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This Is The Cloud: Inside Microsoft’s Secret Stealth Data Centres
By yanko at 18 March, 2010, 7:20 am
“The cloud” isn’t some nebulous thing existing just beyond our computer’s consciousness. As Microsoft showed us, it’s stacks of hard drives packed into shipping containers, parked in secret data centres all around the world. Physically real, but still beautiful. (more…)
Read More >>Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: What’s Next Edition
By AutoBlog at 18 March, 2010, 7:10 am
In today’s Remainders: the next step. Fort John Grisham, it’s ebooks. For the television-viewing public, it’s viewing television while surfing the web. For Google, it’s controlling the internet. And for NVIDIA, it’s releasing GeForce drivers that don’t melt your rig. (more…)
Read More >>DIY Steve Jobs Cheese Head
By Gizmodo at 18 March, 2010, 7:00 am
Hellooooo, creepy! Not only did someone go through the trouble of carving a giant Steve Jobs head out of mozzarella cheese, they’ve also given detailed instructions on how to make your very own. In three varieties, no less! (more…)
Read More >>Fox Vs Duck iPhone Game Makes You Protect Delicious Birds
By Gizmodo at 18 March, 2010, 6:20 am
newVideoPlayer( {”type”:”video”,”player”:”http://www.youtube.com/v/a5Sgzv4jiwM&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22″,”customParams”:[],”width”:570,”height”:412,”ratio”:0.824,”flashData”:”",”embedName”:null,”objectId”:null,”noEmbed”:false,”source”:”youtube”} ); In Fox vs Duck, you are the duck, and you need to survive constant attacks by fox and fish alike. Like the best iPhone games, it’s simple but addictive. (more…)
Read More >>Does WiMax Matter In A Phone?
By admin at 18 March, 2010, 5:50 am
We already know 4G data is going to be good in getting massloads of data to your laptops on the go, but how good is it for phones? For example, is Sprint’s upcoming HTC WiMax phone going to be useful? (more…)
Read More >>Google’s Trademark Application For “Nexus One” Name Was Rejected
By Gizmodo at 18 March, 2010, 5:36 am
On December 10, 2009, Google applied for a trademark on the Nexus One name , but it looks like they’ve been rejected: (more…)
Read More >>Google, Intel, And Sony Team Up For Android-Based Google TV
By admin at 18 March, 2010, 5:30 am
We knew that Google had its sights on the living room , but the NYTimes offers more details on Google TV, an ambitious platform to deliver web content to set-top boxes and next-gen TVs through partnerships with Sony, Intel and Logitech. (more…)
Read More >>Drops Let You Caress People Remotely
By admin at 18 March, 2010, 5:20 am
“Oooooh…hmmmyes, please. Up to the left, to the left, up, up, no, a little down, doooown, theretherethere… A little to the right? Oh yes. Theeeere! Aaaahooooohuuuuh. So good.” This is how I wish the Drops worked. But it’s still neat. (more…)
Read More >>Scientists Successfully Embed Silicon Chips Inside Human Cells
By admin at 18 March, 2010, 5:03 am
Scientists have already created mini-cyborgs out of living cells and semiconductor materials, but now biological cells can also contain tiny silicon chips, which could become sensors that monitor microscopic activities, deliver drugs to target cells or even repair cell structures. (more…)
Read More >>Big Data, Big Problems: The Trouble With Storage Overload
By admin at 18 March, 2010, 4:40 am
We collect an astonishing amount of digital information. But as the Economist recently pointed out , we’ve long since surpassed our ability to store it all. Big data is here, and it’s causing big problems. (more…)
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