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Awkward moments in Stanford’s tech life …

About to install an app from the Google Play website and the find out that none of my devices are compatible !

Time to upgrade my Galaxy Nexus to the Samsung S5 !

 

Darpa Turns Aging Surveillance Drones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

 

A fleet of surveillance drones once deployed in the skies over Iraq is being repurposed to provide aerial Wi-Fi in far-flung corners of the world, according to Darpa.

RQ-7 Shadow drones that the Army flew in Iraq for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions are now becoming wireless hubs for connectivity in remote conflict zones where challenging communication environments can mean the difference between being ambushed and getting reinforcements.

Darpa’s Mobile Hotspots program retrofits retired Shadow drones with pods that will be able to transfer one gigabyte per second of data — the equivalent of 4G smartphone connectivity — so that soldiers in remote areas will have the same access to tactical operation centers and mission data that others in more central theaters have.

 

[via wired]