Google just announced that it now uses public data from the World Bank to display graphs for queries like "children per woman in brazil " or " internet users in the united states ." To do so, Google makes uses of the World Bank's public API . Through this, Google can access 17 World Development Indicators . Google displays this data in interactive graphs that make it easy to compare stats for different countries. The timing of this announcement was likely planned to coincide with the news... Read Full Story
Still don’t know what the Zii Egg is? Here’s the official description:
The Zii EGG is an energy efficient handheld StemCell Computer based on the powerful ZiiLABS ZMS-05 media-rich applications processor. Besides its multi-touch 3.5-inch LCD screen, it can also output HD video at up to 1080p. The ZMS-05’s 24 floating-point processors deliver up to 8 GFLOPS of raw processing power, while the StemCell Computing’s flexible architecture allows stunning display of 3D graphics on a small... Read Full Story
In May 2009, when I asked the father of Wolfram|Alpha, and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, Stephen Wolfram, whether search giants had shown any interest in the computational knowledge engine that was about to be launched, the answer was a positive one. On November 11, 2009, Microsoft confirmed interest in Wolfram|Alpha by being the first search engine provider to leverage the Wolfram|Alpha application programming interface, as a part of the first major update introduced to Bing... Read Full Story
Users of Microsoft’s Bing search engine will soon be able to bring up much more scientific/mathematical information, thanks to Microsoft’s deal with Wolfram Alpha .
In its blog post , the Bing team says it will be “providing access to Wolfram Alpha’s advanced algorithms and expertly curated data within the Bing experience,” and offers a couple specific examples of how that might actually be useful. The first couple are focused on fitness and health — you could bring up charts that allow... Read Full Story
Microsoft has been in a constant battle with Google when it comes to the search engine market, they even tried to purchase Yahoo to try to take the fight to them, but this fell through. Since then Microsoft has released Bing, their new search engine, but the early sings were not that great.
It is no secret that Google are king when it comes to search engines, but Microsoft have deep pockets and will start to gain on Google soon. That day may be sooner than we think with the news that Bing... Read Full Story
A new media processor has recently been developed by a company called ZiiLABS, the processor is called the ZMS-08 and is said to be designed to provide Blu-ray quality to future handheld devices.
You may have already guessed the company is a subsidiary of Creative, Creative have previously manufactured devices such as the Zii Egg, whether other future Zii devices will use this new processor is currently unclear.
The XMS-08 will be able decode full HD 1080p H.264 and also be capable of... Read Full Story
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A new report by ChangeWave Research provides yet more evidence of the surge in consumer interest in smartphones; and of Apple's iPhone in particular. Last week we reported statistics from AdMob stating that smartphones are now edging out feature phones as the device of choice for consumers. In the race for the highly lucrative consumer smartphone market, blackberry devices still hold the lead over iPhone - but ChangeWave's data shows that the gap is rapidly closing.
We predict that it won... Read Full Story
On Thursday WolframAlpha launched its developer API , which should allow large and small developers (as well as businesses and educational institutions) to harness the power of the computational knowledge engine to enhance their own applications or products. Today, the WolframAlpha iPhone app (iTunes link) — which was built using the new API — was released to the App Store.
The application is pretty advanced, as its $49.99 price-tag suggests. Before your jaw drops over the price, keep in... Read Full Story
Take projection out of the boardrooms and put it literally in the palm of your hand with the Cinemin Swivel Multimedia Pico Projector by WowWee. This pocket-size projector features Texas Instruments’ DLP projection technology and a unique 90-degree hinge that allows you to project onto virtually any surface. Use it to connect to a wide variety of handheld devices–such as the iPod, iPhone, and Flip Video–so that you can project your videos, photos, and more with anyone, at any time. The... Read Full Story
