2023-01-06
Qualcomm’s unique satellite launch – News
It will change the world of SMS, etc, claims Qualcomm.
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2022-12-29
SpaceX launches more satellites – News
SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites to low-earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
2020-06-04
Chinese company to launch own satellite – News
A Chinese Internet company is on the verge of sending its own satellite into space. Report: ZDNet
2020-03-18
Sending the 1st text message from space – News
This move retains the potential of changing the way smartphones work or are used. Report: TechCrunch.
2015-10-30
Use satellite images of Earth to create phone wallpapers
Senior software developer Konstantin Kiselyov has released a free app containing breathtaking pictures of our planet which you can download on your iPhone (for now) to use as wallpaper.
2015-10-06
Satellite linked Web: Facebook takes 1st step
It was expected. Social network Facebook has announced that it would be using satellites to bring Internet access to developing markets. As part of this, FB had decided to partner with French satellite company Eutelsat Communications. The initiative is scheduled for launch in the last half of 2016. It will use the upcoming AMOS-6 satellite, a US $200 million, 5-ton satellite built by Israel Aerospace Industries.
Reports: VentureBeat, Engadget, Gizmodo, CNN Money