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Netflix: Online streaming will replace traditional television in the future
- Netflix recently outlined their vision for the future which, surprising to nobody, will see online streams completely replace traditional means of watching television. The company makes some compelling arguments in the 11-page document titled “Netflix Long Term View”, highlighting a…
Strategy Analytics: iOS leads tablet market, Windows jumps to 7.5% share
- Microsoft made a big bet on tablets last year, releasing its own hardware and tailoring Windows 8 / RT for the rising form factor. So how has the company fared so far? According to data from research firm Strategy Analytics,…
New LED streetlamp design could virtually eliminate light pollution
- Researchers from Mexico and Taiwan have co-developed a new design for streetlamps that will greatly reduce the amount of light pollution they emit. Existing solutions waste as much as 20 percent of their light by shining onto nearby objects or…
New DOT guidelines aim to reduce distracted driving
- The U.S. Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration, recently released voluntary guidelines designed to help automakers create safer in-car technology by limiting the amount of time drivers take their eyes off the road.
Amazon TV set-top box rumored to be in the works
- Amazon has a team of engineers working on a "television set-top box", anonymous sources in contact with Bloomberg claim. Of course, a TV-based device would be a seemingly natural extension to Amazon Instant Video as it continues to produce its…
Microsoft strikes Android patent licensing deal with China's ZTE
- Microsoft has added ZTE to the growing list of manufacturers that have signed a licensing agreement with them over patents associated with Android and Chrome OS. The announcement comes hot on the heels of a similar deal with Foxconn last…
Intel's 80GB 335 Series SSD hits shelves
- This week Intel added an 80GB model to its current line-up of 335 Series SSDs. The 2.5-inch 80GB drive is Intel's third and possibly final addition to the 335 family poised to sit alongside its two larger 180GB and 240GB…
Average broadband speed in the US up 28%, South Korea still far ahead
- Akamai has published its “State of the Internet” report for the last quarter of 2012 today, offering an overview of broadband speeds per country as well as figures on denial of service attacks, among other interesting metrics. According to the…
Report: Google acquires language processing startup Wavii for $30M
- Google has acquired a natural language processing startup called Wavii for more than $30 million. The search giant reportedly won the bid over Apple, which wanted the company to use for their Siri division. It now seems that Google will…
Consumer version of Google Glass is still a year-ish away
- Consumers hoping to get their hands on Google Glass later this year can likely scratch the device off their holiday wish list. The commercial version of the augmented reality visor is still about a year-ish away according to Google chairman…
Western Digital ships world's first 5mm laptop HDD and hybrid variant
- Western Digital today began shipping the world's first 5mm thick hard drives, which the company says will enable new levels of portability in Ultrabooks without the price premium that SSDs entail. The devices will be marketed under two different series:…
Yahoo continues streamlining effort, bids farewell to six more services
- Yahoo is planning another wave of service closures designed to free the company of underutilized services and mobile applications. Multiple apps and services will be retired by the end of this month according to a recent post on the company’s…
Upcoming Netflix family plan allows four simultaneous streams
- Netflix recently announced some new family-oriented changes to the streaming service. In a quarterly letter to shareholders, CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Wells noted the company intended to launch a new family plan that would allow up to four…
Nissan, NYC unveil fleet of electric taxis to celebrate Earth Day
- Nissan has joined forces with the City of New York to unveil a fleet of electric cars that will be put to use as taxis in the Big Apple. The six Nissan Leaf taxis are part of a test program…
USB 3.0 SuperSpeed update to eliminate need for chargers
- While the imminent arrival of next-gen USB and Thunderbolt interfaces is no longer fresh news, ComputerWorld brings to attention one potentially revolutionary detail: the next iteration of USB will deliver enough juice to effectively power any device without the aid…
Prototype IBM solar collector could revolutionize solar technology
- Today’s solar collectors do an admirable job of collecting free energy from the sun but there’s one huge drawback: if too much energy is concentrated in one place, they run the risk of frying themselves. But that could all change…
Vote on US Internet sales tax bill nears: Marketplace Fairness Act
- The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act -- an innocuously named piece of legislation which is actually an initiative to implement a nation-wide sales tax. Essentially, the MFA doesn't create a federal sales tax, but…
Tech giants unite for Chinese earthquake relief, raise $32 million
- Several tech industry rivals are putting their differences aside in order to come together to help raise money for victims of this weekend’s devastating earthquake in China. A score of tech firms have donated more than $32 million in towards…
Anonymous organizes Internet Blackout Day in protest of CISPA
- Members of the loose-knit hactivist group Anonymous are encouraging an Internet Blackout Day in protest of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) which once again made it through the House of Representatives late last week.
IBM in talks with Lenovo over potential x86 server business sale
- Almost a decade after famously unloading its personal computer business to Lenovo, IBM is once again looking at the Chinese firm over a potential deal to sell off its System x server business. According to reports from The Wall Street…
Razer will honor erroneous 90 percent off coupon code
- Razer co-founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan recently announced plans to honor an unauthorized 90 percent off coupon code that went viral a few days ago. He noted that Razer had the option of legally cancelling the orders but they decided…
Archos announces three Android-based smartphones
- Tablet maker Archos recently announced a new line of Android-based smartphones featuring a slim design, Qualcomm processor, an IPS display and two SIM slots to allow customers to use the phone with two different carriers seamlessly. All of the new…
Self-driving cars won't hit public roadways until 2025, experts say
- Don’t plan on trading in your existing car for one that can drive itself anytime soon. While we’ve seen significant advances in autonomous driving technology from companies like Audi, BMW, Nissan and even Google, experts tell us that we shouldn’t…
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