Monthly Archives: April 2014

Doing What’s Right?

Posted on April 19, 2014 by John

While the criticism is arguably warranted, one media tycoon lambasting another firm’s influence / power smacks of protecting their vested interests versus defending / upholding the greater Public Good. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/gIIdiz

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GoogolPlex: Speak for Yourself.

Posted on April 18, 2014 by John

A group of U-Penn hackers decided to crack Siri (supposedly, legitimately) in order to re-program it to work with Third-party applications… (Source) Better Than Siri: http://goo.gl/a8Lb8j

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An Unenviable Position!

Posted on April 16, 2014 by John

In light of the on-going litigation between Apple and Samsung the position / tone of the enclosed email might not impact the outcome of said wrangling but in all probability will do little to generate any ___________ (Good Will / … Continue reading →

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Seeing’s Believing?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by John

A Japanese researcher’s (prototype) ‘Cyborg’ glasses are taking a direction unlike the current trend towards wearable technology frames… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/aA3RCA

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It’s Mine…

Posted on April 14, 2014 by John

Dear WordPress: Do I finally have my blog back? @WordPress #WordPress

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Mind Reading.

Posted on April 8, 2014 by John

As Virtual Reality and gaming continue to converge a group of Stanford researchers has reportedly altered an Xbox 360 game controller that they claim can read (your) someone’s mind… how far away a ‘Minority Report’ future humanity might lead is … Continue reading →

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Broken Glass…

Posted on April 6, 2014 by John

With Google’s attempt at trademarking the name, ‘Glass’ (for Google Glass) being shutdown by the USPTO… will the moniker become ubiquitous in the same manner (of speaking) that aspirin did for example? Moreover, even if the firm is (seemingly) ahead … Continue reading →

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An Auto ‘Blue Screen?’

Posted on April 5, 2014 by John

Microsoft’s announcement of bringing Windows to the automobile raises the question (amongst many): will the end-user have to re-start their car in order for it to work… or, after a major patch (e.g., bug-fix, etc.?) Or, what about viruses customized … Continue reading →

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Child’s Play.

Posted on April 4, 2014 by John

A five-year old’s hack of Xbox while lauded positively by Microsoft as discovering a vulnerability (that the firm has reportedly fixed) paradoxically might make him unpopular with any given number of end-users (i.e., in all probability, children) who are miffed … Continue reading →

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Highly Unlikely.

Posted on April 3, 2014 by John

Microsoft’s framing of their firm as an underdog is both highly unlikely and missing the point: Technology evolves and keeping moving on (for better or worse) and that’s where the company has largely fallen flat / missed the mark. (Source) … Continue reading →

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