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Call plans have changed for the most popular satellite phone in the Himalaya.

There's still sexy in satellite comms.

It's in the air but no one knows exactly what it is.

HumanEdgeTech is partnering with the leading solar brands in the world.

Smartphones are about to become the new expedition communicators.

US largest tech and gadget show is kicking off today with more than 20000 products.

Shorter formats and mushrooming distribution channels spell a new dawn, while the web already leads network programming.

Jerzy Porebski's "Kukuczka" is screened this weekend in Chicago.

This entry in ExWeb's series about the future of adventure film and television is an interesting view from South America.

HumanEdgeTech is kicking off Himalaya 2012 with a truly great deal on Thuraya XT Rugged satellite phone: the price is slashed from $1120 to $795! And just today the price has been dramatically cut also on Thuraya SG 2520.

San Francisco's SOMISSPO district, an industrial loft type area where SOMA meets Mission and Potrero Hill, gets pretty quiet past 5 pm. Live healthy, hack happy is mantra which means a good nights sleep. Only a Taco truck and a guard parked outside Mighty give away that something's up.

China is second largest in the world in iPhone app users but getting paid for your app is another story. According to a tech conference in Santa Clara, Calif., the Chinese pay for apps even less than folks do in Pakistan. The flip side: uncrowded territory.

(Newsdesk) For the final wrap, his own words: Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address. Stay hungry, stay foolish. Goodbye Steve Jobs.

Chatter data could predict world conflicts and measure peace, says one. Global news tone is found to have forecasted the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, including the removal of Egyptian President Mubarak, says another. Data mining is reaching beyond Google and Facebook ad services.

Last week during a press conference Iridium CEO Matthew J. Desch launched the new Iridium phone Extreme. The phone is a little smaller, lighter and tougher than the previous model 9555 but for explorers it's a small attachment that might just revolutionize dispatching.

Through the weekend ExplorersWeb has been target of a denial of service attack. Origin was traced to China while the poll was spammed from Russia. It's unclear if other attacks reported during the period, culminating on 9/11, are related.

A few times each month SF New Tech come ashore and head for the Mighty. There, developers and inventors are offered 5 minutes sharp to pitch their ideas. Last week it was that time again and we checked out the 6 most promising startups from Japan.

Last week San Francisco ran a small NextGEN Science Fair spotlighting a selection of futuristic products and services. Here goes a bit from the event in pictures.

This Antarctica season marks the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of the South Pole. In anticipation of it and to honor our surprisingly techie polar ancestors HumanEdgeTech brought out two major news. The PDA - for almost a decade King of Antarctica dispatches - will have to share the throne.

Chased by early winter storms we fled across high passes in our version of the pioneer wagon: an old aluminum trailer dubbed the Silver Bullet. Now arrived in Mecca; stay tuned for ExplorersWeb's San Francisco tech roundups with an adventure edge.

Seth Wolpin is a freshly baked Everest summiteer. While in BC, the research assistant professor at the University of Washington compiled a detailed technology report that could prove useful for the next batch of Everest south side climbers.

3D has been all the rage in 2011 but GoPro should have the most innovative solution: Add a second cam plus housing to your existent GoPro Hero HD and you're all set at $99. (The housing is water proof to 60 meter). 3D editing software is included and works on Mac and PC.

Power outage brought on by several New York state thunderstorms combined with a failed server backup generator threw ExplorersWeb offline during 6 hours today. This was our longest unscheduled timeout since the Lincoln Hall story. Sorry about the inconvenience.

(Updated May 26) Summits are reported from Everest north side, such as young American Brant Holland. On the south side, Jim Williams's Jeff and Tracy are on final attempt from South Col. Share Everest 2011 Italian climbers Daniele Bernasconi and Daniele Nardi are pushing at the same time.

(Update 10.52 pm/9.52am local) ExWeb's correspondent Karrar Haidri just checked in from Islamabad reporting that Hassan Sadpara summited Mount Everest this morning. No summit news yet from other teams.

Yes it's that time again. BBC reported that Iceland food tycoon Malcolm Walker and his son "have achieved their goal of climbing Everest North Col. The news source further reportedly "broke" the news of Kenton Cool's Everest summit. Welcome into the Spin Zone.

