Displaying items by tag: Weather
Friday, 15 July 2022 16:04
BOM app makes rain forecasts more understandable
The BOM Weather app has been updated to make rainfall forecasts easier to understand.
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Friday, 30 April 2021 06:30
Sight-impaired people hit as BoM blocks some textmode browsers
The Bureau of Meteorology has started blocking the text browsers lynx and w3m from accessing its website, preventing many sight-impaired readers from using the site.
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Wednesday, 31 March 2021 03:50
Google redefines what a map can be with new info and AI
Overnight, Google announced a raft of new AI-powered tools coming to Google Maps to help you get the most accurate, up-to-date information about the world, exactly when you need it, and published a blog post with images, gifs and examples of the new features in action.
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Wednesday, 27 June 2018 06:52
BoM staff make wage appeal public – very public
Staff at the Bureau of Meteorology have made their dissatisfaction with their pay known – and chosen the daily weather forecasts to inform the public about the issue.
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Saturday, 29 April 2017 23:49
Bad weather widget causing Samsung S8 and S8+ random reboots?
Users at XDA-Developers and Samsung’s US community website are reporting random reboots, with home remedies on offer including weather widget removal.
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Fuzzy Logic
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Monday, 06 June 2016 17:47
Sydney storms dump on AWS customers
A number of big name web properties were hit when the severe weather in Sydney caused an outage at Amazon Web Services on Sunday evening.
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Cloud
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Thursday, 01 October 2015 12:52
Weather forecasting just got better- much better
More accurate and more frequent weather forecasts will now be delivered by the Bureau of Meteorology with the bureau now given access to the Himawari-8 satellite, the most advanced dedicated weather satellite in the world.
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Tuesday, 19 August 2014 12:28
Bureau of Meteorology to upgrade its supercomputer
Australia's government-run weather experts the Bureau of Meterology will purchase a new supercomputer and datacentre following a datalink upgrade, boosting speeds from 80 gigabits per second to 200.
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Friday, 28 March 2014 14:21
Beach yourself with new Aussie app
iKoast, an Australian community-based lifestyle app that allows users to share information about coastal locations is launching today.
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Mobility
Tuesday, 08 October 2013 15:28
Omny is the radio of the future
An Aussie app released today could seriously change how we consume information and entertainment on the go.
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Mobility
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Monday, 22 August 2011 09:13
Weather arrives on Google Maps
Google has added a weather layer to Google Maps, making it quick and easy to check weather conditions at your location or destination.
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Friday, 17 December 2010 07:57
Australian Business Revolutionises Pilot Flight Planning - App in the Air
Flight preparations will now be a breeze for pilots, with the release of a groundbreaking, must have application (app) developed by iApps.FlightBOX is a revolutionary app created for iPhone and iPad, created specifically for the aviation industry. FlightBOX is the only all in one flight bag app that features a fully customisable logbook for flight data entry.
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Thursday, 25 November 2010 12:08
BlackBerry app from Weather Channel Australia
Weather Channel Australia has launched a local weather app for the BlackBerry.
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Mobility
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:03
Weather forecasts and warnings on Next G
Telstra has begun delivering weather forecasts and warnings to its Next G customers.
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Mobility
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 22:10
Better weather forecasting for Australia's east coast lows
Better weather forecasting computer programs are needed to improve on the specifics of each violent storm system occurring in the eastern coast region of Australia, especially as the world's climate increases in temperature.
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Climate
Saturday, 05 September 2009 18:31
Predicting thunderstorms just got better
According to Australian researchers, the probability of predicting the next thunderstorm is now better with the use of a technique called THESPA, which can produce “nowcasts” for up to one hour ahead of the storm.
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Climate
Monday, 31 August 2009 14:40
Supercomputer for Kiwi enviro forecasting
New Zealand’s National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has paid out big money to purchase an IBM supercomputer for use in environmental forecasting in one of the country’s most significant investments in science.
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 17:58
GOES-O satellite goes into space
NASA launched the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite O (GOES-O) into space at 6:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday, June 27, 2009. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite helps to keep the United States informed of weather conditions and environmental events.
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Space
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Friday, 19 June 2009 10:24
Mobile networks to support massive upgrade of Africa's weather monitoring
Mobile cell sites are ideal locations for weather monitoring: they can provide physical infrastructure, power and connectivity. Ericsson and mobile carriers plan to use them to increase Africa's weather monitoring stations from a mere 300 to over 5000, and Ericsson is looking to do the same thing in Asia Pacific.
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Saturday, 02 May 2009 19:27
Biggest hurricanes found one day after lightning
Israeli researchers analyzed global weather conditions and found that the worst hurricanes came just one day after the appearance of lightning. Their conclusion could help to better forecast hurricane activity.
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Climate
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