CO2 Hunting Satellite To Be Released
December 18, 2008
US (ChattahBox) – NASA has released details on a new project that will launch a satellite into space that has the ability to chart carbon dioxide. It is hoped that with this new technology we will be able to solve some of the mysteries about how man-made CO2 is effecting climate change.
Chinese Hackers Infect Millions - Microsoft Says Abandon Internet Explorer For Now
December 16, 2008
US (ChattahBox) – After a major hack of Internet Explorer, Microsoft officials are urging customers to use competitive browsers to surf the net.
The popular Internet Explorer browser is no longer safe after Chinese hackers were able to exploit a security flaw in the newest IE version to infect millions of computers globally. Officials for Microsoft say they are doing their best to resolve the situation, but that in the meantime Internet Explorer should not be used for browsing the net. Read more
Cyborgs Now Look To Be A Reality?
December 16, 2008
Sweden (ChattahBox) – A new robotic limb may work with the brain to relieve the phantom limb pain often associated with amputation. The Karolinska Institutet and Malmö University Hospital in Sweden has been conducting tests to eventually be able to use a new form of robotic limb technology in conjunction with psychological tricks to make the brain and body feel as though a real arm or leg are actually connected.
Poll finds Women need Internet more so then sex or TV?
December 16, 2008
(ChattahBox) — A new survey commissioned by Intel Corp. tries to find out just how dependent people and particularly women are on the Internet.
The poll run by Harris Interactive asked readers whether they would be willing to forgo sex for two weeks, rather than give up their Internet access? According to the study released Monday nearly half of the women questioned said yes. Read more
Delta Airlines to roll out Wi-Fi on some flights
December 15, 2008
Delta Air Lines is going to offer Wi-Fi service to its passengers on Tuesday. The service will be available initially on shuttle flights between Washington’s Reagan National, New York’s LaGuardia, and Boston’s Logan airports, according to a report in The Washington Post. The Atlanta-based airline plans to eventually outfit its domestic fleet of 330 aircraft with Wi-Fi, which amounts to around 60 percent of Delta’s seats flown every day. Read more
Gmail Adds Its Own PDF Viewer
December 13, 2008
(ChattahBox) — Gmail has just added a its own viewer that lets you view PDFs in your Web browser (with a catch see below). It may not have all the bells and whistles of Adobe Acrobat but the big deal is it’s blazing fast, and it does includes a search function, and lets you download or print the PDF if you really need to. Read more
“Fake Out Products” To Be Banned
December 13, 2008
US (ChattahBox) – The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has taken out a restraining order against Innovative Marketing, Inc. and ByteHosting Internet Services, LLC., two companies involved in the creation and distrubution of “scareware”, programs designed to create false alerts of viruses, illegal pornography, and spyware.
GE Debuts World’s First Truly Incandescent-Shaped - CFL Bulb
December 13, 2008
(ChattahBox) — Offering the environmental friendliness of the CFL bulb but also the shape of incandescent bulbs, GE has a new light bulb hitting the market very soon. It’s the world’s first incandescent-shaped CFL bulb and will be frosted in the final product. Protected with more than a dozen U.S. patent applications the miniaturized electronics developed by GE Consumer & Industrial engineers and scientists enable the new CFL bulb to fit inside a typical incandescent bulb glass fixture. The 8,000-hour CFL is guaranteed for 5 years based on 4 hours of daily use. Read more
Video: Lockheed Martin Test’s Multiple Kill Vehicle - MKV-L
December 13, 2008
(ChattahBox) — Lockheed Martin’s Multiple Kill Vehicle MKV-L is a key technology for the still planned missile defence program. It was recently demonstrated quite successfully at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The goal of the test was to hover under its own power and proprely recognize and track targets in a flight environment. According to evaluators of the test it was mission accomplished on all counts.
See the MKV-L’s propulsion system demonstrate its maneuverability in the MKV-L video below. Read more
Proposal For New ‘Smart Card’ A Move To Future Efficiency?
December 12, 2008
Washington D.C. - While Obama’s plans to create jobs by putting billions of dollars into work on America’s infrastructure is causing a lot of excitement, other people are urging him to also place focus on the development of technology to help stabilize shaky areas of our economy and every day life. One method that is being proposed is the introduction of “smart cards”, where handed out to every citizen, they could help contain information that would make chaotic industries much more organized, as well as create revenue.