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Historical Docking (Watch LIVE): SpaceX Dragon Getting Closer to ISS

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:23:00 +0000

The space cargo capsule of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (popularly known as SpaceX) is likely to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday (May 25).

Historical Docking (Watch LIVE): SpaceX Dragon Getting Closer to ISS

Earlier, NASA reported that the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo capsule eventually closed in on its destination, the International Space Station, for a series of tests Thursday to clear it for its final docking with ISS on Friday.

The team managing the task at International Space Station (ISS) finished a careful review of the progress of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and at 9:38 p.m. EDT and collectively authorized the ISS and Dragon flight control teams to advance toward docking and berthing about 11:20 a.m. Friday.

On the other hand, the team on ground controlling the mission for the SpaceX has given the green signal and reported all spacecraft systems are ready for the final and most important task.

Dragon has almost completed its fly-around of the station, crossing behind the station and beginning its final approach. NASA TV coverage will begin at 2 a.m.

SOURCE:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/index.html

Report Tags: Space Flight, SpaceX, Space Exploration, NASA, Space Agency, International Space Station, Dragon Cargo Capsule, Dragon Docking with ISS,

Really Futuristic: Physics student developed new space driving force using Casimir-Polder Effect

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:42:00 +0000

I wonder if NASA have ever think about the method of driving spacecrafts and satellites through space using something else other than ordinary rocket engines; but a 19-year-old student from Egypt has actually made it possible.

Really Futuristic: Physics student developed new space driving force using Casimir-Polder Effect

Aisha Mustafa, a university student of Physics, has patented her invention - with Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). Her invented method is a new type of propulsion system for spacecraft that uses cutting edge quantum physics instead of rockets and thrusters.

The Mail Online has described the achievement of Aisha Mustafa as ‘the invention 'leapfrogs' NASA research, and uses a hi-tech quantum effect to drive satellites through space, rather than ordinary rocket engines.’

Mustafa invented a way of tapping this quantum effect via what's known as the dynamic Casimir-Polder Effect. This uses a "moving mirror" cavity, where two very reflective very flat plates are held close together, and then moved slightly to interact with the quantum particle sea.

Continue reading about the brilliant student from Egypt:

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U.S. Tech Giants Enter into Space Race after Successful Launch by SpaceX

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:41:00 +0000

SpaceX Falcon 9 blasted off to International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday; but it has left behind a commercial space race among the top tech companies in United States.

U.S. Tech Giants Enter into Space Race after Successful Launch by SpaceX

The reusable space cargo capsule ‘Dragon’ was lifted off atop Falcon 9 rocket is expected to reach near the space station for tests early Thursday and ultimately will dock on Friday with its load of supplies. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (popularly known as SpaceX), run by Elon Musk (co-founder of PayPal and Tesla Motors) was hired by NASA to deliver cargo in the first hand, then eventually astronauts to the orbital outpost.

NASA didn’t content with SpaceX rather the space agency is hiring others, too.

With an aim to make money in commercial space race as much as eight U.S. companies have started their bid even more aggressively after SapceX’s successful launch of its rockets early this week. Most of the companies, planning to jump in the new market, think that they can make even more money than major U.S. airlines in operations.

Private space exploration companies have planned for years about carrying supplies and human for NASA, but this is the first time one is actually in orbit and about to make a delivery for the space agency.

Still, Dragon's launch is "the spark that will ignite a flourishing commercial spaceflight marketplace," said Michael Lopez-Alegria, the president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation and a former astronaut.

Hiring Musk's SpaceX and other private companies is a key part of NASA's plan to shift focus. Instead of routine flights to the space station with the now retired space shuttles, NASA is aiming further out to places like asteroids and Mars. After this test flight, SpaceX has a contract with NASA for a dozen delivery runs.

The idea is to "let private industry do what it does best and let NASA tackle the challenging task of pushing the boundary further," NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver said last week.

