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Solar flare activity might threaten GPSIthaca, N.Y. (UPI) Jun 11, 2010 A Cornell University expert on global positioning and satellite systems is warning they will be challenged as solar flare activity rises. Paul Kintner.a professor of electrical and computer engineering, says an increasingly complex and brittle U.S. technical infrastructure has been created since 2004 - a period of minimum solar flare activity. And during future periods of solar activity, those systems will be tested for the first time. "We have been observing the sun during the space ag ... read more |
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Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 03, 2010Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri to deliver two full navigation suites for the second pair of U212A class submarines being built for the Italian Navy. This new contract represents the natural evolution of the joint German-Italian Submarine Program. Fincantieri, which has already constructed and delivered the first two submarines to the Italia ... more  
Xichang, China (XNA) Jun 02, 2010China is to launch its fourth orbiter into space as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as Beidou, or Compass system. An unnamed official with the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in southwestern Sichuan Province, said the satellite would be launched on the Long March 3III carrier rocket "in a few days." The satellite and the rocket were in sou ... more 
San Francisco (AFP) June 1, 2010A woman hit by a car while walking on a route provided by Google's online mapping service is suing the Internet colossus for not recommending a safer path. Lauren Rosenberg of Los Angeles is asking a US District Court to order the California-based firm to pay her "in excess of" 100,000 dollars for injuries and emotional suffering caused by the accident on January 19, 2009. Rosenberg used ... more |
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Privacy fears mount as ad targeting sophistication growsWashington (AFP) May 26, 2010 In the quest for better targeted advertising, marketers are using high-tech tools that can pinpoint a person's location, demographics and habits, raising the hackles of privacy activists. Online or in the shopping mall, these efforts are becoming more prevalent. Google, Yahoo and its advertising partners can track a user's browsing habits in an effort to deliver more relevant marketing messages. Offline, new digital signs with hidden cameras can use facial recognition software to tailor mes ... read more |
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