Lasers vs. Microwaves: The Billion-Dollar Bet on the Future of Magnetic Storage

Seagate and Western Digital are pursuing rival technologies to push the limits of hard disk drives.mobileShow { display: none;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px){ .mobileShow { display: inline;} } .mobileHide { display: inline;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape…

Swarm Wants to Send Hundreds of Tiny CubeSats Into Orbit

Notorious start-up asks FCC for permission to launch 150-strong constellation of small IoT satellitesA day after being whacked with a $900,000 FCC fine for launching four tiny CubeSats without permission, Silicon Valley start-up Swarm Technologies sought permission for dozens more of its controversial small satellites, according to documents obtained by IEEE…

Loon’s Balloons Will Fly Over Kenya in First Commercial Telecom Tryout

Floating equipment in the stratosphere prevents the need for extensive infrastructure on the ground.mobileShow { display: none;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px){ .mobileShow { display: inline;} } .mobileHide { display: inline;} /* Smartphone Portrait and Landscape */ @media…