NASA has given seed money and contracts to several companies to push them on their way. But eventually, space missions could launch, dock to a private space station or hotel and return to Earth and not have anything to do with NASA or any other country's space agency.

Earlier this month, the Hawthorne, Calif.-based SpaceX signed an agreement with Bigelow Aerospace of Nevada which is designing inflatable space stations for research and maybe even tourists. SpaceX and other companies will provide the transportation -- like airlines -- and Bigelow the place to stay. There are already eight different licensed spaceports in the U.S. where companies can launch from and most of them have no connection to NASA.

Another space launch-and-tourism company, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is working separately from NASA and the space station.

If NASA isn't involved, there is one federal agency that is. The Federal Aviation Administration has a commercial space office that licenses private space missions and works with NASA to set safety standards.

Video Collection: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket's Successful Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Station

Breaking News!! SpaceX Falcon 9 launch aborted at last minute

SpaceX on historical space travel -- It’s a big job: President Gwynne Shotwell

Report Tags: Michael Lopez-Alegria, Space Flight, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Space Exploration, NASA, Space Agency, International Space Station, Space Race, Commercial Space Race, Commercial Spaceflight Federation

VIDEO: Robert Moog's Electronic Synthesizer Created Virtually by Google on 78th Birthday of American Inventor

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:04:00 +0000

To pay the homage and to celebrate the 78th birthday of late Robert Moog, the inventor of electronic synthesizer, Google came up with an interactive doodle on Wednesday (May 23).

VIDEO: Robert Moog's Electronic Synthesizer Created Virtually by Google on 78th Birthday of American Inventor

A real-like working Moog synthesizer on the homepage of search engine giant not only allows the users to create their own music but has use volume, mixer, oscillators, filter and envelope controls as well.

One can use your mouse or keyboard on the Moog doodle's keys and dials to make nearly limitless sounds. On Wednesday (local time), visitors to Google’s homepage can play with Google’s latest creation using the QWERTY keys of their keyboard and the arrow keys to switch between the mixer, oscillator, filter, and oscillator to squeeze the sound exactly like the real thing. One can even adjust pitch using a dial on the left size of the doodle to further customize the sound.

Robert Arthur 'Bob' Moog, the founder of Moog Music, was born on May 23, 1934 in Queens, New York. He had a strong passion for electronics, and used to consider himself a geeky, socially awkward kid. Bob's father George Moog was an electrical engineer for Con Edison. So, Bob, from an early age, built small radios, amplifiers, three note organs and other such projects in the basement workshop with his father.

Watch Robert Moog’s electronic synthesizer, virtually created by Google, in action in the video below:

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Video Collection: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket's Successful Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Station

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:37:00 +0000

Pioneering a new era in private space flight, the US company SpaceX on Tuesday became the first commercial company to launch its own spacecraft toward the International Space Station (ISS).

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket's Successful Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Station

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket liftedoff early Tuesday, at about 3:44 a.m. EDT, carrying a reusable cargo capsule ‘Dragon’ filled with a load of supplies for the International Space Station (ISS).

"Three, two, one and launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, as NASA turns to the private sector to resupply the International Space Station," said NASA commentator George Diller, as the spacecraft blasted off at 3:44 am (0744 GMT).

Contrary to Saturday’s aborted liftoff, all of nine engines of the Falcon 9 rocket kept firing all the way through liftoff this time. A faulty valve of engine 5 was replaced on Sunday by SapceX engineers.

Read Saturday's story of Falcon 9 Failed Launch, HERE.

The test flight of the Dragon space capsule, which launched atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, aims to show that commercial industry can restore US access to the ISS after NASA retired its space shuttle fleet last year.

The real test comes Thursday when the Dragon reaches the surroundings of the International Space Station (ISS). It will undergo practice maneuvers from more than a mile out. If all goes well, the docking will occur on Friday (May 25).

