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To the cloud! Or not...

The notion that iCloud wants to displace the centre of gravity computing from full-fat personal computers (AKA smart clients) to... Read more

9 June, 2011
Why app numbers don't make the platform

Why app numbers don't make the platform

...experience expert Jan Chipchase discusses smartphones, tablets, the cloud and the future centre of gravity for the mobile industry Read more

13 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Nasa's Curiosity rover heads off to Mars

Atlas 5 has successfully lifted off, taking Nasa's $2.5bn Mars Science Laboratory rover on an eight-and-a-half month ride to the Red Planet, where it will look for organic compounds Read more

27 November, 2011 by William Harwood
Sony unveils S1 and S2 Android tablets

Sony unveils S1 and S2 Android tablets

...screen and what Sony referred to in a statement as an "off-centre of gravity" design, which aims to offer an easy grip. The S2... Read more

26 April, 2011 by David Meyer
CES 2011: Weird and wonderful tech

CES 2011: Weird and wonderful tech

...air. All Steadicams work in the same basic way. They take the centre of gravity from somewhere 'inside' the camera, and move it to a... Read more

12 January, 2011 by Staff

Privacy groups invited into interception law consultation

...and being able to be one side of the argument moves the centre of gravity of these discussions". At the time of writing, representatives from... Read more

29 November, 2010
Mechanics & Physics 10.5

Mechanics & Physics 10.5

...Moment and Couple,Trusses,Methods of solving Truss,Friction I,Friction II,Centre of Gravity and Centroid,Moment of Inertia I,Moment of Inertia II... Read more

1 April, 2012
PPCe6b

PPCe6b

...consumption, Speed-Time-Distance) Weight and Balance (Take off/landing weight and centre of gravity) Altitude-Airspeed (Density alt, Pressure alt, True alt, TAS-RAS... Read more

27 March, 2012
Chromatic 1.0

Chromatic 1.0

...up the screen and react to yours swipes. Multiple touches introduce a centre-of-gravity that causes your particles to swirl around.Recommended to be... Read more

25 February, 2012
Analysis of the Impact of Some Network Parameters on the Accuracy of RSS-Based Geometric Positioning Methods

Analysis of the Impact of Some Network Parameters on the Accuracy of RSS-Based Geometric Positioning Methods

...of the positioning algorithms. The RSS-based Geometric algorithms considered include the Centre of Gravity, the Centre of Trilateration, the Least Square and the Trilateration... Read more

4 August, 2011
ATPL Exams 1.1

ATPL Exams 1.1

...Balance covers all questions relating to loading an aircraft and how the centre of gravity is affected. Principles of Flight covers all questions relating to... Read more

21 July, 2011
RC Simulator 1.1.4

RC Simulator 1.1.4

...with gliding/speed pitching and stalling, and use paramenters for wing loading, centre of gravity position , power , drag, control reaction. They can take off and... Read more

23 June, 2011
Mass & Balance ATPL 1.2

Mass & Balance ATPL 1.2

...Balance covers all questions relating to loading an aircraft and how the centre of gravity is affected. These questions are to challenge those who aspire... Read more

4 March, 2011

The power base of Linux

...on board at OSDL? As part of our mission to become the centre of gravity for Linux, I thought that it was very important that... Read more

22 January, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Why Microsoft Had to Support Linux in Virtualisation

...forms part of an accelerating vicious circle for Microsoft, further shifting the centre of gravity away from their technology stack. In the end, there's... Read more

21 July, 2009

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