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There are so many things happening in the digital world that sometimes it can be hard to figure out what matters. Pretty much like everyday mail, we come across a lot of junk, but who’s to say what’s important for one person is the same for the rest, right? To minimize the technological clutter, we’ve summed up the latest tech news of the past week relevant to everyday computing you might have missed.
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The 411 on Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing is a big thing in business and technology right now. It takes the traditional practice of doing a customer survey to the next level by using the advantages of social media to reach a wider audience. People have been hearing about big companies using crowdsourcing to boost their sales and market relevance, but what exactly is crowdsourcing and what makes it a hit among netizens?
The Mobile Shopping Experience
Mobile commerce is the new emerging in the market today, although not a lot of people are using it as of now, it has become a relevant market driver. Smartphones and mobile apps have made the online shopping experience a more mobile practice. A recent study conducted by ForeSee, participated by no less than ten thousand people revealed that 11% of them used mobile shopping over last years holidays. This may be a small number, but it is significantly higher compared to the previous years.
IPocalypse: Internet End of Days
The rumor that the Internet will soon run out of IP addresses has been circulating since the late 80’s and then again during the late 90’s along with the Y2K scare. As unbelievable as it may sound the Internet is really running out of IP addresses. This story has been confirmed by one of the Internet founding fathers, Vint Cerf who is also the Google VP. Cerf created IPv4, the web protocol that allows computers and other devices connect to each other, to private networks and to Internet. Today, the buzzword seems to be “IPocalypse”, the impending exhaustion Internet resources. However, this is no reason to start a panic streak and go web space hoarding. The important thing is to understand what it is and knowing how it affects you.
At Home with the Autobots
What exactly are smart appliances? These are next generation home products that can connect to the Internet, mobile devices and each other via wireless technology. It can be anything from a high-definition television, washing machine, refrigerators and robo-vacuum cleaners. These home buddies are also equipped with Demand Response Enabled (DRE) appliances that save and monitor energy usage, making your home a high-tech yet eco-friendly environment.
Desktops: Dead or Alive
Looking at the current technology trends at CES 2011, it seems that previous year’s predictions about desktops becoming extinct are becoming true. In 2009, a report by Mike Abramsky, an RBC market analyst predicted that towards the end of 2011, desktop sales will decline to be replaced by soaring smartphone sales. While according to Forrester Research Inc. tablets will become the computer of choice as desktop sales are predicted to continually decline in the next few years. Mobile computing is indeed becoming the trend, but is this really the beginning of the end for desktop computers?
Top Five Sites to Rock 2011
Today, pretty much everyone who lives in this century has a list of websites that they’ve bookmarked and visit on a regular basis. These would range from work related sites, email, social media, gossip, food, travel and any topic of interest. With so many websites flooding the Internet and so many “up and coming” 2011 websites, how do you know which ones to watch out for?
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