Archive for May, 2009
Sharp releases “industry’s thinnest” solar panel for mobile devices
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Recently we reported on Japanese cellular provider KDDI releasing a Sharp waterproof, solar-powered cell phone, which we believe has been renamed the SH002. Growing interest in both photovoltaic power as a clean and green source of energy and solar-powered devices has galvanized Sharp to release globally its new LR0GC02 solar module for mobile devices – [...]
Microsoft reverses Windows 7 Starter limit
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Microsoft Bing No Sure Thing
Saturday, May 30th, 2009HTC to Sell Google Android Smartphone in China
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Barcelona defeats Manchester United in Champions League final
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Lenovo announces IdeaPad S12 netbook
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Plans to build Arizona bullet train fired by the sun
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Bullet trains are considered by many to be one of the greener forms of transport, so imagine how environmentally friendly they might be if the sun’s power was harnessed to power them. That’s precisely what Solar Bullet LLC hopes to do with its 220mph solar bullet train, which the company claims can travel from Tucson [...]
Android KOBIAN feels its way in a human world
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009When in science fiction films robots show anything other than blind obedience – or something akin to feelings – it tends to spell trouble for the human race. I, Robot and Blade Runner come to mind. So here we are, not even properly ensconced in the age of humanoid robots yet, and already researchers at [...]
USB 3.0: can’t we all just get along – yes, apparently
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has demonstrated interoperability between prototype hosts and devices from multiple companies at the SuperSpeed USB Developers Conference in Tokyo. The somewhat unsurprising news that the next-generation of USB devices from multiple companies should play nicely together is the latest step towards making USB 3.0 – which will deliver transfer rates [...]