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Innovation isn’t dead, it just moved to the cloud
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
According to some doomsayers, innovation is dead and Silicon Valley is just a muck pond where social media companies breed and reproduce like mosquitoes. That’s not entirely true, but the face of innovation has changed. Cloud computing has made innovation something anyone can do.
‘Liberating’ Your Data from Google, and What That Really Means
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
Google Takeout, which lets you download a copy of your Google presence, turns one year old next month. Does Takeout truly let you liberate your data from the search behemoth, and what does that mean, anyway?
Kentucky Derby Winner Hoping He Won’t Have To Repeat What Was Easily Most Traumatic Experience Of Life
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
LOUISVILLE, KY—Shaken and trembling Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another, who came from behind and outside on the final turn to win the Kentucky Derby in a breathtaking display of speed and panic, is reportedly hoping that nothing like the 1-1/4-…
Spy agency seeks cyber-ops curriculum
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
The National Security Agency is trying to expand U.S. cyber expertise needed for secret intelligence operations against adversaries on computer networks through a new cyber-ops
7 Online Resources To Trace The History Of Your House
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
Our houses may not be anywhere on the tourist map as heritage buildings or famous landmarks. But rest assured every house has a history. Did you know that in some parts of the world, the worth of a house goes up if it has a legacy behind it? A legacy adds to the history of the house and its value. That aside, knowing the history of your own house is an exercise in understanding your own roots.
Raspberry Pi team teases camera add-on
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
The Raspberry Pi $35 Linux computer, which is equipped with a 700MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, an SD card slot, two USB ports, an Ethernet jack and both H
Facebook’s Zuckerberg sells $1.13 billion
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has sold 30.2 million shares and director Peter Thiel has sold 16.8 million shares of the social-networking company, according to securities filings published late Tuesday. The sales confirm plans detailed in a prospectus before Friday’s $16 billion IPO. Zuckerberg sold 30.2 million shares at a price of $37.58 for gross proceeds of $1.13 billion; Thiel sold 16.8 million shares for gross proceeds of $633 million. Facebook insiders had told prospective shareholders of their plans in an S-1 filing last week. Facebook sha
New York Legislation Would Ban Anonymous Online Speech
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
Did you hear the one about New York state lawmakers who forgot about the First Amendment in the name of combating cyberbullying and
ACLU: DEA tracks Americans’ movements, plans to data mine license plate records
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
Do you ever feel like you are being watched when you drive? The ACLU believes that feeling of being watched is justified and not only while you’re driving. The DEA is tracking Americans’ movements by scanning license plates which go in a database. The ACLU believes there are plans to data mine those plate records to better track and build files on us for alleged ’suspicious’ activity. If nothing is done about logging and data mining our every move, Americans will lose the freedom to drive around anonymously.
Samsung: ‘Lawyers didn’t design the Galaxy S III’
May 23, 2012 Microsoft Leave a comment
Samsung design VP Chang Dong-hoon has refuted accusations that the Galaxy S III was designed ‘by lawyers.’