Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:10:10 +0100 If we can say anything about Steve Jobs, it’s that his death was premature. The Apple innovator had a lot of ground left to cover and was likely only getting started revolutionizing the face of consumer electronics in numerous ways and fields. A new book detailing some of this unfinished innovation, Inside Apple, reveals that Jobs had plans to impact the digital photography industry. (Source: Digital Trends)
IBM achieves breakthrough in data storage technology, creates world's smallest storage device
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:10:12 +0100 There has been some pretty neat stuff coming out of the IBM camp as of late. Earlier this week we got a glimpse of the company’s plans to further develop battery technology in electric cars. Now it looks like another research and development division at IBM is hard at work pushing the envelope, and expanding computer storage space on an atomic level. (Source: Digital Trends)
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:10:15 +0100 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Apple said on Wednesday it had bought Israel's Anobit, a maker of flash storage technology whose chips it already uses in gadgets such as the iPad. Israeli media reported on December 20 that Apple bought Anobit for as much as $500 million, its first acquisition of an Israeli company. Apple declined to comment at the time. "Yes ... we did buy Anobit," Apple spokesman Alan Hely said in an e-mail to Reuters, declining to elaborate. "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans. ... (Source: Reuters)
Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:20:08 +0100 Dec 5 (Reuters) - Facebook has hired the co-founders of Gowalla, one of the pioneering companies that developed the concept of "checking in" at real-world locations with mobile phones. Facebook, which has its own location features built in to its online social network, will not acquire Gowalla's technology. And Gowalla's service will be shut down at the end of January. ... (Source: Reuters)
From Movable Type to Twitter, New Technology Benefits the First Campaign to Use It
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:10:13 +0100 Since the days of Benjamin Franklin and Poor Richard's Almanac, politicians of every stripe have looked to ever-advancing technology to get their message across to potential voters. During the time of the American Revolution, pamphlets by Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, John Dickinson and others were used to inform and inspire the public to one or the other point of view concerning colonial independence from England. As communications technology has advanced, savvy politicians have been making use of each new medium to communicate more effectively. (Source: Yahoo! Contributor Network)
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