Watch exciting videos of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 liftoff carrying Dragon Cargo Capsule:

SOURCE: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/story/2012-05-22/SpaceX-rocket-space-station/55126570/1

Online Live Broadcast (VIDEO): SpaceX Falcon 9 ready for historical space travel destined to ISS

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:02:00 +0000

After a long wait and several delays, finally SpaceX - the private space exploration company founded by PayPal and Tesla Motors co-founder Elon Musk - set to make history as the first mission anchored by a private company to send cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) will begin in the early hours of Saturday (May 19).

Online Live Broadcast (Video): SpaceX Falcon 9 ready for historical space travel destined to ISS

At just a few hours at 1:55am Pacific Time (which is 4:55am Eastern time) Saturday morning, SpaceX will attempt to make the first ever privately-funded launch to head to the International Space Station ISS) from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch will be made with its Falcon 9 rocket, which is set to launch its Dragon capsule.

Talking to media ahead of historical launch Gwynne Shotwell, the president of SpaceX, told media, “We know this has been touted as a huge mission. We keep trying to say it’s a test. Nonetheless, it’s a big job.”

The launch will be webcast live and will be repeated by NASA hour at 2:25am Pacific Time (5:25 Eastern time) for those who could not stay awake until dawn. Shortly later, a post-launch conference at 5:30am Pacific Time (8:30 pm Eastern Time) will give more details on the mission.

Watch exclusive video below:

Here the link to watch the launch live.

According to latest news from Cape Canaveral, the launch of Flacon 9 has been aborted at the last moment for some mysterious technical reasons. Fina the full story HERE.

SpaceX ready for second attempt to launch Falcon 9 today (Monday, May 21), read here.

SOURCE:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/18/real-tech-alert-elon-musks-spacex-falcon-9-ready-for-takeoff-to-international-space-station/

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Watch VIDEO: Virus-based Piezoelectricity Energy Generated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:00 +0000

Electricity/power is an essential ingredient of our routine life. We need power to run the smallest of our gadgets. There are many conventional ways to produce electricity, along with new eco-friendly methods to harvest electricity like solar power, wind power etc.

Virus-based Piezoelectricity Energy Generated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The latest development in this field comes from the researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy. Reportedly, scientists in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a unique way to generate power using harmless viruses that convert mechanical energy into electricity.

Converting mechanical energy to electricity is not a new concept, but Californian scientists do have a new approach: using viruses to harvest energy from everyday vibrations like walking.

Researchers have created a tiny generator by coating stamp-sized electrodes with piezoelectric viruses, M13 bacteriophages. Piezoelectricity is the buildup of an electric charge in certain materials due to mechanical stimulation.

This demo video below illustrates a potentially new way to fabricate micro-electronic devices that could be powered by activities such as climbing stairs or shutting a door.

The first part of the video shows how Berkeley Lab scientists harness the piezoelectric properties of the virus to convert the force of a finger tap into electricity. The second part reveals the "viral-electric" generators in action, first by pressing only one of the generators, then by pressing two at the same time, which produces more current.

The work could lead to a better way of making piezoelectric devices and even expand its range of applications.

Currently, the piezoelectric effect is used in a variety of applications, such as the automotive industry and medical imaging, including devices like air-bag sensors, key-less door entry systems, and MRI and CT scanners.

However, the toxicities and challenges posed by conventional piezoelectric device fabrication have limited their scope.

The advantage of M13 viruses is that they are rod-shaped and self-assemble into organized layers upon which the electrodes depend. The virus also replicates quickly, so supply would not be a concern.

Watch the demo video below:

Report Tags: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, M13 bacteriophages, piezoelectricity, piezoelectric viruses, Video, Science, Technology, Youtube, M13 Virus

Viral Video Industry and Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad -- It's FUNNY!

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:22:00 +0000

The Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad takes deliberate attack at the viral video industry and the in general bizarre substance that fetches millions hits on the web.

Viral Video Industry and Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad -- It's FUNNY!

