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Twitter started out as an SMS service, few people remember that or even knew about it, back when it was called twttr. Apart from adding a couple of vowels, Twitter added quite a lot of features to the site and, importantly, the platform.
However, it continued to support SMS access for areas with no internet connecti... |
10 February 2012
11:21 GMT |
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After providing scientists with new insights into the nature of environments surrounding some of the weirdest structures in the Universe, the NASA Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) spacecraft was finally retired from active duty on January 5, after 16 years of service.
The probe far exceeded its planned lifespan, a... |
11 January 2012
02:31 GMT |
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Toshiba is definitely making a point of putting its prospective buyers on alert, announcing more than a few computers, in this case two laptop series, about a week before they actually start shipping.
Users keeping track of the happenings on the IT market will probably already know about the new all-in-one PC tha... |
27 September 2011
10:00 GMT |
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Two Russian-built Soyuz delivery systems, of the type used to launch the manned Soyuz space capsules, have arrived at Kourou Harbor on June 18. This is the port facility that connects to the Kourou Spaceport that the European Space Agency operated in the French Guiana, South America.These rockets are scheduled to car... |
21 June 2011
10:56 GMT |
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Price fixing lawsuits or not, Toshiba is definitely not falling passive any time soon, having had one of its larger notebooks listed online, even though shipments won't start for a while yet.Users might be aware of the fact that, not long ago, Toshiba and 13 other companies got sued for alleged price fixing.Whi... |
21 June 2011
04:33 GMT |
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Toshiba may have released some new 3D notebooks of the high end variety, but it looks like its Satellite series of such machines also saw the arrival of the L700 and C600 units, although sales will only start later this month.When it comes to mobile computers, companies that deal in such things periodically update t... |
14 June 2011
09:24 GMT |
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It appears that Toshiba is ready to let go of two certain laptop lines now that the Satellite P700 series is here to take their place, as is the Qosmio X770, both with the full feature sets that one would expect from current-generation 3D laptops.Advanced Micro Devices just made the official introduction of its main... |
14 June 2011
04:31 GMT |
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The European Union, through the European Space Agency (ESA), is planning to construct its own satellite navigation system, that would provide users with an alternative to the American Global Positioning System (GPS). That objective is made easier by two GIOVE satellites. About five years ago, on January 12, 2006, the... |
13 January 2011
07:00 GMT |
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Having a service like Google Maps at your fingertips, free of charge and easily accessible from anywhere in the world is truly extraordinary. eMaps is a simple application that provides some of the most useful Google Maps features on your desktop, in a clean and user friendly environment.Although being able to access... |
29 December 2010
12:31 GMT |
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The United Nations, Harvard University, Google and an organization founded by Hollywood celebrities including George Clooney, along with other groups are banding together to provide near real time coverage of actions in Sudan as the country approaches the date of a vote which could split it in two. The hope is that i... |
29 December 2010
10:49 GMT |
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In an attempt to protect the marine environment, because every day, thousands of different organisms are being moved from their natural habitat in water used as ship ballast, satellites are being used to supervise areas at risk from ballast water exchange.Having plants and animals hang on to a ship's hull is not... |
20 December 2010
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There are many questions about the Earth’s Moon that are still unanswered, and even if it's closer to us than the other planets within the solar system, these questions will subside for a while; all questions except one: which is the highest point on the Moon?If you ever wandered this, now that over the co... |
29 October 2010
10:35 GMT |
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Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Colorado, carried out a study that suggests that when the Sun's activity declines, the Earth actually become warmer and not cooler, as you would normally expect.The activity of the Sun increases and decrease during an 11-year cycle, and when the sola... |
7 October 2010
10:10 GMT |
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Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) announce that they have just inaugurated a new ground station, that will be in charge of serving the future Galileo satellite navigation system.This is a critical milestone in the efforts Europe is putting into developing an alternative to the American-built Global Positio... |
6 October 2010
06:03 GMT |
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Though it has already released a number of other systems, Toshiba decided not to waste any time in bringing to light yet two more, the so-called Satellite C660 and Pro C660, which combine powerful hardware with a number of pre-loaded software tools.The two newcomer are more or less alike, though the hardware options... |
30 September 2010
06:28 GMT |
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Apparently content with how many mainstream and high-end mobile PCs it has, Toshiba has entered a partnership of sorts with BestBuy for the marketing of the Satellite L635 Kids' PC, a 13.3-inch laptop aimed exclusively at children.The new laptop that Toshiba intends to send out has a price in the same league as... |
24 September 2010
05:00 GMT |
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With the advent of the next-generation 4G WiMAX connectivity technology, it was only a matter of time before laptops capable of it surfaced, and Toshiba just released a number of Satellite Series mobile PCs that support it.Currently, the WiMAX 4G high-speed connectivity technology is available in 54 cities worldwide... |
