SAMSUNG’S Nexus S Aboard NASA’s Final Shuttle

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Kennedy Space Center – July 8, 2011 — Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), a leading mobile phone provider and the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S. 1, and Google™ today announced Nexus™ S, is aboard NASA’s final space shuttle. As a leader in technology and innovation, Samsung is pleased to be a part of this moment which will most certainly be marked in history. 

Nexus S from Google is part of research that will equip small, free-flying satellites called Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) used by the astronauts to provide a broader range of capabilities and give better communication between land and sky. Nexus S is the first commercial smartphone certified by NASA to fly on the space shuttle and to be cleared for use on the International Space Station. The experiment will use the smartphone-enhanced SPHERES as remotely operated robots to conduct interior survey and inspections of the station, to capture mobile camera images and video, and to study how robots can support future human exploration.
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Rugged Phones for Rugged Folk

So I'm looking for a spare phone. It needs to be exercise and toddler proof, and I've found myself looking for what's known as a "Ruggedised" model. If, like me you've never heard of IP certification, then you'll be pleased to know technicians have been working on life proofing the gadgets we sometimes need to depend on for a while now. Surely fall-out from military hardware, IP, or "Ingress Protection" comes in many flavours representing the varying level's of protection available against solid objects and liquids hitting your beloved handset.
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Smartphone Apps Research Survey

If you've got a spare five minutes and wouldn't mind giving the University of Birmingham some feedback on Smartphone App usage please click here - http://bit.ly/d60tqb