You can see supermodels, life-sized versions of Mario and Luigi and a slide of notably placed Nintendo logos, which stars the actors of popular TV series Community.

While making fun of the viral-video mania the ad is pinpoints the way viral content tends to be more successful in attracting web traffic and buzz for a product than traditional advertising.

Watch Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad below:

Yerba Buena Center on March 7: Apple set to unveil iPad3 in an invite-only event

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:19:00 +0000

Apple's iPad 3 unveiling is likely looming at its scheduled an invite-only event on March 7 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, which has caused the rumor mill to kick into its highest gear.

Yerba Buena Center on March 7: Apple set to unveil iPad3 in an invite-only event

Yerba Buena Center is the same venue Apple used to uncover the earlier two models of iPad. Apple, has sent the invitation to reporters by e-mail on Tuesday, without disclosing the details of the event, but just said that “we have something you really have to see. And touch.” The invitation also featured a partial picture of a device resembling the iPad.

Although everyone is waiting for something vigorously dubbed as ‘iPad 3’ but it is also rumored that the new model of iPad could be unveiled with another name.

Apple iPad tablet sales doubled in the December quarter to 15.43 million units from a year earlier. The company has sold about 55 million iPads since it introduced the device in 2010.

Although the iPad has managed to dominate the consumer tablet market since its inception, but experts say it will face stiff competition in 2012. The first challenge is likely to come from Microsoft, which aims to give tough time to Apple with Windows 8 on tablets. Windows 8 features an interface optimized for touch input and due at the end of current year.

Amazon’s Kindle Fire, which sells at half the cost of an iPad, has chipped away at the lower end of the tablet market and still promises to repeat it in 2012.

In addition, Google and its own manufacturing partners show no signs of dwindling their joint pursuit to make Android a tablet player, despite the weak performance of many supposed “iPad killers” that hit the marketplace in 2011.

iPad 3: What experts expect from Apple (VIDEO)..??

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:02:00 +0000

iPad 3: What experts expect from Apple ..??

The rumors are flowing heavily, claiming stories and details that may or may not be accurate about Apple's next version of the iPad i.e. iPad 3. Users and experts similarly say they expect the battery life will be better with even a slimmer design.

What's coming in the iPad 3? Here's what experts at CNET think.

Most Expensive Tea: Do you dare to have a cup of Panda Tea worth of hundreds dollars?

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:42:00 +0000

‘Panda Tea’ is what might be the upcoming craze for the health and fitness conscious people around the globe; but behold it will not be available for a those who can’t afford to spend almost 220,000 yuan ($35,000) for 500 grams (18 ounces).

Panda Tea: World's most expensive tea from China to be produced from Panda dung

According to details; a Chinese citizen An Yanshi believed that panda poo is the key ingredient to produce the world’s most expensive tea, what he called ‘Panda Tea’ whose logo features a smiling panda wearing a bow tie and holding a steaming glass of green tea.

An yanshi, 41, has purchased 11 tonnes of Panda dung from a panda breeding centre to fertilize a tea crop in the mountains of Sichuan province in southwestern China, home to the black and white bears.

An Yanshi - a calligraphy teacher at Sichuan University – has left his job to dedicate himself for this project for which he has planted the tea crop on just over a hectare (2.5 acres) of land. An not only hopes to make money from the tea but he aims to convince the world to protect the environment and replace chemical fertilizers with animal extracts, before it is too late.

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Your Health Partner

‘SolarKindle Lighted Cover’ from SolarFocus -- the first ever solar-powered cover for an e-reader

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:35:00 +0000

The world's biggest tech show CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2012 begins today and will run until Friday (January 13).

‘SolarKindle Lighted Cover’ from SolarFocus

The show witnesses the entire tech world descend on Las Vegas. The world will be getting latest from the biggest names in tech to talk about their plans for 2012. The show covers more than 1.8 million square feet and has more than 140,000 attendees from across the globe.

