Solar-powered plane wraps first leg of flight across United States May 5th, 2013 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The flight from San Fransisco to Phoenix took 18 hours and 18 minutes on Saturday - and didn't use a drop of fuel. A solar-powered airplane that developers hope eventually to pilot around the world landed safely in Phoenix on the fir... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : solarpowered, plane, wraps, first, flight, across, united, states, Top Keywords

Apple unwraps mini-iPad to take on Amazon, Google Oct 23rd, 2012 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Apple Inc will begin to sell an 8-inch version of the iPad on Friday to compete with smaller tablets including Amazon.com Inc's Kindle, but set a higher-than-expected price tag of $329 that Wall Street fears could curb deman... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, unwraps, miniipad, take, amazon, google, united, states, Top Keywords

Penn Museum unwraps mystery of mummy conservation Oct 22nd, 2012 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) The Penn Museum is unwrapping the mystery of mummy conservation, giving the public an unusual close-up of researchers' efforts to preserve relics from ancient Egypt. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : penn, museum, unwraps, mystery, mummy, conservation, united, states, Top Keywords

Apple takes wraps off 4G-ready iPhone 5 Sep 12th, 2012 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday took the wraps off the iPhone 5, the thinnest-ever version of a smartphone that yields the majority of its profit and helped it become the world's most valuable corporation. CEO Tim Cook, who took... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, takes, wraps, 4gready, iphone, conservation, united, states, Top Keywords

Samsung takes wraps off its 16MP Android-powered Galaxy Camera with Jelly Bean Aug 29th, 2012 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) Samsung (005930) on Wednesday announced its first Android-powered camera, the Galaxy Camera, at the IFA trade show in Berlin. The device is equipped with a 4.8-inch HD SLCD display along with a 21x zoom lens and a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor. Even t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : samsung, takes, wraps, 16mp, androidpowered, galaxy, camera, jelly, bean, Top Keywords

Israel wraps up national SMS missile alert test Aug 16th, 2012 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) Israel on Thursday wound up nationwide testing of an SMS warning system against missile attack, sending texts to mobile phones in Jerusalem and other parts of the country, a military spokeswoman said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israel, wraps, national, missile, alert, test, camera, jelly, bean, Top Keywords

Iraq wraps up energy auction after slow first day May 31st, 2012 - 08:00h (CET +01.00) Iraq will hold the second and final day of an auction for a dozen oil and gas exploration blocks on Thursday, after hopes for the sale were dampened when just one deal was made on the first day. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraq, wraps, energy, auction, slow, first, camera, jelly, bean, Top Keywords

Facebook wraps up IPO, set for big Friday pop May 18th, 2012 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is set to raise up to $18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first U.S. company to be worth more than $100 billion at its debut, as investors bet on a big pop in the stock when it begins trading on the... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, wraps, friday, auction, slow, first, camera, jelly, bean, Top Keywords

Facebook wraps up IPO road show in Silicon Valley May 12th, 2012 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives addressed about 200 prospective investors Friday at a hotel luncheon in Silicon Valley. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, wraps, road, show, silicon, valley, camera, jelly, bean, Top Keywords

Samsung unwraps latest Galaxy rival to iPhone May 4th, 2012 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics unveiled a new top-of-the-range Galaxy smartphone in London on Thursday, updating the most direct rival to Apple's iPhone with a larger touch screen and more powerful processor. The South Korean te... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : samsung, unwraps, latest, galaxy, rival, iphone, camera, jelly, bean, Top Keywords