Solar Powered Airplane Makes First Intercontinental Round-trip Flight

Caption: The Solar Impulse airplane in flight during on July 24, 2012. Credit: Solar Impulse/ Jean Revillard
A unique airplane has just completed a 6,000 km journey, making the first solar-powered intercontinental round-trip air journey. Traveling between Europe and Africa, the Solar Impulse experimental solar airplane landed in Payerne, Switzerland at 08:30 pm local time on July 24, 2012. The trip began two months ago, on May 24 and so was not a test to see how fast it could make the trip, but to assess the endurance and reliability of the craft, as well as bringing awareness to more people of energy issues.
“The goal of this airplane is not just to go from one point to another, but to fly as long as we wish, promote renewable energy and ambitious energy policies,” said pilot Bertrand Piccard, founder of Solar Impulse, during one leg of the intercontinental flight. “All of these have been so successful.”

Google Calculator Gets A Major Upgrade

 Google’s calculator results has just got a major upgrade to the answers provided and the user interface. Now when you search Google for a math answer, Google will not only show you the answer but also give you a new interface for the answer, including a full size 34-button scientific...

Google Now Allows You To Write Your Search Queries

Google Now Allows You To Write Your Search Queries:
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Toshiba launches glassless 3D, 4K TVs - Business Today

Toshiba launches glassless 3D, 4K TVs - Business Today:

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Toshiba launches glassless 3D, 4K TVs Business Today With aggressive pricing and a larger dealership network, Toshiba India is aiming for the top slot in the LED TV market this fiscal. Towards this goal, the company on Wednesday launched its 'Thinking LED' range of TVs. With this the company now has TVs ...

Broadcom announce 5G for mobiles

Broadcom announce 5G for mobiles:
Broadcom has unveiled the Broadcom BCM4335 chip, which it claims is the first combination 5G – Wi-Fi chip for mobile devices. A single die of this chip houses a Wi-Fi 802.11ac radio, 4G LTE, along with Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio, and system software. Broadcom will employ a 40nm, CMOS fabrication process,

Frostfire Solar-powered Motion Sensor Light

Frostfire Solar-powered Motion Sensor Light:

The Frostfire solar-powered motion sensor light is ideal for a security light or a shed/garage light. The lamp uses a powerful 0.6W solar panel to charge its rechargeable battery during the day. It utilizes a motion sensor to detect every movement in front of its camera in range of 3 meters. When motion is detected, the light will turn on automatically and turn off 30 seconds after motion stops. Amazon has started selling the Frostfire solar-powered motion sensor light for each.

Samsung Unveils The Industry’s First 16GB DDR4 Modules

Samsung Unveils The Industry’s First 16GB DDR4 Modules:

Samsung has recently unveiled the industry’s first 16GB DDR4 modules. The company uses 30 nm-class memory chips to create this memory module. Samsung is expected to create 32GB DDR4 modules with 20 nm-class (20-29 nm) chips in the near future. The 32GB DDR4 modules will reach up to 3,200 Mb/s bandwidth. Stay tuned for more updates.

Nokia’s RDA tool shows Lumia 910 and 1001 – upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices?

Nokia’s RDA tool shows Lumia 910 and 1001 – upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices?:
It’s not the first time we’ve heard about rumors of Nokia’s upcoming Lumia range of Windows Phone devices, particularly with Windows Phone 8 fast approaching. However, the latest round of details seemed to come from within Nokia itself. Dutch website NieuweMobiel.nl first discovered a device named Nokia Lumia 910 using Nokia’s Remote Device Access tool. Then not long afterwards, TechCrunch also managed to discover a device named Nokia Lumia 1001 using the same tool.
For those who doesn’t know, the Remote Device Access tool allows developers to connect to a set of Nokia devices from within a browser window, aimed to allow them to test their application codes on real devices without actually owning one. Given that all these devices are sitting somewhere in Nokia’s lab, developers are able to use the Bluetooth functions of these phones to detect the presence of other phones in close proximity, and this is exactly how the Nokia Lumia 910 and 1001 were discovered, as shown in the screenshots below:

Other than the device names, nothing else is known about these devices yet. WPCentral is speculating that the Lumia 910 is a variant of the Lumia 900 destined for T-Mobile, meaning it could be a Windows Phone 7.x device rather than Windows Phone 8. Rumors of this device name was circulating back in January this year, with a Dutch website listing the Lumia 910 with a 12-megapixels camera, however this was quickly refuted by Nokia soon after.
For the Nokia Lumia 1001, given Nokia’s naming convention, this could well be a high-end phone loaded with Windows Phone 8. However, it could also be possible that some Nokia engineers are playing around with device names in the labs. We’ve previously heard about Nokia Phi device being tested and loaded with Windows Phone 8, and there were also leaks about a Lumia device with PureView technology. Earlier in the year we’ve also heard about codenames such as the Nokia “Prodigy” and Nokia “AC/DC” Windows Phone 8 devices in the works. Could the Lumia 1001 be the final name for one of these devices? We hope to hear more during the annual Nokia World event on September 5. Stay tuned!

Google Maps Coordinate Lets Bosses Spy on Subordinates

Google Maps Coordinate Lets Bosses Spy on Subordinates:

I am unsure of what Google actually thinks it is doing with all of these tracking tools. I am also very unsure of the people who actually buy into the “it makes jobs easier, man!” argument that tags along with one of these revolutionary products of Google. However, no amount of privacy advocates’ rhetoric and powerful written oratory removes Google’s resolve to make more and more of these privacy-killing tools.
The latest from Google is Google Maps Coordinate. It is a little bit like Latitude, except, it is always on (more or less) and works inside buildings where, usually, Global Positioning System (GPS) cannot detect the device that it is receiving transmission from.

Google claims that for per month per employee, Coordinate will allow for rapid tracking and deployment of groups of people wherever they are needed. Daniel Chu, Google’s Senior Product Manager said:-

“Imagine you are a call centre operator at an electric utility company. A call comes in reporting a downed powerline in one of the northern suburbs of your city, and an entire neighbourhood is without power. You need to quickly dispatch one of your line repairers to the site, which is almost an hour away. To save time and get the power back up quickly, you want to know which line repairers are already in the area and send them the relevant information about the job. That’s where Google Maps Coordinate comes in.”

So, yes, it helps makes things easier, but at what cost? Chu also said that the workers will be able to turn off tracking as and when they require – for example, while they are at lunch or something of that sort. But turning it off at any time kind of beats the point, does it not? Given a choice, I would keep that thing turned off at all times.
Currently Google Maps Coordinate is Android only, with an iOS version planned for the next year.

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Gigabyte Aivia Xenon Wireless Mouse

Gigabyte Aivia Xenon Wireless Mouse:

The Gigabyte Aivia Xenon is claimed to be the world’s first dual mode touchpad mouse. It means that you can use the Aivia Xenon as a mouse or a touchpad. This wireless mouse is equipped with the Gigabyte free-scrolling technology, that enables you to browse the file and webpage more effortlessly. The Aivia Xenon also supports a 1000DPI resolution, multitouch gestures and a 10-meter working distance. Each purchase comes bundled with an exclusive Aivia Painter software. [Gigabyte]