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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Secure This!
LinkedIn’s security updates are the latest attempt to create an additional layer of security protection for end-users (in light of the on-going vulnerability Social Networking sites face)… Will they work and/or are they just another stop-gap measure (harkening the wider-adoption … Continue reading
We’re Back?
Hopefully, Google’s announcement regarding producing Motorola’s Moto X (in Texas) is actually more than PR-spin but a genuine sign that high-end, electronic manufacturing is returning to America (after a very long absence!) (Source) CNN: http://goo.gl/kXHec
Digital Laundering.
Liberty Reserve’s take-down by a consortium of global (governmental) forces is not only seemingly straight out of Pulp Fiction but hopefully a one-off versus a harbinger for the next-wave of ‘net crime: digital money laundering. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/UVeZs
Embracing Your Inner Dork.
Bluetooth – check. Tiara – why not? Laser beams – Is that legal? You get the picture… while many are indeed humor send-ups regarding Google Glass accessories don’t be surprised that a market for these (upon commercial release of Glass) … Continue reading
Handmade.
Clearly, Apple Fanboys know no bounds! Well, perhaps at least one doesn’t as someone paid $650K for one of the original (garage-built) Apple 1 Computers (signed by Woz) from 1976… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/cvbze
Reducing the Digital Divide.
Granted, there’s a vested incentive. However, Google’s push towards helping to develop / fund Wireless Networks in Developing Markets could go a long way towards eliminating the collusion of the dominant global Telcos (which if done correctly could be a … Continue reading
Blinded by Science?
Dissolvable electronics that heal wounds? No, Bones is not the doctor herein as this field has the potential to (further) revolutionize healing and medicine! (Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/7m5MB
Go Fly a Kite!
Google’s acquisition of Makani Power (a firm that uses kites to generate power from the wind) could potentially usher in another alternative power resource / market niche due to their deep-pockets and continued focus on pushing the envelop in domains … Continue reading
1TB Anyone?
As Yahoo! continues to try to turn their fortunes around offering 1 TB of free-data storage via Flickr is not a bad approach (nor, is having a Developer build an application that’ll allow any given end-user to store more than … Continue reading