GlacierTek Daily - July 8th, 2015

Welcome to GlacierTek Daily, a brief look at today's news stories from the world of Science and Technology.

Breaking: United Airlines flights temporarily Grounded

Due to a major automation issue, all North American United Airlines flights were temporarily grounded for approximately 90 minutes on Wednesday morning. In what is now being described as an issue with the check-in system, passengers were stranded in airports across the continent as boarding grinded to a halt. Systems fianlly began to come back online around 10AM, however, heavy delays are expected throughout the day as operations return to normal.

/

Read more on Gizmodo...

Bluetooth Star Trek Communicator coming this January

Good news Trekkies (and Trekkers), a new piece of tech launching this coming January will give you the opportunity to ask a family member or friend to beam you up. The Wand Company has created an Orginal Series Star Trek Communicator that uses Bluetooth, allowing you to answer calls exactly the same way Captain Kirk contacted the USS Enterprise, complete with sound effects. It's now available for pre-order for $149.99 USD.

Read more on StarTrek.com...

IP addresses are about to run out

American Registry for Internet Numbers has announced that very few IPv4 addresses, the identifying number assigned to every internet-connected device, remain. The ARIN, responsible for all IP addresses in North America, recently turned down a request to purchase a block of numbers, being "weeks away" from running out entirely. The current IPv4 4-digit format was meant to be a temporary solution until IPv6, which began develpment in the 1990's, could be implemented as a full replacement. Once IPv4 addresses run out, all internet users will have to switch to IPv6. Manufacturers and technology companies have been preapring for the change for years, and have promised a near seamless transition when the time comes.

Read more on CBC.ca...

New Blackberry Device certified for Sale

Blackberry is preapring to launch several new devices, including a device codenamed "Venice", heavily rumoured to be running Google's Android OS. Another upcoming device, codenamed "Dallas", is rumoured to be a re-imagined version of the Canadian Smartphone marker's flagship Passport handset, and has beien certified for sale in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. "Dallas" features a  5.5" 1440p screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor alongside 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, a 128GB capacity micro SD slot, a 13 megapixel rear camera, a rather plain 2 megapixel front facing lens, and a 3450mAh battery. 

Read more on MobileBurn...