Neowin News Feed for: Balloon

Telkom Kenya partners with Loon LLC to launch commercial service

Paul Hill — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:14:01 +0000

Loon LLC and Telkom Kenya have entered an agreement to launch Loon's balloons to help connect everyone in the country, even those out in the more rural areas that are difficult to connect. Read more...

Breakthrough means Google's internet-delivering balloons are much closer to market launch

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:00:01 +0000

Google has only been trialing its Project Loon balloons. But the internet-delivering devices may soon become a commercial reality thanks to a recent breakthrough involving machine-learning. Read more...

Google asks UN for access to airspace to deliver internet via balloons

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 08:42:01 +0000

Google, and its parent company Alphabet, are asking countries for access to their airspace, in an effort to get the internet-delivering Project Loon balloons to work across wide areas of the world. Read more...

Nokia 808 Pureview joins Lumia 800 in space

John Callaham — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:13:39 +0000

Nokia sent the new 808 Pureview smartphone, with its 41 megapixel camera, out into "space" via a giant balloon over Iceland where it took some incredible pictures. Read more...

Windows Tip: Disable Balloon Tips in XP

Steven Parker — Sun, 02 Dec 2001 13:37:49 +0000

Microsoft XP has been called the Fisher Price operating system for more than just its bright colors and rounded edges. This is an OS for everyone, clear and easy to use. If you are ever... Read more...