Archive for August 15th, 2012In recent years, Google has published three particularly interesting papers on the infrastructure that underpins its massive web operation — and the Google infrastructure is often a bellwether for the future of web software. The most intriguing paper is the one that describes a tool called Dremel.
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Today’s Facebook Reckoning Will Tempt the FaithfulPosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizFacebook’s “float” of tradable shares will grow 60 percent today, provoking a crisis of faith.
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Adobe Pulls Flash for Android From Google Play StorePosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizIt was once touted as a key advantage of Android over Apple’s iOS, but today marks the end of Adobe’s Flash Player for Android.
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Paul Ryan Is No Ayn Rand Disciple: He’s a Fiscal Moderate, Yaron Brook SaysPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerFollow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! Why would someone who believes in limited government choose to work in government? That’s one of the mysteries surrounding Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick. Throughout his 14 years in Congress, the Wisconsin Republican has championed the individualist philosophy of Ayn Rand, author of “Atlas Shrugged” and “The [...] If Tiny Towers ? the iOS game where you are the builder and landlord of your own building ? isn’t quite goth enough for you, maybe we could interest you in your own Hotel Transylvania.
Samsung has taken the proven DNA of the Note smartphone and embiggened it to create the Galaxy Note 10.1, a Wi-Fi-only, Android 4.0 tablet with a 10.1-inch screen and a stylus.
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Invest in Your Home, Not Stocks: Chris MartensonPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerFollow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! Don’t look to the major market indices to get a sense of the global economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and the S&P 500 Index (GSPC) are headed toward multi-year highs and both have posted gains of 8 percent or more since January. This discord between investor sentiment [...]
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Gold $2,500: The Precious Metal Is Headed for a Breakout, Says MartensonPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerFollow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! Gold has been a great investment over the last decade, but the precious metal has fallen from its 2011 all-time high of nearly $1,900 an ounce in recent months. The trajectory for gold could change very soon, says Chris Martenson, CEO & co-founder of Peak Prosperity and a long-time [...]
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Facebook Bull: Stock Going Lower Before It Goes HigherPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerFollow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! Tuesday was a big day for Facebook (FB) as 13F filings showed hedge fund heavyweights Moore Capital, George Soros, Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital and Tiger Management took positions ranging from 15,000 shares to 2 million shares. Apparently, none of these presumably savvy investors were dissuaded by the coming [...] |
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