Two internet giants’ Google and facebook will be working together on forecasted project of connecting Los Angeles and Hong Kong with high-powered internet cable .The project will be associated with China Soft Power Holdings. The PLCN (Pacific Light Cable Network) will be stretching 12,800 km passing underneath the Pacific Ocean. The transmitting power of the […]
China has just released photos of its Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), located in the southwester Guizhou province’s remote Pingtang county, announcing to the world, the country’s plan to aid the global search for extraterrestrial life. And when the telescope was deployed, Sunday, China became the owner and operator of the largest radio telescope in […]
It has taken many years of planning, but Spotify has finally launched in Japan. But even after all this time, it looks like Japan still may not receptive. Japan is the second largest recorded music market in the world—after the United States, of course—but their tastes are and their fandom far more committed, in many […]
In case you haven’t heard, Twitter has plans to stream NFL games and the first of 10 is set for Thursday night. The match between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills will actually stream exclusively on Twitter as part of a major initiative to improve video streaming of live events—and particularly sporting events—through […]
Digital books, or e-readers, continue to grow in popularity but they may never fully overtake physical books. While there is something about the texture of paper and the weight of binding, readers are attracted to physical books because they tend to be easier to read than e-readers. Of course, technology continues to improve and many […]
Mobile phones are notoriously fragile. They fall and break, screens shatter, any exposure to water or moisture can short them out. It is the price to pay, of course, to have the latest and greatest smartphone that is also small enough to fit in your pocket. But the thing about the Samsung Galaxy S Active […]
Music streaming services have changed the music industry as a whole. Services like Pandora, iHeartRadio, Spotfiy, and (of course) iTunes have affected the music distribution model, encouraging healthy competition around the world in this emerging Android smartphone application market. For example, Deezer is a music streaming service in France that has been growing in popularity, […]
Motorola is a reliable brand but they still don’t get the kind of recognition that Samsung, LG, and HTC get; at least not in the mobile device market. Perhaps being the dark horse is a good thing, though, as it makes it possible to reach a certain level of success without having to worry about […]
It would be safe to say that everyone is concerned about malware. Since computers have become commonplace and a nearly natural part of every day life, it is easy to assume that everyone is worried—maybe just a little, but definitely concerned—about their safety online. However, there are more people in the world who have a […]