, they started to attract more followers when they became ...

7 December 2010
08:28 GMT

Falcon, a New Web-Based Image Editor

While web-based photo editors aren't anything new there also hasn't been one to really take off. Now Aviary, a New York-based startup, has joined the club with a simple photo editing web app, Falcon, which offers all of the basic tools and features that most other web image editors have though what makes it...

18 June 2009
07:03 GMT

Here Are the New Features of the Xbox 360 'Jasper' Model

The Xbox 360 is one of the most popular consoles out there. It won over a lot of fans when it was first launched largely because it opened the door to the "new generation" of consoles and received a lot of praise for its great graphics and innovative controls.But, problems have also appeared – among them the mo...

5 December 2008
13:01 GMT

Robotic Falcons Deployed against Pigeons

Pigeon droppings deface and accelerate the deterioration of buildings and increase the cost of maintenance. Large amounts of droppings may kill vegetation and produce an objectionable odor. Pigeon manure deposited on park benches, statues, cars, and unwary pedestrians is aesthetically displeasing.Liverpool council h...

23 April 2007
06:38 GMT


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