Month: November 2012

Criminal charges for Italian scientists who failed to foresee a deadly earthquake are an extreme example of the limitations of predictive analysis. Read the original post by David Hill

Data centers can run hotter and with more humidity than traditionally thought, according to a recent report from The Green Grid. This will reduce energy consumption and cut operating costs, but long-held myths might stand in the way. Read the original post by Ken Miller

The iPhone 5 release has pushed Apple over the top. Regaining its lead for the first time since March, Apple’s iOS smartphone sales are once again dominating the US market. According to Kantar World Panel, Apple is on track to surpass the previous high of 49.3% of smartphone […] Read the original post by Frank…

Besides being highly recognizable brands the world over, it turns out Apple and Harley-Davidson share an interest in one trademark. You may have heard of Lightning, Apple’s 8-pin connector that debuted on the iPhone 5. Patently Apple has discovered European Union documents indicating that Apple acquired a partial […] Read the original post by Frank…

OpenStack is a continuously evolving initiative to enable the deployment of cloud computing services using open source software. We’ll examine the most recent release of the platform, called Folsom, which added two new modules for networking and block storage. Read the original post by Frank J. Ohlhorst

Facebook is now getting a slice of the Apple iTunes gift card business. A new addition to Facebook Gifts is the ability to purchase digital gift cards good for purchasing music, movies, apps and more on the iTunes store. Buying one of these iTunes gifts simply involves logging […] Read the original post by Frank…

Apple’s Maps manager Richard Williamson was fired after flaws in the mapping software “hurt” the iPhone 5, according to Bloomberg. Senior Vice President Eddy Cue fired Williamson, who oversaw the Apple Maps development, on Tuesday. Unnamed sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg Cue is planning to “install a […] Read the original post by…

Hurricane Sandy had a lot to teach technology professionals about disaster recovery and business continuity. It certainly reinforced the basics—back up your data, test your DR systems—but there are other lessons to learn. Here’s five. Read the original post by David Greenfield

Microsoft’s planned Data Plant is a zero-carbon data center that may prove to be the blueprint for information facilities that run outside the power grid. Its environmentally friendly status comes from an unusual power source: human waste. Microsoft is investing $5.5 million on research and development in the pilot project […] Read the original post…

Google Voice users will be happy to know the iOS app has been updated to fully support iOS 6. Even more exciting for iPhone 5 owners is the expansion of the Google Voice interface to utilize the enlarged iPhone 5 display. We’re not sure why Google waited over […] Read the original post by Frank…

Good news for those of you looking to buy an iPhone 5 during this holiday season. Apple has come closer to catching up with demand, and shipping times listed on their online store have dropped to just one week. This is down from the previous estimate of two […] Read the original post by Frank…

In a bid to capture more cloud customers, Google has reduced prices on its existing virtual servers by 5% and added 36 selections to the four previously available in its Compute Engine server catalog. Google seeks to put more muscle behind its infrastructure-as-a-service offerings since Compute Engine was first announced as […] Read the original…