22 September 2010
09:58 GMT |
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New figures released by the Brazilian government show that the deforestation in the Amazon decreased by 47.5% over the last 12 months.This decline is showed by images taken by a low-resolution satellite, and the figure is the highest since anti-deforestation measures began in 1988.If this data is confirmed by a secon... |
3 September 2010
09:22 GMT |
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Officials at NASA announce that the ICESat satellites, which have been orbiting the Earth for the past seven years, completely burned up while reentering the planet's atmosphere on Monday. The instrument was until now trained on the polar regions, where it conducted a variety of scientific studies that proved in... |
1 September 2010
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Officials at the American space agency announce that the NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation (ICESat) satellite will burn up in the Earth's atmosphere tomorrow, after having completed its long-term mission successfully. The mission was finished this year, experts say, and the spacecraft has already been boosted ... |
28 August 2010
07:03 GMT |
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Two companies that created a communication handset and a computer game that use space technology, are the first to receive funds from ESA's Open Sky Technologies Fund.One of them is a German company that created the TakWak GmbH, a three-in-one communication device that includes a mobile phone, satellite navigati... |
23 August 2010
10:24 GMT |
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The ancestor of all satellites that make nowadays instantaneous communication possible was a giant space balloon launched 50 years ago.Its name was Echo 1, and it was the first communications satellite capable of relaying signals to other points on Earth.The giant metallic balloon 100 feet (30 meters) across was laun... |
19 August 2010
09:14 GMT |
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Scientists from the U.S Geological Survey and NASA, have established the most complete data on the distribution and decline of mangrove forests across the world, thanks to new satellite imagery.Mangrove forests include tress, palms, and shrubs that grow at tropical and subtropical tidal areas across the equator, and ... |
18 August 2010
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Measurements of the spectral reflectance of several square kilometers of salt in Tuz Gölü (Lake Tuz) in southern Turkey, from 14-25 August, should improve satellite based Earth observation as well as our understanding of the climate.Tuz Gölü is like any regular lake throughout the year, except for... |
17 August 2010
06:14 GMT |
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Since the so-called back-to-school period is now upon the world, computer makers are busily updating their respective product lines, and Toshiba Europe has now increased its number of Satellite Pro mobile computers by two, namely the Calpella-based Pro L670-172 and Satellite Pro S500-131.In order to have its newcome... |
16 August 2010
02:41 GMT |
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After blowing over the East China Sea towards the Korean Peninsula, NASA's Aqua Satellite captured images of the Tropical Storm Dianmu entering the Sea of Japan yesterday and predicted that today it would make landfall over north Honshu, Japan.Dianmu started in early August and two days ago, the US Navy's J... |
12 August 2010
04:37 GMT |
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Cube-shaped satellites will be developed and launched to low-Earth orbit, the UK Space Agency announced. These satellites are possibly smaller than a computer and they will allow scientists to develop and test the latest space technology at low costs and very rapidly, according to David Williams, UK Space Agency chi... |
28 July 2010
05:51 GMT |
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Boeing is building the Intelsat 22 satellite for Intelsat, fixed satellite services provider. The Ultra High Frequency payload will be placed on the IS-22, in order to be used by the Australian Defense Force. It will provide network, commercial video and voice services to Intelsat's customers in the Indian Ocean... |
27 July 2010
05:41 GMT |
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ESA's Envisat satellite is already starting to give headaches to the agency as in three years it will be an out-of-use-11-year-old space debris. This 17,636-pound Earth observation satellite launched in 2002 was the biggest non-military observation satellite ever built. It was highly expensive at $2.9 billion bu... |
27 July 2010
04:21 GMT |
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PC makers usually have no qualms about unveiling products one at a time, but Toshiba appears to have decided to come out in force this time. Over the past couple of days, the PC maker brought out DDR3-enabled netbooks, ultrathin and entertainment laptops and even 3D-ready machines. All that was left, in fact, was the... |
16 June 2010
03:04 GMT |
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Many technologies gained recognition over the past few months, and while the newest CPUs and GPUs got most of the attention, there are several other developments that haven't gone without notice. 3D, for one, has become quite popular, even though it wasn't exactly seen as promising last year. In fact, even ... |
15 June 2010
09:06 GMT |
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Computex has been, and still is, practically littered with scores of tablets, from Moorestown-powered models to those centered around the NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC or the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. A significant number of laptops have also shown up. What they all had in common, however, was that they focused on performan... |
3 June 2010
10:57 GMT |
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With all the new technological standards that have gained traction since the year started, any and all PC makers have been striving to offer them as part of their latest and greatest products. Nevertheless, there are still those consumer segments that cannot afford ultra-high end machines, but would still like a dece... |
22 May 2010
04:40 GMT |
