Apple Beats Android in Britain
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
(Reuters) – The long-awaited iPhone 4S launch helped Apple Inc take top spot in the British smartphone market in October, overtaking phones using Google Inc’s Android platform, data from research firm
The 8 Biggest Wind Farms in the World
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
A quick tour through the biggest wind farms in the world — all of which are located in the United States.
China Beats U.S. For the World’s Fastest Supercomputer Title
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
The computer, known as Tianhe-1A, has 1.4 times the horsepower of the current top computer, which is at a national laboratory in Tennessee
Why I don’t want an iPhone any more
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
I used to love the iPhone, but I’ll never buy one again. Here’s why.
Can a Computer Tell Good Art From Bad? [Pics]
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
We tend to think of aesthetic judgment as something particularly human, but a group of Xerox engineers are building an algorithm for finding good photographs
Facebook Needs To Have A Really Good Reason For Making A Phone, Otherwise It Will Fail
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
Controlling users isn’t a viable answer.
Windows Phones may soon become available in China
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
Microsoft is reportedly in talks to partner with Chinese retailer Suning in an effort to distribute Windows Phones throughout the country. Suning has m
Network Effects: How Google & Apple Dominate Mobile
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
The mobile platform wars are in full swing. Android and Apple dominate the landscape but a new report from VisionMobile says that there will be no clear winner in the battle for supremacy over the mobile market. Android controls the numbers, Apple controls the profits and everybody else is fighting for scraps and third place in the ecosystem. Developers are the front line soldiers of the platform wars. “iOS and Android are winning not only by virtue of technological sophistication, but primarily by the strength of their application ecosystems,” the VisionMobile report states. The “network effect” drives the ecosystem, more…
Is the time finally right for hybrid hard drives?
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
Seagate’s Momentus XT aims to combine two technologies into one drive that’s big, fast, and cheap. Read this blog post by Harry McCracken on Challengers.
Privacy about to punted again when ‘balanced’ against need for govt spying
Nov 30, 2011 Technology
There was talk about balancing privacy against the online spying needs of governments and that this surveillance and tracking should not bother you if you’ve done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide. Balance? Bite me.