Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World

Celebrating Another Pioneer.

Posted on July 24, 2012 by John

Adventure is worthwhile in itself. – Amelia Earhart. We would all be well-served to embrace this orientation for life! (Source) The Washington Times: http://goo.gl/gFm9B

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Fighting Another Battle!?

Posted on July 22, 2012 by John

Not satisfied with how a company potentially ripped off your firm’s mobile access capabilities (for one of their games?) Just sue them then which is what happened to Mojang (due to what looks like the latest in an ever-growing scope … Continue reading →

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Hack This!

Posted on July 21, 2012 by John

Despite the frequency of cybercrime and the negative news that’s reported as a result, it is good to remember that people are actually caught for their wrong-doings (as is the case with a hacker who went after Amazon amongst other … Continue reading →

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Nobody’s Immune.

Posted on July 19, 2012 by John

Although today they posted their first-ever post-IPO quarterly loss (dating back to 1986!); all is not gloom-and-doom as the Microsoft looks to gain from the upcoming release of their latest OS (and the subsequent Corporate IT upgrades as well as … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!

Posted on July 18, 2012 by John

Enclosed is a very creative historical chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life set to New Media. (Source) YouTube: http://goo.gl/fRwo3

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How Low Can You Go?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by John

(Darpa) the US Defense Advanced Research Project is researching how to approach fire-fighting from a completely different angle – physics – in an attempt to create better solutions. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/zwQxT

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Less is More.

Posted on July 15, 2012 by John

With the growing demand for smaller tablets, the rumor-mill (which already was in effect) that Apple might want to get in on the action is churning. While the firm could capitalize on this space, it doesn’t seem likely (due to … Continue reading →

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Leading With Their Chin!

Posted on July 14, 2012 by John

RIM’s latest blow comes in the form of losing a patent lawsuit regarding infringing on another firm’s remote management system for wireless devices. Towards that end, while the company is reportedly sitting on $2 billion in cash, a $147 million … Continue reading →

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Can You Digg It.

Posted on July 12, 2012 by John

In the ashes of one of the Internet’s (2.0) most spectacular crashes, Digg’s remaining IP was sold-off today. Be advised: a bloated staff; hubris / arrogance and the inability to match their competition drove this firm’s demise… and, this can … Continue reading →

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NYC: Pay-phone = Wi-Fi Hotspots!

Posted on July 11, 2012 by John

Retrofitting New York’s roughly 14,000 public pay-phones is not just a brilliant idea but a fantastic method for repurposing existing telephony infrastructure. Towards that end, if they’ll able to pull this off – just think about how many global pay-phones … Continue reading →

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