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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone 4 falls from plane, lives to teach us physics]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=iphone-4-falls-from-plane-lives-to-teach-us-physics</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ivelislviv</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[This phone and case survived a 1,000-foot fall, according to the owner. Any Angry Birds within were certainly even more so by the time they landed.(Credit:Ron Walker, via iLounge)When U.S. Air Force Combat Controller Ron Walker dropped hisiPhone 4 more than 1,000 feet out of a plane traveling 150 miles per hour, he was pretty sure his relationship with his phone (unlike his contract with his carrier) had just been terminated.Walker is a jump master who makes sure the plane is in the right position before handing parachute jumpers over to the mercy of gravity. When he leaned out of the plane somewhere above North Carolina to take a look at landmarks below, he says, his iPhone slipped out to take on a new role as a real-life math and physics SAT question.Once back on the ground, and with the help of MobileMe, a friend, and an ATV, Walker says he was soon reunited with the phone, which he declares was completely unscathed in its Griffin Motif TPU case. He originally shared his story and photos with iLounge.The iPhone &amp;34'Drop Zone.&amp;34'(Credit:Screen capture by Ron Walker, via iLounge)Walker says he believes the phone's fall may have been broken by leaves and pine needles in the forested area where it landed (rather than the nearby lake or two-lane highway, fortunately.) The iPhone's survival credibility has also been demonstrated through more wet encounters, but I know a good reason to geek-out algebra style when I see one: if an iPhone 4 is traveling at 150 miles per hour on a 3G network and falls 1,000 feet, when does the plane get to Charleston And does it drop your callSeriously, though, this tale reminded me of the old warning I received about not throwing a penny off the top of a tall building, coupled with the total dearth of human deaths attributed to falling coinage. Me thinks there's more at work here than just a few pine needles...So I checked in with NASA, which provided me with the primer about falling objects and air resistance I likely slept through in school. There are some rather involved algebraic equations we could use to figure out what happened to that iPhone in the air--if we had all the data, like air density, which we don't.But here's the thing: When something falls, only two things matter--weight and drag. Weight stays the same, and with an iPhone, it's not much. Drag, on the other hand, increases as an object falls through the air (as does its velocity) until the drag reaches a point equal to the weight of the object. At that point, it stops accelerating.  With something light like a paper or feather, this happens almost immediately. So, with something not too heavy, like an iPhone, it may have happened just a little bit later. In other words, the phone might not have slammed into the forest floor at 3,000 mph. Hell, it may have glided right through those pine needles.That said, my grandmother still prefers you not throw your iPhones off tall buildings, even if you're still on AT&amp;T.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Steve Jobs came close to knighthood]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ivelislviv</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[If nothing else, waiters and store clerks will still refer to Steve Jobs as &amp;34'sir.&amp;34'(Credit:CBS Interactive)Apple CEO Steve Jobs was close to gaining knighthood in the U.K., only to see the opportunity derailed at the last minute, The Telegraph reported today.Citing an unnamed, former Labor Party member of Parliament, the Telegraph said that Jobs had made his way through the final stages of knighthood in 2009. His chances of becoming knighted were nicked, however, when he turned down an invitation to speak before the Labor Party. Gordon Brown, who was the U.K.'s prime minister at the time, viewed the response unfavorably and personally blocked Jobs' path to knighthood, the Telegraph's source said.According to the Parliament member, Jobs' name was brought up for knighthood for Apple's ability &quot;to create stunning consumer products because it has always taken design as the key component of everything it has produced.&quot; The Parliament member added that &quot;no other CEO has consistently shown such commitment.&quot;Jobs, who apparently knew of the knighthood proceedings in 2009, according to the Telegraph's source, wouldn't have been the first tech exec to be knighted. In 2005, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates earned honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.Becoming a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is considered one of the highest honors bestowed upon an individual. Those who receive the rank can use the title &quot;Sir&quot; or &quot;Dame.&quot;But alas, Sir Steve Jobs just wasn't in the cards.The U.K. Prime Minister's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPad loses significant share to Android tablets]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ivelislviv</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ipad-loses-significant-share-to-android-tablets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Apple's iPad--still No. 1, but slipping.