Technology

Rumor: Apple tablet PC postponed until 2H10, because of a new OLED model

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November 19th, 2009

Which one should I start? With the bad news or the good news?
Well, let`s start with the bad ones. It seems that our long expected Apple tablet PC launch was postponed from an initial March lunch to the second half of 2010, according to DIGITIMES. The Taiwanese newspaper believes that this delay is generated by [...]

Verizon’s Droid sales skyrocket on launch day

November 6th, 2009

Well, it seems that the famous iPhone is finally having a powerful competitor: the wonderful Motorola Droid. Some people say that the iPhone is much, much better than Droid, but hey, everyone has the right for an opinion.
As you know, Droid has just been released in NYC and it was just a matter of seconds [...]

Capture Your Whole Life with a Camera

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October 18th, 2009

The ViconRevue was developed by Microsoft Research Cambridge from UK, for helping people with Alzheimer. Reviewing picture of the day could help patients aid their memory.
The camera has the size of a pandant which can automatically snap photos once 30 seconds. It can store 30.000 photos on a 1-gigabyte memory card. Vicon want to start [...]

Astonishing 507 Carat Diamond Found In South Africa

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September 30th, 2009

The glorious diamond was discovered in Cullinan Mine near Pretoria, South Africa. ”This spectacular gemstone was recovered on Thursday, 24 September, and is currently with experts for analysis,” said a statement released by Mining group Petra Diamonds, on Tuesday.
According to Petra Diamonds, due to its exceptional color and clarity it’s most likely to be a Type [...]

AT&T To Deploy Femtocells aka 3G Microcell Next Week

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September 19th, 2009

Many of you will be very happy to hear that AT&T is working to improve their services. A few days ago we reported that AT&T has expanded its 3G coverage, and now we are pleased to announce you that the carrier will be deploying femtocells as soon as next week. Rumors say that the “soft [...]

Sony To Unveil 3D TV By The End Of Next Year

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September 2nd, 2009

A few years ago there were many who believed that 3D TV is just a dream hence it’s not going to happen. However, as the technology advances we will be able to have 3D TVs in our homes as soon as next year. Sony has announced that the will unveil a 3D TV “by the [...]

TerreStar-1 Satellite To Offer Mobile Internet Services For Smartphones

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July 2nd, 2009

If you are from North America then communication will become more reliable from now on as TerreStar-1 has been launched on Earth’s orbit yesterday. TerreStar-1 is the biggest commercial satellite from space, and it was designed to faster Internet, and wireless voice services. The satellite will provide Internet and voice communications for the people in [...]

Toyota Demonstrates Brain Controlled Wheelchair

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June 30th, 2009

Toyota has developed a brain-machine interface which transmits the thoughts of a user to a laptop and then to a wheelchair. BMIs were demoed before, but Toyota’s system is features a 125ms response time which means that it fives users the possibility to move easier and faster. Thanks to the Toyota BMI, a person in [...]

Two NASA Spacecrafts Approaching Moon’s Orbit, One Will Finally Land On It

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June 23rd, 2009

NASA has officially announced that the two spacecrafts who were launched on June 18 are approaching the Moon, and one of them will land on its surface soon. According to NASA, one spacecraft will land on the Moon and then look for suitable landing sites for astronauts, while the other space probe will stream videos [...]

The Large Hadron Collider Delayed Until October 2009

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June 22nd, 2009

The Large Hadron Collider went live last year in September. It kicked particles for about nine days after a technical problem caused the LHC to stop. Although it was supposed to go live in April, it was delayed until September 2009 because the damages were worse than first thought. Well, the Swiss scientists want to [...]