Charter Communications tiptoes into video streaming
Very quietly, Charter Communications has been poking a toe into the online video streaming business.
Telecom
Nov 20, 2015
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News tagged with satellite phone
How WWI codebreakers taught your gas meter to snitch on you
In the depths of night on August 5th 1914 the British Cable Ship Alert took the first significant action of World War I, severing the five German submarine cables that ran through the English Channel. This operation was a ...
Telecom
Jul 31, 2014
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NASA Goddard to bring satellite data to African agriculture
From hundreds of miles in orbit, NASA satellites can measure how much rain falls in Niger or detect plant health in Mali. But on the ground, many African farmers and food distributors don't have good information about the ...
Environment
Apr 29, 2014
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'Smart' high-tech dog collar goes on sale in Japan
A high-tech collar attachment that will allow pet owners to monitor their dogs at a distance, checking how much they sleep and how many calories they are burning, was unveiled Thursday in Japan.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 13, 2014
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REACTing to a crisis
Keeping all lines of communications open during a crisis is critical – and the Dublin Fire Brigade has shown how this can be done using satellite and hybrid technologies.
Telecom
Jul 2, 2013
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Data sharing for food security
Data cannot be eaten, but giving everyone free access to information could lead to innovations that enhance the production and distribution of food, resulting in global food security. 'Open Access Data for Agriculture' was ...
Other
May 6, 2013
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NASA's refueling demonstration proves viability of satellite-servicing technologies
(Phys.org)—NASA has demonstrated robotic fluid transfer in space, an objective that will help inform the development of robotic technology to refuel satellites. The first-of-its-kind demonstration was performed during the ...
Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2013
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Bedrock breakthrough in Antarctica
(Phys.org)—A team of scientists from nine nations, led by Victoria University's Dr Nancy Bertler, have made a huge breakthrough in Antarctica—successfully drilling more than 760m through the ice to the bedrock, on an ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 7, 2013
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Privacy, technology face off again
The tension between new technology and individual privacy is as old as Silicon Valley. Each advance that allows or impels us to share information or seek windows into others' lives is scary at first. Often the fears blow ...
Other
Sep 30, 2012
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On-board mobile phone to power low-cost satellite
(Phys.org)—A University of Queensland staff member is sending a satellite into space more powerful than the Curiosity Rover which recently landed on Mars.
Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2012
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