TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

Dec 17, 2012 (SPX)

Scientists have used powerful X-rays from the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory t...

Most US publications have mobile presence: industry

Dec 17, 2012 (AFP)

Almost all major US newspapers and magazines have a mobile Web presence, and most of those without one will create one in the coming months, an industry survey ...

New computing devices will allow touch, smell: IBM

Dec 17, 2012 (AFP)

Future computing devices will push further into the senses by developing capacities to mimic the ability to see, smell, touch, taste and hear, IBM says in an an...

SciTechTalk: Technology of 'The Hobbit'

Dec 15, 2012 (UPI)

As film reviewers weighed in on "The Hobbit" -- the latest offering from "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson -- many gave space in their reviews for a di...

Thales Makes Second Attempt to Adjust Yamal Orbit

Dec 13, 2012 (RIA Novosti)

Specialists from Thales Alenia Space carried out on Tuesday a second out of four scheduled maneuvers to bring the Yamal-402 satellite into its designated orbit,...

Jury rules Apple iPhone violated MobileMedia patents

Dec 13, 2012 (AFP)

A federal jury on Thursday found Apple guilty of infringing on smartphone call handling and camera patents held by a licensing firm in which rivals Sony and Nok...

Boeing, BMW Group to collaborate on carbon fiber recycling

Dec 13, 2012 (SPX)

Boeing and the BMW Group signed a collaboration agreement to participate in joint research on carbon fiber recycling and share knowledge about carbon fiber mate...

XTAR Wins $8 Million In New Business

Dec 13, 2012 (SPX)

XTAR has announced that it has gained a significant segment of the growing airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) market over the last 1...

Yahoo! seeks slice of smartphone photo-sharing pie

Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)

Yahoo! joined the fray over smartphone photo-sharing Wednesday by making it more enticing for iPhone users to use its Flickr service amid a rift between Twitter...

Mobile Internet forcing computers to evolve

Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)

The shift to smartphones and tablets became a landslide this year, crushing desire for laptop computers and pressuring manufacturers to adapt to the mobile Inte...

Google sells off more Motorola assets

Dec 11, 2012 (AFP)

Google has agreed to sell manufacturing operations of its Motorola Mobility unit in China and turn over management of a Brazil plant to Singapore-based Flextron...

Russia saves satellite after launch glitch

Dec 11, 2012 (UPI)

A Russian satellite that failed to achieve its intended orbit after separating from a launch rocket early has been lifted to the proper altitude, officials say....

$99 Google laptops for schools sold out

Dec 11, 2012 (AFP)

US teachers flocked to school-centric charity website DonorsChoose.org to get Google's Chrome notebook computers made available to classrooms for just $99 each....

Malaysia orders Australian miner to ship out waste

Dec 11, 2012 (AFP)

Malaysia has ordered Australian miner Lynas Corp. to ship out waste from its new rare earths plant following protests from environment groups and residents worr...

Space-Age Ceramics Get Their Toughest Test

Dec 11, 2012 (SPX)

Advanced ceramic composites can withstand the ultrahigh operational temperatures projected for hypersonic jet and next generation gas turbine engines, but real-...

Microsoft to sell Surface at retail stores

Dec 11, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft said Tuesday it would make its Surface tablet computer available to outside sellers as soon as mid-December, citing interest from retailers as well as...

Elbit Systems to Provide Space Camera for the Italian OPTSAT 3000 Observation Satellite

Dec 10, 2012 (SPX)

Elbit Systems reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop, was awarded a contract from Israel Aerospace Industries ("IAI") to pr...

Speeding Space Junk Poses Risks for Spacecraft

Dec 10, 2012 (VOA)

The amount of space junk floating around the Earth grows every year, and increasingly can pose risks to spacecraft orbiting the planet. In the United States, NA...

Smartphones might soon develop emotional intelligence

Dec 07, 2012 (SPX)

If you think having your phone identify the nearest bus stop is cool, wait until it identifies your mood.New research by a team of engineers at the University o...

Tablet technology takes teaching into 21st century

Dec 07, 2012 (AFP)

Emma McCluskey's classroom looks much like any other. A verb chart, posters and pupils' work adorn the walls. The children lean over their desks, seven and eigh...