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Speed Download Lite 1.0.2 expands with RSS newsreader integration

Yazsoft has announced Speed Download Lite 1.0.2. Overhauled from top to bottom, Speed Download Lite is a stripped down version of the Speed Download 5 download manager - without any of the extra features. With regards to the interface and browser integration, Speed Download Lite offer the same top of the line performance and reliabilty that you’d expect from a download manager. And now with RSS newsreader integration.

How Old Am I? Star Cluster Perplexes Astronomers

Ever have one of those moments when you can't remember how old you are? A group of astronomers may have felt they were having a "senior moment" when they couldn't seem to figure out exactly the age of stars in the open star cluster NGC 6791, located in the constellation Lyra. Conventional thinking among astronomers is that stars in open clusters form at the same time, but in this particular cluster, researchers found stars at three different ages: one group of white dwarf stars appeared to be 4 billion years old, a second group of white dwarfs seemed to 6 billion years old, while the other regular stars were calculated to be 8 billion years of age. The astronomers say this dilemma may fundamentally challenge the way astronomers estimate cluster ages.

Astronomers Up to Speed

Australian astronomers have successfully bid for a 10 Gb/s data link across the US. The link will be used to demonstrate the practicality of moving the enormous amounts of data produced by major telescopes over large distances. "This wilt be important for demonstrating techniques that will be used for the international Square Kilometre Array radio telescope (AS, April 2008, pp.20-22)," said Prof Brian Boyle, Director of CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility. The link is ten times as fast as the one used by the ATNF to transmit data on Supernova 1987a to Europe in real time (AS, Jan/Feb 2008, p-43).

Logitech Speed Force Wireless Racing Wheel for the Wii - ready for Need For Speed

I nearly passed this one over because I was convinced I'd seen it before and as it turns out I nearly have. Logitech has released the Speed Force Wireless Wheel for Nintendo Wii - a racing wheel to you and I - which you'll be able to get your mitts on come November this year for the reasonable price of £59.99.

NASA X-43, USA

NASA's X-43A or Hyper-X air vehicle achieved a record-breaking speed of close to Mach 10 (12,000km/hr or 7,000mph) in a test flight in November 2004, which was the culmination of a three-flight test program. Hyper-X is an experimental hypersonic flight research program managed by the NASA Langley Center at Hampton, Virginia. The purpose of the program is to develop a hypersonic air vehicle powered by an air-breathing engine. Hypersonic speed is defined as speed above Mach 5 or above five times the speed of sound.

NASA X-43 - (Hyper-X) Hypersonic Aircraft, USA

NASA's X-43A or Hyper-X air vehicle achieved a record-breaking speed of close to Mach 10 (12,000km/hr or 7,000mph) in a test flight in November 2004, which was the culmination of a three-flight test program. Hyper-X is an experimental hypersonic flight research program managed by the NASA Langley Center at Hampton, Virginia. The purpose of the program is to develop a hypersonic air vehicle powered by an air-breathing engine. Hypersonic speed is defined as speed above Mach 5 or above five times the speed of sound.

US Broadband Won't Catch Up With Japan's for 101 Years

An anonymous reader writes "Internet speeds of users nationwide shows that the United States has not made significant improvements in deploying high-speed broadband networks in the past year, and if the average US Internet speed continues to improve only at the same rate it did from 2007 to 2008, the country won't catch up with Japan's current download speed for another 100 years, according to findings released by the Communications Workers of America's (CWA's) Speed Matters campaign." With enough statistical mangling, nearly anything can be presented as plausible, but that's not enough to cover up my envy of Asian broadband speeds.

Speed Download 5.0.5 expands with RSS newsreader integration

Yazsoft is proud to announce the immediate availability of Speed Download 5.0.5. Overhauled from top to bottom, Speed Download 5 redefines the Mac OS X download manager by combining four amazing products - a turbo-charged download manager with auto-resuming downloads, a fully featured secure FTP client, a file sharing utility with full encryption, and complete .Mac/iDisk/WEBDAV connectivity - into one small and easy to use application. And now with RSS newsreader integration.

Speed Racer: The Video Game

From quirky Japanese anime to Hollywood big screen blockbuster, Speed Racer has blazed back on to the scene, leaving its 1980s cartoon origins in the dust. Conveniently, the Wachowski brothers film is packed with all the insane, high-speed shenanigans that perfectly suit the video game format.

Need for Speed Undercover

Black Box, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced Need for Speed Undercover, the intense action racing title scheduled for release this holiday. The new game will feature international movie star, Maggie Q, as the lead character in the big-budget live-action sequences that propel the original story forward as players get behind the wheel. EA's Need for Speed Undercover takes the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces break-neck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.

