cloud
Networks
The Inevitable Sidekick Data Loss Lawsuit
5:37AM Brian Lam | BTW, a sidekick user has started a class action lawsuit against T-mobile over Microsoft/Danger’s loss of all Hiptop personal data. I wonder what will happen now that Microsoft is promising most if not all data will be restored. [Inquirer]
Science
The Cloud Project Would Theoretically Make Ice Cream Fall Like Snow
10:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The Cloud Project is a tricky little concept that would spray flavored condensation and liquid nitrogen into clouds, “seeding” them, and forcing flavored snow to fall from the heavens. It’s pretty much straight of of a children’s book. More »
Online
The New Pirate Bay: Fees Subsidised By Your Computing Power
2:49AM Sean Fallon | 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 »
Hardware
4:30AM Adam Frucci | The Sunday Times Magazine took a look at data centres, detailing exactly what goes into creating the “cloud.” Here’s the emergency shut-down button at Microsoft’s 500,000-square-foot centre in Quincy, Washington. You would piss off a whole lot of people if you pushed it. [NYTimes] More »
Push This Button, Kill Xbox Live
4:30AM Adam Frucci | The Sunday Times Magazine took a look at data centres, detailing exactly what goes into creating the “cloud.” Here’s the emergency shut-down button at Microsoft’s 500,000-square-foot centre in Quincy, Washington. You would piss off a whole lot of people if you pushed it. [NYTimes] More »
Software
Microsoft My Phone Beta Open to the Public
5:42PM John Herrman | My Phone, Microsoft’s new over-the-air backup system for Windows Mobile phones, is available for free in a public beta. Jason called it “fairly good” and even “fancy“, so it’s definitely worth a try. [WM Dev] More »
Games
Sony Registers ‘PS Cloud’ Trademark, Points To Internet-Based Products
8:26AM Jason Chen | 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. More »
Games
OnLive Streaming Games Turn Any TV or PC Into a Bleeding-Edge Gaming Machine
10:05PM John Herrman | Through a cheap set-top box or a simple PC software client, OnLive streaming games can deliver the latest system-melting titles to crappy hardware you already have. The service’s secret? Cloud rendering. More »
Software
Windows Mobile My Phone Impressions – It’s a Fancy Backup Service
8:30AM Jason Chen | Windows Mobile fans hoping that Microsoft’s My Phone over-the-air syncing service was going to be Mobile Me for WinMo can put those thoughts away. It’s basically just a fancy backup service. But it works! More »
Online
Google GDrive Online Storage Getting Closer
2:40AM Matt Buchanan | GDrive is Google’s long-rumoured online hard drive in the sky which might offer unlimited space for all of your files. Descriptions of GDrive have appeared in newly updated code on the Google Pack site. More »
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