Archive for June, 2008
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Nokia announced it will acquire the remaining shares of mobile software licensing company Symbian Limited--moreover, the handset giant will team with Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DoCoMo to unite the Symbian OS, S60, UIQ and MOAP technologies and forge a single open mobile software platform. The firms will also collaborate ...
Posted in GPhone, Gadgets, Google, Mobiles, Nokia, OS, Open Source, Smart Phone, Software, Trends | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Scientists relishing confirmation of water ice near the surface beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander anticipate even bigger discoveries from the robotic mission in the weeks ahead. Phoenix has spotted the sublimation of probable water ice in a trench excavated by its robotic arm by comparing two photos taken on the 21st ...
Posted in Astronomy, Future, Research, Science, Sky, Space, Trends | 4 Comments »
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Firefox 3 was released on 17 June. And its already downloaded more than 14 million as of now, heading for a record.
You can watch the live count as it streams in from Mozilla's raw server logs, and according to the download day page, the majority of downloads have come from ...
Posted in Computers, Internet, Linux, Open Source, Software, iPhone | No Comments »
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed a wireless antenna that channels signals along human skin could broadcast signals over your body to connect up medical implants or portable gadgets. The new power-efficient approach could make more of established medical devices like pacemakers or help future implants distributed around ...
Posted in Biology, Embedded, Energy, Future, Gadgets, Innovative, Life, Networking, Research, Science, Technology, Trends | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Linux Kernel: Who is developing it, how they are doing it, and why you should care.
The Linux kernel is the lowest level of software running on a Linux system. It is charged with managing the hardware, running user programs, and maintaining the overall security and integrity of the whole system. ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Nokia has introduced two slim and stylish, email-optimized devices from the Nokia Eseries product range: Nokia E71 and Nokia E66. They are expected to ship in key markets in July and to retail at about $540 before taxes and subsidies.
The sleek Nokia E71 with full QWERTY keyboard and the stylish, ...
Posted in Gadgets, Internet, Mobiles, Nokia, Smart Phone, Trends | 1 Comment »
