Hundreds of millions of people from more than 150 countries throughout the world are due to tune in on Sunday night to watch the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. While the high-paced action and bone-crunching tackles certainly add to the allure of the National Football League and help consistently make the Super Bowl the highest-watched show of the year, there is a dark underbelly to the sport that probably was not the focus of the hours and hours of television coverage.
Day: February 5, 2017
Smart upgrades LRT-1 cellular, Wi-Fi services
Smart Communications, Inc. is upgrading its cellular network coverage in the Light Rail Transit Line 1 to improve the mobile experience of its 600,000 daily commuters. To beef up its 2G, 3G, and 4G network coverage in LRT-1, the telco is deploying carrier-grade Wi-Fi in the 20 stations and platforms, inside the coaches and along the tracks.
Smart upgrades LRT-1 cellular, Wi-Fi services
Smart Communications, Inc. is upgrading its cellular network coverage in the Light Rail Transit Line 1 to improve the mobile experience of its 600,000 daily commuters. To beef up its 2G, 3G, and 4G network coverage in LRT-1, the telco is deploying carrier-grade Wi-Fi in the 20 stations and platforms, inside the coaches and along the tracks.
TV presenter Alice Roberts to bring Tame tour to St Albans
Anthropologist, author and broadcaster Dr Alice Roberts, professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham, will bring her Tame tour to The Alban Arena in St Albans The professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham can be seen on stage at The Alban Arena on Monday, November 13. Professor Alice Roberts is best known for presenting TV programmes Coast, The Incredible Human Journey, Digging For Britain, Origins of Us, Ice Age Giants and The Celts. For hundreds of thousand of years our ancestors existed in a world where they depended on wild plants and animals.
Patient Safety Movement Announces Innovation Award Winners at 5th Annual Summit
The annual summit convened hundreds of medical professionals, hospital administrators, medical technology executives, and patient advocates to discuss the challenges and innovative processes and procedures that will help eliminate the more than 200,000 preventable patient deaths that occur in US hospitals, and millions more worldwide, annually. The three 2016 Innovation Award winners were selected from among more than 100 innovative products and processes submitted by inventors and entrepreneurs, all focused on helping to eliminate preventable patient deaths.
Bloomberg integrates Learning-to-Rank into Apache Solr
The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider blog takes a closer look at Bloomberg – as previously reported ,Bloomberg L.P. produces technology for financial markets. The firms software includes tools that can be used to track trading indices, perform financial ‘asset swapping’ functions broker platforms that work to perform what is known as multi-asset execution technology and algorithmic trading.
CEVA: Is It A Buy Or A Hold?
Its IP is used in the development of a wide variety of applications, which include communications & connectivity, audio & voice, imaging & vision and storage. CEVA expects significant growth in its unit shipments for non-handset baseband applications, up from approximately 167 million royalty-bearing units annually in 2015 to 700-900 million units annually by 2018.
The video installation that makes us swim in our own mess
COLOURFUL plastic bags swirl ethereally underwater. The sound of waves intermingles with human-made sounds such as shipping noise, commonplace in oceans.
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In line with its efforts to digitise its services to create a secure e-commerce environment, du has increased the security of its payment gateway with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance. This certification enables du customers to process their payment transactions and cardholder data more securely than ever before.
New Report Debates Future Of Arts & Culture Ticketing
A report commissioned by ticketing and event platform Eventbrite called ‘The Big Ticket Questions: Future-proofing technology for arts & culture organizations’ was presented at the culture, technology and entrepreneurship conference REMIX Summits. The report argues that arts and culture organizations need to consider ticketing solutions that integrate all ticketing, marketing and fundraising data in order to create new sales opportunities.
Why Do So Many Music Technology Startups Fail?
The digital evolution has had a massive and continuing influence on the new music technology ecosystem, including the plethora of startups entering the space. But let’s face it, just like music artists, not every new company will make it big – and rarely is there only one reason for a startup’s failure.
Trailer & Superbowl Spot: “Life”
While there’s plenty of big blockbusters scoring Superbowl commercials tomorrow, one of the smaller-medium films also airing one just put its new spot online. Daniel Espinosa’s space thriller “Life,” starring Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson – released both a new full trailer and Superbowl commercial today which you can see below.
Mother City is e-commerce hub of SA, says deputy mayor
Although South Africa may attribute a small proportion of total retail sales to e-commerce the industry is growing quickly and Cape Town can increasingly lay claim to being the e-commerce hub of the country, deputy mayor Ian Neilson said on Sunday. According to the City of Cape Town’s economic performance indicators report for the third quarter of 2016, to benefit fully from the shift toward online retail in Africa, cities needed to establish themselves as seedbeds for emerging e-commerce companies, he said.
One of a kind: Hubble telescope captures the death of a star
The demise of a low-mass star located over 5,000 light years away from Earth was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, Sputnik reported. The image recorded by the telescope and posted on NASA’s official website depicts the star in question, a red giant, rapidly transforming into a planetary nebula by blowing its outer layers of dust and gas into the surrounding space.
