When people call Apple's iPhone a "global device" it's really something of a misnomer. Can it work on a desolate, high peak? Or in the middle of the ocean? No, it's limited to a network of ground-based antenna. This simple case frees the iPhone from those shackles, and lets it work pretty much anywhere in the whole wide world. Read More >>

Some briny deeps are brinier than others. The Atlantic Ocean has two huge "deserts" of extra-salty water, the result of little rainfall and lots of evaporation. Read More >>

This past week, reports have come out about a top secret US drone base hidden inside Saudi Arabia. The base was built two years ago, had been used for dozens of drone attacks in Yemen, and remained hidden until it was revealed this week. Now, Bing Maps may have found it. Satellite images show a mysterious airfield base in Saudi Arabia that could very well be the same secret US drone base. Read More >>

The GeoEye 1 and IKONOS spacecraft have captured satellite images of the mysterious Xian Aircraft Corporation Y-20, China's first long range jet transport. It shows the clearest image of the giant transport plane yet and reveals that China's plane looks a lot like the U.S. Air Force's C-17. That's not an accident. Read More >>

NASA must think our moon is getting lonely, because it's pondering the idea of capturing an asteroid and placing it in lunar orbit, so it has a rocky satellite all of its own. Read More >>

Last week North Korea launched a satellite into orbit. But now, just a few days later, New York Times is reporting that it's probably already dead. That didn't take long. Read More >>

Here's some great US TV news. Even better than recommissioning Babylon 5. They've passed a law to stop adverts being louder than the programmes they rudely interrupt, a move that will make commercial television much more bearable. Read More >>

If you had any doubts about the scale of frankenstorm Sandy (and the collective moanings by your American pals on Facebook), check out NASA's latest image to see its size compared to the entire planet. It was taken by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite yesterday morning, October 28th at 9:02AM EDT. Read More >>

This image, acquired by France's Pleiades satellite, makes Dubai look like a well lit diorama table. Given its absurd skyscrapers, ridiculous fountains and insanely sculpted town planning, perhaps that should come as no surprise. [ESA] Read More >>

Marriage proposals are getting ridiculously over the top lately, almost to Hollywood production levels. These love declarations are crazy too, but a lot bigger. So big that you can see some of them from space. Read More >>

It seems like everyone's doing something space-age these days, but if you don't fancy jetting off with Virgin Galactic, feel free to launch your own Android-powered satellite with NASA and feel just a little bit like Tony Stark. Read More >>

The cosy Sky Movies domination of the big-name film scene might be about to come to an end, if quotes from the boss of Netflix are to be believed. Read More >>

The map parts of Microsoft's Bing world have been significantly updated, with MS adding some 215TB of new satellite imagery to its "Bird's Eye" aerial views of the world. For a different viewpoint to the one offered by the omnipresent Google. Read More >>

The DARPA Tactical Technology Office wants swarms of small spacecraft that would go to space, attach to dead satellites, and use their components to create new working satellites. The idea is fascinating—although it seems too wild to become real anytime soon. Read More >>

Earlier today we heard the BBC was planning to pump out all 24 of its Olympic event TV streams in glorious HD to both satellite and cable providers. Now the satellite crew has come on-board, with both FreeSat and Sky giving it to you for free. Read More >>