Revealed: the environmental impact of Google searches
Physicist Alex Wissner-Gross says that performing two Google searches uses up as much energy as boiling the kettle for a cup of tea — Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can gener...
Work on Stuff that Matters: First Principles
I spent a lot of last year urging people to work on stuff that matters. This led to many questions about what that “stuff” might be. I've been a bit reluctant to answer those questions, because the ...
In Venting, a Computer Visionary Educates
BEFORE the personal computer, and before the Web, there was Theodor Holm Nelson, who almost half a century ago understood how computers would transform the printed page. — Mr. Nelson anticipated and...
Intel to bring out chip for lower-cost thin laptops
Later this year, Intel will bring out a new Core-architecture processor for lower-cost ultrathin laptops, according to Intel sources at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. — The processors w...
Foreign news website hopes readers will pay for quality
GlobalPost.com, the international news website founded by two veteran Boston journalists, is scheduled to launch Monday after months of planning. — The site - which bills itself as the first interna...
Texting a signal of wider trends
Ask anyone over 25 what digit they use to ring a doorbell and most people will pop up their index finger. — But ask a youngster and they are much more likely to extend a thumb. — “Where texting is...
First impressions: Palm Pre
Phew! Thursday was a long, action-packed day thanks to Palm. I'm just now getting to sit down and gather my thoughts on the Palm Pre and Palm Web OS announcements, and I have to confess that I went ...