Virtual reality and drones having ‘dramatic impact’ on Queensland film industry
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Gear Review – REVIEW: Outdoor Research Stormtracker Heated Gloves
Each device needs its own batteries of course, and life being as it is you’ve usually forgotten to charge at least one set the night before. So what do you get the climber or hillwalker who already has practically every gadget going? Battery powered gloves.
HPE Buys Niara To Beef Up Security
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How to fix “no Internet secured” Wifi connectivity issues on Windows
The following guide provides you with a solution for fixing the dreaded “no Internet secured” notification that signals Wifi connectivity issues on machines running Windows. I bought a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 device back then when it first came out, and like it a lot.
Moto Z unlocked variants in the US start to receive Android 7.0 Nougat update
Motorola has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for unlocked Moto Z smartphones in the US. The over the air update carries a build number NPL25.86-17-3 and makes Moto Z compatible with Google ‘s mobile VR platform Daydream.
UBS wealth chief on fintech: ‘We are beyond fighting’
The COO of UBS’ Wealth Management arm said banks are committed to working with fintechs rather than seeing them as competition. Dirk Klee told Business Insider: “The key takeaway is that we as incumbents, we have long moved on to a full collaboration model.”
Basic income, an old idea whose time has not come – until the robots take over
Sometimes ideas that have been around for a long time suddenly build up a he ad of steam. So it is with one such idea at the moment, that of a universal basic income, an unconditional payment to every individual in the country, regardless of their circumstances.
A ship loaded with containers the Port of Ningbo in Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters
At present, evidence of malevolent intent is weak – but the balance of maritime power now needs to be monitored with care Some truths glare at you. Some sneak up from behind, no matter how obvious they ought to be.
This robot mimics key flight mechanism of bats
New York, Feb 5 – A new self-contained robot that mimics the key flight mechanisms of bats has been developed by scientists. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Caltech have developed Bat Bot with soft, articulated wings that can mimic the biological bats.
Where Are The Desktop SSD’s? – Geek News Central
I have a Compaq desktop PC that’s a few years old that is handy for tasks such as doing taxes or writing articles with. Unfortunately, it came with Windows Vista.
LoanCirrus gets Angel backing
LoanCurrus Limited and FirstAngels Jamaica signed a financing agreement on January 17, 2017. Standing are Desmond Campbell, Sandra Glasgow, Karey Powell and George Henry, while seated are investor Melanie Subratie and LoanCirrus CEO Michael Claire.
NNY officials question shared services proposal at NYSAC conference
At this year’s New York State Association of Counties conference in Albany, the concerns of county officials largely centered on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s consolidation proposal. Lewis County Manager Elizabeth Swearingin said the governor’s proposal, which would require county executives to devise a shared services plan with other municipalities to lessen the property tax burden, has caused worry among legislators that the state would take away its municipal government aid from counties that do not come up with a plan.
Used SpaceX Booster Set for Historic 1st Reflight is Test Fired in Texas
SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage previously flown to space is test fired at the firms McGregor, TX rocket development facility in late January 2017. Credit: SpaceX The once fanciful dream of rocket recycling is now closer than ever to becoming reality, after successful completion of the static fire test on a test stand in McGregor, Texas, paved the path to relaunch, SpaceX announced via twitter.
This Friday, get ready to join the dark side a ” of a penumbral lunar eclipse
Prod the kids outside, give them hot chocolate and gaze toward the moon in the east. Enjoy the evening penumbral lunar eclipse on Friday.
Ready, fire, aim
Chaos unsettles me. I like stability. So do financial markets. And our allies. Plus the rest of the world who looks to us for leadership.
National Park Service at Gettysburg National Military Park Hosting…
Gettysburg National Military Park, in cooperation with the non-profit National Parks Arts Foundation and the Gettysburg Foundation, announced today that Lathan Mastellar will be the first artist whose “paintbrush” is Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Gettysburg NMP. He will be the park’s February-March, 2017, Artist in Residence as the Alembic Arts programmatic theme.
Imagination Technologies Group plc’s (IMG) “Buy”…
‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by equities researchers at Liberum Capital in a research report issued on Wednesday. They currently have a GBX 325 price objective on the communications company’s stock.
Making China Great Again
Passing the TPP is as important to me as another aircraft carrier,” said former U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter two years ago, as the negotiations on the huge new free trade organization were nearing completion. Given that the United States already has twice as many aircraft carriers as the rest of the world put together, that comment could be taken several ways, but Mr. Carter meant that the TPP was strategically important in his eyes.
The last man: Go back to the moon – and get to Mars, too
But the dream of space exploration lives. We must return to the moon. And as an expression of the American spirit, the Trump administration should seek to accelerate the mission to Mars.
STEAM Kids at Belfast Free Library
Curious about new technology tools and toys? LittleBits, Raspberry Pi’s, Robots, Lego’s and MORE! Come join Chris Dorman of the Maine State Library as she provides hands on examples for students and adults alike to play, program, and smile! This is the first in a new series of programs at the Belfast Free Library titled STEAM Kids . Programming continues Monday afternoons through April 10 .
Simulated Reality
Simulated reality is the hypothesis that reality could be simulated – for example by computer simulation – to a degree indistinguishable from “true” reality, and may in fact be such a simulation. It could contain conscious minds which may or may not be fully aware that they are living inside a simulation.