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India marked its presence on Moon tonight to be only the fourth nation to scale this historic milestone after a Moon Impact Probe with the national tri-colour painted successfully landed on the lunar surface after being detached from unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1. Joining the US, the erstwhile Soviet Union and the European Union, the 35-kg Moon Impact Probe (MIP) hit the …
Read More »Daily Archives: November 14, 2008
Search Google using your voice via iPhone
This is way too cool to pass up. The New York Times reports Google researchers have added sophisticated voice recognition technology to the company鈥檚 search software for the Apple iPhone. Users of the free application, which Apple is expected to make available as soon as Friday through its iTunes store, can place the phone to their ear and ask virtually …
Read More »Boeing delays delivery of new 747-8 airplanes
Deliveries delayed 9 months; deliveries of 747-8 Freighter to begin third quarter of 2010; deliveries of 747-8 Intercontinental passenger model to begin second quarter of 2011. Company working with customers to minimize disruption. Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced an adjusted schedule for production and delivery of the 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental airplanes. Source Boeing via Bloomberg The delays have been …
Read More »Star ratings widget for Blogger, Typepad, WordPress
I have added a new star ratings widget from Outbrain that allows you to rate blog posts and provide instant feedback. This widget is available to bloggers on Blogger, WordPress or TypePad. I am very impressed by the widget. It’s light, requires no registration and very intuitive, automatically blending in to the current blog design. I also like the fact …
Read More »Updates to Bangalore Aviation – Feedback requested
My sincere thanks to all the visitors of Bangalore Aviation. Over the last two weeks you will observe that I have implemented changes in the site. I seek your feedback and comments on these changes. Good, great, bad or ugly. Snap Shots I installed a tool on this site called Snap Shots that enhances links with visual previews of the …
Read More »BIA domestic UDF fixed at Rs. 375 on par with RGIA
The Deccan Chronicle reports that the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) is ready to roll out the User Development Fee (UDF) for Bengaluru International Airport Limited which is likely to cheer air passengers but leave the promoters red faced. While the UDF for domestic passengers will be Rs 375, international travellers will have to fork out Rs 1,000 every time …
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