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Technology for Good – episode twenty two with David Terrar

July 1, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode twenty two of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode we had CEO of D2C, co-founder of AgileElephant, and fellow Enterprise Irregular, David Terrar as guest on the show. As well as being a fellow Enterprise Irregular, David is an old friend, so we had a lot of fun discussing this week’s crop of stories. Last week Google held its I/O developer conference so there were plenty of Google stories breaking, but we also found time to fit in topics such as renewables, communications, and health.

Here are the stories that we discussed in this week’s show:

Climate

May 2014 was the hottest May ever

Renewables

UK and Germany break solar power records

Spor – solar power recharger – kickstarter

Communications

Iraqi’s use off grid messaging app

Twitter experimenting with a new way to retweet

Mobile

Microsoft continues Android push with X2 handset

Google (!)

Google testing domain name service

Google Glass on sale in UK

Google’s Nest Labs Opens Its Platform to Outside Developers

Google Invests $50 Million In “Made With Code” Program To Get Girls Excited About CS

Everything You Need to Know About Google’s I/O Keynote

Wearables

Withings Unveils a Slick Fitness Tracker Disguised as an Analog Watch

Moto 360 Hands-On: This Smartwatch Will Make You Swoon

Transportation

Google is bringing Android to the car with Android Auto

Tiny Startup Cruise Beats Google to Offer Self-Driving Car Tech to Consumers (Video)

Flying cars to be built in Tel Aviv

Health

Salesforce and Philips partner in ambitious health data venture

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Technology for Good – episode twenty one with Gary Barnett

June 24, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode twenty one of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode we had industry analyst Gary Barnett, as a guest on the show. As well as being a fellow industry analyst, Gary is an old friend, so we had a lot of fun discussing this week’s crop of stories. We had some connectivity issues at times during the hangout unfortunately, but that didn’t stop us from having a very interesting discussion about topics as diverse as climate, energy efficiency, and communications.

Here are the stories that we discussed in this week’s show:

Climate
World’s energy systems vulnerable to climate impacts, report warns
Peak Coal: Why the Industry’s Dominance May Soon Be Over

Efficiency

Cable TV boxes become 2nd biggest energy users in many homes
Microsoft Supercharges Bing Search With Programmable Chips

Cloud

Amazon strikes back, launching speedy solid-state block storage one day after Google

Communications

Google’s Balloon Internet Experiment, One Year Later
Facebook has built it’s own switch
Antitheft Technology Led to a Dip in iPhone Thefts in Some Cities, Police Say
Google and Microsoft add phone kill switch
Fire Phone against the world: can Amazon take on iOS and Android

Health

Ahead of Apple’s HealthKit, WebMD app now tracks health & fitness data from connected accessories

Transportation

Harley-Davidson’s First Electric Motorcycle Surprisingly Doesn’t Suck

Start-ups

Microsoft launches new startup accelerator in Redmond, focusing on home automation and the ‘Internet of Things’
Swiss based encrypted email service, brought to you by CERN and MIT scientists.

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Technology for Good – episode twenty with Sam Johnston

June 13, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode twenty of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode we had Sam Johnston Director, Cloud & IT Services at Equinix, as a guest on the show. Sam is an old friend, so we had a lot of fun discussing this week’s crop of stories. This week was relatively quiet on the technology front – whether that’s a hangover from last week’s Sapphirenow and Apple WWDC, or the World Cup, I’m not sure, but still we found plenty to talk about; especially on the health, IoT and wearables fronts.

Here are the stories that we discussed in this week’s show:

Climate

Climate unity dealt blow as Australia and Canada put business first

Renewables

Qatar sheds light on its solar-power future

Imergy CEO Bill Watkins: How batteries will break up PG&E and democratize energy

Cloud

Google Embraces Docker, the Next Big Thing in Cloud Computing

Open

Google Open Sources Its Secret Weapon in Cloud Computing

Tesla: All Our Patent Are Belong To You

Wearables

Salesforce.com Wear launched for wearable app developers

Diane von Furstenberg collaborates with Google Glass

Health

Exclusive: Google Wants To Collect Your Health Data With ‘Google Fit’

GM mosquitoes a ‘quantum leap’ towards tackling malaria

Vessyl smart cup can tell Coke from Pepsi

Internet of Things (IoT)

Smart loos at Heathrow Terminal 2

The heat is on: Honeywell is finally challenging the Nest thermostat

Apps

As London cabbies protest, Uber launches UberTaxi platform for London cabbies

The London Taxi Challenge

I.T.