On the very first day of CES 2012; the first ever solar-powered cover for an e-reader was showcased by SolarFocus dubbed as ‘SolarKindle Lighted Cover’, specifically designed for Amazon Kindle.

The ‘SolarKindle Lighted Cover’ keeps on charging the Kindle as long as it is exposed to daylight. Its also capable of charging the reserve built-in lithium battery that provides 1,500 mA juice for the e-reader.

‘SolarKindle Lighted Cover’ from SolarFocus

The ‘SolarKindle Lighted Cover’ also includes a built-in reading light to light up the Kindle's screen; the power for this light is drawn from the reserve battery, not the Kindle itself.

According to the manufacturers, SolarFocus, one-hour charging in sunlight will be enough for almost 3 days reading time. ‘SolarKindle Lighted Cover’ will be available to purchase from January 15 priced at $79.99.

VIDEO: Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0 (Version 2) Showcased at CES Unveiled 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:41:00 +0000

Tech fanatics certainly wouldn’t have forget the initial version of Parrot AR.Drone unveiled at CES 2010. The quadrocopter robot was tremendously efficient, controlled via an app on your smartphone to float in the air, amazingly stable on four rotors.

Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0 (Version 2) Showcased at CES Unveiled 2012

Now come to the latest version of the gadget introduced today at CES Unveiled i.e. AR.Drone 2.0, which added a new set of upgrades that made the gadget even smarter.

The original version of AR.Drone needed a skilful expert, because there was a serious learning curve in order to get good at flying it, but latest version AR.Drone 2.0 is much easier to control. It uses the compasses in both your controller and the Drone to make sure "forward" is always the direction you think it is, unlike before when it was easy to confuse its orientation.

Just tilt the tablet or phone with the toy’s partner app on it away from your body, and the drone zooms away. Tilting towards you makes the drone draw nearer—there’s no learning curve to playing with it.

It's now better-built and much stronger (apparently a few users had some destructive learning experiences with the initial version), and Parrot also added an HD camera that records 720p footage, which can be delivered right to your phone or tablet using Wi-Fi.

The manufacturers have also updated the apps that you need to fly the Drone, supplementing lots of video sharing features, plus a social network of sorts that lets you see who else is flying their Drone nearby.

Though there’re no official words on the availability; but it is rumored that the AR.Drone 2.0 will be available in the second quarter of 2012. But the good news is that it will have the same $299 price tag as the original.

Watch video below to see the Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0 in action:

Watch video below, what Parrot CEO Henri Seydoux has to say about their AR.Drone 2.0:

CES Unveiled 2012: Tobii eye-tracking input device (Watch video)

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:26:00 +0000

The annually-held Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the world's biggest tech-trade shows and is held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

CES Unveiled 2012: Latest Gadgets and Gizmo's on the Show

The show boasts of more than four decades of excellence and reaches international markets, presents previews of products as well as announcements, connects different parts of the industry and enables innovations to grow and thrive.

CES 2012 is yet to kick off officially but the flying camera drones, solar-powered Kindles, backpacks that can charge your gadgets, Android-powered TVs and the world’s thinnest laptop are some of the innovations unveiled already.

Two days before the world's biggest gadget show, many of the vendors – particularly smaller gadget-makers - like to get in early by showing off a sneak peak at their new wares at an event dubbed CES Unveiled.

Watch video below; Sarah Purewal from PCWorld tries out the Tobii eye-tracking input device at CES Unveiled 2012.

Browser Market Share Battle: Another Victory for Google Chrome Over Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:47:00 +0000

“Every rise has a downfall”, it’s an old saying but fits very much for recent victory of Google Chrome over Internet Explorer in terms of market share.

Google Chrome overtakes Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8, which was considered as the undoubted king of browsing and once the holder of ‘world’s most-used browser’ tag, has lost its supremacy in browsing field to its toughest rival Google Chrome.

According to statistics and figures by StatCounter, a Web Analytic firm, Internet Explorer 8, after been trailed slightly by Google chrome in last week of November, has lost significant share of market until now.

