Large Solar Storm arrives this Monday
Digital News Report – Satellite communications and navigation equipment could be disrupted today, warned the United States Space Weather Prediction Center especially around the Polar regions. The Solar Radiation Storms in the past 24 hours and currently is at a S3 warning level.
The S3 warning includes a radiation hazard for astronauts and people in [...]
Lenova Yoga Laptop converts into Tablet – Features and Overview
Digital News Report – There is a lot of buzz on ultrabook laptops at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that was held this week in Las Vegas. Lenova introduced their IdeaPad Yoga laptop tablet device that is planned to be available when Microsoft Windows 8 is released in the second half of [...]
AT&T unveils new 4G LTE Smartphones and Tablet
Digital News Report – AT&T announced five new 4G LTE smartphones and a new tablet that are planned to roll out in the early part of 2012. The company will display the new products at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Smartphone will have a [...]
Intel’s Atom platform “Cedar Trail” offers new features for netbooks
Digital News Report – Intel Corporation announced today the availability of the energy efficient Atom processor-based platform that is intended for use in netbooks, retail, and healthcare IT devices. The Intel Atom processor-based platform will start to show up in brands such as Acer, Asus, HP, Samsung, Lenovo, and Toshiba in the early part [...]
Scientists Find New Distant Galaxy Using Hubble and Ground Based Telescopes
Digital News Report – Astronomers believe they have found one of the earliest galaxies in the universe. The GN-108036 galaxy, which has been verified using the lens of the Subaru Telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii, was originally spotted using space based telescopes.
The leader of this research, Masami Ouchi of the University [...]
Best Buy Cyber Monday Deals 2011 – Sale starts Sunday
Digital News Report – Best Buy has begun their 2-day Cyber Sale going on this Sunday and Monday, November 27-28, 2011. The electronics retailer is offering free shipping on almost everything through December 27, 2011. Moreover, if you do a store pick-up on your online order you can get a free $10 Gift [...]
Illegal File Sharing Case Overturned by EU Court
Digital News Report – The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg overruled a Belgium court in an illegal file sharing case that would have forced Internet providers to install filters to screen for illegal content.
This is a setback for the organizations representing copyright holders. SABAM, a Belgian association of authors, composers and publishers sued [...]
Sony announces Google TV update
Digital News Report – Sony Electronics announced today that a new software update is available for Google TV that is on their Sony Internet TV and Sony Internet TV Blu-ray Disc™ players. The new update to Google TV will also add the Android Market. The update will start early next week with devices [...]
AT&T U-verse TV is first to offer Wireless Receivers starting October 31
Digital News Report – AT&T U-verse TV will have the first wireless receivers available for customers to order starting on October 31, 2011. AT&T said that they are the first TV service provider to offer a wireless receiver.
AT&T said that this would make arranging rooms and putting TV sets in places that might have [...]
Lytro Light Field Digital Camera for Consumers shipping in 2012
Digital News Report – Lytro, Inc. revealed their new digital camera that uses light field technology. The camera is able to focus photos after a photo has been taken. The company said that this is the only consumer camera that is able to take light field photos currently.
Lytro explained the light field technology [...]