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Eutelsat's Tooway satellite broadband goes live

...Eutelsat's KA-SAT satellite has begun offering commercial broadband services in the UK, the wholesale connectivity... Read more

1 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Sony Xperia GPS adds Russian GLONASS satellites

...Some new Sony Ericsson Xperia handsets can now use the Russian satellite positioning system GLONASS, in addition to the standard US-run GPS, increasing... Read more

23 January, 2012 by Ben Woods
Comms <endeca_term>satellite</endeca_term> gets ready for launch

Comms satellite gets ready for launch

...EADS Astrium are putting the finishing touches to one of their latest satellites. The plant in Toulouse has built about 40 satellites, which today circle... Read more

25 October, 2010 by Nick Heath
A look back at Nasa's first comms <endeca_term>satellite</endeca_term>

A look back at Nasa's first comms satellite

...was laced together with fishing line. Although Nasa's work with passive satellites in the Echo programme gave way to projects involving active technology, the... Read more

18 August, 2010 by Jonathan Skillings

Photos: How satellites are made

...its propulsion system. The gold foil is the insulation that protects the satellite from extremes of temperature in space. Photo credit: EADS Astrium Read more

22 October, 2010 by Nick Heath
Space probes scan the heavens: In pictures

Space probes scan the heavens: In pictures

...European Space Agency sent into space the world's largest Earth observation satellite, Envisat. In the last decade, the eight-ton satellite has circled the... Read more

5 March, 2012 by Charles Cooper

iPads, 3G and yak-friendly kit: What you need to conquer Everest

...of batteries it takes up to its base camps to power the satellite phones and radios, and it also takes solar panels which are used... Read more

18 August, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Inmarsat plans 50Mbps global satellite broadband

...The British satellite telecoms company Inmarsat has ordered three Boeing satellites, which it will use... Read more

9 August, 2010 by David Meyer

MoD unfazed by satellite phone encryption crack

...The Ministry of Defence has said a satellite phone encryption crack by researchers will not affect UK military use of... Read more

8 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Radio amateurs prep launch of tiny FUNcube satellite

...A group of British radio hams will send a tiny 10cm-cubed satellite into space later this year, part of a project to boost young... Read more

4 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Report: Hackers interfered with US satellites

...Hackers are believed to have interfered with two US satellites used to observe the Earth's climate and terrain four times in... Read more

28 October, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Germany's Rosat satellite returns to Earth

...A defunct German research satellite has fallen out of orbit, and parts of it are believed to... Read more

24 October, 2011 by Jack Clark

Galileo satellites set for Soyuz-powered lift-off

...The first two operational satellites for the EU's Galileo constellation are set to launch into space... Read more

18 October, 2011 by David Meyer

Satellite outage hits US and Canada

...The Anik F2 satellite stopped providing services early on Thursday morning, cutting out communications for many... Read more

7 October, 2011 by David Meyer
Nasa's UARS <endeca_term>satellite</endeca_term> drops to Earth

Nasa's UARS satellite drops to Earth

...Nasa's decommissioned 6.3-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, out of gas and out of control after two decades in space... Read more

26 September, 2011 by William Harwood

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apexwm

JW, Thanks as always for the great review on these new releases. One thing that I've also read is that Fedora 17 will include GIMP 2.8 which is...

23 minutes ago by apexwm on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

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apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

3 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

3 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

3 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

5 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

6 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

9 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

16 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

17 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

21 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

22 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

22 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

1 day ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC