Archive for July, 2011
New Long Range Wi-Fi Standard Extends Network Range Out to 100km; 22Mbps
July 27th, 2011Via: TechEYE: New standards for long range wireless networks have been published today by the IEEE. The 802.22 standard for Wireless Regional Area Networks (WRANs) means that broadband access can be provided over long distances, up to 100 kilometres. This will mean that rural areas could more easily benefit from broadband access, with developing countries […]
FDA Finds U.S. Drug Research Firm Faked Documents
July 27th, 2011Via: Reuters: Drug companies that had medicines tested by contractor Cetero Research might have to reevaluate results, U.S. regulators warned after the firm was found faking documents and manipulating samples. The Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday two 2010 inspections, an internal company investigation and a third-party audit uncovered “significant instances of misconduct and […]
Russia Launches Telescope With 10,000 Times the Resolution of the Hubble Telescope
July 27th, 2011Via: Christin Science Monitor: Russian scientists are jubilant at news that the Spektr-R, a powerful space telescope conceived in the depths of the cold war, was finally lofted into orbit aboard a Zenit rocket Monday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Once it is fully operational, the new radio telescope will sync up with ground-based […]
GE Healthcare Moves Headquarters of X-Ray Business from Wisconsin to Beijing
July 27th, 2011Via: Bloomberg: General Electric Co. (GE)’s health-care unit, the world’s biggest maker of medical-imaging machines, is moving the headquarters of its 115-year-old X-ray business to Beijing to tap growth in China. “A handful” of top managers will move to the Chinese capital and there won’t be any job cuts, Anne LeGrand, vice president and general […]
General Council of U.S. National Security Agency: Americans Are Tracked Via Mobile Phones
July 27th, 2011I’ve been waiting for them to make this one official for a long time. Related: Synthetic Environments for Analysis and Simulation The Last Roundup: MAIN CORE Via: Wall Street Journal: Is the government using cellular data to track Americans as they move around the U.S.? According to the general counsel of the National Security Agency, […]
Gold: New Record High
July 27th, 2011Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Spot gold reached a new record high today of $1624.07. On the dollar: USDX breached the support at 73.506, so a retest of 72.696 is likely.
China: Maniac Fascist Regime Forces Anyone Who Offers Free Wi-Fi Internet Access to Purchase Monitoring Software That Costs $3,100
July 27th, 2011Via: New York Times: New regulations that require bars, restaurants, hotels and bookstores to install costly Web monitoring software are prompting many businesses to cut Internet access and sending a chill through the capital’s game-playing, Web-grazing literati who have come to expect free Wi-Fi with their lattes and green tea. The software, which costs businesses […]
Guns from ‘Operation Fast and Furious’ Found at Mexican Crime Scenes
July 27th, 2011Via: Reuters: At least 122 firearms from a botched U.S. undercover operation have been found at crime scenes in Mexico or intercepted en route to drug cartels there, a Republican congressional report issued on Tuesday said. Mexican authorities found AK-47 assault rifles, powerful .50 caliber rifles and other weapons as early as November 2009 that […]
Mozilla Is Making an Android-Based Mobile OS
July 26th, 2011Via: Gizmodo: Choice is a wonderful thing, but successful restaurants have smaller menus for a reason. If you’ve been grappling with making a decision on phone platforms as is, Mozilla’s about to chuck their hat into the ring with their Boot to Gecko mobile platform. … So where does Android fit into all of it? […]
Jefferson County, Alabama Prepares for Largest Municipal Bankruptcy in U.S. History
July 26th, 2011Via: Forbes / AP: Alabama’s largest county is laying the groundwork for filing what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, over a more than $3 billion debt for its sewer system. The Jefferson County Commission approved resolutions Tuesday to hire prominent bankruptcy lawyers and to sell bonds later in case money is […]
