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Category: Science
Wi-fi internet in flight by 2014
In-flight wi-fi fast enough to stream video content from sites such as Netflix and the BBC’s iPlayer could be available on airlines by 2014.
Jute decoding to usher in new horizon
The successful decoding of local jute varieties along with that of Tosha jute three years back will usher in a new horizon for jute quality improvement and diversification of jute goods, observed the scientists working behind the gigantic achievement for…
Training on digitization begins in Faridpur
A five-day training course titled ‘National e-service Introduction’ both theoretical and practical for the office staff of the local district administration started here on Sunday.
iPhone 5C will reportedly replace iPhone 5 and cost $400-$500
Apple’s budget iPhone is looking anything but cheap. 9to5Mac points us to the latest research note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who says that Apple is planning to price the lower-cost iPhone 5C at between $400 and $500 this…
Laraki Epitome 1,100-hp supercar revealed
Founded in Morocco but now based in California, Laraki Motors unveiled the Laraki Epitome at Pebble Beach. Powered by a reworked 7-liter V-8, the $2 million Epitome can deliver anywhere from 1,100 hp to 1,750 hp — and designer Abdesslam…
Facebook to inaugurate m-payment feature
It will use payment details added by users to their Facebook account to automatically fill in forms when they make purchases on mobile applications.
3 futuristic car technologies
The recent Hyperloop announcement by Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk has spurred a lot of conversation about the future of travel. But while Hyperloop technology may be years away, some really cool car technology is already on the…
Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight
A University of Colorado Boulder research team has moved closer to what some call the Holy Grail of a sustainable hydrogen economy — splitting water with sunlight.
Google blocks YouTube app for windows phone
By PanArmenian
Verizon: HTC One arrives on August 22
Verizon customers are finally going to get their hands on the flagship HTC One smartphone.
Hands on with Motorola’s moto maker
AT&T’s version of the new Moto X phone has a special twist: Moto Maker, Motorola’s online phone configuration tool. We got early access to Moto Maker and had a lot of fun designing our own phone, but I couldn’t help…
Sony grabs lead in race for Internet pay TV
By Amol Sharma, Shalini Rramachandran
King Abdullah Science Tech varsity to become one of best
By Farouk Luqman
Networking for high performance computing
By Eurasia Review
District level user security training on web portal held
A two day district level refresher and user security training on web portal digitised service for the government officials concluded at the local circuit house here on Wednesday.
iPhone uses more energy than a refrigerator
And smartphone energy consumption is only going to increase.
Brain-eating amoebas
A Florida boy contracted Naegleria fowleri while knee boarding in a water-filled ditch. Here’s what you need to know about the sometimes fatal amoeba.
Bangladesh’s mobile operators line up for 3G licences
By Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom
Samsung sells over 15 million smartphones in China
By PanArmenian
Crowdsourcing weather using smartphone batteries
By Eurasia Review
Tibetan exile government website attacked by hackers
By Richard Finney
British Library’s wi-fi blocks violent Hamlet
A man using the British Library’s wi-fi network was denied access to an online version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet because the text contained “violent content”.
The smartphone is dead
By Steve Kovach
BlackBerry explores possible sale for strategic alternatives
New CEO. Check. New name. Check. A new owner? Call it BlackBerry Reboot, version 3.0. BlackBerry, the one-time tech giant battered by the shift to newer mobile-phone models, has formed a special committee to examine strategic alternatives. In other words,…
Apple’s new product: An iPhone without an iWatch
A rumor from tech site All Things D that Apple Inc. (AAPL) will release new versions of its iPhone on September 10 has spread around to news and tech sites like a brush fire. Missing was any reference to a…
Cell phone drivers not associated to accident
Researchers have found no link between the number of drivers making phone calls while on the road and the number of accidents recorded.
What does a stem cell burger taste like?
By Melissa Hogenboom