Intel’s cable-free future will use WiTricity’s advanced wireless charging

Misc

Formlabs’ second-gen pro 3D printer is 50 percent faster

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Technology for Good – episode nineteen with Craig Cmehil

June 10, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode nineteen of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode we had Craig Cmehil, Director of Global Developer Relations at SAP, as a guest on the show. Craig is an old friend, so we had a lot of fun discussing this week’s crop of stories. Given this was the week of Apple’s 2014 WWDC developer conference, there was a lot of Apple-related news to discuss, as well as the usual topics.

Here are the stories that we discussed in this week’s show:

Climate

Everything You Need to Know About Obama’s New Climate-Change Rules

Renewables

Spectacular wave tank opens with show

Solar plane makes inaugural flight

Comms

Inmarsat plans new plane wi-fi service

Google Invests in Satellites to Spread Internet Access

AI Personal Assistants

Rumor: Google Exploring ‘KITT’ For Eyes-Free Functionality In The Car, Always-On Listening

Apple announces new Siri features, including Shazam integration and “hey, Siri” always-on mode

Apps

In iOS 8, Parents Can Control What Apps Their Kids Purchase

Development

Apple Releases iOS 8 SDK With Over 4,000 New APIs

Apple Opens Up Touch ID To All Apps

Health

Apple HealthKit announced: a hub for all your iOS fitness tracking needs

Dean Kamen’s ‘Star Wars’-like robot arm wins FDA approval; still more work to be done

Grow your own bones!

Technology is completely revolutionising the healthcare industry

Wearables

Sony’s SmartBand Activity Tracker Is Now Available In The US For $99

Smart Home

Apple announces HomeKit, an SDK for controlling your home from your iOS device

Education

Trinidad pioneers online ‘knowledge network’

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Technology for Good – episode eighteen with Chris Adams

May 30, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode eighteen of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode we had Loco2 product and UX manager Chris Adams as a guest on the show. Chris is an old friend, and semi-regular co-host, so we had a lot of fun discussing this week’s crop of stories. Though I tried to whittle them down to a manageable number we still had quite a things to talk about, particularly in the energy, transport, and health spaces.

Here are the stories that we discussed in this week’s show:

Climate

Pope Francis Makes Biblical Case For Addressing Climate Change: ‘If We Destroy Creation, Creation Will Destroy Us’

Even amid recalls, GM declares climate change a positive disrupter

Transport

Just press go: Google are designing a self-driving vehicle

Energy

European utility says wind now cheapest form of generation

Barclays Downgrades Electric Utility Bonds, Sees Viable Solar Competition

Google Using Machine Learning to Boost Data Center Efficiency

Wearables

Mary Meeker: 2015 will be about ‘findable data’ and mobile sensors

This stunning smartwatch blends traditional mechanical innards with a transparent OLED display

A Microsoft Smartwatch Is Coming

Intel Bets Its “Smart” Shirt on the Future of Wearables

Samsung’s Simband hardware and healthcare platform aim to track your every move

Apps

Microsoft demos breakthrough in real-time translated conversations

Quip revamps mobile word processor with new sharing, search features

Sustainability

Getting to work on diversity at Google

A Paralyzed Teen Will Kick The First World Cup Ball Thanks To A Robotic Exoskeleton

Health

How big data is helping to prevent suicides

Technology is completely revolutionising the healthcare industry

Misc

The Only Email System The NSA Can’t Access

China To Send Millions Of Polluting Cars To The Dump

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Technology for Good – episode seventeen with Chris Kernaghan

May 23, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode seventeen of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode we had SAP Cloud Architect Chris Kernaghan as a guest on the show. Chris is an old friend, and a fellow Irishman, so we had a great craic (a great time) discussing the stories, which were quite diverse this week, but primarily from the Internet of Things, and Connectivity spaces.