New "Sunglasses" Help Astronomers See Light Near Black Holes

Although we can't actually see a black hole, we can see the black hole's effect on nearby matter. But even that is difficult because infrared light from clouds of dust and gas usually pollutes the view. But astronomers have found a way to get a clean view of the disks surrounding black holes by using a polarizing filter in the infrared. This technique works in particular when the region immediately surrounding the black hole emits a small amount of scattered light. Since scattered light is polarized, astronomers can use a filter that works like polarized sunglasses on large telescopes to detect this small amount of scattered light and measure it with unprecedented accuracy. Scientists have theorized these luminous disks existed around black holes, but until now have not been able to observe them.

'Slow' Light To Speed Up the Net

JPawlak writes "Researchers believe that it may be possible to increase the speed of the Internet by slowing down certain parts of it by using metamaterials. Metamaterials could be used to replace the bulky and slow electronics that route Internet information, allowing for faster Internet speeds. As data nears its destination, the frequencies must be separated. The light must then be converted into electrical signals, which are stored, routed, and converted back into optical signals. The conversion not only adds significant cost and complexity to the process, but slows down the transmission as well. However, if the light signals could be slowed during the switching process, they would not need to be converted into an electrical signal. 'The ability to slow the light could be a tremendous force for telecoms that is sure to enhance speed an

New Rifle Tech Offers Variable Muzzle Speed

Ponca City, We love you writes "A gun that fires variable-speed bullets that can be set to kill, wound, or just inflict a bruise is being built by a Lund and Company Invention, a toy design studio that makes toy rockets powered by burning hydrogen obtained by electrolyzing water. The company is being funded by the US Army to adapt the technology to fire bullets instead. The new weapon, called the Variable Velocity Weapon System or VWS, lets the soldier use the same rifle for crowd control and combat, by altering the muzzle velocity. It could be loaded with 'rubber bullets' designed only to deliver blunt impacts on a person, full-speed lethal rounds, or projectiles somewhere between the two. Bruce Lund, the company's CEO, says the gun works by mixing a liquid or gaseous fuel with air in a combustion chamber behind the bullet.

Motoman EH-Series New "Expert Handling" Robots

"Motoman's EH-series 'Expert Handling' robots set a new standard for speed with a large robot," said a company spokesperson. "Compared to general-purpose robots, the EH-series offers up to a 22% increase in speed depending on model. These high-speed, high payload robots are specifically designed for high duty cycle material handling and offer superior performance in machine tending and material handling applications. Large work envelopes and the ability to bend over backwards, allow tools to be stored behind the robot, allowing better clearance for maintenance. Five EH models are available. These robots include an IP67 rated wrist for protection in machining environments.

Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 Digital Camera Review

With its lower megapixel count and a faster image processor, the Casio EXILIM EX-F1 is capable of breathtaking full resolution images at up to 60 fps, high speed videos ranging from 300 to 1200 fps as well as shooting movies in full high-definition. The F1’s unique selling point is its high speed video capture mode that slows down almost any high speed activity that cannot be registered by the human eye.

SPEED/RAYS AUTO TRIUMPH IN EVEREST FOUR-TEAM EMANCIPATION SOFTBALL CRICKET

SPEED/RAY'S Auto emerged the victors in the Everest four-team Emancipation 15-over softball competition, held last Friday at the Everest ground.

Astronomers Determine Path Of Radio Waves

U.S. astronomers have determined that radio waves generated by solar particles high above the Earth travel into space in a narrow plane.

Astronomers Confirm Galaxy Mergers

A team of astronomers in Switzerland say it has witnessed galaxies in the process of joining together.

Bloating Galaxies Confound Astronomers

Astronomers continue to puzzle over the recent discovery of a strange population of dense, compact galaxies that existed in the early universe but are nowhere to be seen today.

Astronomers use infrared filters to get a clean view of black hole disks

Washington, July 24 : Astronomers have used a infrared filter with large telescopes to get a clean view of the scattered light coming from the disks surrounding black holes.

Speed Download Lite Supports RSS Newsreader

Yazsoft has released Speed Download Lite 1.0.2, an update to its "stripped down" download manager software for Mac OS X. It's a free update for registered users, and costs $20.

Speed Download Lite supports RSS newsreader

Yazsoft has released Speed Download Lite 1.0.2, an update to its “stripped down� download manager software for Mac OS X. It’s a free update for registered users, and costs $20.

Astronomers Claim Discovery of Earth-like Planet

Raver32 writes "A team of astronomers announced they have discovered the smallest and potentially most Earth-like extrasolar planet yet. Five times as massive as Earth, it orbits a relatively cool star at a distance that would provide earthly temperatures as well, signaling the possibility of liquid water. "The separation between the planet and its star is just right for having liquid water at its surface," says astronomer and team spokesperson Stephane Udry of the Observatory of Geneva in Versoix, Switzerland. "That's why we are a bit excited." But researchers do not yet know if the planet contains water, if it is truly rocky like Earth, which might make it hospitable to life as we know it, or whether it is blanketed by a thick atmosphere. "What we have," Udry says, "is the minimum mass of the planet and its separation" from its star.

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