Technology

Voyager 2, Are Aliens Trying to Reach us?

There are several news items which are floating in the newspapers and online media. Some of them claim that NASA’s Voyager 2 spaceship has been hijacked by Aliens and they are now trying to reach us.  NASA Voyager 2 is a very ambitious program and the spaceship has been functional for last 33 years.  It suddenly began to send the data in very unusual format which could not be decoded.

There are several experts who are voicing their views and probably the most notable is Hartwig Hausdorf who is a German researcher having the interest in extraterrestrials.  According to him the disk on-board the ship may have reached the Aliens and they have reprogrammed the data structure which is being received by the earth-stations.

There are many interesting notes from this incident. The scientists on the earth are not able to read the data which is being sent to them. They have shut down the data streams and reprogrammed the computer send the health status only.

There may be some truth in these news items.  Sometime back, Stephen Hawking pointed that any contact with aliens may not prove to be good. We must remain cautious if we are going to have contact with aliens in future.  Earth bound civilization does not have the technology to reach stars as of now. There exist few stations of SETI who ware trying listen to the signals and find if an intelligent WOW signal arrives.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Review News

This time Sony Ericsson is back with Vivaz Model of the mobile phone series. In first of the views, the phone looks good and impressive. It has 8.1 MP camera with HD video recording features.  The mobile phone is the new version of Satio series.

It is android based phone which means that you get the lighter operating system but with limited applications. Android applications are limited and user’s are yet to discover more about the phone.  Its new model Vivaz Pro has more features than the previous one such as video upload facility has been added.

There are many sites which are cell phone related and are offering the Sony Ericsson Vivaz hands-on videos and reviews.  You can discover more about the phone and its features on the company’s website.

In UK, it is available on pre-order now. You can signup with Vodaphone UK. The phone was expected hit the stands on march 12, 2010. It must be available now.  There may be many providers in the future. The release dates Sony Ericsson Vivaz are unclear at this time. The dates may be available very soon.  You may check the country specific websites which can inform you on the dates.  Overall, the phone looks good and fairly priced.

HTC Supersonic Review News

There is unconfirmed news that HTC may release HTC Supersonic sometime during late 2010.  The phone users are interested in this phone because it is going to be one of the earliest WiMax enabled phone. The phone is expected to run with Android platform.

Apart from WiMax feature, there is nothing exciting about this phone if the available information to be based at for the review.

Its software and screen size and other features are yet to be released to the public.  HTC Supersonic must be the next version of everything that HD2 has.  The price may also be around HD2 range. Sprint may be the network which will be releasing it to the public in US.

WiMAX availability in cities and towns is improving and now there are many carriers like Clear Blue and others which can lend data support to this phone.

Anyways, the world is still looking for the device that has power to change the way people talk to each other on network lines of the phones of any type.

Top 10 Best and Worst Points about Google Chromium OS

Google Chromium beta version is out now and many have tested it. There are initial reactions emerging from the users. Many people are really excited about it while others see the new OS as move to just offer more apps in the flooded market.

Here are ten best and worst points about Google Chromium OS

Top 10 Best Points about Google Chromium OS

1. It can fuel the growth of cheaper hardware and can run on all most all the devices.
2. It is probably one of the lightest OSs available in the market. It can be compared with operations systems which fall in real time OS.
3. No need to install it, it can run from pen drives.
4. It is based upon open source coding platform which means someday its code would be available for developers to make new applications around it.
5. Some people reported that Google Chromium OS can be usable just in 5 seconds. If that’s the time to boot, it is probably the fastest OS so far.
6. Some security features are included to prevent unauthorized access.
7. It has 19 applications for now which can be used for managing work and other activities.
8. Single click access to many popular applications.
9. If this small OS can have mobile functions, it can be good options for many mobile devices.
10. It has market and it would be liked by the people who do not have very complex requirements.

Top 10 Worst Points about Google Chromium OS

1. It is not complete OS. It can not run many complex applications.
2. It is purely internet based and you require your gmail account to access the applications.
3. It is not pure kernel OS, it may require pre-running hardware maintaining OS in the background.
4. You can not save data on your hard drive with this OS.
5. Limited applications are available.
6. It can not provide hosting platform for applications.
7. Google Chrome browser is included but there are many issues concerning Java applications which run from browsers. Many sites are not compatible with chrome. So It may give you limited access to many sites.
8. No off-line access to applications. It means you have to be online to access the features of this OS.
9. It can not replace mainstream operating systems. You would still need operating system on your system.
10. There is nothing for hosting industry and if it would have been full operating system, it had potential to replace heavy OSs and provide lighter version.