Tag archive: Satellite

According to a study conducted by consulting firm Deloitte, approximately 9 percent of users subscribing to premium television programming such as cable or satellite TV ditched those services in favor of online options during 2011. With more than 2,000 respondents between the ages of 14 to 75 participating in the survey, eleven percent are considering “cutting the cord” during 2012 since they believe their favorite television shows… Read More

The decommissioned UARS weather satellite has landed – albeit in a number of pieces. Speaking to BBC radio at 4am ET, NASA spokesman Steve Cole said the satellite had re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere “somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.” The precise location is not yet known. NASA posted a message on its Twitter feed at 3.30am ET saying: “We can now confirm that #UARS is down! Debris fell to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23,… Read More

According to scientists in the US, there’s so much garbage floating around in space that if it’s not dealt with soon it could damage spacecraft or wreck important satellites. Now when we say garbage, we’re not talking about discarded milk cartons and candy wrappers that have somehow found their way into orbit. This garbage, otherwise known as space junk, consists of old boosters, long-forgotten satellites and masses of tiny fragments. The… Read More

Hewlett-Packard isn't the only computer maker rolling out new systems today: Toshiba is also smartly out of the gates with no fewer than eleven new systems of its own, ranging from entry-level and mid-range models in its Satellite line to high-end big-screened monsters at the high end designed to appeal to high-def and 3D entertainment fans. Many of the new Satellite systems are available with a choice of either second-generation Intel… Read More

With the help of infra-red satellite images, researchers have discovered a mass of structures in Egypt, including 17 pyramids, the BBC reports. The satellite survey of the country also uncovered 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements. Excavations of the sites have already begun, confirming that two of the buried structures are, in fact, pyramids. Orbiting 435 miles above Earth, the satellites that enabled the discoveries were equipped with… Read More

How many times have you found yourself lying in bed at night, gazing up at the stunning beauty of the night sky, filled with all its wonder and mystery, and suddenly thought: “Where's my roof gone?” Hopefully never, as it would indicate that you have some serious issues with the structural integrity of your house. Stand outside though, in a field far from the light pollution of towns and cities, and on a clear night you'll be made… Read More

According to Reuters, there will soon be a 1,000 mile, undersea fiber-optic cable connecting Cuba and socialist ally Venezuela. The new technology will eventually help Cuba increase its incredibly slow Internet connection. According to the country, its inferior technology and Internet service is due to the US trade embargo that has been upheld for decades. Leftist group ALBA (founded by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez) funded the $70 million… Read More

Toshiba has taken the wraps off a selection of new laptops, adding adding 4G WiMax capability to a broad range of its Satellite notebooks (along with the Portege R705 and Best Buy-exclusive Satellite E205). Toshiba is also beefing up its high-end Qosmio X500 notebook with Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M graphics for improved content creation, entertainment, and gaming capabilities. The WiMax-capable notebooks are mostly aimed at the mainstream… Read More

Computer maker Toshiba has announced a recall for over 40,000 Satellite T-series notebooks over a potential burn hazard: the computers can overheat where the AC adapters plug into the computer, to the point where the computer's base could melt. Toshiba says that it has received two reports of minor injuries due to the defect; however, there have been 129 reports of melting around the AC adapter plug, and two reports of minor property… Read More

Well, there goes the radar detector industry. It was already bad enough that an automated camera hidden in on a street corner could catch you in the act of a traffic violation, then send you a ticket in the mail with a picture of your bewildered face, as you wondered where the camera flash had come from, but now things are getting positively unfair. Or at least that is what English police hope, as they begin testing on a new means to catch… Read More

The Toshiba Satellite M505 is a sleek looking laptop that offers multi-touch functionality, yet it still comes with all the features you’ve grown accustomed to in a standard laptop so you won’t be forced to rely on the touch interface for all your computing needs.

Computer and electronics giant Toshiba has rolled out a spate of new Satellite, Qosmio, and Tecra notebooks featuring Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors. The systems run the gamut from budget-friendly systems aimed at both consumers and business to high-performance, media-savvy rigs clearly aimed at the digital entertainment and gaming crowd. And the new systems are coming soon, with Core i7-equipped models landing at retailers as early as… Read More

Asia Pacific Systems (AP Systems, President Jung Ki-ro) held a commencement ceremony for its geostationary satellite mobile service on April 6, in their office building at Gasan-dong, Seoul. The service is the first commercial service in Korea using a geosynchronous high earth orbit satellite. An AP Systems’ satellite phone costs 924,000 won (US$701.30), and using 50 minutes in a month costs 80,000 won (US$60.50), which is the… Read More

In what's believed to be the most significant incident of its kind, a derelict Russian Kosmos 2251 military satellite has collided with a U.S. communications satellite that's part of the Iridium satellite communication network. The collision occurred approximately 500 miles over Siberia, and has produced a cloud of debris containing at least 600 objects that are currently being tracked by NASA and other agencies. Although the… Read More