I came into this story halfway through on my way to work yesterday morning and given the topic, my ears perked up and I had to find the rest of the segment I had missed. You can listen to the story or read the transcript on NPR.org Is There A Bandwidth Shortage?. Movie and video streaming are Internet gas guzzlers. They account for a huge growing amount of traffic on the … [Read more...]
Sony Updates PSN/Qriocity Terms of Service and Privacy Policy – Closes Loopholes, Adds Social Sharing
Sony sent out an e-mail to advise customers that its Terms of Service & User Agreement and Privacy Policy have been updated for PSN and Qriocity customers. Sony actually does these updates nicely. They provide a webpage where you can see the changes that have been made to the agreements. Crossed-out words are gone and underlined words are new. Most of the changes just seem … [Read more...]
How The London Riots Are Shaping Sales
In the Sports and Leisure section of Amazon.co.uk, its Movers and Shakers in sales are showing a certain trend. It's hard to tell if people are arming themselves for the riots or preparing to defend themselves. "Movers and Shakers identifies the biggest gainers in sales rank compared to twenty-four hours previously." Batons, baseball bats, and keyring batons are climbing the … [Read more...]
IBM Drains Itself Out of University of Illinois ‘Blue Waters’ Supercomputer
I had the pleasure of touring the NCSA's 'Blue Waters', a national petascale supercomputing facility, on the University of Illinois' Urbana-Champaign campus so it is with some sadness that I read that the project has suffered a setback as IBM removes itself from the partnership. … [Read more...]
Google Updates Patent War Rant After Microsoft Responses
Yesterday, Google Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond wrote about software patent problems attacking Android. Those problems were stemming from a consortium of Microsoft, Apple, and others. Microsoft unofficially responded with two tweets. Brad Smith, Microsoft General Counsel, tweeted that Google was invited to bid along with the rest of the … [Read more...]