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It is a fact that dolphins are highly intelligent animals. Films have long played with the concept of communicating with these genius mammals. In the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, dolphins were the second most intelligent specie on earth after mice. In SeaQuest DSV the dolphins had translation devices giving us the ability to understand them. As much as this sounds like science fiction and farfetched, technology has finally broken through translation barriers and are fast on their way to completing a translation tool which will allow humans to communicate with dolphins.

When you think of island life, coconuts, tall drinks with umbrellas and bare feet come to mind. This is not the case when visiting Malta thanks to Melita. Malta is the first and only country in the European Union to have 100 megabits broadband across the whole territory since the launch of Melita’s ultra-fast broadband. Malta and Gozo can now brag with 100 Megabits per second fibre power broadband, speeding the island life up drastically and keeping the island connected at high-speed.

Intel is known for one thing, and one thing only, their processors. These geniuses of Silicon Valley have produced the fastest processors at the most amazing speeds for well over twenty years and they are showing no sign of slowing down. Yet, why is cloud gaming now on their mind? Intel has very recently gotten into the hosted server game by launching its cloud service known as Appup for the small business which wants to dedicate itself to serving causal gaming to the masses.

Convenience is what technology is all about. We are constantly on new and ongoing ventures to make our lives easier by developing and improving technology. The world has become a small, well connected place. We are more connected but strangely enough with less face to face interaction. Google apps have now launched a new technology to decrease our face to face interaction even more. Google wallet means that you will no longer be standing in line waiting for the shopping clerk to swipe your card and send you and your shopping on your merry way.

In the crazy world of the Forex traders, it takes a competitive advantage in order to be the best in the business. If traders have been searching for Forex trading software which connects them to over eighty banks and brokers across the world, the newly released TradingFX application should be right up their ally. It is a highly sophisticated application which has an intuitive software interface which is ideal for any trader of any experience level.

We have very few issues with Modern Warfare. For a series of games to have taken online multiplayer to the next level is simply unfounded. Fast, furious and exciting, Modern Warfare is the very definition of a modern shooter and fans the world over, millions of fans who lap up every sequel; every add-on and every single patch are there to support it. Yet, one of the unifying issues which fans of every platform (Xbox, PS3, PC) bemoan is the lack of dedicated servers.

With all the news about the West African Cable Systems that will supposedly increase capacity and will be available from early next year, one wonders about the future of satellite communications. Already many people are dismissing satellite communication systems as relics of the past, but experts suggest they rethink this because satellites are here to stay.

Technology is developing and improving at dramatic speeds but still not fast enough for the users. We will never be satisfied until our imaginations run dry. With the amount of video content on the increase the need for a faster download speed is also required. Now scientists at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have set a new data download speed record using just a single laser to transmit the equivalent of 700 DVDs in one second.

As the wonderful iPhone 4 was released rumours about the iPhone were already in the air. Apple fanatics are eager to find out what the iPhone 5 specs will be. As is, the iPhone 4 has amazing technology with little complaints attached to it. There were some problems with calls dropping but the problem wasn’t as bad as to have an effect on the sales volumes. All the iPhone 5 rumours are just that; rumours. But it’s speculated rumours which might just hold some truths.

Dropping your phone in a puddle, the bath or a pint of beer no longer need be a life-ending accident. Thanks to the geniuses at Sharp, there is now a 3D waterproof phone which has been released to the general public. The name is the Aquos and it is a hybrid touchscreen phone with brains as well as brawn. The Android operating system gives it a signature amount of flexibility and the touchscreen base, combined with a tactile dialing pad may seem like an odd combination but for Sharp, the Aquos is their first proper foray into waterproof form and functionality.