July 2012
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Apple faces new trademark-lawsuit in China
Apple now faces another trademark-lawsuit in China filed by a Jiangsu Xuebao, a chemical company, who argues the US tech firm knowingly infringed trademarks with its Snow Leopard Operating system. Xuebao is the Chinese equivalent of Snow Lopard.
The chemical company said that Apple had applied for the same trademark in 2008 but had been rejected by the office of the State Administration for...
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High-tech Sites for Miners →
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The Australian mining construction boom has brought with it, not merely an increase in job opportunities, but also a stiffer competition in terms of staff retention among the mining companies. Being away from home can take its toll among miners and employers are now looking into satellite communications companies which offer the technology to improve staff welfare by...
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Integrating Social Media & Enterprise SEO →
Social media and SEO are becoming more and more crucial for both small and big businesses and organizations who want to get their messages across to a wider audience. The two have been increasingly intertwined and with more people registering in the diverse social media universe, it’s also become important for organizations to take advantage of the social medium.
The biggest problem is to...
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16 GB Nexus 7: Sold Out
Google seems to have underestimated the demand for its 16 GB Nexus 7 because it has completely sold out the devices in the US. The 7-inch tablet, which sells for US$249 can no longer be purchased in the Google Play store, and all customers can do now is list their names to be notified when the Nexus 7 will be available again.
Customers cannot place orders for the device as well, and if...
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Lies, damned lies, and Internet speeds →
Many of today’s internet providers boast of incredible speeds to lure in many of their customers. Most companies are never actually able to deliver the promised speeds on a consistent basis. But a recent report by the Federal Communications Commission indicates that many ISP’s are improving their residential Internet broadband services.
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Nokia's Q2 smartphone sales fell 39 per cent
Nokia reported a 39 percent year-on-year drop in the number of smartphones it sold in the second quarter, to 10.2 million, while its net loss more than trebled. - Peter Sayer for ARN
Nokia has been struggling financially as it tries to keep up with the smartphone industry currently dominated by Samsung’s mobile devices running on Google’s Android platform, and Apple’s...
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Marissa Mayer faces new challenges as head of...
Despite having one of the most known brands, and one of the largest Internet audiences, Yahoo’s financial problems has continued. The company posted a 4% decrease in their 2nd Quarter financial results from last year, and their stock closed at $15.60 on Tuesday. The lackluster financial results presents a problem to newly appointed CEO, Marissa Mayer, a former Google executive taken in by...
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'Voyager 1' Mission Profile
“Voyager 1” was launched on September 5, 1977 at 12: 56 pm. Three months and five days after the launch, “Voyager 1” entered the asteroid belt, the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. After nine days, “Voyager 1” overtakes the “Voyager 2” spacecraft, a 722-kilogram (1,592 lbs) space...
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‘Voyager 1′ Before the Voyager Interstellar...
“Voyager 1” was launched on September 5, 1977 at 12: 56 pm.
Three months and five days after the launch, “Voyager 1” entered the asteroid belt, the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. After nine days, “Voyager 1” overtakes the “Voyager 2” spacecraft, a 722-kilogram (1,592 lbs) space probe launched by NASA on August 20 to study the...
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Astrium AirPatrol airborne satcom in flight trials
Astrium Services’ newest generation of airborne satcom terminal has completed flight testing in Canada. The “flight proven” AirPatrol system is now commencing flight trials for the RIFL2E (Radar and Imaging for the Land/Littoral Environment) coastal surveillance project of Canada’s Department of National Defense.
Astrium Services developed the system for operation in a robust airborne...
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Microsoft revamps Office, looks to the cloud
via SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Microsoft has unveiled a new version of its Office suite tailored for touchscreen devices, in the company’s largest-ever overhaul of the aging workplace software it relies on for most of its profit. The revamped Office, touted by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer as the most ambitious version so far, comes with a sleeker, slimmed-down interface designed for use with...
