Saturday Technology Reads 19/6/10
1. World Cup 2010 Yields Record Tweets and Traffic
A week of World Cup mania has passed and the traffic online and at sites like Twitter have reached impressive highs.
2. iPhone 4 Has 512 MB of RAM - Double That of iPad and 3GS
Apple has confirmed that the iPhone 4 has 512MB of RAM compared to the original iPhone 128MB while the iPhone 3GS and iPad have 256MB. Doubling the RAM in the iPhone 4 will allow developers more room to work with.
3. Google Eating Microsoft’s Lunch, One Bite At A Time
Microsoft just launched Office 2010 to great fanfare, and quietly slipped in a new free online version. It looks like they may have finally realized that if they don’t cannibalize their core business with a web based offering, Google will.
4. 10 Ways to Track your Lost or Stolen iPhone
iPhone is one of the most popular smartphones in US and currently has 2nd highest market share. Your iPhone is indispensable but what would you do if it gets lost or stolen?
5. Turning Old Hard Drives Into New Clocks
What happens to your old hard drive after you’re done with it? Some destroy it to protect sensitive data while others throw theirs away. Then there’s Ben Bedell, an artist with a techie flair who turns hard drives into clocks.
6. Waiting for the Electric Car Price War
As plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars roll out over the next 12 months, more aggressive price war and hardcore marketing will begin.
7. First iPhone 4 Camper in Line Already – in Texas Heat!
Imagine the crazy lines outside Apple stores on June 24, the official launch date. If you haven’t pre-ordered your iPhone 4 yet, too bad, you have to wait till July 14th. This guy is not leaving things to chance as he camped outside a Texas Apple Store a week in advance.
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Great round-up for the weekend
Great list, the Google/Microsoft link is well worth reading
Thanks for sharing such a detailed review of everything you have worked on. Also thanks for the shout out on the interview. We’re faced with the unique challenging of an audio based site where we have to keep people’s attention span longer or think about the fact that they download our podcasts for later use.