Here are the stories that we discussed in this week’s show:

Climate

Weather-Related Blackouts Doubled Since 2003: Report

Renewables

New Indian PM Narendra Modi backs solar to light every Indian home by 2019

Sustainability

Dell Introduces New Packaging, Takes Greenhouse Gases Out of the Air and Builds PCs Reusing Plastic from Recycled Electronics

Connectivity

Google is working with Ruckus Wireless to build a Wi-Fi network in the cloud

Google Fiber: we don’t charge for peering, don’t have fast lanes

Google Adds “Okay Google” Voice Search For All Chrome Users

Internet of Things

Internet of Things’ network connects parking spaces and smartwatches

SmartThings Update Brings You One Step Closer to Having the Jetsons’ Automated House

BlackBerry launches Project Ion to join the internet of things

Cloud

Microsoft, SAP Strengthen Ties With Mobile, Data, Cloud Partnership

Transportation

The smart city project

California approves test of self-driving cars on public roads

Mobile

Quantum Random Number Generator Created Using A Smartphone Camera

Smartphones now account for 87 percent of U.S. handsets

The iPad’s next killer app: Osmo connects iOS kids’ games with the real world

Wearables

Fitbit rules 50 percent of the world’s wearable market

Misc

IBM Watson Acquires Artificial Intelligence Startup Cognea

The 6 challenges for the 2014 Longitude prize

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Technology for Good – episode sixteen with Xerox’ Catherine Reeves

May 21, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode sixteen of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode we had Catherine Reeves from Xerox as a guest on the show. We had a lot of very interesting stories to talk about this week, especially in the energy and transportation spaces. It was great to get Catherine’s contributions given that Xerox has such a large footprint now in the transportation sector.

Here’s the stories that we discussed in this week’s show:

Climate

Western Antarctic ice sheet collapse has already begun, scientists warn http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/12/western-antarctic-ice-sheet-collapse-has-already-begun-scientists-warn

Last Month Was The Second Warmest April Ever Recorded http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/14/3437672/second-warmest-april/

This is extreme’: Wildfires strike early, hard in Southern California http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/14/us/san-diego-wildfire/index.html

Energy

College students design home with $2 energy bills http://grist.org/list/college-students-design-home-with-2-energy-bills/

Microsoft gets into the home automation game with Insteon partnership http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-gets-into-the-home-automation-game-with-insteon-partnership/

Here’s A Way Of Turning America’s Roads Into Gigantic Solar Panels http://www.businessinsider.com/solar-roadways-profile-2014-5#ixzz31hQ4jdBN

A Japanese startup unveils a long-lasting and safer battery made from carbon http://gigaom.com/2014/05/13/a-japanese-startup-unveils-a-long-lasting-and-safer-battery-made-from-carbon/

Unplug ghost servers, save a bundle http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9248236/Unplug_ghost_servers_save_a_bundle

Transportation

Urban Engines launches to use data to make city transportation better http://gigaom.com/2014/05/15/urban-engines-launches-to-use-data-to-make-city-transportation-better/

Xerox Joins Auto Makers To Build Smart Car Testing Ground http://www.cruxialcio.com/xerox-joins-auto-makers-build-smart-car-testing-ground-7265

Google Maps adds public transport data across UK http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/14/google-maps-adds-public-transport-data-across-uk

Here’s What It’s Like to Go for a Ride in Google’s Robot Car http://recode.net/2014/05/13/googles-self-driving-car-a-smooth-test-ride-but-a-long-road-ahead/

What it is like to own a Tesla Model S http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla_model_s

Internet of Things

Harvard’s robotic bees aim to pollinate crops, search for survivors in rubble http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2014/05/havards-robotic-bees-aim-to-pollinate-crops-search.html?page=all

Internet of Things technologies that will actually make a difference http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-blogs/internet-of-things-technologies-that-will-actually-make-a-difference/60404/

Wearables

LG Lifeband Touch and Heart Rate Earphones hit the US on May 18 http://gigaom.com/2014/05/13/lg-lifeband-and-heart-rate-earphones-hit-the-us-on-may-18/

Stealth startup alert: Skype co-founder ventures into health and wearables with Project Florida http://gigaom.com/2014/05/13/stealth-startup-alert-skype-co-founder-ventures-into-health-and-wearables-with-project-florida/

Misc

EFF Report – who has your back? https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-government-data-requests-2014

