Is Cuba Gearing Up to Go Online?
Internet usage in Cuba isn’t anywhere near as restrictive as it is in North Korea, but it sure is painful. With connections only possible via satellite, the cost of getting online in the tropical…
Architects Take 3D Printing To The Next Level, Two Storeys Up
3D printers have been pretty innovative of late, replicating such weird and wonderful items as dinosaur bones, iPhone cases and even ‘meat’, among other things. But now a bunch of architects have also gotten…
NFL Champions Big Data, Analytics in Professional Sports
In November last year Dr. Jeff Dominitiz, an economist with a lifelong passion for football, came forward with a tale of the how the N.F.L. tried, and miserably failed, to get with the times and…
ServicesAngle News Briefs for January 21
Nokia Outsources 820 Jobs to HCL, Tata As part of its latest round of streamlining and cost reduction efforts announced in June 2012, cellular handset maker Nokia is outsourcing approximately 820 jobs to HCL…
BYOD Creates Security Challenges for Federal Government
By Isha Suri
A recent report from Telework Exchange has revealed that the BYOD advantage taken by the Federal employees is creating mobile security challenges for the Federal Government itself. The report, named as 2013 Digital Dilemma…
The Modern Prometheus Returns: Mega Gives the Finger to Content Cartels and the US Government
By Kyt Dotson
If you read the news about him, Kim Dotcom sounds larger than life. He has a reputation of a sleazebag with too much money to his name who became the center of a year-long-firestorm…
RIM’s Faith Hangs on BB10 as Software + Services Direct Mobile’s Future
RIM will release the first line of devices that run on its new BlackBerry 10 operating system on the 30th this month. This time around, it’s all or nothing for the company. The Canadian…
Three Fresh Designs for Your 3D Printer
3D printers are getting a lot of attention as their prices go down, and more of us get involved in do-it-yourself projects. All you need is a computer, a 3D printer, material used for…
Next Gen PS4 May be More Powerful than Xbox with 50% More Raw Power
By Isha Suri
If rumors are to be believed, the next PlayStation may be considerably more powerful that the next Xbox. The buzz came out from the CES 2013 where developer sources told that the next PlayStation,…
Akira What? Women & Technology in Kenya
By Rob Rooker
For the last few years I have been hanging out the iHub, Kenya’s first “tech” incubation hub. Its a great place. You’ll find all sorts of folks milling about from 1st year students studying…