Apple has been hailing its solar power and fuel cells plants in North Carolina as an affirmation of its commitment to make use of clean energy resources. While that may impress many, a recent report by Greenpeace suggests that Apple’s cloud storage service, iCloud, relies heavily on power generated from coal, dubbing it ‘dirty energy.’
News regarding Apple and the many different developments happening at the company nearly never come from Apple itself. They are usually discerned from the hints scattered here and there from which we are able to deduce half-truths. Now, a job listing posted by Apple indicates that the company is looking to ramp up the work in its 3D research group.
Nokia has been trying hard to be a significant part of the expanding smartphone market. Nokia and Microsoft have great hopes with the flagship line of Lumia smartphones. And it seems that now, these hopes may finally be realized. AT&T’s website is currently reporting that Nokia Lumia 900 is out of stock with the wireless carrier which pretty much indicates really good sales of the device.
Republic and Democratic National Conventions are very significant for American politics. So naturally, a lot of people hook up to watch these conventions online too. That’s why these events are also very important for tech companies who try hard to secure the spot of being the official partner. This year, Google bagged the crown at least for the Republic National Convention and has been announced as the ‘official social platform’ for the occasion.
Cloud computing has been gaining traction over the recent few years. With Apple’s iCloud and Microsoft’s cloud computing solution being used by thousands of users, it is fast becoming an essential part of the computing experience. Now, ASUS has announced that it will be jumping the cloud bandwagon soon by unveiling its cloud computing solution in coming June.
Google launched its Chrome OS on the premise that people want to get away from a Windows-like interface and wish for a quicker access to browsing and other applications. However, apparently the concept hasn’t really pitched with the users, as is evident from the rather non-existent success of Chrome OS. Now, Google has shipped out the first major update of the OS, which makes it look a lot like Windows.
Reaction of users as well as analysts to Google glasses is kind of a mix. Some are totally in awe of it, calling it the next big thing in the tech world. Yet others are deeming it as something that is impossible to pull off and is barely of any use. Nonetheless, the concept has gained traction among a lot of people. Now a video has been posted as to how the glasses will look like if they ran Microsoft’s OS, Windows.
3/4 of the earth’s surface is filled with water. But these huge amount of water is almost undrinkable. Imagine a world, where there is no water. The water that are left in the world is only in human and animal body. I hope you understand what I mean. If you have to drink water, then you will have no option except drinking your own emerged water. Anyway, that’s a nightmare. I’m sure, no has thought about it in dreams. But, guess what? Microsoft owner Bill Gates is investing his money for making a new machine for transforming toilet water into drinking water. Really?