Samsung-Apple Smartphone Battleground Is Single Atom Thick http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-15/samsung-apple-smartphone-battleground-is-single-atom-thick-tech.html

Code .org: 20K teachers introduced coding lessons to K-12 students since Dec http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/us/reading-writing-arithmetic-and-lately-coding.html

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Technology for Good – episode fourteen with Twitter’s Andy Piper

May 6, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode fourteen of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s episode we had the awesome Andy Piper from Twitter as a guest on the show. We had a lot of very interesting stories ta talk about this week, especially in the Apps and Wearables spaces, and as a result the hangout ran long, but it was all great stuff! Next week, I’ll try to keep the show shorter, but I have a great guest lined up, so I can’t make any promises 🙂

Here’s the stories that we discussed in this week’s show:

Climate

Climate change: Pacific Ocean acidity dissolving shells of key species http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_25664175/climate-change-pacific-ocean-acidity-dissolving-shells-key

Esri Announces Climate Resilience App Challenge 2014 http://www.esri.com/esri-news/releases/14-1qtr/esri-announces-climate-resilience-app-challenge-2014

Cloud

IBM Watson: A Platform for Innovation in the New Era of Computing http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2014/04/ibm-watson-ecosystem-platform-innovation.html

Google Stops Scanning Student Gmail Accounts for Ads http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/30/google-stops-scanning-student-gmail-accounts-for-ads/

Film download prices ‘to be determined by screen size’ http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27223622

Apps

Facebook open sources Pop for iOS, the extensible animation engine behind Paper http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2014/04/28/facebook-open-sources-pop-ios-extensible-animation-engine-behind-paper/

Google Launches Standalone Docs and Sheets Apps for iOS and Android http://mashable.com/2014/05/01/google-launches-standalone-docs-and-sheets-apps-for-ios-and-android/

Real talk: the new Snapchat makes texting fun again http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/1/5670260/real-talk-the-new-snapchat-makes-texting-fun-again-video-calls

Introducing Anonymous Login and an Updated Facebook Login http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/04/f8-introducing-anonymous-login-and-an-updated-facebook-login/

Meet Vhoto: This new iPhone app scans your videos to find amazing still photographs http://www.geekwire.com/2014/meet-vhoto-new-iphone-app-scans-videos-find-amazing-still-photographs/

Wearables

Amazon’s new Wearable Technology hub showcases the latest smartwatches, activity trackers, and more http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/04/29/amazons-new-wearable-technology-hub-showcases-latest-smartwatches-activity-trackers/

Kid Wearables? LeapFrog Debuts Fitness Tracker for Training Wheels Set http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/30/kid-wearables-leapfrog-debuts-fitness-tracker-for-training-wheels-set/

Google Glass Parts Estimated to Cost Less Than $80 http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/30/google-glass-parts-estimated-to-cost-less-than-80/

Samsung attempts to preempt Apple’s Healthbook launch with a health-focused event of its own in late May http://9to5mac.com/2014/05/01/samsung-attempts-to-preempt-apples-healthbook-launch-with-a-health-focused-event-of-its-own-in-late-may/

Wearable Horizons this weekend! http://www.imperica.com/en/shop/events/wearablehorizons-detail

Data Centers

Facebook Ready to Begin Second Data Center in Iowa http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/04/28/facebook-ready-begin-second-data-center-iowa/

What Will The Data Center of 2025 Look Like? http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/04/29/will-data-center-2025-look-like/

AMD’s Beema, Mullins chips use software, sensor smarts to cut power, not performance http://www.pcworld.com/article/2148489/amds-beema-mullins-chips-use-software-sensor-smarts-to-cut-power-not-perfomance.html

Google shows homegrown server with IBM Power chip http://www.pcworld.com/article/2149080/google-shows-homegrown-server-with-ibm-power-chip.html

Misc

Skype makes group video calling free on Windows, Mac, and Xbox One; coming to all platforms ‘in the future’ http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/04/28/skype-makes-group-video-calling-free-windows-mac-xbox-one-coming-platforms-future/

Cassini Spies the Ice-Giant Planet Uranus http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/cassini/saturn-uranus-20140501/#.U2NhOi8RaGo

McDonald’s sets new sustainability goals http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-mcdonalds-social-responsibility-0430-biz-20140430,0,7798635.story

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Technology for Good – episode thirteen with Diginomica’s Jon Reed

April 29, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode thirteen of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s show we had the awesome Jon Reed from Diginomica as a guest on the show. Given that Earth Day fell this week, there were plenty of stories around environmental footprints as well as the more usual Internet of Things and Wearables topics.

