CNN’s announcement that the network plans to incorporate Google Glass into their iReport could be a boon for wearable technology as well as yet another gimmick that continues to erode the ‘quality‘ of (American) journalism in the Social Networking-era…
(Source) HNGN: http://goo.gl/f1Ep7G
The efficacy and necessity of killer robots (yes, Killer Robots) will be debated at the UN (Rod Serling couldn’t write this stuff!)
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/1IVKYz
If America’s reported decline is true, chalk-up the seemingly never-ending quest for profits(s) (i.e., greed) as a harbinger for what precipitated said fall. In short, ‘net neutrality is just the latest in a series of idiotic moves whereas ‘touting the free-hand of market’ is just a guise for bilking consumers (like most of deregulation has been since the outset).
(Source) Washington Post: http://goo.gl/x8ho5I
While Mozilla’s proposal regarding a ‘net Neutrality compromise is modest, it has the potential to be a viable alternative to the FCC’s current stance.
(Source) InfoWorld: http://goo.gl/B0AgZp
With Intel and Google’s Chromebook push, things continue to get interesting regarding the on-going challenges that Microsoft faces with their desktop dominance and firm’s (on-going) repositioning efforts.
(Source) WSJ: http://goo.gl/o0sCJp
Hitting the (Twitter) mute-button just might become a reality if the rumored / reported feature becomes more than what looks like to be a beta-option (at this juncture).
(Source) Information Week: http://goo.gl/DJWOYS
If the amount holds up, the fines leveled Samsung (by a US judge) are far less than expected and a potential blow to the overall claims Apple has brought against the firm.
(Source) Reuters: http://goo.gl/lcAA95
Despite advance notification and a desire to cease support for XP, Microsoft found itself in a challenging position: completely bail on said OS and/or provide a security-patch for IE (that was so paramount that the American, Australian and British governments all advised their internal end-users to cease using it… until said patch was actually delivered). Kudos to Redmond for coming through. Nevertheless, the firm has a long way to go prior to when their ultimate dependence on Windows will cease (which at this juncture seems highly unlikely)… if it ever will.
(Source) Sydney Morning Herald: http://goo.gl/M1i9aN
