Archive for August, 2007
Friday, August 24th, 2007
Japan is planning to start research and development on technology for a new generation of network that would replace the Internet, eyeing bringing the technology into commercial use in 2020.
Japanese Communications Minister Yoshihide Suga said an organization will be set up as early as this fall with ...
Posted in Research, Internet, Computers | No Comments »
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Here is a interesting news on CNN about the possibility of creating the Life artificially. Scientists around the world are trying hard to create life form artificially and they are getting closer. According to the news we can expect an announcement from scientists within 3 to 10 years, in ...
Posted in Life, Biology, Research, Science | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
The ideas of time travel and time machine have fascinated mankind for centuries. There were many ideas scientific fiction stories and movies emerged over time.
But when Albert Einstein released his theory of special relativity, he laid the foundation for the theoretical possibility of time travel. As we all know, no ...
Posted in Science, Science Fiction, Space | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 20th, 2007
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are turning to camera phones to help bridge the virtual and real worlds, using image-matching algorithms.
Invisible art works adorn buildings around Edinburgh
This project is known as Spellbinder. Using image-matching algorithms the researchers have found a way to adorn the real world ...
Posted in Digital Camera, Mobiles, Gadgets | 4 Comments »
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
The technological marvel of the recent past, Compact Disc (CD) turns 25 tomorrow. Exactly 25 years ago tomorrow, on August 17, 1982, Royal Philips Electronics manufactured the world’s first compact disc at a Philips factory in Langenhagen, just outside of Hanover, Germany.
The invention of the CD ushered in ...
Posted in Music, Storage, Computers | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
On Tuesday Nokia issued a product advisory about BL-5c battery, manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006.
The reason is :
"Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge." announced ...
Posted in Nokia, Mobiles, Gadgets | 18 Comments »