Here’s the stories that we discussed in the show:

Climate

Happy Earth Day. We Just Reached Another Scary Climate Change Milestone http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/22/carbon-dioxide-climate-change_n_5187844.html

Footprint

Apple campaign touts progress on reducing environmental impact http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-79971875/

Apple’s Environmental page http://www.apple.com/environment/

Apple Aims to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint With New Data Centers http://www.wired.com/2014/04/green-apple/

Renewables

MIT, Harvard scientists study how to produce solar power without sunlight http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2014/04/mit-harvard-scientists-study-how-to-produce-solar.html

Going solar with SunPower http://googleblog.blogspot.com.es/2014/04/going-solar-with-sunpower.html

Connectivity

Exclusive: Google may offer Wi-Fi for cities with its Google Fiber http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9247912/Exclusive_Google_may_offer_Wi_Fi_for_cities_with_its_Google_Fiber

Google’s Project Loon balloon circles Earth in a record 22 days http://www.cnet.com/news/google-project-loon-balloon-circles-earth-in-a-record-22-days/

Google acquires drone startup Titan Aerospace http://gigaom.com/2014/04/14/google-acquires-drone-startup-titan-aerospace/

Security

Google is researching ways to make encryption easier to use in Gmail http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/21/google-is-researching-ways-to-make-encryption-easier-to-use-in-gmail/

The plot to kill the password http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/15/5613704/the-plot-to-kill-the-password

Go on, steal a bike — the San Francisco police dare you http://grist.org/list/go-on-steal-a-bike-the-san-francisco-police-dare-you/

Social

Announcing FB Newswire, Powered by Storyful http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/04/announcing-fb-newswire-powered-by-storyful/

FB Newswire page https://www.facebook.com/FBNewswire

Wearables

With App Acquisition, Facebook Enters Fitness Tracking Market http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/24/with-app-acquisition-facebook-enters-fitness-tracking-market/

Withings Pulse O2 monitors blood oxygen levels for climbers, asthmatics http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/22/withings-pulse-o2/

Connected Car

Automakers show off in-vehicle Wi-Fi, new smartphone interfaces http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/041614-automakers-show-off-in-vehicle-wi-fi-280768.html

VW ready to spend $25B on at least 6 EVs in China by 2018 http://green.autoblog.com/2014/04/22/vw-ready-to-spend-25b-on-at-least-6-evs-in-china-by-2018/

Environment

7 high-tech tools to make poaching extinct http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/7-high-tech-tools-to-make-poaching-extinct

World’s Top Serial Bird Killers Put Infamous Windmills to Shame http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-21/beware-the-blades-of-death-world-s-top-serial-bird-killers-.html

Internet of Things (IoT)

Internet Glue Service IFTTT Launches On Android With Deeper Integration Than iOS http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/internet-glue-service-ifttt-launches-on-android-with-deeper-integration-than-ios/

Satya Nadella Just Launched Microsoft Into A New $1.6 Trillion Market http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-launches-iot-cloud-2014-4

Software

Microsoft ready to test new Office ‘Mix’ interactive presentation application http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-ready-to-test-new-office-mix-interactive-presentation-application-7000028601/

Reeder 2 for Mac Now Available in Public Beta http://lifehacker.com/reeder-2-for-mac-now-available-in-public-beta-1562226402

Misc.

Asteroid impact risks ‘underappreciated’ http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27039285

Google introduces ‘time machine’ feature in Street View http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/23/google-introduces-time-machine-feature-in-street-view

World first for Irish graphene researchers http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/world-first-for-irish-graphene-researchers-1.1766739

SAP running six week online course on Sustainability and Business Innovation http://greenmonk.net/2014/04/24/sap-running-six-week-online-course-sustainability-business-innovation/

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Technology for Good – episode 12

April 11, 2014 by Tom Raftery

Welcome to episode twelve of the Technology for Good hangout. In this week’s show we had two guests Chris Adams, and Kartik Kanakasabesan. Given the week that was in it with the Heartbleed bug, and the Samsung releases, there were plenty of stories around security and Wearables.

