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Hacker Gary McKinnon faces 70 years in jail

Hacker Gary McKinnon could be facing 70 years in jail after he lost his last attempt to fight against deportation. 42-year old McKinnon was named as the world’s biggest computer hacker after he had broke into secret files of the American Defense.

The House of Lords have now ordered for him to be deported back to the U.S., a country that he has never set foot in. The European Court of Human Rights threw out his appeal to put a stop to the extradition. Read more

Space Cube: possibly the smallest PC in the World

Have you ever thought about having a smaller computer, one that can literally fit into the palm of your hand? Well there is such a computer which is only available in Japan called a Space Cube.

This really could be the smallest computer in the world surely? Its dimensions are 2 inches squared, and it is made by the Shimafuji Corporation.

If we take a look at what makes the Space Cube the powerful computer it is, we find a top clock speed of 300Mhz and 16GB of on-board flash system. It runs on a Linux OS from a 1GB CompactFlash card.

The thing is with the Space Cube is unless you have a vacation booked in Space then it really will be no good to you, as this computer is designed to work in space only, it has some weird and wonderful ports, and there is a socket called the Space Wire port where it can link up to systems such as NASA, JAXA and RSA all space agencies of the US, Japan and Europe.

If you still thinking you want one of these it would set you back around £1,500.

Source: pocket-lint

Sprint’s Samsung Instinct costs just $130 with $100 mail-in rebate

It seems that the whole world has gone touch-screen mad on cell phones; another one to add to that list is the Samsung Instinct. The handset is available right now from Sprint, the original price was set for $200, but if you opt for a 2 year contract you will receive a $100 mail-in rebate. It is no secret that Samsung hope that the Instinct will be the iPhone killer, so they had to adjust their price accordingly. I do think it strange that the price has been reduced, since Apple said that the new 3G iPhone will be cheaper than the original iPhone.

It seems that it is not just Samsung who like the new Instinct; this cell phone is the winner of 5 awards at the CTIA WIRELESS 2008 Conference. The Sprint Samsung Instinct takes touch-screen phones to a new level. The two biggest highlights for the handset are Emails and GPS Navigation. The phone also offers High-speed web browsing as well as a host of entertainment services. You can also Personalize your Instinct with one-touch access to your favorite services.

The phone also uses EV-DO Rev. A, this system is equivalent to AT&T’s 3G speeds, this is great if you love browsing the web as well as checking all your emails while on the move. The only downside which I feel that the Samsung Instinct has, is how you have to activate the phone with an unlimited data plan, this is likely to cost at least $70 per month. It does look as though the age of the very expensive handset is now behind us.

NASA Announcement May 14th: Discovery of an object in our Galaxy!

NASA is going to announce a new discovery, oh yes the success of “Long Galactic Hunt”. NASA have gone ahead and announced a scheduled media teleconference Wednesday May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT to let everyone know about the amazing discovery of an object in our galaxy where astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years.

This brand new finding will have people on the edge of their seats with excitement, this amazing finding was made by putting together or should I say “Combining” data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory with ground-based observations. If you would like to participate in the teleconference then all reporters must contact the Chandra Press Office on 617-496-7998 or you can even email them at mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu. Just so you know there will also be live audio of the teleconference and will be streamed at http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

The video file is about the discovery which will go on air on NASA Television on May 14th (Today People) on an MPEG-2 digital signal which can be accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. NASA TV is carried on an NASA TV is available in Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7 at 137 degrees west longitude, transponder 18C, at 4060 MHz, horizontal polarization. If you are interested in more info about the Chandra X-Ray Observatory then please visit http://www.nasa.gov/chandra

BlackBerry Curve 8330 hits Sprint today

For those of you who are on the Sprint carrier you would have heard many rumors for the release date of the BlackBerry Curve 8330, well we can now tell you that the suggested date for this handset to hit Sprint will be May 9 which is today. You can have one of these BlackBerry’s in your hand for a price of just $179.99 that will be on a contract with rebates; it seems that Sprint wants to reward their customers for purchasing the latest in phone technology.

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 will help you bring your business and personal needs together in one handset, as this is the next generation BlackBerry. The 8330 is the smallest of the BlackBerry handsets which still features a full QWERTY keyboard; the phone has sexy styling thanks to a titanium-finish. Many BlackBerry’s do their job well but I have to say do not look all that nice to look at, this is not the case with the BlackBerry Curve 8330, the handset has that perfect balance of functionality along with usability and design.

