Tag Archives: Wind

Google X acquires Makani Power, an airborne wind turbine manufacturer

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Larry Page just picked up another bird for his flying craft collection, and this plane doesn’t even carry passengers. In fact, it’s not used for transportation at all — the aircraft is tethered to the ground. Google X, the tech giant’s experiment…


PSA: Samsung Galaxy S 4 now on sale at Canadian carriers

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Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy S 4 hasn’t been as coordinated as the company would like, but it’s making some amends with today’s launch of its flagship phone in Canada. In one fell swoop, most of the larger Canadian carriers are now offering the …


Mobile Miscellany: week of April 8th, 2013

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If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week, we were treated to a peek at the Lumia 928 in white, Canada’s upstart carriers made waves, BlackBerry users got a…


Italy’s ‘Lord of the Wind’ hit in largest ever mafia seizure

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Italian authorities have made their largest ever seizure of mafia-linked assets, appropriating properties and bank accounts worth a reported 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion) connected to renewable energy farms. According to the AP, lo…


Global solar power capacity has doubled since 2010, while wind continues steady growth

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Both wind and solar power grew dramatically worldwide in 2012. The Global Wind Energy Council says that China, the USA, and other countries added significant wind capacity last year, bringing the total up roughly 20 percent fr…


Refresh Roundup: week of September 10th, 2012

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for …


Mobile Miscellany: week of September 10th, 2012

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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, C Spire Wireless activated its first LTE networks and we discovered strong indicat…


Mobile Miscellany: week of August 13th, 2012

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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, Clove teased the October arrival of the black Samsung Galaxy S III and a security …


Huawei’s Ascend P1 makes its way to the UK, Canada

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Huawei’s Ascend P1 is making its way to the UK (and Canada) just in time for the country’s belated summer. The 7.7mm (with a hump) dual-core handset packs a 4.3-inch qHD display and the same CPU as the Galaxy Nexus — so while it won’t catch the One …


Mobile Miscellany: week of July 9th, 2012

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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, Motorola debuted the RAZR V in Canada and the Sony Xperia Ion was spotted at Roger…