Here’s the stories that we discussed in the show:

Climate

PIOMAS Arctic Sea Ice Volume Anomaly http://psc.apl.washington.edu/wordpress/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/

Energy

Climate action is ‘only way’ to grow economy – Unilever CEO http://www.rtcc.org/2014/04/08/climate-action-is-only-way-to-grow-economy-unilever-ceo/

Investment in Renewable energy climbs in 2014 http://phys.org/news/2014-04-renewable-energy-climbs-dip-investments.html

China world leader in clean energy investment http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/china-is-champion-of-clean-energy-internationally/

Most Polluting Country is the biggest investor in Cleantech http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-04/world-s-most-polluting-country-leads-in-clean-energy-investment.html

Half of power plant capacity additions in 2013 came from natural gas http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=15751

Converting Seawater into Fuel http://www.businessinsider.com/christopher-harress-us-navy-technology-to-turn-seawater-into-fuel-2014-4

Cloud

IaaS exchange http://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/feature/Revolutionary-IaaS-cloud-computing-exchange-could-clear-the-path-to-multi-cloud

Cloud computing and supply chain transparency http://greenmonk.net/2014/04/07/cloud-computing-and-supply-chain-transparency/

Wearables

So I got to try Glass yesterday… https://twitter.com/TomRaftery/status/454377769645142016

Google Glass embraced at Beth Israel Deaconess http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/04/08/beth-israel-use-google-glass-throughout-emergency-room/WhIXcVzkpn7MOCAhKuRJZL/story.html?s_campaign=sm_tw

For one day, Google will let anyone in the US buy Glass http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/10/5601464/for-one-day-google-will-let-anyone-in-the-us-buy-glass

Everything to know about iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 (Roundup + New Details) http://9to5mac.com/2014/04/07/everything-to-know-about-ios-8-and-os-x-10-10-roundup-new-details/

Samsung Gear Fit Review: The Smartwatch Gets in Shape http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304819004579487393809401188?mod=WSJ_TechWSJD_productReviews

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 smartphone goes on sale today around the world http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/11/5600890/samsungs-galaxy-s5-smartphone-goes-on-sale-today

Project Ara: Google pieces together the first modular smartphone http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/10/5601968/project-ara-google-pieces-together-the-first-modular-smartphone

Security

Heartbleed Explanation https://xkcd.com/1354/

The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/

LastPass Now Checks If Your Sites Are Affected by Heartbleed http://blog.lastpass.com/2014/04/lastpass-now-checks-if-your-sites-are.html

Heartbleed: Don’t change your passwords (yet)! http://scn.sap.com/community/security/blog/2014/04/10/heartbleed-dont-change-your-passwords-yet – link suggested by Uwe Fetzer in the comments

Google steps up Android security with regular malware scans http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/10/5599598/google-enhances-android-security-with-verify-apps

Internet of Things (IoT)

Bosch to challenge Google with smart household appliances http://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/6930/20140408/bosch-to-challenge-google-with-smart-household-devices.htm

Trillion sensor networks are only a decade away http://which-50.com/blog/2014/april/11/trillion-sensor-networks-are-only-a-decade-away/

Misc

Thunderbolt 2 Networking enables 10 Gbps Ethernet connection, supports Macs and PCs http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/07/thunderbolt-2-networking/

Using Cellulose to create high energy storage capacitors http://phys.org/news/2014-04-trees-high-tech-cellulose-energy-storage.html

Chinese Company prints parts for ten homes prints them via 3d printing http://phys.org/news/2014-04-chinese-company-ten-houses-day.html

Walmart Commits To Massive LED Lighting Rollout http://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherclancy/2014/04/09/walmart-commits-to-massive-led-lighting-rollout/

E-Learning Platform Lynda.com Buys Compilr To Add In-Browser Coding Tools, Price Around $20M http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/07/e-learning-platform-lynda-com-buys-compilr-to-add-in-browser-coding-tools-price-around-20m/

New From 3M: Boiling Liquid to Cool Your Servers http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/04/09/new-3m-boiling-liquid-cool-servers/

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