MIT’s Technology Review has just gotten news of a new company called Planetary Resources will announce its existence at the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. The company is backed by Google cofounders Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, filmmaker James Cameron, former Microsoftie (and space philanthropist) Charles Simonyi, and Ross...
Netbook News gives detail of what appears to be an invitation-only event at Microsoft’s UK offices in Reading in the coming weeks is that the company is planning to unveil a number of customization and differentiation improvements in Windows Phone 8 to OEMs. The agenda focuses on Windows Phone 8 “Apollo” schedules, application development capabilities,...
You might know Amazon as an online shopping store or the maker of the Kindle but many of us still do not know the third category it involves into – the Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS sells access to servers to help hosts many of websites across the world. Now what interesting here is – Wired reports that a new finding from DeepField Networks revealed that Amazon’s...
Oracle and Google courtroom battle taking the pitch as both the company working on to put up their points the fullest. The last added was when the search giant had issued the slideshow presentation which is accompanied with Google’s opening statement. The slideshow states that Google considering Java as a language that is openly acknowledged to be free, upon which Google built Android using legitimate means. Latest to add, asking Google’s CEO Larry Page about Android’s important to Google as a whole. Page said: “I believe...
Computer World reports that Network provider Inmarsat has signed onto the project with Honeywell in order to boost its in-flight Wi-Fi speed to 50Mbps. Honeywell will produce on-board hardware that will connect to Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellites, the first of which is supposed to launch in 2013. The partnership will last for up to 20 years giving boost...
Verizon Wireless has announced plans to conduct an open sale process for all of its unused 700 MHz A and B spectrum licenses in order to rationalize its spectrum holdings. The licenses cover dozens of major cities across the country, as well as a number of smaller and rural markets. Verizon Wireless obtained the 700 MHz A and B licenses, as well as nationwide 700 MHz upper C licenses (with the exception of Alaska which has since been acquired), in FCC Auction 73 in 2008. “Since wireless operators, large and small, have expressed...
Samsung has unveiled NX210 Wi-Fi-equipped mirrorless camera along with NX20 and NX1000. The company’s NX11, NX100, and NX200 have been replaced by the NX20, NX1000 and NX210. The cameras feature 20-megapixel sensors. All the cameras feature Samsung’s trademark i-Function lenses, which allow you to control various exposure settings with a ring and button,...
Some leave the employer with emotions and some with open hearted but what if someone quits with a farewell resignation video – sounds a little strange but this is what Microsoft’s Karen X Cheng did. The Next Web reports that Cheng announced her resignation from Microsoft in a sing along video. Cheng, who reveals in the video that she has worked on the upcoming...
Back in 2007, we had seen the first incarnation of the Apple TV, the product which has received a lot of interest from developers in order to add more functionality into in it. Engadget reports that developer FireCore has updated today the aTV Flash (black) software for jailbroken Apple TVs to version 1.5. This new player improves performance for virtually all file...
Zynga’s acquired $180 million purchase of Draw Something creator OMGPOP still have some time to make it big but the popular game received an update. Dubbed as version 1.5.14, the new version will bring the features which include undo, comments as well as notifications. The version includes comments on drawings, allow you to post your drawings on Facebook as well...