The statistics shows that in last week of November, Internet Explorer 8 was capturing 23.5% of browser market share as compared to 23.6% of Google Chrome leaving a gap of just 0.1%; but the latest stats have shown that the gap has widened to 3% with browser market share of 22% and 25% for Internet Explorer 8 and Google Chrome respectively.

Chief Executive Officer of StatCounter said on this occasion that “It looks as if people favor Google Chrome on weekends at home, but office commercial use has now caught up.”

Nevertheless, one shouldn’t forget the fact that Internet Explorer 8 shows just one version of wide range of browsers under Internet Explorer. The same report of StatCounter reveals that a growing number of people (10% by StatCounter’s Analysis) are using the latest and stylish version which is Internet Explorer 9; while some habitual internet users still love Internet Explorer 7 as well as Internet Explorer 6 working, which was introduced 10 year back in 2001.

Therefore, collectively Internet Explorer still leads the race with a 38.5% share of the global browser market followed and checked closely by Google Chrome in second while Mozilla Firefox placed third at the moment.

Though Google Chrome’s super-fast growth and its striking redesigns are alarming for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as the Google’s browser looks to have fought back forcefully in 2011, after a decade-long break, as search rivalry between arch rivals Google and Microsoft heated up lately to another stage.

Another worth-mentioning fact is that searches made in Internet Explorer default to Bing of Microsoft, while on the other hand Google Chrome and Firefox are both tied in with Google’s search engine. In a continuous effort to beat each other, the browser makers have been adding a bunch of advance tools and features such as extensions, synchronization, privacy, HTML5 support, and hardware acceleration etc.

Google’s hunger to lead the market in browser world could be smelled from the fact that a newer version has been released by them every 6-week time; but Google has to be very cautious in not frustrating the end-user much with updates every now and then.

Travellers to Enjoy Free Skype Service This Holiday Season on 50 Airports Across United States

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:23:00 +0000

NEW YORK, NY - Amazing news for Skype users! Skype is committed to make your journey a little bit more enjoyable this holiday season. The holidays are all about connecting with those you love. Skype is excited to help you maintain these meaningful connections wherever you may be this holiday season.

Enjoy Free Skype Service This Holiday Season

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According to Skype blog; from December 21 to December 27 Skype is to enrich your holiday feel by offering a free hour of Internet access to third-party wireless hotspots within the Skype WiFi hotspot footprint in select airports across the U.S.

During this week-time, travelers will enjoy free Skype services over 50 airports across United States using Skype WiFi and connect with loved ones via a Skype video or voice call for free.

Skype WiFi is available to travelers on PCs, Macs and iOS devices with some pre-requisites, like downloading of latest version for Windows and Mac. In casse of iOS devices, one must have downloaded Skype WiFi app.

The map, showing the airports where Skype service is free, at the source link below is interactive. If an airport isn't on there then the chances are that it already offers free wifi access.

SOURCE:

Skype Blog

Samsung Galaxy Tabs helped Samsung to achieve 300 million units milestone

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:04:00 +0000

Thanks to Galaxy S and Galaxy S II; Samsung is enjoying great leaps in the market by the growing in terms of sales over the past few years. The latest milestone achieved by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is “The Highest Number of Units Sold in any Financial Year”.

Samsung achieves a milestone selling more than 300 million units

Sumsung - the world's second largest handset maker by volume (counting smartphones and feature phones), trailing Nokia - said in a statement it had broken its sales record by the end of last month by selling more than 300 million units for the first time in the history of electronic giant.

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World's Smallest Digital Camera by Hammacher Schlemmer (Unboxing Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:10:00 +0000

Gadgets seem to get smaller and smarter with every passing day, but here’s something that is touted as “the smallest’ in its category and if you blink you might miss it!

