Endpoints Versus The Internet Of Things


Last week on Twitter, a few friends of mine, IT industry analysts and journalists, were tossing around the conversational ball.  We were debating terminology — The Internet of Things — that has...

Giuliani Rancic Receives Inappropriate Reply


Jennifer Lawrence made a dazzling appearance at the show wearing a Christian Dior dress that did full justice to her fine figure. And though her ornamental apparel was beyond beautiful, it was the...

Court Prods FCC In Unexpected Direction In Last Week’s Verizon Ruling


By Andy Oram A court ruling this past Tuesday on FCC “network neutrality” regulation closes and opens a few paths in a three-way chess game that has been going on for years between the US District...

The Partridge Family’s Dave Madden dead at 82


The world lost another great actor this week. Actor and comedian, Dave Madden, best known for his grumpy role in the 1970's sitcom "The Partridge Family," died at a hospice center in Jacksonville on...
    






Europe launches RoboEarth: ‘Wikipedia for Robots’


European universities launch project to speed robotic development, enable bot-to-bot learning EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Let the robot race begin. Expectations are high...
    






John Hancock Signs Off On Distributed Solar


The distributed solar power industry has recruited another brand-name investment backer: the John Hancock Life Insurance Company. John Hancock, a division of the Canadian financial services...
    






The Universe’s Star ‘Baby Boom’ Ended Five Billion Years Ago


The Universe’s star-making boom period is already over, according to a new study, which suggests that the rate of star-formation in the Universe is around a hundred times lower than it was five...