In Surprise, China Unveils Supercomputer Based on Its Own Chips (John Markoff/New York Times)
John Markoff / New York Times:In Surprise, China Unveils Supercomputer Based on Its Own Chips — China has made its first supercomputer based on Chinese microprocessor chips, an advance that surprised high-performance computing specialists in the United States. — The announcement was made this week at a technical meeting held …
Metro (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:Metro — I don’t think there’s any hyperbole in Microsoft’s claim that this is “Windows Reimagined”. But it’s not so much that Windows 8 is Windows reimagined, but Metro that is Windows reimagined. It’s truly a whole new concept in how a computer interface should look and work.
Only 92% of Newt Gingrich’s Twitter Followers Are Fake (John Cook/Gawker)
John Cook / Gawker:Only 92% of Newt Gingrich’s Twitter Followers Are Fake — Yesterday, we published an item based on a former Newt Gingrich staffer’s claim that Gingrich assembled his 1.3 million Twitter followers—a number that he’s taken to bragging about—in part by buying fake Twitter followers.
It’s All Software (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:It’s All Software — Here’s Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, writing about iCloud: … Many — maybe even most — observers share this view of the differences between Apple’s and Google’s approach to cloud-backed software. I think this view is wrong. Where Gobry writes “for Google …
Google Chrome OS: Too secure to need security? (John Leyden/The Register)
John Leyden / The Register:Google Chrome OS: Too secure to need security? — Confident anti-virus-less chocolateers may be repeating Apple’s mistakes — A leading security researcher has warned that Google risks repeating Apple’s mistakes on security with its new Chrome OS. — Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based …
Study Shows U.S. Lagging in Use of Technology (John Markoff/New York Times)
John Markoff / New York Times:Study Shows U.S. Lagging in Use of Technology — The United States continues to lag other nations in its use of computing and communications technology, according to an annual study issued Tuesday by the World Economic Forum. — For the second year in a row, the United States finished fifth [...]
Steve Jobs was Google’s first choice for CEO (John Brownlee/Geek.com)
John Brownlee / Geek.com:Steve Jobs was Google’s first choice for CEO — Here’s an interesting fact: if Google had launched just a couple of years earlier, Apple’s Steve Jobs might have been its CEO. — Way back in 2000, Google was just getting rolling, but its backers in the venture capital world decided …
Dirty Percent (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:Dirty Percent — It’s not hard to make the case that Apple’s new in-app subscription system offers numerous benefits to users, developers, and publishers. But whatever those benefits, they stem from the mere existence of these new subscription APIs. What’s controversial is the size of Apple’s cut: 30 percent.
Italy sues Microsoft for box-bundling bungling (John Oates/Channel Register)
John Oates / Channel Register:Italy sues Microsoft for box-bundling bungling — The Italian consumer watchdog is suing Microsoft over the “Windows Tax” – the near impossibility of an ordinary user getting a refund if they decide to delete Microsoft’s software from a new computer or laptop.
Goldman Vs. Apple: Who Generates the Highest Economic Return? (John Cassidy/Rational Irrationality)
John Cassidy / Rational Irrationality:Goldman Vs. Apple: Who Generates the Highest Economic Return? — Contrary to appearances, I’m not obsessed with Goldman Sachs, and this will be my last post on the subject for a while. But the Wall Street firm issued its latest profit report today, and I thought it would be interesting …
