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Alphabet's hot salt energy-storage project becomes its own company
Alphabet's X division has played host to a string of experimental ideas, and another one is spinning out as an independent business. Malta uses cheap, abundant materials including salt, anti-freeze and steel to store power at grid scale.
Alphabet is using salt and antifreeze to store power from wind farms
The latest from Alphabet's experimental X division? A storage solution for renewable energy. Code named "Malta," the system uses tanks of salt and antifreeze (or another hydrocarbon liquid) to create and store energy.
iPhone 4S arriving in Hong Kong, South Korea and a number of other locales on November 11th
Apple is getting ready to add a whole slew of new locations to its iPhone 4S world domination plan. Starting November 11th, the company's latest smartphone will be available in Hong Kong, South Korea and 13 additional countries, including Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Malta, Montenegro, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Portugal, and Romania. Pre-orders for those locations (save for Albania, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malta, Montenegro and Panama) will begin on the 4th. The handset is currently available in 29 countries -- that number will increase to more than 70 by year's end. Press info can be found after the break.
International HD news roundup
Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Sahha! Read - Viewers demand 1080i from ARD and ZDF (Germany) Read - SCI FI HD to be beamed up to Virgin TV viewers Read - Discovery Rolls TLC Into Norway Read - RRsat to Distribute the First High Definition Indian `Bollywood' Movie Channel Read - Fox Sports brings you high-definition NRL coverage every day of the week Read - Discovery Networks launches high definition channel (India) Read - Microsoft Launches MSN Video Player In UK Read - Microsoft rolls out video-on-demand service across the UK Read - Sharp preps Freeview HD set-top kit (UK) Read - Sky Extends High Definition Leadership with HD Channel Milestone, adds ITV1 HD, Hallmark Channel HD, Sky sports HD (UK) Read - Movietime Launches in High Definition (Canada) Read - MAX to telecast IPL matches in HD (India) Read - BBC iPlayer lands on Humax Foxsat Freesat boxes Read - TV Globo Brings HDTV to Rural Brazil Read - PBS and Melita share 2010 FIFA World Cup TV rights (Malta) Read - Film4 HD to Launch on Virgin Media (UK)
iPhone in 29 new countries; unlocked in Hong Kong
Our sister site Engadget reports that Apple is now offering unlocked iPhones in Hong Kong via its online store. HK$5,500 (≈ US$700) will buy you an 8GB model, HK$6,200 (≈ US$800) gets you 16GB. The Apple Store's terms and conditions limit sales to individuals in Hong Kong only, but who knows what the gray market will bring. Three Russian carriers will also begin selling unlocked iPhones on October 3, with the 8GB model selling for over US$900. In related news, 29 new countries will begin selling the iPhone, some today: Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Niger, Panama, Qatar, Senegal, South Africa, Turkey and Venezuela. [Via IGM.]
