‘Technology’ Archives
Boeing Enters Commercial Spaceflight Arena
Boeing announced Wednesday that it is entering the spaceflight market in partnership with the Virginia-based Space Adventures. The agreement includes marketing passenger seats on commercial flights aboard the Boeing Crew Space Transportation-100 spacecraft. The spacecraft is being designed to travel to the International Space Station as well as [...]
Smart Meter Installation Faces Stiff Opposition
A barrage of complaints has been lodged against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. as they begin plans to install 9.3 million digital electric and gas meters—otherwise known as "smart" meters—by 2012. The meters will contribute to state and national efforts to cut power-plant emissions in the coming years. The new meters wirelessly transmit [...]
Android OS Moves Up In Market Share
Quantcast issued a new study that offers some interesting insight into the state of the smartphone market. The study views market trends in North American mobile internet use and how the competitors are stacking up. The good news for Android is that the study shows its use to be mounting, while Apple's is slipping. At its peak in September [...]
