Now, mobile phones to offer X-ray vision

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Sydney, March 10 (ANI): Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed mobile phone software that can offer X-ray vision to see what’s on the other side of the building in front of you. Christian Sandor said that the application works by using the phone''s camera, reports the Sydney ...

Satellite-navigation signals under increasing threat from ‘jammers’

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

London, Feb 24 (ANI): Scientists have said that satellite-navigation signals is under increasing threat from ‘jammers’. According to BBC News, while “jamming” sat-nav equipment with noise signals is on the rise, more sophisticated methods allow hackers to program what receivers display. At risk are not only sat-nav users, but also ...

Google’s ‘Star Droid’ to help mobile phone users study night skies

Monday, May 11th, 2009

London, May 11 (ANI): Google is preparing to launch a mobile phone application called Star Droid that can help amateur astronomers identify stars and planets. According to a report in the Telegraph, the search engine software will use GPS technology to compare the position of the phone user with existing maps ...

“Atlantis” turns out to be boat-mapping lines

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Hopes for the discovery of Atlantis by Google Ocean have been shattered, with the criss-crossing lines near the Canary Islands that were presumed by scientists to be a 'grid of streets', turning out be boat mapping lines. Atlantis is believed to be an island civilization sunk by ...

Lost continent of Atlantis may have been found by Google Ocean

Friday, February 20th, 2009

London, Feb 20 (ANI): If rumors are to be believed, the lost city of Atlantis might have been found 620 miles off the west coast of Africa near the Canary Islands, with the help of Google Ocean, a 3D software. Atlantis is believed to be an island civilization sunk by an ...

Google Earth nails Pak’s ‘no local airbase for US drone attacks’ lie

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

London, Feb.18 (ANI): Despite Pakistan's repeated denials of its airbases being used by US Predators to hit suspected militant outfits inside its territory, a Google Earth image has revealed that its airbases are indeed being put to such use by the US security forces. According to a report published in ...

Now, explore depths of Earth’s water with Google Ocean

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): Fascinated by the blue ocean, but don't know how to swim? Well, take heart, for Google has launched Ocean in Google Earth that allows users to navigate underwater in unprecedented clarity. Ocean builds on the free, popular 3-D mapping software Google Earth, the company's virtual Earth model. With ...