Post Tagged with: "Technology"

Politics in the Age of Big Data
/ April 16, 2013 10:42 am

Politics in the Age of Big Data

By: Gautam Narula Every day, Internet users generate millions of gigabytes of data. Every time someone clicks a link, visits a website, uses an app, or makes a phone call, data is created. These actions are tracked, recorded, and added to increasingly large datasets. The creation of these truly massive datasets and the newfound ability to analyze them thanks to [...]

iWin, You Lose: Apple Victory Poses a Threat to Consumers
/ August 29, 2012 8:37 am

iWin, You Lose: Apple Victory Poses a Threat to Consumers

By: Kaitlyn Walker The Apple v. Samsung decision Friday sent shockwaves rippling through the technology industry. Samsung met the market with losses totaling at 7.7 percent, amounting to the greatest loss for the tech giant since October 2008. The immediate market impact of the ruling will mean more for future Apple profits than the $1.05 billion in damages: the direct [...]

Cell Phones in Africa: Gadgets for Development
/ September 29, 2011 9:42 pm

Cell Phones in Africa: Gadgets for Development

By: Virginia McNally  If you think cell phones have changed daily life and relationships in the West, you are right. But worlds away in the most remote communities of sub-Saharan Africa, cell phones are making another kind of difference – they are fostering development. As a result, governments are valuing investment in mobile communications infrastructure as more than just a [...]