The Solow Paradox

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" On March 21, 2005, Germany's prestigious Ifo Institute at the University of Munich published a research report according to which "More technology at school can have a detrimental effect on education and...

Want Cheaper Gas? There's an App for That

"Gas prices just faced the second-highest two-week jump in history, due to the current instability in Libya. The highest prices are in Hawaii, at $3.96 per gallon. In response to the spike in gas prices, drivers worldwide scrambled to cut costs. Though NewsFeed does not...

How Germany Became the China of Europe

"There is no particularly special technology needed to make a chainsaw. It's really just plastic and metal parts screwed together with old-fashioned nuts and bolts. The Chinese already make chainsaws. But that hasn't stopped German power-tool manufacturer Stihl from selling...

Intel launches high speed Thunderbolt connector

" Chip manufacturer Intel has announced it is to roll out a new technology for connecting computers and peripherals. The system, known as Thunderbolt, promises transfer speeds twice as fast as USB 3.0. However it won't reach its theoretical maximum because Intel has opted to...

Vatican issues warning for new Confession app

" Yes, the Roman Catholic Church still supports the new app designed to help Catholics make confession. To a point. The Vatican qualified its support for "Confession: A Roman Catholic App,” on Wednesday, a day after the program’s developer announced it was the first app...

American internet users more active in voluntary groups

Internet users are more likely to be active in voluntary groups or organisations than non-users, according to a new US survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.SOURCE

GWS Technologies contract to WindPower

GWS Technologies chose WindPower Innovations as the services and equipment provider for the 1500 acre Colorado Plateau wind project’s first phase. Wind Power’s services will include crane services, construction and maintenance of turbines, etc. for the commercial plant...

Search for better middle

There are many people who look for the middle; but the middle can be found in any number of places. The middle between private sector and public sector can be found in both preventing the other from doing its job; or it can be found in both being able to do their work and...

Cybercriminals to target Android, Geolocation devices, Apple

Social media sites with URL-shortening services will be most riddled with cybercriminal activity compare to other social media sites. Google's Android, Apple's iPhone, Foursquare, Google TV and the Mac OS X platform are all expected to become major targets for...

Scientists aim to simulate Earth

"It could be one of the most ambitious computer projects ever conceived. An international group of scientists are aiming to create a simulator that can replicate everything happening on Earth - from global weather patterns and the spread of diseases to international...

CNN: The 10 biggest tech 'fails' of 2010

" In 2010, we saw social networking skyrocket in popularity. We embraced a new category of tablet computer. And we rushed to new gaming systems that let us play video games without a controller. But in the technology world, not all valleys are made of silicon. While the highs...

"The Alliance's Cloud 2015 vision", UK's Big Business Initiative

" Some of the world's biggest companies are using their market clout to demand that computer equipment makers change the way they make their machines. The 70 firms, which includes BMW, Shell and Marriott Hotels, said systems that do not work together are holding back the...

The liberal elite, crying over its “winder” lifestyle

As quoted in the Wall Street Journal:  "Even Americans most likely to be winners from trade -- upper-income, well-educated professionals, whose jobs are less likely to go overseas and whose industries are often buoyed by demand from international markets -- are...