Facebook Moves To Ban Beheading Videos Once Again
Earlier this week the BBC reported that Facebook had reversed a ban – imposed last May – on users posting videos of violent acts such as people being decapitated, just days before clip of…
Next-Gen Tablet Wars: Nokia Lumia 2520 vs iPad Air
Apple and Nokia both came out with new tablets yesterday. For Nokia, this is its first entry in the tablet space, and probably its last since in few months it’s hardware division will be…
iPad Air Hits Stores Nov. 1 : New Retina Display + Free Software
Apple’s fifth generation tablet is finally here. Unveiled today at a special company event in San Francisco, the brand new iPad Air squeezes a powerful processor into a tiny package that represents the…
An Insider Take on Using Analytics to Ask Big Questions
Data holds the answers for many of the critical questions faced by decision makers today, with the quality of the query determining the accuracy the result. Indeed, many CIOs are recognizing that the ability…
Microsoft Co-Hosting a Virtual Reality Event For Oculus Rift in November
By Saroj Kar
Microsoft and Academic Research Consulting are teaming up to bring Oculus VR’s Laird Malamed and others to Boston for an event titled “The Future of Virtual Reality With The Oculus Rift”. The event will…
Microsoft Going After Google with its Own Twist on Smart Eyewear
Microsoft’s plan for the Internet of Things may center on a device similar to Google Glass, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. According to “people familiar with the matter,” the software titan is…
Google Brings Quantum Physics to Masses Through Minecraft qCraft
By Saroj Kar
If you want to find the computer genius of tomorrow, it is worth paying attention to those children who play Minecraft today. That is precisely why Google, in creating their own mod for Minecraft,…
Fashion-Forward Fitness Trackers : From Fitbug to RISR
This week’s Quantified Self round up features a “fitbug” that records all your activities to help you get in shape, a fitness tracker fancy enough to be a fashion accessory, and a project to…
4 BI Disruptors Pushing Data Democracy in the Workplace | #BigDataNYC
One expected byproduct of the Big Data movement is data democracy, delivering useful and consumable analytics to everyone within an enterprise organization. Though true data democracy is seemingly light years away, given the software…
4 Ways to Download Instagram Videos
Instagram remains a hot commodity for mobile users the world over, and access to the popular photo-sharing app is only broadening with news of IG prepping a Windows Phone app. News broke this morning…