Up In The Air: Americas, Key for Growth for... →
sattechno:
“Are the Americas a key growth area for NewSat, and what is in store for NewSat for the rest of 2012?” The line above is a question asked by Milsatmagazine (MSM) on an interview with Diego Paldao, NewSat’s Senior Director-Americas. He said that the Americas region will certainly benefit from…
Broadband and VSAT: VSAT History →
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The concept of the geostationary orbit was originated by Russian theorist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, an Imperial Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory. He wrote articles in space travel at the turn of the century. In the 1920s, Hermann Oberth and Herman…
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Apple improves Retina MacBook Pro shipping times
by Gregg Keizer for MACWORLD
Apple’s Retina MacBook Pro is now shipping faster to online customers, according to the company’s e-stores for Australia, the U.S., Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan and several other countries.
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NASA's NuSTAR is launched!
NuSTAR (the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray telescope that will use a Wolter telescope, a telescope for X-rays using only grazing incidence optics. It is to focus high energy X-rays from astrophysical sources; astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their...
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The HCG Diet: Injection vs Drops
If you’re looking to try the HCG Diet, it’s important you understand that the treatment comes in various forms, most notably through shots or as drops. As previously discussed, the HCG Diet is one of the more effective weight-loss methods to have come out in recent years. And since HCG is a natural occurring substance in our body, it’s a safe way to lose weight.
The HCG diet is clinically...
Australia Teleport: Satellites: Imperative for... →
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Ka Band Satellites: Future Military Communications... →
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According to Diego Paldao, NewSat’s Senior Director-Americas, the migration of terminals to dual Ku-, Ka-band really demonstrated the government’s confidence in Ka-band as the future and its own WGS fleet in particular as he was asked by Milsatmagazine (MSM) on what does he see on the…
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Smartphone talk: Japanese smartphones, not global...
Talk about tech-savy countries and you have to include Japan. Over the years, the Asian nation has not only developed one of richest economies in the world, but also the most conducive environment for technological advancement. From complex humanoid robots to innovative green homes, Japan’s high level of ingenuity has created a technological boom that translates to some of the world’s...
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Samsung Galaxy Tablet 'not as cool as' Ipad
In London, Samsung won a ruling against Apple who filed a patent lawsuit on the Galaxy Tab for copy the design and technology of the Ipad. Judge Colin Birss ruled in favor of Samsung, saying the Galaxy Tablet is not as “cool” as the Ipad.
“The (Galaxy Tab) do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design,” explained Birss.
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Ka Band Satellites: NewSat's Paldao on His Ka-Band... →
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“We are not trying to be all things to all people, but certain application such as ISR are an ideal fit for Ka-band.” - Diego Paldao Milsatmagazine (MSM) asked Diego Paldao, NewSat’s Senior Director-Americas on his opinion about Ka-band, the one which covers the frequencies of 26.5-40 GHz, in…
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The NuSTAR History
NuSTAR (the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray telescope that will use a Wolter telescope, a telescope for X-rays using only grazing incidence optics. It is to focus high energy X-rays from astrophysical sources; astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their...
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5 Page Quality Indicators That Can Outweigh... →
PageRank would be a great indicator of page quality and relevancy if there is no link selling or artificial link building involved. Lacking that, Google has to implement a quality scoring system independent of link popularity.
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Lockheed Martin VINASAT-2 ready for VNPT service
The Lockheed Martin-built VINASAT-2 telecommunications satellite is now ready to serve the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) after a successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of its systems.
Vu Tuan Hung, VNPT’s President and CEO, announced that “VINASAT-2 will join VINASAT-1 to form a satellite network, helping to improve the business capabilities, safety and...
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Microsoft offers cheapest-ever Windows upgrade
by Gregg Keizer | COMPUTER WORLD
On Monday, Microsoft announced a record low price for the upcoming Windows 8, telling customers that they could upgrade their PCs — even aged machines running Windows XP — for just $39.99 later this year.
