Intel CEO looks beyond the PC
In his keynote at the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday, Intel CEO Paul Otellini focused on moving beyond the PC while introducing a new processor technology and a new development platform for the Atom processor. "We're moving from personal computers to personal computing," Otellini said.Intel CEO Paul Otellini shows a next, next-generation wafer containing 22-nanometer chips (Credit: Stephen Shankland, CNET News) He called this a transition to a continuum. "The same experience on any device. How we build this continuum out. That's the theme," he said. More...
09-22-2009 12:40
FCC Expected To Announce Support of Net Neutrality
Federal regulators next week are expected to seek to turn controversial “net neutrality” principles into formal rules intended to give the nation’s computer users the right to use whatever services and devices they like without interference from their ISPs. More...09-19-2009 09:48
Top 5 Web Trends of 2009: Internet of Things
This week ReadWriteWeb is running a series of posts analyzing the 5 biggest Web trends of 2009. So far we've explored these trends: Structured Data, The Real-Time Web, Personalization, Mobile Web / Augmented Reality. The fifth and final part of our series is about the Internet of Things, when real world objects (such as fridges, lights and toasters) get connected to the Internet. In 2009, this trend has ramped up and is adding a significant amount of new data to the Web.In this post we'll see how companies as big as IBM and as small as Pachube are building up this new world of Internet data and services.
What is The Internet of Things? The Internet of Things is a network of Internet-enabled objects, together with web services that interact with these objects. Underlying the Internet of Things are technologies such as RFID (radio frequency identification), sensors, and smartphones.
The Internet fridge is probably the most oft-quoted example of what the Internet of Things will enable. Imagine a refrigerator More...
09-11-2009 09:06
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