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Latest Hulu rumors suggest it could be up for sale, again HD

By admin | March 26, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler While viewers enjoy promotions like free Star Trek and Kurosawa, Hulu’s owners are once again considering selling the video streaming site. The last bit of news was that News Corp and Disney were considering buying one another out, but according to Reuters, anonymous sources confirm that the board is reaching out to several potential buyers while it considers its options. Another possibility from Varietysuggests that the two would remain as part owners, and welcome…

Cloud Entertainment

YouTube Announces That It Has Hit One Billion Monthly Users, Which Is Roughly Ten Super Bowl Audiences

By admin | March 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by DREW OLANOFF Today, YouTube announced that it has hit a billion monthly users, which is an extremely insane metric. We know that YouTube is the go-to place for silly, interesting and important videos, but these numbers are something that even TV networks dream of. The great part for YouTube is that this means that online video ad spend will go up since the eyeballs appear to be ready, willing and able. It’s not…

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Google Chrome’s World Wide Maze turns your favorite website into 3D game that’s played on your phone (video) Mobile

By admin | March 21, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Google’s latest Chrome experiment is a marble maze game that binds your smartphone to your PC through those shareable tabs. Once you’ve opened the same tab on both platforms, you’ll be put in control of a metallic Nexus Q lookalike, steered by the accelerometers baked into your smartphone — as well as power and jump buttons. Better still, there’s (arguably) an infinite number of levels to tackle, with the experiment transforming your favorite…

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Google Confirms Glass Will Eventually Work With Prescription Lenses

By admin | March 13, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by MATT BURNS Geeks rejoice! Hot off exciting news from SXSW, Google just confirmed via the Google Glass G+ page that Glass will, of course, work with prescription lenses — that is, in future models. The design is still in the works. Apparently the Explorer Edition is not compatible with custom lenses, but Google says to expect the new design this year. As noted in the posting, the Google Glass design is modular, allowing for…

Cloud Culture

Draft cloud editor saves writing in stages, imports from just about anywhere

By admin | March 13, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Although web-based editors like Google Docs are wonderful for writers who don’t have a save shortcut hardwired in their muscle memory, they’re lousy for anyone who’s interested in seeing major revisions on the road to a final copy. Nathan Kontny’s new Draft web app might be far more helpful for those creators who work step by step. It lets writers declare given document versions as mid-progress drafts, and offers editing side-by-side…

Cloud Security

Data Centers Eye Second Raid on Your Cellphone

By admin | March 6, 2013 by admin

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…

Cloud Story Tech Trends

Tokyoflash’s cryptography-inspired Kisai X watch tells time via pyramid lens, LED lights

By admin | March 5, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Sarah Silbert Tokyoflash, maker of highly conceptual, anything-but-your-average-wristwatch products like the Kisai OTO and the Kisai Maru, is outing its latest device: the Kisai X. Like many of the company’s timepieces, the X is the result of fan submissions. In this case, it was co-designed by Firdaus Rohman and Heather Sable, who clearly were inspired by cryptography. Like several other Kisai watches, the X doesn’t put a priority on easily decipherable digits. In fact,…

Business Cloud

Salesforce 4Q Revenues Up 32% With $3.05B For The Fiscal Year

By admin | March 1, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILLIAMS Salesforce.com has announced its fourth-quarter earnings with revenues of $835 million, up 32%, compared to last year. Non-GAAP earnings per share were 51 cents. Financial analysts had expected revenues ranging from $825 million to $830 million. EPS was estimated to come in at 40 cents. For the full fiscal year 2013, the company reported revenue of $3.05 billion, an increase of 35% from the prior year. Salesforce.com is reporting that revenue…

Application Cloud Culture

Meet ownCloud 5, The Open Source Dropbox

By admin | February 25, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by SCOTT MERRILL ownCloud is a free software suite, written in PHP, that provides file storage, synchronization, and sharing. It provides the same basic features of Dropbox or Box.net. It also provides a whole lot more. ownCloud was started three years ago when Frank Karlitschek wanted a free software alternative to proprietary solutions. In the time since the project has attracted a dedicated group of core contributors, made several significant releases, and is…

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