Monday, February 22, 2010

22-Feb-2010 AM clippings

Enjoy:

Telecom moves forward the deployment of 33 cell sites for its troubled XT network to this year:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/3355189/Telecom-to-beef-up-XT-coverage

From the 1st of March European Windows users will have the opportunity to pick which browser is used by default:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8524019.stm

A Google phone gadget that OCR's text in real time and then translates it for you using Google Translate:
http://googletranslate.blogspot.com/2010/02/integrating-translation-into-google.html

A new solar cell design traps light amongst silicon fibres like the hairs do in a polar bear's coat. The fibres make it flexible too:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527485.200-silicon-wire-forest-makes-wearable-solar-cells.html

And finally. New Zealand's bill to outsource search powers, remove the right to silence & allow fishing expeditions is before parlaiment:
http://www.indymedia.org.nz/article/78229/search-and-surveillance-bill-parliament

Vik :v) Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. http://diamondage.co.nz

No comments: