Archive for February, 2008

NASA Hopes To Discover Frozen Water On Moon

Scientists are preparing two spacecrafts for the ultimate mission. They will be slamming into the South Pole of the moon to see if they can find any hidden water ice in the lunar double. It is by far one of the most unconventional ways for the NASA to dig through the moon’s surface – but they promise that this can actually prove to be useful.

Apple Releases Upgraded Models Of MacBook And MacBook Pro

Apple has finally granted the MacBook and MacBook Pro with an upgrade of Intel Core 2 Duo processors as well as larger hard drives and a memory expansion. Along with this upgrades they will also receive iSight video camera, Apple’s MagSafe power adapter, multi-touch trackpads, and 802.11n WiFi capabilities. The multi-touch trackpad was first revealed earlier in the year on the new MacBook Air. It allows the user to use gestures in order to get into programs and files on their computers with the touch of a button on their screen.

Vista SP1 Released Early Due To Windows Error

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 wasn’t supposed to be ready for download until the middle of March – but thanks to a glitch in the system it was made available this week to those who needed it and were excited to see it. The update wasn’t released through the usual Windows’ Automatic Update feature – but was discovered by owners of the 64-bit Vista version who decided to check manually.

Windows Vista SP1 Released To Testers

Microsoft has invited a group of 15,000 testers to test out the new Windows Vista Service Pack 1. This new addition to the Windows Vita program was released to beta testers early and so far they have had a period of two weeks to weed out the bugs and problems that they find. When it comes to the finalized copies we will have to wait till March to get a copy.

Robots To Pump Gas In The Future

As we head farther into the future the things we are used to dealing with are changing and becoming more and more modern and almost futuristic. Even automakers are looking ahead and are creating futuristic looking vehicles that can hover over the ground and even drive in the water. If we are going to buy these futuristic cars than why not have robots fill the tank up for us?