World's Smallest Digital Camera by Hammacher Schlemmer

Hammacher Schlemmer has come up with the world's smallest digital camera, measuring just over one inch in all dimensions and weighing only half an ounce. The amazing 1-cubic-inch gadget has a 2 megapixel lens and can capture the images and record the video as well to a custom made memory card (2 GB microSD card). The mini camera supports memory cards up to 32 GB.

The still pictures are saved in JPEG format at 1600 x 1200 resolution while video is recorded in AVI format at 30 fps at 640 x 480 resolution. Images and video can be viewed by connecting the camera to a computer running Windows 7, XP, or Vista using the included USB 2.0 cable.

The camera uses the power from its rechargeable battery and can be used for 30 minutes continuously with one-hour charge via USB.

If you are interested in this fun gadget then you can own it for $99.95 by visiting official website of Hammacher Schlemmer.

Watch below the unboxing of world's smallest digital camera by Hammacher Schlemmer:

Source: Hammacher Schlemmer

Chilean ‘Fundacion Museo De La Moda’ Purchased Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' Dress

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:06:00 +0000

Amy Winehouse's polka dot chiffon dress graced by the late singer for the cover of her chart-busting music album “Back to Black” has fetched whopping £43,200 ($68,000), after some aggressive bidding and competition between several phone bidders and a bidder in the room.

The final price was well above the pre-sale estimates of £10-20Kmade for the dress. The successful bidder was the ‘Fundacion Museo De La Moda’, a private fashion museum in Chile.

The Chilean foundation based at Santiago has already made three donations - each of £10,000 - to separate children's charities including a hospice and a project that helps seriously ill babies.

The dress was designed by Central Saint Martins graduate Disaya in 2006. Amy Winehouse never bought the dress but it was loaned to her for the album cover shoot and had been archived since then.

Proceeds from the Disaya-designed dress will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity set up by her father Mitch Winehouse to help young people struggling with ill health, poverty or addiction.

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Chasing Celebrities

Android Powered i’mWatch: World's First Smartphone Watch by Blue Sky -- Set to be Showcased at CES in January 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:53:00 +0000

Italian company Blue Sky has come up with a unique idea of the world’s first ‘smartphone watch’ dubbed as "i’mWatch". Claimed to be the “first real smartwatch in the world”, the gadget lets users to take phone calls, receive text messages and check Facebook and Twitter feeds on the 1.5-inch touchscreen.

i'mWatch available in seven different colors

Weighing just 70 grams i’mWatch intends in future to facilitate the users to control kitchen appliances from the wrist after downloading the app from Apple-style marketplace for users created by the manufacturers.

Powered by the Android OS, the watch uses Bluetooth to link up to users’ smartphones, transmitting phone calls, messages and notifications to the device.

i’mWatch: World's First Smartphone Watch

Furthermore, unlike the most of the smartphones, the manufacturers have claimed that the battery life of an i’mWatch can last up to 48 hours.

The basic model of i’mWatch costs EUR 249 (GBP 213) available in seven different colors and the company has also produced a range of luxury ‘Jewel’ versions for a whopping EUR 11,999 (GBP 10,286).

According to Blue Sky directors; the company has already received more than half a million online pre-orders for the device.

The i’mWatch is set to market after being showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January next year.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Video Trailer) -- Releasing in U.S. on Nov. 8

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:10:00 +0000

Get ready gamers, the live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (The Vet and the nOOb) just became available on Youtube.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Set to Release on Tuesday (Nov. 08)

The video is part of the climax to the much-heralded (or one might say, over-hyped) U.S. release of the game on Tuesday, Nov. 8 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is offered for pre-order right now for $59.99 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, but don’t forget to look around on online stores to save few more bucks.

Activision, the creator of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, brings new coolness, too, adding a free social network that lets you track your gameplay stats across all platforms, and it works on this new game, Call of Duty: Black Ops from last year and any CoD games coming in the future.

