April 2011
69 Stories
The beautiful art of making an hourglass
https://youtu.be/zBrpVbTiAsc?si=kobNwUIxDSJCrpWA There is something beautiful about this video, directed by Philip Andelman. It is difficult to explain. Perhaps it is...
Android becomes America’s smartphone of choice in the first quarter of 2011
2010 was the year of the iPhone (again) as more Americans who planned on purchasing a smartphone intended to buy...
Wii successor set to take E3 by storm
Well, it's certainly about time. Nintendo has confirmed that the rumoured 'Project Café' - the whispered-of successor to the rapidly-aging...
Inside the Mind of a Customer Support Agent
If there's one major complaint that almost every tech company in the world has to deal with from time to...
ATT releases ‘cell tower in a suitcase’ for disaster relief efforts
Communication is often the key to coordinating responses to disasters. From 9/11 to the Japan tsunami, keeping people on the...
The current state of mobile apps
Is your "app"etite getting quenched? Apparently not, as the growing world of mobile app development is creating a tremendous need...
Serves them right: Righthaven (aka MegaCopyrightTroll) loses own domain
When the tables turn, comedy often ensues. Such is the ironic case of Righthaven.com, the "copyright troll" that attempts to...
Did Minority Report predict the future of advertising technology?
The year is 2054. While preventing murders before they happen is the plot device driving the movie "Minority Report," one...
T-Mobile iPhone 4 in the works
It was bound to happen sooner or later, and it appears that Apple is making preparations for the eventual T-Mobile...
Despite Amazon’s fumble, cloud computing market projected to hit $241 billion by 2020
Amazon's data center crash has created a small level of doubt in "the cloud" and the ability to serve tremendous...
Mac people vs PC people
There is little doubt that the self-perception of "Mac people" and "PC people" are often completely different, just as the...
Flaming the fire of the solar vs nuclear debate: Fukushima
Proponents on both sides of the fence will argue feverishly about how the benefits of their chosen energy preference are...
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