Category Archives: Technology

April Fools’ #3: Twitter will cost $5 per month, if you use vowels!

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Stefano

Ok, this is great! According to Twitter, you’llmhave to pay $5/month to be able to tweet with all alphabet letters, otherwise… say farewell to vowels! Your next tweet may look like “Grt nws frm twttr!”. Trd th nw Twttr yt? … Continue reading →

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An Apple or Samsung commercial? No, even better: Somersby Cider (yes, made with apples)!

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Stefano

This commercial is so brilliant! We all know how people (us) queue up outside stores whenever Apple releases a new product. It’s amazing how much this event has become ritual: door opening, store people welcoming customers, people getting crazy around … Continue reading →

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The future of shopping and online retailers – according to Newsweek

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Stefano

Newsweek’s current issue features a nice story by Megan McCardle about shopping, selling and the future of retailers – online too. The article deals with Amazon, Best Buy and a lot more. Sales were $12.1 billion in the third quarter … Continue reading →

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How much data do americans consume in a day? [infographic]

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Stefano

Amazing infographic: 3.6 zettabytes per day consumed every day by US internet users Looks like that, beginning from 1980, there has been a 6% increase per year, getting to the total amount in zettabytes – that’s 10^21 bytes!

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iPhone 5: it’s almost here!!! And could help economy as well – they say…

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Stefano

Are you ready for the greatest (!) tech event of the year? How many rumors will prove for real? Will the new Apple iPhone 5 live up to all expectations? In the meantime, most news & media websites are spreading … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Curiosity achievement, technology & some fun too!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Stefano

A few things about great NASA Curiosity mission you may have missed! Apple was almost everywhere in this mission… just check out this photo of the EDL Ops Center (Entry-Descent-Land Operation) : Mac OS X looks like the weapon of … Continue reading →

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Shopping Center Westfield London offers Wi-Fi… and (almost) free mobile phone charging!

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Stefano

London looks like the center of the universe, these days, thanks to London 2012 Olympic Games. Here comes a tiny news bit that shows how much technology can help/extend shopping experience. Shopping Center Westfield London sports some 312 (!) stores… … Continue reading →

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Economic downturn? Not for IT & consumer electronics, which will reach $2.1 trillion in 2012 – Gartner reports

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Stefano

ComputerWorld today reports a Gartner projection for 2012: the spending amout for IT, consumer electronics, mobile phones, digital media and services will reach $2.1 trillion by the end of the year. That’s $114 billion more than 2011 (roughly +5%) which … Continue reading →

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What Facebook knows – about human behaviour and a lot more by mining its huge users’ database

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Stefano

Technology Review, published by MIT: if you still don’t know it you’re in trouble. Get a copy, now. I love it, it’s one of the very best publications around. Period. August 2012 issue features a cover story about Facebook and … Continue reading →

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Apple iTunes U + Piazza: Stanford classes go social

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Stefano

Stanford is taking that a step further by linking the Piazza social learning platform with one of the most popular iTunes U courses: Professor Paul Hegarty’s iPad and iPhone App Development. The new social media aspect of the course builds … Continue reading →

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