(Credit:Apple)Apple'siPad still reigns supreme amongtablets, but its grip on the market is starting to loosen.In the fourth quarter, Apple's tablet captured 75.3 percent of worldwide market share, easily besting Android-based devices' 21.6 percent share, according to market-research firm Strategy Analytics. However, those figures differ vastly from the third quarter when Apple had 95.5 percent share and Android had just 2.3 percent. For 2010 overall, iPad's held 84.1 percent of the market, while Android devices accounted for 13.1 percent.Despite the iPad's slip, Apple sold millions more in the fourth quarter compared with the third. Strategy Analytics reported that 7.3 million iPads shipped worldwide in the fourth quarter, up from the 4.2 million in the third quarter. All told, Apple shipped 14.8 million iPads last year, the firm said. Just 100,000 Android units shipped during the third quarter of 2010. But in the fourth quarter, 2.1 million units hit store shelves. In total, about 2.3 million Android-based tablets shipped worldwide last year.The vast majority of those Android units were likely Samsung's Galaxy Tab. Samsung announced in early December that it had shipped 1 million units worldwide since their release in November. A report from South Korea news agency Yonhap said Samsung shipped 2 million Galaxy Tab units last year altogether. However, the company would not confirm that figure when contacted by CNET last week.Either way, 2011 is shaping up to be an even bigger year for the tablet market as a whole.Market researcher IDC said earlier this month that it expects 44.6 million tablets to ship this year. IDC estimates that 17 million devices shipped in 2010.At the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, a slew of companies, including Asus, LG, Motorola, and Acer, showed off their entries for the tablet market in 2011. And by year's end, the market is expected to be filled with devices to compete with Apple's tablet.For its part, Apple is also expected to deliver a new entrant to the tablet arena with the iPad 2. So far, however, the company has been its typical, tight-lipped self on any details surrounding that potential device.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CES: DisplayLink app makes iPad a wireless Windows monitor]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-displaylink-app-makes-ipad-a-wireless-windows-monitor</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ivelislviv</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-displaylink-app-makes-ipad-a-wireless-windows-monitor</guid>
<description><![CDATA[DisplayLink&amp;39's application turns an iPad into a secondary monitor for Windows.(Credit:Apple App Store)DisplayLink announced an $1.99 application today that turns aniPad into a second monitor wirelessly connected to a Windows computer.The application works with Windows XP, Vista, and 7 and requires an iPad with iOS 3.2 or later, the company said. It's configured with the DisplayLink software that the company offers for its primary line of business, USB-connected display technology.&quot;The productivity benefits of multiple displays has been proven, so leveraging the idle screen of the iPad while computing is ideal for parking and for running applications like instant messaging, e-mail, social networking, Web browsing, and other business tools to avoid constantly switching views on the laptop screen,&quot; DisplayLink said in a statement. That may sound like a lot of marketing fluff, but I love having a secondary monitor. Also, if you already have a DisplayLink-connected external monitor hooked in with USB, the iPad can become a third, the company added.DisplayLink announced the technology today at theCES show in Las Vegas.The software supportsWindows 7's Aero mode, DisplayLink said, but it's not up to such as video games or high-speed video that need high data-transfer speeds. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sprint to connect Ecotality&'s electric car chargers nationwide]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ivelislviv</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Electric car charging company Ecotality announced today it has partnered with Sprint to its electric car charging stations. The partnership will make stations searchable on GPS and will enable billing services and the ability to track data on charging habits.This is one of many examples in recent months of cellular carriers moving into the smart grid with increasing vigor. In the past few months, Sprint announced its 4G network will be used by Grid Net&amp;'s smart grid platform. Verizon showed off home energy and monitoring &amp;''smart home&amp;'' services at CES and is rolling out a pilot this year. Last year, AT&amp;amp'T and Motorola both acquired home energy efficiency and automation companies' AT&amp;amp'T purchased Xanboo, and Motorola acquired up 4home.Ecotality makes electric car chargers (pictured) called Blink and is currentlydeploying almost 15,000 chargers in 16 cities in a $230 million project, half of which will be fronted by the Department of Energy. Ecotality estimates the chargers will be enough to cover 8,300 electric vehicles. It will use Sprint&amp;'s wireless network to control machine-t0-machine provisioning, billing and service management on of its public and residential chargers.And similar to what electric car makers like Nissan are offering, Ecotality&amp;'s Blink network will offer up a web portal to users who can look at data about their electric vehicles and charging habits. Users can also find the stations on their GPS.The displays on the charging stations will apparently also be used to deliver advertising. The company&amp;'s release mentions that the Sprint network will power the delivery of &amp;''digital content for advertising and information.&amp;''Earlier this week, global engineering firm ABB had invested $10 million in ECOtality.Previous Story: Launch of News Corp.&amp;'s iPad newspaper delayedPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Blink, charging infrastructure, charging stations, electric car chargers, electric cars, electric vehiclesCompanies: ECOtality, sprint          Tags: Blink, charging infrastructure, charging stations, electric car chargers, electric cars, electric vehiclesCompanies: ECOtality, sprintIris Kuo is the VentureBeat's lead GreenBeat writer. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Houston Chronicle, the McClatchy Washington Bureau and Dallas public radio. Iris attended the University of Texas at Dallas and lives in Houston. Follow Iris on Twitter @thestatuskuo (and yes, that's how you  pronounce her last name).VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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