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The exemplary international mobilization that jumped to aid Haiti after the January 12 earthquake, and the January 20 aftershock, is now being followed by a cohort of studies on the risks associated with the fault lines on which the country is resting. The island of Hispaniola, hosting Haiti and the Dominican Republi... |
10 February 2010
05:03 GMT |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is scheduled to launch the world's first hydrological satellite on November 2, from its Kourou Space Center, in French Guiana, South America. The instrument will be uniquely equipped to analyze moisture levels on the surface of the planet, AlphaGalileo reports. In charge of invest... |
28 October 2009
16:41 GMT |
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With approximately one week ahead of the much-anticipated launch of Microsoft's next-generation Windows 7 operating system, the industry's major PC vendors are updating their product portfolios with new models that have been optimized for said OS. Such is the case with Toshiba, which has just announced a ma... |
14 October 2009
09:30 GMT |
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Not content with just conquering your browser, your computer, not even the world, Google is now boldly going where no search engine has gone before, outer space, to collect even better data for its Google Maps offering. OK, it isn't Google per se that is leaving the Earth's atmosphere and it isn't the ... |
13 October 2009
04:39 GMT |
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With the launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system just around the corner, PC vendors are gearing up to provide customers with updated products that will most likely be featured with the much-anticipated OS. With that in mind, Toshiba, one of the world's leading vendors of portable computer systems, ... |
29 September 2009
04:10 GMT |
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Irvine, California-based Toshiba has just announced a couple of new portable computer systems, part of the company's Satellite family of notebooks. Following the announcement regarding the updated Satellite L-series, the PC vendor has decided to update some of its other Satellite series, including the A, M, P an... |
24 June 2009
06:09 GMT |
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After having introduced its refreshed line of Satellite L-series laptops in the European market, Toshiba has decided it's time to announce an update of the aforementioned series in the US. On that note, the company has recently rolled out a couple of new Satellite L Series laptops, providing the end-users with a... |
24 June 2009
04:52 GMT |
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Toshiba continues to update its line of portable computer systems with the launch of new models in the Satellite series. Following news of the 13-inch U500 and 16-inch A500, the company has now officially announced the release of its new Satellite L500 and L550, two widescreen laptops that will be available in a 15.6... |
11 June 2009
04:27 GMT |
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Toshiba hasn't been so generous with new notebook designs recently, although most of its competitors have already rolled out a couple of new products since the start of the new year. However, the company seems to have learned its lesson and has now introduced a couple of new products in Europe, part of its line ... |
10 June 2009
04:04 GMT |
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Most people know that the far side of the Moon is hidden from us at all times, mostly due to the fact that the celestial body spins around its axis at about the same time it spins around our planet. For a very long time, astronomers wondered what the other side looked like, and these questions started getting answers... |
13 February 2009
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Toshiba’s Digital Products Division announced, just ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, that it was going to introduce a full lineup of consumer electronics and computing products, which would be showcased at the aforementioned computer show. Among some of the products expected to be un... |
8 January 2009
02:31 GMT |
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There are extremely few vehicles that can attenuate the bumps and/or noises of a ride, especially when conditions are tougher than normal. And even those cannot reach the dampness level achieved by a novel technology from the French ARTEC Aerospace. The company's experts devised a vibration and acoustic attenuat... |
17 December 2008
10:04 GMT |
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Battles fought in the heights with powerful laser weapons are no longer the product of SF stories, as such a device has recently been tested with success. The Airborne Laser (ABL) was installed on a Boeing 747 airplane and carried aloft, where it fired shortly upon a ground target. Although the laser beam is invisibl... |
16 December 2008
09:32 GMT |
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The city of Kourou in French Guiana is home to the ESA Arianespace spaceport, where almost half of the world's commercial satellites are being launched from. The place is thriving financially, driving a $3.2 billion business, as its location, security, remoteness and competitive prices left the former leading pl... |
15 December 2008
04:49 GMT |
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It seems that the European Space Agency has made a habit out of having its satellites fly in formation, as a result of a successful similar campaign which took place in 2007. This year’s initiative will involve the two satellites from the previous operation, the ERS-2 and the Envisat. Their moving together... |
10 December 2008
06:36 GMT |
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After their recent Kavoshgar-2 rocket mission proved to be a success, as reported by the state media, the Iranian space experts plan for the following similar missions, Kavoshgar-3 and Kavoshgar-4, to carry animals into space prior to switching to manned missions. What kind of animals they are thinking about has not ... |
5 December 2008
03:02 GMT |
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A troubled American satellite belonging to the U.S. Air Force's Defense Support Program (DSP) program is slowly but firmly drifting away from its designated place, high up in the orbit. The unwanted movement of the DSP-23 satellite is prone to endanger the integrity of other expensive and important satellites in... |
3 December 2008
09:22 GMT |
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