As reported on Wired. BY ROBERT MCMILLAN Is this the future of the data center? Photo by Ariel Zambelich/Wired A few years ago, Christos Kozyrakis was looking for something new. He’d been teaching computer science at Stanford for nearly a decade, and he thought that spending some time as a visiting professor at Microsoft might be fun. In 2010, he spent a few weeks at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Washington, and he continued to collaborated with…
As reported on Wired. BY CHRISTINA BONNINGTON Illustration: Alex Washburn/Wired. Photo: Kajojak/Flickr Matthew Stoltzfus could never get his students to see chemistry like he sees chemistry until he added an iPad to his lesson plan. Stoltzfus, a chemistry professor at Ohio State University, struggled for years to bring complex chemical equations to life on the blackboard, but always saw students’ eyes glaze over. Then he added animations and interactive media to his general chemistry curriculum. Suddenly,…
As reported on The Verge. By Adi Robertson An Alitalia jet pilot claims he saw a small unmanned aircraft flying over New York on Monday afternoon. According to CNN, the pilot was landing at JFK Airport when he saw the plane: “We saw a drone, a drone aircraft,” he’s quoted as saying in a broadcast picked up by LiveATC. Other pilots apparently did not see the plane, and the pilot was able to land safely. Now, the FAA tells CNN it’s…
As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister Nearly 20 years later, the decision to bundle a web browser with Windows is still giving Microsoft grief. Today, the European Union has decided to fine the company €561 million (around $732 million) for breaking a 2009 antitrust agreement. At the time, Microsoft agreed to include a browser ballot box in every new copy of Windows, allowing users to pick any one of the 12 most popular browsers rather than defaulting to Microsoft…
As reported on TechCrunch. by VICTORIA HO YouTube plans to launch a music subscription service later this year, to allow people to listen to tracks online, and to possibly cut out the ads that precede each video for subscribers, according to Fortune. The largest storehouse of streaming video, YouTube relies on selling banner ads on the site and running short clips before each video, giving a cut back to record companies. YouTube has released a statement that…
As reported on TechCrunch. by INGRID LUNDEN The new HTC One unveiled last month is increasingly feeling like last-chance saloon for the troubled Taiwan handset maker. Today HTC noted that its sales for the month of February fell by nearly 44% to 11.37 billion Taiwan dollars ($384 million), from NT$20.3 billion for the same month one year ago. Looking at thebigger picture, that NT$11.37 billion is barely higher than what HTC made in January 2010, when it reported NT$11.12 billion in…
As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Excuse us, but we find it hard to swallow some of the hype that swirls around theBeats brand. That sounds harsh, maybe, but it’s borne out of experience. Anyway, we do trust Reuters, and that outlet claims to have it on good authority that Beats is “in talks” with Apple over a partnership involving the forthcoming Daisy music-streaming service that was formerly MOG. The word is that Tim Cook attended an “informational” meeting with Beats CEO Jimmy…
As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr We already know that Samsung was too timid (or maybe too sensible) to launch its Windows RT-based ATIV Tab hybrid in the US, but now it appears the manufacturer is having doubts about European demand too. Heise.de and our friends atMobileGeeks are reporting that Samsung will stop selling its ATIV Tab in Germany — Europe’s biggest economy — and some other unspecified European countries after speaking to retailers about the level of interest they’re seeing for Microsoft’s stripped…
As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos Cars that automatically stop when a pedestrian is in the way have been in Volvo’s fleet for a while now, but the automaker has just unveiled an update to its existing tech that’ll stomp on the brakes when cyclists are too close for comfort. Announced at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the revamped system detects how close objects are with a grille-mounted radar and then uses a high-def camera within an auto’s rear-view mirror to discern…