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ATHLETE rover steps up to long desert trek
Sep 6, 2010 Science Comments Off
(PhysOrg.com) — The ATHLETE rover, currently under development at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is in the Arizona desert this month to participate in NASA’s Research and Technology Studies, also known as Desert RATS. The desert tests offer a chance for a NASA-led team of engineers, astronauts and scientists from across the country to test concepts for future missions.
Next Mars rover stretches robotic arm
Sep 6, 2010 Science Comments Off
(PhysOrg.com) — Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory rover that will be on Mars two years from now, has been flexing the robotic arm that spacecraft workers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory attached to the rover body in August 2010.
UK mobile firms to merge networks
Sep 6, 2010 General Comments Off
Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.
DivX hammers another nail into Flash’s coffin
Sep 6, 2010 Software Comments Off
DivX HiQ offers smoother YouTube playback
Poor old Flash.
It’s endured a torrid time as of late. First up was Steve Jobs’ vehement outburst via a (very) public letter. And then Google unleashed its WebM project. And all this as the video platform continues to come under severe pressure from the ever escalating threat of new web standards such as HTML 5.
And now DivX has put the foot in with its DivX HiQ beta for its web video player. DivX says:
“If you can choose …
How to setup and use Ping in iTunes
Sep 6, 2010 Software Comments Off
Getting music social with Apple
Those that have been listening to the buzz after Apple’s music keynote on 1 September 2010 might have picked up on a feature known as Ping. Tucked away in the announcement of the release of the iTunes 10 desktop software was actually quite a significant point that is that Apple has chosen to launch its own social network.As it happens it’s all about music and it’ll allow you to follow artists, friends and total strangers as well …
3Par: Pyrrhic Victory for HP or Strategic Defeat for Dell?
Sep 6, 2010 General IT Comments Off
The entire future of a company or industry can hinge on one little deal. The $50,000 IBM paid to license Windows was the foundation for Microsoft and the technology industry for the last couple of decades. Apple’s licensing contract with Portal Player to create the iPod was nearly as big — and certainly huge for that company. The sale of 3Par could also be one of those pivotal deals, as huge firms like HP, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Dell, VMware, Cisco and EMC position themselves around the new “cloud” opportunity.
iOS 4.2 for iPad: What’s new, detailed and explained
Sep 6, 2010 Software Comments Off
All you need to know about the Apple tablet’s software update
No sooner had the Jobs outlined iOS 4.1 when he gave us that traditional Apple sneak peak of the upgrade after - aka iOS 4.2. No surprises there. As Steven pointed out, iOS 4.2 is “all about iPad”. In fact, the very first feature as listed on the Powerpoint Keynote presentation behind the Apple supremo, read “Everything iPad”.
So, if you want your juices stirred up into a frothy iPad frenzy …
Gamers’ 13-year wait nearly over as Duke Nukem Forever gets a release date
Sep 6, 2010 General Comments Off
Almost 13 years after it was first announced, video game Duke Nukem Forever has finally been given a release date by its new owners.
iOS 4.1: What’s new, detailed and explained
Sep 6, 2010 Software Comments Off
All you need to know about the iPhone software update
For a 0.1 increase, the iPhone/iPod touch iOS 4.1 software update is going to make quite a big difference. Announced just the other day at the Apple iPod keynote and set for release on 8 September, there’s a seriously quick turn around going on here and, seeing as it’s free and that everyone will be downloading it, it’s well worth knowing exactly what advantages it’s going to bring to your phone or MP3 player.
Naturally, …
Buzz lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m
Sep 6, 2010 General Comments Off
Google proposes settling a lawsuit over its Buzz social network, whilst regulators launch a review of the firm’s US search practices.
