VNUnet - China has launched a new type of navigation satellite to set up a network that will rival America’s Global Positioning System and Europe’s Galileo . The Long March carrier rocket launched successfully on Friday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center
GPs should carry out minor operations for extra cash, says government
Daily Mail - More detailed results The government wants to give GPs the chance to make even more money - by carrying out minor operations. A major report out yesterday from the government’s primary care czar calls on GPs to take more work off the shoulders of
Shoes That Track Every Move
Hartford Courant - Daniel has developed shoes embedded with GPS technology that can locate the wearer anywhere in the world. His design allows wearers to press a button hidden near the shoe’s lace to send a distress signal. The shoes are called Quantum Satellite
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ZDNet Australia - Dopod’s P800W offers a lot of promise for a GPS-enabled Windows Smartphone, but the lack of supplied GPS software and some sluggish performance really drag it down. i-mate K-JAM The i-mate K-JAM offers a good package of business features at an
The Pill and HRT could be sold over the counter
Daily Telegraph - Doctors have some reservations since only GPs know what other drugs patients may be taking or if they have -conditions that would make the use of hormone drugs unsafe. A spokesman for the Royal College of General Practitioners said it was important
China’s Bediou satellite to challenge GPS, Galileo
Electronic Engineering Times - The launch over the weekend by China of a navigation satellite , its first for four years, could signal the country’s challenge to the American Global Positioning System ( GPS ) and Europe’s fledgling Galileo network, in which China is already a