This handset allows you to not only make calls, but to also send personal and corporate email as well as GPS Navigation, expandable memory and enhanced web browsing. The Curve 8330 is not all about work though; you sometimes need to chill out, which is where the multimedia side comes in. You are able to enjoy viewing your images as well as checking out your videos and playing your music.

For full details of this BlackBerry Curve 8330 head over to Nextel Online

MEGA magnet toys recalled because fears of children swallowing them

In the UK over 300,000 magnet toys are being recalled because there are fears that children could possible swallow them, the toys have magnets attached to them which could be dangerous.

Mega Brands the Canadian firm have said that around 2.4 million of the Chinese-made action figures had been withdrawn from sale worldwide and the production of MagnaMan and Magtastik toys have been stopped following these safety concerns.

So far a three year old boy need medical treatment to remove a magnet from his nasal cavity and even an 18 month old boy had a magnet in his mouth, luckily enough the boy did not swallow it.

Just so you know there has been no incidents in the UK but have had reports of the magnets on the toys coming loose so it is just as well they are recalling them.

Source – Full Recall List

America is going to blow up the moon: NASA will use two spacecrafts for crash

NASA is planning on smashing two spacecrafts into the surface of the moon where they hope to reveal some water ice under the moons surface, why on earth they want to do this is beyond me, but hey they Read more

Space shuttle Atlantis heading home before U.S. Army shoots down spy satellite

NASA have announced that the Space Shuttle Atlantis is ready to return back to earth, the space agency is pushing for the return of the shuttle as the U.S. Army is getting ready to shoot down an old spy satellite. The old spy satellite died early in Read more

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Shuttle Launch: Nasa confirms 3 pieces of debris or foam come off

Following on from the news earlier about the Atlantis Shuttle Launch Today, the Shuttle has now lifted off but we are hearing that Nasa has confirmed in the last few minutes that 3 pieces of debris or foam come off during launch Read more

Atlantis Shuttle Launch Today and NASA TV Video Stream

The Atlantis Shuttle is to launch today and NASA has fuelled the shuttle Atlantis ready for liftoff, although they have had great success with fuel gauge repairs, they are still mindful of the bad weather Read more

Beatles song to be beamed across the universe: Will the aliens like it?

It has been announced that a Beatles song is about to be beamed across the universe at a speed of 186,000 miles per second.

Nasa have said that this will be the first time a track has ever been transmitted directly into space. Read more

Man on Mars: Images beamed back show alien or rock

I have always believed we are not alone in the universe as it just seems an impossibility, and today it looks like there is a Man on Mars.

Images beamed back from Mars (see one above) would suggest that there is alien life on the red planet, although many skeptics are saying it is “just an odd-shaped rock” Read more

Jon Hamm Joins The Day The Earth Stood Still Cast

The remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still has had an addition to its cast. The latest actor to join the sci-fi film is Jon Hamm. Hamm earned a Golden Globe nominee for his role in Mad Men but will be donning the white coat for his turn in the film. Read more

Pterosaur Dinosaur - Remote Controlled

The Pterosaur is just like what you would see on the TV it can dive, swoop, glide, turns and even better chase your friends around with it. Read more

NASA Total Lunar Eclipse: Past, Present, and Future Eclipses

Many of you will already know that we have been seeing a lunar eclipse, but this is just one of many that have occurred over the years. NASA always have great information about these eclipses either a lunar eclipse or a solar eclipse, they Read more

Google Sky: Amateur astronomers can view the stars from their PC

If you are an amateur astronomer then you are going to love Goggle’s new toy, what they are calling Google Sky. This toy, well its more than a toy in the Read more

Shuttle Landing: Endeavour scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center 12:32pm EDT

First up the image above is not of the Space Shuttle Endeavour landing, but that shuttle landing is going to take place very soon.
In fact the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Fla is all ready for Endeavour to come home and the landing time is scheduled for 12:32 pm EDT Read more

NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour cleared for landing today

Mission managers at NASA have now cleared Space Shuttle Endeavour for landing today; the deccsion for the landing has not come lightly as mission managers had too Read more

Hurricane Dean forces NASA Spacewalk to be Cut Short

Due to the large tropical storm in the Gulf, NASA have been forced to shorten the final spacewalk that astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour was supposed to carry out.

NASA have been forced to bring the Endeavour shuttle back to earth on Tuesday, in case hurricane Dean Read more

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