(HumanEdgeTech.com) A two man combo is skiing from the North Pole to Greenland, a larger setup is en route to the same goal. The smaller team sent out live dispatches past weekend and the bigger team has started to transmit video. Here are the pros and cons.

Explorersweb met with Andy Sukawaty, Chairman and CEO of Inmarsat and his team at the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs yesterday. The topic: in 2015 GlobalXpress will make it possible for an explorer to stream 3D video live.

In two different expeditions, Johan Nilson and Pat Farmer both plan trips starting at the North Pole and ending at the South Pole. First stop is Greenland and Johan has begun to send live pics and dispatches from the ice.

Climbers in Everest south side BC are setting up their technology and checking mobile connections. Seth Wolpin, bringing an iPhone along with Thuraya sat phone and a basic mobile with a NTC SIM card on the way, sent word to HumanEdgeTech from Gorak Shep yesterday and Everest BC this morning.

Next gen Feather solar panels have arrived, slashing previous size in half. This means twice the watts on your back - or half to lug around - your choice. What to do with your outdated panels? No sweat, HET will buy them back!

Gaddafi's jamming of the Thuraya network is affecting users as far away as Mount Kilimanjaro. Seems Thuraya lacks clear defense and a solution will have to come through diplomatic channels or political change.

For all you Discovery buffs, David Tait is a familiar face. Three Everest summits later, you'd think he's had it with Big E. Not so. This Skype chat between HumanEdgeTech's Tom Sjogren and the British climber touches on his spring plans, and shows a different side to 'Mr Everest'.

Pads, mobiles, social media...Mosaic? Outfitting climbers and adventurers since the dawn of satellite phones and internet; the small crew at HumanEdgeTech usually knows the next big thing in Himalaya. Everest season around the corner, ExWeb checked in with Tom Sjogren for the 2011 scoop.

Most Thuraya satellite phone users buy scratch card numbers in nomination of 80 or 160 units to refill their phones. The 14 digit numbers can be refilled online or directly on the phone. Lately, internet scam artists have been buying refill numbers online with false credit cards.

"Summit at 11:35. Going down." A Pakistan 8000er has been summited in winter for the first time ever, adding a new and major page to mountaineering history. Also this morning to celebrate: an ExWeb exclusive Karakoram 3D Mountain Tracker complete with all winter teams' locations and updates.

It's the lowest price on the internet: in an early bird price drop the latest Iridium model 9555 is now offered by HumanEdgeTech at $1145. Himalaya climbers should also note HET's super deal on Thuraya SO-2510 - now offered at $595. And check out the new selector for HET's unique tech bundles.

Hoping to reach the peak before January 31, Lonnie Dupre is about to set off towards winter Denali. "Weather permitting, I will fly to BC between December 29-31," Lonnie told ExplorersWeb. "I'll climb the West Buttress solo, alpine style."

In the HumanEdgeTech Review published yesterday of Everest and expedition phones 2011, ExplorersWeb covered TeliaSonera's mobile service on Everest. Today, the company returned with details. Here goes.

They say that competition is hardest at the bottom and easiest at the top. True on this year's ISDC conference in LA, arranged by NSS and Planetary Society to celebrate the formers 25th birthday. One after the other, the world's foremost people in space and science arrived, and we got them virtually

"Failure is not the same to us as it is to others. If our experiment fails and we learned something new by it, it's a success." Professor Robert Twiggs from Stanford University had sound grounds to his statement - his satellites are cheap enough to crash. Explorers are increasingly more dependa

"Yesterday, Burt said something about us only out to make money, but you know, I say God bless us if we do," stated XPrize founder and SpaceAdventures co-founder Peter Diamandis, 45, with a resigned tone in his voice. Friday morning 9 am, it was Space Adventure's turn to present their case at

"Could everyone in this room who has been to the moon please reach up a hand." One hand was raised in the packed ballroom at LA's Sheraton Airport hotel."Now everyone who have been to space please raise your hands." About five hands flew up. "And now, everyone who wants to go to