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UP & COMING TECHNOLOGY
- Wearable devices to usher in context-aware computing
In this guest post, Joe Burton, CTO at Plantronics, lays out a vision for intelligent wearable devices and sensors that will redefine relevance and greatly simplify and automate the lives of users. - Scientists create first electricity generator powered by viruses
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a method for generating power using harmless viruses that convert mechanical energy into elec …
MICROSOFT NEWS
- Microsoft's shifting priorities: It's about time
I’ve asked a few illustrious members of the worldwide Microsoft community to share their insights via guest posts on a variety of topics — from Windows Phone, to Hyper-V. - Windows 8: Does Metro actually work?
Using Microsoft’s Metro technology in Windows 8 is like going to a flashy restaurant where your plate is delivered with a tiny morsel of food in the middle, but the rest of the plate is unused, …
GOOGLE NEWS
- Google Knowledge Graph: This is why they changed their privacy policy
Who needs a social graph when you have a knowledge graph? - Do I have to leave Google Chrome behind?
I live in my web browser – it needs to “just work” – without fail.
PC SECURITY
- The Pirate Bay returns, Anonymous hater takes credit for DDoS
The Pirate Bay is back online. An Anonymous traitor who goes by the name AnonNyre has claimed responsibility for the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that kept the site offline for days. - Wikileaks has been under DDoS attack for the last three days
The Pirate Bay is down. Wikileaks is down. Visa was down. Are all these Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks a coincidence? Right now it’s not clear, but something is definitely happenin …
SOCIAL MEDIA
- Facebook IPO: Risk Factors and law
Facebook has to comply with laws, not only in the United States, but around the world. It also needs to vigorously defend its intellectual property as it states in its IPO filing. - Facebook IPO: Risk Factors and dependance
I have been looking at Facebook’s IPO filing, and I have noticed that its risk factors can be grouped into areas of potential concern for investors. In this post, I focus on Facebook’s dep …
GREEN TECHNOLOGY
- Hollywood hotel casts ClearEdge fuel cell in supporting role
The system will handle about 45 percent of the electricity needs for the refurbished Lafayette Hotel, whose guests once included stars such as Ava Gardner and Bob Hope. - Carbon-capture technology installations stall
Although 75 major carbon capture and storage projects are under way, there are only 8 operational sites — the same number as two years ago.
