Archives : innovation

the future of networking, at the speed of light

published on 2012/04/16 by Yann Gourvennec

If you think that the world has gone faster recently, which in turn has led to more globalisation and the ability to access data and systems everywhere at any time (aka Cloud Computing), you haven't seen anything yet. For there is one thing which has plagued the world of real time IT for years on end: "latency". ...

the future of networking, at the speed of light

will 2012 be the year of lack of "mobile" innovation?

published on 2012/04/05 by philippe schaufelberger

Being a techno addict and early adopter for all kinds of mobile technologies, I'd like to share my growing frustration regarding a major lack of creativity & innovation in the mobile market over the last twelve months. So, we can ask the following question: has mobile technology already become mature and saturated? No and for some very simple reasons. We have now all become quite used to enjoying these new mobile technologies as part of our professional/private lives and the freedom that comes with them. However, as good spoiled users as we all are, we always want and dream about more features to simplify our experience and boost new "business on the go" usages ...

will 2012 be the year of lack of "mobile" innovation?

five ways NFC may change your life

published on 2011/10/31 by Stewart Baines

It has taken a while to mature, but now In-Stat estimates global annual shipments of NFC chips will reach 1.2 billion by 2015. The ambitious prediction is based on the giants of the mobile handset industry incorporate NFC in their smartphones. A wave of NFC-enabled Windows and Android handsets are expected in the coming months and Apple is expected to kick-start the business when it introduces an NFC iPhone next year. ...

Is a new type of search coming?

published on 2011/10/24 by Anthony Plewes

The signs are that search engine technology is about to rapidly evolve. HP has just purchased Autonomy; New Scientist suggests that HP's Vertica analytics tool could be combined with Autonomy's Idol platform, which helps determine the relationships between elements in unstructured information, including audio and video....

Is a new type of search coming?

Tapping the wisdom of crowds

published on 2011/10/06 by Anthony Plewes

Could the next revolution in application development involve the wisdom of crowds? At least one start-up thinks so. MobileWorks uses large collections of workers in developing countries to process tasks normally undertaken by computers....