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| On Comes the Next Satellite Failure | 
In recent history, there have been three major players that have launched their own handset-centric satellite phone services from the ground up, owning and operating the satellites themselves along with with Land Earth Stations that communicate with them. The two global services, Iridium and Globalstar, filed for bankruptcy not long after. The third would likely [...] [..] Read complete article |  | Published 05-Apr-2008 by Zach Epstein in ServicesHandsets
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| Phone home from the middle of the Atlantic with the Elektrobit Satellite phone |  Sure, satellite phones are relatively common these days, but something like this certainly deserves a second look. The Elektrobit Satellite handset is probably the dopest satellite phone we’ve ever seen. For starters, this thing runs a full version of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, sporting the requisite touchscreen interface to complement its software. In addition to [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 20-Apr-2008 by Joshua Karp in HandsetsNewsHSDPA
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| Aug. 20, 1960: Back From Space, With Tails Wagging | | 1960: Belka and Strelka, a couple of stray mutts impressed into the Soviet space program, become the first living creatures to return alive from an orbital flight.
The Russians had been using dogs for experimental high-altitude flights long before Belka (Russian for “squirrel”) and Strelka (”Little Arrow”) lifted off from Baikonur on what would be a [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 20-Aug-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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| CodeMorphic puts the world at your fingertips | | We’ve seen some pretty cool applications built from the iPhone SDK, but this one certainly ranks amongst our favorites thus far. CodeMorphic has put together a set of dev tools that will allow iPhone software developers to access satellite imagery, global weather info, time zone information, and more, all from the comfort of [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 13-Jun-2008 by Joshua Karp in AppleSoftwareGPSiPhoneiphone 3gsdk
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| Google has its (Geo)Eye on you |  Scoring a big win for its Google Maps and Google Earth online mapping program, Google has snagged exclusive rights to satellite imagery from the worlds highest resolution, commercial Earth-Imaging satellite. The new satellite will be able to distinguish objects on the Earth’s surface as small as 0.41-meters (16 inches) in size in B&W and 1.65 [...]
[..] Read complete article | | Published 30-Aug-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in GeneralServicesgooglegoogle earthgoogle mapslaunchSatellite
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| Ofcom confirms Freeview will get HD next year | | Depending on where you live
Free-to-air satellite broadcasting system Freesat may have only just launched in the UK as an outlet for BBC and - soon - ITV HD programming, but regulator Ofcom has confirmed that some Brits will get HD over Freeview next year.
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