Month: January 2016
Microsoft and mobile: The headache that won’t go away | ZDNet
Microsoft and mobile: The headache that won’t go away | ZDNet
Monday Morning Opener: Microsoft’s attempts to break through with its Lumia smartphones have not gone well, so where does it go next?
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-and-mobile-the-headache-that-wont-go-away/
Microsoft Plumbs Ocean’s Depths to Test Underwater Data Center – The New York Times
Microsoft Plumbs Ocean’s Depths to Test Underwater Data Center
Microsoft sank a data center on the ocean floor, where the sea water acts as a coolant, and plans to use the waves to power it. The results were encouraging enough to try a bigger version.
Condé Nast Adapts to New Forces, Unsettling Some Inside – The New York Times
Condé Nast Adapts to New Forces, Unsettling Some Inside
Anna Wintour, Condé Nast’s artistic director, and Bob Sauerberg, its new chief executive, are trying to keep the publisher’s many magazines profitable and relevant in the Internet age.
Why a Former Microsoft Exec Is Running for Governor of N.D. | Re/code
Paul Allen megayacht destroyed most of Caribbean coral reef, officials say | The Seattle Times
Three Reasons You’re Underestimating The Impact Of Digital On Business – Forbes
O.J. Simpson Drama Resurfaces Old Trial Packed With Familiar Issues – The New York Times
O.J. Simpson Drama Resurfaces Old Trial Packed With Familiar Issues
The cable network FX is betting that its 10-episode drama on O.J. Simpson’s trial will resonate with viewers much as the real trial did 21 years ago.
Treasure hunter disappears searching for $2 million in gold | New York Post
Treasure hunter disappears searching for $2 million in gold
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An antiquities dealer who inspired tens of thousands to search the Rocky Mountains for $2 million in hidden treasure now leads an increasingly desperate mission to find one of h…
http://nypost.com/2016/01/31/treasure-hunter-disappears-searching-for-2-million-in-gold/
Why Haven’t Video Game Consoles Died Yet? – Forbes
Why Haven’t Video Game Consoles Died Yet? – ForbesWhy Haven’t Video Game Consoles Died Yet? – Forbes
This week, EA made headlines because they released an estimate which said that 55 million new-gen consoles had been sold so far. That’s a headline because when you take Sony’s freely offered-up figures of 36 million PS4s sold, that leaves 19 million Xbox Ones, meaning it’s being outsold almost 2:1. […]
No UI is the New UI — The Startup — Medium
No UI is the New UI — The Startup — Medium
On the rise of UI-less apps and why you should care about them as a designer.
Sundance Film Festival: ‘The Birth of a Nation’ takes top prizes – LA Times
‘The Birth of a Nation’ takes top prizes at Sundance Film Festival
Capping a historic week at the Sundance Film Festival , Nate Parker’s slave-rebellion drama ‎"The Birth of a Nation" took both the grand jury and audience prizes in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival Saturday night.
The Top 5 Moments from the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016 – ABC News
Top 5 Moments from the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016
On Saturday night, Idris Elba took home two trophies, making history.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/top-moments-screen-actors-guild-awards-2016/story?id=36626787
What is Google’s Project SkyBender? – CSMonitor.com
What is Google’s Project SkyBender?
Google is reportedly testing a system utilizing solar-powered drones designed to deliver high-speed 5G Internet service from the sky.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2016/0131/What-is-Google-s-Project-SkyBender
Replacing Windows Media Center – The New York Times
Replacing Windows Media Center
Microsoft has retired the Windows Media Center software, but other programs can manage your music, movies and photos in Windows 10.
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016: Leo’s march to Oscar gold in ‘The Revenant’ – LA Times
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016: Leo’s march to Oscar gold in ‘The Revenant’
The ninth time was the charm Saturday evening for Leonardo DiCaprio . The 41-year-old actor earned his first Screen Actors Guild Award for lead male actor in a motion picture for "The Revenant" after eight other tries.
OMG: NAACP leader uses F-word to apologize for using T-word after N-word meeting | The American Mirror
Galaxy S7 Design Leaks, Reveals One Big Problem – Forbes
Apple’s iPhone Is Slumping. What’s Next? – Tech Trends on CIO Today
Weekend Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ To Draw $40M In No. 1 | Deadline
The danger the FCC can’t see in its new video proposal – The Washington Post
The danger the FCC can’t see in its new video proposal
A wealth of alternatives to TV arrived, making it unclear why the government must intervene.
Google Fiber may be looking to add phone services – The Washington Post
Google Fiber may be looking to add phone services
Google Fiber is sending out invitations to an experimental telephone service for some of its high-speed Internet subscribers, according to two people who have received the invitation.
New museum app: like GPS, only indoors – San Jose Mercury News
New museum app: like GPS, only indoors
The de Young Museum in San Francisco has launched a new app that uses the latest indoor mapping technology to take you by the hand, in a virtual sense, guiding you toward that favorite painting or installation. Just like GPS, only indoors, it’s the first app to use Apple’s indoor positioning with core location technology.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_29309472/new-museum-app-like-gps-only-indoors
U.S. and European Negotiators Near Deadline for Data Transfer Deal – The New York Times
U.S. and European Negotiators Near Deadline for Data Transfer Deal
Officials are in last-minute talks over a new trans-Atlantic pact that international companies must rely on to move digital data between the regions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/technology/us-european-data-transfer-deal.html?ref=business&_r=0
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