WiFi’s Role in Toppling 4G and Local Retail Ads
Intel researchers are working on a project called Rosepoint wherein they managed to put a digital 2.4 GHz WiFi radio on a chip, right next to one of their low-power Atom CPUs. The new…
Developers: Make Operations Staff Your Best Friends
By Klint Finley
One of the things I hear periodically from critics of the DevOps movement is that it’s too heavy on the “Dev” side of things. For example, here’s a rant about how DevOps is a…
Copyright and Remixing: The Irony of Things, SOPA, Megaupload
Before I get to the point of this article, just a quick update: A new indictment was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia against Megaupload, the file-sharing site founded by Kim Dotcom, which was…
The Battle Over The Pirate Bay Censorship Rages On Across Europe
By Kyt Dotson
Thunderstorms have been rumbling in the cloud over what to do with the file sharing site, The Pirate Bay, and most of the drama centers around how different nations treat copyright infringement. As a…
Google’s Self-Driving Cars May Soon Be Driving Legally in Nevada
By Kyt Dotson
In what will be a momentous occasion for Google, Nevada has just unveiled the intent to draft legislation that will make them the first state in the United States to approve autonomous, self-driving cars.…
Fusion-io Boosts Webair’s Cloud
Flash storage provider Fusion-io recently released another one of its case studies, this time about how ioMemory helped data center operator Webair address the growing demands of its customers. Webair previously used traditional disk-based…
Samsung Board Approves LCD Spin-Off
Last week, Samsung Electronics announced that they were considering spinning off their liquid crystal display operations by merging it with their Samsung Mobile Display arm which makes organic light-emitting diode or OLED panels. The…
Avaya could Go Public in a $1BN IPO
Networking gear maker Avaya will become an even more serious threat to Cisco and Juniper Networks come April with reports of going public. That’s the timeframe two different anonymous insiders provided, according to a…
Barnes & Noble to Release 8GB Nook Tablet on Wednesday
Last year marked the year of the tablet. 2011 was the year everyone decided to show off their take on the tablet, some competing with the iPad in size, while others decided to take…
Apple: Caught In a Web of Lawsuits and Scandals
Apple finally settled the iPhone 4 antennagate class action lawsuit filed against them in 2010. iPhone 4 owners who filed a claim can get a $15 check or a free bumper case from Apple.…