National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Apple tightly controls not only the approval of third-party applications for its App Store but also its developers. Apple's developer agreement says "Public statements regarding this agreement, its terms and conditions, or the relationship of the parties" require Apple's written approval.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation made the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement public. EFF obtained the agreement via a Freedom of Information Act request to NASA, which recently released an app for the iPhone.

La Fundación Fronteras Electrónicas ha recurrido a la ley estadounidense para desvelar los contratos de Apple con los desarrolladores de aplicaciones para iPhone, iPod Touch y próximamente iPad.

With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.

"Apple's done a very nice job that allows people to monetize and commercialize their intellectual property" in the App Store, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told a University of Washington audience last week.

Playing Bing-o

Dennis Overbye in The New York Times:

Following a prelaunch buildup that could be called the energy world's equivalent of the Apple iPad rollout, Bloom Energy launched its cleaner-energy-in-a-box product Wednesday. The Bloom Energy Server, which uses a patented solid oxide fuel-cell technology, has already achieved a customer base that includes Coca-Cola, Cox Enterprises, eBay, FedEx, Google, Staples and Wal-Mart.

The launch was attended by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, board member Gen. Colin Powell, venture capitalist John Doerr, and executives from some of the initial customers.

Following a prelaunch buildup that could be the called the energy world's equivalent of the Apple iPad rollout, Bloom Energy launched its cleaner-energy-in-a-box product Wednesday. The Bloom Energy Server, which uses a patented solid oxide fuel-cell technology, has already achieved a customer base that includes Coca-Cola, Cox Enterprises, eBay, FedEx, Google, Staples and Wal-Mart.

The launch was attended by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, board member Gen. Colin Powell, venture capitalist John Doerr, and executives from some of the initial customers.

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Navistar are testing drag-reducing devices that could cut big rig fuel use by 12 percent, or 3.4 billion gallons a year.  The devices would fit into the areas of the truck that produce the most drag, making it more aerodynamic and reducing the energy needed to propel the truck.

From MSNBC:

Todo el sector espacial de Estados Unidos está pendiente de lo que Obama, a través del proyecto de presupuesto que presentará el próximo lunes para la NASA, decida sobre los vuelos tripulados, pero los datos que se están conociendo ya dan por seguro que la vuelta a la Luna no se producirá. El programa para ir a la Luna, e incluso a Marte, puesto en marcha sin base económica por el anterior presidente, George Bush, se paralizará.