Google Rejects Awesome People So It Doesn’t Hog All of Them
Dec 4th
How selflessly cool is Google? Every now and then the company removes from consideration one of its superhuman job candidates, to avoid an over-concentration of brilliance. Google, you see, doesn’t want to become a black hole of awesome.
Google VP Bradley Horowitz (pictured) explained things at the annual Supernova conference in San Francisco the other day. He said the company intentionally (and selflessly!) leaves some brainpower outside its walls, according to the Register. Read the rest of this entry »
Google-Microsoft Crossfire Will Hit Consumers
Nov 29th
For some reason, Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google never got the memo explaining how everyone is supposed to be terrified of Microsoft. This drives Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer nuts. Ballmer, the blustery baldy who gleefully plays the role of technology’s biggest villain and relishes his company’s status as the world’s most powerful software shop, has vowed for years that he will kill Google. But Google just keeps getting stronger. It’s like they’re taunting him!
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Dual screen laptop to go on sale in Japan in December
Nov 28th
Japanese computer manufacture Kohjinsha has a wonderful new Christmas toy for computer lovers. They announced on November 27th that they will begin selling their unique dual screen 10.1 inch widescreen laptop on December 11th in country. The starting price is a reasonable ¥79,800 (~$900 USD).
A Kohjinsha representative told reporters that the laptop is aimed at two main purposes. The first is business, where the extra screen space will facilitate in the creation of documents. The second is for entertainment, where people, for instance, can have videos playing on one side while surfing the internet on the other. Read the rest of this entry »
Cyberattacks on US Military Jump in 2009
Nov 21st
Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense — many of them coming from China — have jumped sharply in 2009, a U.S. congressional committee reported Thursday.
Citing data provided by the U.S. Strategic Command, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review commission said that there were 43,785 malicious cyber incidents targeting Defense systems in the first half of the year. That’s a big jump. In all of 2008, there were 54,640 such incidents. If cyber attacks maintain this pace, they will jump 60 percent this year. Read the rest of this entry »
A Glimpse at Google Chrome OS
Nov 20th
Chrome OS today, releasing its source code and explaining how it’s different than other operating systems. Here are the features, functions, and screenshots you’ll want to know about.
Want the short version, sketched out on a notepad, uploaded as a video, and narrated with a carefree tenor? Here’s Google’s explanation: Read the rest of this entry »