Archive for December, 2007
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
The United Nations (UN) 62nd General Assembly proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. The Resolution was submitted by Italy, Galileo Galilei’s home country.
The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is an initiative of the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO.
The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) will be a global celebration of ...
Posted in Astronomy, Research, Science, Sky, Space | No Comments »
Saturday, December 15th, 2007
The New York Stock Exchange is investing heavily in x86-based Linux systems and blade servers as it builds out the NYSE Hybrid Market trading system that it launched last year. Flexibility and lower cost are among the goals.
"What we want is to be able to take advantage of technology advances ...
Posted in Computers, Linux, OS, Open Source, Services | No Comments »
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Scientists at IBM recently completed research which may soon result in supercomputers the size of current notebooks.
This would be achieved by replacing existing copper wires used to couple processing cores together with a silicon Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulator, which would allow light to pass the data. The connector created by the ...
Posted in Computers, Embedded, Innovative, Research, Science, Super Computing | No Comments »
Saturday, December 8th, 2007
Google Maps for mobile phones has announced a new feature called My Location.
My Location is a new beta technology from Google that uses cell tower identification to provide you with approximate location information, so it will work on phones without GPS. Simply fire up Google Maps for mobile, press [0], ...
Posted in GPhone, Gadgets, Google, Internet, Mobiles, Services, Smart Phone, Video | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson confirmed most awaited 3G version of iPhone.
Apple Inc. will introduce a version of the iPhone next year that can download from the Internet at a faster rate, and also the battery will be improved to address the battery drain issue with faster networks.
With the recent ...
Posted in Apple, Gadgets, Mobiles, Smart Phone, Telecoms, iPhone | 6 Comments »