Watch below all-exciting video trailer of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3:

Samsung Transform Ultra Coming on Sprint on November 13 -- Unboxing and Initial Review (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:18:00 +0000

If you are also a number conscious like me and really do like a trade-off between price and qualities when go to purchase a cell phone; then get ready for budget-friendly Samsung Transform Ultra which is on its way to Sprint and will be available from November 13.

Samsung Transform Ultra Coming on Sprint on November 13

Now guess … what you will pay for it? Yes, just $79.99 after a $50 rebate and you will be able to do some simple customizing with Sprint ID. It features a 3.5-inch (480 x 320) display, 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 3MP rear camera, VGA front camera, 1500mAh battery, and Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread.

The QWERTY keyboard makes text messaging and emails a lot easier. This is enough for the time now checkout the video below for first hand reviews.

"Michael Jackson - The Life of An Icon": A Tribute to King of Pop -- London Premier

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:15:00 +0000

LONDON – "Michael Jackson - The Life of An Icon"- released by Universal Pictures – is a documentary film to present a tribute to the ‘King of Pop’ after two years of his death in 2009.

Michael Jackson - The Life of An Icon: A Tribute to King of Pop

The European premiere, which was held at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square on Wednesday, with two of Jackson's siblings, Rebbie and Tito, in attendance. The premier was attended by many celebrities of music, film and television, has been streamed live on the Web.

A host stars attended the premiere, including producer David, Alexandra Burke, Peabo Bryson, 'EastEnders' actress Patsy Palmer, 'Jimmy Mack' singer Martha Reeves and Jodie Marsh.

Continue reading below:

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Simple 8-step Guideline to Teach iPhone 4S's Siri to Tweet (in Pictures)

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:23:00 +0000

Siri, the intelligent assistant of iPhone 4S, is certainly helpful in many situations but it also carries few limitations and one of which is its incapability to speak your tweets into the iPhone's Twitter app.

First Step: Teach Siri to Tweet Via iPhone 4S

If you're the one who is also facing this problem then get ready for a step-wise pictorial guide that will provide the solution for at least this problem.

Remember: while trying this solution your location is very important, because Twitter short code might be different for different countries. Twitter short code for U.S. is 40404 for United States, used in out step-wise guidelines.

See below the further seven steps to complete the procedure:

Second Step: Teach Siri to Tweet Via iPhone 4S

Third Step: Teach Siri to Tweet Via iPhone 4S

Fourth Step: Teach Siri to Tweet Via iPhone 4S

Fifth Step: Teach Siri to Tweet Via iPhone 4S

Sixth Step: Teach Siri to Tweet Via iPhone 4S

Seventh Step: Teach Siri to Tweet Via iPhone 4S

Final Step: Teach Siri to Tweet Via iPhone 4S

Watch Video: The World's Oldest Running Car, Nicknamed "La Marquise", Gone Under the Hammer at RM Auction

noreply@blogger.com (Shahid Mahmood Butt) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:39:00 +0000

The 1884-built four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux, nicknamed "La Marquise," claimed to be the oldest running car had gone under the hammer on Friday at RM Auctions and amazingly it fetched whooping $4.6 million (including 10% commission of auction company).

La Marquise: The World's Oldest Running Car Sold for $4.6 Million at RM Auction

This 6-minute video, shared below, records the sale of the 1884 De Dion Bouton Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout at the RM Auction at Hershey, Pennsylvania on October 7, 2011.

Reportedly, RM Auctions, had estimated that the car would sell for $2.2 million to $2.5 million but astonishing $4.6 million was the last bid by a buyer, whose name was not made public.

It records the highest price ever paid for an early automobile at any auction. The same car had last been sold in 2007 for about $3.5 million at a Pebble Beach, Calif. auction.

Continue reading below .. before jumping to the video at the end.

According to RM Auctions; the steam-powered car was built in France about 127 years ago in 1884 and can attain a maximum speed of 38 mph after getting fuelled by coal, wood and bits of paper which takes about a half-hour to work up enough steam to drive.