For the past several years, Amazon has been quietly building one of the fastest cloud networks in the history of computers. Except it doesn’t exist in any room — it’s spread across the entire world. Virtual computers are now supercomputers. More »
Given that ‘cloud computing’ is quickly becoming the go-to buzzword in today’s broad landscape of divergent mobile technologies – this video, from the TechLines series, is a particularly timely reminder of where the cloud is heading, who some of the leading experts are and how the cloud is likely to change the way we engage with our mobile gadgets in the coming years. More »
Today I’d like to talk to you about… backing up. I don’t just mean connecting an external hard drive to your laptop and transferring all your files over. I’m talking ’bout backing up the cloud. More »
There’s something disarming, humanising even, about sitting Steve Ballmer in front of a webcam, sipping a giant iced coffee from Starbucks (which explains so much), talking about how Apple can only dominate “niche” categories, like media players, not something bigger. More »
The Pirate Bay may not actually be dead, but major changes are on their way. Details on the new management’s legit business model have surfaced, and it will involve subsidising your monthly fees in exchange for computing power. More »
Sony Japan just filed a trademark for “PS Cloud”, which, along with some other US PTO filings, point to internet-based “entertainment services” like accessing games online.
