Comment Re:I don't get it (Score 1) 26
"Considering that Microsoft is a US company and Nokia Finnish, what would happen if China did not approve?"
Microsoft's new Nokia division could not to business in China.
Comment Re:Active vs passive systems (Score 2) 168
Somebody needs to attend his Physics Classes. 3 seconds to send a signal to a low Earth orbit satellite? Non-sense.
Submission + - China begins using new global positioning satellit (yahoo.com)
cswilly writes: "With ten satellites now, 16 in 2012, and 35 in 2020, China is making damn sure they are independent of the USA military's lock on GPS. According to the article, "Beidou, or 'Big Dipper,' would cover most parts of the Asia Pacific by next year and then the world by 2020"."
Comment Re:Definitely worth it (Score 1) 287
"comfort zone" == "640KB should be enough for anybody".
True, true, too true. NOT.
True, true, too true. NOT.
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