Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World

Timeless Wisdom.

Posted on January 29, 2013 by John

“A free Nation can rise no higher than the standard of excellence set in its schools and colleges.” – JFK.

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Classroom Flipping.

Posted on January 28, 2013 by John

Perhaps long overdue… (Source) Huffington Post: http://goo.gl/P6klr

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Vine’s Too ‘Sexy’ For…

Posted on January 27, 2013 by John

In short order, Vine just might go from achieving an overwhelming vindication (for their creators) to being vilified (from Apple) due to the proliferation of adult content (e.g., p*rn) therein and the high likelihood said application will get removed from … Continue reading →

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A Free-for-all?

Posted on January 26, 2013 by John

Antigua could be the next (big) P2P base if the nation’s plan to be granted permission to run a piracy web-site is granted (by the WTO of all entities!) (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/Jc3kS

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(Grape) Vine.

Posted on January 25, 2013 by John

Look for Vine to potentially be the ‘next big thing’ within the Social Networking space… as Facebook seems to be playing catch-up again… (Source) Techcrunch: http://goo.gl/F7Ydb

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< 1 Billion Sold.

Posted on January 24, 2013 by John

With roughly 700 million Smartphones sold (1/2 of the overall market was dominated by Samsung & Apple – in that order globally last year)… the market is indeed slowing down. Potentially the biggest caveat in all of this is simply: … Continue reading →

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U-turn.

Posted on January 18, 2013 by John

Super Mario’s (game console) demise just might be imminent if Nintendo does not sort out their Wii U issues ASAP (especially in light PlayStation / XBox’s upcoming releases). (Source) BGR: http://goo.gl/EyuhF

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I Have a Dream.

Posted on January 17, 2013 by John

In defiance of the one-year anniversary of SOPA, some hack-tavists are celebrating by posting DRM-protected materials… Mashable: http://goo.gl/etjM0

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Self-Outsourcing!?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by John

A (U.S.) Verizon employee has been caught outsourcing their own job to a subcontractor in China… whilst still retaining their position – and getting paid for it – which (perhaps) might be a first. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/GlgjC

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Cyber-espionage.

Posted on January 15, 2013 by John

EU governments and other public agencies have (supposedly) been hit with a computer virus akin (regarding lethalness) to the Flame virus that America / Israel are rumored to have unleashed on Iran… what goes ’round? (Source) The Washington Post: http://goo.gl/3EQBX

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