Britain could face widespread power blackouts and be left without critical communication signals for long periods of time, after the earth is hit by a once-in-a-generation “space storm”, Nasa has warned.
National power grids could overheat and air travel severely disrupted while electronic items, navigation devices and major satellites could stop working after the Sun reaches its maximum power in a few years.
Senior space agency scientists believe the Earth will be hit with unprecedented levels of magnetic energy from solar flares after the Sun wakes “from a deep slumber” sometime around …

The Archos internet tablet has just received a hugely significant update to it’s system; the new 89MB update enables the Android 1.6 platform to run OpenGL software. OpenGL allows games to process 3D graphics and content natively, it allows you to play 3d games such as  Speed Forge 3D and Racing Thunder II.
A little more about Archos (from the website)
ARCHOS is once again bringing new technologies into the hands of its customers. The new ARCHOS 5 internet tablet is combining all the know-how and renowned expertise of multimedia with the …

Months after the release of the Ubuntu 10.04 comes the first Alpha of the 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
For those of you that doesn’t know what Ubuntu is -
Ubuntu is a Linux based operating system that is completely free to download, use and distribute. It is an alternative to using Microsoft Windows operating system.

Ubuntu is free. Always has been and always will be. From the operating system to security updates, storage to software.
Ubuntu is fast to load, easy to use, available in most languages and accessible to all.
Ubuntu applications are all free …