Archive for August, 2007
Friday, August 31st, 2007
A device’s operating system is increasingly seen as a way for carriers and OEMs to differentiate their offerings. But operating systems are also subject to a growing degree of price pressure. Linux is being positioned as a low cost, even license-free, solution for commercial smartphones, but also for real-time operating ...
Posted in Mobile Linux, Linux, Mobiles, Gadgets | 3 Comments »
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Experts have found a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in volunteers. The experiments, described in the Science journal, offer a scientific explanation for a phenomenon experienced by one in 10 people.
Two teams used virtual reality goggles to con the brain into thinking the body was located elsewhere. The visual ...
Posted in Life, Biology, Science | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Google launched Sky, a new feature that enables users of Google Earth to view the sky as seen from planet Earth, through a partnership with the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, the science operations center for Hubble. To access the new feature, users will need to download the newest ...
Posted in Video, Astronomy, Sky, Google, Space | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
There are two stories of iPhone unlocking, one is hardware based and another software based.
A New Jersey teenager has unlocked the iPhone, opening the way to Apple's iconic mobile telephone being used by non-US networks. The Apple's iPhone is currently sold only within the US and it can be used ...
Posted in iPhone, Apple, Mobiles, Gadgets | 7 Comments »
Monday, August 27th, 2007
From Monday, Yahoo will remove the beta tag from the new Yahoo Mail version and add few more features. The new Yahoo Mail has been available to all of the service's users for almost a year in beta form, its enhancements aren't a secret, but Yahoo is announcing some new ...
Posted in Yahoo!, Internet | No Comments »
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Two events are set to happen this week in the sky.
Total lunar eclipse (Aug 28, 2007):
A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the early morning of Tuesday, August 28, 2007. The event is widely visible from the United States and Canada as well as South America, the Pacific Ocean, ...
Posted in Sky, Science, Space | 1 Comment »
