Blogs Posts in Sci/Tech category; 22 blog posts

World embraces iPad, Apple celebrates

Bangalore, Apr 6: Apple Inc celebrated the immediate success of its new tablet computer, iPad, as the sales figures sky rocketed on the very first dayApple on Monday, Apr 5 informed that 300,000 iPads were sold on the very first day of i [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Tech world glued to screens on iPad Day

Media passes to the mega-hyped Apple iPad launch may have been the hottest ticket in the biz Wednesday. But I and hundreds of thousands of tech enthusiasts and Apple fan boys and fan girls were hungrily plugged in online, sharing instant [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Google lifts 'beta' label from Gmail, other programs

For what seemed like an eternity in the technology world, Google's Gmail service lurked in beta, keeping devotees guessing as to what bugs remained in the system or what life-changing feature the company had yet to unveil. Five years passe [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

RIM to Sell New Tour on Two Carriers

Research In Motion Ltd. Tuesday unveiled the BlackBerry Tour smart phone for Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp., breaking its pattern of releasing devices with an exclusive wireless carrier partner. The device, which is able to tap f [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

T-Mobile denies servers were hacked

T-Mobile has said that the offer for information from its servers is likely to be bogus. The company has said that it is investigating the claim that its security has been breached but initial results indicate that the data displayed on t [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

New hybrid technology

HYUNDAI is developing a new hybrid technology using lithium polymer batteries which the car maker claims are lighter, require less space and are 10% more efficient than current hybrids which use either lithium-ion or nickel-metal hybride. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

First Pictures Taken of Planets Outside Solar System (Update...

Astronomers have taken the first pictures of planets outside our solar system, according to reports to be published tomorrow by the journal Science. A team of astronomers led by Paul Kalas of the University of California at Berkeley used [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Science and technology fall by the wayside

Is spending R18 billion on science and technology, as outlined in the department of science and technology's 10-year plan, justified against allocating funds to build houses, improve roads and fight crime? The question is moot. The social [...]

Posted On : Sep, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

SLI comes to the Intel X58

It used to be that if you wanted to make use of NVIDIA’s multi-GPU SLI solution, you were stuck having to buy a board that was fitted with an nForce chipset. X58 motherboards for Intel’s Core i7 CPU changes that. This is an int [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Nvision 2008 reflects the wonder, weirdness of Silicon Valle...

Living and working in Silicon Valley can be overwhelming at times. The frenetic pace, the rapid changes, the constant striving can leave many of us anxious and exhausted. So I appreciate those moments that allow me to take a break from tha [...]

Posted On : Aug, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SCIENTISTS DOUBLE THE FIELD ACCURACY OF...

You may have noticed that some of your infrared thermometer measurements have been inconsistent and non-repeatable under apparently identical conditions. There is a reason for these errors. Here is that reason. &nbs [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Google admits it still can't make money from YouTube

Almost two years after it paid $1.65bn (£848m) for the YouTube video-sharing site, Google still has not worked out how to make money from the business, its chairman and chief executive conceded, even though hundreds of millions of peo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Groups sue to stop seismic oil exploration in Arctic seas

Alaska Native and environmental groups sued Monday to stop exploration by oil companies this summer in Arctic waters frequented by whales, seals and other marine species. The groups are challenging federal permits that allow Shell Oil Co. [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Study: Giant squid has biggest eyes in world

Marine scientists studying the carcass of a rare colossal squid said Wednesday they had measured its eye at about 11 inches across larger than a dinner plate and the biggest animal eye on earth. One of the quid's two eyes, with a lens as b [...]