Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World

Universal Access.

Posted on November 11, 2012 by John

Despite many on-going challenges, India’s on-going approach to both making a low-cost Tablet (roughly $40) and spearheading a mass distribution of it is laudable (let’s hope that the nation is successful in making this a reality). (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/QuXwY

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Becoming Self-Aware?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by John

Astronaut – check. Robot – check. Outer Space – check. And, a new medium for intergalactic – check. As the International Space Station (ISS) experiment demonstrated the prospect for more efficient / reliable data transmission between planets (e.g., Earth to … Continue reading →

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From Down Under…

Posted on November 7, 2012 by John

Ultrasound; Wi-Fi and a host of other modern inventions that most people in all probably do not know come from Oz! (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/5r3tx

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Can We All Get Along?

Posted on November 1, 2012 by John

Getting (often times) divergent applications / software, etc. to work together is (seemingly) a never-ending IT challenge. Perhaps until now? (Source) Zapier: http://goo.gl/Crb5J

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On The Surface.

Posted on October 29, 2012 by John

Redmond is set to officially debut their Tablet offering in San Francisco. That aside, it looks as though the firm has already got a PR snafu to deal with regarding the simple fact that pre-launch orders have yet to be … Continue reading →

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A Big Moment…

Posted on October 25, 2012 by John

According to Steve Ballmer, Microsoft is at a major crossroads… In all probability, most critics would add that his role as the firm’s CEO is also such. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/Obn6w

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Upbeat News.

Posted on October 24, 2012 by John

Facebook’s report regarding their earnings being up is certainly positive… the challenge now is can the firm sustain this momentum over the long-term? (Source) SF Gate: http://goo.gl/nVezX

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A Pricing Win?

Posted on October 21, 2012 by John

Nokia (remember them?) plans to sell their new flagship Smartphone whereas it’ll undercut their rivals main offerings… which is fine… unless, they just don’t sell (who really wants a Windows phone after all?) (Source) WSJ: http://goo.gl/nPt87

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Boo-Hoo!

Posted on October 20, 2012 by John

All crowd-sourced Start-ups are not created equal as evidenced by the simple fact that the entire development team quit (post being funded on Kickstart). (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/QgyY5

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All Grown Up.

Posted on October 18, 2012 by John

The once-rogue, Start-up, Twitter now finds itself at a crossroads as censorship issues come to the fore regarding the firm’s maturation process… (Source) Financial Times: http://goo.gl/Cdan2

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