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Giant Falcon Heavy Rocket from SpaceX Unveiled

, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [3]

The private spaceflight company SpaceX has just announced a brand new, and gigantic, rocket. The Falcon Heavy will be 22 stories high, and have a cargo capacity of 117,000 pounds. The company has already arranged deals with NASA for resupplying the International Space Station with its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. The Falcon Heavy, though, is intended for launching huge payloads into orbit for both government and commercial concerns. And this rocket will be able to do it cheaper than anyone else, by far. Read The Full Story

Space Junk Could Collide with International Space Station *Updated*

, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Space, or at least Earth's orbit, is becoming more and more congested, and now the International Space Station may be in danger from a rogue bit of space debris. The Pentagon estimates there are now more than 370,000 pieces of junk floating around in low-Earth orbit, from collisions, missile tests, and space missions, turning the area directly above Earth into "an orbiting rubbish dump". And now one piece of that rubbish may collide with the International Space Station, according to NASA. Read The Full Story

Tired of waiting for NoDo? Download it yourself.

, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has announced it is pushing out the NoDo update for Windows handsets, but the update may be a bit slow in coming to your phone. We posted the timetable from Microsoft last week. But if you are tired of waiting, you don't mind a little risk, and want to be able to copy and paste without delay, you are in luck. A blog post by Chris on My Coding Adventures, offers a way to download the update right now. Read The Full Story

Elgato EyeTV App with AirPlay Functionality

, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you have EyeTV on your Mac, now you can get it on your iPhone or iPad as well. With the new app, you can stream live television over a 3G connection, as long as you have EyeTV already set up at home. The app converts live TV to the right format for view on an iPad or iPhone. Read The Full Story

Developers: Android Fragmentation is a “Huge” Problem

, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [12]

The results of a survey of 250 working developers suggest that though more developers are actively creating apps for Android, they also have serious concerns about the platform. The survey was conducted by Baird's William Powers, and released Monday. Among the concerns are device fragmentation, store fragmentation, app visibility, and the ability to get paid. Our own Ben Bajarin has had similar concerns, especially about the security of apps on Android. Continue after the break for more details. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Science Week In Review

, Apr 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

This week in science: a very different kind of "mystery meat", the climate dangers of contrails, and and artificial leaf that does more than make your office look nicer. And robots: a robot that puts the "personal" in PC, a robot that can build other robots, and a robot that makes paper airplanes (but is not a slacker). Also, fighting fire with electricity, a floating solar power plant and T-Rex's new cousin. Stay tuned! Read The Full Story

Amazon/Google Ramping Up Interest in NFC

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [1]

According to the site Near Field Communications World, Google and Amazon.com are both showing some interest in Near Field Communications, or NFC. Google has joined the NFC Forum as a Principal member, which allows them to use their own in-house facilities to conduct NFC Forum certification testing. Amazon, also is showing serious interest in the technology, considering expanding Amazon Payments to include payments via mobile phones. Read more about these developments after the cut. Read The Full Story

A New Concept for Rechargeable Batteries – USB

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [6]

When my son was born, and his vibrating bouncy seat started eating through AA batteries like jelly beans, I bought rechargeable batteries. But I found them kind of a pain. They didn't always charge back up very well, and it took a long time to charge them. Therefore, the battery charger is now in a drawer, and while we still go through AAs like crazy for all those electronic toys, I just buy regular batteries. But if this concept design comes to light, I might just switch back. Continuance is a battery with a USB port right in the side. Read The Full Story

eBay Sales of iPad 2 are Brisk Due to Limited Supply

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

Demand is still far ahead of supply for the iPad 2, which has proved to be quite a boon to eBay sellers. AppleInsider was able to get initial iPad 2 sales data from eBay, which shows what models are the most popular, and who is buying them. Most of of the units (65%) are being sold in the U.S., showing that even though the device has been out for a few weeks now, there is still a shortage. Read The Full Story

Google Working on Facial Recognition App [UPDATE: False!]

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [6]

Google is busy at work on a mobile app that will use facial recognition technology to identify people and access their personal information using photos found on the web. So presumably, if you were to Google someone using the app, you would not only get their information, but also photos of them, even if they are not labeled. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 7 Drawing Developer Interest

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has reported that there are 1,200 new developers joining the AppHub community each week, showing that there is considerable interest in building apps for Windows Phone 7. Even though the platform has only been available to consumers for four months or so, the developer tools have been available for over a year. And celebrating that first year of Windows Phone development, Microsoft's Brandon Watson has come out with a list of statistics that help to show the progress of Windows Phone 7 AppHub and the developer community. Read The Full Story

Logitec Introduces Blazing Fast 5Ghz Wireless Router in Japan

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [5]

If it is speed you are looking for, better start packing for Japan. Logitec has just announced a new Wireless LAN router, the LAN-WH450N/GR with speeds we can only dream of here in the US. The router is set to be released sometime in April, and boasts download speeds of 450Mbps. And no, that is not a propeller on the top. Read The Full Story
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