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Up In The Air: MSM: Paldao on Newsat's Jabiru-1 →
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NewSat is the largest independent satellite communications provider in Australia. Diego Paldao, NewSat’s Senior Director-Americas, talks about the company’s Jabiru-1 project on a Milsatmagazine (MSM) article.
Paldao said that the Jabiru-1 satellite will deliver high-powered Ka-band…
Up In The Air: NewSat's Diego Paldao is Happy with... →
sattechno:
Diego Paldao, NewSat Senior Director-Americas, talks about the company. To date, NewSat is the largest independent satellite communications provider in Australia. Its satellites, VSATs and teleports provide coverage to 75% of the Earth’s surface.
He said that it excites him to join the…
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30 Ways To Make Money Online
Do you want to make money online? Well, here are 30 of the most common ways to earn some much-needed cash online.
1. Blogging is perhaps the most popular way of making money online. It’s an attractive platform to get extra cash just by being yourself or expressing things you like.
2. PPC or a Pay Per Click program is the most commonly used method employed by bloggers in their sites. Basically,...
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Microsoft details its Windows 8 upgrade plans
By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft via ZDNet
Microsoft has shared with select partners some specifics about what those upgrading to Windows 8 can expect when moving from Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Read the specifics here
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Lockheed completes design review for NewSat Jabiru... →
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) has completed the Jabiru-1 Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for Australian satellite operator NewSat. During the five-day PDR, representatives from Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) and NewSat thoroughly reviewed the spacecraft’s design and advanced capacities.
Up In The Air: CASBAA: The Growth of Ka Band... →
sattechno:
Craig Stephen, a CASBAA connection, shares to four satellite executives about the industry’s extraordinary advancement and innovation. There is a rise to the growth of the new generation of Ka band satellites that delivers more powerful, more focused, and market-specific beams.
There is…
Signal of Satellite: NewSat Achievement by... →
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Australia’s satellite company, NewSat Limited (ASX: NWT), is contented with the successful completion of the Jabiru-1 Preliminary Design Review (PDR) by Lockheed Martin, announced on June 18, 2012. It is a major achievement for the program’s development and an important step towards the…
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Apple pays $60M for iPad Trademark Infringement in...
via DAILY TECH
Apple, has done its fair share of suing others. Currently Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.’s (KSC:005930) Galaxy Nexus smartphone and Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet are banned in the U.S., thanks to its efforts. But in China it was Apple this week who was forced to pay up after a lawsuit loss.
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Spacecrafts for Jupiter Exploration
The first spacecraft to visit Jupiter was “Pioneer 10” (originally designated “Pioneer F”), a 258 kg robotic space probe that completed the first interplanetary mission to Jupiter, and became the first spacecraft to achieve escape velocity from the Solar System, in 1973. It was followed a few months later by “Pioneer 11” (also known as “Pioneer...
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'Voyager 1' Mission Profile: Exploration of...
“Voyager 1” was launched on September 5, 1977 at 12: 56 pm.
Three months and five days after the launch, “Voyager 1” entered the asteroid belt, the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. After nine days, “Voyager 1” overtakes the “Voyager 2” spacecraft, a 722-kilogram (1,592 lbs) space...
Telecom Inventory: The Exploration of Saturn →
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The exploration of Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter, has been solely done by robotic probes. Like all gas giants (sometimes also known as a “jovian planet” after the planet Jupiter, or “giant planet”), a large planet that is not…
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'Voyager 1': Pre-Voyager Interstellar Mission...
“Voyager 1” was launched on September 5, 1977 at 12: 56 pm.
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New solar park energy opens in Japan
Since Japan was struck by the earthquake and tsunami last year which damaged critical nuclear power plants, the National Government has been keen on focusing on safer, renewable energy. This came in the form of a new law which required companies to buy fixed-priced renewable energy and turn to alternatives to nuclear energy. With this, several solar energy parks opened across Japan.
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