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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Us Too.
Although a late-entrant count Panasonic as another vendor whose entered the Educational space (with their hybrid laptop / tablet offering). (Source) ZD Net: http://goo.gl/nNuP1v
TV’s Demise…
Estimated to be a $167 billion dollar market, even the (US) Supreme Court’s ruling over the upstart Aereo, streaming television services (as an alternative to being tethered to the ever-dwindling and draconian Cable / Satellite TV offerings in America) show … Continue reading
Whose Data: Uncle Sam’s?
Let’s hope that Facebook’s push back is more than just lip-service / a PR-ploy regarding (Social Networking) data access to a fraud related case that the US government has demanded access to for pursuing said case. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/juMTLZ
Collusion?
A Big Four (Silicon Valley) lawsuit regarding said firms not hiring / poaching, etc. other’s employees raises some interesting questions; such as: if 64,000 plaintiffs were involved what does that say about how finite tech-talent actually is? (Source) WSJ: http://goo.gl/7UAwql
‘Non’ Digital Jerks.
Jerry Seinfeld’s take on ‘how not to be a jerk in the Digital Age’ offers his distinct perspective on said medium. (Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/6bOnac
‘Made For Glass’
Google Glass is (now) officially for sale via the high-end fashion designer, DVF for the ‘designer’ price of around $1,700.00! Wearable techies rejoice? (Source) LA Times: http://goo.gl/WgEF20
Getting Squeezed Out?
Although a pioneer in the ‘Cloud-Storage Space’, Microsoft’s OneDrive announcement for their pricing structure puts Dropbox in a difficult position (considering that for $9.99 Google also offers 1TB of space for the same price on Dropbox an end-user only gets 100GB). … Continue reading
Lego “Live”
(Perhaps) inspired by The Lego Movie, Lego Fusion (set to launch this fall in America) is the latest trend in (traditional / physical) games whereas any given end-user’s creation can be created, photographed and imported into free online games (further blurring … Continue reading
Collaboration.
Collaborate.org is a excellent example of utilizing technology in an attempt to make global telecommunications (more) seamless… especially, when lives are hanging in the balance every second counts… whereas various causes / pursuits are greatly enhanced as a result. (Source) collaborate.org: … Continue reading