Monthly Archives: December 2011

A True Visionary.

Posted on December 11, 2011 by John

There’s a very high probability that most people have never heard of Robert Noyce; yet, the same people use something that he pioneered (essentially on a daily basis): the silicon chip. (Source) Stanford: http://goo.gl/YzlCA

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Mother Nature’s Wonder!

Posted on December 10, 2011 by John

(Last night’s) 2011’s Lunar Eclipse demonstrated just how amazing nature is to the naked eye (let alone how spectacular it is when viewed with the aid of modern instruments)… Wow!

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As Tech Turns: Take That!

Posted on December 9, 2011 by John

Apple seems to have gotten a taste of their own medicine via Motorola (of all sources) as a judge in Germany ruled that they used some of their technology without (prior) authorization… All of this on-going (global) litigation seems to … Continue reading →

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(School’s Out) Building Educational Apps: Best Practices & Insight.

Posted on December 8, 2011 by John

The enclosed article provides an overview of some of the finer points of (successfully) building educational mobile apps that by their very nature should be (primarily) a medium for greater end-user (student) access… demonstrating additional value first and foremost (by … Continue reading →

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Desperately Seeking…

Posted on December 7, 2011 by John

Redmond’s App Contest announcement is either: a) a scatter-shot attempt at playing catch-up within this space (particularly in light of Google announcing / hitting / passing the 10 billionth app download benchmark; b) a brilliant marketing ploy (no offense but … Continue reading →

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Please Santa!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by John

All I want for Christmas is for Verizon to simply get out of the way (e.g., to not block Google’s nascent effort at prompting mobile payments in America due to their draconian / walled-garden approach) to applications… in this instance … Continue reading →

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Redmond’s Renaissance.

Posted on December 5, 2011 by John

According to the enclosed article; Microsoft’s future will be based upon their success in ten specific areas… which is 1) hard to predict, and, 2) equating to no pressure, right? (Source) eWeek: http://goo.gl/y3ljO

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Who; Us?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by John

It should really come as no surprise that Carrier IQ has pushed back regarding the claims leveled against them for (unauthorized) smartphone tracking of countless mobile users the world-over. Nevertheless, what could be argued as being surprising is that nobody … Continue reading →

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Another (Law)suit…

Posted on December 3, 2011 by John

In light of the Carrier IQ story that broke this past week; it should really come as no surprise that a (US) lawsuit was filed claiming that said software is a violation of wiretapping and computer fraud laws (which one … Continue reading →

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The Spy Who ___ed Me: Opening Pandora’s ‘Tech’ Box.

Posted on December 2, 2011 by John

The enclosed accusation / disclosure (akin to WikiLeaks) of how Western and Eastern high-tech firms sell their wares to the highest bidders (including repressive governments and/or regimes) is certain to draw the ire of critics and proponents alike regarding a … Continue reading →

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